Stan invested in talent and promotion. Been listening for decades to WTIX. Still there as WNTP, Salem radio. This fun song is still fondly remembered by many today. Gene Chenalt was a gentleman who was always good to me. Nice comments, Jim. about IRONY! I think it says something that I remember all those *personalities*. You hit the70s and go back to the better old stuff. But its been copied around the world just because its KIIS/Los Angeles. Big Time. All the playlists are suitable with Kodi ! 4539 n. i-10 service rd. DAMN!!!!! Few stations have been able to achieve consistent success in ratings, and the conversion of ratings to revenue and cash flow, like KIIS. CFL! They took overalong with the likes of Tommy Shannon, the still-to-come Dan Neaverth, Joey Reynolds and so many others. It was top 40 while I was there, after I left they adopted an AOR format and changed the call letters from WAJR to WVAQ. WTIX 94.3 FMs heritage call letters originate from the legendary Top 40 AM station WTIX 690 AM, The Mighty 690. WTIX 690 AM New Orleans dominated the airwaves from the 1950s into the 1980s as Americas first Top 40 radio station, and the FM station debuted initially as its sister station in 1995.Today TIX FM continues the legacy of the original TIX AM featuring the classic hits, heritage TIX jingles, and the famous Chime Time that rings when the personalities give the time on the air a feature that was also a staple of Musicradio WABC New York in its heyday. In this call, Louise talks about Ringo possibly being, nominated for President of the United Statesin the 1964 election in November. I sent him an audition tape about 20 years ago. Glad to see the two stations I grew up with listed here. The Randy Michaels in Erie was in reality, Frank Bascik, who passed away in 1991. No one, ever, anywhere, did the basics better than the Big 8. May 16, 1972. WHAT ABOUT WSGN BIRMINGHAM, AL!!! Tap the three-dot icon on the right of the video or press and hold on the video. It was a crazy idea. ), all air talent/music driven Top 40 stations. After M&M Hot Rod Glenn picks up the mid-day duties, Pal Al Nassar covers afternoon drive, and Jay Douglas a.k.a. Nolan B, Love Love TIX . My grandkids love the old music. I just wish I had been in the business ten years earlier. That's a good thing. Of course, Im referring to CKLW and KFRC. Fun. Later in the early 60s, Spanish-language programming was added to the daytime schedule. Finally, a plug for WGH. It was one of the several station whose doors I passed through. Some of them went back to the U.S. KCBQ/San Diego. WGBB Freeport, LI, NY. (Thats 3 a.m. in Louisville. Best wishes to all alumni of radios golden age. WTIX - May 20, 1972 Michael Green. Only then did KOIL take notice and knocked off the daytimer with the larger 5kw day/night signal. Lee, see my comment from May 22, 2018 at 4:05 PM. I couldnt stop laughing! Fewer than Five Full-Time Employees? No need to sign-up! Thinking you were referring to Michaels not Brown. 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. Call sign: WTIX-FM Frequency: 94.3 FM City of license: Galliano, LA Format: Oldies Owner: Fleur de Lis Broadcasting Area Served: New Orleans Sister stations: Z-104.5 WMZ FM Contact and many others that would have put stations on Lee Abrahms Those that I liked list too shame. John Box gave Gordon McLendon fits and forced KLIF to be even better. If you know how to make a playlist on YouTube, you can directly open the playlist you created or saved before. You will get your reward soon- in bankruptcy court! Those results are at the end of this article. WMEX had what they called House names. Mike Phillps, Jerry Kay, Lan Roberts, and many more, plus grabbing as much as 35% of all radio listening in the nations 13th largest market. . You mean that Lee Abrams guy who came to Toronto in 1977 to work his Superstar Format Magic against CHUM-FM? B100 interns Dave Sniff and Tony Pepper went on to part time status. Miller Communications, Inc. wanted to give WTIM's newstalk format a better signal both daytime and nighttime, so it secured 97.3 FM and moved WTIM from 1410 AM to 97.3 FM on November 13, 1997. "WTIX and we love you" jingle 