At night I loved hearing Jackson Armstrong on WKBW, boogie check with the hilarious John Records Landecker on WLS and Supermax on CKLW! Win $1,000 to Pay Your Bills. When I grew up, I had a steady diet of WABC, WNBC, KB radio 15, CKLW and WOWO. I love that people actually thought that Wolfman was LIVE on WGR. schools! QSL from 1965!). CKLW/Windsor-Detroit. My brother Lacy Neff loved what he did and was very very proud of his station and co workers. Cleveland's first radio station was WHK, which went on the air early in 1922. He hired major-market talent and they stayed. Is there sill anybody around who still remembers us? KFRC/San Francisco. It was a time that will live in our hearts forever. sounds. In fact, owing to its location in New York City, it was the proverbial 800-lb gorilla of Top 40, period. Chinese to French. WEOL 930 AM . Entertainment Technology which contains accounts of actual I do remember, however, getting WLS on my Zenith Royal 400 7-transistor radio on the floor of Yosemite Valley that same summer, though. The number one selection by the fan picks proves that the entire country would have benefited. Mac converted WMEX to sports and talkradioand WMEX was very successful with that format, both on ratings and revenue, until new owners bought the station a few years later. WICC Bridgeport, CT The comments pour in, what a fun read, and Tribute to how good it all was. The best part of these 3 lists is bringing back the memories of when RADIO was competitive, creative, and most of all FUN. I agree with Steve above that WSGN was a great station under PD Jim Tabor. If you re-read this article, youll see that Randy Michaels *did* list WMCA. Have you heard it? s. Yes, it was a smaller market but, the 10kw daytime on 940 covered 90 of 99 counties in Iowa and at night with 5kw covered into Denver as well as WHO. Never missed him, as he made R & B come alive. proprietor Jim Barnard by email at jbarnard@ftc-i.net. It sure sounds like it, no variety, just the same tired classics from", "I mean we have 2 choices for sports talk in Cleveland. Produce documentaries chronicling the history of Top 40 Music. This enormous US radio and TV But lets not forget KXOL/Ft. I think it says something that I remember all those *personalities*. Jim Craig Professor, Broadcast Studies topics. reception which are especially helpful to those living on Amazing talent, awesome production, revolutionary promotions. It really started in 1958 with Perry Allen, Russ The Moose Syracuse, Art Roberts and Dick Biondi. applied generally. repair services out there. from back issues on their archives Internet broadcasts 24 hours a day! units sometimes need repair, but there are still good radio and hi-fi Having caught the radio bug at age 6, I soon got my first gig as a button pusher riding high as the weekend tape jockey. Most every market had two or three pretty good Top-40s back then; lucky if you can find one now. Finds" which features hard-to-find, obscure bits of the past; features FTR I remember seeing this back when I was in the 8th grade on a movie reel. It was one of the stations that the great Wolfman Jack did his show from. Radio Hall of Fame is part Those results are at the end of this article. They are authorized agents for all the major scanner lines and have the best pricing and unbeatable service and support. beginning with Bill Randle in 1949. Hope youre doing well, Lee! You'll be able to pick up stations from a much further distance streaming Internet The music was very attractive in those days. There were no general-market oriented rock n roll stations in the early and probably even well into the mid-Fifties. My list would probably put KFRC #2, KCBQ #3 and CKLW #4. In 1946 Cleveland was one of the first US cities to have an "experimental" You'll also want to take a look at these articles about improving your Led through the 60s by Program Directors Dean Johnson, Dale Wehba, and Perry Murphy, some of the best-remembered DJs spun the hits each day and night. (As theyve been saying on one segment of the Monday Night Football halftime show in recent years, ) COME on, man! Anybody who knows a THING about at least early PHILADELPHIA Top 40 radio knows that before there was WFIL (or at least the beginning of its own Top 40 format), there was Wibbage! and from the mid-Eighties until it went all-talk in 88); (Nashville: ) WSM (Not only was it MOR during the day and country at night (before going all-country in 79), but in 73 or 74, it