The next series of airchecks pertain to the Dallas market – in particular, Gordon McLendon’s contribution to broadcast history in ’72.
Perhaps there has been no greater innovator in all of broadcast history than McLendon, from his baseball play-by-play re-creations to HIS style of Top 40 radio.
This is one in a series of KLIF / KNUS airchecks that we’d like to present to you. All scoped, but all apparently original recordings in terrific condition!
One thing of note… Notice how many different call letters 1190 Dallas has had since 1990 (from FCCInfo.com):
KTRA from 04/09/2001
KJOI from 09/29/2000
KLUV from 08/17/1998
KOOO from 01/10/1997
KDFX from 11/03/1995
KGBS from 08/17/1992
KUII from 02/04/1991
KYII from 12/25/1990
See myradiodaze.blogspot.com for more KLIF
I just checked out myradiodaze.blogspot.com and read the story about how KNUS-FM almost went up in flames.
All I can say is you can’t make this stuff up and it could only happen in radio.
Fortunately you were not hurt and didn’t get in trouble in the end.
Pretty sure Gordon was NEVER the Mayor of Dallas…He did run for the Senate in 1964, but lost.
He sold KLIF in February 1972 as well.
Always enjoy listening to airchecks of KLIF when it was a top 40 station.
I never realized how many different call letters 1190 in Dallas went through.
When did 570 become KLIF?
Today those call letters refer to the typical talk station but as is the case with WABC, we’ll always remember when they played music and had great personalities that helped made them stand out and successful.