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1968 Ad for top 40 WSRF (1580) Fort Lauderdale

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Just found a full-page 1968 WSRF ad
from the Miami Herald that I
tore out ... well 38 years ago!

I was afraid I didn't have it any more!

It also mentions WSRF-FM on 103.5....
predecessor of today's WMIB-FM.

It lists:

SURF JOCKEYS
DICK VANCE
TED SHANNON
BOBBI BARTER
MIKE ZEALY
JOHNNY NITE
TOMMY JUDGE
DOLLY HOLIDAY (How could I forget her?)

About 2/3 of the page is a drawing of a guy
on a surfboard!

When I get a chance, I will scan it and add
it to South Florida Radio History.

73s from 954
 
Did I ever tell you I worked at KSURF?

103.1 in Santa Monica. Don't tell anyone

> Just found a full-page 1968 WSRF ad
> from the Miami Herald that I
> tore out ... well 38 years ago!
>
> I was afraid I didn't have it any more!
>
> It also mentions WSRF-FM on 103.5....
> predecessor of today's WMIB-FM.
>
> It lists:
>
> SURF JOCKEYS
> DICK VANCE
> TED SHANNON
> BOBBI BARTER
> MIKE ZEALY
> JOHNNY NITE
> TOMMY JUDGE
> DOLLY HOLIDAY (How could I forget her?)
>
> About 2/3 of the page is a drawing of a guy
> on a surfboard!
>
> When I get a chance, I will scan it and add
> it to South Florida Radio History.
>
> 73s from 954
>
 
I hope WSRF did not waste their money on anything but the Broward County edition of The Herald. The WSRF signal was not listenable south of 163rd street in North Miami. More than 90% of the people in Dade County could not get a listenable signal on 1580.

But anyone on a boat did fine, because their signal went out to sea.

> Just found a full-page 1968 WSRF ad
> from the Miami Herald that I
> tore out ... well 38 years ago!
>
> I was afraid I didn't have it any more!
>
> It also mentions WSRF-FM on 103.5....
> predecessor of today's WMIB-FM.
>
> It lists:
>
> SURF JOCKEYS
> DICK VANCE
> TED SHANNON
> BOBBI BARTER
> MIKE ZEALY
> JOHNNY NITE
> TOMMY JUDGE
> DOLLY HOLIDAY (How could I forget her?)
>
> About 2/3 of the page is a drawing of a guy
> on a surfboard!
>
> When I get a chance, I will scan it and add
> it to South Florida Radio History.
>
> 73s from 954
>
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Re: Did I ever tell you I worked at KSURF?

> The only station in the country with five call letters?

Better yet I was at K-EARTH in L.A. Would that count too?

And that Station in South Florida with no letters too. In 1999 (we) they gave away a Cow, no bull!
 
> I hope WSRF did not waste their money on anything but the
> Broward County edition of The Herald. The WSRF signal was
> not listenable south of 163rd street in North Miami. More
> than 90% of the people in Dade County could not get a
> listenable signal on 1580.

You got THAT right... good guess!

It was page 5-BR, in the Broward section of the Herald.

I don't think the whole paper was zoned back then.

The Broward section was an add-on. At one time it was
called the "Broward Peach" section and printed on
pale peach paper and later they dropped it for a
peach stripe, but this was before either.

Making me feel ancient!

73s from 954
 
XESURF?

> > The only station in the country with five call letters?

http://www.univox.com/radio><img

> Better yet I was at K-EARTH in L.A. Would that count too?

Did you have K-EARTH shoes?

> And that Station in South Florida with no letters too. In
> 1999 (we) they gave away a Cow, no bull!

Don't forget all those 5-letter stations that
are inexplicably part of the L.A. Market ...
Like XERMX. (Actually, I don't know what
city it's in. But I've heard that one in Fla.)
 
K-SMURF 103.1

> Don't forget all those 5-letter stations that
> are inexplicably part of the L.A. Market ...
> Like XERMX. (Actually, I don't know what
> city it's in. But I've heard that one in Fla.)

Yes, I miss top 40 XEROK, the Sun City streaker from San Antonio/Juraez booming into my ex city at night. They even did bilingual breaks!

