What ever happened to the KQUE-FM music archives?

[Former Clear Channel]

I have always wanted to know who is the care-taker of the KQUE-FM music library?

The individual station music libraries were digitized and placed on a Prophet System's data base. All nine stations that were there on 2000 west Loop South. After my shift hours were over I would sit in Swiftie's production room and play with the most incredible Juke Box you could ever imagine.

Former Clear Channel abused employee.

 

[ContinuousWave]

Former Clear Channel abused employee.

I think that is true for most former CC employees
(Even for those lucky enough to know how to play the game or not PO someone up higher by speaking up still there; that does not include the kiss asses in upper management though..they do the abusing)

 

[Radioblade]

I was the Program Director of KQUE's sister station, KNUZ at one time. I filled in on KQUE from time-to-time. It was a great radio combo and I am still sad that it is a distant past of Houston radio history. As for the music library. As you may know, townhouses now occupy Caroline and Blodgett where the studios were originally built. I drove by during the demolition of the studios and did a walk-through. My heart sunk when I saw a nearby dumpster full of broadcast cartridges that contained the KQUE and KNUZ music library. I am not sure what happened to all of the vinyl. But, I heard much of it went to the sister stations in Beaumont. Since I know that a lot of songs we "borrowed" from collectors like Tom Goodell and carted, they are now in a landfill. Too bad. I had tried to get the owner of the station to digitize the library while I was there. But, CD recorders were still around $10k and blank disks were about $5 a pop. Mr. Morris did not want to invest in that..."till the prices came down." Which they dramatically did. But, the station never took the time to digitize. Too bad!