An online return of the original KNX-FM!

[michael hagerty]

If anyone is interested in the "Movin' Easy Y97" days of WYNY New York, there's a You Tube soundcheck available. While I was a frequent listener, I realize I hadn't remember the jingles, after listening to this air check.

The first two clips are from "The Rock Pile" when the station was WNBC-FM. That's followed by several WYNY clips from that era, all on this video. We hear Y97 playing Jefferson Starship, Bob Seger, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, Steve Miller, etc. all followed by WYNY jingles and a couple of brief DJ artist I.D.s So this was similar to KNX-FM.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meTBLdC7MP0

Interesting to hear. Thanks for posting. Sounds like 'YNY's cue tones were every bit as tight as the online KNX-FM.

 

[Woody985fm]

Due to some bad issues like the server going bye bye I've had to get a new server. To listen to KNX FM 93 just log onto www.knxfm83.com and listen with the player links or the embedded player from RCAST. I've updated Tune In Radio and hopefully this change will take place soon. Thanks Woody!

 

[Yabadabado1]

Due to some bad issues like the server going bye bye I've had to get a new server. To listen to KNX FM 93 just log onto www.knxfm83.com and listen with the player links or the embedded player from RCAST. I've updated Tune In Radio and hopefully this change will take place soon. Thanks Woody!

Link doesn't work....at least for me.. Oh......never mind. Strangely, your link says knkfm83.com but when I clicked on quote to post it wasn't working it changed to KNX FM 93 which I used and it worked.

 

[davideduardo]

Trivia I have read: In Bill Drake parlance, they were never 'jingles' either - they were "logos."

Yet in Jacobs' book, he only calls them "jingles".

As in:

"I rushed up to Mouzis frantically advising that we needed all our jingles dubbed in less than three
hours. We had worked hours just getting the sound equalization perfected. Mouzis smiled and nodded,
"Follow me." He unlocked his special cabinet, which he guarded like Fort Knox. There, neatly stacked,
were all the unplayed 93/KHJ Boss Radio jingles on 40-second tape carts, timed and labeled. "'Just tell
me what else goes on the labels," he said. "Thanks, Billy, I'll let you know." It was becoming obvious
why they called 'em "pros" in Hollywood."

 

[michael hagerty]

Yet in Jacobs' book, he only calls them "jingles".

As in:

"I rushed up to Mouzis frantically advising that we needed all our jingles dubbed in less than three
hours. We had worked hours just getting the sound equalization perfected. Mouzis smiled and nodded,
"Follow me." He unlocked his special cabinet, which he guarded like Fort Knox. There, neatly stacked,
were all the unplayed 93/KHJ Boss Radio jingles on 40-second tape carts, timed and labeled. "'Just tell
me what else goes on the labels," he said. "Thanks, Billy, I'll let you know." It was becoming obvious
why they called 'em "pros" in Hollywood."

My understanding of "logos" (told to me long ago by a former Boss Jock) is that Jacobs considered the six specific notes that make up "Ninety-three K-H-J" to be more than a mere jingle...but the audio equivalent of a logo. Something instantly identifiable. And since most of KHJ's jingles in the early going were only those six notes, sung acapella, calling it the "logo" differentiated it from a jingle, which might be "93/KHJ---Golden", or whatever.

It makes sense when realizing that, with the exception of a few stations whose call letters were tied to a specific note sequence at that time (KFWB, KRLA and KMPC come to mind), most stations around the country were buying off-the-rack jingles from companies like PAMS and the call letters would pretty much have to fit into whatever series you were buying.

As for the book, I think Jacobs over time realized that however he referred to them internally from 1965-69, people called them "jingles", so he wrote the book that way.

 

[radiocph]

Well, I listened to the KNX stream last night, and this morning on my drive to work. It's pretty much how I remember the old KNX-FM (I got turned on to KNX-FM back in 1981, working in a Radio Shack where this station was played in the background).

I have some airchecks from 1981-1983 and a few from 1986, I will have to dig them up and share them....

 

[ChannelFlipper]

Just turned them on and heard a familiar song that I haven't heard since ..... 1980 ??? Toto's "99" Nice, got them on Tune In Radio; BTW I was living in New Jersey when they were on the first time, not the 2nd time in the early 90s? Thanks, ChannelFlipper

If you really want to see someone go ballistic, tell the lead guitarist of Toto that you heard that "99" was about Barbara Feldon and watch him lose it. He hates that myth and swears the song most definitely has nothing to do with the great TV show "Get Smart". In fact when Mrs. Flipper and I saw them at the Greek Theater a few years back, he went out of his way to say as much and admitted that he still doesn't really like the song and for years the band did not play it in concert.

