A September 21, 1958 playlist shows jocks Bob Bradley, Tom Wynn, Jim Boysen, Dan Anderson, and Sandy Singer. Its first owners were John Devaney (Minnesota Supreme Court Justice?) As the tower hit, a light fixture fell and narrowly missed Bob Morgan, who was on the air talking about the weather.. The feeling seemed to be we are not going to advertise on that station., Jim Ramsburg, an early WDGY jock, says we were given strict orders never to utter the phrase, Rock & Roll, because it was black slang for sex. Super U100, the Twin Cities powerhouse was the original catch phrase, used on-air and in promotion and advertising beginning on August 26, 1974. May 17, 1965, saw the introduction of Billy G to the announcing staff, when the sun stayed up long enough for another shift. She missed winning $678. But the Country format was gaining acceptance among older baby-boomers and melding that growth with WDGYs big 50,000-watt signal gave new purpose to the station and validation to a growing, willing audience that perhaps Country musics time was coming. So., Minneapolis, 5, MN. Below is a photo of at least part of the family and shows how close the staffs of the two competitors were. Advertising sales for the stations paled in comparison to the competition, and managing both stations became a burden for the couple, so the Stewarts sold the station in 1972 to Fairchild Industries for $1.5 million. On August 13, 1968, KDWB started programming underground music from midnight to 5 am. On September 2, 1951, the station sponsored a concert by the Blind Boys, advertised in the Minneapolis Spokesman. This was best done by the Five Keys in 1951, but the song was written in 1936, so whos to complain. 1967 bumper sticker courtesy Curt Lundgren. Also, they are not necessarily in the right order. Vineland Place and Oak Grove Street meet in front of WLOL with the Basilica of St. Mary visible in the background. Tom G. Morris was promoted to station manager and Robert E. Bowdan was named sales supervisor. But that was overnights (considered a throwaway daypart by management) on a 50,000 watt station that reached from Canada to Cuba. And as soon as he got that he would file for full-time operation and still more power. WDGY-AM (1130): 1/6/1958 Bill Diehl Show - 9 MB (provided by Helen Diehl and Tom Oszman of TCMediaNow) Includes commercials for Hi-Spot Lemon Soda from Canada Dry, Dodge Dealers and Red Devil Soot Remover. Front row: Susan Bradley and John Pete (KRSI). WDGY 40 STAR SURVEY Week *Ending* May 7, 1966 1. After that theyve changed calls as often as formats and thats pretty frequent.. In addition to the ones listed below, Preacher Paul expressed an interest in booking act such as Chuck Jackson, Jimmy Reed, Junior Walker, Marv Johnson (he lost $20 on that show, he told Secret Stash), Al Green, Wilson Pickett (emceed by Lord Jeffrey), Fats Domino, the Supremes, Joe Hinton, and his pride and joy the Righteous Brothers. Glad you got that right, as our listeners just couldnt figure it out. Croix Valley area on December 14, 1983. It was perhaps the only American commercial radio station the Russians had to jam to prevent their people from hearing all that decadent American Rock & Roll! This site does not charge any fees to listen to the posted recordings. 980 AM was originally staid WPBC from 1949 to 1972. I was still in high school when this photo was taken. In July 1966 (Smith sold out to Kosofsky?) Both Will Jones (Tribune, November 2, 1965) and Preacher Paul (Twin City a Go Go, Holiday 1965) wrote about the place, and how they installed 14 of the finest foxes youd ever want to see, a sound system thatll knock the buckle right off your belt, some of those sweet, gone, pine-toppin KUXL sounds, and crowds of out-a-sight swingers. The agency negotiated non-cancellable contracts with all eight of the Twin City Stations. Our family cabin was located north of Park Rapids. At night (with 25,000 watts) you could hardly pick up the station 5 miles to the south of the site, but the signal had an effective radiated power of 300,000 watts to the north and went right over the North Pole into the Soviet Union. According to PD Chuck Roberts, the new format is closer to AOR than Top 40 radio. Or so reported the Minneapolis Star the next day. Did they bring Imogene the horse inside Jennings? Image courtesy Jeff Lonto. Apparently WPBC was trying to hang on: an ad in what appears to be called WPBC Metropolitan Magazine, dated April 1972, says: WPBC MAKES THIS BOLD CLAIM: IF you are an ADULT .. who likes POPULAR MUSIC from TODAY and YESTERDAY but your nerves cant stand the LOUD NOISY TEEN-AGE MUSIC.. YOU WILL LOVE the GENTLE TENDER TOUCHING RELAXING selection of EASY LISTENING POPULAR MUSIC on WPBC AM and FM STEREO! Ill tell it right when I find it again. Because the two signals arrived out of phase, they cancelled each other out. Don was probably one of the first newscasters to experience terrorism while at KDWB, and shares this story with us. Seems to be half and half in the photo below, mid-1960s. In 1967, winning a Honda might have meant just a motorbike. And it was Snyder Drug Stores. Will Jones reported in his column on March 12, 1964: Of all the new for-women-only features on KUXL, the station reports the ladies are most interested in a feature called The Unbelievable, Yet it Happened. Its about the supernatural. Burke will proclaim KUXLs Preacher Paul regional king of rhythm and blues at the event. The Stewarts had worked at WCCO in various capacities since 1944. 3D WALKTHROUGH. More than a nostalgia station, more than a mixture of rock n roll history and local rock trivia, TC offers listeners personality programming and a fun sense of belonging to a rock n roll community. I took this from a flight I took in 1977. On August 28, 1981, the station was purchased by Soho Broadcasting, Stanley Soho, President. 