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All this talk about Sandy and Noalmark is getting stale, so let's move on.

Radio Quiz:

Back in the 60's and 70's, 26 stations across the country, covering multiple states, beamed mostly rock-n-roll music to the baby boom generation, creating huge followings. The good old days of boss-jock, old-school radio. Anyway, these stations, class 1-A AM stations, meaning 50 KW non-directional both day and night, slowly but surely got away from playing music with the growth on the FM side, and went to news/talk/sports, etc. But there is still 1 of these class 1-As that programs music full-time. Can you name it? Hint: It's one of the ones that can be picked up in Arkansas at night.
 
Geez...let me go grab the clock radio. Dang it, that question is going to drive me crazy all night. Remember, I love collecting old radios...but the only thing is, I'm afraid to plug them in after the last near eletrocution. Don't ask..it's how I got the curly hair.

> All this talk about Sandy and Noalmark is getting stale, so
> let's move on.
>
> Radio Quiz:
>
> Back in the 60's and 70's, 26 stations across the
> country, covering multiple states, beamed mostly rock-n-roll
> music to the baby boom generation, creating huge followings.
> The good old days of boss-jock, old-school radio. Anyway,
> these stations, class 1-A AM stations, meaning 50 KW
> non-directional both day and night, slowly but surely got
> away from playing music with the growth on the FM side, and
> went to news/talk/sports, etc. But there is still 1 of
> these class 1-As that programs music full-time. Can you
> name it? Hint: It's one of the ones that can be picked up
> in Arkansas at night.
>
 
> Back in the 60's and 70's, 26 stations across the
> country, covering multiple states, beamed mostly rock-n-roll
> music to the baby boom generation, creating huge followings.
> The good old days of boss-jock, old-school radio. Anyway,
> these stations, class 1-A AM stations, meaning 50 KW
> non-directional both day and night, slowly but surely got
> away from playing music with the growth on the FM side, and
> went to news/talk/sports, etc. But there is still 1 of
> these class 1-As that programs music full-time. Can you
> name it? Hint: It's one of the ones that can be picked up
> in Arkansas at night.

There's only one I know of: WSM 650 in Nashville.

I'm not much of a country fan, but sometimes on Saturday nights I hide out and illicitly turn on the "Grand Ole Opry" and kick back. Maybe it's just the experience of hearing music on AM skywaves, something I miss today.

-Russell in coastal Georgia
(former Arkansas resident and regular lurker on this board)
 
> Geez...let me go grab the clock radio. Dang it, that
> question is going to drive me crazy all night. Remember, I
> love collecting old radios...but the only thing is, I'm
> afraid to plug them in after the last near eletrocution.
> Don't ask..it's how I got the curly hair.
>
> > All this talk about Sandy and Noalmark is getting stale,
> so
> > let's move on.
> >
> > Radio Quiz:
> >
> > Back in the 60's and 70's, 26 stations across the
> > country, covering multiple states, beamed mostly
> rock-n-roll
> > music to the baby boom generation, creating huge
> followings.
> > The good old days of boss-jock, old-school radio.
> Anyway,
> > these stations, class 1-A AM stations, meaning 50 KW
> > non-directional both day and night, slowly but surely got
> > away from playing music with the growth on the FM side,
> and
> > went to news/talk/sports, etc. But there is still 1 of
> > these class 1-As that programs music full-time. Can you
> > name it? Hint: It's one of the ones that can be picked
> up
> > in Arkansas at night.
> >
>


W-S-M is the only one I can think of. Maybe the old WKBW in Buffalo but I don't know that it comes in at night. Plus they carry Joey Reynolds at night which is all talk...
 
> > Geez...let me go grab the clock radio. Dang it, that
> > question is going to drive me crazy all night. Remember, I
>
> > love collecting old radios...but the only thing is, I'm
> > afraid to plug them in after the last near eletrocution.
> > Don't ask..it's how I got the curly hair.
> >
> > > All this talk about Sandy and Noalmark is getting stale,
>
> > so
> > > let's move on.
> > >
> > > Radio Quiz:
> > >
> > > Back in the 60's and 70's, 26 stations across the
> > > country, covering multiple states, beamed mostly
> > rock-n-roll
> > > music to the baby boom generation, creating huge
> > followings.
> > > The good old days of boss-jock, old-school radio.
> > Anyway,
> > > these stations, class 1-A AM stations, meaning 50 KW
> > > non-directional both day and night, slowly but surely
> got
> > > away from playing music with the growth on the FM side,
> > and
> > > went to news/talk/sports, etc. But there is still 1 of
> > > these class 1-As that programs music full-time. Can you
>
> > > name it? Hint: It's one of the ones that can be picked
>
> > up
> > > in Arkansas at night.
> > >
> >
>
>
> W-S-M is the only one I can think of. Maybe the old WKBW in
> Buffalo but I don't know that it comes in at night. Plus
> they carry Joey Reynolds at night which is all talk...
>

