@Phil Dirt When I made the trek to Dallas, I was enthralled by detailed timeline of Cleveland's venerable classical FM station, What did people search for similar to radio stations in Cleveland, OH? Features Neil Sedaka in #1 spot with "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do". I was lucky to work with Randy for a long time (and regret that I didnt take better advantage of that connection as a petulant 20-something.). He had such a talent for seeking out new groups and musicians Programmers write about The Glory Days of Top 40 Radio reminds me of watching the movie Argo. I can still hear those dulcet tones of yours. Top 40 appealed primarily to teenagers and featured mostly rock and roll music. WERA Plainfield, NJ (went dark in 1997 due to WWRL New Yorks then-impending wattage boost) Thats how a Top 40 station owned the traffic image. Instead I found it to be pretty pathetic. That station is on my list of the greatest Adult Contemporary stations of all time as it is. Wooster. Love your show! that NBC actually paid to have him transported to New York every Marlene I am so sad to hear that Lacy is no longer with us. I remember Howard Taylor working the AM side then we had middle of the road on the FM side which captured the older crowd well. It is Still, WMGM had its legends, most notably Peter Tripp. Even the news anchors, like Grant Hudson and Byron MacGregor (who had a hit record of his own, The Americans) sounded spectacular. Now that youre all caught up on current events, its time to rock out! 14. Do they only have 10 cds that were bequeathed to them in some dead dude's will, say 15 years ago? GM Paul Palmer just let us run with it. KLIF/Dallas. !, yet!) Great list, though I had WQAM on mine an amazing station, Thanks, you guys for all your work on this list! May I put in a plug for non-commercial station that was run very professionally and achieved some notoriety in its time? Just Listen. for sale. What are the best snow tires for an Acura RDX? Its been fun reading everyones passions for their picks for the best Top 40 Station. radiospirits.com. I remember when ABC proposed Superadio in 1981, putting jocks from WABC, WLS and KQV on your small-town station. Radio stations sorted by popularity. Gene Chenalt was a gentleman who was always good to me. . Jet was truly a phenominal station. Instead I found it to be pretty pathetic. Thanks, to that Ron Parker, whether you or someone else, You have the right RP, Robert. Calendar of Events; iHeartMedia Communities; Submit Your PSA; Traffic; Weather; . guide for those new to the hobby. Johnny Holliday. KBOX and the Balaban stations trained Stan Kaplan. 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? 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. Detroit's, On 1510 AM you'll sometimes get interference (from Kent's 1520? WHAT THE DAMN FUCK? Gotta put a vote in for The Big 143, CKFH! I loved WAPE 690. WRKO were all slices from the Bill Drake pie. ), I personally would ALL of the early or present AC stations mentioned above. More than 1,300 airchecks from all across Canada and the U.S. KISN in Portland was my favorite. Moody Radio Cleveland. Shortwave website with schedules sorted by time or by country and What did people search for similar to radio stations in Cleveland, OH? If you re-read this article, youll see that Randy Michaels *did* list WMCA. Cleveland Radio Dial see also Cleveland Radio History. Sandy Shore went all the way to Drake LA as Marc Elliot. Marion herself is from Connecticut. KOIL Omaha was the first Top Forty station thanks to Todd Storzdont they deserve a mention? No station was better about promoting, playing the hits, and focusing on the community. 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. As for signals, WINS was 50kw,but with short towers and a headlight-narrow beam across the city. Will ALWAYS love radio. All "Radio Stations" results in Cleveland, Ohio, "The greatest Radio Station EVER Just Listen Keep Listening Just the greatest Radio Station EVER", "I was thrilled to see that Cleveland has a lgbtq themed radio station. (Ill give an honorable mention to WARM, Scranton, the first TOP 40 station I discovered; the jocks didnt have the personality of WABC, but the station played good music and had a nice flow.). KISN Portland?!? . Do they only have 10 cds that were bequeathed to them in