Archiving A Classic: Bootleg Top 40, 1971 – Part 2
Donated by Contributor Mark Shayler within the past year, this came from a vynl pressing done decades ago as a promotional item within radio circles. It has posted before, but…
Archiving a Classic: Bootleg Top 40, 1971 – Part 1
Donated within the past year, this came from a vynl pressing done decades ago as a promotional item within radio circles. It has posted before, but this is by far…
Legacy of KFRC: The Top 40 Years – 1966-1986
Contributor Ron Hummel sent in a wonderful documentary narrated by the great Bobby Ocean which chronicles the Big 610 from its humble beginnings out of the sleepy Don Lee era…
610 KFRC San Francisco: The End of Top 40 | August 11, 1986; 3:00 – 6:00 AM
Public affairs programming ends and overnight jock Jack Silver picks up where the station always did at 3am - playing the best music. Only, on this particular morning, the playlist…
Larry McKay on 640 KFI Los Angeles | August 20 1981
KFI 640 Los Angeles - Larry McKay - August 20 1981 Courtesy: Larry McCabe 640 KFI Los Angeles is a big talk station today, but there was a time…
Bobby Rich on “The Top FM 106” WWSH Philadelphia | February 28 1984
WWSH The Top FM 106 Philadelphia - Bobby Rich - February 28 1984 Back in the 1980s, the 106.1 FM frequency in Philadelphia struggled to attract an audience.…
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…
Paul Troy on 540 WDAK Columbus, GA | 1970
WDAK 540 Columbus, GA - Paul Troy - 1970 Courtesy: Paul Toub. In the 1960s & 70s, Columbus Georgia’s 540 WDAK was Top 40 formatted station. It was…
