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This was the licesee from hell. Not only was he conviceted of conspiring to off his spouse, he was a known bigot and racist.
When my former employer wanted to buy KOLA to convert to a Spanish station, Cote stated he would never sell to a (insert word referring to Jews starting with a "k") to program for (insert word referring to Hispanics starting with "spi..."). That ended that conversation.
People like that and a dozen or so more in Ca alone make a case for consolidation that is most eloquent.
This was the licesee from hell. Not only was he conviceted of conspiring to off his spouse, he was a known bigot and racist.
When my former employer wanted to buy KOLA to convert to a Spanish station, Cote stated he would never sell to a (insert word referring to Jews starting with a "k") to program for (insert word referring to Hispanics starting with "spi..."). That ended that conversation.
People like that and a dozen or so more in Ca alone make a case for consolidation that is most eloquent.
M
miamimadman
Guest
Fredrick R. Cote
He was a freak, his wife Jane though was beautiful (the 2.5 Million $ Girl). He worked as an Engineer at KHJ, and then bought 99.9 for 25 grand each with his partner Chester Coleman. When I was there in 79/80, Cal Stereo was paying their bill in trade. I was told NEVER to go into the room where all the Gear was located. Unlike myself, I never did! I was paid $2.90 an hour when the minimum wage was $3.00, and he stole all my Tax deductions, can you believe that? Oh, and they caught his Chief Engineer accomplice who had committed 4 more additional Murders out of State! I do wonder why he didn't get rid of his wife, when he murdered her lover?
> This was the licesee from hell. Not only was he conviceted
> of conspiring to off his spouse, he was a known bigot and
> racist.
>
> When my former employer wanted to buy KOLA to convert to a
> Spanish station, Cote stated he would never sell to a
> (insert word referring to Jews starting with a "k") to
> program for (insert word referring to Hispanics starting
> with "spi..."). That ended that conversation.
>
> People like that and a dozen or so more in Ca alone make a
> case for consolidation that is most eloquent.
>
He was a freak, his wife Jane though was beautiful (the 2.5 Million $ Girl). He worked as an Engineer at KHJ, and then bought 99.9 for 25 grand each with his partner Chester Coleman. When I was there in 79/80, Cal Stereo was paying their bill in trade. I was told NEVER to go into the room where all the Gear was located. Unlike myself, I never did! I was paid $2.90 an hour when the minimum wage was $3.00, and he stole all my Tax deductions, can you believe that? Oh, and they caught his Chief Engineer accomplice who had committed 4 more additional Murders out of State! I do wonder why he didn't get rid of his wife, when he murdered her lover?
> This was the licesee from hell. Not only was he conviceted
> of conspiring to off his spouse, he was a known bigot and
> racist.
>
> When my former employer wanted to buy KOLA to convert to a
> Spanish station, Cote stated he would never sell to a
> (insert word referring to Jews starting with a "k") to
> program for (insert word referring to Hispanics starting
> with "spi..."). That ended that conversation.
>
> People like that and a dozen or so more in Ca alone make a
> case for consolidation that is most eloquent.
>
Re: Fredrick R. Cote
> He was a freak, his wife Jane though was beautiful (the 2.5
> Million $ Girl). He worked as an Engineer at KHJ, and then
> bought 99.9 for 25 grand each with his partner Chester
> Coleman. When I was there in 79/80, Cal Stereo was paying
> their bill in trade. I was told NEVER to go into the room
> where all the Gear was located. Unlike myself, I never did!
> I was paid $2.90 an hour when the minimum wage was $3.00,
> and he stole all my Tax deductions, can you believe that?
> Oh, and they caught his Chief Engineer accomplice who had
> committed 4 more additional Murders out of State! I do
> wonder why he didn't get rid of his wife, when he murdered
> her lover?
>
>
Ah yes, the Press-Enterprise photo of his reaction when the jury gave a resounding guilty will forever remained burned in my brain.