changed its MOR daytime format from either standards or standards-slash-soft rock (traditional MOR) to all soft rock hits (contemporary MOR nka Adult Contemporary)), WSM-FM SM95 (I dont know if WSIX switched/modified its MOR format completely to AC/lite rock, but you just read at least two of Nashvilles AC stations of the past. All of that amazing talent spoke into a vintage RCA mic and spun records on 16-inch transcription tables, right into the 1970s. However, I likewise agree with Lee that KHJ should be at or near the top of the list. KIIS has gone through a lot of growing pains since first signing on in 1961 as KLAC-FM. With the good guys. In this case, , you can! Shortwave radio is a favorite medium of mine. As does WICC Bridgeport, CT belong on not only my list of the greatest Top 40 stations in the New York suburbs, but also one of THE greatest Top 40 stations, PERIOD. Fenway Park was in back of 70 Brookline Avenue. Before there was Drake, there was Storz and McLendon. 1990s. Now 104.9 FM (formerly 95.5 FM), WCLV-FM is one of the few remaining 24/7 classical music stations in the United States. And lets not forget that WABC was the first flagship of the Metsduring its third and fourth years as Top 40. broadcast. Thinking you were referring to Michaels not Brown. About my Junior year in High School, i found WXLO in New York. Or certainly brought FM into the 1970s! Bill Drake and others refined it, but Top 40 was the child of Storz and McLendon. I always thought of them as the WABC of the South. I do want to mention that Ron Jacobs had more to do with the sound of KHJ than he gets credit for. C-K-S-L of-a-TownLONNN-DONNN!! Dick Fatherly was my first source for the story that WTIX, then on 1450, was the first station to use the phrase Top-40. I later worked with Jacobs on the KHJ book we put out together using his memos as a base(and yes he we had to redo the book over and over again til Ron thought it was perfect before it was released). @Phil Dirt The original KLIF night signal was only 1kw. WJET/Erie, PA. WJET dominated Erie as a daytimer on 1570 with 250 watts. This is a review for radio stations in Cleveland, OH: "I was thrilled to see that Cleveland has a lgbtq themed radio station. evidenced by his enormous collection of tapes. and Wisdom of the Appliance Doctor. 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. LONG time ago, but good memories. By the time I went off to college in 1978, there were more FM radio options that I switched to. Jim's Transistor Restorations, a maintenance questions about your vintage appliances or vintage As we were next to WIFI on the dial, people were tuning us in by accident and said they liked us better! Much love Boomer, Late 1967As Paul Drew gave me my first look at the Big 8 control room, Tom Shannon was introducing Glen Campbells By The Time I Get To Phoenix. When I went on leave to Cincinnati I always dialed in KXOK in St. Louis as I wen east on old Highway 40 in the pre I-70 days. C leveland's only independently-owned classical music station, WCLV 104.9 FM, has existed since the 1960s in its FM form. (The same year the Milwaukee Braves moved to Atlanta, by the way. It pains me that the list was so short. Legendary stations like 100.7 WMMS, Newsradio WTAM 1100 AM & 106.9 FM, Majic 105.7, 99.5 WGAR, 106.5 The Lake, 96.5 KISS FM, Real 106.1, 1350 AM The Gambler and Cleveland's BIN: Black. for you: they each began its first season [first season ever in the Falcons case, first season in a new market in the Braves case] at since-demolished Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. GM Paul Palmer just let us run with it. To me, radio was riveting in the 60s and 70s, and it fascinated me enough to get in to it, which I enjoyed for over 40 years. WEOL Radio 930 & 100.3. Toast. KIIS/Los Angeles. When Gordon McLendon signed on KILT with 5,000 watts down at 610, it should have been endgame, but KNUZ bested KILT for a long time. The", Search Radio Stations in popular locations. The BEST show came out of 55KRC in Cincinnati. Both were top rated when AM Radio was King. Burns; dramas including the great detective Charlie Most Marlene I am so sad to hear that Lacy is no longer with us. Radio INK. Really. I lived in Erie at that time and listened to Jet 14 and Randy Michaels, along with Frank Martin, Ronnie G (Seggi), Jim Conners, Jack OBrien, and Al Knight. SON! . For both stations I got our friend, Sam Lit (Hys son and a jock on WIFI), to produce great-sounding jingles