finds. Check out Joe Gagnon's book, Words community. Thanks for putting in the time and effort, much appreciated. Ive driven in snow before, but after moving to a new state even farther north, I think I need to upgrade my cars gear. airchecks are organized by state. He even Parma Radio Club, serving Cool Music Variety. And did I list Phillys B101 in my list of suburban-NEW YORK CITY ACs? Come on, no KOMA, Oklahoma City! They are authorized agents for all the major scanner lines and have the best pricing and unbeatable service and support. WMEX had what they called House names. Mac Richmond (one of the owners) was a crazed micro-manager and abrasive as sandpaper, but he knew talent. I listened to CKLW from the early 60s to the mid-70s and it is a shame that more people could not have experienced the glory of an astounding presentation radio. Talk about being in the right place at the right time. He was the inspiration for the song, W*O*L*D from Harry Chapin. Toast. has sections for an ad-free, spam-free forum, NO way is it possible to please every jock and every station PD or group owner. Like other stations, it rolled with the times and changed. KBOX and the Balaban stations trained Stan Kaplan. American Top 40. There is also a DMOZ Just goes to show ya how good radio was when it was competitive. And I wont pretend to be as up on some of the other legendary calls as many of my radio brethren. detailed timeline of Cleveland's venerable classical FM station, 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). WHLW/WOBM-AM Lakewood, NJ, (Adult Contemporary) And you can find out what's really going on in the I lived in Buffalo and the Miami area and with kudos to WQAM and WFUN there was nothing like KB anywhere! Generic syndication and voice-tracking leave little room for localized fun and connection and way fewer role models for the next generation of announcers. Cleveland for more than fifty-five years! Greg Schimmel's Radio Or maybe KSFO went all-soft rock later on in its years as a music station? But now,looking back, it was a different era, and AM rode the wave while it was there. Perry Murphy was a great host Took me home to meet his wife and through the KOMA facility BUddy Scott was doing his usual magic He was a BIG fellow but full of energy. I can still hear those dulcet tones of yours. It is 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. Favorite part is the commercial for the Barracuda (or Baccaruda as the Plymouth man said). Reportedly with this approach and FM radios still uncommon in cars, WMEX was right up there with WRKO and actually beat them in some areas. WABC won by dominating the areas WMCA didnt reach, and by raiding WMCA for talent and ideas. put their content rules into the playlist.Too much Ann Murray and other Canadian artist. 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. Win $1,000 to Pay Your Bills. Entertainment News Early DJs were literate and passionate about whatever genre they'd weekend to do a Saturday show for them, while keeping his full-time 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. During that same event KOMA lost power but had a generator I asked Perry how he knew when to cut back to utility power. It worked! After moving to 1400, still at low power, no one could touch them, and everyone tried. IMNSHO I felt WLS hit their pinnacle right about 1981-2 when they segued to a Rock-40 format. It has not been previewed, commissioned or otherwise endorsed by any of our network partners. fabulous Mid-Century stations on both AM and FM bands, and good SON! KIOA. Gene Chenalt was a gentleman who was always good to me. Many of these great stations can be heard at Rock Radio Scrapbook Canadas Aircheck Archive celebrating the Golden Age of Top 40 radio since 1996! My brother Lacy Neff loved what he did and was very very proud of his station and co workers. s. Frank Brodie (CKLW) was incredible on the air in ANY format, as were most of the jocks from the true Top 40 era. Oh!, SHIT! I grew up listening to KXOK in St. Louis during the daytime hours (Johnny Rabbit) and WLS at night. Log In (Existing Digital Subscriptions Only), They Did That Highlights Overlooked Innovators, Hill Named Permanent Host of Voxs The Weeds Podcast, Bob Lima, Stalwart of Southern Radio, Dies, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i6WheuRi0s, 8 Ways To Really Get The Ear of Local Business Owners. 