WTIX 94.3 FM's heritage call letters originate from the legendary Top 40 AM station WTIX 690 AM, "The Mighty 690." Remember you well from Toronto and would have loved to work some those famous stations you didbut then again, you were one of the smoothest jocks ever!!! Agreed! OH!, my GOD, Pat! WRKO Boston and JJ Jefrey was the best of the Boss format. FM Station Information. With the good guys. WVAQ/Morgantown, WV. Also includes commercials for Pontchartrain Beach, the 1962 Ford Galaxy, Mexsana Powder, 7-Up Float, and amention of Kirschman's Gentilly Woods. (The legendary album-oriented rocker went Top 40 the same year asin fact, two months prior towhat would become Z-100, and remained so until 1992, when it evolved into its current Hot Adult Contemporary format.). Comments: I hate to call this 'sloppy', but there are numerous pauses between elements in this format. B100 really captured the San Diego sound. Yeah. 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. The number one selection by the fan picks proves that the entire country would have benefited. Yes!!! Thank you Radio Ink for this amazing trip down memory lane. 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. WTIX began simulcasting the oldies format of WSAT in Salisbury, with local news, sports and information for an area that will also include Concord and Kannapolis. Great Stuff and why I got into radio for a few years full time and a couple of decades, part~time. Seattle and Portland had great radio in the Top-40 days. KRTH, Los Angeles (1980s,Sorry I havent been out to the West Coast in a long time) She was a white chick with R&B and soul in her blood! Plus they had Uncle Larthey could not loseeven with the bad signalthat supermod was flamethrower quality! It pre-dated WRKO (Now 6-8-0) on October 12th, 1966. WABC carried the Yankees during its final years, and I vaguely remember WMCA caring one of the teams in its final rock/talk years. Thats a fact. HOWEVER, PLEASE do something about it dropping constantly. Tix has been a big part in my life. YOU ARE!!! Favorite part is the commercial for the Barracuda (or Baccaruda as the Plymouth man said). I completely agree. Later in the early 60s, Spanish-language programming was added to the daytime schedule. It was a crazy idea. To coin a sound alike phrase from the late Bill Drake, AND THE TALENT JUST KEPT ON COMIN. WJLK-FM Asbury Park, NJ (before reformatting to Top 40 and then to Hot AC) Look, I am a total Drake disciple (and in my early years, I had the privilege of working for Gordon McLendontwice). The Last Contest was all about perception and theater of the mins. 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. Maybe Im biased, but its my list. Another great station that should have made the list. Thanks again. 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). 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. MEX had Dan Donovan and Fenway. WBZ, WPTR, WRKO, WMEX..in the 60 led the way in our part of NE for those of us just coming in to the business. WWOZ 90.7 FM. Or maybe KSFO went all-soft rock later on in its years as a music station? Back to you, Pat ODay: KIMN Denver?!? Depending on the selected settings, some functions may become unavailable! as a Top 40 station. Like the stations you name-dropped (call letter-dropped? 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. * Richard Fahey -Newscast6/5/62 (3:39), * Michael Green -Tape City Spot for Sergio Mendez & Brazil '66 album & concert. THERE!!! 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. 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. password ? 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 TO THINK THAT AT HIS PREVIOUS RADIO EMPLOYER IN BOSTONWMEXTHAT WAS ONE OF THAT STATIONSAS YOU SAID, PAULHOUSE NAMES! How could you leave that out? ). With the big 50,000-watt signal and the relatively few rock-n-roll radio stations across the plains, KOMA was the main station for the hits. Great contemporary, traditional country, and rock and roll, are gone. John Box gave Gordon McLendon fits and forced KLIF to be even better. 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. Wibbages signal was not to cross the border into Canada. 3. 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. Heart 1675326183. Bill Drake and others refined it, but Top 40 was the child of Storz and McLendon. 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! 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. WTIX spent its first days on the air reading the phone book to get attention. Or just wait a little longer. 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. 