KYWA -- operated briefly as what amounts to a synchronous transmitter Rick: You probably heard that the GM of WLS, John Gallagher, resigned this week too. 1941 WLS Moves Frequency to share with WENR, WLS 1948 Family Album, Prairie Farmer Magazine, Thanks to the Radio Timeline (radiotimeline.com) we present links to the WLS Music Surveys from the 1960s to 1981. Even after Elzey Roberts sold his newspaper, the Star-Times to the Post-Dispatch in 1951, he continued to own and operate KXOK until 1954 when the station was sold to Chet Thomas and Elzey Roberts, Jr. and moved the studios from downtown to a location on Kingshighway near Forest Park and called the property Radio Park. Paul sent me a few photos since the interview was posted. from 1984. The Balaban brothers, Elmer and Harry were part owners of Plains Television Partners and WICS through the mid-80s and WICD from its beginnings with WCHU in Champaign and development into Channel 15 in 1967. Owned by iHeartMedia, it broadcasts a Top 40 format. Its studios are located at the Illinois Center complex on Michigan Avenue in Downtown Chicago, and it broadcasts from a 4.3 kW transmitter atop Willis Tower. $10.00. 2:02. while people born from March 21st have the sign of Aries. The number one song in the week of March 29, 1991 was Coming Out Of The Dark by Gloria Estefan in US and Should I Stay Or Should I Go by The Clash in UK. Copyright 1990. It was also a great alternative to KSHE which was a bit more "hard" than KADI. Around 1967 the station was sold to Foreground Music, Inc. were the ones which impressed me in my radio formative years. The Willis Tower is a 108-story, 1,451-foot skyscraper in the Loop community area of Chicago in Illinois, United States. The element for Aries is the Fire. A line drawing of the Internet Archive headquarters building faade. the air at all, were assigned specific frequencies they had to be on by The format was called "a wide range of recorded music with no hillbilly numbers or hot jazz.and less Yakety yak." KSLQ promotional material collected over the era. Emmis took ownership from 2000 to 2018. This is a once-great radio station reduced to a shell, thanks to consultants. It's now WFUN, 96.3 "Fun for the Lou" and features an R & B format. -- MarkTime, 9/4/99 (most recent update 9/5/00). We talked about his early days at KSHE in Crestwood, and the rare opportunity for someone so young it was to work at the legendary radio station. The Free Dictionary. Support staff is being cut all over the country in both radio and television, and the remaining staff is being asked to do more and more for the same amount of money. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. Finale lyrics. It featured a MOR format which was designed to appeal to females. An illustration of a magnifying . Features like the "KADI free classifieds" and the weekend oldie show on Sundays followed by Wolfman Jack was right up there in reaching the 18 to 34-year-old audience at the time. (YouTube), This is just a very short segment with "the world's oldest Rock n Roll DJ" Ruth Hutchinson introducing her show for the night. While Evergreen kept the Blaze format There probably are others available that are on different audio formats. The deck was re-shuffled in Glam rock had started to run its course and Major made a minor sum on the sale. The call letters became WUBT, which represented "103-5 The Beat, Chicago's Jammin' Oldies". Its dates are between March 21 and April 19. The 1941 moves What videogames would you be playing back in the days? Date: August 29, 1991 Citations: 1991 WY 112, 816 P.2d 883 Docket Number: 90-296 Svalina v. Split Rock Land . such as Skid Row, Billy Squier, Ratt, Ozzy Osbourne, Slaughter and other hard rock and (YouTube), 1962-February 28 Bob Osborne Crank it up, it's not very loud. "It's a time-sucking abyss on the Ikeyour 1920). Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, January 7, 1991 Cause: Gunfire Staff Sergeant Tatiana Khaghani-Dees United States Army Military Police Corps, US EOW: Monday, January 7, 1991 Cause: Drowned Sergeant Manuel Hurtado Tapia Arizona Department of Public Safety, AZ EOW: Tuesday, January 8, 1991 Cause: Gunfire Officer Gregg William Winters Tom also If they belong to you, let me know via e-mail response on the home page and I'll give you photo credit. (YouTube), From 1976 a KSLQ radio montage, a sampling of the sounds of Super-Q from an entire day of broadcasting. It was later purchased by Sinclair Broadcast Group (yea, that one) where it went to a classic hits format of the '60s-'80s. This opperation cannot be undone. The day of the week was Friday, under the astrological sign of Aries (see Chinese Zodiac and Moon Sign on March 29, 1991). Sometime in the late 1970s, KADI suffered a fire that put the station off the air for a time. Richard Ward Fatherly was KXOK's production director, and he often did substitute work by doing DJ shifts on the air. WKSC-FM (103.5 MHz) - branded "103.5 Kiss FM " - is a commercial Top 40 (CHR) radio station licensed to Chicago, Illinois. That's where to call letters came from.K-SHE. my first-hand knowledge of most stations would be very weak before about By the next year KXOK would apply for the frequency of sister station KFRU at 630 kHz, and to move KFRU to 1370 kHz, to operate at 250-watts. A person born on this day will be 31 years old today. Both AM and FM were simulcast operations from a transmitter sight in East St. Louis. Talk about what inspired you to start that show. I know you're a little disenchanted with the current state of radioas I am. Grizzbr. Lost touch with a childhood best friend or former schoolmate? This was from 1982. Plus a listing and schedule of "The Breakfast Serial" an edited series of old radio shows which were part of the morning drive on KSLQ. The station is owned by Cumulus Media, which . November 11th, 1928. strong signal, fantastic audio processing and plenty of street-buzz, The Blaze quickly took off. The last few rating periods have placed WLS at #28 with less than a 1-percent share of those listening to the radio in the market. That's quite a reach! But this was no April Fool's joke. This was a documentary film directed by James R Martin as an educational documentary. The format has proven successful since around 1970, with very few changes over the years other than the natural changes in music over the years. Search Clear search text. Chicago Owned by iHeartMedia, it broadcasts a Top 40/CHR format. 1992 brought Blazefest, a rock memorabilia show and concert at the Odeum Expo Center in Villa Park, with bands such as Kiss, Saigon Kick and Warrant. On TV people were watching Separate But Equal. sale. He was fortunate enough to spend time at KADI and KSHE in the years from the late 1960s through the mid-1970s. His brother, Mike who lives in North . wfyr chicago march 29, 1991. yellowstone fire 1988 facts; tennessee volunteers name origin; 11:49. I thought you might enjoy them Tony Lossano is the co-host of the television show "Nude Hippo: Your Chicago Show" and the producer of the Melissa Forman show on WLIT-FM. about it! Rick: And then my favorite storytalk about the day you were hired at WFYR. If you were born on march-29-1991, your next birthday is only 57 days away. My current radio market noted It was said to be the most successful when it was "progressive rock" during the 1970s. 103.5. Under the menu, go to Desktops or Apps, click on Details next to your choice and then select Add to Favorites. They moved into television, producing "The Mort Downey Show," and continued radio with syndicated formats. Quote O' Matic. Major, a newer company had success with a high-energy hard rock format in Where did that come from? She introduced Eva Luna to the world in 1988 with a novel of the name. Florida air personality, Station WFYR, Chicago, 1985-1987; air personality, Station WYNY, New York City, 1987 air personality, Station Z100 WHTZ New York City, 1996-2000's. Achievements WFYR Chicago Jingles 1989. Blazefest '92 at The Odeum. On October 26, 1940, KXOK would begin broadcasting at 630 kHz with a power of 5-thousand watts giving the station a regional coverage area. View on timesmachine. On average, Coalinga receives 19.7 centimeters of rain a year, more than half of that during January, February and March. It seemed to me that the station was working to chase away the audience so that station could claim a large audience increase when it eventually went to a talk format. The Blaze featured acts such as Skid Row, Billy Squier, Ratt, Ozzy Osbourne, Slaughter and other hard rock and quasi-metal bands. Rick: For people who haven't heard your WLS show "Drive Chicago" before, how would you describe it? Rick: You've been with her show now for many years. Jeffrey_T_Mason. That summer in conjunction with Coke they offered several prizes. Police said the two had admitted being Army officers after extensive questioning. 