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How many of you remember good radio?
My memories of good radio was when I was a teenager in high school, living in Amarillo, Texas, and every Saturday night, I'd tune in to K104 ,(via cable hooked up to my radio), to listen to Dr. Rock broadcast live from one of the many clubs and skating rinks he played at. He would mix from 10pm-2am with no commercials. Now that was good radio to me.
What is your memories of good radio?
 
bucwhyl said:
How many of you remember good radio?
My memories of good radio was when I was a teenager in high school, living in Amarillo, Texas, and every Saturday night, I'd tune in to K104 ,(via cable hooked up to my radio), to listen to Dr. Rock broadcast live from one of the many clubs and skating rinks he played at. He would mix from 10pm-2am with no commercials. Now that was good radio to me.
What is your memories of good radio?
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Mid to late 1970s...WNAP Indianapolis, the greatest radio station in history, extremely elaborate Heller jingles ($$$), great DJs, just amazing, never heard a station like it since (LA, Dallas, Houston, Louisville, GA, or SC, and a lot of radio aircheck reviews) (great sounding too with dolby and great processing). Stations today sound like crap (true no pops and cracks but poorly equalized, almost no stereo effect/separation, high harmonic distortion levels, overdriven)...actually it was a sister to KVIL.
 
Rock n Roll Alternative with George Gimarc Sunday nights on 98 KZEW (97.9)... Also, several years later the early years of Edgeclub Saturday nights on The Edge. Also, Sunday nights SubMerge with Jeff K on Merge 93-3.
 
Late 70's early 80's with KZEW, Q102, and for a short period KAFM on 92.5 with a healthy dose of WBAP playing country. Also being able to pick up WLS out of Chicago late at night.
 
Jeff, I have some Edgeclub on tape when The Edge was on 94.5.
 
Back in the late 60's FM wasn't economically viable.
Stations on FM played Jazz, Classical or elevator music.
Then some operators got hip to the way the kids were buying albums rather than 45's.
It started with stations like KSAN in San Francisco and WNEW New York.
Here in Texas as the 70's dawned we got Mothers Radio 97.1 in Houston, Now Sounds on KONO in San Antonio, then KNUS (or KNUZ?) in Dallas. Then KEXL, KEEZ and KTFM went album rock in SA,
KRMH and then KLBJ-FM in Austin, KLOL in Houston and in DFW the progression of KAFM, KAMC and KZEW.
It was an exciting time. Record companies took chances on creative music, and the eclectic nature of album radio hooked me for life. By '73, though, the consultants got into it, formatted it and squashed the creativity.
We were left with Album Oriented Rock, which wasn't such a bad thing, but was, and is nothing to compare to that brief shining few years when Free Form Eclectic soared across the airwaves.
 
grantchester said:
Back in the late 60's FM wasn't economically viable.
Stations on FM played Jazz, Classical or elevator music.
Then some operators got hip to the way the kids were buying albums rather than 45's.
It started with stations like KSAN in San Francisco and WNEW New York.
Here in Texas as the 70's dawned we got Mothers Radio 97.1 in Houston, Now Sounds on KONO in San Antonio, then KNUS (or KNUZ?) in Dallas. Then KEXL, KEEZ and KTFM went album rock in SA,
KRMH and then KLBJ-FM in Austin, KLOL in Houston and in DFW the progression of KAFM, KAMC and KZEW.
It was an exciting time. Record companies took chances on creative music, and the eclectic nature of album radio hooked me for life. By '73, though, the consultants got into it, formatted it and squashed the creativity.
We were left with Album Oriented Rock, which wasn't such a bad thing, but was, and is nothing to compare to that brief shining few years when Free Form Eclectic soared across the airwaves.
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Same here. KNUS was there when my tastes outgrew KLIF's Top 40 programming. Eclectic mix of rock, folk, classical and DJs that spoke like adults. Very interesting and satisfying.
 
94.5 KDGE from when it started in 1989 to about 1992 was perfection as far as I am concerned. That was the Alternative format done right. I also really enjoyed Q102 from about 1991 to 1995.
 
For me, it was the line-up on Live 105.3 with Stern in the mornings, P&K mid-days, Russ *when he had Dan Lewis* during the afternoons, Opie and Anthony during the evenings, Lykis and finally Loveline with Adam Carolla and Dr. Drew. That was a few years ago while I was at UTA.
 
I also rememberthe days of "The Thunderstorm" on 100.3 Jamz with Al B. Bad, and later Dj Smoove. I also remember Baby G. had a mixshow on there as well. That's when I really loved hip hop radio.
 
I remember my parents listening to Chem Terry on KRLD every morning at breakfast. Good radio? Had to be KZEW, Q-102 or KFWD, Markie Baby on KFJZ, XERF and Wolfman Jack. I miss Bill Mack. That was some awesome radio, IHMO. I learned more about music from Bill Mack and his sometimes "eclectic" playlists than anywhere. Where else could you hear Marty Robbins, Crystal Gayle, and Jumpin' Bill Carlilse played back to back? Although I'm a die hard conservative I'm tired of conservative talk. Give me Bill Mack & the mighty WBAP. That was good radio.
 
It was good, Nancy. And fun as hell. I was speaking with Beverly Beesley Monday night and we agreed that it was the best time either of us ever had. I'll never have as much fun in radio again....
 
For me, it was the line-up on Live 105.3 with Stern in the mornings, P&K mid-days, Russ *when he had Dan Lewis* during the afternoons, Opie and Anthony during the evenings, Lykis and finally Loveline with Adam Carolla and Dr. Drew. That was a few years ago while I was at UTA.

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Not always the biggest Lykus fan but I did miss O & A when they went buh-bye. I still miss Russ circa 2003-4. Liked Drew and Carolla together.


Other than that, Norm Hitzges early mornings at KLIF in the 80's and 90s.......use to listed everyday as a youngster riding to school......and Limbaugh afternoons 1-4 on WBAP in the 1990s. Both obviously still around but different times or places and I just don't get to live in those times and places anymore like I use to.
 
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