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[CW]

Re: KKBQ Airchecks/Question on 790 KKBQ-AM

> Yes the AM was carrying the flip. It happened at 6am with
> the start of the morning zoo. There was about 15-20 seconds
> of dead air, then John Lander cracks the mic with the legal
> ID's "KYND Pasadena Houston , KKBQ Houston. Easy listening
> music kicks in and you hear the sounds of the Q-Morning Zoo
> seemingly moving into the KYND studios. You hear them
> commenting on how nice the studio is, and others asking
> where to put the records, champagne pouring, you hear
> giggles of excitement, but speaking low because "we're not
> on yet". There's a commotion causing someone to back into
> the turntable causing the needle to scratch across the
> record followed by the sound of a machine gun, a funeral
> march plays, then we hear "The Q-Zoo in the morning, in the
> morning on KKBQ" jingle followed by Survivor's "Eye of the
> Tiger" (the same song WHTZ Z-100 opened with in 1983). After
> the song, Lander jokes "Stick this in your elevator!". Again
> I have it on tape. I wish I could post it some where and
> link it here for you all.

Heard it live myself...and I remember "Mr Leonard" in the background doing his trademark "ooo oooo ooo" ....I recall the FM was still on 92.5 at the time..
I also used to listen to the AM in stereo when they went Kahn and later CQuam...
I thought the AM sounded better in stereo than the FM myself

 

[dahi]

Re: KKBQ Airchecks/Question on 790 KKBQ-AM

> > Yes the AM was carrying the flip. It happened at 6am with
> > the start of the morning zoo. There was about 15-20
> seconds
> > of dead air, then John Lander cracks the mic with the
> legal
> > ID's "KYND Pasadena Houston , KKBQ Houston. Easy listening
>
> > music kicks in and you hear the sounds of the Q-Morning
> Zoo
> > seemingly moving into the KYND studios. You hear them
> > commenting on how nice the studio is, and others asking
> > where to put the records, champagne pouring, you hear
> > giggles of excitement, but speaking low because "we're not
>
> > on yet". There's a commotion causing someone to back into
> > the turntable causing the needle to scratch across the
> > record followed by the sound of a machine gun, a funeral
> > march plays, then we hear "The Q-Zoo in the morning, in
> the
> > morning on KKBQ" jingle followed by Survivor's "Eye of the
>
> > Tiger" (the same song WHTZ Z-100 opened with in 1983).
> After
> > the song, Lander jokes "Stick this in your elevator!".
> Again
> > I have it on tape. I wish I could post it some where and
> > link it here for you all.
>
> Heard it live myself...and I remember "Mr Leonard" in the
> background doing his trademark "ooo oooo ooo" ....I recall
> the FM was still on 92.5 at the time..
> I also used to listen to the AM in stereo when they went
> Kahn and later CQuam...
> I thought the AM sounded better in stereo than the FM myself
>
>
...btw, while trying to refresh memory and remain on subject, when did the 92.1 fm out of CLC/Seabrook(KZRQ Z-92, then KYND later) come into play during this period?

.....again, just wonderin'....

 

[dahi]

Re: KYND flip to KKBQ-FM (and, btw, KFMK and KAUM/KSRR fact-checks)

