1510 WLAC

[LibertyNT]

Recieving WLAC 1510 Nashville Quite Strongly Tonight.

Located in McKinney, TX 25 Miles N of Dallas

using A Grundig Sattelit 750 with stock antenna.

 

[K4WRF]

Not surprising, that is in WLAC's main lobe. Roughly 134 kw effective radiated power goes that way.

Best regards,
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[The King Bee]

If you hear John R, The Hossman or Gene Nobles, give me a call-quick! That was RADIO...

 

[radioman148]

If you hear John R, The Hossman or Gene Nobles, give me a call-quick! That was RADIO...

Indeed that was GREAT radio!

 

[Icangelp]

Cut my nighttime AM radio music teeth listening to 1510/WLAC's John R & then 1070/WIBC's Dick Summer.

 

[Icangelp]

Cut my nighttime AM radio music teeth listening to 1510/WLAC's John R, then 1070/WIBC's Dick Summer & WJJD's Stan Major.

 

[radioman148]

Cut my nighttime AM radio music teeth listening to 1510/WLAC's John R, then 1070/WIBC's Dick Summer & WJJD's Stan Major.

Was that before or after Dick Summer was at WBZ?
When was Major at WJJD? Weren't they daytime only then?

 

[Schroedingers Cat]

WJJD had a skywave comparable to a Class I-A or I-B in the early evening when it 50 kW on day pattern until KSL sunset. Think of it this way, if KSL had a 50 uV/m signal in the eastern United States, WJJD was essentially de facto protected to the 1 mV/m 50% skywave, since it was the only other 1160 station operating in North America until the clear channel drop ins.

 

[w9wi]

When was Major at WJJD? Weren't they daytime only then?

WJJD was a "limited time" station -- allowed to stay on the air after Chicago sunset until sunset in Salt Lake City.

 

[radioman148]

WJJD had a skywave comparable to a Class I-A or I-B in the early evening when it 50 kW on day pattern until KSL sunset. Think of it this way, if KSL had a 50 uV/m signal in the eastern United States, WJJD was essentially de facto protected to the 1 mV/m 50% skywave, since it was the only other 1160 station operating in North America until the clear channel drop ins.

I know as I once heard WJJD in NYC after local NY sunset. My question was what years was Stan Major there? Was he there when they were still playing Rock & Roll?

 

[Icangelp]

Cut my nighttime AM radio music teeth listening to 1510/WLAC's John R, then 1070/WIBC's Dick Summer & WJJD's Stan Major.

Was that before or after Dick Summer was at WBZ?
When was Major at WJJD? Weren't they daytime only then?

Yep. 440: Satisfaction has him at WIBC in 1959, but I believe he was there beginning in 1958. He did his show atop Merrill's High Decker, a local northside drive-in restaurant. Dick was never a typical AM Top 40 DJ. Even then he would recite poetry. I'm guessing he was around 20 or 21 at the time.

Stan Major was the night DJ when I listened to WJJD, and on till sign-off. '59 '60, '61? I'm pretty sure that he was there when Mel Hall was the program director, and Mel was there around '60 or '61. I really liked listening to Stan, although I don't remember why, perhaps for the same reason I liked Bruce Bradley on WBZ. Smooth & funny.

As I recall, WJJD's night signal was very strong in Indy, although I remember it was subject to fading.

WJJD was definitely playing R&R during that time period, albeit loose & free form. Low budget. They didn't have many ads, at least during the evening hours, and a lot were for St. Joseph Aspirin also owned by Plough Incorporated.

 

[radioman148]

Cut my nighttime AM radio music teeth listening to 1510/WLAC's John R, then 1070/WIBC's Dick Summer & WJJD's Stan Major.

Was that before or after Dick Summer was at WBZ?
When was Major at WJJD? Weren't they daytime only then?

Yep. 440: Satisfaction has him at WIBC in 1959, but I believe he was there beginning in 1958. He did his show atop Merrill's High Decker, a local northside drive-in restaurant. Dick was never a typical AM Top 40 DJ. Even then he would recite poetry. I'm guessing he was around 20 or 21 at the time.

Stan Major was the night DJ when I listened to WJJD, and on till sign-off. '59 '60, '61? I'm pretty sure that he was there when Mel Hall was the program director, and Mel was there around '60 or '61. I really liked listening to Stan, although I don't remember why, perhaps for the same reason I liked Bruce Bradley on WBZ. Smooth & funny.

As I recall, WJJD's night signal was very strong in Indy, although I remember it was subject to fading.

WJJD was definitely playing R&R during that time period, albeit loose & free form. Low budget. They didn't have many ads, at least during the evening hours, and a lot were for St. Joseph Aspirin also owned by Plough Incorporated.

I listened to WJJD often in 58 & 59. Then in 1960 I switched to the "New" WLS. I have copies of some WJJD surveys from 59 & early 60 with the DJs picture on them, but there are no pictures of Stan Major. I'm thinking he must have come in around 60 or a little later.

 

[Icangelp]

Cut my nighttime AM radio music teeth listening to 1510/WLAC's John R, then 1070/WIBC's Dick Summer & WJJD's Stan Major.

Was that before or after Dick Summer was at WBZ?
When was Major at WJJD? Weren't they daytime only then?

