Todd Storz introduced a tight pop music format on KOWH in 1953. Listening from Toronto. FKA ChuckerI'm now. That's a good thing. Only one mention of Super CFL Chicago?!?! How could this survey overlook two important Philadelphia stations: WIBG- an early giant from the late 50s thru mid 60s at a time when the local American Bandstand set the tone of the nation. I completely understood but I was so happy to have heard back from him and that he liked my work. Growing up in southern Minnesota from the late 1960s through the late 1970s, my friends and I listened to WDGY AM during the day and WLS AM after sunset. The formats would be better, if the music product was better. Pat KJR was a great station. . As a kid I surfed the dial nightly from my Guelph Ontario backyard on one of the first 6 transistor Sony battery radios from Dick Summer on WBZ Boston to Cousin Brucie at WABC NYC, from Quixie in Dixie to WOWO Ft.Wayne to WLS & WCFL Chicago. Amen! Whats easy to forget (especially if all the history happened before ones time) is that top 40 stations had strong loyalties akin to ball teams. Radio Ink also held a three-week online poll and asked you which you believe are the best Top 40 stations of all time. What else can I say? Date of Recording: 1996 (Exact Date Unknown) Station: 94.3 WTIX-FM (KLEB-FM/KZZQ-FM/KBAU) New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Format: Oldies Featured Air Personalities: Jay Douglas, Doug O'Brien (News) (WNBC/WINS) Contributor: Annonymous. I listen from Ponchatoula. From a site south of Dallas they beamed north. Third Floor WLS/Chicago. I cant believe the PNW was left off of everybodys list. United States This fun song is still fondly remembered by many today. 89.9 WWNO. But, that station, in its on-air presentation, was wound as tight a top-quality watchit was flawless, with great talent like Dave Shafer, Tom Shannon, Gary Burbank, Jim Edwards, Brother Bill Gable, Super Max Kinkel, Charlie OBrien, Charlie Van Dyke, and on and on. Great program directors in Holland Cooke for AM and Gary Berkowitz for FM. Authorization is only required to store your personal settings. I can still hear those dulcet tones of yours. Not long after you came on board in early 1972, WLS reduced its published chart to a Big 8 + 9 playlist. And I wont pretend to be as up on some of the other legendary calls as many of my radio brethren. Id say ask Dick Fatherley but hes gone now. WDSU had number one afternoon show called The Top 20 on 1280. Voice of the Rocky Mountains in Denver! WAKY/Lousiville. Boogie himself. David Kaye, 8/10/2017: I was lucky to work with Randy for a long time (and regret that I didnt take better advantage of that connection as a petulant 20-something.). Lenny Kravitz 1675325726. Bob Walker20-20Traffic,BillMurvinonSmith's&TapeCitySpot. Great Stuff and why I got into radio for a few years full time and a couple of decades, part~time. Funny?, I swear that one of those lists *did* mention WFIL. I LOVED the 6-years+ I spent at the helm of those prestigious monster radio stations. Just consider the staff: Ken Dowe (& Granny Emma), mornings; Michael Spears (PD), middays; Beau Weaver, middays; Kevin McCarthy, afternoon drive; Tommy Kramer, nights; Christopher Haze (that would be me), late nights; Jim White and Nick Alexander, overnights. I knew what I wanted to do forever. Im not sure what happened to WYNG except that it was possibly drowned in the FM tsunami. Especially before I Heart and Cumulus took over. Even the commercials are so redolent of Nawluns. I had to climb onto the counter to reach it. Install the free Online Radio Box app for your smartphone and listen to your favorite radio stations online - wherever you are! I worked there later in time. Then 890, Chicago, 1520 KOMA, were the ones to listen to at night. I remember listening to you! And if neither WAPE Jacksonville, FL NOR WQXI was the WABC of the South, so many of the larger Southern cities were contenders for that title: including New Orleans (WNOE as well as WTIX), Atlanta again (WPLO, WAKE (with its 1,000-watts daytime/250-watts nighttimeand prior to the early 60s, 250 watts full timesignal! You mentioned WYNG, which was more hip than its competitor, WGBR. I cannot think of two greater, more knowledgeable guys one could ask to create this list (those who are gnashing their teeth and should have been included damn, dudes). Toast. Marketing cookies help us and our partners to fit the adverts and content you see during and after visiting our site to your interests. CKLW definitely was THEE number one station in North America and Canada. 