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AM Music in Houston?

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Voodoo

Is there any more music on the AM band in Houston?

They killed 790 and turned it into ESPN ::), and ever since, there seems to be no music on the AM band around here... at least in English ;)

Does anyone know of a Station that is not Talk, Sports or Spanish?

Sometimes I wish the FCC would turn over a chunk of the AM band for Community Radio service, maybe then there would be something for me to listen to on my newly restored Learadio or Zenith Vacuum tube radios.
 
Actually if you can stomach the content, Radio Disney is on 1590 AM. I was told that they have upgraded their signal. Whatever that means. It still sounds like pooh!
 
If you're listening to Radio Disney, then you're 8 years old or have an 8 year old riding with you in the car.
 
1430 KCOH still plays music. Don Sam has a great afternoon show from 2 till 5, weekdays. There is music after sundown and the overnight shift. On Sunday nights Natalie J has a show called the Night Train. She plays a lot of jazz and smooth jazz, as well.
 
You'lll find it at kcohradio.com. KCOH is a combination music/talk format geared to a black American audiences 40 plus. Basically, it is free form. The DJs play what they want to play, for the most part.
 
Cool. I'm going to check out the Sunday night jazz themed show...
 
Great Info, thanks.

You guys were correct about Radio Disney, I have heard better audio on Sideband Shortwave pirate stations.

1590's audio sucks. :eek:
 
adguy said:
If you're listening to Radio Disney, then you're 8 years old or have an 8 year old riding with you in the car.
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That is insulting. I listen because I don't have to hear vulgar lyrics in songs. And I hear very talented artists like Miley Cyrus and Aly & AJ that other stations don't pick up. I find it a very listenable mix of top40 and oldies. It is sure nice to have top 40 AM radio on the air again!
 
How well does KULP travel downtown Houston, they are country // polka.
 
jras20 said:
How well does KULP travel downtown Houston, they are country // polka.
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KULP has a fairly decent daytime signal at my Cy-Fair location 66 miles away; quite listenable level. Of course, buried at night.
 
I once heard KULP a little after midnight from my location in NW Mississippi about 2 years ago...
 
I love hearing Ronnie Renfro on KIKK sign off with "Last Call for Alchohol." He could care less about the PC crowd. Its a good sign off song. "...Drink up, drink up and order one more round...."

Years ago, DJs had sign off or signature songs with which they could be identified.

John Trotter did the morning show on KILT in the early 60s. He would close his show with David Rose's "The Stripper." He would add police siren sound effex. KILT's Bob Presley would end his midday show with Zi Zenter's "Up The Lazy River."

Jim Wood would play Garnetts Mims "Cry Cry Baby." Jim would jump in with "COME ON!" during the lyrics when Mims would sing"...I know you've got some more tears to shed, so come on......come on....come on......cry cry baby....." Jim would jump in between the pauses and shout "COME ON!" Jim actually kicked a hole in the wall in the KILT controlroom. As he shouted, he kicked his feet out. BOOM! That foot went right into the sheetrock. He was lucky he didn't kick a stud. (Of course, at 500 Lovett Blvd, one could walk outside and run into one of those-----inside joke.)

Arch Yancey on KNUZ and KIKK would play an instramental of "I Wanna Be Around To Pick Up the Pieces."

Bill Bailey on KIKK would end his show with Hank Thompson's "Wildwood Flower."

On KTLW, I played "Here Comes The Sun" by steel guitarist Lloyd Green. Actually that was pretty stupid on my part. Why would I play a song about the sun's arrival when I was signning off at sundown? I'll chalk that up to my inexperience in radio at that time.
 
Mediafrog+ said:
KULP has a fairly decent daytime signal at my Cy-Fair location 66 miles away; quite listenable level. Of course, buried at night.
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You must be up in my neck of the woods... I am in Cy-Fair myself.
 
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