I’m surprised no one has mentioned WKRP in Cincinnati
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.
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.
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WPKN Bridgeport Conn under the great Harry Minot for thirty years. WERS Emmerson College Boston WMPG Porltand Maine All college radio stations Above all WGBH Jazz (Music America) in the afternoons hosted by Ron Della Chiesa Horace Silver - Peace was the intro song |
In Des Moines, IA Beaker Street (Little Rock?) in the 60’s/70’s and KFMG starting around 1970 until I moved to Los Angeles in 1977. In LA it was usually KROQ (Rodney on the ROQ) and later on added a Reggae show hosted by Roger Stevens (sp?). I recall picking up Beaker Street (car radio) as far North as Minnepolis starting around midnight when attending concerts in the area. DeKay |
Before FM radio up here in Alberta, it was 630ched AM radio, then K97 FM, then 103 The Bear FM. I lived in Eastern Canada for a few years it was Q107 FM out of Toronto. When I was able to screw the svr6 cable tv line into my AKAI stereo tuner in the 80's I use to get US stations from Washington and Montana etc, which was a bonus, my first taste of "commercial free" music. |
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