> I wondered about the list below, in that easy listening KYND
> flipped to CHR in late 1982 and (subsequently?) adopted the
> calls KKBQ-FM. The signal (which moved to 92.9 from 92.5)
> was then CHR until 1991; the call letters have remained with
> us ever since.
>
> (Side comment: I have long wondered when someone will post
> the wonderfully dramatic, IMHO, KYND/KKBQ format change to
> the Format Change Archive. I know there are recordings out
> there of this format flip. Is anyone listening?)
>
> According to the website
> http://www.radioemporium.net/h_hou.html ("call letter
> history Houston/Galveston") KYND changed to KKBQ-FM on Feb.
> 2, 1983. It claims the station moved to 92.9 FM from 92.5 FM
> in October 1983.
>
> Of course, this website could be mistaken. Quickly scanning
> the list, I spotted an apparent error: It claims the KFMK
> calls originated in 1980. Perhaps KFMK flipped formats in
> 1980 (anyone care to jog my memory there?) but those call
> letters had already been in existence for a number of years.
> (Since 1969? Any old-timers want to reminisce? I seem to
> recall hearing that KFMK was once a free-wheeling rock
> station before some sort of legal trouble caused it to morph
> into religion. Then, in the late 1970s or so -- 1980??? --
> it flipped to adult contemporary. As I recall, it alternated
> between AC and oldies until 1991 when it changed formats and
> became KBXX "The Box," which is still with us.)
>
> Looking more closely at the website, I see it claims KRBE,
> KRLY (now KKRW), KLEF (now KTBZ), KLOL, KMJQ, KQUE, KHCB and
> KAUM (now KHMX) all originated in 1980, when every single
> set of call letters listed predated that year. The website
> seems to be using 1980 as some kind of starting point. (That
> said, it lists KIKK-FM as originating on July 24, 1978!)
>
> And it claims KAUM changed to KSRR in 1982; I distinctly
> recall the change actually occurred in the summer of 1980.
> (Initially after the change it was some sort of pop/country
> hybrid as "Star 96" or the like, quite possibly because
> "Urban Cowboy" was hip at that time; the station later
> changed to album rock.)
>
> Also, what's this KUFO listed at 106.5? (I think I'll make a
> separate post about that.)
>
> > >
> > > Oh, when did they move their xmitter to Mo City?
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > October 1983.
> > The first station to transmit from the Senior Road Tower
> > was KIKK. Here's Houston FM Radio from Senior Road
> > in'83...............
> >
> > KYND - 92.9
> > KLEF - 94.5
> > KIKK - 95.7
> > KSRR - 96.5
> > KFMK - 97.9
> > KODA - 99.1
> > KILT - 100.3
> > KLOL - 101.1
> > KRBE - 104.1
> >
>
.....KAUM....that's another one that stirs memories.....trying to recall when it went from KXYZ-FM to KAUM.....was this about the time KXYZ-AM went disco (studio 13) or beforehand?.....by the time AM was spun off to become a Spanish Language broadcast, I believe that 96.5 was KAUM already....

.....curious about that one!.....

 

[Mediafrog]

Re: KKBQ Airchecks/Question on 790 KKBQ-AM

> ...btw, while trying to refresh memory and remain on
> subject, when did the 92.1 fm out of CLC/Seabrook(KZRQ Z-92,
> then KYND later) come into play during this period?

Just about the same time. KZRQ is arguably the most obscure Houston FM of the last 25 years, even more so than "Star of the Bay" KSTB 101.5 or KKHU "You 106.9."

An aircheck of Z-92 would sure be a treasure to find, since it didn't last long.

 

[hrhwebmaster]

Here are a couple of links to threads on the Classic Radio board that have some information.


http://www.radio-info.com/mods/board?Post=629474&Board=classic

http://www.radio-info.com/mods/board?Post=631980&Board=classic<P ID="signature">______________
'But have you ever heard music on a crystal set? That's the sweetest music ever broadcast.' Alfred P. Daniel, Houston radio pioneer.</P>

 

[hrhwebmaster]

Re: KYND flip to KKBQ-FM (and, btw, KFMK and KAUM/KSRR fact-checks)

> > >
> >
> .....KAUM....that's another one that stirs
> memories.....trying to recall when it went from KXYZ-FM to
> KAUM.....was this about the time KXYZ-AM went disco (studio
> 13) or beforehand?.....by the time AM was spun off to become
> a Spanish Language broadcast, I believe that 96.5 was KAUM
> already....
>
> .....curious about that one!.....
>
KXYZ-FM started playing the ABC-FM Love tapes in the spring or summer of 1970, flipped to KAUM in September. I think the calls lasted until mid-1980, but that may have already been covered in this thread.

KXYZ-AM stuck with Beautiful Music until '74 at least or maybe '75.<P ID="signature">______________
'But have you ever heard music on a crystal set? That's the sweetest music ever broadcast.' Alfred P. Daniel, Houston radio pioneer.</P>

 

[j5]

KZRQ "Z92"

KZRQ... I vaguely remember mention of KZRQ "Z92" here on this board. Wasn't it top 40?

