Re: [IRCA] 1260 - San Franciso - Format Change
I beleive that the first - tall self-supported tower for KYA - 1260 -- had a bad tower foundation and a single guyed tower was built to replace the old tower -- just a few feet away. ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] 1260 - San Franciso - Format Change
Of those stations you mention Pat, only KSTN-1420-Stockton stills plays the same (or nearly the same) format as the 70s. We were young in those days thats why they seem so good. Youth is wonderful! Don K. Patrick Martin wrote: > Don, > > You brought back a lot of memories with KYA. Buwanna Johnny worked there > in 1970. I have some old charts from the station from when Bill Block & > I drove to CA in June 1970. I also have a QSL card from 1965 with the > KYA tower on it. So many cool stations in those days, 93 KHJ, 610 KFRC, > 1260 KYA, KSTN 1420, KYNO 1300, KRLA 1110, to name a few. > > Patrick > > Patrick Martin > KAVT Reception Manager > > ___ > IRCA mailing list > IRCA@hard-core-dx.com > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original > contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its > editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] 1260 - San Franciso - Format Change
Russ 'The Moose' Syracuse. Big name in the Bay Area in those days. As were Jack Carney, John Gilliland and all the others Mike mentioned. Sherwood used to make Aaron Edwards days longer and longer :-). Lots of great jocks but my memory doesn't retain as much these days. Don K. Michael Hawkins wrote: > Don't forget Russ the Moose and the all-night flight! They had a news guy > whose name was on the tip of my tongue until I tried to force it out my > fingers.anyway, I went to high school with his kid. I listened to them > back when Tom Donohue and Tommy Saunders were on. Donohue moved on to FM, > and I think that was the beginning of the downhill slide for AM. He started > album rock on KMPX, then was part of the strike when owners tried to squeeze > the on-air staff too hard for their liking. They bought a failing classical > station from Metromedia with the calls KSAN. They may have been dead & > buried in some ways, but I think they live on forever in much the same way as > the Drake format on AM. > > Back about that same time was the heyday for Don Sherwood, Al "Jazzbeaux" > Collins, Ira Blue, etc. Obviously my perspective has to be skewed towards > Bay Area radio because that's where I was, but the impact of Tom Donohue on > music formats, Ira Blue on talk, and Don Sherwood on humor and liveliness > changed radio a lot. > > Mike > > Patrick Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Don, > > You brought back a lot of memories with KYA. Buwanna Johnny worked there > in 1970. I have some old charts from the station from when Bill Block & > I drove to CA in June 1970. I also have a QSL card from 1965 with the > KYA tower on it. So many cool stations in those days, 93 KHJ, 610 KFRC, > 1260 KYA, KSTN 1420, KYNO 1300, KRLA 1110, to name a few. > > Patrick > > Patrick Martin > KAVT Reception Manager > > ___ > IRCA mailing list > IRCA@hard-core-dx.com > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original > contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its > editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com > > > - > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. > ___ > IRCA mailing list > IRCA@hard-core-dx.com > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original > contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its > editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] 1260 - San Franciso - Format Change
Don't forget Russ the Moose and the all-night flight! They had a news guy whose name was on the tip of my tongue until I tried to force it out my fingers.anyway, I went to high school with his kid. I listened to them back when Tom Donohue and Tommy Saunders were on. Donohue moved on to FM, and I think that was the beginning of the downhill slide for AM. He started album rock on KMPX, then was part of the strike when owners tried to squeeze the on-air staff too hard for their liking. They bought a failing classical station from Metromedia with the calls KSAN. They may have been dead & buried in some ways, but I think they live on forever in much the same way as the Drake format on AM. Back about that same time was the heyday for Don Sherwood, Al "Jazzbeaux" Collins, Ira Blue, etc. Obviously my perspective has to be skewed towards Bay Area radio because that's where I was, but the impact of Tom Donohue on music formats, Ira Blue on talk, and Don Sherwood on humor and liveliness changed radio a lot. Mike Patrick Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Don, You brought back a lot of memories with KYA. Buwanna Johnny worked there in 1970. I have some old charts from the station from when Bill Block & I drove to CA in June 1970. I also have a QSL card from 1965 with the KYA tower on it. So many cool stations in those days, 93 KHJ, 610 KFRC, 1260 KYA, KSTN 1420, KYNO 1300, KRLA 1110, to name a few. Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] 1260 - San Franciso - Format Change