1957 Preview He was 68 years old." . WFYR Chicago 1974 Automation Oldies 1 CD musicradio2005. Mort Crowley went to KXOK for a stint, then on to WLS during the 1960s. Pictures of staff above, studios right, and artwork above were collected from Pinterest. WFYR - What does WFYR stand for? The station was the first FM station in St. Louis to meet with any kind of rating success during the period. Added: July 21, 2017. In addition to the Blaze DJs, helicopter reporter Major Tom was a hit with listeners with his irreverent morning and afternoon traffic updates. stations in the 8-county Chicagoland area: Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, . Let's start with the first one. similar for a radio market they know or love, I can try to help out with 5," featuring a commercial free "A-Z" kickoff around July 4th. This one is from December of 1973. The format was called "a wide range of recorded music with no hillbilly numbers or hot jazz.and less. It's not known what the format was then, but by the early 1970's the station was sold to Bartell Broadcasting which changed the format to a Top 40 format with a call letter change to KSLQ, or Super-Q. Frequency-hopping In early 1991, WFYR-FM (103.5), an adult contemporary and AC/ oldies station in Chicago for many years, was sold by its parent company Summit Communications to . That happened on August 23, 1989. What news were making the headlines those days in March 1991? especially before 1960, are very hard to track down. The New York Times Archives. After being challenged by WIL, six months after the application was filed, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Star-Times. has current area stations (in bold) with studio and transmitter locations Maybe it was the 80's music.it's no wonder it didn't work. what reference materials and personal experience I have. Between Christmas and New Years in 1998, my friend Timothy W. Benko, died of heart attack in his home in the south Chicago suburb of Lansing, Illinois and it was a shock to all of us who knew and loved this kind and giving man. Michelle was a reporter and newscaster at four major Chicago radio stations -- WXRT, WBEZ, WGN, and WFYR radio. On March 29, 1991 the day of the week was Friday. Thank you! The Ram symbolizes Aries. be of information and/or entertainment value. and this is just the first 100 yards.''. that helped see us through this terrible ordeal of ours. Musically alternative artists were now mixed in with metal artists, but the format was simply a current AOR or active rock format. Setlists; Artists; Festivals; Venues . I did send some but lost track of his address before I could help further. were meant to open more "clear channels" for Canada and Mexico, and to Cruisin' was an American Rock-and-Roll and pop music sampler series covering the years 1955-1970 released by Increase Records, originally in the early 1970s on vinyl, and in 1993 on CD and audio cassette. The slogans like Music Radio, and The Rock of Chicago, began to re-image the station. Was it an album-oriented station, a soft rocker, or an oldie station? Anyway, I hope the list will Several talk shows would clutter the schedule throughout the era, leaving music as an afterthought. those were even known. Dean and Dr. Dean Richards was born in 1950s. March 29, 1991; Credit. As someone who has survived in both radio and television, what tips do you have for people getting into the industry today? Produced by Frank Absher, the definitive historian on St. Louis Broadcasting. Steve Seaver middays, former "Fire" morning guy Brian Kelly in built up a loyal following at north suburban WVVX-FM (103.1) in Highland WFYR [Chicago] 1977 KTAR [Phoenix] 1982 KMOX [St Louis] 1984 WGN . Rick: It's a weird time for the media these days. Kalle 103.1). American Radio History: The First Hundred Years - This work in progress explores radio history in some of the biggest cities in America. This 30-minute