1. Funny that nobody looked at the list and recalled Jeff Kayes often quoted positioning statement WKBW one of Americas two great radio stations!. I LOVED the 6-years+ I spent at the helm of those prestigious monster radio stations. I am glad Dr. Don Rose got a mention at KFRC as I know he was huge out there in CA. Thanks, to that Ron Parker, whether you or someone else, You have the right RP, Robert. another Top 40 station of all time that was left out: WKNR Detroit. from back issues on their archives . Win tickets to see Madonna at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse! As we were next to WIFI on the dial, people were tuning us in by accident and said they liked us better! WHB was added in 1954. Thank you Randy Michaels for the 102 WVAQ mention! Thats the real story so if WABC was great, WMCA was much more. (Re my comment on 5/22/2018 @4:03 PM:) Internet broadcasts 24 hours a day! The radio spectrum. Holliday was also great as Baron of the Bay at KYA/SF. CK had yourself Mike (did you know that? Readers Top 10 Top 40s. WRKO, KLIF, KCBQ. Old timers in Omaha still remember KOWH. Pats right, Radio Ink, your damn input DOES!! The most popular radio stations are on top of the list, and you can find something special for yourself by searching by genre or country. In fact, owing to its location in New York City, it was the proverbial 800-lb gorilla of Top 40, period. You mean that Lee Abrams guy who came to Toronto in 1977 to work his Superstar Format Magic against CHUM-FM? More than 1,300 airchecks from all across Canada and the U.S. KISN in Portland was my favorite. The GOAT top Forty stations were in almost every market, major, large, medium and even many small markets. Radio airchecks are tape recordings of radio broadcasts. Agree with Bill Wayland at one point 68 WRKO had an almost 60 share Teens. What about Kimn in Denver? listen online, click on the LISTEN ONLINE! A few of the big ones are vintage-radio.com A.I.R. Keep Listening. This is a review for radio stations in Cleveland, OH: "I was thrilled to see that Cleveland has a lgbtq themed radio station. This is where the Greaseman was at his best. Was Out in the Street by the Shangri-Las really the last record you played on Wins and the last record heard thereon? Finally, a plug for WGH. A wonderful resource is the Cleveland Broadcast Radio @Rich Marston Coverage to the north was lost, and unfortunately, Dallas grew to the north. They had a broad playlist and I wish I could have been a kid in Chicago. What are some highly rated radio stations in Cleveland, OH? 12. leave no room for individuality. It held the number one position from 1960 until 1977. Radio Ink recruited two of the best programming minds in the business, Lee Abrams and Randy Michaels, to answer this question: What are the greatest Top 40 stations of all time? Heres how they stacked them up and your lively debate, comments and disagreements on how they did. With Johnny Randolph as PD, WAKY played one black and one country record every quarter hour. Even Hot AC, or Uptempo MOR stations like KING and KGW were top notch. of German music and very informative news updates, as well as short You can listen to the Also WFIL tried a comeback in the early 80s with Oldies: Great jocks, personality, nostalgic jingles. Hear what shortwave DXing from 30 and 40 years ago sounded like Included in this description will be the rundowns originally written by BobWhooKid at ClassicAFRO.blogspot.com . The formats would be better, if the music product was better. Lee and Randy How about adding to your list here? Radio Hall of Fame is part Thanks again. see the Shortwave In more recent times, as a young man, I moved to Houston in the early 80s. For the same reason, these stations became the first rock stations in NYC. Bobby thanks for your kind comments. into the Congressional Record on January 24, 2000. Thats unheard of! Isaac S. My husband and I got the lowest rate (much lower than the rates I was finding online through my own searches), If youre craving some rock and roll, tune your dial to. It was just too great a line not to steal. 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. I grew up in Goldsboro, NC, and there were a couple of stations that played top 40. 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. HD3 Cleveland Browns. Most every market had two or three pretty good Top-40s back then; lucky if you can find one now. I agree with Steve above that WSGN was a great station under PD Jim Tabor. 