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There was "Big 10 WCFL" at one time.
oldiesfan6479 said:
I think they go by "ESPN Radio One Thousand" now. Back in their WLUP and early-WMVP (pre-ESPN) days, they were "AM One Thousand."
I've never heard anyone call the number 1000 "Ten hundred." I don't think that's grammatically correct. Nine hundred and eleven hundred are OK, but ten hundred is not, AFAIK.
Counting AM frequencies instead of sheep?
For what it's worth, KOMO Seattle calls itself "ko-mo one thousand."
Many years ago I worked at KKIM Albuquerque, a daytimer on AM 1000. The PD at the time wanted to us call it AM 100, to see if potential confusion with the local easy listening station identified as "FM 100" would benefit the station's ratings.
I think I've seen a few older radios show the analog AM dial with 100 for 1000 khz, with a (x 10) note somewhere in the dial, as well as the more common 10 (x 100).
For what it's worth, KOMO Seattle calls itself "ko-mo one thousand."
Many years ago I worked at KKIM Albuquerque, a daytimer on AM 1000. The PD at the time wanted to us call it AM 100, to see if potential confusion with the local easy listening station identified as "FM 100" would benefit the station's ratings.
I think I've seen a few older radios show the analog AM dial with 100 for 1000 khz, with a (x 10) note somewhere in the dial, as well as the more common 10 (x 100).
Pre-digital car radios had smaller dials - usually a horizontal strip with short digits - 55 - 7 - 9 - 11, etc. In those days, most AM stations shortened their frequencies for branding purposes if they were at the left half of the dial (so to speak), but not if they were on the right side, and above 1000.
In LA there was 57/KLAC, 64/KFI, 93/KHJ, and KFWB "Channel 98," later "News 98." But over 1000, the stations generally used their whole frequency - KGBS/1020, KNX/1070, KRLA/1110, KIIS/1150. and so on.
Another exception seemed to be frequencies that ended in 10. So KMPC went with "710" not "71." I always figured it was because it took less syllables for the DJs to say "seven-ten" than "seventy-one."
Same with 610/KFRC in San Francisco. All the other Bill Drake ("Boss Radio" stations) were shortened, like 93/KHJ, The Big 8/CKLW - even 136/KGB.
In LA there was 57/KLAC, 64/KFI, 93/KHJ, and KFWB "Channel 98," later "News 98." But over 1000, the stations generally used their whole frequency - KGBS/1020, KNX/1070, KRLA/1110, KIIS/1150. and so on.
Another exception seemed to be frequencies that ended in 10. So KMPC went with "710" not "71." I always figured it was because it took less syllables for the DJs to say "seven-ten" than "seventy-one."
Same with 610/KFRC in San Francisco. All the other Bill Drake ("Boss Radio" stations) were shortened, like 93/KHJ, The Big 8/CKLW - even 136/KGB.
Back in the early 1970s, my hometown pop music AM station, WOHO Toledo, was always "14-70-WOHO." But often on summer holiday weekends, they would do an all-oldies "all-American" special format (hey, maybe that was a subtle dig at mega-competitor CKLW???), and bring out the old jingles that sang "one-forty-seven. . . WOHO." it seemed really exotic to hear the frequency referred to in that way for those "higher frequency" references. Also seems weird that those "old jingles" they'd run on Memorial Day or Fourth of July weekend were probably the ones they used only ten or 15 years earlier. Strange how "oldies" music from the 1960s actually seemed "old" a decade later. And the big band music that nearby 1430-WFOB used to play every dinnertime seemed ancient, tho' intriguing. Even tho' the big band music was only 25 - 35 years old by then. In contrast, the mainstream pop music that was released 25 to 35 years ago from today is still all that many commercial stations will play.
It seems pop music, whatever that means today, seems to have "stabilized" into a few segregated niche formats, plus a few more "alternative" ones that don't get much commercial airplay. I think that makes things seems less "different" decade by decade in the last 25 years, than it did when rock and pop music were evolving in the 1960s-early 1980s, at least to my ears. "If these kids today only knew what music really was supposed to be!!!"
It seems pop music, whatever that means today, seems to have "stabilized" into a few segregated niche formats, plus a few more "alternative" ones that don't get much commercial airplay. I think that makes things seems less "different" decade by decade in the last 25 years, than it did when rock and pop music were evolving in the 1960s-early 1980s, at least to my ears. "If these kids today only knew what music really was supposed to be!!!"