94.3 Rewind playlist United States Michigan Monroe 94.3 Rewind 94.3 Rewind playlist 94.3 Rewind playlist Don't know what song's been playing on the radio? Stan was a sales animal, but like McLendon, Kaplan knew that advertisers spent money to reach listeners, not the other way around. WCAO Baltimore if only because of Johnny Dark. No way that can happen today, with so many other signals on every formerly clear channel. Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky. And then Eddie Haskell took it to the #1 CHR nationally in certain demos.I was fortunate to be there on air then!!! Larry Anderson, the PD at WGR Buffalo, listened to WJET driving back and forth to see family in Ohio. Getting it down to 20 was tough, unfair, and subjective. Everyone here has had the luxury of living through some of the best radio ever. CKLW in late 60s and early 70s was like listening to a non-stop party. Even the news anchors, like Grant Hudson and Byron MacGregor (who had a hit record of his own, The Americans) sounded spectacular. The FM is still Tp 40. Besides great Beatles music, DJs share many interesting facts about the British Pop sensations. I did all nights at WFUN during my junior year in college at Miami and did the same in my senior year at WQAM. Cookie files from analytics systems, social networks and other services help us to customise our website to better match your interests. WRKO-FM/98.5 (R-KO, The Shy But Friendly Robot) should get some honorable mention. Classic Rock Country Oldies Pop RnB 30 tune ins AM 1410 - 30Kbps Concord - North Carolina , United States - English Suggest an update Get the live Radio Widget Thats a shame. So today I credit you guys and of course others back then, who made a shy teenage boy grab on to something called radio, and go for the ride of his life! Hi Mike! Oh, yeah-the aforementioned WMAQ Chicago (during its AC format from circa 1972 to 1975); and KMPC Los Angeles (which like WIP in Philly, transitioned gradually from MOR to soft rock from well into the early 70s to about 1976. WAPE introduced a lot of the south to Carolina Beach music. KNUS was a big deal when FM became commercially viable. If that sounds crazy, look at the ratings. The music is just wonderful. CD Signing Video We had some pretty good board ops who could incorporate the Wolfmans customs. Seattle and Portland had great radio in the Top-40 days. Randy, if you ask *me*, you can name every single radio station that ever was or has been Top 40 and the list would *still* be too short. Nobody, and I mean nobody, listened to KLIF in Fort Worth. Playlists are where millions of fans make billions of musical discoveries. Until WFIL became top 40 in 1966 WIBG was it in Philadelphia, although there was great R and B at WHAT 1340 and WDAS 1480. (Amen! Of all the airchecks in recent years I have heard from the late 60s through the 70s from different TOP40 stations around the country, I wish I could have experienced listening to Super CFL in Chicago live back then. WHB and KXOK were among his best. At least B100 was in Somebodys list. Back in the heyday of exciting Top 40 AMs, that meant I was sandwiched between two of the greatest 89 WLS to the west, and The Big 8 CKLW, to the east. 5/5 University of New Orleans. WVAQ is a giant in North Central West Virginia. Go to YouTube, search keywords of the playlist like a country music playlist, Christian music videos, classic music playlist, etc. While in the USAF in 1967-68 I visited KOMA. KILT Houston? Jeff Hurvitz Pappy was the op for Joey Reynolds, among otherscorrect? WTIX spent its first days on the air reading the phone book to get attention. Between the two, I slightly favored CKLWwhich was really the work of a woman, Rosalie Trombley, who I believe was officially the Music Director. The announcers of WTIX 94.3 FM are all veteran broadcasters. I know, because I was just cutting my teeth in Toledo radio beginning in 1973. B100 really captured the San Diego sound. Pats right, Radio Ink, your damn input DOES!! Frequent updatesbetween songs, and a 20-20 news summary of what was known at that moment by, * Bob Walker -AircheckAugust 8, 1972 (9:52), Includes live spots for Godchaux's Bottoms Up Shop, 7-Up the Uncola, and an employment opportunity for. (AND TO THINK THAT AT HIS PREVIOUS RADIO EMPLOYER IN BOSTONWMEXTHAT WAS ONE OF THAT STATIONSAS YOU SAID, PAULHOUSE NAMES! Finally, a plug for WGH. Also The Great Roller Coaster Marathon at Pontchartrain, WTIX DJ's. Dennis Williams Toledo. They were king of radio, nevermind that they played beautiful music on Sundays..and had to sign off at sunset. Lee, in addition to answering the question, included what he considers to be the 15 characteristics of great Top 40 stations. Bobby thanks for your kind comments. Hope you are both well. WSB (read: WSB-AM)s full-service format had, musically, reformatted to Adult Contemporary by circa early 1980s, that is. 18. I could hardly go to sleep cause I was so revved up by that great music and Long John Silver. And