some dead dude's will, say 15 years ago? Todd Storz took the tight playlist formula from KOWH, doubled the number, and the first Top 40 station was born. Imagine how the whole history of Boston radio would be changed if that happened. At night I loved hearing Jackson Armstrong on WKBW, boogie check with the hilarious John Records Landecker on WLS and Supermax on CKLW! Often teens in New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, and other western states would eagerly await sunset when the mighty 1520 would come booming through with the newest hits of the day. Additional examples: (New York:) WNBC (later Top 40, back to AC even later), WPIX, WYNY (first as AOR-oriented AC, then as hybrid MOR/Soft AC, then as Mainstream AC), WNSR Soft Rock 105/WMXV Mix 105; Todays 93.1 (simulcast of former BM/EZs WPAT-AM/FM Easy 93 Paterson, NJ); (Philadelphia: ) WIP (which had made a gradual transition from traditional MOR to AC from circa 1969 to the mid-70s if not the latter part of the early 70s [and, ironically, was itself Top 40 from 1960 until the following year, when it flipped to MOR (all MOR radio then was traditional, regardless of whether such stations occasionally played softer rock n roll hits); (CONTINUED) Top 40. (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! But CHUM also did what no other mere Radio Station did. 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. The number one selection by the fan picks proves that the entire country would have benefited. Im surprised no one mentioned WQXI Atlanta. made this kind of local individualism nearly impossible: most stations How about 50,000 watt CKY in Winnipeg ??? liigh Lu-L; VOL. 2201 W 3rd St, Buckeye Dry Dock Terminals. To We should celebrate the greatness. The Big 8 will NEVER be forgotten! TN Sheriff, Police, Fire and more. Buzz Bennett showing up the first day with a German shepherd and a sledgehammer to knock the NBC logo off the lobby wall set the tone. 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If so, I was an RTV student at University of Houston, at that time, and came in and interviewed you for a term paper I was writing on Top 40 radio programming. Would have to be on my list. Apparently all of the contributors didnt pay much attention. David Amen to WKIX 850 AM/96.1 FM The Giant of the South with a healthy share of PAMS jingles! WROV was the lowest powered full time station in the market and often beat all other stations combined. KB proved that great talent, not great equipment, make great radio. A doctors son financed the killer Top 40 15Q until the money ran out. and the WKNR Keener 13 crew. equipment serviced than it is to buy a replacement. And for the very reason you namedthe stations that personally floated the proverbial boat of the person making the choicesnarrowing them down to any given number at least falls short of impossible. 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! YOU ARE!!! Rock 106.9 WRQK - Canton's Rock Station Rock 106.9 WRQK Canton's Rock Station Theresa Vote Now For Your Favorite Artists! Storz owned WHB but invented the format at KOWH. WMEX had what they called House names. 15. . Listen to the best live radio stations in Cleveland, OH. Sisanie and Michael Are Celebrating Their 9th Wedding Anniversary! I remember in the late 50s and rarly 60s living in northern Illinois, we always tried to tune in to WBZ Boston that broadcast just a little higher on the dial than WLS in Chicago! I worked there for a spell and the phones were lit up constantly. And, plus, HOW can you even contemplate omitting New Yorks WINS (Thats where Murray the K made his mark, dontcha know that? Both were top rated when AM Radio was King. WKNR 850 ESPN Cleveland ; 92.3 FM The Fan ; WJR NewsTalk 760 WJR ; Pure Gospel Radio ; WENZ Z 107.9 FM ; 90.3 FM WCPN NPR ; WCRF Moody Radio . But any list that completely overlooks the Todd Storz stations, including WHB/Kansas City, KXOK/St. Great call letters, too. Listen online to Cleveland TN radio stations including Z107 Cleveland - WZNO-LP, US 101 - WUSY, 97.1 Alive - W245DZ, Cleveland Area Amateur Repeaters . 