Rock 106 WKQB Nashville License Plate

WLAC-FM switched to a Lee Abrams AOR format in 1978, with most of the programming coming from Atlanta. The station changed its calls to WKQB, "The Music That's Meant To Be". After a couple of years, the format went harder, and WKQB became Rock106. The station outpaced WKDF in ratings, but new owners two years later pulled the plug and brought back easy listening to WLAC-FM. Go figure.

Click image to enlarge.  UPDATE - found a pin to go with the license plate.

WLAC Nashville Survey July 31 1978

WLAC AM 1510 was the last chapter in Top 40 AM radio for Nashville. I worked at the station then, doing Saturday night midnight to 430am Sunday morning, keeping people awake over most of the country. According to a Rolling Stone article, WLAC AM was the most popular station in Cuba at night. We even got fan mail from Sweden. Here's the survey, click any pic to enlarge. Click here to hear the audio version.

Spider Harrison and Shadoe Bailey were the two nighttime jocks on WLAC. Shadoe went on to Atlanta and Spider is now an actor, radio host, and record label owner. You can hear an aircheck of The Spider here.

The music selection was as Top 40 as it got. It then went Top 30, with the #1 song being played every hour. Tough on the jocks but good for the ratings. The station also had an awesome news department, with legends like David Tower, Eddie Parker, and Paul Randall Dickerson.

WGRD Grand Rapids Michigan Survey May 06 1970

Another great find from Timmy. Click pics to enlarge. Audio version is here.

WFIL Philadelphia Survey August 21 1967

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KCBQ San Diego CA Survey October 23 1970

KCBQ survey from 1970, thanks to Timmy! Click to enlarge. Audio version of the survey is here.

WRCP Philadelphia PA Survey October 23, 1967

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WCCO Minneapolis St. Paul MN QSL Card

Here's a QSL card from WCCO, blowtorch of the Midwest. Click to enlarge either image.