my time at WING, even though it was in the 80s, was some of the most fun times Ive had in radio. WTIX News Chief Jim Swiler does a, Signal 20 traffic report. Happily, Tix-FM exists and is very enjoyable. Listening to radio as a kid, hearing major talent in the major markets and locally here in Erie, PA, it inspired me to jump into the business at the age of 15. (Ill give an honorable mention to WARM, Scranton, the first TOP 40 station I discovered; the jocks didnt have the personality of WABC, but the station played good music and had a nice flow.). It could compete anywhere. WTIX - May 27, 1972. I was listening to WSAI when JFK was assasinated, and when I first heard The Beatles. There were no general-market oriented rock n roll stations in the early and probably even well into the mid-Fifties. Personally, I thought WQAM was the best and is on my list, but thats not to take anything away from KXOK, WHB, KOMA, KOWH, WTIX WDGY. I can still hear Roger Kleins growling delivery. Something is amiss. Bank Of Jefferson (with Aunt Polly and nephew Sterling), Dr. Pepper, Robo-Wash and more. Who pissed the furthest? WABC was the Yankees of the group. Top 20 based on what? KY102 was AOR not Top-40. You wont remember but at the 1969 Billboard convention, you were PD of KSTT and I asked you a bunch of questions. All of that amazing talent spoke into a vintage RCA mic and spun records on 16-inch transcription tables, right into the 1970s. I agree: there were SCORES! was one of my childhood heros. and I was glad to see CKLW made #1 on the readers poll, also mentioning engineer Ed Butterbaughs work on their signal was unbelievable, CKLW actually DID jump out of radios, like Ive never heard since. WasntKXOL in Fort Worth Top 40 back in the day? Listen Live Memories 98.3 Fm Radio With Onlineradiobox.com. Or maybe KSFO went all-soft rock later on in its years as a music station? That station is on my list of the greatest Adult Contemporary stations of all time as it is. Country Hits 3. WRKO Boston and JJ Jefrey was the best of the Boss format. As I was an avid DXer, at night I really enjoyed WKBW, WLS and CKLW. It was a PERSONALITY driven format. Longtime morning man Lacy Neff passing was big news last June. Currently, WDGY is based in Hudson, WI and is back to playing hits from the 60s and 70s. Perhaps, this is a temporary station problem. Radio Ink is a radio-industry trade publication that is published 12 times a year for the radio management sector of the radio broadcasting industry. (In other words, Uptempo MOR, Pop Adult, Rock MOR or whatever (at least soft rock hits-oriented) Adult Contemporary radio was called during most of the 70s.) Sports, music, news and podcasts. Chuck Blores clever contests, tight production, and a great pick of music made KEWB one of the very best Top 40 stations. WHTZ (Z100)/New York. WEBE WEBE (pronounced WEE-bee) 108 Westport, CT (WICCs sister station) WTIX - May 20, 1972 Michael Green. * Keep listening to your radio while doing other tasks. Sign up with Facebook Coverage to the north was lost, and unfortunately, Dallas grew to the north. $25,000 Giveaway promo (Buzz Bennett voiceover), Bob Walker (TIX Original Oldie Hour). WTIX FM 4539 n. i-10 service rd. In that decade, it was an outstanding battle of the FM CHRs, 93Q/KKBQ and Power 104/KRBE. But, its always been a favorite of mine. (Willard The Rat Scott) rode the drive time shift. And as Im originally from northern New Jersey (and currently living in the central New Jersey burbs of New York City, here are some previous or current Top 40 and AC stations in the New York City suburbs, PERIOD! 2.) The studios were in a former carriage house with a false front to make it look taller and a mirror at the end of the long single hallway to make it look bigger when you walked in. In the end, it was 93Q that threw in the towel on the Top 40 formatbut then went on to become 93Q Country, eventually slaying the KIKK 96 longtime country behemoth. Boy what trash we have now. 3036 Estate Aldersville Christiansted, VI 00820 Phone: 340-718-3339 Fax: 340-774-7092 Early adopter in the format (1958, survived to the mid-70s). FTR I remember seeing this back when I was in the 8th grade on a movie reel. WDSU had number one afternoon show called The Top 20 on 1280. Thanks M & M for keeping real ties to the original top 40 sound of Tiger Radio - The Mighty 6-90! 6. For a number of years Fenway was the morning man. With separate board ops for the jocks and the newsroom, intro times to the quarter second, including commercials, no station was ever tighter. 