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Post by woolebull on Nov 1, 2022 20:42:13 GMT -5
Then I was in grad school in Norfolk for three years, but unfortunately I don't remember if CT/AT40 was on there. Unless a CT40 or a later AT40 (second run) reveals otherwise, my bet would be that when Casey originally left in 1988, he never returned to Norfolk - not unless it was via either of the AC shows. WGH appears to have stayed on AT40 with Shadoe, possibly up until they flipped Country. I don't know if K92 ever carried Shadoe's AT40 Similarly, unless it turns up otherwise, I'm thinking no. Looks like (per the 80s book) K92 lost AT40 in 1983, originally to WROV (AM 1240), who had it through 1985. There's possibly a gap in 86, then WSLQ signs on with them on 5/23/87. From there, Q99 stayed on at least through 1989 (Shadoe reads them on 12/2), possibly/probably longer, though how much so I wouldn't know. : From a K92 standpoint, they never aired AT again (at least the original and Shadoe). They had Dees, Shannon, Countdown America (Leader), and Ingram all at some point however Dees was pretty much on from at least fall of 1984 way into the next decade (at least through 97). They also played CT from the first episode until at least the fall of 1996. By 1990 their Saturday and Sunday nights also had, "Open House Party". I could be wrong but I think OHP stayed on until quote possibly the end of the show in 2012. Q99 played AT until at least 1991. I don't remember it after that because I was up in Q101 land for school. I don't remember AT after fall of 1991 in Harrisonburg at all. Dees was the staple there. However they played the HAC version starting in 1994 ( shadster to your point about AT 20: Q101 was trending HAC for quite a while before 2000). It would be wild driving back to school and hear Dees through Roanoke and near Staunton as K92 was going out, turn it to Q101 where Dees was playing but it was a totally different countdown. As far as Abingdon, CT was on at least through summer 1996 because I was in Abingdon and heard Casey introing "Ebony and Ivory". I am not sure if it was a R and D or Casey's Biggest Hits. I believe that station carries AT 40 now. |
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Post by Mike on Nov 1, 2022 21:43:25 GMT -5
mkarns: From a K92 standpoint, they never aired AT again (at least the original and Shadoe). They had Dees, Shannon, Countdown America (Leader), and Ingram all at some point however Dees was pretty much on from at least fall of 1984 way into the next decade (at least through 97). They also played CT from the first episode until at least the fall of 1996. By 1990 their Saturday and Sunday nights also had, "Open House Party". I could be wrong but I think OHP stayed on until quote possibly the end of the show in 2012. Q99 played AT until at least 1991. I don't remember it after that because I was up in Q101 land for school. I don't remember AT after fall of 1991 in Harrisonburg at all. Dees was the staple there. However they played the HAC version starting in 1994 shadster to your point about AT 20: Q101 was trending HAC for quite a while before 2000). It would be wild driving back to school and hear Dees through Roanoke and near Staunton as K92 was going out, turn it to Q101 where Dees was playing but it was a totally different countdown. As far as Abingdon, CT was on at least through summer 1996 because I was in Abingdon and heard Casey introing "Ebony and Ivory". I am not sure if it was a R and D or Casey's Biggest Hits. I believe that station carries AT 40 now. The following assumes no "bad record"s were in play - I.E. announcing a station that wasn't actually playing the show. Abingdon had CT through the switchover back to AT, and kept on with that - David Perry reads them on the second-to-last show on 3/14/98. (Also, "Ebony and Ivory" would have to have been a Casey's Biggest Hit, it was never a R&D.) Same with K92 - David read them on 3/7. Q101 would either be a "bad record" (more likely for Shadoe's AT40 than for CT), or they perhaps did carry Shadoe's AT40 through till it was pulled from the States; Shadoe reads them on 4/2/94. |
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Post by woolebull on Nov 1, 2022 22:32:59 GMT -5
mkarns: From a K92 standpoint, they never aired AT again (at least the original and Shadoe). They had Dees, Shannon, Countdown America (Leader), and Ingram all at some point however Dees was pretty much on from at least fall of 1984 way into the next decade (at least through 97). They also played CT from the first episode until at least the fall of 1996. By 1990 their Saturday and Sunday nights also had, "Open House Party". I could be wrong but I think OHP stayed on until quote possibly the end of the show in 2012. Q99 played AT until at least 1991. I don't remember it after that because I was up in Q101 land for school. I don't remember AT after fall of 1991 in Harrisonburg at all. Dees was the staple there. However they played the HAC version starting in 1994 shadster to your point about AT 