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KGBS 1020 Bill Thompson 1970 aircheck
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Bill was also the announcer for the 1969-72 CBS musical-variety series The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour.
And may I say to Jon Bruce: Congratulations on being named program director of adult standards KZPO in Lindsay.
And may I say to Jon Bruce: Congratulations on being named program director of adult standards KZPO in Lindsay.
This is one of those Sunday night broadcast. KGBS had to sign off at sundown but reappeared Sunday night while KDKA was off the air between 9 pm pacific to about two am.
The Sunday night broadcasts for KGBS-1020 when KDKA-1020 in Pennsylvania was off the air was a throwback to the 1930s when KFVD was at 1000 kilocycles on the dial and was licensed as a 250-watt limited time station. KFVD would typically go on the air from 6 or 6:30 am until local sunset in Los Angeles. But it also was allowed to broadcast some night time hours each evening when WHO-1000 kc in Des Moines, Iowa signed off each night at midnight Central Time. So, in 1935, KFVD was a daytimer, but then went back on the air each night from 10 p.m. until midnight, and in 1938 came back on the air from 10 p.m. until 4 a.m. Pacific Time, when WHO signed on the air.
KFVD moved from 1000 to 1020-AM on March 29, 1941. WHO had moved to 1040, and now KDKA was the big clear channel station on 1020. I'm not sure when KFVD/KPOP/KGBS changed from going on the air each night after KDKA signed off to only on Sunday nights.
Another Limited Time station in L.A. was KMPC-710 in Beverly Hills, which was only a 500-watt station on the air from 6 am to sunset, but was also allowed to broadcast each night from 9 or 9:30 p.m. until 1:00 a.m. while dominant 50 kw WOR-710 in New York was off the air.
KMPC-710 became a full-time station in 1940 when they got a power increase to 5,000 watts day and 1,000 watts at night.
Jim Hilliker
KFVD moved from 1000 to 1020-AM on March 29, 1941. WHO had moved to 1040, and now KDKA was the big clear channel station on 1020. I'm not sure when KFVD/KPOP/KGBS changed from going on the air each night after KDKA signed off to only on Sunday nights.
Another Limited Time station in L.A. was KMPC-710 in Beverly Hills, which was only a 500-watt station on the air from 6 am to sunset, but was also allowed to broadcast each night from 9 or 9:30 p.m. until 1:00 a.m. while dominant 50 kw WOR-710 in New York was off the air.
KMPC-710 became a full-time station in 1940 when they got a power increase to 5,000 watts day and 1,000 watts at night.
Jim Hilliker
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Jim, what was the last dawn-to-dusk station in Los Angeles? I'm thinking it was KIEV (now KRLA) but my thinking often turns out to be wrong.
Re: KGBS 1020 Bill Thompson 1970 aircheck/last AM daytimer around L.A.?
Steve,
You mean, besides KBRT-740 licensed to Avalon? I believe they are still only on the air until sunset, or am I wrong about that? I thought I heard they were not going to use their low night power from the new Orange County site, or is that not correct?
Anyway, KIEV-870 Glendale-Los Angeles (now KRLA) was the first Class II-B daytimer in the USA to be granted a full-time broadcast license in 1982. KIEV-870 went full-time, on the air after sunset on September 20, 1984. I had been a daytimer opn 850 and 870 khz. since 1933.
But, I believe that KGRB-900, the 500 watt daytime Big Band station licensed to West Covina (now KALI) was the last daytimer in the L.A. area to broadxcast after dark with low power, possibly around 100 watts. I think they use 79 watts at night now. I had some old DX notes that said they began broadcasting after sunset starting around November of 1988. Can anyone look that up or confirm that for me? Was 900 khz. a Canadian Clear Channel?
I seem to recall it was around 1984 or '85 that the FCC allowed daytime only stations on the Canadian and Mexican Clears, such as 1220-Pomona, to use low power after sunset.
I'll have to do more checking on this, unless someone has the answer faster than I can look it up.
Jim Hilliker
Steve,
You mean, besides KBRT-740 licensed to Avalon? I believe they are still only on the air until sunset, or am I wrong about that? I thought I heard they were not going to use their low night power from the new Orange County site, or is that not correct?
Anyway, KIEV-870 Glendale-Los Angeles (now KRLA) was the first Class II-B daytimer in the USA to be granted a full-time broadcast license in 1982. KIEV-870 went full-time, on the air after sunset on September 20, 1984. I had been a daytimer opn 850 and 870 khz. since 1933.
But, I believe that KGRB-900, the 500 watt daytime Big Band station licensed to West Covina (now KALI) was the last daytimer in the L.A. area to broadxcast after dark with low power, possibly around 100 watts. I think they use 79 watts at night now. I had some old DX notes that said they began broadcasting after sunset starting around November of 1988. Can anyone look that up or confirm that for me? Was 900 khz. a Canadian Clear Channel?
I seem to recall it was around 1984 or '85 that the FCC allowed daytime only stations on the Canadian and Mexican Clears, such as 1220-Pomona, to use low power after sunset.
I'll have to do more checking on this, unless someone has the answer faster than I can look it up.
Jim Hilliker
I did not preview that post. I meant that KIEV-870 was a daytime only station from 1933 until Sept. 20, 1984. I used to hear WWL-New Orleans often on 870 before that date in 1984!
I may alos be wrong about KGRB, but I hope someone with better memories or who can look up this specific question can find the answer for us, as I'm not curtious too.
Jim
I may alos be wrong about KGRB, but I hope someone with better memories or who can look up this specific question can find the answer for us, as I'm not curtious too.
Jim
one of my DX friends told me KBRT-740 does not sign off at sunset any more. (Don't they get clobbered by the KCBS-740 signal?)
So, I would say that KBRT is now the last sunrise to sunset AM station in the LA market to finally broadcast at night. But, I seem to recall they tried in 1984 or '85 to stay on the air after dark with low power, but gave up on the idea after a short time.
Jim
So, I would say that KBRT is now the last sunrise to sunset AM station in the LA market to finally broadcast at night. But, I seem to recall they tried in 1984 or '85 to stay on the air after dark with low power, but gave up on the idea after a short time.
Jim
Jim Hilliker said:
Since moving mainland a couple of months ago, they use their nighttime authorization of 190 watts (an increase from 113 watts). Those 26 miles were too far from Avalon at night, but now the signal wafts down to Costa Mesa just fine. An amazing story: http://www.crawfordbroadcasting.com/oakflat_gallery/
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