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Audio of 50+ Stations From Around Texas From 1989

txchipk

txchipk

I made this tape in 1989...clips of 50+ various Texas stations from April to August 1989. In no order...just various stations from various markets (Dallas, Houston, Beaumont/Port Arthur/Orange, Tyler/Longview, Waco, Killeen/Temple, Austin, San Antonio, Victoria, Lubbock, Laredo, Corpus Christi, Brownsville/McAllen, Wichita Falls, Bryan/College Station).

Part 1:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/nd2kt3
Part 2:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/9i38i9

Part 1
1) KHFI 98.3 Austin: top 40 "K98, Austin's Fresh New Music Mix" [facility since moved to 98.1]
2) KIXS 105.5 Harker Heights-Killeen-Temple: top 40 "105.5 Kicks FM"
3) KOYE 94.9 Laredo: top 40 "Y95"
4) KKQV 103.3 Wichita Falls-Lawton OK: top 40 "QV103" [facility since moved to 102.3]
5) KWVS 97.5 Kingsville-Corpus Christi: new age "97.5 the Waves"
6) KTFM 102.7 San Antonio: dance-top 40 "Hot 103 KTFM"
7) KSAQ 96.1 San Antonio: top 40 "Q96" [first part of this seems to be during a re-imaging campaign..."96.1, the new KSA-Q96" ... I think this was KSAQ heading back to "Q96" after being "Super Q"]
8 ) KJMZ 100.3 Dallas-Fort Worth: dance-R&B "100.3 Jamz"
9) KNRJ 96.5 Houston: dance-top 40 "Energy 96.5"
10) KHYS 98.5 Port Arthur-Houston: dance-R&B "Kiss 98-5"
11) KJKC 105.5 Portland-Corpus Christi: top 40 "Power 105"
12) KZFM 95.5 Corpus Christi: dance-top 40 "Z95"
13) KVIC 95.1 Victoria: hot AC
14) KITY 92.9 San Antonio: dance-top 40 "Power 93"
15) KMXR 93.9 Corpus Christi: AC "Mix 93.9"
16) KLTG 96.5 Corpus Christi: soft AC "K-Lite 96.5"
17) KEPG 100.9 Victoria: regional Mexican "Super G"
18) KISX 107.3 Whitehouse-Tyler-Longview: oldies "Classic Hits Kiss 107"
19) KQXY-FM 94.1 Beaumont-Port Arthur-Orange: AC "Y94"
20) KKTX 96.1/1240 Kilgore-Longview-Marshall-Tyler: classic rock "96X"
21) KBFM 104.1 Edingburg-McAllen-Brownsville: top 40 "B104"
22) KKYS 104.9 Bryan-Collge Staiton: top 40 "Kiss 105" [facility since moved to 104.7]
23) KIOC 106.1 Orange-Beaumont-Port Arthur-Lake Charles LA: top 40 "Power Hits K106"

Part 2
23) KIOC, cont'd
24) KZII-FM 102.5 Lubbock: top 40 "Z102"
25) KFQX 102.7 Merkel-Abilene: top 40 "Fox 102"
26) KDGE 94.5 Gainesville-Dallas-Ft Worth: modern rock "94.5 the Edge" [soon after KDGE debut; was Z-Rock KZRK]
27) KRIX 99.5 Brownsville-Harlingen-McAllen: top 40-rock "99X"
28) KISS 99.5 San Antonio: AOR "99-5 Kiss"
29) KBTS 93.3 Killeen-Austin: top 40 "B93" [facility since moved to Cedar Park]
30) KKBQ-FM 92.9 Pasadena-Houston/KKBQ 790 Houston: top 40 "93Q"
31) KWTX-FM 97.5 Waco-Temple-Killeen: top 40 "97FM"
32) KTKS 99.9 Waco-Temple-Killen: hot AC "Kiss 99, the Best Music"
33) KLOL 101.1 Houston: AOR
34) KHUN 101.7 Huntsville: AC or top 40 "FM102" [don't remember if they went back to top 40 at this point...was top 40 by 1991]
35) KFMK 97.9 Houston: oldies "98FM KFMK"
36) KTSR 92.1 College Station-Bryan: AC "Star 92" [facility since moved to 95.1]
37) KULF 94.1 Brenham: SMN StatStation AC
38) KNAV 92.5/KWBC 1550 Navasota: SMN Pure Gold oldies
39) KQUE 102.9 Houston: soft AC-standards "FM103 KQUE"
40) KHRN 94.3 Hearne (Bryan/College Station): R&B "K94" [facility since moved to 103.1]
41) KLDE 94.5 Houston: oldies "Oldies 94.5"
42) KEYI 103.5 San Marcos-Austin: AC "Key 103"
43) KRBE 104.1 Houston: top 40 "Power 104"
44) KQXT 101.9 San Antonio: soft AC "FM102 KQXT"
45) KTUX 98.9 Carthage-Shreveport LA-Bossier City LA: top 40 "Tux 99"
46) KGSR 107.1 Bastrop-Austin: new age "Star 107"
47) KMMX 106.7 Terrell Hills-San Antonio: AC "K-Mix 106"
48) KSMG 105.3 Seguin-San Antonio: oldies "Magic 105"
49) KZZB 95.1/990 Beaumont-Port Arthur-Orange: top 40 "B95"
50) KEGL 97.1 Fort Worth-Dallas: top 40-rock "the Eagle"
51) KNIN 92.9 Wichita Falls: top 40 "All Hit 92-9 KNIN"

