Coyote Calhoun WAKY Aircheck

[Charles1]

This aircheck from 1973 was posted today on a blog I follow:

http://jatampabay.com/blog.html

Enjoy!

 

[radiofan502]

Since no one has replied to this post I will. The air check is great! I just wish that the music was that good now. And I especially wish that radio was like that today. Those were the days

 

[WildcatGuy]

Since no one has replied to this post I will. The air check is great! I just wish that the music was that good now. And I especially wish that radio was like that today. Those were the days

If there were a consumer demand for radio to sound like that today, it still would.

 

[KR4BD]

If there were a consumer demand for radio to sound like that today, it still would.

I think the consumer demand IS THERE, but the mega-media owners have incrementally cheapened the product to the point where "no one cares about radio" anymore because the product stinks! There are many of us 60-somethings who remember when radio was worth listening to. Today, all we have are robots generating the same person-less radio, no local news staffs, etc. I am not the only one who remembers when radio was GREAT to listen to...and the competition was healthy. Sorry, I have a hard time being loyal to stations with 24/7 personality-less automation, which is usually poorly executed (like repeated out-dated weather casts, news, etc.). And, yes you don't have to tell me that sponsors don't care about serving old people because we "don't spend any money. Funny...This week I spent $1,000 for new tires for my pickup truck. I still buy food, clothing, go to restaurants, go on vacations, etc.

 

[Bengalsfan]

Has anyone listened to WAMZ lately? I was comparing it to WVKY in Shelbyville and Cox's WQNU recently and AMZ sounds like pounded dog crap.

 

[TheBigA]

I think the consumer demand IS THERE, but the mega-media owners have incrementally cheapened the product to the point where "no one cares about radio" anymore because the product stinks! There are many of us 60-somethings who remember when radio was worth listening to.

How many 60-somethings listen to CHR radio today? If they did, they'd hear this generation's version of Coyote. But how many older folks want to hear someone half their age yelling and screaming at them? Even Coyote doesn't do that act any more. There are a few screamers and pukers from the 70s still on the air now, and none of them do that act any more. That's reserved for the kids. It probably sounded better on AM radio than it would on FM.

 

[KR4BD]

I don't think the format matters. The personality aspect of radio--all formats---IS GONE TODAY! Listening to computer generated "ANYTHING" does NOT do it for me and many others.

 

[TheBigA]

I don't think the format matters. The personality aspect of radio--all formats---IS GONE TODAY! Listening to computer generated "ANYTHING" does NOT do it for me and many others.

Talk radio is all about personality. That's where personality matters.

 

[storrs19]

I don't think the format matters. The personality aspect of radio--all formats---IS GONE TODAY! Listening to computer generated "ANYTHING" does NOT do it for me and many others.

I couldn't have said it better and thus I don't listen to radio any more except for sports and then I use the internet like mlb.com or satellite radio.

 

[PirateJohnny]

Since no one has replied to this post I will. The air check is great! I just wish that the music was that good now. And I especially wish that radio was like that today. Those were the days

If there were a consumer demand for radio to sound like that today, it still would.

I would like to think there is, but they can't find it anywhere. I know I prefer the old "life of the party" type of DJ. I find it funny that oldies stations play the music that listeners remember, but don't recreate the "total picture" of 60s/70s personality radio.

There is a WAKY tribute website with many Coyote (and others) airchecks.