What Radio station did you listen to while growing up

[Talk Host]

I was a radio and tv broadcaster for 45 years. I got my inspiration from KDKA in Pittsburgh. As a teenager I listened to KQV, WAMO, WLS in Chicago and of course WABeatleC in New York.

What stations were your companions during your teen years?

JLK

[zcaveman]

WPDQ and WAPE - Jacksonville Florida

[Don H]

On Long Island we listened to WABC and WINS from NYC. At the time in the 50's WINS was not all-news like it is today, it was top 40 like WABC. In my early 20's I worked for WBLI-FM/WGLI-AM. WGLI-AM no longer exists. The call was taken by an FM in Michigan. As a kid around the house I remember my mom listening to Jack Sterling and Arthur Godfrey on WCBS-AM.

[Sandy222]

WTLB--Utica , NY

[mfp509]

WPRO in Providence, RI. Anyone from RI or CT would remember Salty Brine, I'm sure. He did the "no school" announcements in bad weather.

[sunflower3630]

Growing up in the 60s in NW New Jersey, we all listened to WABC -- Herb Oscar Anderson in the morning, Dan Ingram in the afternoon, and Scott Muni at night. Then there was Cousin Brucie, who still broadcasts on Serius/XM. Here's a link to Oldies WABC:

http://musicradio77.com/

Sure brings back the memories!!

[cybrgeezer]

Grew up in St. Louis and listened to KXOK and WIL.

Those of us with push-buttons on our car radios had two of them set to local stations WEW and WOKZ.

Both were daytimers and at night, WEW's frequency was used by WABC from New York and WOKZ's by XERF in Mexico, home of Wolfman Jack.

[champion6]

Me and my brothers: WLS. My parents and grandfather: WGN and WCFL. All broadcast from Chicago.

[Boomer]

WSAI in Cincinnati. There is no real WKRP in Cincinnati. (But I bet some of you are hearing that theme song now that I mentioned it.)

Boomer

[Sally Jo]

WOWO in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.

[j22jay]

WOWO for me too, and WLS, Chicago, and one station out of Ball State/Muncie. I do not remember the call letters, but we listened while sun bathing, because they had a DJ who would annouce when it was "time to turn over"..many fun memories!

[PR1234]

CKLW Detroit MI......Lord I LOVED my transistor radio...sighhhhhhhhhhhh

[katezbox]

WHYN - Springfield, Mass.

[chuckinca]

KSAN San Francisco - The Rock of the Bay.

WJJD Chicago with the wild Itralian Dick Biondi.

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[Yoda]

I was a radio and tv broadcaster for 45 years. I got my inspiration from KDKA in Pittsburgh. As a teenager I listened to KQV, WAMO, WLS in Chicago and of course WABeatleC in New York.

What stations were your companions during your teen years?

JLK

WMEX and WBOS Boston. Arnie Woo Woo Ginsburg.

Yoda

[BarryB]

Grew up in The Bronx New York. Listened to WINS WADO and WWRL.They played what is now referred to as Doo Wop music. It's still the only music I listen to

[Larryandlinda]

Grew up in The Bronx New York. Listened to WINS WADO and WWRL.They played what is now referred to as Doo Wop music. It's still the only music I listen to
still growing up
wvlg!
We are surprised
and delighted wvlg plays
as much doo
wop
as they do.
Hope they do more and that they keep their live jocks
L&L

[Bryan]

WLAC and WSM - Nashville

[Irish Rover]

WSTV - Steubenville and KDKA - Pittsburgh:thumbup:

[graciegirl]

WLW The Nations Station.

[villages07]

In teeny-bopper days, Cousin Duffy on WPGC (DC area).

Later, DC area was the home of the Greaseman and Howard Stern.

[collie1228]

Daytime radio was WTLB in Utica, NY. Nighttime station was always NY's WABC with Cousin Brucie and Co. Did we really learn all those great 50's/60's songs while listening to that low quality AM radio? Hard to believe today, as I listen to my Serius/XM stereo satellite radio in the car, which has better sound than most any high-end stereo system from those days.

[Sonny39]

In Cleveland the Rock and Roll hall of Fame city everybody listened to Bill Randle on WERE, and Alan Freed WJW

[skip0358]

I too listened to WABC,WBLI & WGLI. Cousin Brucie was a big hit.and the music then you could understand. Gee what happened?? Only thing I think the one station from Patchogue was WPAC if I'm not mistaken.

