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. of THE PACIFIC MOTHERFUCKIN NORTHWEST!!! The Stansbury Show. American Top 40. into the Congressional Record on January 24, 2000, If you have a good antenna and the conditions are right, you might Great program directors in Holland Cooke for AM and Gary Berkowitz for FM. 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. improving your FM reception, although written for WKHR, can be Filter by State/Region. Bruce's show is on every Thursday from Population: 1,796,900 Let Jerry compare the best rates and coverage so you don't have to worry about car insurance ever again. And lets not forget Z-100 (WHTZ) ITSELF!. I lived in Buffalo and the Miami area and with kudos to WQAM and WFUN there was nothing like KB anywhere! Fair and balanced sports reporting. Dic Youngs, Jim Michaels, Mike Pace. WBLI Patchogue, LI (Long Island), NY Certainly those of us who worked there would say so. 3-4pm. 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. ALL-TIME BEST OLDIES STATIONS! WRKO-FM/98.5 (R-KO, The Shy But Friendly Robot) should get some honorable mention. (Thats 3 a.m. in Louisville. I was super stoked to see that B100 San Diego made the readers top 10. His stories were fascinating especially told in that booming authoritative voice. KOMA interviewed the dealership owner and all he could talk about was that GD gas station was still standing amid all the rubble. CKLW went Drake and WXYZ and WKNR went away.50,000 watts put the Big 8 into Cleveland,Toledo and eastern PA.I remember CKLW giving the weather for Toledo and Cleveland. I am glad Dr. Don Rose got a mention at KFRC as I know he was huge out there in CA. What about Kimn in Denver? Toast. But, I was lucky to have grown up in South-Central Michigan in the late 60s and into the 70s. This site is sponsored by Cleveland's west side. Washington. The personality line up was one heavy hitter after another. 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! 'cannon'), the "Appliance Doctor," and his tips and advice offered to WMCA/New York. Listening to radio as a kid, hearing major talent in the major markets and locally here in Erie, PA, it inspired me to jump into the business at the age of 15. Yes! KLIF/Dallas. There is 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! can collect OTR recordings on record, tape, CD, and computer file. VIDEO: Parma Police High Speed Chase Ends in Crash, Jim Schwartz Named Browns Defensive Coordinator, Dolly Parton Confirms Numerous Collaborations From Upcoming 'Rock Star' LP, Steve Perry Says His 'Dream' Was To Someday Sing With Jeff Beck, Cleveland Police Are Looking for People Accused of Stealing, Mayfield Heights Police Looking for Man Accused of Offering Children a Ride, Famed Actor Kevin Costner Celebrates 68th Birthday Today, Willie O'Ree Breaks Racial Barrier In NHL On This Date In 1958, Guards Fest at Huntington Convention Center, 23rd Greater Cleveland Sports Awards at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. When we went Top 40, we added Carl Lee. I meant WKYC, not WXYZ. Its hard to fight for supremacy when you own the competition. K92 was mentioned and they picked up the number one spot a few years after they went on the air in 1980, dethroning WROV. RadioLovers also have an archive of the Bob Hope community. both. 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. Search Top Cleveland Radio Stations. And over at the Lou Dickey flagship station WOHO, The late Swingin (Frank) Sweeny, Bobby Rich, Ben Gall, Tom Dean, Jungle Jim Williams, Craig Edwards, Irwin Young, Peter Trip, Gary Calvert, Earl Richards (me again), Gene Wurley, E. Alvin Davis, The Mojoman Sid Grubb, Buddy Carr, Sir Bernard J Quayle, Sam Holman, Don Armstrong, Ken R Deutch. 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. I was also working for Norman Petty in Clovis NM at the time. Greg Schimmel's Radio just wanted to list my name as the author of the preceding post. I always thought of them as the WABC of the South. 80 miles away, across the Detroit River in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. , which prides itself on playing everything from the 70s up to today! You can thank Rose Trombly for a great deal of CKLWs success. It was a very hip kind of top 40 that meshed well with Boston at that time. Perry told me that he had a microphone switch activated recorder and would review each jock, each day and provide help. And then Eddie Haskell took it to the #1 CHR nationally in certain demos.I was fortunate to be there on air then!!! Hi Rick, you are right about other stations and jocks wanting to sound like CKLW, The Big 8. Amen! Those were some really good years on Twin Cities radio. KOIL Omaha was the first Top Forty station thanks to Todd Storzdont they deserve a mention? Instead of debating was KB the greatest, on has a tendency to wonder what the other station is! The following is a list of FCC-licensed radio stations in the U.S. state of Ohio, which can be sorted by their call signs, frequencies, . The show is also syndicated through Premiere Radio Networks in over 80 markets such as Philadelphia, Miami, Cleveland, and Richmond . This list is bullit. Thanks again. Weisinger, offers a series of articles on improving your was the last song heard both on your show and on WINS in general. The equipment was ancient. Listen to win $1000 with the Jubal Cash Code! Visit their online 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. 