Wonderful memories from my days of driving my 61 Chevy with the radio volume pegged listening to tunes during my Air Force hitch. Generic syndication and voice-tracking leave little room for localized fun and connection and way fewer role models for the next generation of announcers. THATS! I have to add to my list of rock stations in NYC carrying baseball. You might turn up some of his historical pieces online. Depending on the selected settings, some functions may become unavailable! Early adopter in the format (1958, survived to the mid-70s). on. (Jesus!, to leave out some of the Top 40 stations in any major city and yet mention WABC, WLS, CKLW or even Z-100, your input has gotta the hell motherfuckin suck SHIT!). Dave Morris was the owner/morning man. He liked the name and had a jingle cut for WGR. It put rock and roll on the FM map in Boston and eventually made WRKO/680 the legendary Top 40 rocker in Boston beginning in March of 67. I would agree with how great WRKO was. I agree that Burt Levine created magic in that quonset hut! WTIX FM
Fenway Park was in back of 70 Brookline Avenue. From 690 to 94.3 Not a day goes by that Im not listening to tix. WTIX FM 4539 n. i-10 service rd. 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. WFIL, Philadelphia (c. 1983) s. We old people lucked out in having 60s and 70s Top 40 radio!!! I was in college at the time and walking down the hall of the dorm all you heard was the Big 8 in Bowling Green, Ohio, I went to a birthday party in my city not long ago. Love your station. I based this list on originality and impact. WooWoo!!!!. You will get your reward soon- in bankruptcy court! How do we use Cookies. WTIX 94.3 FM Download now for free and listen to the radio easily. But lets not forget KXOL/Ft. Again, if that was you, you were so patient and kind to the then shy and dorky radio-loving kid! Id say most folks who heard KNUS during its brief glory years would tell you it belongs on the list. I like the mention of Big WAYS and WTIX as I lived in those cities and I used to hear WAPE. KBOX and the Balaban stations trained Stan Kaplan. Or maybe KSFO went all-soft rock later on in its years as a music station? 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. 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. Country Hits 3. Toledo also had a lot of great talent. I went on to have a 40 year career thanks to that 50,000 watt monster. What about Kimn in Denver? Perhaps, this is a temporary station problem. Metairie, LA. FTR I remember seeing this back when I was in the 8th grade on a movie reel. Ed Perry bought the license and is putting it back on the air, by the way. Listen to any aircheck from any era of Kaplan ownership Jack Gale, Robert Murphy, Boo Baron, or Jay Thomas. In the very-early Sixties, thanks in no small part to three fulltime Top 40s in NYC, WADO reintroduced African-American and Italian programming to its daytime schedulethis time, sharing it with Top-40 rock n roll. Dont know what songs been playing on the radio? That station was my LIFE as a kid. 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. And my time at WING, even though it was in the 80s, was some of the most fun times Ive had in radio. Marc took The Outrageous FM to a 17 share, 500,000 cume in a market of less than a million at the time. In the mid-60s, the remaining R&B/Soul, group harmony (Doo Wop) and Italian (and jazz?) Amen. ), WOR-FM/WXLO, WNBC, and WPLJ! It's FREE! New Orleans. station lost me. Amen! 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). In 67 we got an advanced copy of Sgt Pepper at little old WKBK in Keene, NHbefore WABC (I was told)..thats when turning on mike was fun. And in Charleston, SC it was WTMA / 1250 for many years. This station has a major-market sound in a small market. SIMON AND GARFUNKEL - THE SOUND OF SILENCE, KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND - I'M YOUR BOOGIE MAN, THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND - MIDNIGHT RIDER, MIKE & THE MECHANICS - ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE, TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS - BREAKDOWN, NAKED EYES - ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME, HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS - I WANT A NEW DRUG, GEORGIA SATELLITES - KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF, JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS - I HATE MYSELF FOR LOVING YOU, MARVIN GAYE - I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE, THE LOVIN' SPOONFUL - DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC, BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND - SUNSPOT BABY, BACHMAN TURNER OVERDRIVE - ROLL ON DOWN THE HIGHWAY, TEARS FOR FEARS - SOWING THE SEEDS OF LOVE, ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - SWEET TALKING WOMAN, BROWNSVILLE STATION - SMOKIN' IN THE BOYS ROOM, KATRINA & THE WAVES - WALKING ON SUNSHINE, JOHN CAFFERTY & THE BEAVER BROWN BAND - ON THE DARK SIDE, MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS - DANCING IN THE STREET, BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND - YOU'LL ACCOMP'NY ME, RUPERT HOLMES - ESCAPE (THE PINA COLADA SONG), SPIRAL STARECASE - MORE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY, JOE JACKSON - IS SHE REALLY GOING OUT WITH HIM, REO SPEEDWAGON - CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING, ELTON JOHN - SATURDAY NIGHTS ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING, GRAND FUNK RAILROAD - SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL, BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND - THE FIRE DOWN BELOW, ROLLING STONES - LET'S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER, TAVARES - HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL, ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - DON'T BRING ME DOWN, THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND - THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA, DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES - I CAN'T GO FOR THAT, BILLY VERA AND THE BEATERS - AT THIS MOMENT, STING - IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY SET THEM FREE, LONDONBEAT - I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT YOU, GLASS TIGER - DON'T FORGET ME WHEN I'M GONE, TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS - DON'T DO ME LIKE THAT, JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS - CRIMSON AND CLOVER, TEARS FOR FEARS - EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD, SCANDAL (FEATURING PATTY SMYTH) - THE WARRIOR, BARRY WHITE - YOU'RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY EVERYTHING, MITCH RYDER & THE DETROIT WHEELS - DEVIL WITH A BLUE DRESS ON, JOHN LENNON - WHATEVER GETS YOU THROUGH THE NIGHT, MEAT LOAF - PARADISE BY THE DASHBOARD LIGHT, SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE - DANCE TO THE MUSIC, DOOBIE BROTHERS - TAKIN' IT TO THE STREETS, U2 - I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR, TINA TURNER - WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT, TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS - MARY JANE'S LAST DANCE, JOE COCKER AND JENNIFER WARNES - UP WHERE WE BELONG, BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND - KATMANDU, JOHN PARR - ST. ELMO'S FIRE (MAN IN MOTION), DURAN DURAN - IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW, DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES - KISS ON MY LIST, SPINNERS - COULD IT BE I'M FALLING IN LOVE, MEMBER PROGRAM - BRINGING MOTOWN TO OUR TOWN. Thank you for still give g praise to him. Do you mean KFRC and *KYA* San Francisco? I loved WAPE 690. In 1983, right after NBC paid six figures to researchers to learn that there was absolutely no hole for Top 40 in New York, Milt Maltz paid $8.3 million for an FM in Newark that played show tunes, figured out how to move it to Empire, brought in a redneck morning man and PD (Scott Shannon, who was so not New York and went worst to first). WKTQ (13Q)/Pittsburgh. I was still a AM KFRC fan up until 1983. There was no mold for WLS. Still, WMGM had its legends, most notably Peter Tripp. Also, I cant believe that Lee left off WMCA and WTIX, two of the greatest Top 40 stations ever. Forgot your username or Behind Production on Lee Abrams characteristics list of great Top 40 stations, number two is The Bible of Music. From 1965 until its demise in 1976, WCFL never let go of a Top 40 playlist/format. suck! The editorial staff at Radio Ink came up with a great story and executed it well. 4. I remember listening to tix as a teenag T-Bens daily morning segment The News You Need Now! is a tongue-in-cheek mock news report lampooning politicians, celebrities, and topical news stories, concluding with his signature catchphrase, but nobody cares!. None of the big-market owners did the smart thing and moved to FM in the 70s. The formats would be better, if the music product was better. Keep on keeping on. Thank you I Heart, for ruining the industry. Ask most any of themit was the greatest experience of their careers. Third Floor
Jim later made his way to Buffalo in 1972 or so. Ps. Marketing cookies help us and our partners to fit the adverts and content you see during and after visiting our site to your interests. United States WTIX-FM is an oldies outlet serving the New Orleans area. 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. Louisiana, I worked there later in time. U of Ps WXPN also did a good job with that format. C-K-S-L of-a-TownLONNN-DONNN!! Hope you are doing well in all of your endeavors. In the business since I was a kid - Tix was my station of choice when I could receive it over on the coast in Southeast Texas as a preteen! The GOAT top Forty stations were in almost every market, major, large, medium and even many small markets. 