Great station playing the music I grew up with. Dennis Williams Toledo. Id like to thank Randy. 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. Playing songs I forgot about. Thanks to all the fans who voted CKLW #1. Well, Ive read the entire article, including the comments from beginning to end. I grew up in southern Oklahoma in the 50s and 60s and we didnt know it then but it was radio heaven. between songs, and a 20-20 news summary of what was known at that moment by, Hazel Belle was one of our regular call-in "characters." another Top 40 station of all time that was left out: WKNR Detroit. NPR/Classical. June 1962. And during its last two years as a music station (continuing as a talk station almost a month-and-a-half into the latter of the two years), WABC was the Yankees flagship station. Pats right, Radio Ink, your damn input DOES!! CKY was our main source of music in the 60s, we were only 6 miles from the Manitoba border in Warroad, though sometimes we could get WLS or KOMA in the night. And I agree that WQAM was a better example of the Storz sound. Oh wait. 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. I am fortunate enough to have an aircheck of that broadcast. (Re my comment posted same date @3:29p:) Do you know the story why Bob Martz, John Garry andothers left WTOD for WOHO Jan 1964 then all back to WTOD by Nov 1965? Including two that are in The National Radio Hall Of Fame. Just consider the staff: Ken Dowe (& Granny Emma), mornings; Michael Spears (PD), middays; Beau Weaver, middays; Kevin McCarthy, afternoon drive; Tommy Kramer, nights; Christopher Haze (that would be me), late nights; Jim White and Nick Alexander, overnights. We should celebrate the greatness. Erie also had the talented Oogie Pringle who went from WJET to WRIE in Erie and then jumped to WNBC in NY. Pontchartrain Beach jingledonut and bed only -late 1960's (:42). Besides great Beatles music, DJs share many interesting facts about the British Pop sensations. I had to climb onto the counter to reach it. We had already run over Jack McCoy and his Last Contest. THANK YOU for the whole thing! Not to nitpick, but you were off by one year as to the debut of the Atlanta Falcons: they actually started in 1966. Also, while I suppose KLIF/Dallas has to be on the list, I would be remiss if I didnt mention that we dusted their asses when I was at KNUS/Dallas (the station Fairchild foolishly didnt want to buy when they purchased KLIF from McLendon, but passed on his FM station). Thank you, Lee and Thank you, Randy. I agree: there were SCORES! Sorry, John Records Landecker, but Chicagos WCFL wins this one. 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. 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. YOU ARE!!! Another station that is still around but with new ownership I believe. They were as good as anything, anywhere. Great stations produced great stars and huge ratings. The comments pour in, what a fun read, and Tribute to how good it all was. I based this list on originality and impact. Yes I was lucky enough to be in LA as a kid when KHJ was at its peak in the mid/late 60s and worked at KRTH in 70s when Paul Drew was National PD. Still, WMGM had its legends, most notably Peter Tripp. 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.] Yeah. Also WFIL tried a comeback in the early 80s with Oldies: Great jocks, personality, nostalgic jingles. For the same reason, these stations became the first rock stations in NYC. 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! NO way is it possible to please every jock and every station PD or group owner. That 50,000-watt night signal put everything east of the Rockies in earshot at night. It was a GREAT station to DX back then. Thank you I Heart, for ruining the industry. English Website 87 Listen live 17 Contacts WTIX-FM reviews 4 Keith Kosier 05.01.2023 I just moved back and cant believe how great this station has got. From a site south of Dallas they beamed north. WICC Bridgeport, CT B100 really captured the San Diego sound. WABC didnt lose its stranglehold until like 1979. 