* Bob Walker -AircheckAugust 10, 1972 (11:46). They were king of radio, nevermind that they played beautiful music on Sundays..and had to sign off at sunset. If you re-read this article, youll see that Randy Michaels *did* list WMCA. Love it..used to listen to a oldies station (Poppa Stoppa DJ ) in my Grandfathers Meat Market next to Circle Food Store with my Uncle Tyrone. Your leaving KJR Seattle out of the top 20 is typical of how poor that list is. 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. Like the stations you name-dropped (call letter-dropped? Includes Tom Cheney Newscast. For the first time ever, these digitally remastered are now available to terrestrial radio. Theyd say Goodbye, Dinuba, goodbye Orange Cove Then my cousins would tune in KONG/1400 from Visalia, or surf the iffy skywaves of KRLA, KFWB, KFRC and or other relative weaklings, since the West Coast at the time lacked a Top 40 flamethrower such as the Midwest, prairie and East enjoyed with the likes of WLS, WABC, KAAY and KOMA. 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. Robert Mitchell plays the radio hits of 1969. After M&M Hot Rod Glenn picks up the mid-day duties, Pal Al Nassar covers afternoon drive, and Jay Douglas a.k.a. If youre THAT Johnny Holliday, werent you on WINS New York during the tail end of its Top 40 era (before flipping to (and pioneering) all-news radio in 1965? Dont know what songs been playing on the radio? CK had yourself Mike (did you know that? Terry Young, Money Music Scrambled Songs promo, Marty with the Party, April 1967 Buzz at his manic best. 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. I was also working for Norman Petty in Clovis NM at the time. During the summer I would break away and listen to WCCO AM for Twins baseball games. Jim Connors from WJET went to WMEX in Boston in 1971. The Storz stations ruled for many years. For me it was KFRC and KYA being born and raised and living my entire life in the Bay Area. I was fortunate to work on 99X iin my 20s! University of New Orleans. KBOX and the Balaban stations trained Stan Kaplan. The announcers of WTIX 94.3 FM are all veteran broadcasters. WABC won where they could no WMCA competition. (The same year the Milwaukee Braves moved to Atlanta, by the way. And if all of those werent enough, WADO in New York, which broadcasted Top 40 programming from 1959 to 1963. I have noticed you dont monetize your website, dont waste Plus, (Boston: ) WBZ (AM & FM [separate broadcasts]), WHDH, WROR (to name just three in Boston); (Pittsburgh: ) KDKA, (oldies/AC hybrid) WTAE; (Chicago: ) WFYR, WIND (two jocks who worked at the latter during its AC era: Clark Weber (who not only previously did Top 40 at WLS and WCFL, and contemporary MOR and later Uptempo (read: all-soft rock hits) MOR at WMAQ, but also remained at WIND during its first all-talk format), and Connie Szerszen (pronounced SIR-zin)aka the Top Rock Girly Jock and the Polish Princess); (Charlotte: ) WBT; (Louisville: ) WHAS; (Los Angeles: ) KNX-FM, KOST (still going strong as an AC station), KFI (which, IINM, was AC twicein the mid-Seventies [when the AC format was known as Pop Adult, Soft Rock, Uptempo MOR, etc.] My all time favorite Oldies format stations were WPEN, from 1975-76 (great jocks, jingles, funny newscasters) and WIOQ, during its brief stint in that format, 1987-88, as I recall. Sgt. WTIX News Chief Jim Swiler does a, Signal 20 traffic report. * Bob Walker -AircheckOctober 22, 1969 (10:30). 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? Your contributions to the Seattle music scene and radio are undeniable. Radio INK. Later that year he bought WTIX and it was there that the phrase Top 40 was first introduced. contest promo, a rats in the city PSA, and a Donovan concert promo by Robert Mitchell. Frank Jolly did afternoons on KBOX and was great and a little crazy. Jim Craig Professor, Broadcast Studies In stereo! Then there was KYA in San Francisco with Bobby Mitchell and Tom Donohue, Gene Nelson, Tony Big, ed Hider and Johnny Holliday. Don Patrick, Dick Smythe, Randall Carlisle, Grant Hudson and the chief himself Byron McGregor all grabbed your attention with their excellent delivery and news writing. Everyone here has had the luxury of living through some of the best radio ever. These are all good stations, who deserve their place in history, and our hearts. 