Does anyone know if the WHTG AM transmitter is still in the Gade home where the studios used to be or has it been torn down and the transmitter moved to something more utilitarian and cheaper to maintain? I remember listening to Jack Davis, Rick Brancadora and Kevin Smith on "The Voice of the North Jersey Shore."
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WHTG Old Hope Road Site
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That would make sense, since the studios moved out and Faye Gade is long gone from the premesis. I'd iamgine the house was then sold to some other commercial interest. I have not been in there in many years! I do remember the Spotmaster console in the studio, an old RCA mic for the announcer, the RCA and Raytheon AM Transmitters and the Wilkinson that drove the FM. I interviewed there for a job early in may career and I remeber the PD at that time telling me, "Uh, you DON'T want to work here." That was 1978.
The old studio building is now the office of WHTG Tower Corp which leases tower space on the 500 ft tower down the road near the UPS building. The AM is in a garage building near the AM tower.
Thanks for the update. It was a cute little station. I remember them tracking entire easy listening album sides between stop sets. The announcer would be writing up the newscasts while the albums tracked. One poster reported that Theo Gade used to scratch up album tracks she didn't want played by using a crayon. How many of us worked in places like that? At my first commercial station we had a "nice n' easy" format but our PD would just puta red "X" next to cuts he didn't want, he didn't deface the LP. I did, however, learn to love the Baja Marimba Band!
Remember WHTG well. Joined the Gade Family in 1976 following the failure of NBC News and Information when we launched the
All News format at WBUD 1260 and WBJH 101.5. It must have been the fall of Saigon in '75 that was probably our last big story.
Anyway, moved to WHTG as PD and worked with Faye. Tremendous lady, and Engineer Dick Swetits, a real prince of a guy.
They were very fun times. Interim to that produced local news at WHWH Princeton with the now famous Judy Muller and worked
mornings at WJLK with Dick Lewis and NewsMorning Radio. WHTG had a 500 watt RCA BT-500R and a historic Wilkensen FM transmitter
that you'd roll the dice trusting it wouldn't short. This was during our transition period from mono to stereo. Yes, indeed, LP's were
labelled in RED, BLUE or YELLOW. Red's were considered "hot" morning drive stuff, Blues were evening, and yes, Faye did use
a crayon to kill album tracks. Ran through a few of them, and etched waxx over the massive turntables.
They believed in local radio, and it was Fayes dad Harold , a metallurgist at Ft. Monmouth who did the freq. search for 1410AM in 1957. A few years
later, Faye's mother Theo discovered that 3kW WFHA in Red Bank was double billing. She wrote the FCC and won the license, thus
the beginning of 106.3. I've worked at many stations, including NYC and Philadelphia, but hometown radio at WHTG, "The Voice of the
North Jersey Shore" was a great ride. So was a stint at WADB, South Belmar. Worked with Marc Knoller and Pete Tauriello, good
friends and professional broadcasters. Really got totally immersed in strong pro-active local news when I sat under John Wheeling
at WRLB- 107.1 Long Branch. Wheeling went on to become News Director at WTOP in Washington DC. All great people.. a lifetime
of great memories. For many who deride localism, real live, local radio always delivers. We've discovered that at WIBGAM 1020 and
WIBBAGE FM.
RB
All News format at WBUD 1260 and WBJH 101.5. It must have been the fall of Saigon in '75 that was probably our last big story.
Anyway, moved to WHTG as PD and worked with Faye. Tremendous lady, and Engineer Dick Swetits, a real prince of a guy.
They were very fun times. Interim to that produced local news at WHWH Princeton with the now famous Judy Muller and worked
mornings at WJLK with Dick Lewis and NewsMorning Radio. WHTG had a 500 watt RCA BT-500R and a historic Wilkensen FM transmitter
that you'd roll the dice trusting it wouldn't short. This was during our transition period from mono to stereo. Yes, indeed, LP's were
labelled in RED, BLUE or YELLOW. Red's were considered "hot" morning drive stuff, Blues were evening, and yes, Faye did use
a crayon to kill album tracks. Ran through a few of them, and etched waxx over the massive turntables.
They believed in local radio, and it was Fayes dad Harold , a metallurgist at Ft. Monmouth who did the freq. search for 1410AM in 1957. A few years
later, Faye's mother Theo discovered that 3kW WFHA in Red Bank was double billing. She wrote the FCC and won the license, thus
the beginning of 106.3. I've worked at many stations, including NYC and Philadelphia, but hometown radio at WHTG, "The Voice of the
North Jersey Shore" was a great ride. So was a stint at WADB, South Belmar. Worked with Marc Knoller and Pete Tauriello, good
friends and professional broadcasters. Really got totally immersed in strong pro-active local news when I sat under John Wheeling
at WRLB- 107.1 Long Branch. Wheeling went on to become News Director at WTOP in Washington DC. All great people.. a lifetime
of great memories. For many who deride localism, real live, local radio always delivers. We've discovered that at WIBGAM 1020 and
WIBBAGE FM.
RB
She was the lady with all the cats and the little white studio ranch house burn't down many years ago.
Deeman1710 said:She was the lady with all the cats and the little white studio ranch house burn't down many years ago.