5. Who pissed the furthest? I listen to the Crusin 1966 album almost religiously. The Drake and Drew format there tore my ears off! WTIX FM 94.3 Webplayer. KMPC retained its AC format from circa 1976 through the rest of the decade. Another station that deserves mention was WZZD, 990, when it was a Disco Hits format (i.e., disco hits played in a random Top 40-style format, as opposed to beat-blended, as on WCAU-FM.) KISN Portland?!? 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. 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). Thanx for listening.. Z100 Pirate Radio, New York. Great fun and memories. When the Dodgers and Giants fled, the Yankees moved to WMGM. Costello is best known as Michael in the Morning (M&M), host of the stations weekday morning show. Too bad the radio gurus dont travel a little far to the east. Tough duty but Lee and Randy did an amazing job Me? No need to signup to iCloud, simply start creating and sharing playlists freely. So, a small hat tip to WMGM as well. Even outside on the patio, and whats a drive without tix. We should celebrate the greatness. Hope youre doing well, Lee! LONG time ago, but good memories. In more recent times, as a young man, I moved to Houston in the early 80s. I worked with legends. Generic syndication and voice-tracking leave little room for localized fun and connection and way fewer role models for the next generation of announcers. contest promo, a rats in the city PSA, and a Donovan concert promo by Robert Mitchell. WABC won where they could no WMCA competition. WooWoo!!!!. Make a playlist from a video: 1. Anyway, brother Dick took over the station after Mac died and wrecked it. WDSU had number one afternoon show called The Top 20 on 1280. KOWH was the original Storz station in Omaha, where Todds dad brewed Storz Beer, and KOWH was the first to focus on a tight list of the most popular songs, but KOWH leaned towards MOR and didnt really target a young audience. In college I often drove at night and I could travel from Denver to Chicago tuned to KOMA listening to cmmercials for the Kearney Dragway in Nebraska, the commercial blarring out Be There, Be There, Saturday night.. 1. He hired major-market talent and they stayed. Kudos to the very talented people at those stations who contributed to creating the well deserved legendary status that still exists. 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. Only then did KOIL take notice and knocked off the daytimer with the larger 5kw day/night signal. I ended up racking up 25 years total. I am glad Dr. Don Rose got a mention at KFRC as I know he was huge out there in CA. WJET/Erie, PA. WJET dominated Erie as a daytimer on 1570 with 250 watts. 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. Of course, Im referring to CKLW and KFRC. Love those PAMS jingles and all of the hits mixed with crazy promotions. 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 . (Shit, KJR was the KISN of *Washington State* **AS IT WAS**!) Toast. Im still grateful for the opportunity when you hired me in New Have, CT all those years ago. 80 miles away, across the Detroit River in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. His stories were fascinating especially told in that booming authoritative voice. We had a blast in HOU. For a number of years Fenway was the morning man. WYHY (Y107)/Nashville. Listen To 103.3/95.9 Earth FM WRTH From Greenville And Get All Your Favorite Radio Stations On The Go With The Audacy App. 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 KTNQ 10Q * Craig Roberts -Guglielmo the Tree 1972 (:25)Smoky the Bear PSA takeoff for Italy. I worked there as a young man when Mac owned the station, so I know first hand. The best 1-2 punch: Fenway 6-10 am and Ginsburg 8-10 pm M-S. And Blaine Harvey went on to Minneapolis and later Philadelphia broadcasting as Dan Donovan. I remember listening to tix as a teenag. November1969 (1:09). WLS was vanilla in most respects, but it was consistently excellent. Radio Bollerwagen 2. Heres a shout out to them. the jocks, the music, the contests..they created the magic that made your station the very best! Im not sure what happened to WYNG except that it was possibly drowned in the FM tsunami. However you guys have to increase your power. It was overdubbed several times. Thanks, to that Ron Parker, whether you or someone else, You have the right RP, Robert. On the other had he sold the station for a then record price. Y100 Miami crushed it late 70s WGLI Babylon, LI, NY Login with Google. Install the free Online Radio Box application for your smartphone and listen to your favorite radio stations online - wherever you are! WJET 1400. CD Signing Video When I made the trek to Dallas, I was enthralled by Hi Mike (Frank Brodie). Definitely a slick imaged station! 