Which radio stations did cool people listen to in your day?

[Sctvhound]

In Charleston, SC all the cool folks listened to 96 Wave (alternative rock). They flipped in about 2007 to their iteration of Jack FM (Chuck). They were hugely popular Kong the teens and early 20s set. You still see their bumper stickers a lot around Charleston.

All of those clear channel AMs have seen better days. You can go from one frequency to another and hear the same show on 10 different stations. And all the iHeart stations have the same imaging. No distinctive top-hour IDs or imaging.

I remember when WLW was simulcast on XM (2006-2007). It was still very distinctive, and had interesting talk shows that couldn't be heard anywhere else. Scott Sloan was great at night, and they had that all-night truckers show they still have.

WWL 870 was also really distinctive New Orleans. You could hear the accent, they had lots of local shows, and unique programming. I remember when I was young waking up and listening to WWL's early morning show getting ready for school. It always came into Charleston (still does now).

[Verlanka]

I went and looked for a clipping of the J.P. McCarthy show and found the entire show one morning in April 1994 that was actually televised on CSpan that day. Listen from about 18:30 for about five minutes to get the picture of what an opening of J.P.'s show was like.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?55849-1/jp-mccarthy-radio-talk-show

I actually watched that clip just now.

[Flint1979]

I went and looked for a clipping of the J.P. McCarthy show and found the entire show one morning in April 1994 that was actually televised on CSpan that day. Listen from about 18:30 for about five minutes to get the picture of what an opening of J.P.'s show was like.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?55849-1/jp-mccarthy-radio-talk-show

I actually watched that clip just now.

That's awesome. I loved listening to that guy and his voice was very unique and great for radio. Probably the best interviewer I have ever heard. He basically walked in, sat down and talked into a microphone with just his coffee and maybe a newspaper nearby. From 1965-1995 he owned Detroit's airwaves.

[bing101]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfCU3cr2_bw


KLOS Los Angeles would have been seen as a cool station back in the days of FM Radio.

https://www.dailynews.com/2019/04/15/radio-station-klos-fm-95-5-to-be-sold-to-meruelo-media-owner-of-kpwr-and-kday/

Now Meruelo Media is named to take over KLOS Los Angeles soon.

[bing101]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jii7VUmaKgk

Rick Chase KMEL San Francisco the cool people would listen to him in the 1990's

[bing101]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNRxsVY7NCk

Rick Chase KWIN.