4539 N Interstate 10 Service Rd W, Metairie, LA 70006. They didnt last long, but they were awesome. K92 was mentioned and they picked up the number one spot a few years after they went on the air in 1980, dethroning WROV. My God!, you namechecked KJR AND DIDNT THE HELL EVEN MENTION *PAT ODAY*?? And lets not forget WHK in Cleveland who owned that City from 1959 to 1964 blowing every other station away. and the WINS head honchos intro of its all-news format). YOU ARE!!! WMCA was more like the Dodgers: deeply loved inside the boroughs. A lot of people went to bed and woke up with the Good Guys at KIOA. Todd Storz took the tight playlist formula from KOWH, doubled the number, and the first "Top 40" station was born. Even to this day, as someone who, demographically, is supposed to be way outside the Top 40 parameters Im a 50-something male I still love a great CHR-Pop station. 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. WTIX - May 27, 1972. Includes Tom Cheney Newscast. Storz and McLendon traded PDs, air talent, and promotion ideas. Had the joy of being an RKO national sales rep for several of these outstanding radio stations: KHJ, KFRC, CKLW. An error happened posting the comment, sorry! Agreed! For me it was KFRC and KYA being born and raised and living my entire life in the Bay Area. THAT Lee Abrams guy? just wanted to list my name as the author of the preceding post. The McLendon format memos remain some of the best how-to handbooks for radio. A top 40 station in the Washington,DC area in the mid to late 60s had a DJ named Alan Afterhours. WTIX 94.3 FM is New Orleans's Greatest Hits Station. Im blessed to have been taught by the best. your traffic, you can earn additional bucks every month. Its fitting that KB is on both of these lists. Dave Charles once called me smooth but I couldnt hold a candle to MM! With only 250 watts way up at 1450kHz, WTIX debuted with a 50 share. Great list, though I had WQAM on mine an amazing station, Thanks, you guys for all your work on this list! . were on the moon on this date.Also hear 1969 local radio commercials including Rex Root Beer. One of the WTIX classic Time Chimes, New Orleans Radio Shrine All Rights Reserved, $25,000 Giveaway promo (Buzz Bennett voiceover), Bob Walker (TIX Original Oldie. The reason I know about some radio history is that I was kid of 9 or 10 when my friends from Kenner told us about their new favorite radio station back in either 1958 or 1959. Still have a bunch of it on my iPad! KB proved that great talent, not great equipment, make great radio. MSNBC News Trending 1. 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. Even got to bring Les Garland a 6 pack of Pearl Beer in my suitcase. At night despite having a terrible signal at night(WMEX could be heard across at the pond but couldnt be heard in parts of Boston). Worth where Paxton Mills started and George Carlin got his start (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i6WheuRi0s). From a site south of Dallas they beamed north. Love all the music and the DJs. Have you heard it? Hard To Handle. I love that people actually thought that Wolfman was LIVE on WGR. No dispute. The station is owned by Michael A. You mentioned WYNG, which was more hip than its competitor, WGBR. PLEASE FIX THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE.I'm singing along at work and BAM the music goes out! Happily, Tix-FM exists and is very enjoyable. Posted on April 10, 2021 by IPTVMate. Randy, get over yourself. Pontchartrain Beach jingledonut and bed only -late 1960's (:42). 93Q had the better air personalities, including John Lander and the Q Morning Zoo; but, the music battle between the two stations was just exceptional. Hi there! He stole and enhanced McLendons treasure hunts and other promotions and added a crazy outrageousness that hasnt happened since, except maybe for the Power Pig, which owes a lot to the Kaplans. Though I grew up and lived my whole life in Philadelphia, for Top 40, my all-time favorite station was WABC. She was a white chick with R&B and soul in her blood! The greatest Top 40 station of all time? 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. KOMA interviewed the dealership owner and all he could talk about was that GD gas station was still standing amid all the rubble. And, plus, HOW can you even contemplate omitting New Yorks WINS (Thats where Murray the K made his mark, dontcha know that? great memories from back in the day when radio was great. I worked with legends. No station was better about promoting, playing the hits, and focusing on the community. And, ironically, WINS might have carried the Yankees at one point in its history as a Top 40 rock n roll station, but WMGM definitely did so. WBEB Philadelphia (What did it change its nickname from B101.1 again?) Radio Ink sure hit a LIVE WIRE here didnt they! It was a time that will live in our hearts forever. * Tom Cheney - Newscast June 1970 during the Bill Murvin show. Most every market had two or three pretty good Top-40s back then; lucky if you can find one now. WRKO-FM/98.5 (R-KO, The Shy But Friendly Robot) should get some honorable mention. Pretty remarkable. KYNO deserved the inclusion, Doc. I would say, with certainty, that it was The Big 8 that stirred my interest and music, and then, eventually, a radio career of my own. (3:00)* Buzz Bennett -AircheckMay 1967 (2:50). WHLW/WOBM-AM Lakewood, NJ, (Adult Contemporary) In mid-1963, the remaining Top-40 pop rock programming was dropped in favor of even more Spanish