2.) Galliano - She walked in and ordered what he was drinking and walked over and interduced herself and they had drinks between flights. KLIF/Dallas. 1. Well vetted comments like Randy and Lee are so welcome. There were many good radio stations all over the USA radio map, like for me KACY, Ventura, KIST, Santa Barbara, KMBY Monterey, KDON Salinas. My grandkids love the old music. CKLW was high on a pedestal in those days and people admired it. (Top 40) 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. Many of the most spectacular Top 40 stations werent around that long. Kudos to the very talented people at those stations who contributed to creating the well deserved legendary status that still exists. I knew what I wanted to do forever. "Michael In The Morning" Costello (under the name Fleur de Lis Broadcasting) and operates at 94.3 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW. When it comes to Top-40 influence in its day, KOMA ranks up there and Ive met so many jocks over my career who say KOMA was a big influence on them. KSFO was MOR, not Top 40. After lunch he sang a few of his songs for us in his living room. In Your Room. Great jocks, a lot of personality, fun to listen to. 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. The men who did it both wanted to make lots of money but also great radio. Happily, Tix-FM exists and is very enjoyable. In the mid 7Os WLS was the greatest top 40 radio station of all time. (takeoff on Saints QB Billy Kilmer). LOL Other stations interrupt. For a 15 year-old growing up in East Texas, the best station in the country was WNOE in New Orleans. 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. Randy, get over yourself. * Bob Walker - Aircheck October 6, 1968 (10:47), It's a WTIX Golden Weekend on a Sunday Night. Bobby Rich, you nailed it. It worked! Owned and operated by Fleur de Lis Broadcasting. I had WFIL at #15. CHUM Toronto (I mean, COME! 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! I like the mention of Big WAYS and WTIX as I lived in those cities and I used to hear WAPE. Dennis Williams Toledo. What I love best about this story is how it gives the reader a little glimpse into how Randy thinks. and the WKNR Keener 13 crew. Myron did, and because he had a TV station, he had to sell the AM to do it. Def Leppard 1675327016. Peter Gabriel 1675326418. Who Will You Run To. 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. WDSU had number one afternoon show called The Top 20 on 1280. He even sent Reggie Hall to the grocery to get us all some. Besides great Beatles music, DJs share many interesting facts about the British Pop sensations. Living over in Texas I could hear TIX / had a powerful daytime signal but disappeared at night. Really. Create a SoundCloud account Free IPTV Playlists. WAKY/Lousiville. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Daily industry headlines plus breaking news bulletins. 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. None in major markets. If you worked at Top 40 Radio in North America, chances are your station aired a CHUM Documentary. (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! Others I would rank very highly (not necessarily in order): COMPOSER: Anton Arensky. Reportedly with this approach and FM radios still uncommon in cars, WMEX was right up there with WRKO and actually beat them in some areas. Like I said this was a tough assignment. He outgunned WABC within a year and made history for bringing FM into the 20th century. Sure, "oldies" obviously isn't everyone's niche, but the variety on this station is better than on any other station. An industry veteran thats been everywhere. The best years came in the early 70s when the Top 40 battle was between WDGY, True Don Bleus KDWB before he went to KHJ, Chuck Knapp and MG Kelly on KSTP and Rob Sherwood moving from KDWB to start up U100. The Drake stations all had Kanner Boxes, but Ed Butterbaughs setup, 50,000 watts, and lax Canadian rules on positive modulation made CKLW jump out of radios in a dozen U.S. markets all day long, and made the