But the advent of WDGY was the quantifiable arrival of the genre that influenced lifestyles, attitudes, fashion, language, and of course, radio formats for generations to come. A spokesman for the station said: Were promoting a better brand of music because we believe that most teenagers are getting tired of rock n roll. A search through the Broadcast Yearbooks and the Star Tribune turn up no evidence that the FCC ever raised the stations hours or wattage, so KMAP was apparently operating beyond the parameters of its license. It was then owned by Todd Storz, one of the pioneers in programming to the baby boom generation with music that theretofor had been rarely heard on "white" radio stations. Jim went on to work for WDGY and KEEY. Its MODERN but MILD! You can still hear the Van Dyke and Martin banter. This a recnet PR photo. Nearby homes similar to 36 CORNICHE Dr Unit B have recently sold between $755K to $755K at an average of $665 per square foot. Bob Mitchells show was on Saturdays from 1-5 PM. In September 1979 the station became known as Musicradio I-95, playing Album Oriented Rock/New Wave. The colors range from bright to blue, from funny to warm, from entertaining to informative. I guess that means no music. WDGY/Minneapolis has modified its Top 40 format to an AOR-slanted approach. And, I can confirm that the man was everything his name implied: he was Little (411 tall), Jimmy (for James Cecil), and he admittedly was full of the Dickens. But thats another story. Well, they didnt love it, and at noon on November 2, 1972, oldies station WYOO signed on for the first time with See You Later Alligator by Bill Haley and His Comets. WCCO, by far the Twin Cities most powerful station, called us to express their outrage and to let us know, Were taking this whole fraudulent farce to the FCC. Advertised performers were: Unfortunately, the staff was so busy working out the show and the logistics that they forgot to promote the concerts, and they were poorly attended, Sherwood reported. On the March 20, 1974 tape, we hear the jingle declaring "the music and money is on us" Mark Anderson does the news and informs us the CPI index was much higher, the US will spell out it position on the Panama Canal treaty and England is moving more troops into Belfast. The daytimer station was authorized for 1,000 watts. Roof rebuilt. While there were clearly some country/western shows Saturday Hoedown and Western Favorites and perhaps some old-time songs Tin Pan Allan was on a lot there were others with intriguing names: Ralph (Smith) and His Records, Top Tunes, (Judys) Juke Box, and Your Rhythm Review. Each episode focuses on the issues, people and stories that impact the state. Thought I would share. Listen To The Most Popular Podcasts On iHeartRadio! Ray left in June 1957 because he was too busy with baseball and was replaced by Jim Boysen. July 30, 1965: Talkative Tina Turner, who interrupts her love songs to give long, impassioned discourses on life and love in the middle of rhythm-and-blues records played mostly on KUXL, will be at Minneapolis Auditorium Sunday night. Every sixth song was current. So stunned were most of us, the gravity of situation was difficult to grasp. The Colonel loved the whole idea and agreed to do it. The Original Rock and Roll Station Contact Us The KDAN Remote Caboose Studio was used in the early 1970s for commercial remote broadcasts and for broadcasting from the Minnesota State Fair. On March 7, 2017, WDGY discontinued broadcasting in HD and began broadcasting in C-QUAM AM stereo. Glover did most of his programming from his own record collection. Although I dont normally provide snapshots of FM stations, this one is pretty interesting. Steele (Steve Gibbons) Art Snow (The all night snowman) Scott Cannon, the Tall (Brother Bob) Robert Hall, Doug McKinnon, (Captain Billy in the morning) Michael J. Sign-on was at 6 AM followed by five minutes of news and then country-western music for 55 minutes. ! and the association never quit from New York to LAIt was the most visible thing we ever did..!!! Apparently all this time, the station was still owned by Universal Broadcasting, which, when it was purchased, was controlled by Marvin Kosofsky. The first of the stations catchphrases was My Mommy Listens to KDWB., Ad from September 19, 1959 courtesy Jeff Lonto. He promised: One day it may be modern, the next day flavor of blues. We asked them what WPBC should be playing and it was almost unanimous that we should play the top 40, rock and roll, Stewart recalled. He left in July 1957 to become Vice President of ABC in New York and was replaced by Jack Thayer. The general manager (Mike Sigelman) and program director (Rob Sherwood) (1974), both hired from established Top 40 station KDWB, felt a major change needed to be made. Don's mother preferred that he work at a country station. We did it. OUR SURVEYS FOR WDGY; . (Minneapolis Tribune, January 16, 1969). The station was also still playing Fibber McGee and Molly and The Lone Ranger.. The ad below was placed during the Cuban Missile Crisis: The ad below is from the Minneapolis Herald, the replacement paper started when the Star and Tribune were on strike in 1962. Although Charles J. Lanphier of Milwaukee took out a construction permit for a new broadcast station on October 7, 1957, for some reason it took four years to be realized. Forrest Powers published his own interview with Ed Skotch on October 7, 1963, in the