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| From | "Billy G. Spradlin" <bgspradlin@cablelynx.com> |
| Subject | Re: Top 5 Radio Stations Of My Formative Years |
| Date | Tue, 11 Feb 2003 22:31:04 -0600 |
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I was digging around a radio website and found a WOLF Tribute site, with
very nice photos of the jocks, station equipment and a ton of streaming
airchecks - I think its cool that the station is still in its original
building after so many years. http://www.wolf1490.net/
Speaking of East Coast radio, has anyone tuned into WSAI 1530 in Cincinnati
or WKBW 1520 in Buffalo? Both have switched to oldies in the past 2 months.
I have been able to pick up WSAI's 50,000 watt skywave in East Texas before
they change to their night pattern at 7:45. While it's pretty predictable
fare, they do throw some rarities in. Last night I heard the Doo-Wop
classic "Gee" by the Crows and "Little Town Flirt" by Del Shannon gave me
goose bumps on AM on my Realistic/Sangean shortwave receiver.
I'm crossing my fingers these stations are successful. the Nostalgia "Music
of Your Life" format has been dying slowly nationwide (because that
audience is getting older while not picking up any new listeners), and FM
oldies stations have been adding a lot of 70's music. I'm hoping "Early
Oldies" or "Real Oldies" (as WSAI calls it) will be the next big format on
the AM dial.
Billy
At 09:30 PM 2/11/03 -0500, you wrote:
>In a message dated 2/10/03 6:19:08 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>bgspradlin@cablelynx.com writes:
>
>
> > I get a similar nostalgic feeling when I listen to Radio Disney in Dallas,
> > its about the only thing left on AM that sounds like the classic Top 40 of
> > the past. Even gooey teenpop sounds great in super-compressed mono.
>
>I agree, and for me the local Radio Disney has the added resonance of
>actually being the AM station I listened to in my younger days, WOLF-AM (the
>station where Dick Clark got his start, I believe).
> I still find it interesting to recall the variety of cool sides that
>were bona fide hits on WOLF's airplay in the '70s, but which apparently were
>not hits anywhere else in the U.S. How many other AM Top 40 stations were
>playing Slade, or "Tonight" by The Raspberries?
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