Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Friday, August 20, 2010

WTOB Winston-Salem NC QSL Card

WTOB in Winston-Salem North Carolina was the first AM station that I listened to as a teen in 1965. Years later I lived in Willingboro, New Jersey, but still cruised the noisy upper AM band for odd stations. One evening among the jumble I heard the familiar sounds of WTOB fading in and out. I wrote the station with info and got this card in the mail. Click to enlarge:


Thursday, August 19, 2010

Pat Sajak on WSM-AM Radio December 1, 1975

Prior to Wheel of Fortune, Pat Sajak was the afternoon DJ on WSM-AM in Nashville from 1974-1977. He also was the booth announcer for WSM TV 4, and worked weekends as a weatherman. Here's Pat featured on the front of the WSM music brochure, and here is Pat on the air from December 1, 1975. You'll hear Pat's humor and timing as he jocks and reads commercials. Thanks to Mike Bohan of WSM for the aircheck.

Click to enlarge pic and click here to listen to Pat Sajak.

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

WFIL Philadelphia Survey May 06 1968

Another Boss survey from WFIL. Click any image to enlarge. Audio version is here.


Saturday, August 14, 2010

Peter Noone at WKDA Nashville 1965

From the nashradio group at Yahoo:

WIBG Philadelphia Survey July 17 1967

Another Top 99 survey from WIBG Philadelphia. Click any image to enlarge. Audio version is here.


Wednesday, August 11, 2010

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.