In 1967, popular Top 40 disc jockey Tom Donahue (Rock Radio Hall of Fame inductee 2015) and his wife Raechel took the FM underground rock sound to KMPX in San Francisco, and soon, along with L.A. Top 40 personality B. Mitchel Reed, to KPPC-FM in Pasadena. var MonthTotal = 0; Well, it happened again in the southland. have a hit single on the KRLA charts.) return daycount; https://archive.org/details/01KBCAJazzRadioLosAngelesFeb1976DISC1. Historic Los Angeles Hilltops(lots of transmitter pics!) https://93khj.blogspot.com Streaming service and player provided by Triton Digital. I listened every morning on my way to class at USC. I got a call from a jazz-loving friend the other day, and in the course of conversation, we discovered that we were both weaned in our jazz love by a commercial jazz station, KBCA 105.1, back in the 1960's. This man's name is synonymous with the station itself; under his radio sucks! KOST broadcasts Christmas music from November to December each year. KNX FM 93.1 Over the years, the station became synonymous with oldies, but kept current And how could there be a KRLA page without mentioning Mr. Rock 'N' Roll, radioinsight.com Photography and VIDEOGRAPHY services. 2023 Last.fm Ltd. LINKS LAST TESTED MARCH 25, 2021 It feels like radio Disney is behind the playlist now. Classical KUSC is the most listened to classical public radio station in the country, dedicated to making classical music and the arts a more important part of more people's lives. When the station was sold to Eleven-Ten Broadcasting, they became KRLA, the second AM top-40 station in Los Angeles, competing with KFWB "Channel 98" in the early '60s. Airheads Radio Survey Archive tunes of the late '50s and early '60s." the AM dial. MonthCount[1] = 31; Historic Los Angeles Hilltops(lots of transmitter pics!) With a staff that included B. Mitchell Reed, Stevens, Jimmy Rabbitt,[3] Brother John, and Mary ("The Burner") Turner, Stevens introduced a new rock format that retained some of Donahue's progressive freedom but gave it energy and consistency that featured programming and high production values similar to those that had been integrated at KROQ. MonthCount[6] = 30; For a time, he even hosted his own Oldies. Reviews on Hip Hop Radio Stations in Los Angeles, CA - KCRW, Power 106, Chocolate City -- 89.9 KCRW, 93.5 KDAY, KJLH 102.3 FM era: Some recollections of the early days from board operator Ted Shireman: It was a strange operation for sure. www.warrenzevon.com SoftRockRadio plays a unique mix of singer/songwriter based classic soft rock along with some other classics from the 70s, 80s and a touch of the 90s. The Credibility Gap broadcast satirical skits during Pasadena's Tournament of Roses Parade in the 1970s. Let No One Get You Down. After conflicts with the stations owners, the Donahues, Reed and the rest of the KPPC and KMPX staff left both stations and went on strike. Download today and take us on the go. low-rated 5000-watt station known as KHJ transformed itself into the top-40 [5] Arguably, 1978 was the pinnacle year at the station. [1] It signed off on February 14, 1987. Some recollections from a fan named "Uncle Joe": WHERE ARE THEY NOW? rotated all weekend, plus two others in case the weather changed Sat or Sun. down in San Diego, The Mighty 690 was becoming 69 Extra Gold. (Special thanx to Ted Shireman for the info on Before They Hit It Big: Frequencies You'll Recognize. TRANSLATOR SALES. (Complete to 1976; '77-'80 are partial listings) Airheads Radio Survey Archive,