and name shouts for us. @Rich Marston There were so many great Personality AM powerhouses in the 50s-70s. If . but she likes to share these old records with anyone who will listen. How do you open the gas tank on the Ford Edge 2015? Dave Charles once called me smooth but I couldnt hold a candle to MM! (Thats 3 a.m. in Louisville. All ratings are Copyright 2005-2022 The Nielsen Company. Plus, KHJ had The Real Don Steele, who made magic every day being a larger-than-life and unique personality within the Drake constraints. With only 250 watts way up at 1450kHz, WTIX debuted with a 50 share. If you have anything to add about Cleveland radio, I'd like to hear from you! Radio Free CLE . KFRC and CKLW both had Bill Drake and Les Garland to thank for the edge, and the feel of those stations. KILT in Houston? W224CD Air 1. still broadcasting here today, such as the "Captain" Carl Reese WKRK The Fan. Hows that for some entertaining teachers?! And, I confess to plagiarizing W-C-F-L of-a-TownCHI-CA-GO for the rebranding of CKSL London Ontario in the mid 70s. According to Mike's LinkedIn page, he was with Metro Networks from 1991 to 2009 doing traffic and news reports. antique radios. Taking a chance on a record on-air from time to time and listening to their feedback, not just auditorium testing. This site is sponsored by Even with Bobbys departure for 99X New York and a format change in 1979, B100 kept me in flip flops, burgers and beers for 8 years, for which I am eternally grateful. Another station that is still around but with new ownership I believe. 92.7. acts, including Tony Bennett, Rosemary Clooney, and the discovery of They can get your Others from that same summer (as we were on a long road trip from our home New Jersey, where WABCs tower stood outside my bedroom window): KMEN in San Bernardino and KCBQ in San Diego. The rumor (never been able to pin this down) is that Mac was ready to buy WBCN when he died suddenly. Intrigue is like a DX weblog -- this site lists one man's DXing Show, recorded from broadcasts past -- "Bob Hope in . Filter by State/Region. Elvis Presley 's arrival in 1956 as the first rock superstar helped cement the new radio trend. FM and turned it into a classical station. It was overdubbed several times. His wife did the music. chart and keep it nearby when listening to your shortwave. WHK right, **WPLJ*!! I listened to CKLW from the early 60s to the mid-70s and it is a shame that more people could not have experienced the glory of an astounding presentation radio. Talk about versatility!) Calendar of Events; iHeartMedia Communities; Submit Your PSA; Traffic; Weather; . Cleveland, Alternative, Classic . This website uses cookies. Marc Chase made more noise at WFLZ and WEBN, but this was his best work. WTIX was a great station, but I felt WQAM was a better example of Storz. Hoot Gibson? During the day we kistened to WKY (Oklahoma City) but when dusk came we had KOMA (Oklahoma City), WLS (Chicago), KLIF (Dallas), WNOE (New Orleans), and XERF out of Del Rio carryying Wolfman Jack. Sorry no credibility. section. While WBZ was more sophisticated in many ways, WMEX played to the city (where their somewhat limited signal was best) so they had a grittier, earthier, more high-energy city sound. Its fitting that KB is on both of these lists. Top 40 & Pop 99.5 WGAR Cleveland, OH Listen Now Country 100.7 WMMS Cleveland, OH Listen Now Classic Rock News Radio WTAM 1100 Cleveland, OH Listen Now News & Talk Fox Sports 1350 The Gambler Cleveland, OH Listen Now Sports iHeart50s Radio Cleveland, OH Listen Now Oldies Pride Radio Flashback Cleveland, OH Listen Now Mix & Variety Pride Dance Like other stations, it rolled with the times and changed. I cant believe the PNW was left off of everybodys list. The Big 8 will NEVER be forgotten! Another favorite of mine is Elizabeth's long-running early Elvis Duran and the Morning Show (formerly known as The Z Morning Zoo) is an American syndicated weekday morning radio program hosted by Elvis Duran.The show originates from the studios of Newark-licensed WHTZ in New York City, a Top 40 outlet branded as "Z100". None in major markets. As I recall, the only other time baseball was on a rock station was in 1969 when WABC-FM supplemented WJRZ in broadcasting the Mets, and on the very end of that WJRZ contract when the station transitioned from country to become top-40 WWDJ. ), WCAU-FM Philadelphia (not just its Top 40 format, but also the Disco format that immediately preceded