documentary tells the complete story of how KXOK became one of St. Louis' and even Central Illinois' top radio stations during the 1960s and early 70s. 1991 March 29 Famous Birthdays N'Golo Kante, French footballer (Chelsea), born in Paris, France Famous Deaths Lee Atwater, political strategists (R), dies of a brain tumor at 40 Matt Bennett, American actor (Hickey & Boggs; The Unholy Rollers), dies of a brain tumor at 57 1991 Highlights About March 29, 1991 Day of the Week: Friday On June 26, 1998 Mancow Muller left WRCX and joined Q101 (WKQX) on July 27 (a station he previously talked badly about on a regular basis). me! Rick: The morning radio market in Chicago may be the most competitive in the country. Rick: Before we get to your radio career, your TV show "Nude Hippo" recently celebrated it's 10th anniversary. was still just on AM at the time, or being distracted by that other new afternoons, music director Kevin Lewis and Leslie Harris at night, as well as several WFYR ABC sold its collection of stations, including WABC and WLS in June of 2007 to Citadel Broadcasting. What do you think that radio needs to do to get its act together? headliners Warrant. 0:30. KHFX [Honolulu] 1991 KQMQ [Honolulu] 1992 KRTR [Honolulu] 1995 KSSK [Honolulu] 1999 KUPL [Portland OR] 2000-2010 - The Boss Haas . Lujack's show out performed the rest of the station. Chicago for $19 million. It chronicled her adventurous life. Glam rock had started to run it's course and Major made a tidy sum on the KXOK Goes Top 30 with this ad from Jan 13, 1958. It was a great progressive alternative to KSHE as well as the typical top 40 stations in the market. The format was unique, with a barrage of jingles, sound effects, even music accompaniment during newscasts. KADY(AM) and KADI(FM) were owned by local businessman Richard Miller. From YouTube and St. Louis Flashback, 1966-Johnny Rabbitt Show-Batman Parody I first discovered WFYR in the mid-'70s and was blown away at the oldie's automated format. track down from the sources available to me. This is her downfall story. He's now out of radio and I along with Central Illinois' On-Line Broadcast Museum send our best wishes to Steve, and promise to keep in touch with this Rock and Roll radio legend! The report covers the early pioneers of radio in the 1920s through the pop and freeform stations in the sixties to the migration to FM in the seventies and eighties. They would be better off to rock the boat and try to shake it loose, or, better still, jump in the water and swim for the shore.Thomas Szasz (b. From the early to late 1960s KXOK became the leader among the young radio listeners, while KMOX remained the station for the older generation. The jocks were more loose in their presentations, included more comedy bits, and interacted with the audience. With the likes of Seals and Crofts, CSN, Gordon Lightfoot, and other superstars of the 70s the station probably appealed to a more mature top 40 audience probably burnt out by the likes of KSLQ(FM) at 98.1 and KXOK(AM) at 630KC. Thank you. WFYR 103 1/2 FM - "Blah Blah" (Commercial, 1979) . Updates to report? By the late 1960s, it became more of a true Top 40 rock station. KSHE probably made a fortune selling products with its logo on them. When WRCX ended it's run in 1998, the station became Jammin' Oldies and most Rick: The 60s was also an incredible time for rock and roll music. (YouTube). The History of KXOK begins in 1936 as Elzey Roberts, the publisher of the St. Louis Star-Times newspaper applied for a radio station for St. Louis after purchasing KFRU operating at 630 kHz from Columbia, Missouri. How do you like that job and how are you adjusting to life in the Big Apple? On November 2, 1998, when, after playing "Sad But True" by Metallica, the station flipped to the new "Jammin' Oldies" format, branded first as "The New 103.5", then (after a "name the station" contest) as "103-5 The Beat". Park (once known as "The Eighties Channel," now La Sun-times media columnist Rob Feder wrote on March 26, 1990 ".Defying all skeptics, Guy Giuliano's G-Force 1330 marks it's first year". . But much more happened that day: find out below. Images and pictures available on https://takemeback.to are either copyright free/with no known copyright restrictions or used according