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Top 5 Radio Stations Anywhere

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Bbabybear02

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My Top 5 in Pittsburgh are

WRKZ 93.7 The "old" K-Rock Pittsburgh will miss you
WXDX 105.9 The X
WDVE 102.5 Steelers Coverage
WWSW 94.5 3WS
WRRK 96.9 BOB


My Top 5 All Time Stations (reasons why stated) [Streams stated]

WNOR 98.7 FM99 Norfolk VA(Morning Show and Music) [mms://sagacomm-WNORFM.wm.llnwd.net/sagacomm_WNORFM]

WDVE 102.5 Pittsburgh PA(Music and Steelers Coverage) [javascript:void(window.open('http://www.dve.com/cc-common/streaming_new/index.html', 'WDVE', 'width=668,height=420,status=no,resizable=no,scrollbars=no'))]

WWDC 101.1 DC101 Washington DC(Morning Show and Music) [javascript:void(window.open('http://www.dc101.com/cc-common/streaming_new/index.html', 'WWDC', 'width=668,height=420,status=no,resizable=no,scrollbars=no'))]

WRXL 102.1 The X Richmond VA(Morning Show and Music) [javascript:void(window.open('http://www.1021thex.com/cc-common/streaming_new/index.html', 'WRXL', 'width=668,height=420,status=no,resizable=no,scrollbars=no'))]

WROX 96X Norfolk VA(Music) [mms://wmc1.liquidcompass.cc/WROX]
 
Bbabybear02 said:
My Top 5 in Pittsburgh are

WRKZ 93.7 The "old" K-Rock Pittsburgh will miss you
WXDX 105.9 The X
WDVE 102.5 Steelers Coverage
WWSW 94.5 3WS
WRRK 96.9 BOB


My Top 5 All Time Stations (reasons why stated) [Streams stated]

WNOR 98.7 FM99 Norfolk VA(Morning Show and Music) [mms://sagacomm-WNORFM.wm.llnwd.net/sagacomm_WNORFM]

WDVE 102.5 Pittsburgh PA(Music and Steelers Coverage) [javascript:void(window.open('http://www.dve.com/cc-common/streaming_new/index.html', 'WDVE', 'width=668,height=420,status=no,resizable=no,scrollbars=no'))]

WWDC 101.1 DC101 Washington DC(Morning Show and Music) [javascript:void(window.open('http://www.dc101.com/cc-common/streaming_new/index.html', 'WWDC', 'width=668,height=420,status=no,resizable=no,scrollbars=no'))]

WRXL 102.1 The X Richmond VA(Morning Show and Music) [javascript:void(window.open('http://www.1021thex.com/cc-common/streaming_new/index.html', 'WRXL', 'width=668,height=420,status=no,resizable=no,scrollbars=no'))]

WROX 96X Norfolk VA(Music) [mms://wmc1.liquidcompass.cc/WROX]
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Mine are for Pittsburgh
1.WTZN B 94
2.WRRK Bob FM
3. 107.1 Sam FM
4. WDVE
5. WSHH Wish FM
 
My Top 5 of All Time:


1. WXRK in New York
2. WMMS in Cleveland
3. WYSP in Philadelphia
4. KROQ in Los Angeles
5. WRIF in Detroit

MMS is slowly losing their identity as of late. But ask anybody who posts in here and they will agree that it was one helluva station. As for XRK and YSP, I am not basing this on the FREE FM era programming. And most rock listeners will have WRIF and KROQ on their list.

Yeah it's a safe list.
 
1. WPGB (FM NEWSTALK 1047)
2. WBZZ B94-FM (Will give new B94 a try, though)
3. KQV 1410 (I can do the perfect impression of the one radio announcer...but I like it for the news)
4. KDKA AM 1020
5. WDUQ
 
Top 5 All-Time stations

1. KQLZ Los Angeles (Pirate Radio) Scott Shannon's greatest creation and only failure. Music couldn't keep up with the Rock 40 format.
2. WKBQ St. Louis Steve and DC in the morning before DC got really religious.
3. WDCG Durham-Raleigh Bob and the Showgram in the morning. Great radio station.
4. WHTZ New York City Hearing Ernie Anderson say shooting fire from the top of the empire and shaking the ground below, what a great presentation in the 80s and early 90s.
5. WKTI Milwaukee Legendary Hot AC. Good station and good people who work there.

