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I do know that Nancy Rosens name is spelled wrong. In the first few months of operation, I would guess that WDGY probably lost as much money per month as any station in the history of radio. The stations address was given as 287 E 6th Street, St. Paul. Rock n roll came roaring into the Twin Cities like a full force gale on February 6, 1956, when WDGY, 1130 AM, became a Storz station. But that was overnights (considered a throwaway daypart by management) on a 50,000 watt station that reached from Canada to Cuba. This was in the basement of the old bloominton studio/transmitter site. The station was nicknamed "WeeGee," the phonetic pronunciation of the call sign, and its format was near the top of the ratings for several years. and the slogan Beat of the Cities., Alan Freed at KMAPs booth at Riverfest, Harriet Island, 1988. Rob and Bill would sit in the basement of the radio station playing air checks and other sources of radio information on disk. That November Ty Mack put in some hours, and it was now Autumn Serenade. Kash Box was apparently an advertising gimmick. Bill Diehl worked at WMIN from 1948 to 49 and from 1951 to 55. It was emceed by Jack with KUXL, and is believed to be the first appearance of Brown in the Twin Cities. This month the losses should be fairly slight and we have every hope that June will see the station in the black for the first time in a long time. But the Country format was gaining acceptance among older baby-boomers and melding that growth with WDGYs big 50,000-watt signal gave new purpose to the station and validation to a growing, willing audience that perhaps Country musics time was coming. We do know that the station was playing rock n roll from the WMIN Top 40 dated August 4, 1958. Glad you got that right, as our listeners just couldnt figure it out. (Storz died in 1964 at age 39.) The Twin City a Go Go January 1966 issue mentioned this station and its DJs: Dean Alexander, Dave Charles, Will Grassman, Myrna Jean, Oliver Towne (nee Gareth Hebert), Don Riley, Bob Leonard, and Charles Conrad. What about a transmitter? WDGY (740 AM, " The True Oldies Channel ") is a daytime-only oldies radio station serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul area of Minnesota. In 1959 it had a monthly newspaper called Big K News. and Falvey Cross Road [Wayzata Blvd. Jack Nugent said they went from 13th in the market to 2nd in 105 days. I remember recording Rock Around the Clock from a WMIN broadcast on my Wilcox Gay recorder. First, the typos are NOT mine this time. In early 1976, Fairchild Industries decided to put both stations on the market. In June 1959 the Tedescos sold the station to Crowell-Collier, owner of the legendary KFWB in Los Angeles. It also provided local-oriented public service information on groups like Y.E.S., Pharm House, Red Door, Womens Counseling Service, and more. In March 1970, two engineers struck for higher pay and the disk jockeys honored the picket line. WDGY is the only AM radio station in the Minneapolis-St. Paul market that broadcasts in HD. In 1974 the Wolfman was into many projects, including a weekly syndicated show that was broadcast here on KDWB. We asked them what WPBC should be playing and it was almost unanimous that we should play the Top 40, rock and roll I remember that the No. He expected to shock some people that first day! In a column dated January 24, 1954, Will Jones of the, Merle Edwards was at WMIN from 1949 to 55 and had shows like, Michael Scroggins, General and Program Manager, Program Director, Jean Myts, Commercial Manager and News Director, Al Alonzo, Vice President and Program Director (also identified as General Manager by the, Mornings featured DJs Larry Fitzgerald and DonOvan Staar Johnson, formerly of KMOJ. Each one of these selections was especially chosen by the WDGY All-Americans, and is performed by the original recording artists. Station Frequency Format . One mainstay was the Key Room, broadcast on Saturday mornings. The roof hadnt collapsed, but the rafters were charred black. It broadcasts a conservative talk radio format to the Twin Cities radio market and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. That UP radio uplift all the way. Tweedle Dee, not by LaVern Baker or even Georgia Gibbs, but by someone named Vicky Young. We were on the air. 1967 bumper sticker courtesy Curt Lundgren. (From the A. Mintz Collection), Lunch with Donald K. Martin, Former WDGY Newsman and Morning Show Co-Host. They predicted that he and his music would be the wave of the future, and when we heard what he sang and how he sang it, we began to be concerned. Oops! If he had opened that door, the back draft would have engulfed the engineer in flame. WDGY, Rock and Roll Oldies Radio, playing the best oldies of the 1960s and 1970s for the Twin Cities! KEEY seemed to specialize in handing out these FM radio station directories, which seem to me to advertise the competition more than anything else. The stations address was 611 Frontenac Place in St. Paul. (Storz died in 1964 at age 39.) The new owner of KUXL, Universal Broadcasting, had its