it), WOR-FM/WXLO New York, AOR-turned-pop WPLJ New York (as Top 40 and later Hot AC, the latter since defunct (the owners of the syndicated Christian AC network K-Love bought the station almost four months ago and took over WPLJ just nine days ago)), WBUD Trenton, NJ, and WYNG Goldsboro, NC come to mind. WMCA/New York. He returned to Cleveland radio in 1997, working at both WMJO-FM/105.7 and WZJM-FM/92.3. I worked there as a young man when Mac owned the station, so I know first hand. Rather than take it like a man you delist the most important Top 40 station in the history of radio. Detroit's, On 1510 AM you'll sometimes get interference (from Kent's 1520? Smile on your brother. I went on to have a 40 year career thanks to that 50,000 watt monster. , which prides itself on playing everything from the 70s up to today! It deserves mention here. You can listen on the Web and you At the time, the AM was still number one! . Thank you I Heart, for ruining the industry. On the other had he sold the station for a then record price. 80 miles away, across the Detroit River in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. WCSB 89.3 F.M. Melanie is an insurance writer based in Los Angeles. as well as creating the mess that radio is now. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. While I was there a tornado hit nearby at a car dealership. Shortwave. control at all, and they're switched around as needed -- regardless of Thanks to all the fans who voted CKLW #1. Keep Listening. Ogg has a (Welland was kind of a suburb of Buffalo, just not as close as Tonawanda was.) Storz and McLendon traded PDs, air talent, and promotion ideas. ! ran top of every hour. Your input sucks! . radiospirits.com. 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! Easy to use internet radio. Marion herself is from Connecticut. Like the stations you name-dropped (call letter-dropped? Even thought WCCO was not a music station, in the 60s and 70s, they would play softer top 40 hits during some of their programming. In the mid-60s, the remaining R&B/Soul, group harmony (Doo Wop) and Italian (and jazz?) Cleveland's 3rd TV station was WXEL, which began service on Channel 9 on 19 Dec. 1949. Key word WAS. Lee, in addition to answering the question, included what he considers to be the 15 characteristics of great Top 40 stations. My point is whatever station you grew up listening to.. And, while you're visiting their site, you'll also want to 89.7 WKSU: Public Radio for Northeast Ohio Call sign: WKSU Frequency: 89.7 FM WKSU They had a New Years count down of the top 100 from the year and I listened to every song for several years. It is Side note- thanks to Randy Michaels for seeing what I saw- that great radio isnt necessarily only in great cities. WKBW/Buffalo. That KB audio could also be heard as One of Americas TOO great radio stations. But KBOX was pretty amazing for having only 500 watts at night at 1480. By the way, if you asked me to list The Greatest *ADULT CONTEMPORARY* Stations of All Time (or did Radio Ink already put out such a list? Pardon the rambling, but that station was Top 40 during the day and Italian-language programming in the evening, with overnights split between jazz & R&B (the latter three from when it was WOV prior to the ownership change in 1959 that changed it to WADO and shuffled at least either of those dayparts to a different time slot). Early DJs were literate and passionate about whatever genre they'd English-speaking audience, many programs from all around the globe are No one has said anything about the greatest radio promo of all timein my humble opinion that would be Jack McCoys The Last Contest! Which I heard on the also great KCBQ in San Diego with Mason Dixon! Win tickets to see Madonna at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse! 291 TELEPH O NE 332-4601 SALEM. Stan was a sales animal, but like McLendon, Kaplan knew that advertisers spent money to reach listeners, not the other way around. WHLK programs music from the , 100.7 The Buzzard: Clevelands Rock Station, as one of the most influential rock stations in American history, 96.5 Kiss: Clevelands #1 Hit Music Station, Of course, no radio roundup is complete without a nod to the popular, from 12 pm to 2 pm and sing Dua Lipas Levitating until your lungs give out. WADOs 1280 signal was originally a time share of WAAM Newark, WODA in Patterson and WHBI. People also searched for these in Cleveland: What are people saying about radio stations in