KFMX 96.5

[thebeach33445]

Hey Guys:

Did KFMX 96.5 sign on in 1959 with a Classical Format or Beautiful Music?

Thanks

T.J.

 

[Garrett]

KFMX call letters have been in Minneapolis, and are currently in Lubbock Texas (hey, how about that?).

 

[RicoGregg]

96.5 San Diego had the KFMX calls until sometime in the 80s. Great call letters. They should NEVER have given them up.

 

[Garrett]

From what I read on wikipedia the kfmx call letters were in Minneapolis in the late 70s and then moved
over to Lubbock tx about 78 or 79 where they took the place of klbk fm. So I'm a bit foggy how they could have been in san Diego during the 1980s. Kfmx is still in Lubbock (I work in the same building).

 

[Lopaka]

KFMX, indeed great call letters. Yet if we were to start a thread on suckiest call letters KYXY would be close to the top of my list and that is no comment on content.

 

[Big 121]

The trend of "catchy" call letters caught on the '68 to '69 timeframe, depending on region. "First" local to adopt, was KFSD am, to KOGO , because of
rhyming possibilities (In 1962(?) . Next was KGB FM which went to KBKB, playing "Hit Parade '68" , but returned to KGB in late '71 with rock. KFMX took
KYXY around 1969.. and the format was mainstream vocals, instrumentals, and light rock.
Other call changes following this trend were KIXI, KEZY,KOLA(ex KFMW), KOST, KKDJ, etc.
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[PatioDaddio]

Big 121 - KBKB? I have been a listener to KGB since the early AM years (until recently) of competition w/KCBQ and KHJ in LA. I've NEVER heard of or let alone remember any transition to different call letters in '68! Are you sure you know.... oh. Wait. '68. That would be the drugged out late '60s huh? Never mind...

On a different note (moderators must hate this), has anyone ever catalogued the varied uses of a single jingle/ditty among broadcasters? By that I mean that again in the '60s and on AM, "136 KGB" and "93 KHJ" shared the same jingle, and it is EXACTLY the same one that is used to this day by KRTH. Now, "11-7, KCBQ, for you, for you" was original as far as I can tell (thank goodness). Anyone know of other shared jingles? Haven't checked to see if there are recorded air checks available.

 

[Garrett]

The trend of "catchy" call letters caught on the '68 to '69 timeframe, depending on region. "First" local to adopt, was KFSD am, to KOGO , because of
rhyming possibilities (In 1962(?) . Next was KGB FM which went to KBKB, playing "Hit Parade '68" , but returned to KGB in late '71 with rock. KFMX took
KYXY around 1969.. and the format was mainstream vocals, instrumentals, and light rock.
Other call changes following this trend were KIXI, KEZY,KOLA(ex KFMW), KOST, KKDJ, etc.
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WOW!
Kyxy is older than me!

 

[RicoGregg]

I had forgotten the change to KYXY, but then, that was a good thing to forget about. Horrible calls.

I remember KBKB. I didn't think anyone else did.

While we're at it, anyone else remember KLRO, KITT, KDIG, KECR, KPSE, KARL, XEMO, XEBBC, XHIS, XHRS, The San Diego Rockets, and California Western College?

 

[KHV1540]

On a different note (moderators must hate this), has anyone ever catalogued the varied uses of a single jingle/ditty among broadcasters? By that I mean that again in the '60s and on AM, "136 KGB" and "93 KHJ" shared the same jingle, and it is EXACTLY the same one that is used to this day by KRTH. Now, "11-7, KCBQ, for you, for you" was original as far as I can tell (thank goodness). Anyone know of other shared jingles?

A couple of them come to mind;

When K-Best 95 started up (the oldies version) Their jingles (sung by the Johnny Mann singers)were sung just like K- Earth/93KHJ/136KGB.

