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Rob's tips for uncovering radio station stream URLs | The SWLing Post

Rob's tips for uncovering radio station stream URLs | The SWLing Post Many radio-listening apps and some old-time internet radio appliances need a stream URL to find a station. This article describes how to use diagnostic tools in your desktop...

Posted by Michael Bates on October 9, 2023 9:13 AM

Table recording: KMOD Tulsa | September 1, 1977 - Airchexx

Table recording: KMOD Tulsa | September 1, 1977 - Airchexx An aircheck featuring DJ Mel Myers on "the Rainbow Station, KMOD, Ninety-Seven-and-a-Half." The aircheck begins with two ads for "the Rubicon Headshop, Tulsa's original headshop and boutique, with more pipes,...

Posted by Michael Bates on May 18, 2019 5:31 PM

Gary Owens, 910 KEWB Oakland CA | July 7, 1959 - Airchexx

Gary Owens, 910 KEWB Oakland CA | July 7, 1959 - Airchexx Later famous as the announcer on "Laugh-In," here's Gary Owens as a DJ on a Bay Area pop-music station in the summer of '59, doing silly voices, ads,...

Posted by Michael Bates on May 18, 2019 5:20 PM

The Why (and Where) of U.S. Radio's K and W Call Signs - Big Think

The Why (and Where) of U.S. Radio's K and W Call Signs - Big Think "Quite early, the border between K Country and W Land had to be fixed geographically. But that dividing line lay further to the west than...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 23, 2019 12:04 PM

Top 40 Top 40 stations of all-time: KOMA, WLS and WABC top the list - National Oldies Pop Music | Examiner.com

Top 40 Top 40 stations of all-time: KOMA, WLS and WABC top the list - National Oldies Pop Music | Examiner.com Oklahoma City's clear-channel, 50,000-watt blowtorch, AM 1520 KOMA, topped the list. The station was still playing the greatest hits...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 19, 2015 12:28 PM

The KYW Newsradio Jingle « CBS Philly

The KYW Newsradio Jingle « CBS Philly "From Independence Mall in Philadelphia K-Y-W! Newsradio! Ten-sixty!" Got to love a catchy radio jingle and a station that sticks with it for decades....

Posted by Michael Bates on December 17, 2013 9:49 AM