'cannon'), the "Appliance Doctor," and his tips and advice offered to Then there was KYA in San Francisco with Bobby Mitchell and Tom Donohue, Gene Nelson, Tony Big, ed Hider and Johnny Holliday. Watch This Saturday At 10pmET/7pm PT! And lets not forget Z-100 (WHTZ) ITSELF!. Seeing Lees List recognizing Big WAYS as a Top 20 Station and Randy Michaels actually listing 15Q, WAYS, and the Funky Monkey WAPE, gave me some warm fuzzies He was 64 years old. The At the very beginning of 1980, as Disco was rapidly dying, we went Top 40. 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. . WHAT ABOUT WSGN BIRMINGHAM, AL!!! Randy, if you ask *me*, you can name every single radio station that ever was or has been Top 40 and the list would *still* be too short. SPECIAL THANKS goes out to the Opie & Anthony reddit & Wackbag communities, the fans from the past like OpieAnt, ChuckRadio from SyndicationUnderground (an old streaming/fan site around the early 2000s), TheBobWhooKidSamShow for preservation / clean-up / creation of the rundowns. He liked the name and had a jingle cut for WGR. WHAT ABOUT WPGC Morningside, MD/Washington, DC!?! 4. WHK photo archives and this WERE timeline (The same year the Milwaukee Braves moved to Atlanta, by the way. shortened versions where the music and commercials are removed. guide for those new to the hobby. WooWoo!!!!. refrigerator to your washing machine to the benefits of restoring a WRKO were all slices from the Bill Drake pie. is the greater Cleveland areas affiliate for. it; THATTTS!! And we cant forget the Top 40 version of KFI in between its two adult contemporary formats!, now, CAN we!!?!! While WBZ was more sophisticated in many ways, WMEX played to the city (where their somewhat limited signal was best) so they had a grittier, earthier, more high-energy city sound. CKLW was high on a pedestal in those days and people admired it. Worth where Paxton Mills started and George Carlin got his start (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i6WheuRi0s). And of course this is just my opinion on the greatest talent in the Motor and Glass Cities. aircheck lists. Mad Daddy Pete Myers, Johnny Holliday, Scott Burton, Pat Fitzgerald, Johnny Walters, Ron Riley, Carl Reese and Keith Morris, what a great air staff. 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. Hi Rick, you are right about other stations and jocks wanting to sound like CKLW, The Big 8. !, KTNQ Los Angeles (a Top 40 station during the late 70s (that station itself deserves mention as one of the all-time Top 40 greats, by the way) had a jock namedno kiddingBEAVER CLEAVER!! WCSB. 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. 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. I always thought of them as the WABC of the South. She can't get out much anymore Loved the write up on david h Morris. Fair and balanced sports reporting. A top 40 station in the Washington,DC area in the mid to late 60s had a DJ named Alan Afterhours. 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. This site also has a great in-house repair service comes highly recommended. Come find the top new songs, playlists, and music! That KB audio could also be heard as One of Americas TOO great radio stations. ), 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). Behind Production on Lee Abrams characteristics list of great Top 40 stations, number two is The Bible of Music. From 1965 until its demise in 1976, WCFL never let go of a Top 40 playlist/format. This radio spectrum chart is worth studying. You might as well leave Larry Lujack out of your list of WLS jocks, yo! a DX media program guide with links to some of the best radio related What are some highly rated radio stations in Cleveland, OH? Win Taylor Swift Concert Tickets! WERA Plainfield, NJ (went dark in 1997 due to WWRL New Yorks then-impending wattage boost) One could consider ratings, longevity, originality, influence, or many other criteria. (3/30/2018 @11:15p: ) Look, I am a total Drake disciple (and in my early years, I had the privilege of working for Gordon McLendontwice). Washington. Outside of the USA, it is sometimes known as Medium They didnt last long, but they were awesome. Station website Listen to WKNR - ESPN 850 AM, WJQX 100.5 - JOX 2 - ESPN 100.5 and Many Other Stations from Around the World with the radio.net App WKNR - ESPN 850 AM Download now for free and listen to the radio easily. English-speaking audience, many programs from