2. Even Hot AC, or Uptempo MOR stations like KING and KGW were top notch.). A Top-40 jock named Eddie Haskell?!? WRKO, KLIF, KCBQ. WGBR still exists but Im not sure the format. WFIL, Philadelphia (c. 1983) Bobby Reno, a mainstay of New Orleans radio for 50 years whose career as a disc jockey began and ended at WTIX, where he was one of the more popular on-air personalities of the 1960s, died. While at age 20 I had only about 10% of an idea of how to actually be an effective PM drive personality, I had loads of freedom, encouragement from Bobby Rich, inspiration from all my peers and energy to spare. Marc Chase made more noise at WFLZ and WEBN, but this was his best work. 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. Charlie Tuna! Terry Young, Money Music Scrambled Songs promo, Marty with the Party, Kim Stephens. I worked with legends. Voice of the Rocky Mountains in Denver! Hi Michael, Hot Rod, Al! Storz owned WHB but invented the format at KOWH. 2 days later Live commercials for local businesses and PSA's another job offering for $4.00 an hour, * Bob Walker - with Hazel Belle Jenkins 1977 (1:19) Hazel Belle was one of our regular call-in "characters." document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); You have entered an incorrect email address! The editorial staff at Radio Ink came up with a great story and executed it well. 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. This is my favorite Top 40. Or maybe KSFO went all-soft rock later on in its years as a music station? Morgantown? At its prime, KISN was the king of Top 40 radio in this market. After PD Cagle left in late 1983/early 1984 and the jocks Bill Lee, Jack Armstrong, Mark McKay left I switched to KMEL/KITS on FM. 5. I arrived after that promotion but of course it was well documented. . * Skip Wilkerson - Aircheck Morning Drive, August 5, 1964 (27:05), Lots of Beatles stuff and Beatles concert ticket finalists *Humorous Anacin commercial "I ONLY HAVE. CK had yourself Mike (did you know that? (Amen! Amazing talent, awesome production, revolutionary promotions. on. Edgier. Incidentally, almost all of us had been previously on WKDU, which shared time with us on 91.7 FM. 6. The official Facebook page of 94.3 WTIX-FM New Orleans, playing the greatest hits of all time. Later that year he bought WTIX and it was there that the phrase Top 40 was first introduced. I have noticed you dont monetize your website, dont waste Apparently all of the contributors didnt pay much attention. Gordon McLendon considered Dave Morris his toughest competitor. Get discovered by a world of playlist listeners. (27:24). Login here. I remember listening to you! KQV had the heritage and was owned by a company that knew something about Top 40, so 13Q was instant roadkill. The Greatest Top 40 Stations Of All Time! ArkivMusic ITunes. 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. Funny that nobody looked at the list and recalled Jeff Kayes often quoted positioning statement WKBW one of Americas two great radio stations!. 1981 The Oldies Professor Steve Slumber calls the WTIX Original OldieHour. 18. About 100 hours of them between 1970 and 1977. We werent allowed to say the word magic, because KMJC Magic 91 was a competitor. I love that people actually thought that Wolfman was LIVE on WGR. PAT ODAY! Third Floor * Bob Walker -AircheckAugust 10, 1972 (11:46). Did you mention Willie B. Goode? K-NUZ. 2B Productions changed its name to Rowan-Cabarrus Radio, and Catawba students will train for journalism and communications careers on its three stations. Ya just cant ignore a station that spawned Jay Thomas, The Greaseman, and Hoyle Dempsey, as well as having a swimming pool where you could dive in OUTSIDE and surface INSIDE in the lobby! 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? KILT Houston? They didnt last long, but they were awesome. !, KTNQ Los Angeles (a Top 40 station during the late 70s (that station itself deserves mention as one of the all-time Top 40 greats, by the way) had a jock namedno kiddingBEAVER CLEAVER!! Every time I went in there Id look at that thing and was kind of awesome. What a fun night! Drill 5. Even Hot AC, or Uptempo MOR stations like KING and KGW were top notch. 