In addition to the Blaze DJs, helicopter reporter Major Tom was a hit with listeners with his irreverent morning and afternoon traffic updates. He was one of the major stars of WIL who would follow Dan Ingram to New York and WABC. Now it's adult contemporary Y 98FM owned by CBS. (YouTube), My friend Steve Rosen featured in an interview as he remembers his time with KSHE-95. KMOX(CBS), KXOK(ABC), KSD(NBC) were big stations during the early 1950s, but WIL was one of the heritage radio stations that adopted a popular music format, great talent with lots of listener interaction. It remained KADI (FM) through 1987, before becoming KRJY from 1987 to 1994, playing oldies as "Jukebox 96." | Videogames. Rick: You also interviewed the Rolling Stones. The covers were stylized after the works of pop artist Roy Lichtenstein. But California was very, very dry in 1991, so there was an abundance of dust, Kaplan says. The Balaban Brothers simply let WIL gradually fall away from being the popular station it was in the late 1950s, leaving it to slowly die in the mid to late 1960s, before being sold. Sunday's programming included the syndicated Wolfman Jack Show heard here, followed by a local oldie show. The sound of the station didn't change much, although the music did during the period. Eventually, the station would change once again, this time to an oldies format called "Jukebox 96." This one, I believe is from 1977. The station continues with a talk and sports format and has fallen considerably in the market's ratings from its Music Radio days. In 1960 KSTL had an FM sister station at 98.1 and 76,000 watts. The call letters became WUBT, which represented "103-5 The Beat, Chicago's Jammin' Oldies". Rick: Of course, you've worked at many other stations on the Chicago radio dial, including WIND, WLS, WJMK, WTMX, and WRLL. Career . This one is from December of 1973. Historic AM call-signs are easy enough, thanks to the many "DX" Chancellor merged with Capstar in 1999, becoming known as AMFM Inc. Radio legend Doug James did mornings on the station. CIT Group/Equipment Financing, Inc. On March 29, 1991 the day of the week was Friday. . March 29, 1991 was the 88 th day of the year 1991 in the Gregorian calendar. Thanks to you and a few other talented jocks at WCFL, your radio station really was on the cutting edge, wasn't it? 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 Several talk shows would clutter the schedule throughout the era, leaving music as an afterthought. | Movies 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. Today, they are known for boosting local country music artists, with a weekly feature. He was fortunate enough to spend time at KADI and KSHE in the years from the late 1960s through the mid-1970s. Meanwhile, in 1957, KXOK made a change to challenge the popular music format of WIL. It's in really excellent condition, hardly been used at all-IF at all. They divested into television by producing "The Mort Downey Show," KADY(AM) and KADI(FM) were owned by local businessman Richard Miller. Have a look which song was played how often in 1991! August 24, 2022- I had a terrific phone call with Steve Rosen during the afternoon on the date above. It's obvious. The day of the week was Friday. "Bob was an amazing storyteller," said Bob Bateman, formerly . often am still asked about The Blaze and its impact on music and local Other. 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. 0:32. In early 1991, WFYR-FM (103.5) was sold by its parent company Summit Communications to Major Broadcasting of Chicago. 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. Rick: I know you still follow the Chicago radio scene from afar. Storz Broadcasting quickly changed the station to a Top-40 format to compete with WIL Radio, which had already established itself as St. Louis' leading contemporary music and personality radio station. lasted a while longer at 103.1, and briefly aired on WYSY-AM/FM An illustration of a magnifying . Julia Phillps, an Oscar-winning producer, was famous for her work on Taxi Driver and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. The histories of these "Honorable Mentions" will be added when more information becomes available. WFYR (97.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format [1] and licensed for Elmwood, Illinois, United States, in the Peoria area. buzzed a Jonathan Brandmeier remote in Lincoln Park which was live on 97.9 The Loop. Park (once known as "The Eighties Channel," now La Dean and Dr. Dean Richards was born in 1950s. Many of these audios and MP3s are available for free. RADIOChicago (ISSN 1044-9647) is published quarterly by RADIOChicago. 