all around the globe are KBOX gave us Dan Ingram, Bill Ward, and many others. units sometimes need repair, but there are still good radio and hi-fi All rights reserved. They were late in the AM game. WHK during the Johnny Holi-days was as good as radio ever got. Stan was a sales animal, but like McLendon, Kaplan knew that advertisers spent money to reach listeners, not the other way around. He also gives travel Voice of the Rocky Mountains in Denver! Charlie Tuna, Dale Wehba, Don McGregor, Paul Miller, John David, Chuck Dann, J. Michael Wilson, Johnny Dark, Buddy Scott, John Ravencroft, and many others were among those who played the hits from the studios in Moore, Oklahoma. KFRC was a good station, but anyone whos honest it was strictly second-tier and never (especially during AM Top 40s most dominant era) had anything close to the production magic and genius of Boss Radio, Morgan and Steele were the most influential in the business. (P.S., Rockin Ron did a great Oldies Show Sunday nights on WBT, Charlotte). I couldnt stop laughing! Funny?, I swear that one of those lists *did* mention WFIL. Cleveland State University's radio station. fortunate to still have a few non-conglomerate, locally-owned 5 Radio Stations Goodrich Kirtland "The greatest Radio Station EVER. When I grew up, I had a steady diet of WABC, WNBC, KB radio 15, CKLW and WOWO. even a value A site dedicated to the preservation of early stereo equipment is WHK, broadcast at 107.1, allowed Clevelanders You can thank Rose Trombly for a great deal of CKLWs success. It was a time that will live in our hearts forever. 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. Mac was also a very nice guy, btw. 10. No, but I was named for him. In 1946 Cleveland was one of the first US cities to have an "experimental" Id say ask Dick Fatherley but hes gone now. Ironically, Cleveland is noted for being the birthplace of rock radio, yet by the late eighties the only rock station in town was classic rocker WNCX (98.5), owned by Metroplex, which was still a top three station. Sandy Shore went all the way to Drake LA as Marc Elliot. I was in college at the time and walking down the hall of the dorm all you heard was the Big 8 in Bowling Green, Ohio, I went to a birthday party in my city not long ago. A further thought on this string: As kids growing up in Welland, Ontario, most of the radio we listened to was from Buffalo. WHB was an early top 40 station but The Worlds Happiest Broadcasters were not the first. from Rat Pack sessions featuring the antics of Dean Martin, Sammy 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 . Had a lot of fun working at TR, too, and enjoyed doing Smooth Jazz. In this case, , you can! THATS! Pretty remarkable. A lot of people went to bed and woke up with the Good Guys at KIOA. WABC didnt lose its stranglehold until like 1979. Owned by Urban One, the station serves the Greater Cleveland region. KY-102, KC . 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. WPRO AM & FM Providence, RI were outstanding Top 40 stations. Tony Rizzo is a local icon. Marc Chase made more noise at WFLZ and WEBN, but this was his best work. The Last Contest was born here. . 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. 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! (Amen! Many of the most spectacular Top 40 stations werent around that long. Still there as WNTP, Salem radio. If you re-read this article, youll see that Randy Michaels *did* list WMCA. vintage and recent model turntables, receivers, radios and other Well said. Really. restorations, with story and photos. Dr. Wendel's program offers a mix Lee and Randy..Congratulations on putting together that list. Stan the man. Dont get screwed, get WAPEd!. Growing up in southern Minnesota from the late 1960s through the late 1970s, my friends and I listened to WDGY AM during the day and WLS AM after sunset. Don't forget to join their Oldies 1330 Video to Watch! Best radio station without question. KIIS has gone through a lot of growing pains since first signing on in 1961 as KLAC-FM. is an excellent resource for radio airchecks. chamber music were broadcast in stereo, Robert Jim Woods in the night time was the most exciting thing around. Oh!, *THATS* right, Randy Michaels **DID**!! Pappy was the op for Joey Reynolds, among otherscorrect? The show is also syndicated through Premiere Radio Networks in over 80 markets such as Philadelphia, Miami, Cleveland, and Richmond . 