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. Fan Feed More The OFFICIAL Fictional Radio Stations Wiki. (KUXL is loaded with preachers earlier in the day, but most of them are called Brother or Doctor.) WDGY's old Bloomington studio/transmitter site sign. Try some Red Owl green beans. (blah blah). Charlie Smith and Preacher Paul Sunday swing thing. They also played some Whoopie John and Frankie Yankovic for the polka crowd. Alan Freed, an employee to June 1989, says July 1989. 1130 kHz (also on HD Radio) 106.1 WLHS-FM-HD4. Joe Edwards does the news outro, ending this segment of WDGY's 20/20 News. In July the McGuire Sisters were back with a song called Rhythm and Blues Somehow even they heard about it. Our family cabin was located north of Park Rapids. Note that one of the attributes of the station mentioned in the ad above is Awards. The State put it up for sale, and three cheeky guys, Roger Wilson, William Woods, and Dave Herman, put in a bid for $200. What should have been a fun night turned into two nights of fear, anger, and violence not only because of a situation handled poorly but because of underlying conditions that faced black communities all across the country. Covering black music was standard operating procedure in those days Pat Boone made a fortune covering Fats Domino records. Jeff Lonto: The ratings started to go up and so ownership and management had the bright idea of pulling the plug on the whole thing, changing the calls to KJJO-AM, and simulcasting FM sister station KJJO-FM (104.1). In 2008, the station became WDGY after sister station 630 AM switched to Regional Mexican music, using the call letters WREY. Police said they did not use tear gas to break up the crowd. Or so reported the Minneapolis Tribune, the day after that. This station was pretty freewheeling and one could hear Jimmy Dean in the same breath as the Supremes. The DJs chose the music, which was 80 percent pop standard and 20 percent contemporary. Donald Perry was the General Manager. With the aid of conviction to principle, an innovative approach to tweaking the automation to liven up the sound and programming our own currents and recurrents, p*ss, vinegar and a well-crafted letter and position paper to Jim Duncan, then R&Rs Country Editor, we managed to get KDAN appointed as the 75th Country reporter for the fledgling trade paper. The format was Country With A Kick. There was a three tower directional array, and a transmitter that looked more like a refrigerator. Sincerely by the McGuire Sisters. Competition was fierce with five rock radio stations at the time, and compared to U100, WDGY, KDWB and KSTP seemed a bit tame in their original on-air presentation. Other short subjects would include Can You Explain It? a feature dealing with supernatural occurrences, and Curiosity Corner, a show touching on nature and science. One 20-year-old was arrested. Remember that this website only goes up to 1974, and I did do a thorough search on Newspapers.com for KUXL and other offshoots. So many questions. The station will feature top cuts from current albums along with a selection of singles, with no jingle package and segued sets. (Thanks to David Hersk!). The fact of the matter is that 40 records plus a few extras (or extra commercials) conveniently fit into the three 55 minute periods that made up each afternoons Top 40 Show. He also says that the concept of only playing 40 records was blasphemy in the business. Jim went on to work for WDGY and KEEY. U.S. Patent . In January 1956 Will Jones of the Trib talks about KEYD radios new staff of imported hillbillies, Texas Bill Strength and Johnny T. from Tennessee. WDGY is the only AM radio station in the Minneapolis-St. Paul market that broadcasts in HD. Todd Mitchell found this article in the March 18, 1977, issue of Radio and Records, an industry newspaper. Photo courtesy Curt Lundgren a/k/a Evan Curfew. Breams article explained: KQRS made the format change, explains Dick Poe, station vice-president and general manager, because of impending competition from four FM stations that will be increasing their signal power and potential audience this winter with new antennas atop the IDS Center. Thanks so much for the response to my e-mail, and for the kind words. The 9-tower array beaming 50,000 watts was used to produce one of the most restrictive signals in the USA. We kept professional secrets from each other, but otherwise we were just one big, happy family. The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show. I was prensent at the studio when Jimmy and Tac coordinated play of the same record at the same time on both stations. In August 1927, WDGYs transmitter was moved to Superior Blvd. I dont recall if he spent 21 days up there, but it was a while. A KDWB Fabulous Forty survey that Don donated to the Pavek Museum of Broadcasting called the shack a four-story-high flag pole playhouse. John Pratt saved an article from the Minneapolis Star reporting that four hoodlums set the crepe-paper wrapping on the 40-ft. pole on fire. Hennepin Ave. at the Lyndale bottleneck looking north. Did the snakes and ticks take over the studio? Allegedly, the Stewarts would go so far as to use the sharp end of a compass to scratch away the grooves of tracks on albums that didnt meet their standards of nice music, in order to prevent rebellious D.J.s from playing them. A listener needed an FM radio tuned to WLOL and a standard radio tuned to KUOM for full stereophonic effect. This month the losses should be fairly slight and we have every hope that June will see the station in the black for the first time in a long time. 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