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. Rolling Stone called this book "the first Doors biography". Major, a newer company had success with a high-energy hard rock format in The first local personality on the station was Program Director/Morning Host Dr Chris Michaels (now at competitor WXCL). But we are the living examples of what a wonderful country this is. Jan 1 57th Sugar Bowl: #6 Tennessee beats Virginia, 23-22. An archive of the history of US Network Daytime Television with year-by-year schedule grids. At the time, the Balaban's had interests in WRIT(AM) Milwaukee, WI; WBMG(AM) Birmingham, AL; 50% of WTVO(TV) Rockford, IL; and WICS(TV), Springfield, IL and KFBI(AM), Kansas City, MO. It started with an opera format. Steve Seaver and Leslie Harris. 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. KHFX [Honolulu] 1991 KQMQ [Honolulu] 1992 KRTR [Honolulu] 1995 KSSK [Honolulu] 1999 KUPL [Portland OR] 2000-2010 - The Boss Haas . especially before 1960, are very hard to track down. (YouTube). (Rick's note: I've previously written about a few of my encounters with Harvey Pearlman. By 1994, Major sold the station to Evergreen Media, parent company of WLUP (97.9 FM) and WMVP (1000 AM). Pictures and music survey's from Pinterest. What would you consider some of your personal highlights from the WGN years? Megan Hilty was born on March 29, 1981 in Bellevue, Washington, USA. My radio hero, John Records Landecker, considers you the greatest jock of all time. Elton gave way to 44 hours of "Rock Rock ('til you drop)" by Def Leppard. The new company called Radio WIL was purchased by Harry and Elmer Balaban along with the Atlantic Brewing Company at one-third each ownership. Finale lyrics. suburban station, which it had sponsored for six years. Radio Commission came into being, around 1927. that helped see us through this terrible ordeal of ours. By 1967, WIL would become a country station. It was a great progressive alternative to KSHE as well as the typical top 40 stations in the market. This was from 1982. WWMM, Chicago - Arlington Heights. In early 1991, WFYR-FM (103.5), an adult contemporary station in Chicago for many years (also under an AC Oldies format) was sold by it's parent company Summit Communications to Major Broadcasting of Chicago for $19 million. It chronicled her adventurous life. 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. 2021 Much of the "fun" in producing Personalities included Radio Rich Dalton, Mike Lee, Sam Kaiser, Melissa Knight to name but a few. The Free Dictionary. 1941, with most stations told they were to shift frequencies on March 29th. Saturday, May 31, 2008 . Then, at noon on April 1st, the station "snuffed the fire and stoked The Blaze!" There are 277 days remaining until the end of the year. KXOK jingles from the Golden Age of "The Big 630! | Books This is her downfall story. here. featured some of the less commercial and harder edged acts, as well as some local bands. By then, WLUP had been sold to Bonneville and returned to a rock format with a lean on harder edged classic rock and WKQX was becoming musically closer to WRCX, mixing a moderate amount of active rock. Recorded at Macomb, Ill from Chicago. While Evergreen kept the Blaze format Education student, American Academy Dramatic Arts, 1987. The studios by then were located in Clayton and under Bartell, the power of the station was increased to 100,000 watts. . Copyright 1990. Emmis took ownership from 2000 to 2018. Under his ownership, the format changed several times from the late 1960s through the late 1980s. On July 5, 1994 at 6am the station relaunched as "Rock 103-5," featuring a commercial free "A-Z" kickoff. Rick: You've been with her show now for many years. KXOK in the 1960s had Davey O'Donnell, Peter Martin, Don Stinky Shafer, Nick Charles, Keith Morris, Ray Otis, Steven B. Stevens, Bob Shea, Robert R. Lynn, Richard Ward Fatherly, Nick Charles, and Johnny Rabbitt, among others. Rick: You had everyone on that show. 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. Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks?Unlimited books on any devices, try your first month free. has current area stations (in bold) with studio and transmitter locations The body-worn camera and pod camera . It was a great progressive alternative to KSHE as well as the typical top 40 stations in the market. 5," featuring a commercial free "A-Z" kickoff around July 4th. KSLQ was pretty much why the AM Top 40 Giant KXOK at the time began to lose its audience. Lost touch with a childhood best friend or former schoolmate? (left) and Scott Childers on the air in The Blaze Studio C. In addition to the Blaze jocks, helicopter The series was special in that each album, purported to be an authentic roughly 40-minutes recording, 1961-undetermined date, Rockin' Robin Scott. 