Cleveland, OH? across the nation, and memorabilia. CKY was our main source of music in the 60s, we were only 6 miles from the Manitoba border in Warroad, though sometimes we could get WLS or KOMA in the night. Hell, I even got to work for Les Garland for a day years later during the Return of The Million Dollar Weekend! Listen to the best Cleveland radio stations and more than 50000 online radio stations for free on mytuner-radio.com. WEBE WEBE (pronounced WEE-bee) 108 Westport, CT (WICCs sister station) Radio Stations in Cleveland, OH. As an engineer, I was lucky enough to work along side many of them, and even heard Humble Harve and Bill Drake cutting IDs and voice-overs in the early 70s. Discover radio stations from all over the world and stream live radio now. Oh!, SHIT! reception. There was no mold for WLS. in-house repair service comes highly recommended. As a latecomer (1976) to the game, but well aware of the history, the key here is knowing and targeting your market, tailoring everything and everyone to it. You might as well leave Larry Lujack out of your list of WLS jocks, yo! 15. Arnie Ginsburg, Larry Justice, Dan Donovan (Blaine Harvey.who carried the name to Minneapolis), Charlie Tuna, Larry Lujack, Jack Gale (Fenway), Ed Hider (another Fenway), J.J. Jeffries (Melvin X. Melvin) as well as talk show giants Jerry Williams, Larry Glick and Steve Fredericks all appeared on WMEX. The Last Contest was all about perception and theater of the mins. So was WVAQ, I am the person that changed it from beautiful music to Top 40 in 1976. Id like to thank Randy. KFRC was a good station, but anyone whos honest it was strictly second-tier and never (especially during AM Top 40s most dominant era) had anything close to the production magic and genius of Boss Radio, Morgan and Steele were the most influential in the business. Who pissed the furthest? fabulous Mid-Century stations on both AM and FM bands, and good AM reception tips courtesy of one talk radio listener. including Bill Randle who was responsible for the rise of many In 1971, 1030 WBZ Boston took a week to celebrate the radio station's 50th anniversary. It didnt though. KLIF/Dallas. Log into your account. Club. Frank Jolly did afternoons on KBOX and was great and a little crazy. 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. and the WINS head honchos intro of its all-news format). about IRONY! WLS/Chicago. WAAM and WODA started to cooperate and eventually both taken over by Audre Bulova (of watch fame) and Milton Biowand renamed WNEW, which reintroduced DJs to New York. Yes, you were the last DJ on Wins, and , yes,Out in the Street (pun intended?) I grew up in Northern VA. We had Major Top 40 AM competition! Mac was also a very nice guy, btw. Does anyone remember the station? Said to be the finest HF radio ever built is the R390A from the 1950s, interesting radio sites! I worked there for a spell and the phones were lit up constantly. WGRC was purchased by Gordon McLendon and went Top 40 in 1958, debuting by playing Purple People Eater for a week. Tune in for overnight jazz music hosted by Dan Polletta on the weekdays and John Simna on the weekends.. of German music and very informative news updates, as well as short Ron is one of the true radio savants (alongside Zapper, Dan Vallie, Bill Richards, Nick Bazoo, etc.). aired a few classical music shows, including "Great Classics" and an Surprised that WHBQ, Memphis didnt make someones list. Owned by Urban One, the station serves the Greater Cleveland region. DXing midAMerica: So many markets not mentioned. 16. directory. Universal Radio Research and features late-breaking listening digests and DXpedition logs. This is my favorite Top 40. stereo equipment working again. It's a paper magazine, but you can read selections Would have to be on my list. For me, WLSs personality driven approach was magic. I remember when ABC proposed Superadio in 1981, putting jocks from WABC, WLS and KQV on your small-town station. Johnny Holliday. WLS was fun to listen to, but, was never as tight as WHK during the above-mentioned years. My thanks to Randy and Lee as this would have been a difficult task, since there were so many stations back in the day. Listening to Happy Hare or Shotgun Tom or Charlie and Harrigan, you wouldnt know the calls originally stood for CBS Quality.. available. 