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What were the radio stations of your youth that helped you on your music/audio journey?

I am older so my radio stations of influence were in their prime during the British invasion and many, many American singers and groups.  
The stations I listen to the most were WLS out of Chicago, KIOA out of Des Moines, KAAY out of Little Rock, Arkansas and KOMA  out of Oklahama.  When I was in the Air Froce I had a few stations near the main base I was stationed at outside of Rapid City, S.D.  
Of course systems and better and better systems and FM became the dominate source for broadcast/online music.  I did learn much of what I liked and eventually purchased through early radio listening.
I still listen to radio mainly for Jazz stations and NPR news. 

jusam
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r_f_sayles
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Back in the commercial free/free format FM days...

So much great music listening

CJOM 88.7 FM Windsor Ontario

WABX 99.5 Detroit Michigan

Jerry Lubin

Dave Dixon was often vulgar and yet constantly thoughtful and encyclopedic of the artists and the industry

WDET 101.9 Detroit Michigan

special shout-out to Judy Adams and Martin Bandyke!

their music morning shows were replaced by talk radio, hum?!

WKNR Keener 13

so much great Motown. First time I heard What’s Going On by Marvin Gaye

WJR 760 AM Detroit

J.P. McCarthy. First time I ever heard Take 5 by Dave Brubeck

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lfssbn1
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WBZ, WABC......then......

 

stevewr
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Beaker Street with Clyde Clifford is back on the air on Arkansas Rocks.

Friday nights from 8-10 PM central. Steve

northman
249 posts
 

I'm late to this but fun to see the references to WPLR in New Haven. I listened every night to Stoneman's curated shows. "I'm Stoneman. Enjoy." And of course when he signed off, he used that doctored bit of John Prine's "Illegal Smile." I listened to endless WPLR in the 70s....

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rvpiano
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Correction of my post:

The announcer on the WCBS AM program was  BOB Hall and the show was called "Music Til Dawn."

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