WMCA was more like the Dodgers: deeply loved inside the boroughs. WebThe Cleveland Clear Channel stations using the Premium Choice programming package are WAKS, WGAR, WMJI and WMMS. Market. We old people lucked out in having 60s and 70s Top 40 radio!!! Talk, 90s Mac Richmond brought Arnie Ginsburg to 1510 from WBOS-AM. WERA Plainfield, NJ (went dark in 1997 due to WWRL New Yorks then-impending wattage boost) Elvis Duran and the Morning Show ON DEMAND. Id say most folks who heard KNUS during its brief glory years would tell you it belongs on the list. Gospel (Ill give an honorable mention to WARM, Scranton, the first TOP 40 station I discovered; the jocks didnt have the personality of WABC, but the station played good music and had a nice flow.). He was a jock on WPLJ New York in the early years of its 1983-1992 CHR format. Worth where Paxton Mills started and George Carlin got his start (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i6WheuRi0s). This list is bullit. was the last song heard both on your show and on WINS in general. But lets not forget KXOL/Ft. Frank Brodie (CKLW) was incredible on the air in ANY format, as were most of the jocks from the true Top 40 era. Plus, (Boston: ) WBZ (AM & FM [separate broadcasts]), WHDH, WROR (to name just three in Boston); (Pittsburgh: ) KDKA, (oldies/AC hybrid) WTAE; (Chicago: ) WFYR, WIND (two jocks who worked at the latter during its AC era: Clark Weber (who not only previously did Top 40 at WLS and WCFL, and contemporary MOR and later Uptempo (read: all-soft rock hits) MOR at WMAQ, but also remained at WIND during its first all-talk format), and Connie Szerszen (pronounced SIR-zin)aka the Top Rock Girly Jock and the Polish Princess); (Charlotte: ) WBT; (Louisville: ) WHAS; (Los Angeles: ) KNX-FM, KOST (still going strong as an AC station), KFI (which, IINM, was AC twicein the mid-Seventies [when the AC format was known as Pop Adult, Soft Rock, Uptempo MOR, etc.] KLIF/Dallas. How can we not mention the stations owned and operated by the late Todd Storz which basically invented the Top 40 Format. And would this surprise you? Lock it in and rip the knob off.. @n Still, WMGM had its legends, most notably Peter Tripp. Side note- thanks to Randy Michaels for seeing what I saw- that great radio isnt necessarily only in great cities. RnB, 60s I remember Howard Taylor working the AM side then we had middle of the road on the FM side which captured the older crowd well. Login or register. News KFM-BFM San Diego was, IIRC, the first major market FM Top 40 to be #1 in all demographics 12+ and all day parts, in Fall 1977. I like the mention of Big WAYS and WTIX as I lived in those cities and I used to hear WAPE. The Cleveland affiliate station is, 90.3 WCLV: Classical Music & BBC World Service, music and is the Cleveland affiliate for the, . News 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. It was a crazy idea. According to Mike's LinkedIn page, he was with Metro Networks from 1991 to 2009 doing traffic and news reports. WLS WAS radio to us. The night I visited Joey in the studio, he asked me to take a 45 in to PappyMemphis by Lonnie Mackplayed for the first time that night! Romantic Id like to thank Randy. How many lost 45s I have bought listening to those old WCFL airchecks is astounding. I would say, with certainty, that it was The Big 8 that stirred my interest and music, and then, eventually, a radio career of my own. and other stations that came and went long after the latter two did away with Top 40,) Dallas (the Fort Worth station whose call letters escape me as well as the aforementioned KLIF and KBOX), Memphis (WHBQ and WMPS), Charlotte (WAYS, most notably), Norfolk (WGH and WNOR, especially the former), and so on. Classic Rock Just download the app, answer a few quick questions, and Jerry will get to work scanning quotes from over 50 name-brand insurers in minutes. KTKT In Tucson was as good as any big market station. (Thats three Drake stations in the top 4.) We had some pretty good board ops who could incorporate the Wolfmans customs. Alternative After it sold to Stan and Sis Kaplan, WAPE was just amazing. KIMN Inter Mountain Network. PLEASE! Getting it down to 20 was tough, unfair, and subjective. Your leaving KJR Seattle out of the top 20 is typical of how poor that list is. 10. As for signals, WINS was 50kw,but with short towers and a headlight-narrow beam across the city. That list shouldve included AT LEAST *ONE* station in the Pacific Northwest-especially KJR! That wasnt the WABC of Toronto or even Ontario; that was the WABC of Canada, period! I can still hear those dulcet tones of yours. I think it says something that I remember all those *personalities*. Kudos to the very talented people at those stations who contributed to creating the well deserved legendary status that still exists. I couldnt stop laughing! WebCleveland: East Tennessee Radio Group III, L.P. Talk WBBP: 1480 AM: Memphis: Crossroads Broadcasting, LLC: Conservative talk WBGQ: 100.7 FM: Bulls Gap: Cherokee Broadcasting: Top 40 (CHR) WBIA: 88.3 FM: Shelbyville: American Family Association: Religious Talk "Extent of Commercialization of Memphis Radio Stations". Oh wait. We had a blast in HOU. WHLK programs music from the , 100.7 The Buzzard: Clevelands Rock Station, as one of the most influential rock stations in American history, 96.5 Kiss: Clevelands #1 Hit Music Station, Of course, no radio roundup is complete without a nod to the popular, from 12 pm to 2 pm and sing Dua Lipas Levitating until your lungs give out. Holidays I can still hear Roger Kleins growling delivery. Music, Active Rock I wouldnt leave out KEWB Oakland, where such notables as The Real Don Steele, Robert W. Morgan, and Casey Kasem played DJ before any of them became nationally known. Everyone here has had the luxury of living through some of the best radio ever. Indie Only later was the format extended to WHB and the other Storz stations in larger markets. the jocks, the music, the contests..they created the magic that made your station the very best! Loved the write up on david h Morris. And of course this is just my opinion on the greatest talent