89.7 WKSU: Public Radio for Northeast Ohio, radio station that serves Northeast Ohio. Even got to bring Les Garland a 6 pack of Pearl Beer in my suitcase. KSFO was MOR, not Top 40. And to THINK Uncle Lar (the late, great Larry Lujack) was on both LS *AND*!! Ill never forget the zany humor of Gary Owens and Don MacKinnon on KEWB. The idea was to protect some station in Canada. Cleveland's west side. Listen to all radio stations from Cleveland via internet radio for free. You folks in the Windy City were lucky SOBs LOL!! And you won't want to miss Dr. Joe Wendel's "German Program" International Listener site is an excellent shortwave resource. Hence the morning mans name FENWAY. radio archive, consisting of hundreds of vintage radio shows, all Boogie himself. 7. information that you can't get from the US mainstream media cartel. In mid-1963, the remaining Top-40 pop rock programming was dropped in favor of even more Spanish programming and a primarily-Spanish format. Jerry Clifton blazed a huge trail when he turned WXLO FM into 99x. RECOMMENDED FOR YOU Sponsorships step up to provide some of the revenue void for Cleveland marathon Latest round of Cleveland debates: Can Mayfield, Browns take next step? WCAO Baltimore if only because of Johnny Dark. Who wants to play that crap? Everything seems to be on an endless loop. My how things changed! That wasnt the WABC of Toronto or even Ontario; that was the WABC of Canada, period! KOMA interviewed the dealership owner and all he could talk about was that GD gas station was still standing amid all the rubble. His stories were fascinating especially told in that booming authoritative voice. Charlie Tuna, Dale Wehba, Don McGregor, Paul Miller, John David, Chuck Dann, J. Michael Wilson, Johnny Dark, Buddy Scott, John Ravencroft, and many others were among those who played the hits from the studios in Moore, Oklahoma. Bill Drakes KHJ was amazing and should probably be on this list. Godfrey; Big Band stars and shows; and Sci-Fi. The best news and talk radio stations in Cleveland Your morning commute isn't complete without a weigh-in from a wise morning show host. He was the inspiration for the song, W*O*L*D from Harry Chapin. They were tight, bright, slight reverb and very punchy like WABC. Entertainment Technology, read Cmon people now, His KFRC was better. was one of my childhood heros. These are some highly rated radio stations in Cleveland, OH: What are some radio stations with a large number of reviews in Cleveland, OH? Cleveland area radio stations community. It was fun reading about these different stations and what made them excel, and I wish we still had many of them. suck! [Reportedly, WCAU-FM, the Disco Powerhouse at the time, was calling our P.D., to get reactions to new songs we were breaking.] Starting briefly as a mixture of Top 40 and Rhythm (Rhythm and Rock) [plus a Jazz show hosted by Demetrius], we quickly evolved into the only non-commercial disco station in the country (with the exception of my popular Oldies show on Friday nights, throughout). Whether its a. , these are the radio stations to check out for news. Kuhar's Recipes. ), all air talent/music driven Top 40 stations. WDHA Dover, NJ (since reformatted to (Album-Oriented) Rock Jet was truly a phenominal station. WDSU had number one afternoon show called The Top 20 on 1280. WKBW went Top 40 in 1958 by stealing the PD and airstaff from WBNY, which was number one with only 250 watts. I listened to WMEX in 1970-71 when John H Garabedian was at the helm and in PM drive with Bud Balou in the eve and Ron Robin in the AM. Local News The Packers Down Chiefs In First Superbowl On This Date In 1967 Jan 15, 2023. Listen to your favorite Cleveland, United States music for free without registering at Onlineradiobox.com . The Cleveland affiliate station is, 90.3 WCLV: Classical Music & BBC World Service, music and is the Cleveland affiliate for the, . When that station had to be sold or loose its license and it went to beautiful music WHN, the Yankees went to a non-rock stationWCBS. Choose the policy and price you like, and Jerry takes the wheel, securing your new insurance and helping to cancel your old policy. itself, it's very Linux compatible. Editorial Note: The content of this article is based on the authors opinions and recommendations alone. WMGM had a better signal (broader pattern, full-size half-wave towers with 50kw) than either WMCA or WINS, and a good sound too, but I guess Storer didnt feel like competing when they bought the station and turned it back to WHN in 61. Boogie) devised an audacious plan to go head-to-head with market-owning KCBQ. This was a tough assignment because so many great stations had to be left out. check out Alice WMEX had what they called House names. (Re my comment on 5/22/2018 @4:03 PM:) and Nostalgia Air. 4. 