70006 Looks like they revised the list since you left your comment and replaced WHB with a lesser station. The story of Wolfmans visit to WROV can be found under History of Roanoke Radio then click on WROV. 15 WLAC in Nashville, my choice for the best. Better production. The two most influential Top 40 radio stations of all time? Additional examples: (New York:) WNBC (later Top 40, back to AC even later), WPIX, WYNY (first as AOR-oriented AC, then as hybrid MOR/Soft AC, then as Mainstream AC), WNSR Soft Rock 105/WMXV Mix 105; Todays 93.1 (simulcast of former BM/EZs WPAT-AM/FM Easy 93 Paterson, NJ); (Philadelphia: ) WIP (which had made a gradual transition from traditional MOR to AC from circa 1969 to the mid-70s if not the latter part of the early 70s [and, ironically, was itself Top 40 from 1960 until the following year, when it flipped to MOR (all MOR radio then was traditional, regardless of whether such stations occasionally played softer rock n roll hits); (CONTINUED) WMGQ Magic 98.3 New Brunswick, NJ (WCTCs sister station) WTIM was unable to reach outside of Taylorville at night due to its FCC-mandated 63 watts of power. WADOs 1280 signal was originally a time share of WAAM Newark, WODA in Patterson and WHBI. Most of The CHUM Jocks came up from pretty good Radio Stations in the U.S., including The Big 8. Great station playing the music I grew up with. If it did, then Adult Contemporary was the closest KSFO ever came to being a Top 40 station. CNN 2. Unless you mean BOTH Z-100 AND Pirate Radio, the latter was a station in Los Angeles; in fact, he left Z-100 to helm the Pirate Radio format (I forgot what station had that branding). Randy lists his top stations, and also details why each station he picked was great in the Top 40 format. Fun. announced, a fun contest to Name JFK's PT boat, and the telephone Double, * Craig Roberts (with Bob Walker) -The Origin of Thanksgiving1971 (4:26) Explained by the oldest man in. KY-102, KC . She was a white chick with R&B and soul in her blood! I had the pleasure of listening to 4 of these stations back in the day, CKLW from 67 through 74/75 before that WING Dayton in the Mid to Late 60s, WFIL in my early Air Force Days before shipping off to Vietnam, while stationed at Dover AFB in 68/69, and on occasion WLS with and without Lujack[WCFL as well} back in the mid 70s. When everyone in Top 40 was going to short jingles and less talk, KB hired big talent, played long jingles, and gave the jocks all the time they wanted if what they said was compelling. I think it says something that I remember all those *personalities*. Oldies station for new orleans louisiana. announced, a fun contest to Name JFK's PT boat, and the telephone Double, election not long afterwards, Craig Roberts created "Vito Mufallato" who urged people to vote the. PLEASE FIX THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE.I'm singing along at work and BAM the music goes out! WKBW went Top 40 in 1958 by stealing the PD and airstaff from WBNY, which was number one with only 250 watts. Lee felt WABC was the greatest Top 40 station, but I think they were way out-programmed by WMCA. Come on, no KOMA, Oklahoma City! Hi Michael, Hot Rod, Al! Others I would rank very highly (not necessarily in order): * Bob Walker -AircheckOctober 22, 1969 (10:30). It would be impossible to make a top 20 list that everyone would like, but these are great! LOL) at WTOD. Was Out in the Street by the Shangri-Las really the last record you played on Wins and the last record heard thereon? But lets not forget KXOL/Ft. In your TikTok app, go to your video that you want to use to create a playlist. And, plus, HOW can you even contemplate omitting New Yorks WINS (Thats where Murray the K made his mark, dontcha know that? was the last song heard both on your show and on WINS in general. Jerry Clifton blazed a huge trail when he turned WXLO FM into 99x. Soldiers in Viet Nam even reported tuning in KOMA to give them a little feeling of being back home. With the good guys. * Don Anthony - Aircheck August 1973 (7:33), * Don Anthony -Louis Prima Interview 1974 (10:00), * Buzz Bennett -AircheckApril 1967 Buzz at his manic best. * Joe Hagler -AircheckSummer 1962 (2:07), * Robert Mitchell -AircheckJune 1969. CONDUCTOR: William Boughton. Features: * Listen to your favorite radio station anytime & anywhere. Stan invested in talent and promotion. CKLW is definitely #1, and the most influential Top 40 of all time (thanks to Rosie). Example: 1-XXX-XXX-9849 (WTIX) Big Time. With only 250 watts way up at 1450kHz, WTIX debuted with a 50 share. 70006 (504) 454 9000 Website: http://wtixfm.com/ Email: questions@wtixfm.com Stations WTIX-FM New Orleans' Oldies Station Shows American Top 40 - The 70's For the first time ever, these digitally remastered are now available to terrestrial radio. WTIX was a great station, but I felt WQAM was a better example of Storz. I now live in South Florida and have internet radio at home and in the car. 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