headquarters in Shreveport, Louisiana. For those who prefer to look on the gloomy side of things, there are always the daytime soap operas on television. John Fine was also part of this tight social group. The station changed its call sign to KDAN in March 1970. How could this format possibly be a winner on AM? Minneapolis has been kind of a combination rat race and three ring circus since the New WDGY started, but the tremendous amount of work being done is paying off in increased ratings and business every month. We kept professional secrets from each other, but otherwise we were just one big, happy family. KUXLs broadcast license was voluntarily assigned from Edward D. Skotch to Greater Happiness, Inc. (presumably his company) on October 7, 1963. The station dropped its ABC affiliation on December 31, 1962 and began a format of light classical and easy listening, The Sound of Beautiful Music in March 1963. Don Betzold recalled, It wasnt really a flagpole. They claimed to be running 5,000 watts. On the banner below is an outline of Downtown (St. In January 1971 the station started to gradually move away from the oldies and gradually more toward album cuts. The DJ on the air, Ron Block, noticed the pall of smoke in the hallway and left the building. Zingale urged the Tedescos to change the stations format to all R&B, and they considered it, but since they were only a 1,000 watt daytimer, they figured that a more powerful station would just steal the format and leave them hanging. They were to buy only where they could get exactly the same guaranteed times on all stations at one time. Most Top 40 and Rock listening had migrated to the FM band (which had necessitated the Mighty 1130s switch in the first place.) Jimmy and his agent were out visiting stations that played country-western music and promoting his latest record. The call letters of KUXL changed to KYCR on May 19, 1988. The exact date of the change seems a little murky (unlike the very sharp change to country below), but experts say it was probably in January 1977. The owner of easy listening FM station WAYL was interested in the AM operation, to simulcast WAYLs signal and expand coverage in parts of the metro area. ERP. (And where would they get eggs?) Contributed by John Pratt 12-6-07. Four businesses were fire-bombed and fire trucks were met with sniper fire but no one was injured. The report of the St. Paul Urban Coalition, headed by Arthur S. Fleming, President of Macalester College, was released in March 1969 and echoed the first but was much more detailed and damning. It's like the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on the radio 24 hours a day. (Will Jones, Minneapolis Tribune). Mutual was dropped and the station adopted a for women only format. John was a dear, dear friend who died way too young. WDGY/Minneapolis has modified its Top 40 format to an AOR-slanted approach. We thought you could come up with a new product called Formula 63. Unfortunately, there is a short period of time with lower quality sound, which is corrected quickly. JoJo Gunne was the last jock. Always a different color of Twin Cities life. Dont ask me what that all means. Just tune to 1500 on your dial! Photo by Greg Helgeson, Minnesota Music magazine, Bumper sticker @ 1980 1984. Phone : (651) 436-4000. . Install the free Online Radio Box application for your smartphone and listen to your favorite radio stations online - wherever you are! He stayed until February 1978. Meanwhile, the engineer, who had been in the tower field, returned to the building and was just seconds from opening the back door. Seven ways to listen:FM 92.1, FM 103.7, AM 740, FM 107.1 HD2, Live Stream at WDGYradio.com, Smart Speakers through TuneIn and the WDGY Phone App. In 1959-1960 KEVE had a Sunday remote broadcast from the Fireside in Fridley. The programming would be segmentized, appealing to the sophisticated audiophile with no verbal interpretation heard during the program We will be one of the few FM stations in the country doing all music programming in stereophonic sound. The FM station would also offer comedy albums, folk music, and spoken word segments. Below are the same four staff members that were pictured in the piece above, in a print ad. (Only eight stations in Minneapolis-St. Paul. 1 WCPR; 2 WKYY; Radiotapes.com has an aircheck by DJ Phil Conklin playing The Music You Wanna Hear, submitted by Al Arneson. Photo courtesy Pavek Museum of Broadcasting. Station manager Jim Peterson said the change, effective January 1, 1973, will involve afternoon programming only, with religious programs to stay on the stations schedule until 1 pm daily. It was a single engine plane trying to land at St. Pauls downtown airport, even though it was flying without instruments. George Donaldson Fisher describes the transformation: I began the Progressive (I referred to it as Underground) rock on KQRS in early 1967. I was the only one there with a GRTO [General Radiotelephone Operator license]. The last listing in the paper as WMKT was April 11, 1970. Dan Pothier (pronounced Poh-SHAY) worked at the station around this time as well. On July 1, 1977, the station