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Floyd Wright, 13 WAVZ New Haven | October 3, 1978
Listen to this and I think you’ll agree. Friendly Floyd was remarkably consistent and sounded very much the same from his early days on the air, to his final days at 88.9 WJMJ Hartford.
Ron St. John, “MusicRadio Seven-Thousand” The New WGBS – March 17, 1978, Part 1
The story of this aircheck is far more complex than one would think. HISTORY WGBS began as WFTL on December 3, 1939 at 1370 kHz. Through a long and often complex series of frequency and ownership changes. NARBA in 1941 would take change the frequency to 1400 and later in 1941 the station was sold…
Charlie Van Dyke, on 1190 KLIF Dallas | December 1978
KLIF 1190 Dallas – Charlie Van Dyke – December 1978 Courtesy: Robert Nicholson If you know about the history of Top 40 radio, then you know the name Gordon McLendon. McLendon was the owner of 1190 KLIF, and was considered the man who perfected Top 40 radio on KLIF. In 1954, the era…
London & Engleman on 1190 KLIF Dallas | December 1978
KLIF 1190 Dallas – London & Engleman – December 1978 Courtesy: Robert Nicholson If you know about the history of Top 40 radio, then you know the name Gordon McLendon. McLendon was the owner of 1190 KLIF, and was considered the man who perfected Top 40 radio on KLIF. In 1954, the era…
Charlie Wagner, 1240 WWCO Waterbury (CT) | February 20, 1978
One of the nice things about AM radio in the late 70s was that most had morphed into some sort of Top 40 format and were VERY local in areas outside of major cities. Waterbury Connecticut is a medium sized city which is too far away from Hartford to be considered a suburb, yet is…
Charlie Van Dyke on 1190 KLIF Dallas | February 27 1978
KLIF 1190 Dallas – Charlie Van Dyke – February 27 1978 Courtesy: Robert Nicholson If you know about the history of Top 40 radio, then you know the name Gordon McLendon. McLendon was the owner of 1190 KLIF, and was considered the man who perfected Top 40 radio on KLIF. In 1954, the…
Paul Lemier, 107.3 WAAF Worcester | September, 1978
It’s unfortunate that I had to scope out all the music, as, this really is time travel.
Bill Tanner on Y100 WHYI Miami | February 1978
WHYI Y100 Miami – Bill Tanner – February 1978 Courtesy: Mike McCann Tauss If you grew up in South Florida in the 1970s and ‘80s and listened to Top 40 radio, chances are you can still hum the “Tanner in the Morning” jingle from Y-100. Tanner had a special way of bonding with…