Don, You brought back a lot of memories with KYA. Buwanna Johnny worked there in 1970. I have some old charts from the station from when Bill Block & I drove to CA in June 1970. I also have a QSL card from 1965 with the KYA tower on it. So many cool stations in those days, 93 KHJ, 610 KFRC, 1260 KYA, KSTN 1420, KYNO 1300, KRLA 1110, to name a few. Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] 1260 - San Franciso - Format Change
Certainly agree with you Mike on Media Power. Rupert Murdoch scares heck out of me. As to the KYA tower. I have a KYA QSL from reception in Iowa back in 1950. It's a postcard with a full picture of the tower. Also attended many a baseball game at Candlestick Park while the tower was still there. Forget the reason it came down. Maybe after KYA was sold? Don K. Mike McKenna wrote: > Well, that's one way to look at it. Others, like myself will remember that > KYA was built with a halfwave self-suppoting tower - near Candlestick Park, > by W.R. Hearst and was part of a large radio and publishing company -- that > had more "power" than watts. Ownership of the media is still a concern. > ___ > IRCA mailing list > IRCA@hard-core-dx.com > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original > contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its > editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] 1260 - San Franciso - Format Change
Ah Yes Larry, KYA.. I remember listening their last night. They had a big party & there was some connection with KSFO. Believe KYA-FM & KSFO were connected somehow. Seems to me KSFO had a party as well but my memory tricks me at times these days. I DO remember that when KYA left at midnight there was about a 3 minute period of dead air and then out of nowhere with no announcements or anything KOIT came on // their main station KOIT-FM. No announcements, right in the middle of a son. For the next 20 years it remained that way. The AM a poor cousin to the FM station. Altho KOIT (both FM & AM) are mocked by many of the 20-45 year olds of the area they still remained one of the most listened to stations. Their FM will continue with its light rock programming, which has now been moved up another notch to 80s-90s light rock. Don K. S.F. CA LAWRENCE STOLER wrote: > Wow. From 1260 KYA a long time ago to Catholic radio. > > Just like WABC when they were a music station, more people will remember > 1260 in San Francisco as KYA The Boss of the Bay. > Larry Stoler > > - Original Message - > From: "Mike McKenna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" > > Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 6:28 PM > Subject: [IRCA] 1260 - San Franciso - Format Change > > > Tomorrow, Dec 10, 2007 at 12 noon -- 1260 will begin broadcasting > Catholic Radio from new owner -- IHR. > > ___ > > IRCA mailing list > > IRCA@hard-core-dx.com > > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the > original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the > IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers > > > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > > > To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.17/1179 - Release Date: > 12/9/2007 11:06 AM > > > > > > ___ > IRCA mailing list > IRCA@hard-core-dx.com > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original > contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its > editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] 1260 - San Franciso - Format Change
Well, that's one way to look at it. Others, like myself will remember that KYA was built with a halfwave self-suppoting tower - near Candlestick Park, by W.R. Hearst and was part of a large radio and publishing company -- that had more "power" than watts. Ownership of the media is still a concern. ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] 1260 - San Franciso - Format Change
Wow. From 1260 KYA a long time ago to Catholic radio. Just like WABC when they were a music station, more people will remember 1260 in San Francisco as KYA The Boss of the Bay. Larry Stoler - Original Message - From: "Mike McKenna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 6:28 PM Subject: [IRCA] 1260 - San Franciso - Format Change > Tomorrow, Dec 10, 2007 at 12 noon -- 1260 will begin broadcasting Catholic Radio from new owner -- IHR. > ___ > IRCA mailing list > IRCA@hard-core-dx.com > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.17/1179 - Release Date: 12/9/2007 11:06 AM > > ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] 1260 - San Franciso - Format Change
Thanks Mike..Been wondering when the changeover was going to happen. Might make 1260 a bit easier to null. I've received 4 or 5 stations under/thru KOIT in the last 8-10 years and they are 90% music. Don K. Mike McKenna wrote: > Tomorrow, Dec 10, 2007 at 12 noon -- 1260 will begin broadcasting Catholic > Radio from new owner -- IHR. > ___ > IRCA mailing list > IRCA@hard-core-dx.com > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original > contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its > editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] 1260 - San Franciso - Format Change
Cool! One less round the clock Christmas music in the Bay Area! Mike McKenna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Tomorrow, Dec 10, 2007 at 12 noon -- 1260 will begin broadcasting Catholic Radio from new owner -- IHR. ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