[Talk Host]

I too listened to WABC,WBLI & WGLI. Cousin Brucie was a big hit.and the music then you could understand. Gee what happened?? Only thing I think the one station from Patchogue was WPAC if I'm not mistaken.

You could understand it, but your parents couldn't.

[Army Guy]

Growing up in Jersey, there was only one.....WABC!!!

Army Guy

[doowop58]

While growing up in the NE of New Jersey we listened to AM radio because thats all there was. WABC of course, radio towers were close by near Lodi and Hasbrouck heights. Listened at night to WINS,(Murry the K) WBLS (Jocko), and at times Zacherlie. Later as FM became popular WCBS-FM was the oldies station of choice. Super sunday night show, The Doowop shop with Don K Reid. I always loved the sound of the era and like listening to WVLG-AM in the Villages now. During all those years I collected those tunes and now I have them all on my MP3 player. Listen to them at home, in the car and golf cart. I also belong to the Doowop club in the Villages. I run the website for the club. WWW.doowopinthevillages.blogspot.com.
Enjoy the music!

[tpop1]

WOWO in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.

As a kid in central Connecticut, at night I listened to WABC in New York,...On good nights got WKBW out of Buffalo with Joey Reynolds then after Reynolds famous episode leaving WKBW, Sandy Beach.

On real good nights, under the covers, listened to Ft. Wayne Knights or Comets??.... hockey on WOWO...powerful signal.

[BogeyBoy]

Grew up in the Finger Lakes area of western NY - WKBW was our favorite.

[chuckinca]

XERB-AM at Ciudad Acu�a in Mexico, for Da Wolfman! 250K Watts


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[hedoman]

WIBG and WFIL in Philly. Oh those 8 transistors really hummed when the Beatles came on! Then came FM.......

[chuckinca]

Radio Luxemburg in Europe

AFRC Saigon with Adrian Cronauer (Good Morning Vietnam DJ)


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[Walt.]

Having spent most the 60's in the Bronx and Yonkers, it was either WABC with Scott Muni, Dan Ingram etc or (and I'm surprised nobodies mentioned this one) WMCA with Joe O'Brien, Harry Harrison, Jack Spector and my favorite B. Mitchel Reed. Hey Scooter!
Somewhere along the line I started listening to Jean Shepherd on WOR in the evening (hundreds of his shows on line).
Walt.

[Doreen]

Worc-Worcester MA

[BaylorBear]

WRR out of Dallas, TX. Tony Garrett's "Music 'Til Dawn"!!!! He was the absolute greatest!!

[Don H]

What a great thread! Some people mentioned WKBW in Buffalo. Does anyone remember the Halloween night when they broadcast their own version of "The War of the Worlds"? They did it using local landmarks and such. Even on Long Island i picked up the big KB at night and I managed to catch that sensational Halloween broadcast. I've forgotten what year it was. Sometime in the '70s I would guess.

[champion6]

Did we really learn all those great 50's/60's songs while listening to that low quality AM radio? Hard to believe today, as I listen to my Serius/XM stereo satellite radio in the car, which has better sound than most any high-end stereo system from those days.:1rotfl: I remember how cool it sounded when I added one speaker in the rear connected to a Reverberator. It still wasn't stereo, but who cared?!?

[Aceskaters]

Washington, D.C. WAVA (folk music back then) and WGMS (classical)

[Sally Jo]

tpop1-- WOWO broadcast the Komets. They were in the International Hockey League, at that time. Bob Chase was the announcer and may still be. He was still, a few years ago. I, also, listened to Hillard Gates who broadcast the Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons on WKJG.

[FrankD]

WLS and WCFL Chicago Radio Stations back in the sixties

[chuckinca]

Believe WCFL = Chicago Federation of Labor.


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[Talk Host]

Believe WCFL = Chicago Federation of Labor.


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You are absolutely right. Super CFL. Dick Biondi, Barney Pip, Mort Crowley, Gene Taylor & Sam Hale and later Larry Lujack.

[gemorc]

CKLW Detroit MI......Lord I LOVED my transistor radio...sighhhhhhhhhhhh

CKLW was in Windsor Ontario, Canada. WXYZ, the home of The Lone Ranger and The Green Hornet, also rocked with Lee Allen.

[tpop1]

WOWO broadcast the Komets.