 

[CW]

Re: KZRQ "Z92"

> KZRQ... I vaguely remember mention of KZRQ "Z92" here on
> this board. Wasn't it top 40?
>
Yep, also the most heavily processed station in the US plus I think they laid claim to being the 1st all digital FM (processing and airchain that is)..
A friend of mine who worked at the former KWIC (107.9) in Beaumont worked at Z92 for a while....(and you KNOW who owned it right?)

 

[rageradio]

Re: KZRQ "Z92"

> > KZRQ... I vaguely remember mention of KZRQ "Z92" here on
> > this board. Wasn't it top 40?
> >
> Yep, also the most heavily processed station in the US
> plus I think they laid claim to being the 1st all digital FM
> (processing and airchain that is)..
> A friend of mine who worked at the former KWIC (107.9) in
> Beaumont worked at Z92 for a while....(and you KNOW who
> owned it right?)
>
I remember them playing alot of extended or alternate versions of the hits. Good stuff. I had tape on them but it's been a good while since I've seen it.

 

[osr]

Speaking of KWIC-FM Beaumont...

I distinctly remember after KWIC left Beaumont, and moved into Houston as a rimshot, there was a week where they were playing the same song over and over and over again, from different formats. Example, one day it was "Friends in Low Places" by Garth Brooks, the next day it was "Two Princes" by Spin Doctors. Does anyone have this "stunting" recorded? I want to say this was around 1993 or 1994.

 

[osr]

Rageradio...

> >
> Yes the AM was carrying the flip. It happened at 6am with
> the start of the morning zoo. There was about 15-20 seconds
> of dead air, then John Lander cracks the mic with the legal
> ID's "KYND Pasadena Houston , KKBQ Houston. Easy listening
> music kicks in and you hear the sounds of the Q-Morning Zoo
> seemingly moving into the KYND studios. You hear them
> commenting on how nice the studio is, and others asking
> where to put the records, champagne pouring, you hear
> giggles of excitement, but speaking low because "we're not
> on yet". There's a commotion causing someone to back into
> the turntable causing the needle to scratch across the
> record followed by the sound of a machine gun, a funeral
> march plays, then we hear "The Q-Zoo in the morning, in the
> morning on KKBQ" jingle followed by Survivor's "Eye of the
> Tiger" (the same song WHTZ Z-100 opened with in 1983). After
> the song, Lander jokes "Stick this in your elevator!". Again
> I have it on tape. I wish I could post it some where and
> link it here for you all.

Would you be open to making a copy for me, or selling me a copy of the tape?
>

 

[rageradio]

Re: OSR...

> Would you be open to making a copy for me, or selling me a
> copy of the tape?

I could burn a copy for you. Email me your address.

 

[rageradio]

Re: KYND flip to KKBQ-FM (and, btw, KFMK and KAUM/KSRR fact-checks)

> I wondered about the list below, in that easy listening KYND
> flipped to CHR in late 1982 and (subsequently?) adopted the
> calls KKBQ-FM. The signal (which moved to 92.9 from 92.5)
> was then CHR until 1991; the call letters have remained with
> us ever since.
>
> (Side comment: I have long wondered when someone will post
> the wonderfully dramatic, IMHO, KYND/KKBQ format change to
> the Format Change Archive. I know there are recordings out
> there of this format flip. Is anyone listening?)
>
I just sent it, along with KKBQ flipping to country, and the launch of KHMX.
Hopefully it wont be long before it's posted on the Format Change website.

 

[rageradio]

Hey, thanks for all the info guys (and gals). The response was way more than I expected but I knew I could count on all of you. If you've got more... keep it coming. Again thanks!