20: Q101 was trending HAC for quite a while before 2000). It would be wild driving back to school and hear Dees through Roanoke and near Staunton as K92 was going out, turn it to Q101 where Dees was playing but it was a totally different countdown. As far as Abingdon, CT was on at least through summer 1996 because I was in Abingdon and heard Casey introing "Ebony and Ivory". I am not sure if it was a R and D or Casey's Biggest Hits. I believe that station carries AT 40 now. The following assumes no "bad record"s were in play - I.E. announcing a station that wasn't actually playing the show. Abingdon had CT through the switchover back to AT, and kept on with that - David Perry reads them on the second-to-last show on 3/14/98. (Also, "Ebony and Ivory" would have to have been a Casey's Biggest Hit, it was never a R&D.) Same with K92 - David read them on 3/7. Q101 would either be a "bad record" (more likely for Shadoe's AT40 than for CT), or they perhaps did carry Shadoe's AT40 through till it was pulled from the States; Shadoe reads them on 4/2/94. Good stuff! For some reason I was thinking it was "Casey's Biggest Hits" because it was just randomnly on in the middle of a summer day in 1996. It seems the station might have been playing CT/AT ever since. As for AT on Q101 I am almost 100 percent sure that was a "bad record". The last time I remember hearing AT was October of 1991. There are a few reasons I think that, but as I said it was trending HAC for as long as I was there (1991-95). That would be cool to figure out...I understand a bad record happening, but would seem to be a bit much for over two years. |
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Post by OldSchoolAT40Fan on Feb 9, 2023 12:26:30 GMT -5
I know for a fact that CT40 got picked up by OZ-FM in Newfoundland in late January or beginning of February 1990 - and from then on, aired the show for the remainder of the series including the three week guest-hosted "Top 40 Countdown" before AT40's second run launched. OZ-FM also aired the original run of AT40 and AT20 right to their last days as well.
For what it's worth, my province, Newfoundland and Labrador, tended to have an aging demographic over the years - many residents, particularly in rural areas, were elderly (and still applies today). Casey and Shadoe may have appealed more to older audiences, despite Shadoe sounding more "hip". OZ-FM covered the entire province, most of which had an elderly population, and the urban areas, in terms of physical size, is much smaller in total as opposed to the much larger area for rural communities.
Currently, OZ-FM airs first-run episodes of Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 on weekends, especially after OZ-FM switched to music from mid-1990s to present, after a failed "1980s-present rock format" which was in use from July or August 2009 to the end of 2012 (it was designed to compete against K-ROCK, but the latter was more successful). I am thinking the changeover to the "1980s-present rock format" started after the weekend that the final AT20 show aired, and Ryan's AT40 was dropped too - only to be picked up by 99.1 CKIX-FM several months later which replaced Backtrax USA.
K-ROCK never aired any syndicated programming except for Flashback with Bill St. James until around 2007.
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Post by Mike on Feb 10, 2023 11:11:28 GMT -5
As far as Abingdon, CT was on at least through summer 1996 because I was in Abingdon and heard Casey introing "Ebony and Ivory". I am not sure if it was a R and D or Casey's Biggest Hits. I believe that station carries AT 40 now. Upon checking, it actually may be that none of the above is the case. Instead, what you heard was Casey's Countdown (the regular AC show). "Ebony and Ivory" was a Former #1 extra on 6/22. |
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Post by woolebull on Feb 12, 2023 19:35:21 GMT -5
As far as Abingdon, CT was on at least through summer 1996 because I was in Abingdon and heard Casey introing "Ebony and Ivory". I am not sure if it was a R and D or Casey's Biggest Hits. I believe that station carries AT 40 now. Upon checking, it actually may be that none of the above is the case. Instead, what you heard was Casey's Countdown (the regular AC show). "Ebony and Ivory" was a Former #1 extra on 6/22. , I truly appreciate you finding this. Thank you! Wild the moments we remember. |
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Post by dth1971 on Mar 29, 2023 6:59:31 GMT -5
This month in March 1998 marks 25 years since the last Casey's Top 40 prior to the AT40 2.0 launch.
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Post by bellbm on Jul 9, 2023 21:03:28 GMT -5
My guess is most large market stations didn't need syndicated programming and could make more money airing their own shows and selling all of the ads. I'm glad I grew in a smaller market area, and could always hear CT40, AT40, and Rick Dees on multiple stations throughout the weekend.
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