That's where I got confused...Komets with a "K"...not knights.

Thanks...

[Bosoxfan]

Worc -Worcester Mass in the 60's & 70's
WZLX-Classic Rock(Boston) 80's 90's & still on computer

[Hawkwind]

WMMS Cleveland

[Bettiboop]

WQAM - Miami/Florida Keys:eclipsee_gold_cup::coolsmiley:

[chuckinca]

bump

[chuckinca]

You are absolutely right. Super CFL. Dick Biondi, Barney Pip, Mort Crowley, Gene Taylor & Sam Hale and later Larry Lujack.


On our SR Prom trip in 1962, a special pullman car train from our town in the south Chgo burbs to SIU (southern illinois univ, GO SALUKI'S) about a 200 mile trip each way, Dick Biondi was the onboard DJ.
When was the last time someone rented a train! Found out years later it was paid for by the owners of the local bowling alley who had a son and an employee daughter in our class.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saluki

[F16 1UB]

WING 1410 AM Dayton OH. Gene (BY GOLLY) Barry, Steve Kirk

[BritParrothead]

Growing up in England, in the 60's, the radio stations for youngsters was awful!!:laugh: We had the BBC Home Service, amd if we were really luck, on a Saturday they just might play some 'pop' music.:icon_wink: Or as my father called it, 'rubish' Bless him:) I discovered Radio Luxembourg when I was about 12 years old, my parents would get so mad when they caught me listening, because I was supposed to be doing homework. The problem with radio luxembourg was that in England, it did not come on until 8:pm, the programmes were 15 minutes long, and there was advertising!! :blahblahblah: Unheard of in England at that time.

[eweissenbach]

in Kansas City. ..... "Worlds Happiest Broadcasters"... they had a big signal, as my cousins in Iowa listened to them also. They were top 40 back then, now they are one of the top sports talk stations in America - albeit on a different frequency. I also used to listen to WLS Chicago after dark when their signal took over.:coolsmiley:

[faithfulfrank]

WKBW in Buffalo NY....listening to Danny Nevereth..saving up to buy "KB Classics" albums.....

[Talk Host]

in Kansas City. ..... "Worlds Happiest Broadcasters"... they had a big signal, as my cousins in Iowa listened to them also. They were top 40 back then, now they are one of the top sports talk stations in America - albeit on a different frequency. I also used to listen to WLS Chicago after dark when their signal took over.:coolsmiley:


Do you remember Johnny Dolan "rolling with Dolan?" Johnny is a real close friend of mine. He is now retired and living in Northern California. He is one of the nicest guys I know and was a big inspiration to me as we worked together in Iowa at KSO.

[Talk Host]

WKBW in Buffalo NY....listening to Danny Nevereth..saving up to buy "KB Classics" albums.....


Do you remember Clint Beuhlman? He retired in 1975. I was asked to if I wanted to replace him on 'KB. ( I was at WFBL in Syracuse at the time) I declined because I could not have succeeded trying to follow in the footsteps of a legend.

[faithfulfrank]

I think I do...!
"KB" was a big station...still is. The TV part, Channel 7 is still big....although Tom Jolls is not Commander Tom anymore.....but thousands of kids awoke to Commander Tom daily, back when we had Black & White TV with 3 channels...

Don't mean to go off topic...back to Radio!

Frank

[petenj]

I seem to remember a WMCA as well .

[gary42651]

``Wibidge`` WIBG out of Philadelphia

[eweissenbach]

Do you remember Johnny Dolan "rolling with Dolan?" Johnny is a real close friend of mine. He is now retired and living in Northern California. He is one of the nicest guys I know and was a big inspiration to me as we worked together in Iowa at KSO.

I actually sang in a teen rock band and Dolan MC'd a "Battle of the Bands" that our band performed in. He treated me very nicely, didn't try to "big time" us. Dolan was the biggest thing in K.C. in the early 60s along with Phil Jay.

[Talk Host]

I actually sang in a teen rock band and Dolan MC'd a "Battle of the Bands" that our band performed in. He treated me very nicely, didn't try to "big time" us. Dolan was the biggest thing in K.C. in the early 60s along with Phil Jay.

Like any business, we in the radio business tended to get tired of what we were doing day in and day out. I had the good fortune of being very successful in the business, but I became weary of the daily grind.