programming sound even better. WKBW/Buffalo. His stories were fascinating especially told in that booming authoritative voice. How about the Middle of the Middle West Not WHO in Des Moines. The night I visited Joey in the studio, he asked me to take a 45 in to PappyMemphis by Lonnie Mackplayed for the first time that night! Still love it! Some of them went back to the U.S. WTIX/New Orleans. I think one of the elements that is missing today is competition, radio wars. Many stations that are just average have lasted a long time. Still, WMGM had its legends, most notably Peter Tripp. Station was located at 70 Brookline Avenue. Not just morning drivers, but the whole day. 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. Listen to 1080 wtic newstalk here and get all your favorite radio stations and podcasts on the go with the audacy app. I grew up in southern Oklahoma in the 50s and 60s and we didnt know it then but it was radio heaven. 1. I also worked on 13/WAVZ New Haven, another great station. 41 were here. But its been copied around the world just because its KIIS/Los Angeles. ALL-TIME BEST OLDIES STATIONS! And in Buffalo, the list of the greatest Adult Contemporary rockers of all time would have to include not only the aforementioned WGR, but also WBEN and-particularly circa mid-to-late 80s-are you ready for this?-WKBW. Breakfast with the Beatles features music by the fab four every Sunday afternoon. Id say most folks who heard KNUS during its brief glory years would tell you it belongs on the list. WMCA/New York. Wasnt a very large market, but captured Visalia and immediate area in a big way late 60s. (Users must have an Apple Music account to use this app.) $25,000 Giveaway promo (Buzz Bennett voiceover), Bob Walker (TIX Original Oldie Hour). KDU was a great station in 1978 under P.D., Santo Canone, also very professional. Dick worked weekends at WDAF Kansas City when I was Ops Manager there in 1977. He's an old, white guy, so who knows what he'll say? Tix has been a big part in my life. 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. Cmon people now, Your input sucks! Apparently all of the contributors didnt pay much attention. Really? Speaking of flamethrowersyou could get WOWO in Sudbury Ontario! A little known fact is WADO (now a Spanish station) had a split-daypart format of Top 40, R&B, jazz and Italian from 59 through the early 60s, with Spanish being added in 61 or 62. KNUZ/Houston. An error happened posting the review, sorry! And lets not forget WHK in Cleveland who owned that City from 1959 to 1964 blowing every other station away. The only reason Randy Michaels didnt rightfully list KHJ (which was number one on Lees list) is the fact that his anger towards Ron Jacobs and emotion ever came his logic. 89.9 WWNO. Who wants to play that crap? I agree with Steve above that WSGN was a great station under PD Jim Tabor. I can still hear Roger Kleins growling delivery. In my teen years, I remember calling in and winning prizes. Located at the heart of an area exceptionally rich in heritage with the major Loire Valley castles all clo. 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). Somebody to Love. love the music, feels like 60s again growing up in slidell. Hear John Fred, Clarence "Frogman" Henry, the Dixie Cups, Eddie Powers, Frankie Ford, Huey "Piano" Smith, Joe Barry, Mike Ancona, Milson Luce and Oliver "Who Shot The La-La" Morgan, all saying hi on Bob Walker's Original Oldie Hour at 12 noon on WTIX 690-am. WJLK-FM Asbury Park, NJ (now Hot AC 94-3 The Point) He liked the name and had a jingle cut for WGR. It was worth driving 500 miles each way to hear live. When I grew up, I had a steady diet of WABC, WNBC, KB radio 15, CKLW and WOWO. Mad Daddy Pete Myers, Johnny Holliday, Scott Burton, Pat Fitzgerald, Johnny Walters, Ron Riley, Carl Reese and Keith Morris, what a great air staff. Great Stuff and why I got into radio for a few years full time and a couple of decades, part~time. (5:10) * Don Anthony - Aircheck August 1973 (7:33) 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. (:34) $3.00 off a $19.95 portable 45 rpm record player. WHB and KXOK were among his best. 