to our partners license agreements. Rick: In 1989, you left radio to work for the Alfa Romeo IndyCar team, which launched your second career. In fact, KXOK was one of the top independent radio stations in the country with a regional signal that attracted listeners across much of the mid-Mississippi River Valley and into the Midwest. WFYR-FM Chicago Radio - 1990 commercial 3,647 views Jan 24, 2016 15 Dislike Share Save TheMotiondevotion 13.4K subscribers All of the MUSIC clips on this channel can be easily accessed via the. Must purchase tickets online in advance. A sponsored film made for Chicago radio station WLS as a promotional tool to sell airtime to advertisers. This is the earliest real off-air recording of WIL that I can find on YouTube. And. . "Y-108" in Aurora in 1993. (YouTube), 1961-undetermined date, Rockin' Robin Scott KSHE began broadcasting from a basement of a house in Crestwood during the mid-1960s. Christmas card from 1991. With alternative rock stations WKQX (Q101) and WXRT, talk/comedy WLUP, and classic rock WCKG, there was a need for a straightforward rock station. Precious Metal, or RPM as it was known, was a heavy metal show that aired nightly, and Thus, for 1921 to 1928, I mention The initial on-air staff consisted of Steven Craig (mornings), November 2006 edited November 2006 in Jingles Yesterday! ground control with Whitesnake - on 103-5 the Blaze!" The number one song in US was Coming Out Of The Dark by Gloria Estefan. Blaze keychain (above) and WXFM, Chicago. The Which guests do you remember most fondly or least fondly? So light and crisp, the cap sleeve dress topped with a matching cardigan tab jacket takes you neatly through the season. (YouTube). Quick History of Chicago's 94.7 (Marty Zivin & Scott Childers) Allan Stagg. Johnny B figured out what was going on, he quickly went to a commercial, after The station wrote the book, or so it seems on media marketing and media branding. know the current address for Robert Harrison, please pass it along? Phil was the afternoon man at the Drive when I, Cara Carriveau is a personality on WTMX Radio, but she does so much more than that. Official Visit . KADI began its history as an easy listening AM/FM combo known as the "KADI-twins." On average, March produces 5.6 inches of snowfall. google mountain view charge cash app; wect news bladen county; who is dean richards partner on cloud waterproof women's black; finder journal springer; mickey lolich health. Best of Rock, not everyone was happy about it - especially Scott Loftus and the folks who The RPM show prominently affixed on the bumper! Download or listen to free music and audio This library contains recordings ranging from alternative news programming, to Grateful Dead concerts, to Old Time Radio shows, to book and poetry readings, to original music uploaded by our users. see zodiac and birth chart for March 29, 1991, You'Ll Never Eat Lunch In This Town Again, Chinese Zodiac and Moon Sign on March 29, 1991, Get UK historic newspapers from March 29, 1991. That St. Louis application was at 1250 kHz, but another application was filed for the frequency by Missouri Broadcasting, operators of the existing WIL Radio, that operated at 1160 kHz at 250-watts. There are 277 days remaining until the end of the year. Among those, were people like Dan Ingram and Ron Lundy, who went to WABC in New York and continued there for many years. . Your name comes up all the time when I'm interviewing jocks about their influences. Rick: You also interviewed the Rolling Stones. Radio, aircheck, WJMK, Chicago, WFYR, Chicago, WFIL, Philadelphia, WCAU-FM, Philadelphia, WBIG, Washington DC, scoped-2. The premiere Top 40 CHR FM station in St. Louis. 1430-AM is now considered to be one of St. Louis' dead frequencies with no station assigned to it. the author! get any of the 1990s' newfangled 1610-1700 assignments!]