Star. (Storz died in 1964 at age 39.) He had to play the #1 song every hour, and the others at will. They would play gospel, and they would play Rhythm and Blues. With the new sound of Metropolitan Radio coming in strong and clear, youll discover perhaps for the first time why so many more people are now enjoying wtcn 1280s outstanding programs in the Twin Cities. He was keeping the call letters their full potential had never been fully utilized. Tweedle Dee, not by LaVern Baker or even Georgia Gibbs, but by someone named Vicky Young. Rock n roll came roaring into the Twin Cities like a full force gale on February 6, 1956, when WDGY, 1130 AM, became a Storz station. But that was overnights (considered a throwaway daypart by management) on a 50,000 watt station that reached from Canada to Cuba. Let us assume that the mighty CCO did not dabble in such vulgar music and focus on the others. On September 2, 1951, the station sponsored a concert by the Blind Boys, advertised in the Minneapolis Spokesman. Rob and Bill would sit in the basement of the radio station playing air checks and other sources of radio information on disk. We were doing just that. In 1968 Red Owl changed the station policy from middle of the road to all request oldies to try for a high enough rating to at least make the property salable. Original staff consisted of Rob Sherwood, Jeff MotherRobins, Benny Blore (Bill Hartman) Jerry Brook, U.S. Everyone agreed that this guy could sell anybody anything. Their playlist is appealing, though their disk jockeys are somewhat obnoxious., Chuck Knapp: Fun times is rock & roll with the very talented 15/KSTP The Music Station staff in 1975. Bo Diddley got the Marigold going on August 19, 1964. There is a promo for WDGY's Easter Bunny contest, where you can win a McDonald's Easter Bunny. The roof hadnt collapsed, but the rafters were charred black. Radio Stations in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN Radio stations sorted by popularity Twin Cities News Talk KTLK 1130 AM News/Talk KFAN 100.3 FM KFXN-FM 100.3 FM Sports K-LOVE Radio Contemporary Christian K102 KEEY-FM 102.1 FM Country Music 94.9 El Rey WREY 630 FM Regional Mexican CBS Sports Radio Sports AM 1280 The Patriot WWTC 1280 AM News/Talk WDGY (740 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Hudson, Wisconsin, and serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul radio market. The state of the art facilities were dismantled, salvaged and/or destroyed to make room for the construction of the-then State Farm Insurance Companies regional headquarters. Metropolitan Radio. I didnt exit at McKnight drive. I did not get to talk to the Twin Cities until 1972 when I was hired as a part-time DJ at KTCR-FM, a country station in Minneapolis. There were fire trucks everywhere. The reels are changed by an actual human person., Oldies, the all-timers but not whammo smashes, not instantly recognizable but they sold a lot., Top country hits new reels sent in weekly. KDWBs general manager at the time, Gary Stevens, claimed that they did not buy WYOO-FM to shut down a competitor, but rather to take advantage of what they saw as a good deal. Midge was the luck caller who got to shoot the turkey. Vineland Place and Oak Grove Street meet in front of WLOL with the Basilica of St. Mary visible in the background. Crocker, and Brad Piras. WLOL-AM (We Love Our Listeners) was out of the rock n roll market and became the Twin Cities first all-talk station in 1967. Todd Mitchell found this article in the March 18, 1977, issue of Radio and Records, an industry newspaper. One young man was in a rest room with some others who were drinking, and he flashed a gun. 1 Pick Revealed: Report Feb 27, 2023. People walking by the facility at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds would comment, what is this? U100 the twin cites powerhouse playing top 40 and album rock from the speakers with no one in the booth! Nearby homes similar to 5917 Fayette St have recently sold between $944K to $1,305K at an average of $570 per square foot. The whole tower and Reeds escape rope would have burned had the wood had a chance to get a good start. Reed slept through the whole thing. Wednesday, February 10, 1965, was the first day the newspaper schedule showed Paul Anthonys name. It provided music and information for and about black people in this city and around the world. Black, age 28, was a graduate of Brown Institute, and had been working at WCCO. The exact date of the change seems a little murky (unlike the very sharp change to country below), but experts say it was probably in January 1977. On May 27, 1965, Will Jones noted that with Daylight Savings Time and sundown getting later Billy G would be able to wail with the records from Cassius Bar until 9 pm. I went out to the lobby to see what they wanted an was totally surprised to see Little Jimmy Dickens! Mon 13.02 Tue 14.02 Wed 15.02 Thu 16.02 Fri 17.02 Sat 18.02 Sun 19.02 Show by radio station time ( now in Minneapolis 16:44) Unfortunately, the radio station did not provide a playlist for this day. Relieve Ennui today! Inside the box was a piece of paper on which there was a beautiful color picture of the Twin-Cities Radio Dial with a large arrow pointing to the left end of it and an invitation toCome on down. Music consultants included folks from the Minneapolis Symphony orchestra, Schmitt Music, and Leigh Kamman. 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