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. KNUZ/Houston. Mac Richmond brought Arnie Ginsburg to 1510 from WBOS-AM. I agree: there were SCORES! 15. Charlie Tuna! 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). Also, WMGM went MOR/EZ and reverted back to WHN in 62, not 61. about various artists from Rosemary Clooney to Marlene Dietrich; clips WAYS/Charlotte. Radio Ink also held a three-week online poll and asked you which you believe are the best Top 40 stations of all time. Dennis Williams Toledo. It was top 40 while I was there, after I left they adopted an AOR format and changed the call letters from WAJR to WVAQ. It was nowhere upstate or on the Jersey Shore. How many BMW R1200Ses were made in total? evidenced by his enormous collection of tapes. Now that youre all caught up on current events, its time to rock out! on Satuday nights. The music was very attractive in those days. Its been fun reading everyones passions for their picks for the best Top 40 Station. Jamie Lee Curtis Turns Viral Golden Globes Meme Into A T-Shirt Jan 15, 2023. You can keep a log to record your findings. Longtime morning man Lacy Neff passing was big news last June. International Listener site is an excellent shortwave resource. Marion's Attic is several unrelated stations in the same market might be owned by the Dic Youngs, Jim Michaels, Mike Pace. 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. It's a paper magazine, but you can read selections I like the mention of Big WAYS and WTIX as I lived in those cities and I used to hear WAPE. And looking at the remaining characteristics, Big 10 had it all. You patiently answered them for this 17 year old radio freak. from Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific. Detroit's, On 1510 AM you'll sometimes get interference (from Kent's 1520? KBOX/Dallas. There are more bands on the spectrum than just AM, FM, and Entertainment Technology which contains accounts of actual * what Im talking about! For me it was KFRC and KYA being born and raised and living my entire life in the Bay Area. WSB (read: WSB-AM)s full-service format had, musically, reformatted to Adult Contemporary by circa early 1980s, that is. Radio airchecks The best news and talk radio stations in Cleveland, The best music radio stations in Cleveland, How to save money on car insurance in Cleveland, Whether youre getting your daily dose of news from 89.7 FM WCLV or enjoying the classic hits with 105.7 FM WMJI, these are the top eight radio stations to tune in to in. All Top 40 radio leaned towards MOR in the early Fifties. ), WOR-FM/WXLO, WNBC, and WPLJ! The Wesk Park Thank you for still give g praise to him. Getting it down to 20 was tough, unfair, and subjective. We had some pretty good board ops who could incorporate the Wolfmans customs. And then Eddie Haskell took it to the #1 CHR nationally in certain demos.I was fortunate to be there on air then!!! WERE (1490 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to serve Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and carrying a talk radio format known as NewsTalk 1490. Gordon McLendon made it theater. WHTZ (Z100)/New York. When you need something to perk you up on that otherwise dull morning commute or to help you decompress after a long day at the office, turn to music. Back to you, Pat ODay: KIMN Denver?!? Listen to the best Top 40 radio stations from Cleveland and more than 50000 online radio stations for free on mytuner-radio.com. There are sites dedicated to repair and preservation of old radios. Because of the time difference and the large and growing old-time radio site at www.N1DK.com. The Last Contest was all about perception and theater of the mins. Better production. and to see CKLW picked by the readers at #1!!! Hi there! Keep Listening. Ohio . Thanks for the great work you did there. You can also try different radios and compare Many of the big AM Top 40 stations had FM stations. into the Congressional Record on January 24, 2000, If you have a good antenna and the conditions are right, you might For others, the hyper-high energy and tight production of talents like JoJo Kincaid was the Holy Grail. That list shouldve included AT LEAST *ONE* station in the Pacific Northwest-especially KJR! Thats a fact. He stole and enhanced McLendons treasure hunts and other promotions and added a crazy outrageousness that hasnt happened since, except maybe for the Power Pig, which owes a lot to the Kaplans. Im proud to know people who worked thereand even at places like CKLW and KHJ. with 21 vacuum tubes and nearly a hundred pounds! Lee felt WABC was the greatest Top 40 station, but I think they were way out-programmed by WMCA. 88NO. 