Courtesy of contributor Charlie Allen, we have this look at WHBQ and a snippet of WMPS (then AM 680) Memphis.
This is an important aircheck from a historical standpoint. You’ll hear a bit of Jay Cooke doing an outro and reading a live commercial. Then, Roy Mack on WMPS… what a puker! The aircheck then moves ahead to WHBQ 20/20 News with Charles Allen Reporting.
WHBQ was still broadcasting from the Hotel Chisca at this point. Been a very long time since that was the case. RKO General owned WHBQ and this aircheck is from before Bill Drake took over consulting the station. It was number one in all demos at this time. IIRC, Jack Parnell said he was programming HBQ at this time – I’ll ask again to verify.
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I worked with Charlie C. Allen when he owned his station (WCTA). When he got the FM EZ station he had a good thing going but blew it! He wouldn’t let his people do their jobs and his constant meddling ended up causing him to run it into the ground…What a shame..
I also worked with Charlie Allen…did some excellent work. The jock leading into Charlie’s
news is Harry Chapman…Roy Mack was the WMPS
jock heard here.