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. SERIOUSLY! I hope he and his legacy will never be forgotten. Those results are at the end of this article. Again, pardon the rambling, but New York City even had a PART-TIME Top 40 rocker in the early days of said format. If you worked at Top 40 Radio in North America, chances are your station aired a CHUM Documentary. WJET 1400. Many stations that are just average have lasted a long time. Would Randy Michaels be the same who worked afternoons on WJET? No, but I was named for him. $25,000 Giveaway promo (Buzz Bennett voiceover), Bob Walker (TIX Original Oldie Hour). Mike has successfully managed to give WTIX a wonderful magic which I lovekeep it up! 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. THERE!!! An error happened posting the comment, sorry! 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). Jim Craig Professor, Broadcast Studies WTIX-FM is an oldies outlet serving the New Orleans area. 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. Of WLTH fame? Gotta put a vote in for The Big 143, CKFH! 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). WLS and WCCO are now news talk stations. And it had Dr. Don Rose. 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. Oh-two soft rock stations I meant to name-check (I list those among the greatest AC stations of all time, as well): WSB and WSB-FM Atlanta (WSBs full-service format had, musically, reformatted to Adult Contemporary by circa early 1980s). (takeoff on Saints QB Billy Kilmer). A great Top 40 station. They had a New Years count down of the top 100 from the year and I listened to every song for several years. I sent him an audition tape about 20 years ago. Who pissed the furthest? Boogie himself. 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. This website uses cookies for analytics and personalization. But here we go. This fun song is still fondly remembered by many today. Soldiers in Viet Nam even reported tuning in KOMA to give them a little feeling of being back home. I love that people actually thought that Wolfman was LIVE on WGR. Just as I was leaving B100 to trade PM drive for med school, Bobby returned and reinvigorated San Diegos greatest station for several more years. Possibly the first FM to knock off a big AM (WABC) in the Top 40 realm. WEPN-FM - ESPN New York 98.7 FM 5. I think it says something that I remember all those *personalities*. 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. The DJ's he 'sings' about are: Ron Martin, David Nebel, Bill Baker, Ed Ripley, Bob Robin, Ted Green and Gene Phillips. User Rating 5 out of 5 stars based on 1 review Recommended Channels Near Metairie, USA KLZA Sunny 101.3 FM Falls City NE Falls City, NE USA, Adult Contemporary. Side note- thanks to Randy Michaels for seeing what I saw- that great radio isnt necessarily only in great cities. I couldnt stop laughing! Forgot your username or Johnny Holliday. No dispute. WFAN 66 AM - 101.9 FM 3. The sounds that listeners remembered the most: ( Clydesdales marching in a Mardi Gras parade - Skip Broussard & Buzz Bennett ), (Check out the prices for new cars and gasoline! The Greatest Top 40 Stations Of All Time! A tue rocker in its days. Also thanks for mentioning WROV in Roanoke. Also, not at all intending to sound braggadocious, I think I was the first one to introduce a Classic Rock format. Go to YouTube, search keywords of the playlist like a country music playlist, Christian music videos, classic music playlist, 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). WGRC was purchased by Gordon McLendon and went Top 40 in 1958, debuting by playing Purple People Eater for a week. For help or assistance please contact us at 1-877-480-3201 or 1-717-338-2824 (TTY) or you may submit requests online via e-support. Some of their former personnel are at WVLT, 92.1 in Vineland, NJ. 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. Oh!, SHIT! Great jocks, a lot of personality, fun to listen to. @n These were stations worth traveling to hear. * WTIX Composite Aircheck (1979) featuring: Robert Mitchell, Larry Hamilton, Kathy Fishman, Pal Al Nasser, Greg Fox, $25,000 Giveaway promo (Buzz Bennett voiceover), Bob Walker (TIX Original Oldie Hour), Terry Young, Money Music Scrambled Songs promo, Marty with the Party, Kim Stephens. Ask most any of themit was the greatest experience of their careers. Bob Mitchell and Jim Swiler conduct an interview with "Quarterback Billy Kilmore". Oh!, *THATS* right, Randy Michaels **DID**!! WHAT ABOUT WSGN BIRMINGHAM, AL!!! Hot Rod Glenn, Best station in New Orleans La good