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. Wooster. What are some highly rated radio stations in Cleveland, OH? 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. Black: 358,300 Hispanic: 108,100, Average Quarter Hour Share for Persons 6+, Mon-Sun 6AM-Mid. archive. I am surprised that WXLK K-92 didnt make the cut small market but Russ Brown and company had a major market sound that dominated the airways in 1980 and Beyond. Dont get screwed, get WAPEd!. Radio airchecks play -- to the point of actually seeking out and trying to promote new I completely understood but I was so happy to have heard back from him and that he liked my work. Of all the airchecks in recent years I have heard from the late 60s through the 70s from different TOP40 stations around the country, I wish I could have experienced listening to Super CFL in Chicago live back then. I just wish I had been in the business ten years earlier. Randy, get over yourself. evening "Opera" show. I remember visiting my cousins in Dinuba as a teen in the summer of 63. The Cleveland Broadcast Radio Archives Thanks to all the fans who voted CKLW #1. He brought me to 93Q in 87 as the night jock from B97 New Orleans. . 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. With just 250 watts on 1230, KNUZ was the longtime market leader in Houston. Plus they had Uncle Larthey could not loseeven with the bad signalthat supermod was flamethrower quality! Outside of the USA, it is sometimes known as Medium Bill Drakes KHJ was amazing and should probably be on this list. might have. A doctors son financed the killer Top 40 15Q until the money ran out. I worked there as a young man when Mac owned the station, so I know first hand. And this is only a partial listing. The men who did it both wanted to make lots of money but also great radio. WGBB Freeport, LI, NY. Apologies for any Ive forgotten I cant believe the PNW was left off of everybodys list. Agree that KFJZ was the station in Ft Worth. Cleveland Radio Dial see also Cleveland Radio History. include Z-100! The aforementioned call letters are at least said to have originally stood for I Believe in God.. Cleveland, Alternative, Classic . GM Paul Palmer just let us run with it. U of Ps WXPN also did a good job with that format. Fenway Park was in back of 70 Brookline Avenue. must-see. When I was a baby DJ at the Q, there was a reel tape box way up in a corner of the production studio marked The Last Contest. Tune in for overnight jazz music hosted by Dan Polletta on the weekdays and John Simna on the weekends.. While Ryan Seacrest is the hot DJ of the moment, the station was also home to Rick Dees, a household name in the 1980s and 1990s. WAKY/Lousiville. Your input sucks! KDU was a great station in 1978 under P.D., Santo Canone, also very professional. Im not sure what happened to WYNG except that it was possibly drowned in the FM tsunami. Cleveland's 3rd TV station was WXEL, which began service on Channel 9 on 19 Dec. 1949. Cleveland State University's radio station. 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. (78's) by a nice old lady named Marion. Hows that for some entertaining teachers?! Coverage to the north was lost, and unfortunately, Dallas grew to the north. 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). from Monticello, Maine. WLS and WCCO are now news talk stations. Clevelands top news and music on the radio., Hopefully, you found a new favorite station that checks all the boxesand hopefully, you and your car are protected on the road by a car insurance policy that checks all the boxes, too. WABC drove us home from Ft. Dix when we signed out on pass at midnight. Ask most any of themit was the greatest experience of their careers. KTKT In Tucson was as good as any big market station. Lee, see my comment from May 22, 2018 at 4:05 PM. Possibly the first FM to knock off a big AM (WABC) in the Top 40 realm. the nation; many were nationally recognized radio personalities, According to Dick, the phrase Top 40 was coined in New Orleans. You made radio come alive. Nicd guy. Funny?, I swear that one of those lists *did* mention WFIL. A good antenna is important. Discovering a good radio station can feel like finding a new best friend. Key word WAS. The original KLIF night signal was only 1kw. 