in the Motor and Glass Cities. Pat KJR was a great station. I was also working for Norman Petty in Clovis NM at the time. Spiritual, Emergency & Public Safety When Gordon McLendon signed on KILT with 5,000 watts down at 610, it should have been endgame, but KNUZ bested KILT for a long time. There were so many great Personality AM powerhouses in the 50s-70s. Remember you well from Toronto and would have loved to work some those famous stations you didbut then again, you were one of the smoothest jocks ever!!! I was also privileged to catch CHUM, TR, CKEY, and CKOC during their hayday(s). The Drake stations all had Kanner Boxes, but Ed Butterbaughs setup, 50,000 watts, and lax Canadian rules on positive modulation made CKLW jump out of radios in a dozen U.S. markets all day long, and made the programming sound even better. Rap, Indie Listen to radio stations from Cleveland OH, from a wide variety of genres like News, Pop, RnB, Rock and Talk. Baptist hired me and as soon as they realized they were over budget they told him to let me go I was boned since Id just got into an apartment, furniture, utilities He waited til Sat Nite to drop it on me Whats the best rock station in Cleveland? Around these parts, that means 106.1 KISS-FM in DFW. WebFind the best sports, music, or talk radio stations playing in Cleveland, OH. 1017 Mike FM. Years later, I hired him as Mike Marshall from an AOR station in Toronto to do Smooth Jazz. Even got to bring Les Garland a 6 pack of Pearl Beer in my suitcase. Rock @Pat ODay: Discovering a good radio station can feel like finding a new best friend. Thats how a Top 40 station owned the traffic image. Politics Even with Bobbys departure for 99X New York and a format change in 1979, B100 kept me in flip flops, burgers and beers for 8 years, for which I am eternally grateful. Education As did WPGR, VLT plays a vast playlist, a lot of forgotten hits and a heavy smattering of old local Philly hits. Unfortunately from what I understand, you were not part of the team at the time IIRC. Later WOV and WNEW switched frequencies. News Of course, Im referring to CKLW and KFRC. In the mid-60s, the remaining R&B/Soul, group harmony (Doo Wop) and Italian (and jazz?) They would sit in their cars on hilltops, turn it up at parties, or fall asleep with the radio next to their beds as they listened to Chuck Berry, the Supremes, Paul Revere and the Raiders, and the Beatles. It pains me that the list was so short. A real crew. Storz and McLendon traded PDs, air talent, and promotion ideas. Longtime morning man Lacy Neff passing was big news last June. It would be impossible to make a top 20 list that everyone would like, but these are great! Hello Lee Roberts! CKLW in late 60s and early 70s was like listening to a non-stop party. Thank you RadioInk for opening the doors to a grudge match of passionate RADIO people. Really? CKLW definitely was THEE number one station in North America and Canada. And the fired-up responses further support why great RADIO existed. KISN Portland?!? And that news intro: With Morse code beeping in the background and plenty of slapback echo, the news opened with From around the universe, around the world, around the nation, around Texas, around Dallas, and around the corner from your house, this is K-B-O-X news.. CKLW is definitely #1, and the most influential Top 40 of all time (thanks to Rosie). At the very beginning of 1980, as Disco was rapidly dying, we went Top 40. Glad to see the two stations I grew up with listed here. Culture Club Karma Chameleon. I was raised in Central Illinois. ***HELL***!! In March 1975, Bobby Rich (AKA Dr. World, Adult Not long after you came on board in early 1972, WLS reduced its published chart to a Big 8 + 9 playlist. Many stations saved money on jingles by getting names cut during a session or by recycling house names. David Kaye, 8/10/2017: Quixie in Dixie. You might turn up some of his historical pieces online. I lived in Erie at that time and listened to Jet 14 and Randy Michaels, along with Frank Martin, Ronnie G (Seggi), Jim Conners, Jack OBrien, and Al Knight. Hal Moore and great newsman/dj..Phil Thomas to KMIN in Denver. WHB and KXOK were among his best. If it did, then Adult Contemporary was the closest KSFO ever came to being a Top 40 station. Do your next 20 stations in the comments! The best part of these 3 lists is bringing back the memories of when RADIO was competitive, creative, and most of all FUN. Johnny Holiday on WHK was awesome as well as when he was on 250 watt WRVM in Rochester in the fifties. I listened to WMEX in 1970-71 when John H Garabedian was at the helm and in PM drive with Bud Balou in the eve and Ron Robin in the AM. Station Star 102 Cleveland, OH. I worked with legends. WebListen to the best Top 40 radio stations from Cleveland and more than 50000 online radio stations for free on mytuner-radio.com. Alternative A list of 20 is too short. Praise & Worship, Adult Contemporary I arrived after that promotion but of course it was well documented. While I was there a tornado hit nearby at a car dealership. WOV was on 1130. It was like the beach had one huge sound system because EVERYONES radio was tuned to WLS. I agree that Burt Levine created magic in that quonset hut! Oh-two soft rock stations I meant to name-check (I list those among the greatest AC stations of all time, as well): WSB and WSB-FM Atlanta (WSBs full-service format had, musically, reformatted to Adult Contemporary by circa early 1980s). College WKBW/Buffalo. This station has a major-market sound in a small market. Win tickets to The Re:SET Festival in Columbus, Win a live chat with Isabel LaRosa in iHeartLand on Roblox, Win tickets to see Kevin Hart at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Win tickets to see blink 182 at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, The Unusual Reason Amy Schumer Backed Out Of 'Barbie'. I listened to CKLW from the early 60s to the mid-70s and it is a shame that more people could not have experienced the glory of an astounding presentation radio. Arnie Ginsburg, Larry Justice, Dan Donovan (Blaine Harvey.who carried the name to Minneapolis), Charlie