Honorable Mention
WFLZ Tampa MJ Morning show is great.
WPLJ New York I am a huge fan of Scott Shannon radio.
WZPL Indianapolis Back in the late 80s it was a great station.
WBZZ Pittsburgh I grew up dreaming of working at the Killer Bee
WIYQ Johnstown For about a year it was a great station and yes I was doing mornings and the PD. Went from being behind Pittsburgh stations in Johnstown ratings to #3 in the market. Too bad the Sales Manager was making up Stealth Contracts.
WFBG Altoona In the 80s, that station was pulling 35-40 shares. Sean McKay before the arrest was the best morning guy I ever heard.
 
Top 5 of all time (we are talking from the 80's era).
1.WLAN FM 97 Lancaster. John St. John was the voice of God! One of the reasons I got in to radio.
2.WGLU GLU92 Johnstown. Mark St. John, no relation to the above and second voice of God.
3.WCAU Hot Hits 98 Philadelphia. The power DJ's, including Billy Burke, Glenn Kalina, Scott Walker, Rich Hawkins, Bob Garrett, Todd Parker, Terry "Motormouth" Young.
4.WRKZ Z107 Hershey. The ORIGINAL WRKZ playing country.
5.WYDD Y104 Pittsburgh. "Metro Music"

Top 5 Pittsburgh.
1.WDVE 102.5
2.WTAE 96.1 "O'Brien and Garry days"
3.WYDD
4.WMXP Mix Jamz 100.7 (Jocks from Altoona use to drive over here just to work air shifts on weekends.)
5.WJJJ The Beat 104.7
 
clangham said:
Top 5 of all time (we are talking from the 80's era).
1.WLAN FM 97 Lancaster. John St. John was the voice of God! One of the reasons I got in to radio.
2.WGLU GLU92 Johnstown. Mark St. John, no relation to the above and second voice of God.
3.WCAU Hot Hits 98 Philadelphia. The power DJ's, including Billy Burke, Glenn Kalina, Scott Walker, Rich Hawkins, Bob Garrett, Todd Parker, Terry "Motormouth" Young.
4.WRKZ Z107 Hershey. The ORIGINAL WRKZ playing country.
5.WYDD Y104 Pittsburgh. "Metro Music"

Top 5 Pittsburgh.
1.WDVE 102.5
2.WTAE 96.1 "O'Brien and Garry days"
3.WYDD
4.WMXP Mix Jamz 100.7 (Jocks from Altoona use to drive over here just to work air shifts on weekends.)
5.WJJJ The Beat 104.7
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My all time top 5 from Pittsburgh
1.WYDD Y 104 Metro Music
2.WNRJ Energy 105 Top 40
3.WBZZ B 94 Top 40
4.WVTY Variety 96 At that time it was the 70's, 80's and 90's
5.WMXP Mix Jamz 100.7 Dance
 
All Time Top 5

1) Z-100 (Shannon Era)
2) Hot Hits WCAU-FM
3) Q105 Tampa (Shannon Era again)
4) B-94 Pittsburgh (From Sign On to Late 80's)
5) 89 WLS (Music Radio Era and into the 90's)

Pittsburgh Top 5

1) 1250 WTAE
2) B-94
3) Hitradio 96
4) 96KX
5) 13Q
 
Top 5 all time

WRIF Detroit ( just about any time)
Z-100 New york (Shannon era)
Z-95.5 Detroit 84-88
Z-104 Norfolk 1983
KIIS-FM 82-87
 
Top 5 all time...

1) WTAE... O'Brien and Garry, Quinn/Brinkman, Berns, Cope, Savran, Johnny Williams

2) WYDD... Free-form era, jocks including Sean McDowell, Steve Downes, Jack Robertson, Jim DeCesare, Ron Chavis

3) 13Q... Original cast including Jackson Armstrong at night

4) KQV... Brinkman, Quinn, Fred Winston, Gary Gears, Jay Davis

5) WCFL Chicago... was able to hear it at night, AM 1000.... Larry O'Brien and Bob Dearborn....