The KOLA of the 70's was really something. For those that remember, it was almost very JACK like long before JACK FM was ever thought of. It was for the most part an AOR playlist, but they also dabbled into some Soul/R&B, some very sugary pop (can you say "Billy, Don't Be A Hero?") and novelty songs (mostly Dickie Goodman, and his parodies using bits and pieces from other songs). They played what they wanted, never took requests, and it was the same "DJ" all day long.
> He was a freak, his wife Jane though was beautiful (the 2.5
> Million $ Girl). He worked as an Engineer at KHJ, and then
> bought 99.9 for 25 grand each with his partner Chester
> Coleman. When I was there in 79/80, Cal Stereo was paying
> their bill in trade. I was told NEVER to go into the room
> where all the Gear was located. Unlike myself, I never did!
> I was paid $2.90 an hour when the minimum wage was $3.00,
> and he stole all my Tax deductions, can you believe that?
> Oh, and they caught his Chief Engineer accomplice who had
> committed 4 more additional Murders out of State! I do
> wonder why he didn't get rid of his wife, when he murdered
> her lover?
>
>
Ah yes, the Press-Enterprise photo of his reaction when the jury gave a resounding guilty will forever remained burned in my brain.
The KOLA of the 70's was really something. For those that remember, it was almost very JACK like long before JACK FM was ever thought of. It was for the most part an AOR playlist, but they also dabbled into some Soul/R&B, some very sugary pop (can you say "Billy, Don't Be A Hero?") and novelty songs (mostly Dickie Goodman, and his parodies using bits and pieces from other songs). They played what they wanted, never took requests, and it was the same "DJ" all day long.
K
KMRichards
Guest
Re: Fredrick R. Cote
> The KOLA of the 70's was really something. For those that
> remember, it was almost very JACK like long before JACK FM
> was ever thought of. It was for the most part an AOR
> playlist, but they also dabbled into some Soul/R&B, some
> very sugary pop (can you say "Billy, Don't Be A Hero?") and
> novelty songs (mostly Dickie Goodman, and his parodies using
> bits and pieces from other songs). They played what they
> wanted, never took requests, and it was the same "DJ" all
> day long.
You realize that you just pointed out that the early tape automation systems were the "Jack" of their day ... "we play whatever's loaded on the decks".<P ID="signature">______________
</P>
> The KOLA of the 70's was really something. For those that
> remember, it was almost very JACK like long before JACK FM
> was ever thought of. It was for the most part an AOR
> playlist, but they also dabbled into some Soul/R&B, some
> very sugary pop (can you say "Billy, Don't Be A Hero?") and
> novelty songs (mostly Dickie Goodman, and his parodies using
> bits and pieces from other songs). They played what they
> wanted, never took requests, and it was the same "DJ" all
> day long.
You realize that you just pointed out that the early tape automation systems were the "Jack" of their day ... "we play whatever's loaded on the decks".<P ID="signature">______________
</P>
M
miamimadman
Guest
KOLA STEREO
I can't tell you how many times we played the exact song back to back there. We had 2 Reel machines and two Carousels which featured the current hits with a front announce on them. So you could hear "Crazy little thing called love", followed by “Crazy little thing called love”, or a double play of the Cars doing "Let's Go". That was truly the "Wall of Sound"! A homemade system that would only run for a hour at a time. It worked, and the kids listened. Between the Super Shops every 10 minutes, and Cal Stereo at the top & bottom of each hour, the guy was making lots of dough. Oh, General Dynamics was another of our major sponsors, along with "the little Folks shops". Plus we cleared all those dollar a holler Abc spots The Station was located in the Rotunda of the Mission Inn in Riverside. Very bad part of town, and a very scary part of the property. Always homeless people around, and I would always hear the Door knob being touched There was a non functional Church at the top. Nixon got married there. Why were so many Radio stations located in the strangest of places? One time I got to hand deliver the Cal Stereo checks to KGGI down the Street, and to Jack Segal at KTNF/KNSE in Ontario, the "King" of small market Radio. Little would I know 7 years later I would be on the Air at his Santa Monica powerhouse, 103.1, playing the Westsides’s favorites. For a Station that no one can really pick up, I did have quite a few people tell me they heard me!.