Tuna, Larry Lujack, Jack Gale (Fenway), Ed Hider (another Fenway), J.J. Jeffries (Melvin X. Melvin) as well as talk show giants Jerry Williams, Larry Glick and Steve Fredericks all appeared on WMEX. WMEX went on the auction block on this past December 15, 2017. ), Dave Shaffer, Big Jim (Davis) Edwards, Brother Bill Gable, Charlie Obrien, The morning mouth Gary Burbank, Pat Holiday who could talk faster than a bullet, the smooth sounding Johnny Williams, Scott Miller, Ted The Bear Richards, Pat St John, Billy Mack, Ric Allen, and a guy who had a great voice Jim Jackson (below). Another station that is still around but with new ownership I believe. It is the most Ya just cant ignore a station that spawned Jay Thomas, The Greaseman, and Hoyle Dempsey, as well as having a swimming pool where you could dive in OUTSIDE and surface INSIDE in the lobby! I completely agree with KHJ being #1 on the list. How about the Middle of the Middle West Not WHO in Des Moines. dayparts were themselves jettisoned in favor of additional Spanish-language programming. Then the Canadian govt. Yes!!! KMPC retained its AC format from circa 1976 through the rest of the decade. My old insurance renewed at double my previous rate, so it was time to switch. WLS and WCCO are now news talk stations. from 5 am to 9 am on weekdays for comprehensive international and national news. CKY came in like a local during the day at Bemidji, Minnesota. To coin a sound alike phrase from the late Bill Drake, AND THE TALENT JUST KEPT ON COMIN. MEX had Dan Donovan and Fenway. station lost me. Well said. RnB, Adult A 40-year veteran of Cleveland radio, the silky-voiced Perry is best-known for her 20-year run as host public radio station WCPN-FM/90.3's "Around Noon" and "Sound Its been fun reading everyones passions for their picks for the best Top 40 Station. Thank you I Heart, for ruining the industry. I worked there for a spell and the phones were lit up constantly. KISN in Portland? But now,looking back, it was a different era, and AM rode the wave while it was there. Scanner, Information You patiently answered them for this 17 year old radio freak. . Now we know, it was CKLW! Heard hed make the production director Bill Mousis redo the promos over and over again. Thats unheard of! Isaac S. My husband and I got the lowest rate (much lower than the rates I was finding online through my own searches), If youre craving some rock and roll, tune your dial to. News In 1983, right after NBC paid six figures to researchers to learn that there was absolutely no hole for Top 40 in New York, Milt Maltz paid $8.3 million for an FM in Newark that played show tunes, figured out how to move it to Empire, brought in a redneck morning man and PD (Scott Shannon, who was so not New York and went worst to first). Mike Marshall (Frank Brodie) Burlington, ON, Great to see you comments Mike. One KLIF engineer told me the new night signal was so tight it went down Commerce Ave without touching either curb! (Any wonder why omissions of such stations have prompted responsesmine includedsaying that the poster forgot such and such Top 40 station?). Another memory WMEX had the jocks names locked in like Fenway in the morning, Dan Donovan, Melvin X Melvin and so on. It was my good fortune to program KIOA in those days. The station which invented Top Forty. Log In (Existing Digital Subscriptions Only). Her first car was a manual Volkswagen Beetle aptly named Sticky that would terrorize her by randomly refusing to unlock its doors. When I grew up, I had a steady diet of WABC, WNBC, KB radio 15, CKLW and WOWO. Religious, Adult Tune in to. Thankfully, is home to a host of quality radio stations., knows the importance of finding that perfect radio station. Does the question Where should we go for dinner? stress you out? When that station had to be sold or loose its license and it went to beautiful music WHN, the Yankees went to a non-rock stationWCBS. The two most influential Top 40 radio stations of all time? Early Feb., 1980, the station management purged us all. It's FREE! It worked! Peter Gabriel Releases Title Track For Upcoming Album, Deadly Earthquake Strikes Italy On This Date In 2009, Prince George's Role At King Charles' Coronation Revealed, Ohio Restaurant Named The Best Breakfast Joint In The State, Jeremy Renner Wrote 'Last Words' To His Family After Snow Plow Accident, Ohio Mall's Easter Egg Hunt Was So Chaotic, Officials Had To Apologize, 'Wheel Of Fortune' Airs Rare Final Spin Move, 'One For The History Books', Volunteers Needed At University Hospitals, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. I later worked with Jacobs on the KHJ book we put out together using his memos as a base(and yes he we had to redo the book over and over again til Ron thought it was perfect before it was released). RnB, College With respect. But, it was my child and teen years listening to CKLW that had the lasting impact on me. Tweets by @wmms. Because of. Rap Register here. WTIX/New Orleans. Throughout the 60s and 70s, KOMA was the favorite of teens all across the western US. And lets not forget Z-100 (WHTZ) ITSELF!. Surprised that WHBQ, Memphis didnt make someones list. Rather than take it like a man you delist the most important Top 40 station in the history of radio. Toast. Thank you Randy Michaels for the 102 WVAQ mention! If someone said they heard it on the radio, they meant that they heard it on WLS. GM Paul Palmer just let us run with it. With only 250 watts way up at 1450kHz, WTIX debuted with a 50 share. I was super stoked to see that B100 San Diego made the readers top 10. And here are my picks for the 20 greatest Top 40 radio stations of all time: This was a tough assignment. I would agree with how great WRKO was. Its fitting that KB is on both of these lists. WebTop 40 appealed primarily to teenagers and featured mostly rock and roll music. ABCs $50,000 Button? KLIF was the first and best. The station is affiliated with ESPN and features a mix of sports talk shows, live Cleveland's Station playing all-time favorites of the 70s and 80s, Radiothon for Cleveland Clinic Children's, Win tickets to see The Beach Boys at Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica, Win tickets to see Peter Gabriel at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. Jesus, that station was the damn WABC, WTIX, CKLW, WLS, WINS, WMCA, KHJ, KRLA, KLIF, WQXI, etc. If you go by Abrams characteristics, CFL was heads and shoulders above the rest (plus they had Chickenmanand Lujackand King B, Jim Stagg (who traveled with the Beatles on tour), Biondi, Barney Pip, Jerry G Bishop, Joel Sebastion, Jim Runyon, Ken Draper as GM, a huuuge news department, and on and on). suck! Lee felt WABC was the greatest Top 40 station, but I think they were way out-programmed by WMCA. 