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Post by pizzzzza on Mar 3, 2012 21:56:55 GMT -5
One notation was added to WOGL for the 6 am Saturday slot:
Update March 3 - thanks to dukedeb for this info:
WOGL that airs on Sat 6-9AM is the same as WOGL that airs on Sun afternoon continuously. So if anyone is wondering what is going to air on Sun, they can check out the Sat show to find out. BTW, it is 3 hours regardless of which show airs. So 1970-78, late 78-79 or 80s are all 3 hours....either all 3 if 1970-78 or the last 3 if it's late 78 and beyond.
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Post by pizzzzza on Mar 3, 2012 22:02:34 GMT -5
One thing to note about KHLA (Lake Charles, LA) is that while they play optional extras, the timing can be off. I've listened to AT40/70s online a couple of times on that station, including today, and each time the third optional extra was played after the show was over. It was odd to hear Larry signoff with "thanks for listening" and the music play out, only next for him to return with "Here's a classic AT40 extra from 1972". Thanks - I'll make a notation about that in the station's listing. |
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Post by at40petebattistini on Mar 4, 2012 13:55:54 GMT -5
I would *love* to be able to hear some of these shows, such as this weekend's 3-4-72 program, on an AM broadcast outlet, the presentation method for which it was originally intended. Those were the good 'ole days.......... Yes they were. And fortunately there's still a little of that sentimentality around. Yesterday morning I spent a few minutes scanning the AM dial trying to find an AT40 broadcast of this weekend's 70s show. Just for a moment, I traveled back 40 years. Every weekend back then I often spent time trying to find Casey and the countdown. And my experience yesterday was about the same -- nothing. Except for one thing. I discovered the AM signal of a station about 125 miles from home. (Thanks for keeping this information up to date, pizzzzza!) However, I had to return to the radio later in the day in order to hear the AT40 broadcast. And when I did, there it was, with Casey's voice opening the 3-4-72 program drenched in static. I was wowed by that because, all too often, that's how it was in the early 70s -- if I was lucky. I only heard a few minutes but that's all I really needed to be reminded of what it was like in another time. It was surreal... Sorry to ramble here but I couldn't help but share the experience, past and present. Now I can't wait for another early 70s show.  |
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Post by reachinforthestars on Mar 4, 2012 14:13:32 GMT -5
Those were the good 'ole days.......... Yes they were. And fortunately there's still a little of that sentimentality around. Yesterday morning I spent a few minutes scanning the AM dial trying to find an AT40 broadcast of this weekend's 70s show. Just for a moment, I traveled back 40 years. Every weekend back then I often spent time trying to find Casey and the countdown. And my experience yesterday was about the same -- nothing. Except for one thing. I discovered the AM signal of a station about 125 miles from home. (Thanks for keeping this information up to date, pizzzzza!) However, I had to return to the radio later in the day in order to hear the AT40 broadcast. And when I did, there it was, with Casey's voice opening the 3-4-72 program drenched in static. I was wowed by that because, all too often, that's how it was in the early 70s -- if I was lucky. I only heard a few minutes but that's all I really needed to be reminded of what it was like in another time. It was surreal... Sorry to ramble here but I couldn't help but share the experience, past and present. Now I can't wait for another early 70s show. Oh yes, this took me back to the days of standing (for sometimes hours) by the refrigerator where the AM only radio was perched at the top. You would think my arm would have fallen off with the amount of time I spent reaching up and oh so very slowly turning the dial to hopefully capture a few moments of a radio station hundreds of miles away before the static would drown out the signal. Then it was time for me to begin my next trip across the dial to stumble upon another listening treasure. |
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Post by at40petebattistini on Mar 4, 2012 14:43:38 GMT -5
^A few regulars to this site can't really appreciate this experience as much. But that's the way it is when trying to explain history first-hand. And it's a wonder that all of us didn't have our arms fall off, reachinforthestars. |
