Comments on: Al Bandiero on WKBW 1520 Buffalo | January 28, 1979

By: Ron Gillespie

Ron Gillespie — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 18:49:11 +0000

Wow ! Great aircheck of Al. I’ve been a big big fan of KB 15 since the late 1960’s. Hearing these guys again brings back great memories. As a young teenager, I hung a huge antenna in my backyard in Prince Edward Island, Canada, just so I could listen to Jackson Armstrong. He & Kb are the reason I chose radio as my career. I’ve been on the air throughout Atlantic Canada since 1973.
Today I’m home on PEI at Ocean100. Playing Classic Hits and still loving every second of it.

By: Brian T.

Brian T. — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:16:04 +0000

This clip is so cool. I was 14 in 1979 living on Cape Cod, MA and I used to listen to WKBW (at least 500 miles away I’d say) almost every night and loved it. I used to also pick up stations from Cleveland, Detroit, Baltimore, DC, Montreal, Halifax Nova Scotia, Moncton New Brunswick, etc., but WKBW brings back the best memories. I found this site searching for a list of the top 10 they used to play at night around 1979-80, but I’m glad I ended up here. Thanks!

By: BILL henry

BILL henry — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 02:54:51 +0000

Steve, WKBW’s tower aray was very directional and the signal went mainly east, you could hear it on the east coast but not 30 miles to the west.Thats why you could not pick it up in Kane. Bill

By: Bob Smart

Bob Smart — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 00:12:27 +0000

Steve,
Re: WKBW Buffalo. I grew up about 90 miles south of Buffalo in Kane, PA. Like you I was a DX’er, pulling in skywave at night from Detroit (CKLW), Chicago (WLS), Cincinatti (WLW), Boston (WBZ) and New York (WABC). For some strange reason WKBW wasn’t available skywave, but Rock102 (WBEN-FM) was. Go figure. Anyway, as an aside, I too worked overnight board op at WIFI-FM, although it was a re-incarnation of Philly’s powerhouse at a short lived 3k in Kane. The station owner was originally from Philadelphia so it all makes sense where he got the call.
Great classic aircheck. Thanks for sharing.