went from free-form to album rock. In an article in the Star dated August 3, 1977, Jon Bream called the new format commercial, superstar rock. DJs were restricted to playing a list of songs chosen by a consulting firm in Atlanta. During the KFMX days, one of the frequent sponsors was the Leaning Post. For that matter, we were discouraged from using the term teenager too. Fortunately, the door blew open before he got there. Hes still sick of The Wayward Wind., As for where the lists came from, Ramsburg explains, Juke box operators depended on Cash Box, which was a few weeks faster with sales figures than Billboard. The original WDGY DJs were Herb Oscar Anderson, Jack Thayer, Bill Bennett, Don Loughnane, Ralph Martin, and Len Bart. Locally owned and programmed. I would arrive at 5 AM, opened up the station, turned on the lights and the transmitter, and clear the two teletype machines of overnight news. This may or may not be the building in another iteration. And its guaranteed to relieve ennui! Will Jones announced the change in his column on June 18, 1963, and said that the format would go to country/western, folk and ethnic programming. KDWB Studios, 1976 Courtesy RadioTapes.com. Todd Mitchell found this article in the March 18, 1977, issue of Radio and Records, an industry newspaper. Crocker, and Brad Piras. KUXLs Preacher Paul is promoting it once more., Oh Oh. Additionally, the recordings can be used byvision impaired visitorsto get an audio perspective of radio history. Peterson cited economic factors as the reason for this change. KTLK (1130 kHz) - branded News/Talk AM 1130 - is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Temptations were scheduled to perform at the St. Paul Auditorium on July 12, 1965, sponsored by Preacher Paul and KUXL. But the Country format was gaining acceptance among older baby-boomers and melding that growth with WDGYs big 50,000-watt signal gave new purpose to the station and validation to a growing, willing audience that perhaps Country musics time was coming. A Hammond RK4 reverberation unit has been ordered The echo unit will be .. controlled by push buttons installed at the news table and console. The station had a conglomeration of programs, ranging from waltzes, classical, show tunes, Tin Pan Alley, Hawaiian, religious, cowboy, and novelty. WLOL first went on the air on June 6, 1940. Reinhard Steinley became the first General Manager of WCOW on July 1, 1951. Out of reflex, I punched the 63 button and silence. KSTP had some country shows as well, such as Dude Ranch Jamboree, but some of the other programs leave room for speculation that they may have played something hot: Rhythm at Random, Saturday Juke Box, Young Ideas, and Record Rack. Bo Diddley got the Marigold going on August 19, 1964. This is a shot of the transmitter site of WDGY/1130AM radio, along 35W at about 102nd Street. Call them, not me. The jocks shouted, snarled and chanted the KSTP slogan that was spilling from billboards and buses all over town, according to a 1977 Strib article. Tom has been in radio for 48 years and was at WDGY in the early 60's. Because WTCN-TV was sold to a different company (Chris Craft Broadcast, Inc.), the two stations had to have different names. We chatted and laughed on the air for about 15 minutes, talking about his devilish upbringing, singing at the Grand Ole Opry, the weekend shows at the Flame and played his latest recording. The DJs chose the music, which was 80 percent pop standard and 20 percent contemporary. Donald Perry was the General Manager. Probably poached from Facebook. Donald K. Martin and Rick Burnett, July 7th, 2008, Mike Cunningham (Left) andJim du Bois (Richt) in the studio with Donald K. Martin, WDGY December 1972 Survey Contributed by Donald K. Martin, WDGY December 1972 Survey Back Cover (page 4), WDGY - Don Martin in undated photo he contributed. cookies . In 1942, the station gained approval to broadcast at night. But we also know that the Key Room program featured live performances by Augie Garcia, the Godfather of Twin Cities Rock n Roll, performing jump blues in 1954-55 from the River Road Club in Mendota. The WLOL Big 5 hosted the Royal Crown Cola Teen Roller Party at the Pastime Arena in St. Louis Park, Sundays from 2-5 pm, according to October and November 1957 music surveys. A policeman knocked down pregnant woman, pulled her hair, and threw her into a wall. Charlie Smith and Preacher Paul Sunday swing thing. More great stuff is on http://twincitiesradioairchecks.com/wdgy1130tapes.html. For more on Progressive/Underground Rock, see KRSI. Alan Freed points out that the 1982 film, Purple Haze, shot in the Twin Cities, used the mighty KDAN 1370 South St. Paul for a scene. Please enable JavaScript on your browser to best view this site. In July 1956 the station stopped playing all night country & western, with Harry Zimmerman playing an hour of jazz, and hour of show tunes, and two hours of country. It discussed an article in the December 3, 1958 issue of Variety, in which Richard J. Miller, president of St. Louis radio station KXLW claimed that: most Negro emphasis radio is a cheap insult to Negroes, a source