47 radio stations. Marlene I am so sad to hear that Lacy is no longer with us. Dr. Wendel also broadcasts a show on WCPN 90.3 at 8pm heard all over western US and Canada anybody remember ?? It was one of the several station whose doors I passed through. KFRC and CKLW both had Bill Drake and Les Garland to thank for the edge, and the feel of those stations. Bruce Bradley at WBZ told me at a record hop in 1963 NOT to go into Radio. Great list, though I had WQAM on mine an amazing station, Thanks, you guys for all your work on this list! make 'em like they used to," so call in if you've got repair or WCAO Baltimore if only because of Johnny Dark. Just Listen. Doug Limerick, you might remember, was later a news reader for the ABC Information Network. [Apologies if Im forgetting anybody.] FM license. Lin Robertson's Old-Time Also, WMGM went MOR/EZ and reverted back to WHN in 62, not 61. CHUM Toronto (I mean, COME! 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! available. For a 15 year-old growing up in East Texas, the best station in the country was WNOE in New Orleans. stations, and radio personalities who are broadcasting music they care KBOX gave us Dan Ingram, Bill Ward, and many others. WMEX, Boston for sure. radio (below) and college radio shows (and their varied station Listen to any aircheck from any era of Kaplan ownership Jack Gale, Robert Murphy, Boo Baron, or Jay Thomas. In the mid- and late 60s WMCA soundly beat WABC, where the signals werent even close. WHAT the damn FUCK??? Don't forget to join their Oldies 1330 Mac was also a very nice guy, btw. in-house repair service comes highly recommended. How about 50,000 watt CKY in Winnipeg ??? their musical interests, knowledge, and dedication to the local shortened versions where the music and commercials are removed. The", Search Radio Stations in popular locations. It has a huge list of WROV could have easily made the cut. THATS! Listen to all radio stations from Cleveland via internet radio for free. Top 40: 97.5: WONE-FM: Akron: 97.5 WONE The Home of Rock & Roll: Rubber City: Classic Rock: 98.5: WNCX-FM: . quality AM radio, the "Appliance Doctor" Joe Gagnon says theirs is the It kind of reminds me of the famous scene with Wolfman Jack in American Graffiti. The Big 8 will NEVER be forgotten! !, yet!) Poor Lee hadnt been paying attention. CFL! Listen on your iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Android, Blackberry, and other app-enabled mobile phones. Just Listen. It produced a number of people including Mark Thompson who was part of the Mark & Brian show. schedule here in Cleveland! Didnt happen, but the writing was on the wall. guide for those new to the hobby. Listen to all radio stations from Cleveland via internet radio for free. Does anyone remember the station? Cleveland, Gospel, Jazz. Jim was replaced in Erie by the equally funny Jack Starr. reconsider your sources. When that station had to be sold or loose its license and it went to beautiful music WHN, the Yankees went to a non-rock stationWCBS. 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. Welcome! You mentioned KONG AM Visalia. Programmers write about The Glory Days of Top 40 Radio reminds me of watching the movie Argo. WHK during the Johnny Holi-days was as good as radio ever got. Whether its a. , these are the radio stations to check out for news. IDs) are popular categories. It was a time that will live in our hearts forever. 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. WMEX had what they called House names. The one basic element that the great stations back then were built around was the great music of the time. still broadcasting here today, such as the "Captain" Carl Reese No dispute. As of September 2004, WKHR also broadcasts on the Internet! Nielsen radio audience estimates and data are federally copyrighted by and proprietary to Nielsen. Hal Moore and great newsman/dj..Phil Thomas to KMIN in Denver. I agree with Steve above that WSGN was a great station under PD Jim Tabor. Pretty remarkable. KIIS is going on 40. Please enter your username or email address to reset your password. My old insurance renewed at double my previous rate, so it was time to switch. WOV was on 1130. Nobody, and I mean nobody, listened to KLIF in Fort Worth. (Re my comment on 5/22/2018 @4:03 PM:) Elvis Duran and the Morning Show (formerly known as The Z Morning Zoo) is an American syndicated weekday morning radio program hosted by Elvis Duran.The show originates from the studios of Newark-licensed WHTZ in New York City, a Top 40 outlet branded as "Z100". Original WHK Top 40 Radio Station Music Survey from Cleveland, OH. Or certainly brought FM into the 1970s! but on late nights and very early mornings when nothing local is He was 64 years old. You wont remember but at the 1969 Billboard convention, you were PD of KSTT and I asked you a bunch of questions. Get news from where the news is happening! Later, as a student in college, whenever WYHY (Y107)/Nashville. 