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What call sign/frequency/COL combos do you miss that you grew up with?
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KeithE4 said:
I'm too young for most of those stations. I do remember WLS-AM having music and hearing Larry Lujack. But as a kid, I mostly listened to the FM. While WKQX (Q101) hasn't changed their call letters or their monicker, I do miss the Hot AC format that used to be on that station.
Dave said:
If you don't remember what came before WKQX on 101.1, you probably don't remember 'DHF or Super CFL. ;D
Before WKQX, there was WNIS-FM, an affiliate of NBC's ill-fated News and Information Service in the mid '70s. In fact, since there was about a 2-week gap between their format and call-letter changes in late '76 or early '77 (I forget the exact date), they ID'ed as "KQX is WNIS-FM Chicago." IIRC, they changed from news to rock a couple of months before WSDM 97.9, "The station with the girls," became WLUP.
WJOE 1080 Port St. Joe, FL ("You're listening to the tallest sound around..")
(back then it was the only sound around in PSJ..LOL)
WDLP 590 Panama City FL (Fifty-nine DLP)
WLOR 730 Thomasville, GA (The big Georgia Giant) calls stood for Wonderful Land of Roses
WSBP 1580 Chattahoochee, FL (former owner jokes that calls stood for 'We Slop Bud's Pigs',
referencing a nearby pig farm near the river..)
(back then it was the only sound around in PSJ..LOL)
WDLP 590 Panama City FL (Fifty-nine DLP)
WLOR 730 Thomasville, GA (The big Georgia Giant) calls stood for Wonderful Land of Roses
WSBP 1580 Chattahoochee, FL (former owner jokes that calls stood for 'We Slop Bud's Pigs',
referencing a nearby pig farm near the river..)
WKOX-FM 105.7-Boston
WMEX-1510-Boston
WPTR-1540-Albany
WCPO-1230-Cincinnati
WMEX-1510-Boston
WPTR-1540-Albany
WCPO-1230-Cincinnati
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WOWO, 1190 Ft. Wayne IN back when it was a 50KW Top 40 Blowtorch!
I grew up in the 60's in central Conn (New Britain aka New Britski) We had 2 local competing stations playing THE hits of the day;1
WPOP-1410 ("we p$ss) in people")
WDRC-1360 ("we don't really care)
I actually heard the DJ's say that at night on the competing stations. WPOP was by far the stronger station and most popular in our neighborhood.
Out of market we enjoyed:
WKBW-1520 Buffalo, WABC-770, WLS-890 and CKLW-800 to name a few with the Cardinals games on 1120 KMOX. I enjoyed the games later at night. FM was for richer people in that day, we lived in the hood.
WPOP-1410 ("we p$ss) in people")
WDRC-1360 ("we don't really care)
I actually heard the DJ's say that at night on the competing stations. WPOP was by far the stronger station and most popular in our neighborhood.
Out of market we enjoyed:
WKBW-1520 Buffalo, WABC-770, WLS-890 and CKLW-800 to name a few with the Cardinals games on 1120 KMOX. I enjoyed the games later at night. FM was for richer people in that day, we lived in the hood.
Coming from the UK: advertising AM stations under their wavelength rather than frequency:
Luxembourg on 208 metres. Countysound on 203. Capital on 198. Radio 4 on 1500.
Sorry can't remember many of the wavelengths these days - those times are long gone.
Mark.
Luxembourg on 208 metres. Countysound on 203. Capital on 198. Radio 4 on 1500.
Sorry can't remember many of the wavelengths these days - those times are long gone.
Mark.
Mark Wooldridge said:
Mark...
I imagine it must have been quite a struggle to listen to some of these. My experience with LW in Europe is monster signals....but sooo much vulnerability of various local sources of interference. Turning on a light in my hotel room can be enough to ruin reception. Everything that hurts AM(MW), but more of it.
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