Isn't this the place ?
http://mcnally.cc/pix/1129hope.jpg
To Deeman: Don't know where you got that misinformation, but the "Little House on the Prarie" never burned
down. The building still stands, and unless you knew the Gade's you really don't know the background of the WHTG
history. Its rich and its deep. They cared for their communities of license. 43 years in this business and we can
only hope more Gade's would bring live local radio back.
down. The building still stands, and unless you knew the Gade's you really don't know the background of the WHTG
history. Its rich and its deep. They cared for their communities of license. 43 years in this business and we can
only hope more Gade's would bring live local radio back.
What is old can be new again, radio has been written off time and again. The 6th sense is the local feel that can only be achieved as a live station.wibg1020 said:They cared for their communities of license. 43 years in this business and we can
only hope more Gade's would bring live local radio back.
Jeff in Sa-ra-so-ta!
(whtg 1985-87)
I had heard the stories that a fire extinguisher was kept handy for the Wilkinson transmitter. The house at 1129 Hope Road never burned and looks very well cared for along with the surrounding grounds.
I remember the NIS format on WBUD. Inierviewed with Theresa Rose for a PD job there....maybe after RB left. Took one look at the place and passed on it. Lots of technical issues back then, including a terrible hum in the FM signal. They had a guy with a warm, low voice who voiced a lot of their spots. Don't know who he was, but was pleasant to listen to.
I remember the NIS format on WBUD. Inierviewed with Theresa Rose for a PD job there....maybe after RB left. Took one look at the place and passed on it. Lots of technical issues back then, including a terrible hum in the FM signal. They had a guy with a warm, low voice who voiced a lot of their spots. Don't know who he was, but was pleasant to listen to.
Hello; New member here. I note that some of you have asked/commented on the old studios of WHTG, Tinton Falls, New Jersey. My Dad was there as Staff Announcer in the early 1980s. It was neat to see his professional name: "Jack Davis." My Father had a long and interesting career in broadcasting, starting out while still a student at Ohio State, at Athens. He worked in Texas, Maine, and Wisconsin, all during the "Glory Days" of radio. While hanging around the station there at WHTG one afternoon, my Dad commented that when he was in college, he would have "Killed" to be on the air...and at that point then at WHTG, he added that he would "Kill to be OFF the air." Faye Gade was an "eccentric" person to say the least....
Veteran PD: The pleasant voice was that of Phil Allen. Phil and I worked together with
Bill Singer and John Sherrard at WTTM, who went on to do audio engineering for ABC's Good Morning
America. Phil was a compelling individual, one of the best voices in the business,
who also was Captain Philadelphia at WKBS, Channel 48. The WTTM days were good days.
Kev Fennessey also toured the ride there for awhile. WWSH 106.1 Philly was a departure
for me after basic training and AIT. Joined the NJ Guard and during the summer of '71
did a tour at Ft. Knox, Ky. and worked at Quicksee 106.3 WQXE In Elizabethtown, Ky. Radio is
certainly different there. They actually had nice people in this industry. I recall the owners name
as Billy R. Evans.
Bill Singer and John Sherrard at WTTM, who went on to do audio engineering for ABC's Good Morning
America. Phil was a compelling individual, one of the best voices in the business,
who also was Captain Philadelphia at WKBS, Channel 48. The WTTM days were good days.
Kev Fennessey also toured the ride there for awhile. WWSH 106.1 Philly was a departure
for me after basic training and AIT. Joined the NJ Guard and during the summer of '71
did a tour at Ft. Knox, Ky. and worked at Quicksee 106.3 WQXE In Elizabethtown, Ky. Radio is
certainly different there. They actually had nice people in this industry. I recall the owners name
as Billy R. Evans.
K
KC2LDY
Guest
I had a long tour in Monmouth and Ocean County radio during the 1970s and early 80s. It wasn't the slickest radio around but it was very local. I've since worked in major markets and even at networks (in radio & TV) and have never been as fulfilled as when I was doing local radio on the Jersey Shore. One really felt one was making a difference. If I could afford it, I would love to work again at a WOBM, WJLK or WADB as they were during that era.
Anybody remember the jingle, "...your community central"?Steve Biro said:I had a long tour in Monmouth and Ocean County radio during the 1970s and early 80s. It wasn't the slickest radio around but it was very local. I've since worked in major markets and even at networks (in radio & TV) and have never been as fulfilled as when I was doing local radio on the Jersey Shore. One really felt one was making a difference. If I could afford it, I would love to work again at a WOBM, WJLK or WADB as they were during that era.
Jeff in Sa-ra-so-ta!
K
KC2LDY
Guest
Anybody remember the jingle, "...your community central"?
Jeff in Sa-ra-so-ta!
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Absolutely. WOBM got like a decade out of that jingle package. "...92-7 radio.. 92-7 radio... 92-7 radio..."
Jeff in Sa-ra-so-ta!
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Absolutely. WOBM got like a decade out of that jingle package. "...92-7 radio.. 92-7 radio... 92-7 radio..."
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I remember hearing your father's voice on WHTG and what a wonderful voice it was. I was at another station in the area at the time but used to enjoy the simplicity of WHTG'S tracked album and local news format. It was a pleasant little station to listen to. I remember Rick Brancadora and Kevin Smith. Rick, a very spiritual man, used to sign the station on with "This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it." I always found that very classy.
I remember hearing your father's voice on WHTG and what a wonderful voice it was. I was at another station in the area at the time but used to enjoy the simplicity of WHTG'S tracked album and local news format. It was a pleasant little station to listen to. I remember Rick Brancadora and Kevin Smith. Rick, a very spiritual man, used to sign the station on with "This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it." I always found that very classy.
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