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. Guardians VS Mariners - Game 1-Opening Night 2023 - 10:10PM On WTAM 1100AM Mar 30, 2023. @Radiovet Is there sill anybody around who still remembers us? (Willard The Rat Scott) rode the drive time shift. Advertise With Us. About my Junior year in High School, i found WXLO in New York. Perry told me that he had a microphone switch activated recorder and would review each jock, each day and provide help. And everyone remembers Yours Truly KOMA and the kissing tone. This was definitely an era where radio was fun. RnB At least B100 was in Somebodys list. Hows that for some entertaining teachers?! TALK! John Box gave Gordon McLendon fits and forced KLIF to be even better. Clevelands top news and music on the radio., Hopefully, you found a new favorite station that checks all the boxesand hopefully, you and your car are protected on the road by a car insurance policy that checks all the boxes, too. The GOAT top Forty stations were in almost every market, major, large, medium and even many small markets. Sign up with Facebook it; THATTTS!! WMGM had a better signal (broader pattern, full-size half-wave towers with 50kw) than either WMCA or WINS, and a good sound too, but I guess Storer didnt feel like competing when they bought the station and turned it back to WHN in 61. In 67 we got an advanced copy of Sgt Pepper at little old WKBK in Keene, NHbefore WABC (I was told)..thats when turning on mike was fun. So many great stations not mentioned here. I was in grade-school through High School trough the 60s to 70 and a young adult through the 70s. That 50,000-watt night signal put everything east of the Rockies in earshot at night. We held a three-week online poll asking readers what they think are or were the best Top 40s, and here are the results: Guys, Youre bringing back some great memories with your comments. We should celebrate the greatness. Classic Hits I agree, Scotty. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZTrSr-Dfuw. Back to you, Pat ODay: KIMN Denver?!? Search Top 40 Radio Stations from Cleveland, United States. April 5th, 2023 | ABC News Radio. Its hard to fight for supremacy when you own the competition. These were stations worth traveling to hear. WCFL was occasionally a better station. I agree: there were SCORES! (Shit, KJR was the KISN of *Washington State* **AS IT WAS**!) Gene Chenalt was a gentleman who was always good to me. KRTH, Los Angeles (1980s,Sorry I havent been out to the West Coast in a long time) It was the Top 40 station in San Francisco during the Summer of Love. Those were glorious days for AM radio with all the on air personalities, jingles and contests. Talk, Christian Radio stations sorted by popularity. Amen! I hope he and his legacy will never be forgotten. How bout them Kardashians.? After sunset gone. DAMN!!!!! KOMA (along with handful of other legendary stations including 890 WLS, Chicago; 1090 KAAY, Little Rock; 1060 WNOE, New Orleans; 770 WABC, New York; 800 CKLW, Windsor/Detroit; and 1100 WKYC, Cleveland) could be heard on car radios, in homes, and everywhere a kid could tune in. It was a very hip kind of top 40 that meshed well with Boston at that time. Ed Perry bought the license and is putting it back on the air, by the way. After PD Cagle left in late 1983/early 1984 and the jocks Bill Lee, Jack Armstrong, Mark McKay left I switched to KMEL/KITS on FM. Gordon McLendon considered Dave Morris his toughest competitor. FOR SALE! Nobody, and I mean nobody, listened to KLIF in Fort Worth. !, your damn input sucks, Radio Ink! One other station I listened to was WSGA in Savannah, GA. After moving to 1400, still at low power, no one could touch them, and everyone tried. on. Top 20 based on what? WebA shoe-in as a major Midwest Top 40 station, 11 00 AM quickly became Clevelands number one rock and roll outlet. I have to mention the station that I listened to every night growing up in Utah (and made me fall in love with radio) 1520 KOMA out of Oklahoma City. Dick worked weekends at WDAF Kansas City when I was Ops Manager there in 1977. Taking a chance on a record on-air from time to time and listening to their feedback, not just auditorium testing. Talk, 00s Melanie also writes feature films, television pilots, comedy sketches, short stories, and poetry. Unbelievable! OR KQV and KDKA in Pittsburgh? WMCA killed WABC in the ratings from 1963-1965. And it had Dr. Don Rose. I completely agree. WRKO-FM/98.5 (R-KO, The Shy But Friendly Robot) should get some honorable mention. (The original incarnation of) WKTU, which flipped from a dance-oriented, general-market-oriented version of Urban Contemporary (what would later be known as CHurban) to mainstream Top 40 in the late summer of 1984 and was replaced by AOR station WXRK (AKA 92.3 K-Rock) in July 1985. It really started in 1958 with Perry Allen, Russ The Moose Syracuse, Art Roberts and Dick Biondi. ), WCAU-FM Philadelphia (not just its Top 40 format, but also the Disco format that immediately preceded it), WOR-FM/WXLO New York, AOR-turned-pop WPLJ New York (as Top 40 and later Hot AC, the latter since defunct (the owners of the syndicated Christian AC network K-Love bought the station almost four months ago and took over WPLJ just nine days ago)), WBUD Trenton, NJ, and WYNG Goldsboro, NC come to mind. Pop What was great is that if you heard it one one you could hear it on the other, if you could tune-in fast enough. I think one of the elements that is missing today was competition, radio wars. But here we go. About 100 hours of them between 1970 and 1977. It produced a number of people including Mark Thompson who was part of the Mark & Brian show. 