> You realize that you just pointed out that the early tape
> automation systems were the "Jack" of their day ... "we play
> whatever's loaded on the decks".
I can't tell you how many times we played the exact song back to back there. We had 2 Reel machines and two Carousels which featured the current hits with a front announce on them. So you could hear "Crazy little thing called love", followed by “Crazy little thing called love”, or a double play of the Cars doing "Let's Go". That was truly the "Wall of Sound"! A homemade system that would only run for a hour at a time. It worked, and the kids listened. Between the Super Shops every 10 minutes, and Cal Stereo at the top & bottom of each hour, the guy was making lots of dough. Oh, General Dynamics was another of our major sponsors, along with "the little Folks shops". Plus we cleared all those dollar a holler Abc spots The Station was located in the Rotunda of the Mission Inn in Riverside. Very bad part of town, and a very scary part of the property. Always homeless people around, and I would always hear the Door knob being touched There was a non functional Church at the top. Nixon got married there. Why were so many Radio stations located in the strangest of places? One time I got to hand deliver the Cal Stereo checks to KGGI down the Street, and to Jack Segal at KTNF/KNSE in Ontario, the "King" of small market Radio. Little would I know 7 years later I would be on the Air at his Santa Monica powerhouse, 103.1, playing the Westsides’s favorites. For a Station that no one can really pick up, I did have quite a few people tell me they heard me!.
> You realize that you just pointed out that the early tape
> automation systems were the "Jack" of their day ... "we play
> whatever's loaded on the decks".
Re: KOLA STEREO
Very interesting stuff about KOLA...
BTW, Miamimadman, Siegel's FM station-- the call letters of 93.5 were KNTF as my business partner used to do the 10p-2a shift there playing "your favorite country" and do you know who John Artel is??
> I can't tell you how many times we played the exact song
> back to back there. We had 2 Reel machines and two Carousels
> which featured the current hits with a front announce on
> them. So you could hear "Crazy little thing called love",
> followed by “Crazy little thing called love”, or a double
> play of the Cars doing "Let's Go". That was truly the
> "Wall of Sound"! A homemade system that would only run for
> a hour at a time. It worked, and the kids listened. Between
> the Super Shops every 10 minutes, and Cal Stereo at the top
> & bottom of each hour, the guy was making lots of dough.
> Oh, General Dynamics was another of our major sponsors,
> along with "the little Folks shops". Plus we cleared all
> those dollar a holler Abc spots The Station was located in
> the Rotunda of the Mission Inn in Riverside. Very bad part
> of town, and a very scary part of the property. Always
> homeless people around, and I would always hear the Door
> knob being touched There was a non functional Church at the
> top. Nixon got married there. Why were so many Radio
> stations located in the strangest of places? One time I got
> to hand deliver the Cal Stereo checks to KGGI down the
> Street, and to Jack Segal at KTNF/KNSE in Ontario, the
> "King" of small market Radio. Little would I know 7 years
> later I would be on the Air at his Santa Monica powerhouse,
> 103.1, playing the Westsides’s favorites. For a Station that
> no one can really pick up, I did have quite a few people
> tell me they heard me!.
>
>
>
> > You realize that you just pointed out that the early tape
> > automation systems were the "Jack" of their day ... "we
> play
> > whatever's loaded on the decks".
>
<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by SuperRadioFan on 12/19/05 04:06 PM.</FONT></P>
Very interesting stuff about KOLA...
BTW, Miamimadman, Siegel's FM station-- the call letters of 93.5 were KNTF as my business partner used to do the 10p-2a shift there playing "your favorite country" and do you know who John Artel is??