job Mike. Ginsburg was topping everybody at night in the Boston Metro with shares of high 30s to mid 40s. They were king of radio, nevermind that they played beautiful music on Sundays..and had to sign off at sunset. Toast. Where is our favorite station ,Thibodaux is waiting ,,we miss it !! Heard hed make the production director Bill Mousis redo the promos over and over again. Over at 89 WLS, during those years, we had John Records Landecker, Larry Lujack, Tom Kent, Steve King, Jerry Kay and so many more. (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.). WHLW/WOBM-AM Lakewood, NJ, (Adult Contemporary) Hy Lit was its best, played R and B on a top 40 station. Hope you are doing well in all of your endeavors. 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! 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. 6. Dave Charles once called me smooth but I couldnt hold a candle to MM! Montereys location was perfect, radio-wise: San Francisco all day, L.A. at night, including Wolfman Jack on The Mighty 1090 XERB. (AND TO THINK THAT AT HIS PREVIOUS RADIO EMPLOYER IN BOSTONWMEXTHAT WAS ONE OF THAT STATIONSAS YOU SAID, PAULHOUSE NAMES! A program devoted to the type of both early R&B and early rock n roll that today is called Doo Wop was added to WADOs schedule at this time. KFRC/San Francisco. https://wjla.com/news/entertainment/argo-contriversy-ex-canada-ambassador-slighted-by-affleck-s-argo85572. WAPE/Jacksonville. I worked there for a spell and the phones were lit up constantly. Jim Jackson. Listed Mike Marshall as one of, if not THE Smoothest jock ever. (Thats 3 a.m. in Louisville. Radio Ink is a registered trademark of Streamline Publishing, Inc. Mad Daddy Pete Myers, Johnny Holliday, Scott Burton, Pat Fitzgerald, Johnny Walters, Ron Riley, Carl Reese and Keith Morris, what a great air staff. Apologies for any Ive forgotten But lets not forget KXOL/Ft. on Saints QB Billy Kilmer). Def Leppard 1675327016. Big Time. They would sit in their cars on hilltops, turn it up at parties, or fall asleep with the radio next to their beds as they listened to Chuck Berry, the Supremes, Paul Revere and the Raiders, and the Beatles. Not just morning drivers, but the whole day. CKLW is definitely #1, and the most influential Top 40 of all time (thanks to Rosie). From the early 60s to the mid 70s, WKIX was a powerhouse. Great program directors in Holland Cooke for AM and Gary Berkowitz for FM. Radio INK. I listen from Ponchatoula. It pre-dated WRKO (Now 6-8-0) on October 12th, 1966. What else can I say? search in gooogle: boorfes tips monetize your website. 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. Best wishes to all alumni of radios golden age. We recommend to enable all cookies to guarantee the website properly work. But, that station, in its on-air presentation, was wound as tight a top-quality watchit was flawless, with great talent like Dave Shafer, Tom Shannon, Gary Burbank, Jim Edwards, Brother Bill Gable, Super Max Kinkel, Charlie OBrien, Charlie Van Dyke, and on and on. Even the news anchors, like Grant Hudson and Byron MacGregor (who had a hit record of his own, The Americans) sounded spectacular. My brother Lacy Neff loved what he did and was very very proud of his station and co workers. That wasnt the WABC of Toronto or even Ontario; that was the WABC of Canada, period! You might as well leave Larry Lujack out of your list of WLS jocks, yo! (The same year the Milwaukee Braves moved to Atlanta, by the way. I have to mention the station that I listened to every night growing up in Utah (and made me fall in love with radio) 1520 KOMA out of Oklahoma City. 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. 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 Thanks for all of the comments and memories! WROV in Roanoke deserves a mention On the market for close to five years with more listeners than all other Roanoke stations Bert Levine, who owned the station, believed very much in developing personalities without exception all the personalities on the station became major celebrities in Western Virginia. Includes Tom Cheney Newscast. I am glad Dr. Don Rose got a mention at KFRC as I know he was huge out there in CA. Paul in Asuncion, Paraguay, South America. The men who did it both wanted to make lots of money but also great radio. Perry told me that he had a