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! Triston McKenzie-Strained Right Teres Major Muscle-Out Up To 8 Ill give you Z-100 in New York (a bit later era, but still deserving). Hi Mike! Pop Still love it! WRKO, KLIF, KCBQ. I lived in Buffalo and the Miami area and with kudos to WQAM and WFUN there was nothing like KB anywhere! 1. I grew up in southern Oklahoma in the 50s and 60s and we didnt know it then but it was radio heaven. When we went Top 40, we added Carl Lee. I also worked on 13/WAVZ New Haven, another great station. Gotta put a vote in for The Big 143, CKFH! Pop Top 40, Information One of those in the mid 50s was George The Hound Lorenz at night on WKBW. 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The night I visited Joey in the studio, he asked me to take a 45 in to PappyMemphis by Lonnie Mackplayed for the first time that night! Romantic Id like to thank Randy. How many lost 45s I have bought listening to those old WCFL airchecks is astounding. I would say, with certainty, that it was The Big 8 that stirred my interest and music, and then, eventually, a radio career of my own. and other stations that came and went long after the latter two did away with Top 40,) Dallas (the Fort Worth station whose call letters escape me as well as the aforementioned KLIF and KBOX), Memphis (WHBQ and WMPS), Charlotte (WAYS, most notably), Norfolk (WGH and WNOR, especially the former), and so on. Classic Rock Just download the app, answer a few quick questions, and Jerry will get to work scanning quotes from over 50 name-brand insurers in minutes. KTKT In Tucson was as good as any big market station. (Thats three Drake stations in the top 4.) We had some pretty good board ops who could incorporate the Wolfmans customs. Alternative After it sold to Stan and Sis Kaplan, WAPE was just amazing. KIMN Inter Mountain Network. PLEASE! Getting it down to 20 was tough, unfair, and subjective. Your leaving KJR Seattle out of the top 20 is typical of how poor that list is. 10. As for signals, WINS was 50kw,but with short towers and a headlight-narrow beam across the city. That list shouldve included AT LEAST *ONE* station in the Pacific Northwest-especially KJR! That wasnt the WABC of Toronto or even Ontario; that was the WABC of Canada, period! I can still hear those dulcet tones of yours. I think it says something that I remember all those *personalities*. Kudos to the very talented people at those stations who contributed to creating the well deserved legendary status that still exists. I couldnt stop laughing! WebCleveland: East Tennessee Radio Group III, L.P. Talk WBBP: 1480 AM: Memphis: Crossroads Broadcasting, LLC: Conservative talk WBGQ: 100.7 FM: Bulls Gap: Cherokee Broadcasting: Top 40 (CHR) WBIA: 88.3 FM: Shelbyville: American Family Association: Religious Talk "Extent of Commercialization of Memphis Radio Stations". Oh wait. We had a blast in HOU. WHLK programs music from the , 100.7 The Buzzard: Clevelands Rock Station, as one of the most influential rock stations in American history, 96.5 Kiss: Clevelands #1 Hit Music Station, Of course, no radio roundup is complete without a nod to the popular, from 12 pm to 2 pm and sing Dua Lipas Levitating until your lungs give out. Holidays I can still hear Roger Kleins growling delivery. Music, Active Rock I wouldnt leave out KEWB Oakland, where such notables as The Real Don Steele, Robert W. Morgan, and Casey Kasem played DJ before any of them became nationally known. Everyone here has had the luxury of living through some of the best radio ever. Indie Only later was the format extended to WHB and the other Storz stations in larger markets. the jocks, the music, the contests..they created the magic that made your station the very best! Loved the write up on david h Morris. And of course this is just my opinion on the greatest talent in the Motor and Glass Cities. Pat KJR was a great station. I was also working for Norman Petty in Clovis NM at the time. Spiritual, Emergency & Public Safety When Gordon McLendon signed on KILT with 5,000 watts down at 610, it should have been endgame, but KNUZ bested KILT for a long time. There were so many great Personality AM powerhouses in the 50s-70s. Remember you well from Toronto and would have loved to work some those famous stations you didbut then again, you were one of the smoothest jocks ever!!! I was also privileged to catch CHUM, TR, CKEY, and CKOC during their hayday(s). The Drake stations all had Kanner Boxes, but Ed Butterbaughs setup, 50,000 watts, and lax Canadian rules on positive modulation made CKLW jump out of radios in a dozen U.S. markets all day long, and made the programming sound even better. Rap, Indie Listen to radio stations from Cleveland OH, from a wide variety of genres like News, Pop, RnB, Rock and Talk. Baptist hired me and as soon as they realized they were over budget they told him to let me go I was boned since Id just got into an apartment, furniture, utilities He waited til Sat Nite to drop it on me Whats the best rock station in Cleveland? Around these parts, that means 106.1 KISS-FM in DFW. WebFind the best sports, music, or talk radio stations playing in Cleveland, OH. 1017 Mike FM. Years later, I hired him as Mike Marshall from an AOR station in Toronto to do Smooth Jazz. Even got to bring Les Garland a 6 pack of Pearl Beer in my suitcase. Rock @Pat ODay: Discovering a good radio station can feel like finding a new best friend. Thats how a Top 40 station owned the traffic image. Politics Even with Bobbys departure for 99X New York and a format change in 1979, B100 kept me in flip flops, burgers and beers for 8 years, for which I am eternally grateful. Education As did WPGR, VLT plays a vast playlist, a lot of forgotten hits and a heavy smattering of old local Philly hits. Unfortunately from what I understand, you were not part of the team at the time IIRC. Later WOV and WNEW switched frequencies. News Of course, Im referring to CKLW and KFRC. 