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Post by pizzzzza on Mar 4, 2012 17:59:01 GMT -5
^A few regulars to this site can't really appreciate this experience as much. But that's the way it is when trying to explain history first-hand. And it's a wonder that all of us didn't have our arms fall off, reachinforthestars. I think I may have mentioned this a few times already on here before, but since we're on the subject of listening to AT 40 - 70s - when it ORGINALLY was played.... I would stay up, or at least try to, until 1 or 2 am to listen to the countdown on WCFL (Chicago) back in 1972 - I had a small red transistor radio, that would pick up all the far away stations ONLY at night....WOWO, WGAR, WCFL, WLS, KMOX - well anyway you get the idea. I "treasure" those days now, looking back...even though the sound wasn't crystal clear, I fondly remember listening to Casey, with the signal coming in and out. Fortunately for me anyway, a closer station, WINA (Charlottesville VA) - started to carry the show in 1973, so I would listen to the broadcast on Saturday mornings. Pete - you desribed it so clearly to me...gave me a chill reading it, and made think back to my early teen years when I first discovered Billboard Magazine and American Top 40. |
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Post by hothitzdj on Mar 4, 2012 18:35:30 GMT -5
Those were the good 'ole days.......... Yes they were. And fortunately there's still a little of that sentimentality around. Yesterday morning I spent a few minutes scanning the AM dial trying to find an AT40 broadcast of this weekend's 70s show. Just for a moment, I traveled back 40 years. Every weekend back then I often spent time trying to find Casey and the countdown. And my experience yesterday was about the same -- nothing. Except for one thing. I discovered the AM signal of a station about 125 miles from home. (Thanks for keeping this information up to date, pizzzzza!) However, I had to return to the radio later in the day in order to hear the AT40 broadcast. And when I did, there it was, with Casey's voice opening the 3-4-72 program drenched in static. I was wowed by that because, all too often, that's how it was in the early 70s -- if I was lucky. I only heard a few minutes but that's all I really needed to be reminded of what it was like in another time. It was surreal... Sorry to ramble here but I couldn't help but share the experience, past and present. Now I can't wait for another early 70s show. I can't help but be reminded of how it was back in the 70's thanks to Pete's post. It was total static trying to listen to AT40 on KDWB 650 especially when it went dark. Well, the first hour was always good (60 miles away). I really had to put up with some bad AM signals just to listen to countdowns even into the 80's. WLS, the big 89, was always an adventure. However, the station was so good you had to hear it as a teen. You never knew when the you would lose the signal or when it would come back. My only question to Pete is didn't that station have an internet stream to hear the show. |
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Post by at40petebattistini on Mar 4, 2012 19:15:23 GMT -5
pizzzza,
It's too bad WCFL didn't find a daytime slot for AT40, in addition to the post-midnight schedule. The station just didn't realize the show's potential. At least you were fortunate to have access to WINA's signal. Chicago radio listeners, like me, went for another year and a half before Casey returned. But you're right, they're treasured memories.
hothitzdj,
I'm glad to know you also shared the experience. But I had to laugh when you asked about listening to the show on an Internet stream. As wacky as this may seem, hearing a 1972 show on the AM band, even with static, is the way to go to really appreciate and enjoy how it once was. The first AT40 program I ever heard was in April 1971. I can only hope that I'll hear it again next month in all of its glory on AM radio.
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Post by matt on Mar 4, 2012 21:23:04 GMT -5
This is fun reading you guys' experience from the early 70's days off AM radio. I started listening to AT40 in 1980, and the station in our market (Omaha) was FM by then (had been AM until 1977, but I was too little to remember). Who'da thunk that back when everything was going FM, there would someday be people longing for that sound of a static-laden AM broadcast? Nostalgia can be a powerful thing...