of self-generated bigotry, religious quackery, charlatanism, and a wallow of ugly, primitive and harmful sounds. The promotional piece below pictures the stations initial staff. was? The September 22, 1958 survey advertised Down Beat, the Longest radio show in the Twin Cities. It was also the Twin Cities ONLY station with Future-Phonic Sound. The disk jockeys were Ralf Smith, Jere Smith, Dan Allan, Jack Douglas, and Lou House. Remember Bob? In the summer of 1973 KSTP entered the top-40 competition with rapid-fire disk jockeys playing records in uninterrupted clusters. So little time. in Golden Valley, across from the Point Supper Club. WDGY (740 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Hudson, Wisconsin, and serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul radio market. I didnt exit at McKnight drive. Optometrist George W. Young started radio station KMFT in 1923; his first broadcast was on January 13, 1924 from his house at 2219 N. Bryant. Thanks again for the responseand thanks for the great website! In 1967, winning a Honda might have meant just a motorbike. From there he went on to be Milkman Sam until about 1956. The Sisters version sold six times better. In July the McGuire Sisters were back with a song called Rhythm and Blues Somehow even they heard about it. 1400 AM changed its call letters again in January 1972 to KEEY AM, to match that of its FM sister station, and installed a soft rock format separate of the FM, which aired Beautiful Music. Tom did the best impression of Muhammad Ali I have ever heard. By 1977, FM radio had arrived big-time in MSP. This is a shot of the transmitter site of WDGY/1130AM radio, along 35W at about 102nd Street. It was Percy Faith type music. 1130 AM; Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. The names of the shows were pretty ambiguous: In most cases programs were identified by the names of the DJs: Personalities selling time in this 1953 broadcasting magazine were, January 19, 1953 ad Courtesy mnkidvid.com. The station played Country music with a heavy emphasis on local North Suburban news and sports. TeleVue magazine, 1980. This heat siphoned off through ductwork that eventually combined with ductwork from the furnace and heating system. The ad pointed out that the stations news came not only from AP and UPI but also from Zodiac and Earth News, and provided exclusive perspectives on ecology, abortion, drug use, and consumer protection. http://twincitiesradioairchecks.com/wdgy1130tapes.html. Shapira wrote about how difficult it was to sustain a jazz show in Minneapolis, and how Johnson, first hired early in 1971 to do the news, wanted to give it a try. On August 28, Will Jones published an extended interview with Skotch. Wonder what E.I.I. As the tower hit, a light fixture fell and narrowly missed Bob Morgan, who was on the air talking about the weather.. Channel 63 was back! Paul Magazine, August 1978, courtesy Jeff Lonto. Here is what had happened. Then on Wednesday, July 8, 1964, were back to the old KUXL! Funny thing, it turned out that Bob Reed didnt have a pilots license. It's the music that stands the test of time. As part of the anniversary celebration, listeners were urged to send the station a birthday card with a favorite song from the last year, and if it was drawn the listener could win the Yesterhits Souvenir Album and a chance of winning one of six Hondas. The slogan was 15 KSTPTHE MUSIC STATION., The Insider made note of the change to a rock format, playing a mix of current and older top 40. [1] This station is unrelated to the original WDGY, which was a popular top-40 station in the area during the 1950s, '60s and '70s. Listeners remember taping the show and playing it the next day for friends. Since it was the only bid submitted, they were handed a building worth $35,000, complete with air conditioning, transmitting equipment, control board, and paneled studios and offices. For $7,000 they moved the entire concrete block structure 25 miles across town. probably not. Also appearing were the Amazers. It was KFMX from 1974 to 1979. Curtis J Johnson, formerly of WDGY. The stations request to change the location of the studio to 5730 Duluth Street in Golden Valley was approved on October 14, 1969. The studio and transmitter were located at 158 N. White Bear Ave., St. Paul. Ramsburg says, Let me put it this way it was all show-biz. This shot of him in the WDGY DJ control room is one of the better quality shots showing the Gates control board. The memory music format was enlarged, a jingle by Herb Pilhofer was created, and talk shows were produced. Relieve Ennui today! Inside the box was a piece of paper on which there was a beautiful color picture of the Twin-Cities Radio Dial with a large arrow pointing to the left end of it and an invitation toCome on down. Wikipedia says the stations last documented owner was KMAP Broadcasting of Tampa. And so goes the history of one of our most obscure radio stations. Listen To Podcasts That Examine The Passion, Perseverance, And Power Of Black Culture! WDGY-AM (1130) - Charlie Van Dyke and Donald K. 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