Oh and I obviously meant WBT, not WVT, another finger slip on the keys, sorry.
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- Thread starter Josh Owens
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Yep I have issues with SoundCloud too. I must either have more than one account or some stuff I posted is gone. I have the free account so I'm not complaining.
Be sure to check out my airchecks of WGR and WKBW while you're there.
LOL, S9+60 here.
Hi-Fi '50's Saturday night on 1110 WBT. Shameless self promotion. I was allowed to pick all my own music as long as it wasn't Rock & Roll. I did all on the fly, varying the tempo and artists with a limited record and tape library. This is uncut, I'm surprised it hasn't been flagged for copyright.. SoundCloud
Here's what Wikipedia says, and I have sources for at least some of this.
GHB bought WFAZ (High Point NC, Greensboro market), which became WIST-FM at the beginning of 1997 and changed it from CCM to Stardust adult standards.
At the time, GHB owned WIST (AM) in Statesville, north of Charlotte, which was Music of Your Life adult standards. Then it changed to talk and gave up those letters. But when the talk format failed, the WIST letters came back and the station was Real Country. The call letters changed to WAME in 2000. I know this only from personal experience, not a reliable source, but it was back to standards as of September 11, 2001. That was where I first heard about the towers being hit, from a Stardust DJ.
GHB bought WEGO in 2003.
I'll check it out, that is, unless Soundcloud does flag it LOL, thanks. The way you described your allowed approach, kinda reminds me of my entire radio career LOL. My oldest son has been bringing me tapes he found in the basement, over the past couple days, mostly from my radio days, including an unexpected air-check, meaning one I had to put together from tapes made for my wife's family, back when we were courting, so not the best material to choose from LOL. Man, I didn't realize how fast I talked on most of those voice breaks. 
) Some of these tapes were compilations made by myself and a couple from a radio mentor, to help fill in the stations library gaps, mixed in with what we had or what else I brought in LOL. Wow, what memories. P.S., thanks for the follow, although I don't know what you and the church following me will hear, since I am still currently unable to figure out how to upload anything. Maybe later, too much going on right now to devote a huge amount of time to it. Since you've successfully upload several cuts (or tracks as they call them), ya got a crash course up your sleeve?
) Some of these tapes were compilations made by myself and a couple from a radio mentor, to help fill in the stations library gaps, mixed in with what we had or what else I brought in LOL. Wow, what memories. P.S., thanks for the follow, although I don't know what you and the church following me will hear, since I am still currently unable to figure out how to upload anything. Maybe later, too much going on right now to devote a huge amount of time to it. Since you've successfully upload several cuts (or tracks as they call them), ya got a crash course up your sleeve?The WIST calls wound up on 690 (WTIX) in New Orleans after Katrina.
Tuned in to it now via Soundcloud. Sounds great!
btw I guess you found mine because I had been to your page. didn't know it worked that way, but thanks for listening and for the great comments. I never made it to anywhere near as big as you did! BT KB GH damn and even more. my wtob tapes were from just the last few years ago. i have some older cuts from other stations, but so far i haven't found anything i wanna post.
if anybody cares: WTOB on 980 and WTOB on 1380
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George Buck loved to swap calls around, not unlike other broadcasters. WTIX calls were on 1410 in Concord NC, 980 in Winston-Salem NC, and 690 in New Orleans and now 94.3 WTIX-FM in greater New Orleans.
WIST has been on more than that. 930 Charlotte, 1240 Charlotte, 95.1 FM Charlotte (wist-fm), 1480 Charlotte, 106.1 Waxaw suburban Charlotte (wist-fm), 790 Thomasville NC, 550 Statesville NC, 690 New Orleans and now 98.3 (wist-fm) Thomasville NC.
Roger on that, thanks for the info. Never knew 'IST was on 550 in Statesville. I first heard them as a Southern Gospel station back in the '80s, I believe they were going by the slogan 55 'DRV. I remember David Hatton (N4WHL was his ham call) working there in the early '90s, had a great radio voice!
Really! Wow, thanks for stoping by.
As I told Mike, I'll check 'em out and you've got a new follower up there now, thanks for the memories, etc.
Wow, thanks for the rundown, what an alphabet soup to keep up and just one call sign.