In the mid-60s, the remaining R&B/Soul, group harmony (Doo Wop) and Italian (and jazz?) They would sit in their cars on hilltops, turn it up at parties, or fall asleep with the radio next to their beds as they listened to Chuck Berry, the Supremes, Paul Revere and the Raiders, and the Beatles. It pains me that the list was so short. A real crew. Storz and McLendon traded PDs, air talent, and promotion ideas. Longtime morning man Lacy Neff passing was big news last June. It would be impossible to make a top 20 list that everyone would like, but these are great! Hello Lee Roberts! CKLW in late 60s and early 70s was like listening to a non-stop party. Thank you RadioInk for opening the doors to a grudge match of passionate RADIO people. Really? CKLW definitely was THEE number one station in North America and Canada. And the fired-up responses further support why great RADIO existed. KISN Portland?!? And that news intro: With Morse code beeping in the background and plenty of slapback echo, the news opened with From around the universe, around the world, around the nation, around Texas, around Dallas, and around the corner from your house, this is K-B-O-X news.. CKLW is definitely #1, and the most influential Top 40 of all time (thanks to Rosie). At the very beginning of 1980, as Disco was rapidly dying, we went Top 40. Glad to see the two stations I grew up with listed here. Culture Club Karma Chameleon. I was raised in Central Illinois. ***HELL***!! In March 1975, Bobby Rich (AKA Dr. World, Adult Not long after you came on board in early 1972, WLS reduced its published chart to a Big 8 + 9 playlist. Many stations saved money on jingles by getting names cut during a session or by recycling house names. David Kaye, 8/10/2017: Quixie in Dixie. You might turn up some of his historical pieces online. 
I lived in Erie at that time and listened to Jet 14 and Randy Michaels, along with Frank Martin, Ronnie G (Seggi), Jim Conners, Jack OBrien, and Al Knight. Hal Moore and great newsman/dj..Phil Thomas to KMIN in Denver. WHB and KXOK were among his best. 
If it did, then Adult Contemporary was the closest KSFO ever came to being a Top 40 station. Do your next 20 stations in the comments! The best part of these 3 lists is bringing back the memories of when RADIO was competitive, creative, and most of all FUN. Johnny Holiday on WHK was awesome as well as when he was on 250 watt WRVM in Rochester in the fifties. I listened to WMEX in 1970-71 when John H Garabedian was at the helm and in PM drive with Bud Balou in the eve and Ron Robin in the AM. Station Star 102 Cleveland, OH. I worked with legends. WebListen to the best Top 40 radio stations from Cleveland and more than 50000 online radio stations for free on mytuner-radio.com. Alternative A list of 20 is too short. Praise & Worship, Adult Contemporary I arrived after that promotion but of course it was well documented. While I was there a tornado hit nearby at a car dealership. WOV was on 1130. It was like the beach had one huge sound system because EVERYONES radio was tuned to WLS. I agree that Burt Levine created magic in that quonset hut! Oh-two soft rock stations I meant to name-check (I list those among the greatest AC stations of all time, as well): WSB and WSB-FM Atlanta (WSBs full-service format had, musically, reformatted to Adult Contemporary by circa early 1980s). College WKBW/Buffalo. This station has a major-market sound in a small market. Win tickets to The Re:SET Festival in Columbus, Win a live chat with Isabel LaRosa in iHeartLand on Roblox, Win tickets to see Kevin Hart at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Win tickets to see blink 182 at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, The Unusual Reason Amy Schumer Backed Out Of 'Barbie'. I listened to CKLW from the early 60s to the mid-70s and it is a shame that more people could not have experienced the glory of an astounding presentation radio. Arnie Ginsburg, Larry Justice, Dan Donovan (Blaine Harvey.who carried the name to Minneapolis), Charlie Tuna, Larry Lujack, Jack Gale (Fenway), Ed Hider (another Fenway), J.J. Jeffries (Melvin X. Melvin) as well as talk show giants Jerry Williams, Larry Glick and Steve Fredericks all appeared on WMEX. WMEX went on the auction block on this past December 15, 2017. ), Dave Shaffer, Big Jim (Davis) Edwards, Brother Bill Gable, Charlie Obrien, The morning mouth Gary Burbank, Pat Holiday who could talk faster than a bullet, the smooth sounding Johnny Williams, Scott Miller, Ted The Bear Richards, Pat St John, Billy Mack, Ric Allen, and a guy who had a great voice Jim Jackson (below). Another station that is still around but with new ownership I believe. It is the most Ya just cant ignore a station that spawned Jay Thomas, The Greaseman, and Hoyle Dempsey, as well as having a swimming pool where you could dive in OUTSIDE and surface INSIDE in the lobby! I completely agree with KHJ being #1 on the list. How about the Middle of the Middle West Not WHO in Des Moines. 
