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Tag: 1190
Gary Byrd in 1600 WWRL New York | January 1 1975
WWRL 1600 New York – Gary Byrd – January 1 1975 Courtesy: Rob Frankel Through the 1960s, 70s, and into the 1980s, New York’s 1600 WWRL was the AM R&B leader. With a fast pace, slick jingles, & hip on air personalities, the station sizzled. Some of the jocks who worked on air…
Linwood “Cuzzin Linnie” Henderson, on Soul 73 KKDA Dallas | May 7 1993
Radio Station: KKDA Dallas Frequency: 730 kHZ Format: R&B Linwood “Cuzzin Linnie” Henderson spent 50 years on the radio in Dallas. Cuzzin Linnie came to Dallas in 1960, where he was an announcer for KKSN-AM 730, which would later become KKDA-AM. It was hard to cross the color line in broadcasting in the 40s and…
New York City Radio Dial Scan | March 1984
It’s March 1984. You’re in New York, as you tune around the radio dial. This recording is an example of what you would have head. I was driving around New York, and just tuning up & down the dial, and recording what I head. You’ll hear many of the big players, like 101.1 WCBS-FM, Z100…
John Summers, AM 1190 KLUV Dallas | 1998
The Mighty 1190 AM in Dallas is a legendary frequency. It was the Gordon McLendon Top 40 powerhouse KLIF in the 50s & 60s. Fairchild Industries kept KLIF going as an AC in the 1970s. Susquehanna bought KLIF in 1980 and flipped the station to country, then to talk in 1986. In the 1990s, 1190…
Steve Scott, 1190 KLIF Dallas | October 19 1977
1190 KLIF Dallas, is a station steeped in history. It’s owner, Gordon McLendon, is credited, along with Todd Storz and Bill Stewart, with the creation of Top 40 radio. Back in 1953 he switched KLIF from live music and magazine-style programming, which was a popular format in this era, to records and disc jockeys. McLendon…
John Summers, KLUV AM 1190 Dallas | 1998
The Mighty 1190 AM in Dallas is a legendary frequency. It was the Gordon McLendon Top 40 powerhouse KLIF in the 50s & 60s. Fairchild Industries kept KLIF going as an AC in the 1970s. Susquehanna bought KLIF in 1980 and flipped the station to country, then to talk in 1986. In the 1990s,…