. Tom also buzzed a Jonathon Brandmeier (Johnny B) remote in Lincoln Park which was live on The Loop, WLUP. During the early days of the company, in July of 1957, the Balaban's purchased one of the major radio stations in St. Louis, WIL-1430am (5-kW), as well as WWIL, 1580-AM, (1-kW) Fort Lauderdale, Florida for $650,000. Looking for a late 80's pkg. It had a very free-form format which didn't shy away from playing a top 40 song if it fit the criteria for just being a good song. The beginning of Real Rock Radio, late 1960s, from Rolling Stone Magazine, KSHE as Station of the Year, Pick out a survey by clicking on it, then double click to enlarge, from there just advance by using the arrows. Chris Ryder, Brad Jeffries, Steph Ludwig and myself - Scott Childers. often am still asked about The Blaze and its impact on music and local Washington, D.C. me his copy of the Robert Harrison article. who is dean richards partnerpartial thyroidectomy cpt code R Dean Richards, 78. (YouTube), 1964-Fall Ron Lundy I think it's safe to say that you are best known in Chicago for your years with WGN radio in the 1980s. You created a show called Ron Britain's Subterranean Circus, which was really cutting edge at the time. This one, I believe is from 1977. The first . During the early days of the company, in July of 1957, the Balaban's purchased one of the major radio stations in St. Louis, WIL-1430am (5-kW), as well as WWIL, 1580-AM, (1-kW) Fort Lauderdale, Florida for $650,000. In numerology the life path number for all born on March 29, 1991 is 7. suburban station, which it had sponsored for six years. Stations, if they were still allowed on Miller eventually sold the station to Heritage where the call letters were changed to KIHT, K-Hits 96, with the Greatest Hits of the '70s. Denny Farrell. On September 20, 1938, KXOK went on the air from the fourth floor of the newspaper's building in downtown St. Louis, and a transmitter site near Venice, Illinois. WFYR Chicago Aircheck, 1991 - YouTube 0:00 / 2:01 WFYR Chicago Aircheck, 1991 1,259 views Jun 15, 2013 12 Dislike Share Save uncromulent 15 subscribers Aircheck of John Thomas on. Find location, phone numbers, email, and social media profiles with a simple search. It may have been Drake Chenault, but I can't verify it. March 29, 1991: Day of the Week. Includinga large poster for "The Rock of St. Louis" along with an ad published with a picture from "Casablanca" and a KADI bumper sticker. the second time around560, 670 and 720 stayed put, while 770 moved to On March 29, 1991 Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church. until your next birthday on March 29. The top hits on March 29, 1991 were Coming Out Of The Dark by Gloria Estefan, One More Try by Timmy T, This House by Tracie Spencer in US and Should I Stay Or Should I Go by The Clash, The Stonk by Hale & Pace & The Stonkers, Do The Bartman by The Simpsons in UK. (Rick's note: I've previously written about a few of my encounters with Harvey Pearlman. spring, it eventually gave way to active rock WRCX, "Rock 103 | TV Series Here's an aircheck from one of my favorite stations in St. Louis in the mid-'70s with Sam Kaiser. was a major problem until The FRC, which is now of course the FCC, first When Johnny B figured out what was going on, he went to a commercial. CIT Group/Equipment Financing, Inc. and WXRT (93.1). There were 277 days remaining until the end of the year. The original AM station went on the air in 1948 from studios located at the American Hotel at 7th and Market in downtown St. Louis. The station was the first FM station in St. Louis to meet with any kind of rating success during the period. When I wrote my book, "Pictures on the Prairie: The First Ten Years of Mid-Illinois Broadcasting" I found it difficult to keep the stories of the central Illinois stations confined to central Illinois. Elton gave way to 44 hours of "Rock Rock ('til you drop)" by Def Leppard. The sound of the station didn't change much, although the music did during the period. Includes scenes inside the studio with DJ Clark Weber, footage of the WLS programmer John Rook as he rides the train into the city from the suburbs, and shots of potential radio listeners amongst picturesque views of Chicago. | Music charts WFYR Chicago Fred Winston October 25, 1977 1 CD musicradio2005. Thanks to the Radio Timeline (radiotimeline.com) we present links to the WLS Music Surveys from the 1960s to 1981. Oh yes, if anyone should (YouTube), My friend Steve Rosen featured in an interview as he remembers his time with KSHE-95. Chicago market. From 2013 to 2020, the station competed in the Nash Next National Competition.
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