KOMO was ALWAYS "1000" as long as I could remember.
KJET Seattle referred to itself as both "16 K-JET" AND "1600 K-JET" from the time it signed on the air in 1982. Even though it's actual frequency was 1590 kHz, it didn't become "15-90 K-JET" until it's last year on the air. (1988)
KMPS was originally on AM 1300 "13 Kompass Kountry"
KKZU, a 500 watt daytimer on 1510 kHz in Mountlake Terrace, WA (just a few miles north of Seattle) became the particularly grotesque sounding "Magic 1-51" They went out of business shortly later, the license deleted.....
Below 1000 in Puget Sound, there was "57 KVI" "63 KGDN" "KIRO Newsradio 71" "LG-73" "Old Gold 77 KXA" "85 KTAC" "VI-90" "KIXI 91" "95 KJR" "NW-98"......
KJET Seattle referred to itself as both "16 K-JET" AND "1600 K-JET" from the time it signed on the air in 1982. Even though it's actual frequency was 1590 kHz, it didn't become "15-90 K-JET" until it's last year on the air. (1988)
KMPS was originally on AM 1300 "13 Kompass Kountry"
KKZU, a 500 watt daytimer on 1510 kHz in Mountlake Terrace, WA (just a few miles north of Seattle) became the particularly grotesque sounding "Magic 1-51" They went out of business shortly later, the license deleted.....
Below 1000 in Puget Sound, there was "57 KVI" "63 KGDN" "KIRO Newsradio 71" "LG-73" "Old Gold 77 KXA" "85 KTAC" "VI-90" "KIXI 91" "95 KJR" "NW-98"......
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....but nothing can compare to WGBS 710 in the late 70s, calling themselves "MusicRadio 7,000". :
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cd637299 said:....but nothing can compare to WGBS 710 in the late 70s, calling themselves "MusicRadio 7,000". :
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Wow!
I just remembered one other oddity: KPUG Bellingham, WA in the early '70s referred to their frequency (1170) as "11.7" Experimenting with a more "FM" sound, I'm presuming.....
Correct me if I am wrong, but I seem to recall a Carlisle, PA, AM telling listeners to stay tuned for Super CFL at its sign off time years ago.
Having said that, even in these days when some oldtime daytimers have low-power at night, one still has plenty of stations that have to yield to some pretty strong out-of-towners at night.
In Pittsburgh, 770KFB yields to WABC, WEDO-810 to WGY, and WWNL (with 50KW daytime, less in critical hours) to Hartford's AM 1080.
Having said that, even in these days when some oldtime daytimers have low-power at night, one still has plenty of stations that have to yield to some pretty strong out-of-towners at night.
In Pittsburgh, 770KFB yields to WABC, WEDO-810 to WGY, and WWNL (with 50KW daytime, less in critical hours) to Hartford's AM 1080.
That was our station, WIOO, Carlisle, PA with the "stay tuned for CFL" sign-off back in the 70's. It made perfect sense. We were both the same format. It kept listeners on our frequency after local sign-off, so they were there when we came back on the next morning. It was especially effective in the winter, when we signed off early and the skywave brought CFL in right when we went off. As a result, WCFL actually showed up in the Harrisburg Arbitron at night!
We are now "Country Gold 1000." I occasionally get, "hey, thanks for carrying that Bulls game you had on last night." Of course it was on what is now WMVP, ESPN Radio, Chicago.
We are now "Country Gold 1000." I occasionally get, "hey, thanks for carrying that Bulls game you had on last night." Of course it was on what is now WMVP, ESPN Radio, Chicago.
Another station above 1000 that shortened their channel number was Pensacola, Florida's WTKX 1230 AM, know as "Radio One Two Three" back around 1991. They ran a free form/punk rock format. I always thought that was a really catchy and cool name for an AM station and wondered if any other stations on 1230 had used the 1-2-3 moniker?
Hit it, jingle singers:
"K-R-I-Z...one twenty three"
(The former KRIZ 1230 Phoenix.)
"K-R-I-Z...one twenty three"
(The former KRIZ 1230 Phoenix.)
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