Growing up I listened to a mix of country, rock, and jazz, so I was not loyal to one particular station. Nowadays it's pretty much either American Family Radio or local talk station KWEL.
Your favorite radio station. Remember radio?
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Driving to St. Louis University for my 7:00 AM classes, I got completely awake listening to Spider Burke on KATZ, the sound of swinging soul, and his "Roll Call" where kids from northside high schools would call in. The music was so bad it was good. By the time I parked, I was wide awake.
Having been away from St. Louis for decades, I passed within range of KMOX's 50,000 clear channel watts one summer evening about 9:00 PM on my way home to Montana. I had hoped to hear Cardinal baseball, but I lucked out beyond my fondest memory. The game was rain delayed and Mike Shannon was interviewing Barney Schultz. Interviews with Barney were always a special treat. He was both unintelligible and hilarious. Forutunately, the rain delay was long enough for me to get close to the Divide before KMOX faded from my radio. I have not used my car's radio since. I play only light jazz and easy listening on the CD-changer.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Having been away from St. Louis for decades, I passed within range of KMOX's 50,000 clear channel watts one summer evening about 9:00 PM on my way home to Montana. I had hoped to hear Cardinal baseball, but I lucked out beyond my fondest memory. The game was rain delayed and Mike Shannon was interviewing Barney Schultz. Interviews with Barney were always a special treat. He was both unintelligible and hilarious. Forutunately, the rain delay was long enough for me to get close to the Divide before KMOX faded from my radio. I have not used my car's radio since. I play only light jazz and easy listening on the CD-changer.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Being a rocker from St. Louis, my favorite radio station was always K-SHE 95 (94.7 in this digital age of tuning). We were "born" in the same year, 50 years ago. One of the morning DJ's that I listened to on the way to high school is still the main morning DJ today as I drive to work over 30 years later. He has worked there for like 40 years. The station mascot is a pig with a doobie in its mouth with the name of Sweet Meat. Obviously, a product of the late '60's and '70's. Back in the day, there was nothing like blasting Aerosmith's Walk This Way or Kansas Carry On My Wayward Son through Pioneer 6x9's hooked up to a power booster/equalizer. The music was so loud, we couldn't hear each other talk. These days, we still can't hear each other because the music WAS so loud. Music provides such vibrant memories.
Honorable Mention: KMOX radio because they broadcast Cardinals baseball. Lots of summer evenings spent tuned in to Jack Buck and Mike Shannon.
What's your favorite?
Another shout out to KOMA
Riverton, Wyo., on the eastern slope of the Wind River Range, late '60s, 1947 Chevy Fleetline. Dragging Main on the weekends.
After dark OKC's KOMA (1520 AM, as I recall) came in as if it were the local station. Great Rock 'n' Roll.
Slàinte,
Bob
Riverton, Wyo., on the eastern slope of the Wind River Range, late '60s, 1947 Chevy Fleetline. Dragging Main on the weekends.
After dark OKC's KOMA (1520 AM, as I recall) came in as if it were the local station. Great Rock 'n' Roll.
Slàinte,
Bob
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Kind of a toss-up between WRR (classical) and a pop station.
Depends on whether I want to hear J.S. Bach or Taylor Swift.
I never listen to rap, hip-hop, or country. Or, loud aggressive rock.
Depends on whether I want to hear J.S. Bach or Taylor Swift.
I never listen to rap, hip-hop, or country. Or, loud aggressive rock.
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bigchuck83
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Here in Tulsa i listen to either big country 99.5 or 98.5 KVOO depending on whether i want to hear good older country music or newer stuff. 99.5 is my main station due to the songs played, Hard for me not to like a station that plays George Jones, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, etc.
Best pair of DJ's in Western MT [Missoula] were Craig and Al. They started off @ Z100 rock and moved to KISS country 95 [94.1]. Give aways, crazy fans, Alice's Restaurant three times Thanksgiving week and every hump day you got the Beat Farmers "Happy Boy" song. Hope retirement is good to both of you.
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Some of my best memories from the 60's, 70's and 80's
Some of my best memories from the 60's, 70's and 80's
Well, starting out...
I was always WTMA, Tiger Radio. They played all the top 10 hits when I was growing up. They even had old radio dramas that were fun to listen to. When I got to the 1970s, WCSC went out on a limb and had a late night 'underground' show where they would actually play songs like 'Aqualung', that no one else would play. (Remember the line 'snot is running down his nose'?)
That was the end because the best album rock station ever opened up on FM. They would play entire albums with breaks only between the sides. Nothing like that exists any more. In fact, you can't even find a good classic rock station. I think that it was the original 96 WAVE.
Now another genre I listened to was WQSN, AM Country Music. I heard songs that I still have in my collection today.
I was always WTMA, Tiger Radio. They played all the top 10 hits when I was growing up. They even had old radio dramas that were fun to listen to. When I got to the 1970s, WCSC went out on a limb and had a late night 'underground' show where they would actually play songs like 'Aqualung', that no one else would play. (Remember the line 'snot is running down his nose'?)
That was the end because the best album rock station ever opened up on FM. They would play entire albums with breaks only between the sides. Nothing like that exists any more. In fact, you can't even find a good classic rock station. I think that it was the original 96 WAVE.
Now another genre I listened to was WQSN, AM Country Music. I heard songs that I still have in my collection today.
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Licing in SE Michigan, we initially had two prominent radio stations that played rock and roll: WXYZ 1270 and a Canadian station across the river in Windsor, CKLW 800. The Canadian station was preferred because they played all the 'cool' songs and seemed to have less advertising.
As a side note, a commentator at CKLW Byron MacGregor did a re-reading of a commentary by Gordon Sinclair that became an instant hit. Here it is:
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If this doesn't leave a lump in your throat, nothing will.