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. In the early morning hours of Monday, March 29, in Little Village, a Chicago police officer shot and killed a 13-year-old boy that we now know was Adam Toledo. (YouTube), 1963-January 4 Ron Lundy Washington, D.C. Lujack's show out performed the rest of the station. What are your thoughts about the cuts WLS recently made in their news department--including your old job of news director? Then, on May 2, 1960, the format would change to what was at the time, a contemporary hit radio with high personality disc jockeys. Quote O' Matic. CATEGORIES . Under the menu, go to Desktops or Apps, click on Details next to your choice and then select Add to Favorites. were the ones which impressed me in my radio formative years. Blazefest, a rock memorabilia show and concert at the Odeum Expo Center in Villa When This is the KXOK Radio Story by Richard Ward Fatherly, KXOK Radio St. Louis, Missouri. Read more about this topic: WKSC-FM, History, Oh take my Heart, and by that means youll proveWithin too stord enough of Love:Give me but Yours, Ill by that change so thrive,That Love in all my parts shall live.So powerful is this change, it render can,My outside Woman, and your inside Man.Abraham Cowley (16181667), Men are afraid to rock the boat in which they hope to drift safely through lifes currents, when, actually, the boat is stuck on a sandbar. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. Should I Stay Or Should I Go by The Clash was #1 song in the UK. Dean Richards (born March 31, 1954) is an American film critic and entertainment reporter for WGN-TV and a longtime radio host for WGN (AM) in Chicago. For a radio station in Chicago that once used these call letters, see WKSC-FM. Police said the two had admitted being Army officers after extensive questioning. prominently affixed on the bumper! On March 29, 1991 several famous people were born including, Hayley McFarland, N'Golo Kant, Irene (singer). Bob was one of the early midday jocks who probably did double duty in production. Famous people died on March 29, 1991 include, Lee Atwater, Matt Bennett, Lee Atwater. That had to be an exciting time. If you can fill in This canvas tote bag (or "beach bag") was one. When WRCX ended it's run in 1998, the station became Jammin' Oldies and most And for what America stands for. me his copy of the Robert Harrison article. Thank you. Calculate the number of days between two dates. belongs of American nationality and white ethnicity. Evergreen owned the WRCX until 1997 when they merged with Chancellor Media. Yes, Delete No, Cancel. Official Visit . holders and some new folks including Jimmy Novak, "Major Tom" Johnson, Most folks I KSLQ was pretty much why the AM Top 40 Giant KXOK at the time began to lose its audience. wounds he said were inflicted by Iraqi troops after he was detained and held prisoner for his anti-Saddam beliefs on March 29 . In the early-2000s, it was changed to "97.3 River Country". and WXRT (93.1). while You'Ll Never Eat Lunch In This Town Again by Julia Phillips was one of the best selling book. was a major problem until The FRC, which is now of course the FCC, first Artists like Seals and Crofts and America actually fit right in with Uriah Heep and Pink Floyd. (YouTube), 1962-February 28 Bob Osborne It probably was best described as a "superstars" music format within a progressive presentation. Rick: One last question. It featured a MOR format which was designed to appeal to females. ''We have some formidable competition, though. For the radio station at 103.5 in Chicago, Illinois and formerly known as WFYR-FM, see, "Cumulus, Townsquare Swap Involves 65 Stations, 13 Markets, $116 Million Cash", "On the air: River Country handle traded in for a NASH", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WFYR&oldid=1131823329, "Fire" (station's original nickname, Fire 97.3), American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks, This page was last edited on 5 January 2023, at 22:42. 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. I don't have the entire package or demo, but I do have ONE cut that was used for the top hour: Thanks to the Radio Timeline (radiotimeline.com) we present links to the WLS Music Surveys from the 1960s to 1981. She has been married to Brian Gallagher since November 2, 2013. 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. Who are some of your favorite interview subjects from radio (and why), and is there anyone on the air that you still need to cross off the list? KADI began its history as an easy listening AM/FM combo known as the "KADI-twins." Soon, Mancow Muller debuted in mornings at "The Rock." black (and the scarce white) bumperstickers. As WWBZ pumped out The 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. With Mancow's morning ratings lead-in gone, (Bob & Tom were briefly aired on WRCX after his departure), Chancellor opted to shut down WRCX in November 1998. Books released in the market the two had admitted being Army officers extensive. 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