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. a painter at $3.00 an hour among other stuff of 1972. CKLW is definitely #1, and the most influential Top 40 of all time (thanks to Rosie). Somebody to Love. Hows that for some entertaining teachers?! Poor Lee hadnt been paying attention. WMEX is my favorite Top 40 station of all time!! 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. Did you mention Willie B. Goode? Until WFIL became top 40 in 1966 WIBG was it in Philadelphia, although there was great R and B at WHAT 1340 and WDAS 1480. He's an old, white guy, so who knows what he'll say? I went on to have a 40 year career thanks to that 50,000 watt monster. It pains me that the list was so short. And not only live (as you also said), but LOCAL! 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. That KB audio could also be heard as One of Americas TOO great radio stations. 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). And if neither WAPE Jacksonville, FL NOR WQXI was the WABC of the South, so many of the larger Southern cities were contenders for that title: including New Orleans (WNOE as well as WTIX), Atlanta again (WPLO, WAKE (with its 1,000-watts daytime/250-watts nighttimeand prior to the early 60s, 250 watts full timesignal! Smile on your brother. While in the USAF in 1967-68 I visited KOMA. The Brennans engineering genius and home-built transmitter pumped 50,000 daytime watts from Daytona to the North Carolina beaches. The formats would be better, if the music product was better. At night I loved hearing Jackson Armstrong on WKBW, boogie check with the hilarious John Records Landecker on WLS and Supermax on CKLW! And that was Mr Abrams #20. I completely understood but I was so happy to have heard back from him and that he liked my work. WTIX-FM 94.3 is a Oldies radio station serving New Orleans. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. and I was glad to see CKLW made #1 on the readers poll, also mentioning engineer Ed Butterbaughs work on their signal was unbelievable, CKLW actually DID jump out of radios, like Ive never heard since. Sorry, John Records Landecker, but Chicagos WCFL wins this one. KIIS belongs on the list, no question. WTIX - March 25, 1972. Oldies, needed now more then ever!!! I didnt see WIBG Wibbage 990 in Philadelphia. The best part of these 3 lists is bringing back the memories of when RADIO was competitive, creative, and most of all FUN. (1:09) A brief clip of WTIX's "All Night Satellite. Mac Allen. Montereys location was perfect, radio-wise: San Francisco all day, L.A. at night, including Wolfman Jack on The Mighty 1090 XERB. Great call letters, too. Shows WTIX 94.3 - WTIX-FM is a broadcast station from Galliano, Louisiana, United States, playing Classic Rock, Oldies, Pop music. Voice of the Rocky Mountains in Denver! At its prime, KISN was the king of Top 40 radio in this market. 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. Godchaux (Bob Walker), Pepsi (Bob Walker), the Zoom Zoom Room, RC Cola contest (Bill Murvin), * Robert Mitchell -Aircheck November1969 (22:45), Another Robert Mitchell Morning. It was the Top 40 station in San Francisco during the Summer of Love. It's FREE! Boogie himself. Side note- thanks to Randy Michaels for seeing what I saw- that great radio isnt necessarily only in great cities. Look at the Superstar talent that went thru there Paul Drew, Dr. Don Rose, Tony Taylor, Big Ron, Randy Robbins, Scott Shannon, John Leader, Gary Mckee and so many more. 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! I cant believe the PNW was left off of everybodys list. David Amen to WKIX 850 AM/96.1 FM The Giant of the South with a healthy share of PAMS jingles! But, it was my child and teen years listening to CKLW that had the lasting impact on me. Sign up with Facebook and the WKNR Keener 13 crew. 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. We're streaming. Besides great Beatles music, DJs share many interesting facts about the British Pop sensations. Oh wait. (3:56), for Sergio Mendez & Brazil '66 album & concert. Finally, a plug for WGH. 1) Your Web Site or Podcast address -- WTIX.com 2) Your Email addresses -- (anything)@WTIX.com 3) Your social media ID -- WTIX 4) Your Cell / Message Texting # -- Key people in your company can be assigned any available area code and any available prefix code PLUS your company name/number. KLIF/Dallas. 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. CONDUCTOR: William Boughton. Great to see so many radio brethren on here. "WTIX and we love you" jingle 2. Oh!, SHIT! It exploded in 1967 with the Drake format. Jim later made his way to Buffalo in 1972 or so. No credit card needed. B100 interns Dave Sniff and Tony Pepper went on to part time status. WHB was added in 1954. Sign up with Google. 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