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. WMEX is my favorite Top 40 station of all time!! Barq's RootBeers. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Daily industry headlines plus breaking news bulletins. Authorization is only required to store your personal settings. Boogie. What about Kimn in Denver? Whatever your new sound, pitching can help it get heard by fans around the world. Before voice tracking, I would listen on the weekends to hear the next hot jock! I cut my teeth at the same stastion as Super Max and Pat Holliday of Big 8 fame, WKNY in Kinsgston, NY. It was worth driving 500 miles each way to hear live. * Tom Cheney - Newscast June 1970 during the Bill Murvin show. KTKT In Tucson was as good as any big market station. Its hard to fight for supremacy when you own the competition. They were as good as anything, anywhere. These full 3-hour length classic American Top 40 shows from 1970-1978, all in their original broadcast form. And during its last two years as a music station (continuing as a talk station almost a month-and-a-half into the latter of the two years), WABC was the Yankees flagship station. Of course we took him up on his offer. Back to you, Pat ODay: KIMN Denver?!? Bobbys internet tribute to B100 streams now at http://www.B100.fm, featuring all the hits that fits, lots of fondly remembered mid-chart stiffs, and recent voice tracks from the surviving members of the B100 air staff. Playlist. Tough duty but Lee and Randy did an amazing job Me? We're streaming. Everything about KB was show business. One other station I listened to was WSGA in Savannah, GA. 12. They had a very strong signal at night and played all the latest hits!! As a result, the signal to the Northwest started to die around Norristown, 5-10 miles away from the towers in Lafayette Hill, PA. WIBG started as a 25 watt station in a church in Elkins Park, PA, probably in the 1920s. That rarely exists anymore. No doubt WQXI held off FM competition for years after the city grew beyond its signal. Ron Jacobs roasted you accurately years ago. Call sign: WLMG Frequency: 101.9 FM City of license: New Orleans, LA Format: Adult Contemporary Owner: Audacy Area Served: New Orleans Contact Address: 400 Poydras Street, Suite 800, New Orleans, LA 70113 Phone: 504-526-3000 Doc thanks for the shout out to Drake/Chenalts 13KYNO, in Fresno, where so many radio (and television) notables passed through. KLIF was the first and best. 94 WIP Sportsradio 2. Seneca College School of Media Toronto Canada. I worked in Trenton, MO in 78 and thought that WDAF 61 Country was great Top 40 radio and how good country radio could be programmed. Yes, you were the last DJ on Wins, and , yes,Out in the Street (pun intended?) WTIX - April 8, 1972 Lou Saint. The comments pour in, what a fun read, and Tribute to how good it all was. They would sit in their cars on hilltops, turn it up at parties, or fall asleep with the radio next to their beds as they listened to Chuck Berry, the Supremes, Paul Revere and the Raiders, and the Beatles. How do we use Cookies. 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. That wasnt the WABC of Toronto or even Ontario; that was the WABC of Canada, period! But, I was lucky to have grown up in South-Central Michigan in the late 60s and into the 70s. I listen to the Crusin 1966 album almost religiously. I had to climb onto the counter to reach it. Years later, I hired him as Mike Marshall from an AOR station in Toronto to do Smooth Jazz. 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. Taking a chance on a record on-air from time to time and listening to their feedback, not just auditorium testing. Also The Great Roller Coaster Marathon at Pontchartrain, Beach winning WTIX DJ's. In his undershirt he personally cooked, and rice, along with corn bread for us. Tap Add to playlist, then tap Create a playlist. Seamless Internet Connectivity required for playback as the App does not store any videos offline. Well said, Buddy.. And not only live (as you also said), but LOCAL! Thank you, Lee and Thank you, Randy. 