dayparts were themselves jettisoned in favor of additional Spanish-language programming. Then the Canadian govt. Yes!!! KMPC retained its AC format from circa 1976 through the rest of the decade. My old insurance renewed at double my previous rate, so it was time to switch. WLS and WCCO are now news talk stations. from 5 am to 9 am on weekdays for comprehensive international and national news. CKY came in like a local during the day at Bemidji, Minnesota. To coin a sound alike phrase from the late Bill Drake, AND THE TALENT JUST KEPT ON COMIN. MEX had Dan Donovan and Fenway. station lost me. Well said. RnB, Adult A 40-year veteran of Cleveland radio, the silky-voiced Perry is best-known for her 20-year run as host public radio station WCPN-FM/90.3's "Around Noon" and "Sound Its been fun reading everyones passions for their picks for the best Top 40 Station. Thank you I Heart, for ruining the industry. I worked there for a spell and the phones were lit up constantly. 
KISN in Portland? But now,looking back, it was a different era, and AM rode the wave while it was there. Scanner, Information You patiently answered them for this 17 year old radio freak. . Now we know, it was CKLW! Heard hed make the production director Bill Mousis redo the promos over and over again. Thats unheard of! Isaac S. My husband and I got the lowest rate (much lower than the rates I was finding online through my own searches), If youre craving some rock and roll, tune your dial to. News In 1983, right after NBC paid six figures to researchers to learn that there was absolutely no hole for Top 40 in New York, Milt Maltz paid $8.3 million for an FM in Newark that played show tunes, figured out how to move it to Empire, brought in a redneck morning man and PD (Scott Shannon, who was so not New York and went worst to first). 
Mike Marshall (Frank Brodie) Burlington, ON, Great to see you comments Mike. One KLIF engineer told me the new night signal was so tight it went down Commerce Ave without touching either curb! (Any wonder why omissions of such stations have prompted responsesmine includedsaying that the poster forgot such and such Top 40 station?). Another memory WMEX had the jocks names locked in like Fenway in the morning, Dan Donovan, Melvin X Melvin and so on. It was my good fortune to program KIOA in those days. The station which invented Top Forty. Log In (Existing Digital Subscriptions Only). Her first car was a manual Volkswagen Beetle aptly named Sticky that would terrorize her by randomly refusing to unlock its doors. When I grew up, I had a steady diet of WABC, WNBC, KB radio 15, CKLW and WOWO. Religious, Adult Tune in to. Thankfully, is home to a host of quality radio stations., knows the importance of finding that perfect radio station. Does the question Where should we go for dinner? stress you out? When that station had to be sold or loose its license and it went to beautiful music WHN, the Yankees went to a non-rock stationWCBS. The two most influential Top 40 radio stations of all time? Early Feb., 1980, the station management purged us all. It's FREE! It worked! Peter Gabriel Releases Title Track For Upcoming Album, Deadly Earthquake Strikes Italy On This Date In 2009, Prince George's Role At King Charles' Coronation Revealed, Ohio Restaurant Named The Best Breakfast Joint In The State, Jeremy Renner Wrote 'Last Words' To His Family After Snow Plow Accident, Ohio Mall's Easter Egg Hunt Was So Chaotic, Officials Had To Apologize, 'Wheel Of Fortune' Airs Rare Final Spin Move, 'One For The History Books', Volunteers Needed At University Hospitals, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. I later worked with Jacobs on the KHJ book we put out together using his memos as a base(and yes he we had to redo the book over and over again til Ron thought it was perfect before it was released). RnB, College 
With respect. But, it was my child and teen years listening to CKLW that had the lasting impact on me. Tweets by @wmms. Because of. Rap Register here. WTIX/New Orleans. Throughout the 60s and 70s, KOMA was the favorite of teens all across the western US. And lets not forget Z-100 (WHTZ) ITSELF!. Surprised that WHBQ, Memphis didnt make someones list. Rather than take it like a man you delist the most important Top 40 station in the history of radio. Toast. Thank you Randy Michaels for the 102 WVAQ mention! If someone said they heard it on the radio, they meant that they heard it on WLS. GM Paul Palmer just let us run with it. With only 250 watts way up at 1450kHz, WTIX debuted with a 50 share. I was super stoked to see that B100 San Diego made the readers top 10. And here are my picks for the 20 greatest Top 40 radio stations of all time: This was a tough assignment. I would agree with how great WRKO was. Its fitting that KB is on both of these lists. WebTop 40 appealed primarily to teenagers and featured mostly rock and roll music. ABCs $50,000 Button? KLIF was the first and best. The station is affiliated with ESPN and features a mix of sports talk shows, live Cleveland's Station playing all-time favorites of the 70s and 80s, Radiothon for Cleveland Clinic Children's, Win tickets to see The Beach Boys at Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica, Win tickets to see Peter Gabriel at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. Jesus, that station was the damn WABC, WTIX, CKLW, WLS, WINS, WMCA, KHJ, KRLA, KLIF, WQXI, etc. If you go by Abrams characteristics, CFL was heads and shoulders above the rest (plus they had Chickenmanand Lujackand King B, Jim Stagg (who traveled with the Beatles on tour), Biondi, Barney Pip, Jerry G Bishop, Joel Sebastion, Jim Runyon, Ken Draper as GM, a huuuge news department, and on and on). suck! Lee felt WABC was the greatest Top 40 station, but I think they were way out-programmed by WMCA. 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. Guardians VS Mariners - Game 1-Opening Night 2023 - 10:10PM On WTAM 1100AM Mar 30, 2023. @Radiovet Is there sill anybody around who still remembers us? 