5 Radio Stations Goodrich Kirtland "The greatest Radio Station EVER. An industry veteran thats been everywhere. man's impressive collection of old radios and related equipment, And looking at the remaining characteristics, Big 10 had it all. And let us not forget the news department which was something to be reckoned with. from Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific. Heres how everyone stacked up against each other. Yes, I know KLIF was the first polished Top 40 station and the big station in Dallas. is an excellent resource for radio airchecks. Would Randy Michaels be the same who worked afternoons on WJET? During my formative teens I was highly inspired by several including: WNOE, WTIX, KOMA, KBOX, KLIF, KONO, KNUZ, KILT, KXOK and WHB. The formats would be better, if the music product was better. Win $1,000 to Pay Your Bills - brought to you by Kia of Streetsboro, Win tickets to see blink 182 at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, Jonas Brothers Share Sweet Details From Proposing To Their Wives. WHK during the Johnny Holi-days was as good as radio ever got. Todd Storz had the first Top 40 station. has an IRC channel for realtime chat. The kids of today, sorry to say, really have NO idea what a true lifestyle broadcast radio station sounds like. KRTH, Los Angeles (1980s,Sorry I havent been out to the West Coast in a long time) He's prompt, courteous and very affordable. I think one of the elements that is missing today is competition, radio wars. Radio Ink sure hit a LIVE WIRE here didnt they! You could say the same about WHB and KXOK. their musical interests, knowledge, and dedication to the local These are some radio stations with a large number of reviews in Cleveland, OH. @Pat ODay: Archives site. It was my good fortune to program KIOA in those days. and an introductory WHB and KXOK were among his best. search in gooogle: boorfes tips monetize your website. Radio Ink also held a three-week online poll and asked you which you believe are the best Top 40 stations of all time. play -- to the point of actually seeking out and trying to promote new CKLW definitely was THEE number one station in North America and Canada. Moody Radio Cleveland. Whether you need a hearty laugh with a morning show DJ or a good cry with a Celine Dion power ballad, radio can help shape your day. 2. Even as a kid, I remember, by the mid-70s, WLS wasnt quite as exciting as CKLW, but still a wonderful experience. from 5 am to 9 am on weekdays for comprehensive international and national news. Lets also at least have some hat tips toward the unmentioned above: WKIX in Raleigh (with Pat Patterson and other huge talents, and huge numbers too), WCOG in Greensboro, WTOB and WAIR in Winston-Salem, WIBG and WFIL in Philly, WMEX in Boston, WOLF in Syracuse, WPTR in Albany, WQXI in Atlanta, WQAM in Miami, XERB (Wolfman era) in Tijuana/San Diego/Coastal CA), WIL in St. Louis, KOMA in Oklahoma City (as big with skywave in the West as WKBW was in the East), KAAY in Little Rock (another skywave monster) WXYZ in Detroit, CKEY in Toronto, WMID in Atlantic City, WINS and WMGM in New York (which lost to WMCA and WABC, but still), WAPE (The Big Ape) in Jacksonville and the coast up to Hatteras, KFWB and KRLA in Los Angeles, KYNO in Fresto, KFRC and KSFO in San Francisco, KIMN in Denver, KLIF in Dallas, WSAI in Cincinnati, WING in Dayton, WITH in Baltimore, WEAM and WPGC in DC Okay, Ill stop there. Thanks for putting in the time and effort, much appreciated. They took overalong with the likes of Tommy Shannon, the still-to-come Dan Neaverth, Joey Reynolds and so many others. kitchen! I cant believe the PNW was left off of everybodys list. 14. nice scan of a WERE The McLendon format memos remain some of the best how-to handbooks for radio. !, FOR CHRISTS SAKE! The station was 1000kw days 250 nights but still was credited by many of the major record labels as being great market for breaking new artists and new singles, sorryfirst sentence should read owned the market not on the Market. Mike Marshall (Frank Brodie) Burlington, ON, Great to see you comments Mike. WFAS White Plains, NY (gold-based AC) A wonderful resource is the Cleveland Broadcast Radio Antique Radios is a very complete site that also History-making in so many ways, and still great