> I can't tell you how many times we played the exact song
> back to back there. We had 2 Reel machines and two Carousels
> which featured the current hits with a front announce on
> them. So you could hear "Crazy little thing called love",
> followed by “Crazy little thing called love”, or a double
> play of the Cars doing "Let's Go". That was truly the
> "Wall of Sound"! A homemade system that would only run for
> a hour at a time. It worked, and the kids listened. Between
> the Super Shops every 10 minutes, and Cal Stereo at the top
> & bottom of each hour, the guy was making lots of dough.
> Oh, General Dynamics was another of our major sponsors,
> along with "the little Folks shops". Plus we cleared all
> those dollar a holler Abc spots The Station was located in
> the Rotunda of the Mission Inn in Riverside. Very bad part
> of town, and a very scary part of the property. Always
> homeless people around, and I would always hear the Door
> knob being touched There was a non functional Church at the
> top. Nixon got married there. Why were so many Radio
> stations located in the strangest of places? One time I got
> to hand deliver the Cal Stereo checks to KGGI down the
> Street, and to Jack Segal at KTNF/KNSE in Ontario, the
> "King" of small market Radio. Little would I know 7 years
> later I would be on the Air at his Santa Monica powerhouse,
> 103.1, playing the Westsides’s favorites. For a Station that
> no one can really pick up, I did have quite a few people
> tell me they heard me!.
>
>
>
> > You realize that you just pointed out that the early tape
> > automation systems were the "Jack" of their day ... "we
> play
> > whatever's loaded on the decks".
>
<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by SuperRadioFan on 12/19/05 04:06 PM.</FONT></P>
R
recplayer
Guest
Speaking of KOLA
Word is morning host Jim Daniels has left......<P ID="signature">______________
Find Me If You Can</P>
Word is morning host Jim Daniels has left......<P ID="signature">______________
Find Me If You Can</P>
M
miamimadman
Guest
Re: KOLA STEREO
> Very interesting stuff about KOLA...
> BTW, Miamimadman, Siegel's FM station-- the call letters of
> 93.5 were KNTF as my business partner used to do the 10p-2a
> shift there playing "your favorite country" and do you know
> who John Artel is??
You are so right, even spelled Jack's name wrong. I did not know John?
> Very interesting stuff about KOLA...
> BTW, Miamimadman, Siegel's FM station-- the call letters of
> 93.5 were KNTF as my business partner used to do the 10p-2a
> shift there playing "your favorite country" and do you know
> who John Artel is??
You are so right, even spelled Jack's name wrong. I did not know John?
M
miamimadman
Guest
Re: Speaking of KOLA
> Word is morning host Jim Daniels has left......
Always nice to hear from you Dummy!. I didn't know Jim, and have been out of the Market for 8 years. I do however know Lee Chambers, one of their Weekenders, and an IT guy at ABC. Worked with him at Transtar
> Word is morning host Jim Daniels has left......
Always nice to hear from you Dummy!. I didn't know Jim, and have been out of the Market for 8 years. I do however know Lee Chambers, one of their Weekenders, and an IT guy at ABC. Worked with him at Transtar
Re: KOLA STEREO
> > Very interesting stuff about KOLA...
> > BTW, Miamimadman, Siegel's FM station-- the call letters
> of
> > 93.5 were KNTF as my business partner used to do the
> 10p-2a
> > shift there playing "your favorite country" and do you
> know
> > who John Artel is??
>
> You are so right, even spelled Jack's name wrong. I did not
> know John?
>
John was CE at KinSey and KNTF but that wasn't until the late 80s.
> > Very interesting stuff about KOLA...
> > BTW, Miamimadman, Siegel's FM station-- the call letters
> of
> > 93.5 were KNTF as my business partner used to do the
> 10p-2a
> > shift there playing "your favorite country" and do you
> know
> > who John Artel is??
>
> You are so right, even spelled Jack's name wrong. I did not
> know John?
>
John was CE at KinSey and KNTF but that wasn't until the late 80s.
K
Kyle_Hojem
Guest
Re: Speaking of KOLA
> Word is morning host Jim Daniels has left......