> > > Robert O'Quinn, a class-mate of mine at Sam Houston
> State
> > > University,
> > > was Music Director at KRBE during the time of the New
> > Music
> > > Zone and
> > > was also the host of the show.
> > >
> >
> >
> > Come to think of it, that's who I vaguelly recall someone
> > was saying was host in the beginning.>
> > Sorry to respectfully disagree with you, though, but I do
> > remember Ryan Chase was host for the lion's share of the
> > program's existence.
> >
> > So, when did Robert O'Quinn pass the torch, as it were?
> >
>
> My memory from that time period is a bit fuzzy on this sort
> of thing so it's quite likely that Ryan was the host for the
>
> greater amount of the time. In fact, I think you're right.
> I can't remember when it was that O'Quinn "passed the
> torch".
>

 

[CW]

Re: Speaking of KWIC-FM Beaumont...

> I distinctly remember after KWIC left Beaumont, and moved
> into Houston as a rimshot, there was a week where they were
> playing the same song over and over and over again, from
> different formats. Example, one day it was "Friends in Low
> Places" by Garth Brooks, the next day it was "Two Princes"
> by Spin Doctors. Does anyone have this "stunting" recorded?
> I want to say this was around 1993 or 1994.

Thats sounds like the stunting ElDorado did when they signed on 107.9 under their ownership...except it was another song by the Spin Doctors ...
maybe "Little Miss Cant Be Wrong"??...I remember hearing Friends in Low Places over and over the 1st weekend (especially since I helped build their control room on Post Oak)...that was in 95 and KWIC left Bmt before 93.

 

[osr]

E-mail problem, Rage...

> > Would you be open to making a copy for me, or selling me a
>
> > copy of the tape?
>
> I could burn a copy for you. Email me your address.
>
I tried to send to you, using the email in your profile, and it was returned to me undeliverable. Please advise...

 

[rageradio]

Re: E-mail problem, Rage...

> > > Would you be open to making a copy for me, or selling me
> a
> >
> > > copy of the tape?
> >
> > I could burn a copy for you. Email me your address.
> >
> I tried to send to you, using the email in your profile, and
> it was returned to me undeliverable. Please advise...
>
djrage54 (at) netzero.com

 

[rageradio]

Re: KKBQ Airchecks/Question on 790 KKBQ-AM

> Does nayone have Q-Zoo Air checks? I have been looking for
> some of those Great Shows of John Lander.
> Thanks
> TxCody
>
I have several airchecks of KKBQ, including the format flip from 93Q from rock (Yes it was playing rock in 1991 after it dumped Top 40) to easy country 92.9. TxCody, I have several morning shows taped with John Lander and the Q morning zoo circa 1987-1988. I also have several minutes of KRBE poking fun at KKBQ for flipping to country. I would like to get my hands on the flip from 92.5 KYND to 92.9 KKBQ in 1982. Along those lines, anyone remember how it was presented on KKBQ-AM? Of course, moving frequencies on FM, would give you a moment of dead air, while recording. This wouldn't have happened on 790. Was 790 simulcasting the flip of 92.5/92.9?

Hey I stumbled on this in a google search. Funny my own post. Can I get copies of this from you? Id love to have this stuff.

 

[CW]

> I've seen somewhere that KRBE signed on in 1975. Is that true? Anyone?

1958 I believe. Was classical in the early years. Flip to Top 40 was in the very late 60's, IIRC.

Growing up in the BPT area, I grew up listening to KRBE when they were still on One Shell Plaza's master antenna (that was not easy with the cheap Radio Shack tuner and inside antenna)....and Kenny Miles (Miles in the Morning) doing "President Jimmy" and his fireside chats (I still remember one funny one about Brother Billy and an Indian riding bareback ...Even Roger WWWWWW Garrett on at night...
I especially recall being in Houston in 74 for a DeMolay conclave at the old Rice Hotel and had the stereo cranked on 104 (Houston's Money Music station then) when Clay Gish was PD....GOD they sounded fantastic then! (WHEW that was a buried memory!)

 

[mrh1960]

Re: KYND flip to KKBQ-FM (and, btw, KFMK and KAUM/KSRR fact-checks)

> Also, what's this KUFO listed at 106.5?

I remember KUFO as having the same jingle as KEEZ in San Antonio in the early to mid 70's...ROCK 106 KUFO and ROCK 97 KEEZ.