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2 Ask most any of themit was the greatest experience of their careers. When I was a baby DJ at the Q, there was a reel tape box way up in a corner of the production studio marked The Last Contest. Speaking of flamethrowersyou could get WOWO in Sudbury Ontario! Thanks again. I just moved back and cant believe how great this station has got. Marc Chase made more noise at WFLZ and WEBN, but this was his best work. However you guys have to increase your power. I have radios in every room in my home. Playlist. One of the WTIX classic Time Chimes, New Orleans Radio Shrine All Rights Reserved, $25,000 Giveaway promo (Buzz Bennett voiceover), Bob Walker (TIX Original Oldie. (P.S., Rockin Ron did a great Oldies Show Sunday nights on WBT, Charlotte). WROV was the lowest powered full time station in the market and often beat all other stations combined. Imagine how the whole history of Boston radio would be changed if that happened. WIOQ, Philadelphia (1987-88) Even Hot AC, or Uptempo MOR stations like KING and KGW were top notch.). Except for the late-Sunday evening religious (African-American Protestant church services) broadcasts, WADO had become all-Spanish and so remains (having switched its Spanish format from music or music/talk to all-talk circa the turn of the decade before last, dropping its aforementioned English-language religious daypart). Apologies for any Ive forgotten Yes! Login with Google. It was a time that will live in our hearts forever. Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky. They only beat WLS in the ratings once, but that battle was David vs Goliath in signal and cash. WTIX Appreciation Night at Pontchartrain Beach Promos (Free Concerts): 1961 (Full) | 1961 (Short) | 1962 (Full) | 1962 (Short) | 1963 (Full), *New Orleans Singers Say "Hi"on the WTIX Original Oldie Hour at Noon with Bob Wallker - 1981 (1:11). Myron did, and because he had a TV station, he had to sell the AM to do it. WTIX 94.3 FM Download now for free and listen to the radio easily. Thanks for all of the comments and memories! Those results are at the end of this article. Install the free Online Radio Box application for your smartphone and listen to your favorite radio stations online - wherever you are! Also The Great Roller Coaster Marathon at Pontchartrain, WTIX DJ's. more What's New Version History Version 1.0 As a latecomer (1976) to the game, but well aware of the history, the key here is knowing and targeting your market, tailoring everything and everyone to it. They were even the first station to carry the Atlanta Falcons when the team started in 1967. (27:24) Relive the fun for almost a half hour with Robert Mitchell and the radio hits of 1969. For a 15 year-old growing up in East Texas, the best station in the country was WNOE in New Orleans. But, that station, in its on-air presentation, was wound as tight a top-quality watchit was flawless, with great talent like Dave Shafer, Tom Shannon, Gary Burbank, Jim Edwards, Brother Bill Gable, Super Max Kinkel, Charlie OBrien, Charlie Van Dyke, and on and on. WHK during the Johnny Holi-days was as good as radio ever got. I'm a 79 year old and love your line up. Keep rocking! All Top 40 radio leaned towards MOR in the early Fifties. Hard To Handle. And if you dont know what I mean by that. Of course, Im referring to CKLW and KFRC. WTIX/New Orleans. I agree with Steve above that WSGN was a great station under PD Jim Tabor. I was also working for Norman Petty in Clovis NM at the time. It was an awesome signal, but somehow they couldnt get that hum out of the transmitter. As does WICC Bridgeport, CT belong on not only my list of the greatest Top 40 stations in the New York suburbs, but also one of THE greatest Top 40 stations, PERIOD. This station has a major-market sound in a small market. Paper Filing? Even though they had such a large audience with the 50,000watt tower. Don Patrick, Dick Smythe, Randall Carlisle, Grant Hudson and the chief himself Byron McGregor all grabbed your attention with their excellent delivery and news writing. You might turn up some of his historical pieces online. How about a shout out for KSTN-AM in Stockton, CA. Im referring to WPWT, 91.7 FM, in Philadelphia, from mid-1978 to early 1980, of which I was proudly a part. WHAT THE DAMN FUCK? 2. MY GOD!, ANYdamnbody who the hell KNOWS A GODDAMN FUCKIN *THING* about Sixties and Seventies rock n roll radio KNOWS that KJR was one of the ALL-TIME GREATS in Top 40 radio AND IN RADIO, PERIOD!!!!! 