(Willard The Rat Scott) rode the drive time shift. Advertise With Us. About my Junior year in High School, i found WXLO in New York. Perry told me that he had a microphone switch activated recorder and would review each jock, each day and provide help. And everyone remembers Yours Truly KOMA and the kissing tone. This was definitely an era where radio was fun. RnB At least B100 was in Somebodys list. Hows that for some entertaining teachers?! TALK! John Box gave Gordon McLendon fits and forced KLIF to be even better. Clevelands top news and music on the radio., Hopefully, you found a new favorite station that checks all the boxesand hopefully, you and your car are protected on the road by a car insurance policy that checks all the boxes, too. The GOAT top Forty stations were in almost every market, major, large, medium and even many small markets. Sign up with Facebook it; THATTTS!! WMGM had a better signal (broader pattern, full-size half-wave towers with 50kw) than either WMCA or WINS, and a good sound too, but I guess Storer didnt feel like competing when they bought the station and turned it back to WHN in 61. In 67 we got an advanced copy of Sgt Pepper at little old WKBK in Keene, NHbefore WABC (I was told)..thats when turning on mike was fun. So many great stations not mentioned here. I was in grade-school through High School trough the 60s to 70 and a young adult through the 70s. That 50,000-watt night signal put everything east of the Rockies in earshot at night. We held a three-week online poll asking readers what they think are or were the best Top 40s, and here are the results: Guys, Youre bringing back some great memories with your comments. We should celebrate the greatness. Classic Hits I agree, Scotty. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZTrSr-Dfuw. Back to you, Pat ODay: KIMN Denver?!? Search Top 40 Radio Stations from Cleveland, United States. April 5th, 2023 | ABC News Radio. Its hard to fight for supremacy when you own the competition. These were stations worth traveling to hear. WCFL was occasionally a better station. I agree: there were SCORES! (Shit, KJR was the KISN of *Washington State* **AS IT WAS**!) Gene Chenalt was a gentleman who was always good to me. KRTH, Los Angeles (1980s,Sorry I havent been out to the West Coast in a long time) 
It was the Top 40 station in San Francisco during the Summer of Love. Those were glorious days for AM radio with all the on air personalities, jingles and contests. Talk, Christian Radio stations sorted by popularity. Amen! I hope he and his legacy will never be forgotten. How bout them Kardashians.? 
After sunset gone. DAMN!!!!! KOMA (along with handful of other legendary stations including 890 WLS, Chicago; 1090 KAAY, Little Rock; 1060 WNOE, New Orleans; 770 WABC, New York; 800 CKLW, Windsor/Detroit; and 1100 WKYC, Cleveland) could be heard on car radios, in homes, and everywhere a kid could tune in. It was a very hip kind of top 40 that meshed well with Boston at that time. Ed Perry bought the license and is putting it back on the air, by the way. After PD Cagle left in late 1983/early 1984 and the jocks Bill Lee, Jack Armstrong, Mark McKay left I switched to KMEL/KITS on FM. Gordon McLendon considered Dave Morris his toughest competitor. FOR SALE! Nobody, and I mean nobody, listened to KLIF in Fort Worth. !, your damn input sucks, Radio Ink! One other station I listened to was WSGA in Savannah, GA. After moving to 1400, still at low power, no one could touch them, and everyone tried. on. Top 20 based on what? WebA shoe-in as a major Midwest Top 40 station, 11 00 AM quickly became Clevelands number one rock and roll outlet. I have to mention the station that I listened to every night growing up in Utah (and made me fall in love with radio) 1520 KOMA out of Oklahoma City. )
Dick worked weekends at WDAF Kansas City when I was Ops Manager there in 1977. Taking a chance on a record on-air from time to time and listening to their feedback, not just auditorium testing. Talk, 00s Melanie also writes feature films, television pilots, comedy sketches, short stories, and poetry. 
Unbelievable! OR KQV and KDKA in Pittsburgh? WMCA killed WABC in the ratings from 1963-1965. And it had Dr. Don Rose. I completely agree. WRKO-FM/98.5 (R-KO, The Shy But Friendly Robot) should get some honorable mention. (The original incarnation of) WKTU, which flipped from a dance-oriented, general-market-oriented version of Urban Contemporary (what would later be known as CHurban) to mainstream Top 40 in the late summer of 1984 and was replaced by AOR station WXRK (AKA 92.3 K-Rock) in July 1985. It really started in 1958 with Perry Allen, Russ The Moose Syracuse, Art Roberts and Dick Biondi. ), WCAU-FM Philadelphia (not just its Top 40 format, but also the Disco format that immediately preceded it), WOR-FM/WXLO New York, AOR-turned-pop WPLJ New York (as Top 40 and later Hot AC, the latter since defunct (the owners of the syndicated Christian AC network K-Love bought the station almost four months ago and took over WPLJ just nine days ago)), WBUD Trenton, NJ, and WYNG Goldsboro, NC come to mind. Pop What was great is that if you heard it one one you could hear it on the other, if you could tune-in fast enough. I think one of the elements that is missing today was competition, radio wars. But here we go. About 100 hours of them between 1970 and 1977. It produced a number of people including Mark Thompson who was part of the Mark & Brian show. 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! 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