Chip
http://www.bayou104.com/airchecks/
 
That was wonderful. I am listening to part two and it is good so far. I listened to part 1 and it was amazing. Do you plan on doing any more like these?

For example, could you do any of the South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Pennsylvania radio stations from 1989?

Again, that was wonderful.
 
KnoxvilleTVFan said:
That was wonderful. I am listening to part two and it is good so far. I listened to part 1 and it was amazing. Do you plan on doing any more like these?

For example, could you do any of the South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Pennsylvania radio stations from 1989?

Again, that was wonderful.
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I made this while I was in college...found it in the closet and decided to convert from tape to MP3. By and large, the recordings were made in Dallas or College Station. The CS dial was open at the time -- having 1/3rd the stations it has today so having far off stations like KZFM, KIOC, etc. roll in a few times a month during the spring and summer briefly was not uncommon. KZII, KNIN, and KKQV were picked up back home in Dallas during visits back there at the time (KZII not common...just happened to be a lucky catch one Sunday morning).

Now, it sure would be great if some other regular lurkers around here would post some new or old airchecks from their area. Seems like most aircheck boards have just turned into posting airchecks of retro AT40 shows or weekly oldies shows rather than airchecks of actual stations.


Chip
http://www.bayou104.com/airchecks/
 
Ah, the days when stations weren't trying to crowd into every little corner of the biggest markets. My family vacationed on the Texas coast a couple of times in the late 80s. I don't think my walkman ever left KRBE and KNRJ.

I have a couple of tapes like this somewhere. They're both east coast skimmers, one from late 1988-late 1989, and one from 1991. There's also a legal ID tape from 1986-87. If there is any interest, I can upload them in chunks.
 
Thanks Chip. Not being from Texas, I'm glad to hear the history of Texas stations. This is fantastic.
 
Thanks for this! Around what time was KSAQ doing a modern leaning format? I seem to remember a modern rock/top 40 hybrid on KSAQ at some point.
 
nice airchecks. I remember those San Antonio stations really well. We were loyal listeners to Magic, KTFM and K-Mix. Nice DXs from back then, from a time where the FM dial wasn't cluttered with crap. Took me back to my grade school days :)
 
Ok I'm going to answer my own question: Love Train by Holly Johnson...the former lead singer of Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
 
What a treat this was!!

I lived in Dallas during the mid-80's and Austin from '89-late'92. I also did military stuff in Lawton during '89. I practically grew up with many of these stations, and on my weekends to Houston, I was always flipping back and forth between 93Q, Energy 96.5, and Power 104. This was a good time to be listening to radio in this region.

I've got quite a few cassette tapes I should dig up with airchecks from KZPS (Dallas Z92.5), KTKS (Dallas Kiss 106.1), KEGL (when Kidd Kraddick worked there), B93 (Killeen/Austin), KHFI Austin (when it went through its transition from k98 98.3 to K98.1 to K96.7 to 96.7 KHFI), and KNNC 107.7 when it first debuted.
 
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