But, like we were saying last month about how every song is somebody's favorite, it turns out that "99" is one of Mrs. Flipper's all time faves and she says so every time she hears it, but she admits she doesn't know who "99" is, she just "likes the music".

 

[TeaPartyDude]

I saw Little Anthony and the Imperials a couple of months ago (still going strong after 60+ years on stage) and Little Anthony said "Shimmy Shimmy Ko Ko Bop" is a meaningless song title and that he never liked it. Nevertheless he did a great job of performing the tune. I'm guessing the song title refers to a sex act.

 

[michael hagerty]

Well, I listened to the KNX stream last night, and this morning on my drive to work. It's pretty much how I remember the old KNX-FM (I got turned on to KNX-FM back in 1981, working in a Radio Shack where this station was played in the background).

I have some airchecks from 1981-1983 and a few from 1986, I will have to dig them up and share them....

Please! I'd absolutely be interested in hearing them.

 

[michael hagerty]

If you really want to see someone go ballistic, tell the lead guitarist of Toto that you heard that "99" was about Barbara Feldon and watch him lose it. He hates that myth and swears the song most definitely has nothing to do with the great TV show "Get Smart". In fact when Mrs. Flipper and I saw them at the Greek Theater a few years back, he went out of his way to say as much and admitted that he still doesn't really like the song and for years the band did not play it in concert.

But, like we were saying last month about how every song is somebody's favorite, it turns out that "99" is one of Mrs. Flipper's all time faves and she says so every time she hears it, but she admits she doesn't know who "99" is, she just "likes the music".

Apparently, you have to see the music video to get it. A tribute to George Lucas' film THX 1138, a society where names have been replaced by numbers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99_(song)

 

[LKellerIII]

Yet in Jacobs' book, he only calls them "jingles".

As in:

"I rushed up to Mouzis frantically advising that we needed all our jingles dubbed in less than three
hours. We had worked hours just getting the sound equalization perfected. Mouzis smiled and nodded,
"Follow me." He unlocked his special cabinet, which he guarded like Fort Knox. There, neatly stacked,
were all the unplayed 93/KHJ Boss Radio jingles on 40-second tape carts, timed and labeled. "'Just tell
me what else goes on the labels," he said. "Thanks, Billy, I'll let you know." It was becoming obvious
why they called 'em "pros" in Hollywood."

I forgot where I read that they were to be referred to as "logos" - some piece of internet Boss Radio lore, no doubt. But after reading that, I remember listening to a Real Don Steele air check (don't recall which one) where he makes a joke about the "logos" - clearly referring to the jingles. It was a very "inside baseball" remark probably meant for the engineer. I'm sure 1967 listeners wouldn't have gotten it, and neither would I if I hadn't been an internet air check junkie for a while.

 

[Frequency1]

I forgot where I read that they were to be referred to as "logos" - some piece of internet Boss Radio lore, no doubt. But after reading that, I remember listening to a Real Don Steele air check (don't recall which one) where he makes a joke about the "logos" - clearly referring to the jingles. It was a very "inside baseball" remark probably meant for the engineer. I'm sure 1967 listeners wouldn't have gotten it, and neither would I if I hadn't been an internet air check junkie for a while.

At Ventura Blvd and Fulton Ave in Studio City the sign at NE corner of the office building says 93 KHJ Boss Radio.

 

[michael hagerty]

I forgot where I read that they were to be referred to as "logos" - some piece of internet Boss Radio lore, no doubt. But after reading that, I remember listening to a Real Don Steele air check (don't recall which one) where he makes a joke about the "logos" - clearly referring to the jingles. It was a very "inside baseball" remark probably meant for the engineer. I'm sure 1967 listeners wouldn't have gotten it, and neither would I if I hadn't been an internet air check junkie for a while.

Llew: They were shown on the hot clocks (pie charts showing which elements aired at what points in the hour) as "logos".

 

[michael hagerty]

At Ventura Blvd and Fulton Ave in Studio City the sign at NE corner of the office building says 93 KHJ Boss Radio.

Across Fulton from Casa Vega. Yeah, it's for Quentin Tarantino's movie "Once Upon A Time in Hollywood", set in 1969. They've been going all over L.A., recreating storefronts, movie marquees, billboards and bus stop benches. KHJ apparently plays a significant part in the movie. Tarantino's research people reached out to a few aircheck collectors, including myself, looking for unscoped KHJ airchecks from 1969 that will apparently be playing on radios in some scenes. I was able to provide a few---no idea what they'll use.

