Charlie Daniels at WKDF Nashville

Charlie Daniels is a big fan of Nashville radio, and especially WKDF, who broadcast his Volunteer Jam series of concerts for years. Here's Charlie at the WKDF studios with long time KDF jock Tom Bootle. Click to enlarge, and R.I.P. Tom.

WKKO Cocoa Beach FL Survey July 18 1969

What else happened this week? Oh yeah, we landed on the moon. WKKO and Cocoa Beach were justifiably proud of this historical moment, as seen in their survey out on the week of the moon landing. Click to enlarge, and thanks to David Rollins for this awesome post!

WKDA-FM Nashville Survey June 22 1970

WKDA-FM brought full time AOR radio to Nashville in the spring of 1970. They immediately picked up a solid audience of album rock fans, and the station morphed into WKDF, and then just KDF. They stayed with the same format until turning country in 1993. Bob Cole, pictured in this survey at the bottom, is now seen as the father of AOR radio in Nashville.

Click to enlarge, and to learn more about the history of AOR radio in Nashville, click here.

WFIL Philadelphia Survey Jan 22 9168

Another survey from Famous 56 WFIL Philadelphia, this one from early 1968. American pop is making a comeback, there are only five British invasion songs on this survey. Local groups still make the chart like Barbara Mason and the Soul Survivors. And don't forget to order your Long John Wade niteshirt on the back!

WSGN Birmingham AL Mailing Label

Birmingham powerhouse WSGN was one of the giants of 60s AM radio, part of the Southern Broadcasting Fleet that included WTOB Winston-Salem, KOY Phoenix AZ, WKIX Raleigh NC, and KTHT Houston TX. Here's a mailing label from WSGN, click to enlarge. Learn more about the Birmingham Alabama radio market in the 60s by clicking here.

WMAK Nashville Survey June 05, 1974

Here's WMAK in summer 1974, still riding the Top 40 wave. Roger St. John is featured on the cover. Anyone have info on him? Lots of locally produced Nashville acts are in the survey, including Jim Stafford, Jimmy Buffett, Anne Murray, and Elvis. Click to enlarge and enjoy!

WBVR Russelville KY Sticker

Here's a great bumper sticker from WBVR Russellville KY in the 1990s. The station was a country format. I once did a commercial for them, and their slug line was "Leave It On The Beaver!"  Indeed.