KS-103's jingles were almost identical to KIIS-FM's (recorded by JAM )

KCBQ's shotgun jingle from the early seventies (the drums and call letters),were used by numerous Top-40 stations.
KFI had a version during the early 80's. (recorded by TM Century)

 

[jonbruce]

XEBBC was 1470am. Prior to that it was XEAU, Top 40 then Country in 1961. It later became a similcast of Family Radio KECR 93.3 for a time (A one day delay similcast via reel to reel tapes). KARL was 95.9 Carlsbad.

 

[Lopaka]

KLRO Stere ere ere ooooooo
These were little operations transmitting from high atop some building in downtown SD, bringing to mind once again the old joke that the way to make a small fortune with FM in the '50's and early '60's was to start with a large fortune.

 

[Garrett]

On a different note (moderators must hate this), has anyone ever catalogued the varied uses of a single jingle/ditty among broadcasters? By that I mean that again in the '60s and on AM, "136 KGB" and "93 KHJ" shared the same jingle, and it is EXACTLY the same one that is used to this day by KRTH. Now, "11-7, KCBQ, for you, for you" was original as far as I can tell (thank goodness). Anyone know of other shared jingles?

A couple of them come to mind;

When K-Best 95 started up (the oldies version) Their jingles (sung by the Johnny Mann singers)were sung just like K- Earth/93KHJ/136KGB.

KS-103's jingles were almost identical to KIIS-FM's (recorded by JAM )

KCBQ's shotgun jingle from the early seventies (the drums and call letters),were used by numerous Top-40 stations.
KFI had a version during the early 80's. (recorded by TM Century)

I wish had been in San Diego during the KS-103 era. With KS-103 and KIIS FM being sister stations, I can't understand why KIIS FM is still around while KS-103 is long gone... Q106 alway seemed like a cross between KIIS and Power 106 to me.

 

[KHV1540]

On a different note (moderators must hate this), has anyone ever catalogued the varied uses of a single jingle/ditty among broadcasters? By that I mean that again in the '60s and on AM, "136 KGB" and "93 KHJ" shared the same jingle, and it is EXACTLY the same one that is used to this day by KRTH. Now, "11-7, KCBQ, for you, for you" was original as far as I can tell (thank goodness). Anyone know of other shared jingles?

A couple of them come to mind;

When K-Best 95 started up (the oldies version) Their jingles (sung by the Johnny Mann singers)were sung just like K- Earth/93KHJ/136KGB.

KS-103's jingles were almost identical to KIIS-FM's (recorded by JAM )

KCBQ's shotgun jingle from the early seventies (the drums and call letters),were used by numerous Top-40 stations.
KFI had a version during the early 80's. (recorded by TM Century)

I wish had been in San Diego during the KS-103 era. With KS-103 and KIIS FM being sister stations, I can't understand why KIIS FM is still around while KS-103 is long gone... Q106 alway seemed like a cross between KIIS and Power 106 to me.

KS-103 used to be my favorite station. It appeared that Q106 sunk them in 1987.and 102.9 became a KTWV
clone. "102.9 The Wave" KSWV. I guess they decided to try to compete with KIFM instead.

 

[Big 121]

Jon- GOOD call about XEAU,1000 watts- taped shows in Chula Vista... heard "Quarter To Three" there, first. Later became XERCN,Radio Cadena Nacional.
RicoGregg- You may remember these also; 950 XEGM(Shotgun interned there) with Chuck Johnson, and John Bemis. Later went to Country, with Smokey
Rogers and others.Went Spanish and 5kw in '68 with a pencil beam to L.A.
KBAB-KDEO-KMJC-KECR AM.
860 XEMO, "The Great Christian Beacon", from the U.S. Grant Hotel. Jim Gates did ALL the announcing....I was at Aberdeen Proving Grounds (Maryland)
in January '67 doing some DXing on my Norelco, and trying to get something from CA. Most freqs. were busy by Canada or Cuba. BUT not 860- I heard the
12AM ID, and part of the Curtis Springer show. Decades later it turns out they were 4X overpower--to 20kw....
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