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DelGiorno returns to Tulsa radio

UPDATE 2023/11/20: Michael DelGiorno posted on his Facebook page: "Many have asked, so here's the specifics: "Your Morning Show" is now on iHeart app and Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC in Nashville. Starting Monday, December 4th on 1300 The Patriot in Tulsa. And, starting on Monday, January 8th on...

Posted by Michael Bates on November 1, 2023 7:48 PM

Local talk radio returns to Tulsa on 1300 the Patriot

Local (almost), live conservative talk radio has returned to the Tulsa airwaves, on the frequency that was the first full-time talk radio station in Tulsa over 40 years ago. AM 1300 KAKC, owned by iHeartMedia, has rebranded itself as 1300 The Patriot, as of September 15, 2021. The station's line-up...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 26, 2021 8:07 AM

Pat is back

Pat Campbell with Daryl Simmons and Jarrin Jackson, on Election Day 2020. Photo from TalkRadio1170.com Introduced by Aerosmith's "Back in the Saddle," Pat Campbell, long-time morning host on Talk Radio 1170 KFAQ, was back on the air this morning after a four-week absence. He was in studio for the full...

Posted by Michael Bates on November 3, 2020 11:29 AM

KVOO FCC history cards

The FCC's pre-computer records of KVOO tell an interesting tale of the growth and development of the radio station now known as KFAQ.

Posted by Michael Bates on May 11, 2019 10:49 PM

"All That Tax"

From the grooveyard of forgotten favorites, here's a song from the summer of 2003 and the run-up to the Vision 2025 sales tax vote, a parody of "All That Jazz," written and sung by then-KFAQ morning show sidekick Gwen Freeman, with patter from morning show host Michael DelGiorno. I came...

Posted by Michael Bates on May 26, 2012 1:27 AM

Rick Santorum rallies full house in Tulsa

This is a preliminary report, mainly so I can get the audio and some photos online. I plan to transcribe additional quotes as I have opportunity. Sen. Rick Santorum spoke to a standing-room only crowd of about 1000 people at Grace Church last night, March 4, 2012, focusing attention on...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 5, 2012 12:19 PM

In the bag for Dewey Bartlett?

I was listening to the Pat Campbell Show on 1170 KFAQ this morning. He spent about four minutes at the end of the 7 a.m. hour talking about people who think he's "in the bag" for Dewey Bartlett, Jr., the candidate for mayor who endorsed incumbent Democrat Kathy Taylor for...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 20, 2009 10:35 PM

MedBlogged is back

Chris Medlock is back to blogging, having moved his blog to a domain with a matching name, www.MedBlogged.com. Since relaunching, he's written about both local and national issues, including the strange case of Obama excluding the press from a ceremony in which he was to receive an award from a...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 25, 2009 12:03 AM

KRMG returns to the FM dial

The breathless tweets began about noon: NewsTalk740KRMG: MAJOR NEWS about the Tulsa radio landscape to be announced in three hours - at 3pm. Please RT. Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:02:11 NewsTalk740KRMG: MAJOR changes to be announced AND implemented at 3pm on Tulsa's KRMG. Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:47:58 I duly...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 16, 2009 10:28 PM

Where's Chris Medlock?

I hadn't planned to post again today, but I've received several e-mails from people who tuned into the Chris Medlock show on 1170 KFAQ this afternoon and were surprised to hear the Laura Ingraham show two hours early instead of Chris. Chris was laid off this morning. The new schedule...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 13, 2009 5:35 PM

Michael DelGiorno departs KFAQ

An edited version of this column was published in the April 26 - May 2, 2007, issue of Urban Tulsa Weekly. The published version is available on the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine. Here is my initial post on Michael DelGiorno's departure from KFAQ to WWTN, and here is the blog...

Posted by Michael Bates on April 25, 2007 9:04 PM