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. Randys list is more insightful, but both of them left out WFIL, which some felt at the time was the best Top 40 station in the U.S. (around 1968-1970). (Shit, KJR was the KISN of *Washington State* **AS IT WAS**!) I also worked on 13/WAVZ New Haven, another great station. 90.7. 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. He was the inspiration for the song, W*O*L*D from Harry Chapin. 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. The equipment was ancient. My decades of respect for Lee Abrams has increased thanks to his 15 Characteristics of the Great Top 40 stations and his selections are 85% perfect. Between the two, I slightly favored CKLWwhich was really the work of a woman, Rosalie Trombley, who I believe was officially the Music Director. While in the USAF in 1967-68 I visited KOMA. WWDJ Hackensack, NJ carried Mets games during its first year or two as Top 40 (continuing its contract with the Mets that dated back to when it was country station WJRZ). I grew up in Northern VA. We had Major Top 40 AM competition! That station is on my list of the greatest Adult Contemporary stations of all time as it is. It's FREE! who contributed to that magic. Most of The CHUM Jocks came up from pretty good Radio Stations in the U.S., including The Big 8. Pentatonix (PTX) They were even the first station to carry the Atlanta Falcons when the team started in 1967. It was a very hip kind of top 40 that meshed well with Boston at that time. Im surprised no one mentioned WQXI Atlanta. And we cant forget the Top 40 version of KFI in between its two adult contemporary formats!, now, CAN we!!?!! With Johnny Randolph as PD, WAKY played one black and one country record every quarter hour. WDSU had number one afternoon show called The Top 20 on 1280. Better production. 20. . 94.3 WTIX-FM is a broadcast Radio station from Galliano, Louisiana, United States, providing Oldies, Classics Music, News and Weather programs. I agree, Scotty. I did. (OBW, I was there too!). I just moved back and cant believe how great this station has got. Authorization is only required to store your personal settings. Really? Necessary cookies are responsible for the basic functionality of Online Radio Box. WTIX Appreciation Night at Pontchartrain Beach Promos (Free Concerts): 1961 (Full) | 1961 (Short) | 1962 (Full) | 1962 (Short) | 1963 (Full), *New Orleans Singers Say "Hi"on the WTIX Original Oldie Hour at Noon with Bob Wallker - 1981 (1:11). WGRC was purchased by Gordon McLendon and went Top 40 in 1958, debuting by playing Purple People Eater for a week. WFAS White Plains, NY (gold-based AC) In your TikTok app, go to your video that you want to use to create a playlist. And did I list Phillys B101 in my list of suburban-NEW YORK CITY ACs? After moving to 1400, still at low power, no one could touch them, and everyone tried. Seeing Lees List recognizing Big WAYS as a Top 20 Station and Randy Michaels actually listing 15Q, WAYS, and the Funky Monkey WAPE, gave me some warm fuzzies Scott Shannon and other PDs stole from Y107 every time they came to Film House to cut a TV spot. got a reply that he would love to have hired me but he needed someone who lived locally and could fill in on short notice. Listen Live Memories 98.3 Fm Radio With Onlineradiobox.com. The two most influential Top 40 radio stations of all time? I still carry a Kennedy half-dollar I got in some change our first night in Windsor, a constant reminder of the magic, good times and wonderful people we shared through most of 1972. ), Dave Shaffer, Big Jim (Davis) Edwards, Brother Bill Gable, Charlie Obrien, The morning mouth Gary Burbank, Pat Holiday who could talk faster than a bullet, the smooth sounding Johnny Williams, Scott Miller, Ted The Bear Richards, Pat St John, Billy Mack, Ric Allen, and a guy who had a great voice Jim Jackson (below). see more Oh wait. Thats a shame. I remember listening to tix as a teenag Several on-air staff departed for KTNQ Los Angeles in late 1976, creating openings for Shotgun Tom Kelly in AM drive, Glen (Martin) McCartney middays, yours truly in PM drive and Gene Knight in the evenings. I think one of the elements that is missing today was competition, radio wars. you played a song today between 10am and noon, the lyrics were You don't have to come home, you can rome because I don't love you and you don't love me. Our playlist stores a 94.3 Rewind track list for the past 7 days. 