1960s Radio

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You knew this was coming....

What 1960s radio station, in the Miami or WPB markets, did you
like (or maybe just have something to say about) that hasn't
been mentioned here yet in 2006? Especially trivia!

For example...

Classical WVCG 1080 and 105.1
http://RadioPages.net/radio/wtpswvcg.html

Jazz on WGBS Wednesday nights

Beautiful music on WLOD 980 and WFTL 1400 & 106.7

Country music on WWOK 1260 and WGMA The Country Giant

Country/bluegrass on WSWN 900 (Belle Glade).

I must add...

TransWorld Radio on 800 from Bonaire.

Jazz from the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans on WWL 870.

Belize on 834.

That's pretty far back... maybe someone else can add more.

73s

 

[Mike Sheridan]

You can add:

WWIL 1580 (Changed to WSRF Jan 1967) MOR with a little more modern feel than WFTL was at the time. Around the station was a cow pasture (the trailer park ran the cows out).

WIRK 1290 serving up tasty top 40 in West Palm Beach. If you had a good radio you could hear them in most of Broward.

WIXX 1520 Oakland Park for Country in Broward (daytime)
WOAH 1220 Miami for Country in Dade (also daytime)

WAEZ 94,9 pioneer stereo station with Beautiful Music.

WKAT "The Talk of Miami" with ancient Western Electric transmitters and control console. The engineer at the station must have known his stuff because he kept the equipment going for many years!

(early 70's)
WVUM 90.5 with 10 Watts you could sometimes hear them in Hollywood and it was a real treat. The people on the station were U of M students fun to listen to, very free form and always interesting.

WLRN-FM in the afternoon when Bob Gaynor's students were practicing their craft on the air. You heard some people who went on to have very impressive careers in radio.