Tarantino's been very serious about accuracy, to the point of recreating a Channel 9 production van down to the psychedelic paint job it had at the time, so I'm surprised that he'd use another location for KHJ itself. Could be that because it's a Sony picture and the real KHJ studio building (5515 Melrose) is now owned by Paramount, that they couldn't come up with a deal to shoot it. The sign at Ventura and Fulton had a lot of blank spaces in it. Wonder if it'll just be a scene driving by the sign or if they'll do a studio scene.

 

[Woody985fm]

KNX FM 93 now has two streams to listen to. The original at 128kbps, and the new one at 192kbps. If listening with Tune In Radio you will hear the 192kbps stream. Both links for Windows Media, Winamp, Real Player, and QuickTime are located on the homepage at knxfm93.com

 

[davideduardo]

Across Fulton from Casa Vega. Yeah, it's for Quentin Tarantino's movie "Once Upon A Time in Hollywood", set in 1969. They've been going all over L.A., recreating storefronts, movie marquees, billboards and bus stop benches. KHJ apparently plays a significant part in the movie. Tarantino's research people reached out to a few aircheck collectors, including myself, looking for unscoped KHJ airchecks from 1969 that will apparently be playing on radios in some scenes. I was able to provide a few---no idea what they'll use.

Tarantino's been very serious about accuracy, to the point of recreating a Channel 9 production van down to the psychedelic paint job it had at the time, so I'm surprised that he'd use another location for KHJ itself. Could be that because it's a Sony picture and the real KHJ studio building (5515 Melrose) is now owned by Paramount, that they couldn't come up with a deal to shoot it. The sign at Ventura and Fulton had a lot of blank spaces in it. Wonder if it'll just be a scene driving by the sign or if they'll do a studio scene.

And Don Barrett had photos of old RTD buses from same in his column on Friday!

The buses reminded me of when I came to LA just after KHJ launched and shot to the top. I wanted to visit the station, but I was too young to rent a car at that time, and looking at bus maps and schedules made me think it would take half the day just to get there. So I stayed in one of the late-60's motels within walking distance of the airport and monitored the station and taped airchecks.

Over 8,000 miles of (traded) flying but I did get plenty of formatics ideas that I could use on my Top 40 station, HCRM1!

 

[TeaPartyDude]

Apparently, you have to see the music video to get it. A tribute to George Lucas' film THX 1138, a society where names have been replaced by numbers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99_(song)

I like the Agent 99 story better!

 

[ChannelFlipper]

I like the Agent 99 story better!

Actually, I hope I never run into the Toto guitarist because for me the Barbara Feldon bit isn't a myth at all but immovable fact. She was one of my first boyhood TV crushes and the fact that she later got her own song just added to the allure. Just like I won't let actual facts get in the way of the KNX boss story, this one won't be changing for me either. In this case, it's my world and I enjoy living in it!

 

[LKellerIII]

Across Fulton from Casa Vega. Yeah, it's for Quentin Tarantino's movie "Once Upon A Time in Hollywood", set in 1969. They've been going all over L.A., recreating storefronts, movie marquees, billboards and bus stop benches. KHJ apparently plays a significant part in the movie. Tarantino's research people reached out to a few aircheck collectors, including myself, looking for unscoped KHJ airchecks from 1969 that will apparently be playing on radios in some scenes. I was able to provide a few---no idea what they'll use.

Tarantino's been very serious about accuracy, to the point of recreating a Channel 9 production van down to the psychedelic paint job it had at the time, so I'm surprised that he'd use another location for KHJ itself. Could be that because it's a Sony picture and the real KHJ studio building (5515 Melrose) is now owned by Paramount, that they couldn't come up with a deal to shoot it. The sign at Ventura and Fulton had a lot of blank spaces in it. Wonder if it'll just be a scene driving by the sign or if they'll do a studio scene.

I hadn't heard about this film, and have no idea who the cast will be, but I'm imaging Samuel L. Jackson saying a lot of "M_____F______ers" while spilling a lot of fake blood, KHJ air checks in the sound track. Maybe Tarantino could bring back comedian Steven Wright to do some DJ bits. He couldn't do RDS...Humble Harve, maybe?

 

[TeaPartyDude]

Actually, I hope I never run into the Toto guitarist because for me the Barbara Feldon bit isn't a myth at all but immovable fact. She was one of my first boyhood TV crushes and the fact that she later got her own song just added to the allure. Just like I won't let actual facts get in the way of the KNX boss story, this one won't be changing for me either. In this case, it's my world and I enjoy living in it!

What about Emma Peel or April Dancer?