Johnny Dolan, NEVER displayed any lack of enthusiasm. I just loved to watch him from the next studio while he was on the air. Every day, it was just like he was doing it for the first time. He loved it. He would laugh, get up out of his chair and give happy hand gestures and arm pumps. To this day, I can hear him laughing at himself as he told, on the air, "The World's worst Two Part Jokes."

I've got to say, it actually brings a tear to my eye, the emotion with which I remember working with and knowing Johnny. He is alive and well, enjoying his retirement with his wife Jan. Are you ready for this, Johnny is actually a "Door Greeter" at Walmart. He says that he is the town joke repository. Everybody who comes into Walmart tells him a joke.

[chuckinca]

WLS (Chicago) = World's Largest Store (Sears)(In the 30's)


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[mulligan]

I know there,s a bunch of new yorkers out there ( i guess talk host hasn't figured out how to filter yankee fans), and i'm amazed nobody mentioned Joey Reynolds on WKBW. We could only hear it late at night in worcester, ma, but we didlisten almost every night.

[downeaster]

WPDQ and WAPE - Jacksonville Florida

During my "middle" years I too listened to WPDQ and WAPE in Jacksonville. While living in Connecticut it was WTIC (Bob Steele).

In my teen years it was WCSH and WGAN, Portland, Maine.

In The Villages, I'm too busy to listen to radio.

[tony]

Mulligan,

I just don't understand how a Yankee fan got by the filter.

[marianne237]

WGN from Chicago....from Howard Miller through Spike Odell

[rblammon]

CKLW 800 am Windser Ontario Canada. Lived in Ohio

[swrinfla]

I grew up in Boston and on Cape Cod. Mostly I listened to WHDH, partly because they did baseball (Curt Gowdy), partly because that's what my mother had on most of the time. I remember especially Bob & Ray, who were locals 'way back then.

When I moved to St. Louis, there was, in any sane person's mind, only one AM station: KMOX. It is sadly not at all what it was in the sixties through the nineties, but it still dominates.

On the other hand, my real love was classical music. Available only on "Classical 99," KFUO-FM. Now, my only source of such music has reverted to HD Radio, and is really available only on-line, since my newly-acquired HD radio won't pick up either Gainesville/Inverness or Orlando. Bah!

SWR
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[rshoffer]

I was a radio and tv broadcaster for 45 years. I got my inspiration from KDKA in Pittsburgh. As a teenager I listened to KQV, WAMO, WLS in Chicago and of course WABeatleC in New York.

What stations were your companions during your teen years?

JLKWRAW Reading Pa

[kfierle]

Sandy Beach on WKBW in Buffalo.

[OpusX1]

Early 60's CKLW Windsor, Ontario. Late 60's WMMS, Cleveland home of The Buzzard.

[bardenbob]

Growing up in northern VT I listened to them ALL at night. My favorites were WMEX (Arnie Ginsburg) and WBZ (Carl Desuze with music and news) in Boston, WKBW in Buffalo, WPTR (the tri-cities and the great Northeast), and the local favorite WDOT in Burlington VT. Oh yeah, WINS too and WABC. I miss those days...

[Allen]

1020 KDKA for Pirate Baseball, 1410 KQV for Top 40, 1390 WMCK/WIXZ for the "Magic of the T.L. Sound" (Music for Young Lovers), 1590 WZUM "High... at the top of the dial" for R&B and 860 WAMO for the "stacks and stacks of wax" spun by that "Platter Pushin' Papa"... :bowdown: Porky (the Original Bossman) Chedwick (credited for being the inventor of "Oldies" radio)!

Does anyone out there know what the heck I am talking about?

[tpop1]

Hey Mulligan,

You need to take a mulligan and re-read posts from Yankee fans.

It's this World Champion Yankee Fan :MOJE_whot: who mentioned Joey Reynolds in the post below dated December 15th.

Anyone remember when Reynolds was fired from KBW, he nailed his shoes to the door with a note that read "Try and fill these, Baby!!!!"



As a kid in central Connecticut, at night I listened to WABC in New York,...On good nights got WKBW out of Buffalo with Joey Reynolds then after Reynolds famous episode leaving WKBW, Sandy Beach.

On real good nights, under the covers, listened to Ft. Wayne Knights or Comets??.... hockey on WOWO...powerful signal.

[mulligan]

Demonstrating the typical graciousness and flexibility of a Red Sox fan, I apologize for missing the Reynolds post. GO SOX!!!!!!!!