Interesting, I was just listening to him last week. So goes the radio DJ's...<P ID="signature">______________
Member of the Los Angeles, Phoenix Radio, and California TV moderation team</P>
> Word is morning host Jim Daniels has left......
Interesting, I was just listening to him last week. So goes the radio DJ's...<P ID="signature">______________
Member of the Los Angeles, Phoenix Radio, and California TV moderation team</P>
R
recplayer
Guest
Re: Speaking of KOLA
> > Word is morning host Jim Daniels has left......
>
> Interesting, I was just listening to him last week. So goes
> the radio DJ's...
>
Caught me off gaurd.... a friend told me the news..... another friend told me he may have a S.D. station in the works. KOLA's Website killed the links to the morning show pages.
<P ID="signature">______________
Find Me If You Can</P>
> > Word is morning host Jim Daniels has left......
>
> Interesting, I was just listening to him last week. So goes
> the radio DJ's...
>
Caught me off gaurd.... a friend told me the news..... another friend told me he may have a S.D. station in the works. KOLA's Website killed the links to the morning show pages.
<P ID="signature">______________
Find Me If You Can</P>
Re: Speaking of KOLA
> > > Word is morning host Jim Daniels has left......
> >
> > Interesting, I was just listening to him last week. So
> goes
> > the radio DJ's...
> >
>
> Caught me off gaurd.... a friend told me the news.....
> another friend told me he may have a S.D. station in the
> works. KOLA's Website killed the links to the morning show
> pages.
>
Yeh I noticed that too. I happened to talk with someone who works for KCAL-FM and was reluctant to shed any light on why Daniels left the building.
> > > Word is morning host Jim Daniels has left......
> >
> > Interesting, I was just listening to him last week. So
> goes
> > the radio DJ's...
> >
>
> Caught me off gaurd.... a friend told me the news.....
> another friend told me he may have a S.D. station in the
> works. KOLA's Website killed the links to the morning show
> pages.
>
Yeh I noticed that too. I happened to talk with someone who works for KCAL-FM and was reluctant to shed any light on why Daniels left the building.
Re: Little known KOLA history
> The KOLA of the 70's was really something. For those that
> remember, it was almost very JACK like long before JACK FM
> was ever thought of. It was for the most part an AOR
> playlist, but they also dabbled into some Soul/R&B, some
> very sugary pop (can you say "Billy, Don't Be A Hero?") and
> novelty songs (mostly Dickie Goodman, and his parodies using
> bits and pieces from other songs). They played what they
> wanted, never took requests, and it was the same "DJ" all
> day long.
>
KOLA has kept the Oldies format for fifteen years now. First started under Cote's ownership and went by the name "Cool Oldies 99.9" before KOLA was sold.
But the real kicker is KOLA was a Contemporary Dance CHR format right before the switch to Oldies under Cote. Modeled after KPWR as a sort of Power for the IE, it tried to compete with KGGI but failed.
> The KOLA of the 70's was really something. For those that
> remember, it was almost very JACK like long before JACK FM
> was ever thought of. It was for the most part an AOR
> playlist, but they also dabbled into some Soul/R&B, some
> very sugary pop (can you say "Billy, Don't Be A Hero?") and
> novelty songs (mostly Dickie Goodman, and his parodies using
> bits and pieces from other songs). They played what they
> wanted, never took requests, and it was the same "DJ" all
> day long.
>
KOLA has kept the Oldies format for fifteen years now. First started under Cote's ownership and went by the name "Cool Oldies 99.9" before KOLA was sold.
But the real kicker is KOLA was a Contemporary Dance CHR format right before the switch to Oldies under Cote. Modeled after KPWR as a sort of Power for the IE, it tried to compete with KGGI but failed.
M
miamimadman
Guest
Good Memory! K-GOOD 1490??
You would have loved our AM, KGUD in Banning (KMET). The Town hated that Station, and not just because of the truly bad Music we played, no the Door was always locked. I think there was a sign up saying NO trespassers, or We're Closed. No local spots were ever sold, however we did have the Reverend Randy from an area Church who bought some time . At Christmas he gave me $10, I will never forget that. I caught him on KDOC about 10 years ago.