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. You hit the70s and go back to the better old stuff. And if all of those werent enough, WADO in New York, which broadcasted Top 40 programming from 1959 to 1963. The story (as I understand it) is that Mac Richmond (one of the WMEX owners) let Garabedian mix in some album cuts and long versions of the hits, and broke some stuff along the way (Maggie Mae by Rod Stewart being one). KTNQ 10Q THANK YOU for the whole thing! It was nowhere upstate or on the Jersey Shore. Then the Canadian govt. Kids all over the Midwest left their radios on 890, turned them on after school, and waited for darkness. Do you know the story why Bob Martz, John Garry andothers left WTOD for WOHO Jan 1964 then all back to WTOD by Nov 1965? Now we know, it was CKLW! In this call, Louise talks about Ringo possibly being, nominated for President of the United States, - House of Shock theme & experiment - '45 record released in1959, on the WTIX Original Oldie Hour at Noon with Bob Wallker - 1981 (1:11). Erie also had the talented Oogie Pringle who went from WJET to WRIE in Erie and then jumped to WNBC in NY. For me, WLSs personality driven approach was magic. Your comment is being published.Thanks for keeping alive the conversation. KMPC retained its AC format from circa 1976 through the rest of the decade. Not a registered user of Streema yet? Amen. Morning Drive, August 5, 1964 (27:05), 20/20 Newscast, with David Lawrence and Jon Reed 5/20/70, St. Louis, MO with updates and tidbits about the Beatles to fan the excitement of their upcoming, on September 16, 1964. I know a PD in Texas who couldnt afford research, so he just listened to WLS to see what to play. 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. And I definitely remember John Leader. You can search Youtube Playlists and Channels using the search button and the app allows you to select specific playlists to only listen to those songs - mood changes often and so should your jukebox! Here she is complaining about, * Bob Walker -Aircheck 1981 The Oldies Professor Steve Slumber calls the WTIX Original OldieHour. Two legendary Top 40s that apparently didnt make the cut for these lists. Still have a bunch of it on my iPad! THAT Lee Abrams guy? About the app Radio stations that might interest you Top 5 1. he was a great talent and a class act! https://wjla.com/news/entertainment/argo-contriversy-ex-canada-ambassador-slighted-by-affleck-s-argo85572. You might turn up some of his historical pieces online. Favorite part is the commercial for the Barracuda (or Baccaruda as the Plymouth man said). WABC drove us home from Ft. Dix when we signed out on pass at midnight. I meant WKYC, not WXYZ. Mac was also a very nice guy, btw. Who wants to play that crap? KRFC. Free IPTV Playlists. WTIX 690 AM New Orleans LA, Talk radio. 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. About my Junior year in High School, i found WXLO in New York. Besides great Beatles music, DJs share many interesting facts about the British Pop sensations. 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. WLS was vanilla in most respects, but it was consistently excellent. WLS and WCCO are now news talk stations. 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? Log In (Existing Digital Subscriptions Only), Pittman: Q4 Highest Revenue Quarter in History, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i6WheuRi0s, Chicago Bears Broadcasts Moving up the Dial Next Year, Former FEMA Execs Push To Save AM Radio in EVs. In stereo! Possibly the first FM to knock off a big AM (WABC) in the Top 40 realm. He even sent Reggie Hall to the grocery to get us all some. WRKO-FM/98.5 (R-KO, The Shy But Friendly Robot) should get some honorable mention. WEBE WEBE (pronounced WEE-bee) 108 Westport, CT (WICCs sister station) The Brennans engineering genius and home-built transmitter pumped 50,000 daytime watts from Daytona to the North Carolina beaches.