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! work because they support Linux! Great visit Great station!! Scanners All our scanners and accessories come from ScanTastik. And let us not forget the news department which was something to be reckoned with. One other station I listened to was WSGA in Savannah, GA. WasntKXOL in Fort Worth Top 40 back in the day? As we were next to WIFI on the dial, people were tuning us in by accident and said they liked us better! ), WOR-FM/WXLO, WNBC, and WPLJ! How could you leave that out? And, while you're visiting their site, you'll also want to How bout them Kardashians.? Lee and my mom. radio enthusiasts to share their stories and post any questions they stereo equipment working again. Cleveland - RadioInsight Cleveland Nielsen Audio PPM Monthly Ratings Cleveland (Market #35) Population: 1,796,900 Black: 358,300 - Hispanic: All ratings are Copyright 2005-2022 The Nielsen Company. every Sunday from 10am until 12noon. . But the signal was awful, the staff was expensive, and 15Q failed quickly. On the other had he sold the station for a then record price. From well into the early 70s through the mid-70s, it underwent an MOR-to-soft rock transition not unlike what WIP Philadelphia underwent a half-decade earlier-and-change, tops. These are all good stations, who deserve their place in history, and our hearts. Sweet 419 ; FCB Power ; Z107.3 ; WMJI Majic 105.7 FM ; Country Name. WROV could have easily made the cut. WFAS-FM Bronxville, NY (renamed WNBM Boom 103.9 and reformatted to Urban AC in the early 2010s) I can still hear Roger Kleins growling delivery. Thanks to those folks I managed to make a living in radio for a good bit of my life and I will always be grateful for their willingness to teach new guys! repair services out there. We had already run over Jack McCoy and his Last Contest. IMNSHO I felt WLS hit their pinnacle right about 1981-2 when they segued to a Rock-40 format. We werent allowed to say the word magic, because KMJC Magic 91 was a competitor. For Kudos to the very talented people at those stations who contributed to creating the well deserved legendary status that still exists. Back to you, Pat ODay: KIMN Denver?!? Key word WAS. From the early 60s to the mid 70s, WKIX was a powerhouse. maintains Jinglefreaks.com, The later 5kw night site used 12 towers to put a lobe over Dallas that also covered the mid cities and just reached Ft Worth. fortunate to still have a few non-conglomerate, locally-owned They had a broad playlist and I wish I could have been a kid in Chicago. 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Then 890, Chicago, 1520 KOMA, were the ones to listen to at night. 89.7 WKSU: Public Radio for Northeast Ohio Call sign: WKSU Frequency: 89.7 FM WKSU be able to pick up, You can easily pick up "The Great Voice of the Great Lakes," Lee, see my comment from May 22, 2018 at 4:05 PM. The formats would be better, if the music product was better. 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! WCTC New Brunswick, NJ (went talk in 91, w/AC on Sunday overnights only, literally all-talk in 92, (syndicated) oldies in 2008 and reverted to talk in 2011) None of the big-market owners did the smart thing and moved to FM in the 70s. all Air Talent/Music Driven Top-40s , and oh yeah all live people 24/7, when radio was fun to do and to listen to. Charlie Tuna! always got my day off with a laugh; I still remember the day he ran a commercial with Minnie Pearl and after it ended he said, Boy, Ill bet that dress is a booger to iron. I also remember Tommy Walker, Gary Edens, and Jimmy Capps; dont remember Pat Patterson because I wasnt living in Raleigh then. Ron is one of the true radio savants (alongside Zapper, Dan Vallie, Bill Richards, Nick Bazoo, etc.). ), 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). Hi Mike! also a long list of 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). KQV had the heritage and was owned by a company that knew something about Top 40, so 13Q was instant roadkill. We had a blast in HOU. Fair Radio Sales in Lima, Keep Listening. Lee felt WABC was the greatest Top 40 station, but I think they were way out-programmed by WMCA. The aforementioned call letters are at least said to have originally stood for I Believe in God.. At least B100 was in Somebodys list. Population: 1,796,900 weekend to do a Saturday show for them, while keeping his full-time I am glad Dr. Don Rose got a mention at KFRC as I know he was huge out there in CA. just wanted to list my name as the author of the preceding post. 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