89.9 WWNO. Old timers in Omaha still remember KOWH. A tue rocker in its days. Seattle and Portland had great radio in the Top-40 days. The WAKY shout was created by Johnny and a group of girls he met out just after the bars closed. You hit the70s and go back to the better old stuff. Who pissed the furthest? KNUZ/Houston. And they had some great ones Charlie Tuna, Machine Gun Kelly (at night!). I worked (twice) at WKDA (am) and I think BOTH MAK and KDA were both great outlets. Listening to radio as a kid, hearing major talent in the major markets and locally here in Erie, PA, it inspired me to jump into the business at the age of 15. Bam, Wow, Im as proud today as I was back in the day when I enjoyed the honor of programming two of each of your picks! Peter Gabriel 1675326418. Who Will You Run To. Over 50 million titles available from the Apple Music catalog! (3:56) Defense Department ready to draw lottery numbers for the 1971 military draft. Years later, I hired him as Mike Marshall from an AOR station in Toronto to do Smooth Jazz. KIIS belongs on the list, no question. We had already run over Jack McCoy and his Last Contest. That station was my LIFE as a kid. (AND TO THINK THAT AT HIS PREVIOUS RADIO EMPLOYER IN BOSTONWMEXTHAT WAS ONE OF THAT STATIONSAS YOU SAID, PAULHOUSE NAMES! Between the two, I slightly favored CKLWwhich was really the work of a woman, Rosalie Trombley, who I believe was officially the Music Director. * Craig Roberts - Vito Mufallato 1972 (:55), WTIX Morning newsman Craig Roberts was also known for his comic relief bits on Robert Mitchell's, When The Godfather movie was riding high in popularity when released in 1972, and New Orleans staged, another election not long afterwards, Craig Roberts created "Vito Mufallato" who urged people to vote the, * Jim Swiler -Traffic Report November1969 (1:55), * Jim Swiler -20/20 NewscastJuly 22, 1969 (6:03). After lunch he sang a few of his songs for us in his living room. Bob Martz was probably one of the most funny guys along with the likes of John Garry, Larry Obrien, Bob Kelly, Don Williams (and of course myself Rick Allen, I just had to toot my own horn didnt I? The Playlist: With Christian Hillborg, Gizem Erdogan, Edvin Endre, Severija Janusauskaite. Rather than take it like a man you delist the most important Top 40 station in the history of radio. Oldies, needed now more then ever!!! Amazing talent, awesome production, revolutionary promotions. Great jocks, a lot of personality, fun to listen to. At the time, the AM was still number one! I also had stnts at WTIC-FM Hartford and WDOT Burlington! In the mid-60s, the remaining R&B/Soul, group harmony (Doo Wop) and Italian (and jazz?) And I wont pretend to be as up on some of the other legendary calls as many of my radio brethren. CKLW definitely was THEE number one station in North America and Canada. (3:00), June 1970 during the Bill Murvin show. Also hear 1969 local radio commercials including Louisiana Power & Light. Thats a shame. https://wjla.com/news/entertainment/argo-contriversy-ex-canada-ambassador-slighted-by-affleck-s-argo85572. (3:13), * Bob Walker -Fats Domino PhoneInterview 1980 (5:51) Fats talks about his music, his upcoming shows at Bobby's Place, his upcoming movie with Clint Eastwood, and his new song in it, and he invites me and our Program Director Robert Mitchell over to his house next, weekso he can cook for us. WTIX - May 20, 1972 Michael Green. it; THATTTS!! The "WTIX and we love you" jingle (courtesy of PAMS jingles). K-NUZ. Using the actual TV show theme song "The Ballad Of Jed Clampett" and splicing the banjo on the beginning over and over, a similar fun song was born that spotlighted the WTIX DJ's of 1962 instead of the Clampett family. It was a very hip kind of top 40 that meshed well with Boston at that time. SIMON AND GARFUNKEL - THE SOUND OF SILENCE, KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND - I'M YOUR BOOGIE MAN, THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND - MIDNIGHT RIDER, MIKE & THE MECHANICS - ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE, TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS - BREAKDOWN, NAKED EYES - ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME, HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS - I WANT A NEW DRUG, GEORGIA SATELLITES - KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF, JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS - I HATE MYSELF FOR LOVING YOU, MARVIN GAYE - I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE, THE LOVIN' SPOONFUL - DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC, BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND - SUNSPOT BABY, BACHMAN TURNER OVERDRIVE - ROLL ON DOWN THE HIGHWAY, TEARS FOR FEARS - SOWING THE SEEDS OF LOVE, ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - SWEET TALKING WOMAN, BROWNSVILLE STATION - SMOKIN' IN THE BOYS ROOM, KATRINA & THE WAVES - WALKING ON SUNSHINE, JOHN CAFFERTY & THE BEAVER BROWN BAND - ON THE DARK SIDE, MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS - DANCING IN THE STREET, BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND - YOU'LL ACCOMP'NY ME, RUPERT HOLMES - ESCAPE (THE PINA COLADA SONG), SPIRAL STARECASE - MORE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY, JOE JACKSON - IS SHE REALLY GOING OUT WITH HIM, REO SPEEDWAGON - CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING, ELTON JOHN - SATURDAY NIGHTS ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING, GRAND FUNK RAILROAD - SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL, BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND - THE FIRE DOWN BELOW, ROLLING STONES - LET'S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER, TAVARES - HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL, ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - DON'T BRING ME DOWN, THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND - THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA, DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES - I CAN'T GO FOR THAT, BILLY VERA AND THE BEATERS - AT THIS MOMENT, STING - IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY SET THEM FREE, LONDONBEAT - I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT YOU, GLASS TIGER - DON'T FORGET ME WHEN I'M GONE, TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS - DON'T DO ME LIKE THAT, JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS - CRIMSON AND CLOVER, TEARS FOR FEARS - EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD, SCANDAL (FEATURING PATTY SMYTH) - THE WARRIOR, BARRY WHITE - YOU'RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY EVERYTHING, MITCH RYDER & THE DETROIT WHEELS - DEVIL WITH A BLUE DRESS ON, JOHN LENNON - WHATEVER GETS YOU THROUGH THE NIGHT, MEAT LOAF - PARADISE BY THE DASHBOARD LIGHT, SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE - DANCE TO THE MUSIC, DOOBIE BROTHERS - TAKIN' IT TO THE STREETS, U2 - I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR, TINA TURNER - WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT, TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS - MARY JANE'S LAST DANCE, JOE COCKER AND JENNIFER WARNES - UP WHERE WE BELONG, BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND - KATMANDU, JOHN PARR - ST. ELMO'S FIRE (MAN IN MOTION), DURAN DURAN - IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW, DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES - KISS ON MY LIST, SPINNERS - COULD IT BE I'M FALLING IN LOVE, MEMBER PROGRAM - BRINGING MOTOWN TO OUR TOWN. I was listening to WSAI when JFK was assasinated, and when I first heard The Beatles. LOL) at WTOD. The best years came in the early 70s when the Top 40 battle was between WDGY, True Don Bleus KDWB before he went to KHJ, Chuck Knapp and MG Kelly on KSTP and Rob Sherwood moving from KDWB to start up U100. Perry told me that he had a microphone switch activated recorder and would review each jock, each day and provide help. I remember listening to tix as a teenag Before voice tracking, I would listen on the weekends to hear the next hot jock! I cut my teeth at the same stastion as Super Max and Pat Holliday of Big 8 fame, WKNY in Kinsgston, NY. And my time at WING, even though it was in the 80s, was some of the most fun times Ive had in radio. SON! New Orleans. Not long after you came on board in early 1972, WLS reduced its published chart to a Big 8 + 9 playlist. WAAM and WODA started to cooperate and eventually both taken over by Audre Bulova (of watch fame) and Milton Biowand renamed WNEW, which reintroduced DJs to New York. WQXI was promotionally crazy at times (Rambling Raft Race) and very localized to the market musically. Bart Prater (sp?) And dont even get me started on Watermark and their Documentaries. Other stations have been more outrageous, more groundbreaking, or more entertaining, but KIIS is the most influential Top 40 station. WCTC New Brunswick, NJ (went talk in 91, w/AC on Sunday overnights only, literally all-talk in 92, (syndicated) oldies in 2008 and reverted to talk in 2011) Easy to use internet radio. Later WOV and WNEW switched frequencies. Redeem Now Pause PAMS Series 18 Sonosational - WTIX AH3RD 9 years ago Jingles 546 7 AH3RD 39 29 Report Follow AH3RD and others on SoundCloud. My grandkids love the old music. Reading what so many U.S. Best wishes to all alumni of radios golden age. Getting it down to 20 was tough, unfair, and subjective. WDGY had Bob Dayton, Jimmy Reed and the great Gene Leader, more well known as Mean Gene Okerlund. Lee and Randy How about adding to your list here? Will ALWAYS love radio. Dick Fatherly was my first source for the story that WTIX, then on 1450, was the first station to use the phrase Top-40.

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