If you could get WWKB on the radio in these parts I'd be a happy guy!! Too bad I'm in Memphis, WSM is hard to catch with all that splatter from WCRV :(<P ID="signature">______________
What do I know, I just play guitar and make pizzas.</P>
 
> > W-S-M is the only one I can think of. Maybe the old WKBW
> in
> > Buffalo but I don't know that it comes in at night. Plus
> > they carry Joey Reynolds at night which is all talk...
> >
>
> If you could get WWKB on the radio in these parts I'd be a
> happy guy!! Too bad I'm in Memphis, WSM is hard to catch
> with all that splatter from WCRV :(
>

Speaking as a former engineer who has actually helped work on the array at WWKB in Buffalo, I can say for certain that you CANNOT get WWKB here in Arkansas or anywhere even slightly west of Buffalo due to the fact that they are directional to the east to protect KOKC in Oklahoma City. The story of WWKB is almost as sad as what has happened to KAAY-the only difference is that, from what I read, at least they are making money with KAAY-even though paid religion is a pretty awful format choice-IMHO. I was actually working at WWKB right after it died and went to the Business Radio Network back in 1989-what a joke that network was. Even though they have live oldies on now, my sources there tell me that the sales numbers are pretty bad and the block programming is creeping back in on the weekends. It's a shame that they are yet to find a way to awaken the sleeping giant.

As far as the question at hand goes, I would have to say WSM with that killer signal. It actually sounds pretty good for an AM, too.
 
Well, traditional country WSM-650 it is. With an 800 foot diamond shaped tower - small at the base and top, fat in the middle where it is guyed, its transmitter site at Brentwood, TN is a site to behold for true radio lovers. They now use a snazzie jingle package from TM Century in Dallas that is top notch. The station is still owned by the Gaylord Entertainment Co., parent of the Grand Ole Opry, Opryland hotels, and numerous other holdings, although WSM is the only media outlet they still own. Boy, it sure is hot, so I think I'll go grab a cold Coke, and relax. More trivia questions coming before long about L.R. stations.
 
> Well, traditional country WSM-650 it is. With an 800 foot
> diamond shaped tower - small at the base and top, fat in the
> middle where it is guyed, its transmitter site at Brentwood,
> TN is a site to behold for true radio lovers. They now use
> a snazzie jingle package from TM Century in Dallas that is
> top notch. The station is still owned by the Gaylord
> Entertainment Co., parent of the Grand Ole Opry, Opryland
> hotels, and numerous other holdings, although WSM is the
> only media outlet they still own. Boy, it sure is hot, so I
> think I'll go grab a cold Coke, and relax. More trivia
> questions coming before long about L.R. stations.
>

Actually, it's two 400 foot self-supporting towers connected base-to-base.

Here's one. What was the format of the last non-religious all-music AM station in Little Rock? I only THINK I know the answer. Someone may well prove me wrong.<P ID="signature">______________
Never hold a cat and a dustbuster at the same time.</P>
 
> >Country on the old 1010-KLRA??
>
They went to KBIS business radio. I think it was 1250. KOKY was Urban until just after Power 92 came on. Then they switched to Transtar oldies. Then I think they were simulcasting KZOU FM until around 90-91<P ID="signature">______________
Never hold a cat and a dustbuster at the same time.</P>
 
> > >Country on the old 1010-KLRA??
> >
> They went to KBIS business radio. I think it was 1250. KOKY
> was Urban until just after Power 92 came on. Then they
> switched to Transtar oldies. Then I think they were
> simulcasting KZOU FM until around 90-91
>

i remember when am1250 was KALO and had Roshon on in the mornings...that was the FUNKIEST radio station in town then...and the xmtr right off rebsamen park rd/old cantrell in the pit in front of the wine cellar...i think there's a restaurant parking lot there now.

they were in the studio next to the old KLAZ98 when it was up on the hill on north university...

them were the days!<P ID="signature">______________
Sean.</P>
 
> > > >Country on the old 1010-KLRA??
> > >
> > They went to KBIS business radio. I think it was 1250.
> KOKY
> > was Urban until just after Power 92 came on. Then they
> > switched to Transtar oldies. Then I think they were
> > simulcasting KZOU FM until around 90-91
> >
>
> i remember when am1250 was KALO and had Roshon on in the
> mornings...that was the FUNKIEST radio station in town
> then...and the xmtr right off rebsamen park rd/old cantrell
> in the pit in front of the wine cellar...i think there's a
> restaurant parking lot there now.
>
> they were in the studio next to the old KLAZ98 when it was
> up on the hill on north university...
>
> them were the days!

ahh...yes they were...
>
 
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