Honorable mention to the VERY early DVE lineup including Bill Brewin, Ted Ferguson, Don Davis and Jessie (and the KQV-FM taped shows from JJ Jackson in LA and Dave Herman in NY).

Another honorable mention to 96KX with Randy Miller, Susie Barbour, Suitcase Simpson, Clarke Ingram and Chris Reynolds

The early B lineups were also great but I wasn't really into CHR by then.

And an asterisk to Y97 which included at various times Brinkman, Sean McDowell, Len Laabs, Susie Barbour, Marcie, Jay Cresswell, Dave Labrozzi, Jeff Silvers, Ricky Shaffer, Gonzo Tim Gaughan, Tom Schaad, and me....
 
Top 5 All Time (from Cleveland..hey why not)

1. WKYC Radio 11 with Jackson Armstrong, your llleeeeaaaaddder! ;D
2. 1420 WHK-Color Radio- with Russ Knight "The Weird Beard" ;D
3. WIXY 1260-'nuf said ;D
4. The Big 8 See KayEl Doubleyou! ;D
5. WGCL...G98! ;D

Honerable mentions 99.5WNCR,1540 WABQ(great daytime soul station) WELW AM&FM! yep the mighty 1330 out of Willoughby Ohio once had an FM!
And an honerable mention from the "Little Engine That Could "Deaprtment...14ZYQ Frederick Maryland.
 
Top 5 Favorites of all time
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WIFI 92 (Philadelphia)
WRHY (Starview 92 - York, PA)
DC-101
WMMS (Cleveland)
KOME (San Jose)
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WIFI, WRHY, and KOME no longer exist
 
SteelRocker said:
Top 5 Favorites of all time
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WIFI 92 (Philadelphia)
WRHY (Starview 92 - York, PA)
DC-101
WMMS (Cleveland)
KOME (San Jose)
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WIFI, WRHY, and KOME no longer exist
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Yeh, I did forget about WIFI 92. that station did kick some butt in the 80's before it changed to WKTU and went country.
 
Yeh, I did forget about WIFI 92. that station did kick some butt in the 80's before it changed to WKTU and went country.
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Yes, it was WXTU, and I never thought it would last as many years as it has playing country music. There were several good stations in Philly back in the day too, WFIL, WPEN, Hot Hits WCAU, to name a few.
 
My five would have to be: 1:WKMC-Roaring Spring (when they were rockin'),2: WTRN-Tyrone when Mean Gene jacked his jaws all nights 3: Lou Marhoffer's operation in Lewisburg when he called it "Town & Gown Radio"...it was a concept ahead of it's time, 4: The Loretto operation (AM 1400) when Tom Stevens was in charge, and 5: WMML in Portage when Chuck Bloom was doing their engineering and it was located above Wasko Hardware.
 
My Top 5 would have to be WNBC, New York in the 70's , WFBG, Altoona in the 70's , WNCC, Barnesboro(The Bill Bland era ) WDVE (Jimmy & Steve in the Morning)

Honorable mention goes to WPEZ, Pittsburgh.
 
It is nice being back here after over a year. I have changed names several times because of computer problems. I usually post here and Tampa. My favorite radio stations of all times were the ones that were the music of my life

1) KQV 1410---Chuck Daugherty, Henry DaBecco,Roy Elwell, Dave Scott, Lee Vogal, and Joly Jim mcLaughlin
2) WEEP for joy ------Perry Marshall, Tony Graham, Jack Armstrong
3) WABC
4) WMCA---------WIDE WIDE WEIRD WORLD!!!!!!!!!!
5) KYW-----------Howard and Richardson, Jim Runyon, Jim Stagg,and Jerry G
Second tier

1) WMCK with TL, Lou Janis, Bill Lynch
2) 93 KHJ 'Bossangeles!"
3) Big Lee in Richmond Va.
4) CKLW
5) Summer at the Jersey Shore and wonderful WOND

Third tier

1) WNOX in Rock and Roll days
2) BIG WAYS in Charlotte
3) WLAC with Big John and Ernie's Record Mart in Galliten Tenn.
4) WJAS and Doug Hoerth doin it like it used to be
5) WKBW and the 'Wild Eyed Eyetralian"
 
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