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. As noted by one of the experts, it was KOWH. Maybe Im biased, but its my list. KSFO was MOR, not Top 40. Now 104.9 FM (formerly 95.5 FM), WCLV-FM is one of the few remaining 24/7 classical music stations in the United States. When your hi-fi equipment needs servicing, take it to Play It Again Sam in Lakewood, whose Everything seems to be on an endless loop. (I still havent forgiven the Dodgers for leaving.) With the good guys. What about my all time favorite? can still get them repaired! When the Dodgers and Giants fled, the Yankees moved to WMGM. Chalk up one more who thinks WQXI should have been on the list; the liveliest sounding station in the South, the one that seemed the least canned. Great fun and memories. Mac converted WMEX to sports and talkradioand WMEX was very successful with that format, both on ratings and revenue, until new owners bought the station a few years later. The greatest Top 40 station of all time? The Drake and Drew format there tore my ears off! The Buick Enclave is an affordable luxury three-row SUV, offering passengers 33.5 inches of legroom. airchecks. Shortwave website with schedules sorted by time or by country and be able to pick up, You can easily pick up "The Great Voice of the Great Lakes," of a damn BITCH!! It must be hard to fire up an on-air staff when all they have to play is garbage. Search Top 40 Radio Stations from Cleveland, United States. McClendon may have guessed wrong. Top 20 based on what? So, a small hat tip to WMGM as well. 3-4pm. I cannot think of two greater, more knowledgeable guys one could ask to create this list (those who are gnashing their teeth and should have been included damn, dudes). WPGR, Philadelphia (c. latter 1980s-early 1990s, as recalled) 11. Now its boring as hell. One of those in the mid 50s was George The Hound Lorenz at night on WKBW. frequencies. 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. As far as CKLW goes I think every jock I knew all tried to emulate the great sound of the Big 8 jocks. beginning with Bill Randle in 1949. The crew that made Pappy Smith famous. 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. Amen. WCBS-FM, New York (when they first launched, c. late 1980s into the 1990swent downhill since) Also, I cant believe that Lee left off WMCA and WTIX, two of the greatest Top 40 stations ever. KRTH, Los Angeles (1980s,Sorry I havent been out to the West Coast in a long time) As Radio 8-0 CKLW spent the early 60s as a crappy Top 40 well behind WKNR and WXYZ. Thats why the, comparison shopper and broker app has put together a handy guide to AM and FM stations in the Cleveland area., Tune in for the best of the best radio stations in Cleveland!, Your morning commute isnt complete without a weigh-in from a wise morning show host. on. available for download [1MB PDF file] and KIIS/Los Angeles. How about 50,000 watt CKY in Winnipeg ??? that launched in 2020 to provide accurate and comprehensive news coverage from a Black perspective. Listen online to Cleveland TN radio stations including Z107 Cleveland - WZNO-LP, US 101 - WUSY, 97.1 Alive - W245DZ, Cleveland Area Amateur Repeaters . Key word WAS. Hi Mike! Instead I found it to be pretty pathetic. I still carry a Kennedy half-dollar I got in some change our first night in Windsor, a constant reminder of the magic, good times and wonderful people we shared through most of 1972. These are some radio stations with a large number of reviews in Cleveland, OH. Yes, WABC had more listeners and more attention. WJET 1400. Universal Radio Research and features late-breaking listening digests and DXpedition logs. WCSB 89.3 F.M. I worked there for a spell and the phones were lit up constantly. A 40-year veteran of Cleveland radio, the silky-voiced Perry is best-known for her 20-year run as host public radio station WCPN-FM/90.3's "Around Noon" and "Sound of Applause" arts-and-culture . His wife did the music. How could you leave that out? THAT Lee Abrams guy? that NBC actually paid to have him transported to New York every Wiped out the used car lot, skipped over a gas station then wiped out the new car lot. 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