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.
Thanks to all for your replies. Good to hear the history of your thoughts and the stations and on air people that helped to create those thoughts (and likely, feelings). All but one of your posts were on point and great to hear/read. Only one poor response from a person's first post.
WRAS, the 100k watt student-run radio station of GSU in Atlanta. Now it's just another useless NPR outlet here, duplicating the one at 90.1, WABE, formerly the classical station. Used to love listening to "My Word" on WABE on Saturdays as I was baking the breads for dinner service at Carbo's Cafe in 1980, a British game show of considerable philological depth and great wit.
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