What’s the story with Ottawa’s 1310 AM? Well, it was a music station for much of it’s life, the last music format being Oldies. Heard here in 1987, it is a Gold-Based contemporary music station, playing mostly 70s music but pulling from the 60s and the 80s, as best we can tell. Today, the station is an All-News outlet.
This aircheck begins shortly before the 9 PM hour, then goes into a Newscast (scoped), then into a love songs dedication show called “The Power of Love”. Jeff Bannister is very conversational and friendly, and takes callers with their love song requests.
I must say this aircheck was the most educational one I’ve heard thus far. Jeff Bannister said Mungo Jerry’s “In the Summertime” was first heard in ’67. However, it didn’t hit it big until 1970.
So, I’m not the only one who caught that. That is an interesting tidbit which I guess at this point I need to do some basic research. Like you, Gary, I always assumed it was released in 1970.
hi before they went all news they were oldies 1310 playing the oldies of yesterday they were the last am in ottawa to do so 580 cfra is all talk and have been for some time before that they were playing music as well 939 bob fm recently went from 70s 80s 90s to country 94 and 1069 the bear is now jump 1069 another top forty outlet lots of changes in ottawa thought you should know jim b
For my future reference, “In the Summertime” is at 1:50.