programming and a primarily-Spanish format. University of New Orleans. Example: 1-XXX-XXX-9849 (WTIX) CK had yourself Mike (did you know that? Or certainly brought FM into the 1970s! PLEASE! WTIX - May 6, 1972 Bob Walker with Sonny & Cher. WTIX - March 25, 1972. https://wjla.com/news/entertainment/argo-contriversy-ex-canada-ambassador-slighted-by-affleck-s-argo85572. I knew several of the voices on the radio from back then! WJLK-FM Asbury Park, NJ (now Hot AC 94-3 The Point) FM Station Information. He even sent Reggie Hall to the grocery to get us all some. I grew up listening to KXOK in St. Louis during the daytime hours (Johnny Rabbit) and WLS at night. The FCC wasnt amused, but the public was. One night I decided to check out thatr box. Both were top rated when AM Radio was King. These are all good stations, who deserve their place in history, and our hearts. Robert Mitchell plays the radio hits of 1969. WTIX News Chief Jim, Swiler does a Signal 20 traffic report, and a 20-20 newscast with an update of the Apollo 11 astronauts who. More than 1,300 airchecks from all across Canada and the U.S. KISN in Portland was my favorite. (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.) 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. Seamless Internet Connectivity required for playback as the App does not store any videos offline. !, yet!) 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. He was a jock on WPLJ New York in the early years of its 1983-1992 CHR format. Bruce Bradley at WBZ told me at a record hop in 1963 NOT to go into Radio. Login with Facebook As I was an avid DXer, at night I really enjoyed WKBW, WLS and CKLW. Super CFL!! John Box gave Gordon McLendon fits and forced KLIF to be even better. We recommend to enable all cookies to guarantee the website properly work. WTIX - March 28, 1970 With DJ Pics WTIX (Football Survey) - November 27, 1971 Football shaped survey. Laugh-Incontest promo, a rats in the city PSA, and a Donovan concert promo by Robert Mitchell. Storz didnt own KOIL. @Phil Dirt At the very beginning of 1980, as Disco was rapidly dying, we went Top 40. 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. Plus they had Uncle Larthey could not loseeven with the bad signalthat supermod was flamethrower quality! This list is bullit. Metairie, LA, USA. This article and ensuing discussion brings back great memories of an era when radio was fun to listen to and fun to do. 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. Some stations have been amazing at times and just awful at others. 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. LOL Other stations interrupt. I LOVED the 6-years+ I spent at the helm of those prestigious monster radio stations. 2. KILT in Houston? Now its boring as hell. WRAN Dover, NJ But CHUM also did what no other mere Radio Station did. Also thanks for mentioning WROV in Roanoke. Unbelievable! I completely understood but I was so happy to have heard back from him and that he liked my work. I didnt see WIBG Wibbage 990 in Philadelphia. Not to nitpick, but you were off by one year as to the debut of the Atlanta Falcons: they actually started in 1966. Preferred radio stations and music genres, user's Favorites, stations reviews and many other services need your personal data processing. It was a very hip kind of top 40 that meshed well with Boston at that time. 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. It was a GREAT station to DX back then. Great contemporary music doesnt exist today. KIMN Inter Mountain Network. These full 3-hour length classic American Top 40 shows from 1970-1978, all in their original broadcast form. 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. FLEUR DE LIS BROADCASTING, INC. WQXI was promotionally crazy at times (Rambling Raft Race) and very localized to the market musically. Toast. Bill Drakes KHJ was amazing and should probably be on this list. (Top 40) Great program directors in Holland Cooke for AM and Gary Berkowitz for FM. The aforementioned call letters are at least said to have originally stood for I Believe in God.. 11. However you guys have to increase your power. 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. Create a SoundCloud account Surprised that WHBQ, Memphis didnt make someones list. Install the free Online Radio Box application for your smartphone and listen to your favorite radio stations online - wherever you are! ), I personally would ALL of the early or present AC stations mentioned above. Redeem Now Buffering PAMS Series 27 The Jet Set - WTIX AH3RD 9 years ago Jingles 392 8 AH3RD 39 29 Report Follow AH3RD and others on SoundCloud. With this simple but effective application you will be able to listen to WTIX 94.3 New Orleans and all its content 24 hours a day, 7 days a week no matter where you are and what you are doing. The FM is still Tp 40. WTIX spent its first days on the air reading the phone book to get attention. KFM-BFM San Diego was, IIRC, the first major market FM Top 40 to be #1 in all demographics 12+ and all day parts, in Fall 1977. 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