And as far as Shoes, I only wear Berkenstocks. Those goony shoes, I'd rather wear Keds!
 
Re: XE Call letters in LA

>
> Don't forget all those 5-letter stations that
> are inexplicably part of the L.A. Market ...
> Like XERMX. (Actually, I don't know what
> city it's in. But I've heard that one in Fla.)
>

There is no XERMX licensed in Mexico. Any call set starting with "XE" is in Mexico, not LA (or anywhere in the USA)

The only English 5-letter call ever to be familiar in LA was XETRA - 690, back in the 60's and 70's when interference levels allowed it to reach the LA Basin. In Spanish, XEPRS - 1090 was a Spanish station under those calls for 3 decades, but hardly had any ratings in LA County.

Both of these are located in Baja California Sur, a state of Mexico.
 
Re: XE Call letters in LA

> >
> > Don't forget all those 5-letter stations that
> > are inexplicably part of the L.A. Market ...
> > Like XERMX. (Actually, I don't know what
> > city it's in. But I've heard that one in Fla.)
> >
> There is no XERMX licensed in Mexico. Any call set starting

See http://www.univox.com/radio/xermx.jpg , David

> with "XE" is in Mexico, not LA (or anywhere in the USA)

D-uh.

> The only English 5-letter call ever to be familiar in LA was
> XETRA - 690, back in the 60's and 70's when interference
> levels allowed it to reach the LA Basin. In Spanish, XEPRS -
> 1090 was a Spanish station under those calls for 3 decades,
> but hardly had any ratings in LA County.

I had read -- on this board -- mention of Mexican stations
considered in the SD market.

73s from 954
 
Re: XE Call letters in LA

> > >
> > > Don't forget all those 5-letter stations that
> > > are inexplicably part of the L.A. Market ...
> > > Like XERMX. (Actually, I don't know what
> > > city it's in. But I've heard that one in Fla.)
> > >
> > There is no XERMX licensed in Mexico. Any call set
> starting
>
> See http://www.univox.com/radio/xermx.jpg , David

That is an inactive Short Wave station. From Glen Hauser's World of Radio "Tho IMER abolished XERMX on SW, it is beefing up big border station
XERF in Ciudad Acuna; authorized 250 kW, but has been 18 or 30 kW for
several years. Now announcing 100 kW, and dominating 1570 as far away
as Oregon, Australia; would make too much sense to put former XERMX
English programming on XERF"

>
> > with "XE" is in Mexico, not LA (or anywhere in the USA)
>
> D-uh.

You indicated that the calls were familiar in LA. They are not.
>
> > The only English 5-letter call ever to be familiar in LA
> was
> > XETRA - 690, back in the 60's and 70's when interference
> > levels allowed it to reach the LA Basin. In Spanish, XEPRS
> -
> > 1090 was a Spanish station under those calls for 3
> decades,
> > but hardly had any ratings in LA County.
>
> I had read -- on this board -- mention of Mexican stations
> considered in the SD market.

That is because the Tijuana and San Diego markets are one big metro separated by a border. Tijuana stations are San Diego market stations and San Diego market stations are Tijuan stations.
 
I lived on 81st street in Miami Beach. I only listened to WSRF (at times) because I am a radio nut. They were essentially a dx signal that far south.

But...I was able to pick up WSRF top 40 surveys every week at a book and record store on Miracle Mile in Coral Gables! I still have the surveys. Go figure.

When I went to college in Philadelphia (1977-1983) I was able to get WABC surveys at a record store in Cherry Hill Mall in Cherry Hill, NJ. Less than ten miles from Philadelphia. But there was good reception of WABC day and night there.

>
> You got THAT right... good guess!
>
> It was page 5-BR, in the Broward section of the Herald.
>
> I don't think the whole paper was zoned back then.
>
> The Broward section was an add-on. At one time it was
> called the "Broward Peach" section and printed on
> pale peach paper and later they dropped it for a
> peach stripe, but this was before either.
>
> Making me feel ancient!
>
> 73s from 954
>
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Re: K-SMURF 103.1

Spanish language XEROK blasts into Austin every night as Radio Canon. Once while recorded an aircheck of them, they had about one second of dead air. At that time, I heard a perfect id for Radio Bonair in Curacao, Nederlands Antilles.


