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NashRadio
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Any one out there keep those music surveys from Nashville-area stations, by any chance? Or am I by far the oldest one here?....................Doug "NashRadio"
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> Any one out there keep those music surveys from
> Nashville-area stations, by any chance? Or am I by far the
> oldest one here?....................Doug "NashRadio"
>
Not Nashville, but I used to have a few from WLS in Chicago. They would mail them to you if you sent in a SASE, which I did a few times when I was a kid. I was in a pretty good spot in western KY for AM in the 60's/70's. I could hear WLAC in Nashville, WHBQ in Memphis, WLS in Chicago at night after everybody else powered down, and sometimes WABC in New York, but it was never as strong (or as good IMO) as WLS. I don't recall hearing WMAK, so I must not have been in the right spot for it. Later on, I hooked up the rooftop TV antenna (with rotor) to the FM receiver to pick up WKDA-FM in Nashville at night after a local FM that was close on the dial signed off. Also pulled in KSHE in St. Louis sometimes when rotated in that direction. Those were the days.
> Nashville-area stations, by any chance? Or am I by far the
> oldest one here?....................Doug "NashRadio"
>
Not Nashville, but I used to have a few from WLS in Chicago. They would mail them to you if you sent in a SASE, which I did a few times when I was a kid. I was in a pretty good spot in western KY for AM in the 60's/70's. I could hear WLAC in Nashville, WHBQ in Memphis, WLS in Chicago at night after everybody else powered down, and sometimes WABC in New York, but it was never as strong (or as good IMO) as WLS. I don't recall hearing WMAK, so I must not have been in the right spot for it. Later on, I hooked up the rooftop TV antenna (with rotor) to the FM receiver to pick up WKDA-FM in Nashville at night after a local FM that was close on the dial signed off. Also pulled in KSHE in St. Louis sometimes when rotated in that direction. Those were the days.
"I could hear WLAC in Nashville, WHBQ in Memphis, WLS in Chicago at night after everybody else powered down, and sometimes WABC in NewYork, but it was never as strong (or as good IMO) as WLS.Those were the days."
When all those stations had programming worth going through the effort to hear... those WERE the days
When all those stations had programming worth going through the effort to hear... those WERE the days
Check this site for some surveys from Nashville stations
http://las-solanas.com/arsa/index.php
The WSM survey from 1975 might surprise some of the younger folks.
http://las-solanas.com/arsa/index.php
The WSM survey from 1975 might surprise some of the younger folks.
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madmike
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Them were the days - - before Gay-lord destroyed it into country.
> Check this site for some surveys from Nashville stations
> http://las-solanas.com/arsa/index.php
> The WSM survey from 1975 might surprise some of the younger
> folks.
>
> Check this site for some surveys from Nashville stations
> http://las-solanas.com/arsa/index.php
> The WSM survey from 1975 might surprise some of the younger
> folks.
>
> Them were the days - - before Gay-lord destroyed it into
> country.
WSM AM went 100% country on October 29, 1979 years before Gaylord owned the station.
AC on AM was pretty dead by 1979, so it certainly made sense for the most famous country station in the U.S. to actually be a full time country station.
> country.
WSM AM went 100% country on October 29, 1979 years before Gaylord owned the station.
AC on AM was pretty dead by 1979, so it certainly made sense for the most famous country station in the U.S. to actually be a full time country station.
> > Them were the days - - before Gay-lord destroyed it into
> > country.
>
>
> WSM AM went 100% country on October 29, 1979 years before
> Gaylord owned the station.
>
> AC on AM was pretty dead by 1979, so it certainly made sense
> for the most famous country station in the U.S. to actually
> be a full time country station.
>
"them were the days?" there's something wrong with country?<P ID="signature">______________
but wait...there's more!</P>
> > country.
>
>
> WSM AM went 100% country on October 29, 1979 years before
> Gaylord owned the station.
>
> AC on AM was pretty dead by 1979, so it certainly made sense
> for the most famous country station in the U.S. to actually
> be a full time country station.
>
"them were the days?" there's something wrong with country?<P ID="signature">______________
but wait...there's more!</P>
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NashRadio
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I did the same thing! I have probably 150 or so from WLS,
and a couple dozen from WCFL, plus misc. WQXI in Atlanta, etc.
and a couple dozen from WCFL, plus misc. WQXI in Atlanta, etc.
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NashRadio
Guest
When WSM used the motto "Always have been country,
always will be", I knew better. While they may have played country at night, for a few years, their daytime playlist was pop.
always will be", I knew better. While they may have played country at night, for a few years, their daytime playlist was pop.
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NashRadio
Guest
I will not rest
until I find someone who can say, "Yes, I kept EVERY survey in Nashville from the beginning to the very end, especially those you don't have"! (I probably have 300 or so.)
.............Doug "NashRadio"
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<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by NashRadio on 02/09/06 05:03 PM.</FONT></P>
until I find someone who can say, "Yes, I kept EVERY survey in Nashville from the beginning to the very end, especially those you don't have"! (I probably have 300 or so.)
.............Doug "NashRadio"
>
<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by NashRadio on 02/09/06 05:03 PM.</FONT></P>
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the_scoop
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WSM past ratings history
I'm just curious, but in the past 45 years, say from the days of the big time top 40 AM's to the the present day, was WSM-AM ever at the top of the ratings? If so, when and how long? During my times that I have been paying attention(1985 on) I have never known the station to be near the top of the ratings. Granted, that's not much and past the days of the big AM's. I'm just wondering if it ever has been near the top, number 1 or even near the top in a demographic category.
> > > Them were the days - - before Gay-lord destroyed it into
>
> > > country.
> >
> >
> > WSM AM went 100% country on October 29, 1979 years before
> > Gaylord owned the station.
> >
> > AC on AM was pretty dead by 1979, so it certainly made
> sense
> > for the most famous country station in the U.S. to
> actually
> > be a full time country station.
> >
>
> "them were the days?" there's something wrong with
> country?
>
I'm just curious, but in the past 45 years, say from the days of the big time top 40 AM's to the the present day, was WSM-AM ever at the top of the ratings? If so, when and how long? During my times that I have been paying attention(1985 on) I have never known the station to be near the top of the ratings. Granted, that's not much and past the days of the big AM's. I'm just wondering if it ever has been near the top, number 1 or even near the top in a demographic category.
> > > Them were the days - - before Gay-lord destroyed it into
>
> > > country.
> >
> >
> > WSM AM went 100% country on October 29, 1979 years before
> > Gaylord owned the station.
> >
> > AC on AM was pretty dead by 1979, so it certainly made
> sense
> > for the most famous country station in the U.S. to
> actually
> > be a full time country station.
> >
>
> "them were the days?" there's something wrong with
> country?
>
Re: WSM past ratings history
WSM used to be a great radio station...like a WGN or a WSB...with a huge news department...some great daytime talk shows and original programming. When they became just another jukebox they died out.
> > "them were the days?" there's something wrong with
> > country?
> >
>
WSM used to be a great radio station...like a WGN or a WSB...with a huge news department...some great daytime talk shows and original programming. When they became just another jukebox they died out.
> > "them were the days?" there's something wrong with
> > country?
> >
>
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