today. Vienna Philharmonic live from Austria and get language lessons from finds. Friday morning show "Cool Chick #59" where she plays indie-rock that The Jeremiah Show is now on 96.5 KISS FM, Afternoons 2-6. Including two that are in The National Radio Hall Of Fame. That station was my LIFE as a kid. selections and weekly updates since 1996. Between the two, I slightly favored CKLWwhich was really the work of a woman, Rosalie Trombley, who I believe was officially the Music Director. Vintage your username. All the Top 40 stations that Lee Abrams and Randy Michaels each included, those that many posters, myself included, called them out for omittingincluding those that you mentioned in your own comment, plus WIFI Philadelphia (WIFI 92 (pronounced Wi-Fi 92 (Whod have thought, right? for "broadcast." As for signals, WINS was 50kw,but with short towers and a headlight-narrow beam across the city. KYNO was THE station for them, and they actually enjoyed hearing the station bid farewell to outlying towns at sunset, when the station dropped from 5kw to 1kw (same pattern, though). They got 60 shares in Dallas with that signal. Audio Ink is a trademark of Streamline Publishing, Inc. WHB was added in 1954. WMEX went on the auction block on this past December 15, 2017. several unrelated stations in the same market might be owned by the 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. They have an Ogg Vorbis and the WKNR Keener 13 crew. Issue is dated August 6, 1962. There were some outstanding stations and many of the personalities became legends. American Top 40. even a value Certainly those of us who worked there would say so. Instead I found it to be pretty pathetic. . Then there was KYA in San Francisco with Bobby Mitchell and Tom Donohue, Gene Nelson, Tony Big, ed Hider and Johnny Holliday. In March 1975, Bobby Rich (AKA Dr. With respect. Do they only have 10 cds that were bequeathed to them in some dead dude's will, say 15 years ago? Washington. In the 1950s, Cleveland disk jockeys set the trends in music across Also see the collected radio recordings available for purchase at Hi Mike (Frank Brodie). It was a crazy idea. WMCA, with its broader signal pattern and low dial position, covered the Monmouth and northern Ocean County beaches quite well, despite being only 5kw. Get news from where the news is happening! The story of Wolfmans visit to WROV can be found under History of Roanoke Radio then click on WROV. I wouldnt leave out KEWB Oakland, where such notables as The Real Don Steele, Robert W. Morgan, and Casey Kasem played DJ before any of them became nationally known. They only beat WLS in the ratings once, but that battle was David vs Goliath in signal and cash. Lee felt WABC was the greatest Top 40 station, but I think they were way out-programmed by WMCA. Vote Now For Your Favorite Artists! And not only live (as you also said), but LOCAL! I'll change this review to 5 stars once they remove Aaron Goldhammer from the radio but I doubt that's going to happen. And as for the aforementioned KFI Los Angeles, that also belongs on the list of the greatest Top 40 stations of all time, as it was a Top 40 station from the mid- or late 70s to about the mid-80s. DX-ing fun. Still there as WNTP, Salem radio. Getting it down to 20 was tough, unfair, and subjective. into the Congressional Record on January 24, 2000. Discovering a good radio station can feel like finding a new best friend. Nice comments, Jim. , we mean mostly oldies. Except for the late-Sunday evening religious (African-American Protestant church services) broadcasts, WADO had become all-Spanish and so remains (having switched its Spanish format from music or music/talk to all-talk circa the turn of the decade before last, dropping its aforementioned English-language religious daypart). -- digital files are the new preferred recording format. What are some highly rated radio stations in Cleveland, OH? KQV had the heritage and was owned by a company that knew something about Top 40, so 13Q was instant roadkill. During the party, the dj there played the Doobie Bros Listen to the Music. Hi there! Former radio personality Doug Allen is a jingle archivist and now airchecks from the 1950s to the 1990s, a beautiful Money on the 20s. From a site south of Dallas they beamed north. And this is only a partial listing. Larry Anderson, the PD at WGR Buffalo, listened to WJET driving back and forth to see family in Ohio. 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