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Post by pizzzzza on Mar 4, 2012 22:05:43 GMT -5
pizzzza, It's too bad WCFL didn't find a daytime slot for AT40, in addition to the post-midnight schedule. The station just didn't realize the show's potential. At least you were fortunate to have access to WINA's signal. Chicago radio listeners, like me, went for another year and a half before Casey returned. But you're right, they're treasured memories. hothitzdj, I'm glad to know you also shared the experience. But I had to laugh when you asked about listening to the show on an Internet stream. As wacky as this may seem, hearing a 1972 show on the AM band, even with static, is the way to go to really appreciate and enjoy how it once was. The first AT40 program I ever heard was in April 1971. I can only hope that I'll hear it again next month in all of its glory on AM radio. Pete - I just read the text under your name....haha....would that by any chance be a reference to when WCFL played AT 40 on Saturday night/Sunday mornings at 1/2 am EST? By the way, even if WCFL had played AT 40 during the day, I wouldn't have been able to pick it up all the way from Virginia....it only came in at night for me. |
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Post by pizzzzza on Mar 4, 2012 22:06:59 GMT -5
This is fun reading you guys' experience from the early 70's days off AM radio. I started listening to AT40 in 1980, and the station in our market (Omaha) was FM by then (had been AM until 1977, but I was too little to remember). Who'da thunk that back when everything was going FM, there would someday be people longing for that sound of a static-laden AM broadcast? Nostalgia can be a powerful thing... Wahoo...I guess we all go through this as we get older. I find myself more and more listening to music from 60s/70s/80s all the time and NOTHING from the 90s on anymore....I suppose it just reminds me of when I was younger and growing up. And times were a lot simpler back then....... |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2012 12:26:45 GMT -5
I dont know if this fact has been mentioned.
Apparently some stations do not aired earlier 70´s shows. This is what someone has posted on Facebook:
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Post by matt on Mar 5, 2012 13:39:16 GMT -5
This is fun reading you guys' experience from the early 70's days off AM radio. I started listening to AT40 in 1980, and the station in our market (Omaha) was FM by then (had been AM until 1977, but I was too little to remember). Who'da thunk that back when everything was going FM, there would someday be people longing for that sound of a static-laden AM broadcast? Nostalgia can be a powerful thing... Wahoo...I guess we all go through this as we get older. I find myself more and more listening to music from 60s/70s/80s all the time and NOTHING from the 90s on anymore....I suppose it just reminds me of when I was younger and growing up. And times were a lot simpler back then....... It must be starting for me already, because lately I am mostly listening to 70s and 80s (and some early 90s stuff). My wife made fun of me the other day because I was listening to a 70's show and Barry Manilow came on...and then I had trouble naming current pop music that our kids could listen to...but what can I say? Yeah times were simpler--maybe it's that over-stimulation thing--there are just too darned many choices of entertainment these days? So many good memories listening to AT40. Thank goodness for Premiere, Shannon Lynn, and all the others who have brought it back. It has truly been one of life's little pleasures listening to these shows (even if it is via a 128-k internet stream instead of off air FM or AM). |
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Post by Mike on Mar 5, 2012 14:09:24 GMT -5
I dont know if this fact has been mentioned. Apparently some stations do not aired earlier 70´s shows. This is what someone has posted on Facebook: (!) This is not a station that has been listed yet. I can probably fix that (mostly): ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday 7 am - 10 am WVOS - VOS-FM 95.9 - The Greatest Hits of All Time - Liberty NY 95.9 FM player.streamtheworld.com/liveplayer.php?callsign=WVOSFMNOTE #1: Per Facebook page, station said to only play shows from 1974-1979. NOTE #2: Station is also heard on 105.7 FM in Orange County, NY. NOTE #3: Station is owned by... Watermark Communications.  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Post by pizzzzza on Mar 5, 2012 19:00:14 GMT -5
I dont know if this fact has been mentioned. Apparently some stations do not aired earlier 70´s shows. This is what someone has posted on Facebook: (!) This is not a station that has been listed yet. I can probably fix that (mostly): ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday 7 am - 10 am WVOS - VOS-FM 95.9 - The Greatest Hits of All Time - Liberty NY 95.9 FM player.streamtheworld.com/liveplayer.php?callsign=WVOSFMNOTE #1: Per Facebook page, station said to only play shows from 1974-1979. NOTE #2: Station is also heard on 105.7 FM in Orange County, NY. NOTE #3: Station is owned by... Watermark Communications. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for making my job easier Mike! I'll add it. |
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