Top 40's in Southern Louisiana

[thebeach33445]

Hey Guys:

Here is my list of Top 40 stations in Southern Louisiana.

AM: KJIN 1490 1967-1980
KLEB 1600 1963-1971
KMRC 1430 1974-1979

FM: KXOR 106.3 1976-1994
KFXY 96.7 1979-2000
KCIL 107.1-107.5 1982-1990
KBAU 94.3 1985-1989

If anybody would like to add or change anything please do so. I do have exact dates if anybody wants to know.

T.J.

 

[gjroussejr]

T.J.
This is all from memory, but this is a brief rundown.
KLEB-AM 1600 Has always been a Cajun/Country music station since Jack Egle owned the station in May 1963. You might be thinking of KLEB-FM 94.3. Since it's sign on in November 1966 was both top 40 daytime country nights until 1976-'77 when the calls were changed to KZZQ-FM Z-94 with a top 40 daytime using the Z-format from Century 21 Programming and Album Oriented Rock at night.
Around 1983 it was changed to Jones Adult Contemporary Sattelite format, it was down hill from there. Harold Callias Purchased both KLEB/KZZQ around 9/30/1985 Changed Z94 to Bayou94 (KBAU-FM) with live DJ's. Changed to country as Bayou Country 94.3 KLEB-FM simulcasting with 1600 until the FM was sold to Michael Costello and George H. Buck in 06/08/1995, and became an oldies station WTIX-FM.

As For KJIN/KCIL there was a thread here that went into depth of the format changes and the ill-advised switch to the easy listening format.

 

[thebeach33445]

Are you sure about that because I found an article in the New Orleans newspaper classifieds that KLEB AM 1600 was looking for a Top 40 DJ in July of 1966.

 

[gjroussejr]

I would like to see the article, but I am sure that KLEB-AM has always been country. The add could have been for the KLEB- FM since it signed on in 1966. Being a new station the operation was done by the AM personel until the FM got on it's feet. Check out the broadcasting yearbooks for the information.
http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Broadcasting_Yearbook_Summary_of_Editions_Page.htm

 

[thebeach33445]

I am going to find it for you then post it here. Just give me a little while to find it.

T.J.

 

[thebeach33445]

C:\Users\tom cicerello\Documents\KLEB 1600.gif This is from August 20 and 21, 1965 Classifieds.

 

[thebeach33445]

http://www.americanradiohistory.com...1971-05-03-BC-OCR-Page-0020.pdf#search="kleb" this link is from Broadcasting magazine from 1971 of the format change of KLEB 1600 AND KLEB 94.3. Here is where KLEB was doing Top 40 and changed to full time country (56%) as a daytimer.

 

[gjroussejr]

Ok. That's something I was not aware of. I only remembered it as 80% country and 20% Cajun not a 20/20/60% format. The yearbooks only show Country/Cajun music format so I thought the ad was originally for the FM only. I do Remember Buddy Miller at KLRZ/KLEB saying the format for KLFT-AM1600 (Nov 4,1955 till silent around 1961-62. (KLEB previous incarnation)) with that kind of format.
I cannot access the link for the ad you gave because it is on a private computer hard drive. If you can send a copy via e-mail attachment I would appreciate it, cause I still would like to see It.