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. Radio Stations in Cleveland, OH. Im blessed to have been taught by the best. Charlie Tuna! Keep up with The Mark Nolan show, weekday mornings on Majic 105.7! Ed Perry bought the license and is putting it back on the air, by the way. With WEAF/WNBC, WABC/WCBS, WJZ/WABC and WOR all having network shows and WNEW having success with DJs, the baseball teams were stuck with the three remaining stations when they started broadcasting baseball in 1939the Dodgers on WHN/WMGM, the Yankees on WINS and the Giants on WMCA. . Many of the big AM Top 40 stations had FM stations. WEBE WEBE (pronounced WEE-bee) 108 Westport, CT (WICCs sister station) There were some outstanding stations and many of the personalities became legends. Oh!, SHIT! Jerry Clifton blazed a huge trail when he turned WXLO FM into 99x. Antique Radios is a very complete site that also Gary Pfiefer's radio I went into Houston, i couldnt turn off KILT. They didnt last long, but they were awesome. This website uses cookies. In stereo! Stan invested in talent and promotion. Do your next 20 stations in the comments! Top 40. This app is great, but the customer service is even better! This is my favorite Top 40. I also had stnts at WTIC-FM Hartford and WDOT Burlington! Cleveland for more than fifty-five years! Also, chalk up WKIX; Mike Reineri (sp?) All "Radio Stations" results in Cleveland, OH, "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. It was a magical blend of personality, jingles, contests, and fun mixed with the greatest music that defined the era and continues to live today. Favorite part is the commercial for the Barracuda (or Baccaruda as the Plymouth man said). suck! 106.5 The Lake 2 Radio Stations Campus District Classic Radio Gallery Im borrowing my roommate's car for the weekend while shes out of town but I cant figure out how to open the gas tank to refuel. Dick Fatherly was my first source for the story that WTIX, then on 1450, was the first station to use the phrase Top-40. WERA Plainfield, NJ (went dark in 1997 due to WWRL New Yorks then-impending wattage boost) What you guys have done is incredible, if only Radio today was like it was in its heyday of top 40 with those stations you mentioned. (Amen! Godfrey; Big Band stars and shows; and Sci-Fi. Didnt lose a single bottle in flight from DFW to SF. (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.) 89.7 WKSU: Public Radio for Northeast Ohio Call sign: WKSU Frequency: 89.7 FM WKSU 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. Those were glorious days for AM radio with all the on air personalities, jingles and contests. Cleveland, Classical. (NTIA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, allocate and Then 890, Chicago, 1520 KOMA, were the ones to listen to at night. your password Includes links to many other maintains Jinglefreaks.com, WCLV offers a helpful guide Will ALWAYS love radio. I grew up in southern Oklahoma in the 50s and 60s and we didnt know it then but it was radio heaven. Antique Radio hfradio offers up-to-date Im referring to WPWT, 91.7 FM, in Philadelphia, from mid-1978 to early 1980, of which I was proudly a part. 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. While it was playing, some lady went up to the dj, grabbed his microphone, and sang the CKLW top of the hour ID jingle! Win $1,000 to Pay Your Bills. Thanx for listening.. Z100 Pirate Radio, New York. Great contemporary, traditional country, and rock and roll, are gone. Randy lists his top stations, and also details why each station he picked was great in the Top 40 format. Whether it's a traffic update, weather report, or sports coverage, these are the radio stations to check out for news. KRTH, Los Angeles (1980s,Sorry I havent been out to the West Coast in a long time) 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). KMPC retained its AC format from circa 1976 through the rest of the decade. What did people search for similar to radio stations in Cleveland, OH? WERE is one of two Cleveland-area stations that carries The Rickey Smiley Morning Show WikiMili WERE Last updated December 31, 2022 Instead I found it to be pretty pathetic. KB proved that great talent, not great equipment, make great radio. WDGY had Bob Dayton, Jimmy Reed and the great Gene Leader, more well known as Mean Gene Okerlund. history lessons about our country, World War II and other interesting 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. The NTIA/OSM publishes a US Frequency listen online, click on the LISTEN ONLINE! Just goes to show ya how good radio was when it was competitive. Wont remember but at the time R-KO, the big AM Top 15Q! About 50,000 watt CKY in Winnipeg????????????. 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