Yep. 440: Satisfaction has him at WIBC in 1959, but I believe he was there beginning in 1958. He did his show atop Merrill's High Decker, a local northside drive-in restaurant. Dick was never a typical AM Top 40 DJ. Even then he would recite poetry. I'm guessing he was around 20 or 21 at the time.

Stan Major was the night DJ when I listened to WJJD, and on till sign-off. '59 '60, '61? I'm pretty sure that he was there when Mel Hall was the program director, and Mel was there around '60 or '61. I really liked listening to Stan, although I don't remember why, perhaps for the same reason I liked Bruce Bradley on WBZ. Smooth & funny.

As I recall, WJJD's night signal was very strong in Indy, although I remember it was subject to fading.

WJJD was definitely playing R&R during that time period, albeit loose & free form. Low budget. They didn't have many ads, at least during the evening hours, and a lot were for St. Joseph Aspirin also owned by Plough Incorporated.

I listened to WJJD often in 58 & 59. Then in 1960 I switched to the "New" WLS. I have copies of some WJJD surveys from 59 & early 60 with the DJs picture on them, but there are no pictures of Stan Major. I'm thinking he must have come in around 60 or a little later.

To the many who have no interest in this, thank you for your patience.

radioman148. I think you are right about the time frame. Major was probably there in '61, and didn't last for very long. Mel Hall quickly moved on to 1110/KRLA for a short stint as their program director, and Stan may have replaced Mel as P.D.

 

[Icangelp]

According to 440:Satisfaction, I have the timing wrong. Seems Mel was P.D. at WJJD in 1961, so Major may have been there after Hall left.

 

[radioman148]

According to 440:Satisfaction, I have the timing wrong. Seems Mel was P.D. at WJJD in 1961, so Major may have been there after Hall left.

Thanks Ican. Sorry for veering off topic.

 

[Schroedingers Cat]

440.com timelines are not that accurate. A good example is Bob DelGiorno, also known as Bob Dell, who you Illinois and Indiana posters may remember from WOWO, WIND, WAIT, and WKQX. They show Bob as being at WIND in 1968, when he actually left WTAC for WOWO. He wasn't at WIND until the 1970s as I recall. I would rely on the memory of radio hobbyists before the 440 timelines. They are also incomplete, as are Wikipedia articles. Best evidence would be the ARSA, radioloon, ct30, or similar sites that show actual charts. ARSA has many WJJD charts, but none I could find with DJs listed or pictures of DJs.

Google books has a lot of Billboard articles and is another good place to look for more accurate and complete DJ timelines.

 

[radioman148]

440.com timelines are not that accurate. A good example is Bob DelGiorno, also known as Bob Dell, who you Illinois and Indiana posters may remember from WOWO, WIND, WAIT, and WKQX. They show Bob as being at WIND in 1968, when he actually left WTAC for WOWO. He wasn't at WIND until the 1970s as I recall. I would rely on the memory of radio hobbyists before the 440 timelines. They are also incomplete, as are Wikipedia articles. Best evidence would be the ARSA, radioloon, ct30, or similar sites that show actual charts. ARSA has many WJJD charts, but none I could find with DJs listed or pictures of DJs.

Google books has a lot of Billboard articles and is another good place to look for more accurate and complete DJ timelines.

440 has the timeline wrong on a lot of people and it's usually incomplete.

 

[Schroedingers Cat]

440.com timelines are not that accurate. A good example is Bob DelGiorno, also known as Bob Dell, who you Illinois and Indiana posters may remember from WOWO, WIND, WAIT, and WKQX. They show Bob as being at WIND in 1968, when he actually left WTAC for WOWO. He wasn't at WIND until the 1970s as I recall. I would rely on the memory of radio hobbyists before the 440 timelines. They are also incomplete, as are Wikipedia articles. Best evidence would be the ARSA, radioloon, ct30, or similar sites that show actual charts. ARSA has many WJJD charts, but none I could find with DJs listed or pictures of DJs.

Google books has a lot of Billboard articles and is another good place to look for more accurate and complete DJ timelines.

440 has the timeline wrong on a lot of people and it's usually incomplete.

Here's links to three articles about Stan Major from Billboard in 1961.

http://www.google.com/search?q=WJJD...om&hl=en&num=10&lr=&ft=i&cr=&safe=images&tbs=

 

[radioman148]

440.com timelines are not that accurate. A good example is Bob DelGiorno, also known as Bob Dell, who you Illinois and Indiana posters may remember from WOWO, WIND, WAIT, and WKQX. They show Bob as being at WIND in 1968, when he actually left WTAC for WOWO. He wasn't at WIND until the 1970s as I recall. I would rely on the memory of radio hobbyists before the 440 timelines. They are also incomplete, as are Wikipedia articles. Best evidence would be the ARSA, radioloon, ct30, or similar sites that show actual charts. ARSA has many WJJD charts, but none I could find with DJs listed or pictures of DJs.

Google books has a lot of Billboard articles and is another good place to look for more accurate and complete DJ timelines.

440 has the timeline wrong on a lot of people and it's usually incomplete.

Here's links to three articles about Stan Major from Billboard in 1961.

http://www.google.com/search?q=WJJD...om&hl=en&num=10&lr=&ft=i&cr=&safe=images&tbs=

Thanks--this really helps pin down the time. How the heck did Major stay awake 8+ days?
It also mentions that Jack Spector was working at WJJD then. Spector went on to a long career at WMCA in NYC.