As a side note, a commentator at CKLW Byron MacGregor did a re-reading of a commentary by Gordon Sinclair that became an instant hit. Here it is:
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfJZrUTEcJM"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfJZrUTEcJM[/ame]
If this doesn't leave a lump in your throat, nothing will.
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So many great stations in the 60s, when radio was personality based!! Koma, Oklahoma city, Klif, Dallas, Wbap, Ft. Worth, Wls, Chicago. Sure miss listening to those guys! Oh yeah, Kimn, Denver.
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Wolfman Jack on XERF out of Ciudad Acuna.
My favorite radio station way back in the 60s early 70s was WPTR, followed by WTRY. Of course these were all rock and role stations. There were a few others but to me and most of my friends this is the way it was.
In our cars in this era for the most part we only had 1 speaker AM radios, FM/AM was starting to appear as options in some of the cars.
WPTR could be funny in that era. Albany was a hotbed of illegal street racing and I was a big part of that scene. What WPTR would do was play a couple public safety commercials about driving (normally about 9-10PM) and then immediately there next song would be something like The Ballad of Thunder road, little deuce coup,shutdown,Dead mans curve, my 409.
You could hear tires burning out all over the area. This commercial/songs event happened way too many time to be a coincidence!
In our cars in this era for the most part we only had 1 speaker AM radios, FM/AM was starting to appear as options in some of the cars.
WPTR could be funny in that era. Albany was a hotbed of illegal street racing and I was a big part of that scene. What WPTR would do was play a couple public safety commercials about driving (normally about 9-10PM) and then immediately there next song would be something like The Ballad of Thunder road, little deuce coup,shutdown,Dead mans curve, my 409.
You could hear tires burning out all over the area. This commercial/songs event happened way too many time to be a coincidence!- Joined
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I too grew up in St. Louis (been gone a couple decades now) and remember K-SHE quite well, lol.
I also loved KMOX and was fortunate to be able to hear the legendary Jack Buck call Cards games.
Great memories, thanks.
Here in NE Ohio, I listen to WONE (classic rock out of Akron) mostly and various sports talk stations on AM.
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I also loved KMOX and was fortunate to be able to hear the legendary Jack Buck call Cards games.
Great memories, thanks.
Here in NE Ohio, I listen to WONE (classic rock out of Akron) mostly and various sports talk stations on AM.
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Being a rocker from St. Louis, my favorite radio station was always K-SHE 95 (94.7 in this digital age of tuning). We were "born" in the same year, 50 years ago. One of the morning DJ's that I listened to on the way to high school is still the main morning DJ today as I drive to work over 30 years later. He has worked there for like 40 years. The station mascot is a pig with a doobie in its mouth with the name of Sweet Meat. Obviously, a product of the late '60's and '70's. Back in the day, there was nothing like blasting Aerosmith's Walk This Way or Kansas Carry On My Wayward Son through Pioneer 6x9's hooked up to a power booster/equalizer. The music was so loud, we couldn't hear each other talk. These days, we still can't hear each other because the music WAS so loud. Music provides such vibrant memories.
Honorable Mention: KMOX radio because they broadcast Cardinals baseball. Lots of summer evenings spent tuned in to Jack Buck and Mike Shannon.
What's your favorite?
I grew up in Buffalo, NY and WKBW was always a go to station. Even when I moved to New Jersey I could sometimes pick it up at night. Now I listen to Sirius where I have a half dozen favorite stations that I switch back and forth. It's a nice to have thing when traveling because you always get coverage everywhere you go and no commercials.
The trick with Sirius is to cancel service and get a six month special for $30. Cancel when the six months is up and do it again. Their subscriptions are expensive and not worth the money.
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KIOA 940AM out of Des Moines when I was a kid growing up
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Back in San Jose, California, we listened to KEWB which if I remember correctly was in Oakland. Then there was KYA and KLIV. At one time KLIV had a DJ Fats Harker. I went to school with Fats. He drove an early Corvette. 53 or 54? I don't know if Fats is still alive, but I do know he got out of prison years ago. He liked little boys.
There was an FM station in Berkeley that played folk music late at night on weekends. Mainstream folk music was The Kingston Trio and The New Christy Minstels. That station played Pete Seeger, Dave Van Ronck, Judy Henske, early Bob Dylan, and other non-mainstream folk singers.
There was an FM station in Berkeley that played folk music late at night on weekends. Mainstream folk music was The Kingston Trio and The New Christy Minstels. That station played Pete Seeger, Dave Van Ronck, Judy Henske, early Bob Dylan, and other non-mainstream folk singers.
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I can't believe nobody has mentioned KYYS - KY102 from Kansas City. Sadly it is gone now. Outside forces bought the station and got rid of the people who made this station great. It came back briefly on another frequency after a drawn out court case but the same thing happened again. Max Floyd made that station what it was and then got kicked to the curb.
The DJ's were great. Sure miss some of the things they did, Porky Pigging, Learn to spell with Darnell. The station was also the promoters of a lot of concerts in the area, particularly at Kemper Arena and Arrowhead Stadium. Kemper Arena sits empty now as most concerts are now held at the newer Sprint Center in the power and light district. I have been to a few concerts there and did not like it, the sound is terrible. Sure miss the good old days........
The DJ's were great. Sure miss some of the things they did, Porky Pigging, Learn to spell with Darnell. The station was also the promoters of a lot of concerts in the area, particularly at Kemper Arena and Arrowhead Stadium. Kemper Arena sits empty now as most concerts are now held at the newer Sprint Center in the power and light district. I have been to a few concerts there and did not like it, the sound is terrible. Sure miss the good old days........
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