microphone switch activated recorder and would review each jock, each day and provide help. ENSEMBLES: English Symphony Orchestra. Funny that nobody looked at the list and recalled Jeff Kayes often quoted positioning statement WKBW one of Americas two great radio stations!. Then 890, Chicago, 1520 KOMA, were the ones to listen to at night. All my old pals! Today, tune in any format and 5 minutes later, you turn it off! And even without WABCs reach vs. that of WMCA in the equationforget the Yankees and the Dodgers or even Mets of NYC Top 40WABC was the proverbial 800-pound gorilla of NYC Top 40 radio. Back in the heyday of exciting Top 40 AMs, that meant I was sandwiched between two of the greatest 89 WLS to the west, and The Big 8 CKLW, to the east. and the WKNR Keener 13 crew. GM Paul Palmer just let us run with it. Loved by everyone in all the western states! 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. . Charlie Tuna! While I was there a tornado hit nearby at a car dealership. WBEB Philadelphia (What did it change its nickname from B101.1 again?) Sign up with Google. Cant do it. , Skip Wilkerson -Aircheck Morning Drive, March 16, 1965 (10:02), * Sy Jenkins - Aircheck 20/20 Newscast, with David Lawrence and Jon Reed 5/20/70 ( 8:38 ), Beatles Concert Ticket Contest- WTIX September 1964 (1:02), *Louise Harrison Caldwell WTIX Aircheck, August 5, 1964. Here she is complaining about. Thank you Radio Ink for this amazing trip down memory lane. While it was playing, some lady went up to the dj, grabbed his microphone, and sang the CKLW top of the hour ID jingle! Features: * Listen to your favorite radio station anytime & anywhere. In the mid-60s, the remaining R&B/Soul, group harmony (Doo Wop) and Italian (and jazz?) One could consider ratings, longevity, originality, influence, or many other criteria. The McLendon format memos remain some of the best how-to handbooks for radio. * Craig Roberts - Vito Mufallato 1972 (:55), WTIX Morning newsman Craig Roberts was also known for his comic relief bits on Robert Mitchell's, When The Godfather movie was riding high in popularity when released in 1972, and New Orleans staged, another election not long afterwards, Craig Roberts created "Vito Mufallato" who urged people to vote the, * Jim Swiler -Traffic Report November1969 (1:55), * Jim Swiler -20/20 NewscastJuly 22, 1969 (6:03). * Bob Walker -AircheckAugust 10, 1972 (11:46). the jocks, the music, the contests..they created the magic that made your station the very best! 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. CD Signing Video The Playlist: With Christian Hillborg, Gizem Erdogan, Edvin Endre, Severija Janusauskaite. been listening to TIX since the 70s. Great contemporary, traditional country, and rock and roll, are gone. WGBR still exists but Im not sure the format. I think one of the elements that is missing today is competition, radio wars. His wife did the music. And as for the aforementioned KFI Los Angeles, that also belongs on the list of the greatest Top 40 stations of all time, as it was a Top 40 station from the mid- or late 70s to about the mid-80s. you go, Phil; *THATS!!!!! PLEASE FIX THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE.I'm singing along at work and BAM the music goes out! Listen to 1080 wtic newstalk here and get all your favorite radio stations and podcasts on the go with the audacy app. And lets not forget Z-100 (WHTZ) ITSELF! 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) Storz didnt own KOIL. WTIX FM 4539 N Interstate 10 Service Rd W, Metairie, LA 70006. WVAQ/Morgantown, WV. OR KQV and KDKA in Pittsburgh? One of our four chime tones that we played whenever we announced what time it was in the 1970's. Includes a 20-20 Newscast (by Bob Walker), a WTIX. Use our service to find it! From 690 to 94.3 Not a day goes by that Im not listening to tix. WMEX started in late 50s. Jesus, that station was the damn WABC, WTIX, CKLW, WLS, WINS, WMCA, KHJ, KRLA, KLIF, WQXI, etc. With just 250 watts on 1230, KNUZ was the longtime market leader in Houston. Those were glorious days for AM radio with all the on air personalities, jingles and contests. Co workers or even Ontario ; that was the WABC of Toronto or even ;! Beautiful music on Sundays.. and had to climb onto the counter to reach it Peter. 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