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Rest in Peace, KLOL (1970-2007)

concept4141, you have it.
My cable TV has free music channels that cover my tastes. My Mp3 collection covers the full gambit. My car came equipped with satellite radio and plays Mp3 files from compact disks or the 1/8" input jack. My friends are always willing to swap libraries with me. My desire to hear the music I want when I want to hear it is completely satisfied.

One thing that the above list doesn't provide is locally based talent. That alone should scare the living daylights out of most who post here.
 
You guys remember K-QUE(102.9)? Well It WAS a Jack station way back then. This station played vitually every single format on the book. It played a little bit of virtually everything. A lot of old folks particulary loves to hear Good 'ol Paul Berlin, Scott Arthur, & Ronnie Renfro. That station was very popular in Houston, and it has been a huge success in the Top 10.

The Locally-owned station was a Sellout, It became The Planet in 1997 (KKPN), the it was later sold to Univision in 1998. Right Now, that station is enjoying success as Estereo Latino (KLTN).
 
Troy Goodwin said:
You guys remember K-QUE(102.9)? Well It WAS a Jack station way back then. This station played vitually every single format on the book. It played a little bit of virtually everything. A lot of old folks particulary loves to hear Good 'ol Paul Berlin, Scott Arthur, & Ronnie Renfro. That station was very popular in Houston, and it has been a huge success in the Top 10.

The Locally-owned station was a Sellout, It became The Planet in 1997 (KKPN), the it was later sold to Univision in 1998. Right Now, that station is enjoying success as Estereo Latino (KLTN).
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Really? I find that hard to believe....not calling you a liar but I find that really hard to believe
 
I would not call KQUE a Jack station. However, it had a very large library of music, which covered mainly standards, in addition to adult contemporary. Some big country easy listening type songs were played as well. It was always in the Top 10, 12 plus. Consultants hated it, because it had none. You could hear, Ray Price's "For The Good Times," in the same set with a Sinatra or Midler. It was up to the disc jockey to make it sound good. If this was the 1960s, it would be called a MOR station. (Middle of the road)
 
Chuck Tiller said:
I would not call KQUE a Jack station. However, it had a very large library of music, which covered mainly standards, in addition to adult contemporary. Some big country easy listening type songs were played as well. It was always in the Top 10, 12 plus. Consultants hated it, because it had none. You could hear, Ray Price's "For The Good Times," in the same set with a Sinatra or Midler. It was up to the disc jockey to make it sound good. If this was the 1960s, it would be called a MOR station. (Middle of the road)
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I say call it what you want but be sure to include the words "good" and "missed" in the description. Not everybody's cup of tea but I used to love it because they would have the music then the ABC Radio news at the top of the hour then about five seconds after the newscast, back to the music. I remember I was back in college working on papers and a guy named Webb....Hunt I think it was. Ahh those were the days. Any word on Webb?

Where is Paul Berlin these days?
 
I refer you to the following:

http://www.radio-info.com/smf/index.php/topic,67664.0.html

On Saturday November 25, 2006, Webb passed away at the age of 81. Webb Hunt had been known to Houston listeners since the 1950s on KNUZ-1230 and later on its sister station, KQUE FM. His radio career spanned 52 years, playing Top 40, Country and Pop Standard records. When I was at KNUZ-1230 in 1975, Webb was on KQUE, "playing your song."
 
Kendromedia said:
concept4141, you have it.
My cable TV has free music channels that cover my tastes. My Mp3 collection covers the full gambit. My car came equipped with satellite radio and plays Mp3 files from compact disks or the 1/8" input jack. My friends are always willing to swap libraries with me. My desire to hear the music I want when I want to hear it is completely satisfied.

One thing that the above list doesn't provide is locally based talent. That alone should scare the living daylights out of most who post here.
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I think what was lost was that sense of collective consciousness that we all once felt with radio. At least for rock radio fans. I know this is stupid and naive, but I remember as a kid in high school circa early 80's cruising the Richmond strip with my friends and coming up to a stoplight blasting KLOL with the windows down and the car next to you with hot chicks is blasting the same AC/DC song... And everybody with fists in the air giving a collective "yeah" !!!!! I realize those days are long since gone, but that kind of magic can't be bought, and probably will never be recreated.

As a kid I looked to the radio to find the cool music. (Now I use http://www.pandora.com/) I feel sorry for the new generation of kids using radio to mold their own tastes in music. I've passed the rock torch onto my teenager and I think he will be alright now... He was more bummed than I was about KIOL's passing!
 
Chuck Tiller said:
I refer you to the following:

http://www.radio-info.com/smf/index.php/topic,67664.0.html

On Saturday November 25, 2006, Webb passed away at the age of 81. Webb Hunt had been known to Houston listeners since the 1950s on KNUZ-1230 and later on its sister station, KQUE FM. His radio career spanned 52 years, playing Top 40, Country and Pop Standard records. When I was at KNUZ-1230 in 1975, Webb was on KQUE, "playing your song."
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Thanks for that, I'm sorry to hear of his passing.
 
I remember those good old days when we were cruisng down Richmond and having 101 blaring over our stereo speakers every Friday & Saturday nights. 101 was indeed THE best rock'n roll staion. 20 years later, Things have changed. We're no longer kids, We now have kids, and Every club along the strip all have been gone or moved to Downtown. Even the taste for music have changed. KLOL has gone from Rock to Urban Hispanic to now, Contemporary Spanish. And our kids have now listening to Either 97-9 The Boxx or 94-5 The Buzz (Which is now our default Rock Sation). Those were some good times, and we don't party so much like we used to.

In memory of Luciano Pavorotti-A TRUE Opera Legend. (1930-1977)
 
>yeah but some people said that KLOL is dead and its not. Thats what the topic said R.I.P KLOL it didnt read R.I.P Rock 101

Going to foreign language broadcasting is a fate WORSE than death. They may keep the call letters, but it's just depressing.
 
I have a feeling that Spanish 101.1 is now making more money that Rock 101.1 at the end. We switch formats for money, right?

RGM
 
Si! Esta Estacion es muy bueno y haciendo mucho mas dinero. Ciento Uno es el numero uno en Justan. I feel like I have picked up some espanol after I learned it en la escuela. Muchas Gracias.
 
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