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John Records Landecker @ KTNT
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qzvx said:
Ummm who said this Landecker fellow worked at KTNT in the 70's? John Records Landecker
Is it possible somebody just heard this guy out here when he was at WLS in the 70's didn't their signal reach nearly 40 states at certain times?
TheX-KXRX said:
Not sure if Western Washington was one of those areas. I usually hear CJDC on 890 out of Dawson Creek, BC which comes in pretty strong in Puget Sound some nights (I guess they have a strong southwest night pattern.) I have occasionally heard WLS in Eastern Washington though........
back when scotty was raised up, as a young one, in illinois, early 70's style, he grew up with a radio on 24 hours per day, and top40 WLS, WIND, and super CFL coming out of the speakers, and remembers listening to john records landecker.
when the big move came to the great NW, and being a radio nut at a young age, he AM DX'd at night (still got the hit lists circa 1975-79). the big feather in my cap was the night i finally got WLS clear enough to break through, and hear the call letters, when KIXI 880 AM was off the air one early sun morn for service.
now i occasionally tune into WLS via CC WiFi radio, and it is as clear as a bell. the only thing missing is that great early 70's music.
youze people in this radio saloon are all radio nuts..or like the late great wayne cody used to always say on KIRO sportsline "thats knuts with a K"
when the big move came to the great NW, and being a radio nut at a young age, he AM DX'd at night (still got the hit lists circa 1975-79). the big feather in my cap was the night i finally got WLS clear enough to break through, and hear the call letters, when KIXI 880 AM was off the air one early sun morn for service.
now i occasionally tune into WLS via CC WiFi radio, and it is as clear as a bell. the only thing missing is that great early 70's music.
youze people in this radio saloon are all radio nuts..or like the late great wayne cody used to always say on KIRO sportsline "thats knuts with a K"
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searadiofreak
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Landecker does not list KTNT on 440 Satisfaction. He does list WIBG in 1969, and WLS in 1972. Sometimes folks do leave off stations on that site, but I seriously doubt he would go from Philly to KTNT Tacoma, to Chicago. Last I heard John was doing part-time at WLS-FM, a mostly syndicated oldies station. He's also done some fill-in talk for the original AM.
As for DXing WLS, I too once picked it up in the 70's in North Seattle. Lasted less than one minute. However, east of the Rockies, WLS was almost everywhere at night, and throughout much of Eastern and Central Wisconsin, Northern and Central Illinois, Northern Indiana, and Western and Central Michigan during the day. I have some old WLS airchecks recorded in Grand Rapids, Michigan that sound almost like it was a local. Yet, the signal had some problems in some NW Chicago suburbs around 2005-06!
As for DXing WLS, I too once picked it up in the 70's in North Seattle. Lasted less than one minute. However, east of the Rockies, WLS was almost everywhere at night, and throughout much of Eastern and Central Wisconsin, Northern and Central Illinois, Northern Indiana, and Western and Central Michigan during the day. I have some old WLS airchecks recorded in Grand Rapids, Michigan that sound almost like it was a local. Yet, the signal had some problems in some NW Chicago suburbs around 2005-06!
...KING's Andy Barber being one of them!gr8oldies said:
Could also be like "Alan Smithee" ... where someone just picks a name to go with the gig because they aren't taking it all that seriously (Smithee is director credit that directors use when they hate the quality of the finished product). When I was doubling-up (2 different employers same market) I would use the name of an old high school nemesis on one station because I knew he HATED country music!!
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