Memphis Retro Dial, March 1982

[Bluenoser]

from The Commercial Appeal via Newspapers.com

AM DIAL
560 WHBQ
600 WREC (CBS/Mutual)
630 WMSO
680 WMPS (NBC)
730 KSUD (WM)
990 KWAM
1070 WDIA (Mutual)
1340 WLOK
1380 WTNN (Mutual)
1430 WWEE (Mutual)
1480 WMQM

FM DIAL
88.5 WQOX
89.3 WLYX (ABC)
90.3 WEVL
91.1 WKNO (NPR)
94.3 WLXS (Mutual)
97.1 WHRK (ABC)
99.7 WMC (ABC)
101.1 KWAM (ABC)
102.7 WZXR
104.5 WRVR
105.9 WEZI

 

[Bluenoser]

Also add WMC on 790 AM

 

[Murfradiojim]

What were the formats?

 

[Bluenoser]

Formats weren't listed, just networks...What is WM-haven't heard of that network before?

 

[John1]

Formats weren't listed, just networks...What is WM-haven't heard of that network before?

Not a network, but the station was in Weat Memphis, Arkansas WM?

 

[Bluenoser]

Would all of the stations with K calls be based in West Memphis?

 

[CTListener]

Would all of the stations with K calls be based in West Memphis?

Yes, and KWAM was indeed on the other side of the river. I lived in eastern Arkansas, about 75 miles from Memphis, from late 1977 to early 1981, so I can provide the formats for a few of the stronger stations listed as of one year previous to this listing.
WHBQ -- CHR, but would flip to oldies later in 1981
WREC -- Full-service MOR/talk/news, home of Memphis Chicks (Class AA) baseball.
WMPS -- Country
WMC(AM) -- Country
WMC-FM -- CHR
WZXR -- AOR

 

[briancraig]

March 1982 formats would’ve been:

AM DIAL
560 WHBQ—-Oldies with a couple of AC currents an hour and Night Time America AC show 11 pm-5 am
600 WREC (CBS/Mutual)—Music of Your Life standards with some talk like Larry King
630 WMSO— Christian
680 WMPS (NBC)— Country
730 KSUD (WM)—Gospel
790-WMC-Country
990 KWAM—Gospel, white until about 2 pm, black gospel after 2
1070 WDIA (Mutual)—R and B
1340 WLOK-R and B
1380 WTNN (Mutual)-not sure, they were gospel during most of the 70s but at some point in the early 1980s went country
1430 WWEE (Mutual)—Talk
1480 WMQM—Christian

FM DIAL
88.5 WQOX—CHR with student djs
89.3 WLYX (ABC)—variety
90.3 WEVL-variety
91.1 WKNO (NPR)- classical with Morning Edition and All Things Considered
94.3 WLVS (Mutual)-Country
97.1 WHRK (ABC)-Urban
99.7 WMC (ABC)-CHR
101.1 KWAM (ABC)-R and B (had just switched from gospel at the beginning of 1982)
102.7 WZXR—AOR
104.5 WRVR—AC
105.9 WEZI—Beautiful Music