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). Like Country 4. Oh-lets not forget about three more Top 40 stations in the City That Never Sleeps: WWDJ Hackensack, NJ (1971-74); in the City itself, WPIX (1971-77, 1980-82) and WAPP (mainstream Top 40, 1984-85; Top 40/Rock 1985-86). I remember listening to you! WLS was fun to listen to, but, was never as tight as WHK during the above-mentioned years. Presidential candidate / Alabama Governor George Wallace had just been shot. Too bad the radio gurus dont travel a little far to the east. Yes!!! (3:56) Defense Department ready to draw lottery numbers for the 1971 military draft. Suitcase Simpson, Chuck Boo Baron, Eddie Beacon the Swingin Deacon, and others have never sounded better. How can anyone leave out WMCA, New York?. This is the station all of the Super Q imitators wanted to be. When I started at WGR as a part timer, that became my new name. Getting it down to 20 was tough, unfair, and subjective. How about 50,000 watt CKY in Winnipeg ??? Rock n roll became so popular to the point of almost dominating the research charts that Top 40 became practically a rock n roll format from that point on. A list of 20 is too short. Maybe Im biased, but its my list. Even though I came later in the game to be involved with some of the biggest of those stations, I did make it to a couple. (Welland was kind of a suburb of Buffalo, just not as close as Tonawanda was.) He also did a live show from the afored mentioned WGR in Buffalo. ), I meant, so many Top 40 stations in the larger Southern cities were contenders for that title., Is this the Ron Parker I listened to on 93Q in Houston? I don't like your friends and you don't like my friends. And that was Mr Abrams #20. Of course we took him up on his offer. 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. Todd Storz introduced a tight pop music format on KOWH in 1953. The story of Today and his PD, the great Bill Stewart hoisting a few pops after work and watching the waitresses load the jukebox is priceless and will live on and on! Hi there! November1969 (1:09). WEAM 1390..WPGC.1580.WEEL.1310 and one of my favorites WRCThe Great 98. Ive had this confirmed by others since. Thank you Michael, Al JD , Hot Rod .Keep it going M & M . Pentatonix (PTX) And my time at WING, even though it was in the 80s, was some of the most fun times Ive had in radio. Dic Youngs, Jim Michaels, Mike Pace. Possibly the first FM to knock off a big AM (WABC) in the Top 40 realm. 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. Great visit Great station!! November1969, It's a Robert Mitchell Morning - July 22 1969. Todd Storz took the tight playlist formula from KOWH, doubled the number, and the first Top 40 station was born. The equipment was ancient. 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. Is there sill anybody around who still remembers us? * Keep listening to your radio while doing other tasks. In your TikTok app, go to your video that you want to use to create a playlist. Chuck Blores clever contests, tight production, and a great pick of music made KEWB one of the very best Top 40 stations. WGBB Freeport, LI, NY. Hot Rod Glenn, Best station in New Orleans La good job Mike. His KFRC was better. After lunch he sang a few of his songs for us in his living room. 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. Online Radio Box uses cookies in order to provide the best service for our users. Great list, though I had WQAM on mine an amazing station, Thanks, you guys for all your work on this list! The greatest Top 40 station of all time? 15. I also had stnts at WTIC-FM Hartford and WDOT Burlington! Nicd guy. Lee and my mom. WKBW went Top 40 in 1958 by stealing the PD and airstaff from WBNY, which was number one with only 250 watts. Dick Lamb and Gene Loving also did a show called Disc-O-Ten on WAVY-TV, and Lamb later had a morning talk show on WTAR (now WTKR), Channel 3. THATS! Wibbage was a true top 40 station from about 1958 until roughly 1977. I worked there later in time. Locally owned by Fleur de Lis Broadcasting, the station operates at 100,000 watts and serves the city of New Orleans and the Gulf South. I agree, Scotty. I'm a 79 year old and love your line up. . suck! 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