> Ah yes, the Press-Enterprise photo of his reaction when the
> jury gave a resounding guilty will forever remained burned
> in my brain.
>
> The KOLA of the 70's was really something. For those that
> remember, it was almost very JACK like long before JACK FM
> was ever thought of. It was for the most part an AOR
> playlist, but they also dabbled into some Soul/R&B, some
> very sugary pop (can you say "Billy, Don't Be A Hero?") and
> novelty songs (mostly Dickie Goodman, and his parodies using
> bits and pieces from other songs). They played what they
> wanted, never took requests, and it was the same "DJ" all
> day long.
>
You would have loved our AM, KGUD in Banning (KMET). The Town hated that Station, and not just because of the truly bad Music we played, no the Door was always locked. I think there was a sign up saying NO trespassers, or We're Closed. No local spots were ever sold, however we did have the Reverend Randy from an area Church who bought some time . At Christmas he gave me $10, I will never forget that. I caught him on KDOC about 10 years ago.
> Ah yes, the Press-Enterprise photo of his reaction when the
> jury gave a resounding guilty will forever remained burned
> in my brain.
>
> The KOLA of the 70's was really something. For those that
> remember, it was almost very JACK like long before JACK FM
> was ever thought of. It was for the most part an AOR
> playlist, but they also dabbled into some Soul/R&B, some
> very sugary pop (can you say "Billy, Don't Be A Hero?") and
> novelty songs (mostly Dickie Goodman, and his parodies using
> bits and pieces from other songs). They played what they
> wanted, never took requests, and it was the same "DJ" all
> day long.
>
Y
yeah_so_what
Guest
Re: John
> > > who John Artel is??
> >
> > You are so right, even spelled Jack's name wrong. I did
> not
> > know John?
> >
> John was CE at KinSey and KNTF but that wasn't until the
> late 80s.
>
John is a great guy! I used to work for KCAL (left back in 2003) Both John and John (Patterson) were our two engineers - two great guys, everytime I had strippers or nudists on I'd play a game with the johns and have my girls go by their offices in the buff... Artel's face was always priceless!
> > > who John Artel is??
> >
> > You are so right, even spelled Jack's name wrong. I did
> not
> > know John?
> >
> John was CE at KinSey and KNTF but that wasn't until the
> late 80s.
>
John is a great guy! I used to work for KCAL (left back in 2003) Both John and John (Patterson) were our two engineers - two great guys, everytime I had strippers or nudists on I'd play a game with the johns and have my girls go by their offices in the buff... Artel's face was always priceless!
KOLA 99.9 (was: Re: Fredrick R. Cote
>
> The KOLA of the 70's was really something. For those that
> remember, it was almost very JACK like long before JACK FM
> was ever thought of. It was for the most part an AOR
> playlist, but they also dabbled into some Soul/R&B, some
> very sugary pop (can you say "Billy, Don't Be A Hero?") and
> novelty songs (mostly Dickie Goodman, and his parodies using
> bits and pieces from other songs). They played what they
> wanted, never took requests, and it was the same "DJ" all
> day long.
I remember picking them up all the way in Los Angeles during the
late 70's....on Sunday night, they would play the syndicated version
of the Dr. Demento show, right after the local version on KMET ended....
>
> The KOLA of the 70's was really something. For those that
> remember, it was almost very JACK like long before JACK FM
> was ever thought of. It was for the most part an AOR
> playlist, but they also dabbled into some Soul/R&B, some
> very sugary pop (can you say "Billy, Don't Be A Hero?") and
> novelty songs (mostly Dickie Goodman, and his parodies using
> bits and pieces from other songs). They played what they
> wanted, never took requests, and it was the same "DJ" all
> day long.
I remember picking them up all the way in Los Angeles during the
late 70's....on Sunday night, they would play the syndicated version
of the Dr. Demento show, right after the local version on KMET ended....
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