Springfield's first taste of Top 40 radio came by way of KICK-AM 1340 in the 1950s. By the early 1970s KWTO-FM brought competition to the twenty-year heritage Top 40. An automated Top 40 format with music supplied by Drake-Chenault. This particular aircheck highlights this era from 1974.
Listen for a newscast at the beginning with former KOLR 10 news anchor Mike Peters. This aircheck was taken from an 8-track tape that Jeff Boggs and I found at a yard sale in Lebanon when we were younger. The person who recorded it hadn't bulked the 8-track prior to recording, therefore you will notice some double audio.
My favorite line: This weeks 8-track specials include the new Daredevils and Elton John tapes for just $5.99.
Thanks to Adam West for the bumper sticker.
3 comments:
Jamie...Looks like this Aircheck is from November or December 1974... Elton Johns' greatest hits was released in November 1974...the new "Daredevils" album was "It'll shine when it shines" and was released in October 1974....Great find!!!...keepem coming!!!...Jim
I thought that was the "TM Rock" automated format from TM Productions (later TM/Century). And, if I'm not mistaken, the voice on those tracks is John (Johnny Dark) Borders, who would go on to own KGBX!
Art Morris
I saw a website that mentioned Drake-Chenault affiliates and KWTO-FM was one of them. Maybe they switched later on.
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