> > Don't forget all those 5-letter stations that
> > are inexplicably part of the L.A. Market ...
> > Like XERMX. (Actually, I don't know what
> > city it's in. But I've heard that one in Fla.)
>
> Yes, I miss top 40 XEROK, the Sun City streaker from San
> Antonio/Juraez booming into my ex city at night. They even
> did bilingual breaks!
>
> And as far as Shoes, I only wear Berkenstocks. Those goony
> shoes, I'd rather wear Keds!
>
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[email protected]</P>
 
Re: K-SMURF 103.1

> Spanish language XEROK blasts into Austin every night as
> Radio Canon. Once while recorded an aircheck of them, they
> had about one second of dead air. At that time, I heard a
> perfect id for Radio Bonair in Curacao, Nederlands Antilles.

Unfortunately, XEROK is running only 50 kw these days. As a Spanish station, the market is strictly Juárez and the cost of power is too high. A couple of years ago, their engineer started to instal a trio of 50 kw transmitters, only to discover that the power grid could no longer support such a demand. So the transmitters apparently went elsewhere and XEROK is using just 50 kw.

There must be something about 800; TWR on Bonaire was 500 kw, but reduced to 100 kw a number of years back due to costs and greater congestion of the band making long range night time AM impractical in South America.
 
Re: K-SMURF 103.1

> Yes, I miss top 40 XEROK, the Sun City streaker
> from San Antonio/Juraez...

That would be El Paso/Juarez. Or more correctly,
Juarez/El Paso, assuming legal IDs in Mexico can
say anything they want after the COL. (Even "70s,
80s, and whatever we want"? ;-)

Or let's replay a blast from the past--

(female anncr) "Equis-ay-ere-oh-ka, Juarez Mexico."
(TM shotgun jingle) X-Rock Eighty!
 
Re: K-SMURF 103.1

> There must be something about 800...

Geez David, next thing you'll tell us is that
Super Max left CKLW and they've flipped to talk!

;-)
 
Re: K-SMURF 103.1

Back to the original post, WSRF. I was a WIRK listener who lived in or on Miami Beach. WIRK was breeding ground for future WQAM and WFUN jocks.<P ID="signature">______________
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Re: K-SMURF 103.1

I remember her.

> Or let's replay a blast from the past--
>
> (female anncr) "Equis-ay-ere-oh-ka, Juarez Mexico."
> (TM shotgun jingle) X-Rock Eighty!
>
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Re: 800 AM

I was able to get CKLW on the east coast down to Georgia. I listened to them loud and clear in Valdosta,GA, which is a few miles from Florida.

In South Florida, there is no CKLW, just Radio Bonair. I don't know what can be received in AL or MS.


> > Spanish language XEROK blasts into Austin every night as
> > Radio Canon. Once while recorded an aircheck of them,
> they
> > had about one second of dead air. At that time, I heard a
> > perfect id for Radio Bonair in Curacao, Nederlands
> Antilles.
>
> Unfortunately, XEROK is running only 50 kw these days. As a
> Spanish station, the market is strictly Juárez and the cost
> of power is too high. A couple of years ago, their engineer
> started to instal a trio of 50 kw transmitters, only to
> discover that the power grid could no longer support such a
> demand. So the transmitters apparently went elsewhere and
> XEROK is using just 50 kw.
>
> There must be something about 800; TWR on Bonaire was 500
> kw, but reduced to 100 kw a number of years back due to
> costs and greater congestion of the band making long range
> night time AM impractical in South America.
>
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[email protected]</P>
 
Re: K-SMURF 103.1

I am incredulous! WIRK in Miami Beach? You mean 1230 WIRK from West Palm Beach?

How can you get that in Miami. I doubt you can get them in Ft. Lauderdale. Miami Beach is sixty miles from West Palm Beach.

A few may have come through WIRK, but in Dade County, WIRK was as relevent as WGTO (Cypress Gardens).


> Back to the original post, WSRF. I was a WIRK listener who
> lived in or on Miami Beach. WIRK was breeding ground for
> future WQAM and WFUN jocks.
>
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