Listen To Podcasts That Examine The Passion, Perseverance, And Power Of Black Culture! Wikipedia says that the station went through jazz, and all news formats. From late 1953 to mid 1955 WMIN had tons of shows that might have included some jump tunes. The important goal was to cover the Twin Cities. The Original Rock and Roll Station Contact Us Broadcasting magazine, March 1960. 1,135 Sq. CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE, WDGY Guides, Bohaty-Douglas-Olson, 1982. We hope you will enjoy our first birthday edition YESTERHITS FROM YESTERDAY and join us in listening to the second year of Much More Music on 1130 Radio WDGY. While some of us labored shoveling and wives and girlfriends scrubbed the residue gunk off everything, KDWB, like a phoenix, was about to arise from the ashes. Advertisement. Bobby Blue Bland might have been the first KUXL show, appearing on July 22, 1964. Authorization is only required to store your personal settings. Alan Freed found another award made by the station to the American Legion North Side Post on May 1, 1962, for Excellence in Community Service. Early disc jockeys were July 1, 1965 to November 14, 1966: Tom Kaye and Bob Lulline (1965 to 1966), Denny Long (1966 to 1967), Jay Daniels, Phil LaManne (1966 to 1968), Dick Daniels, Ed Lowell, Harvey Moss (1968 to 1969), and Doug White, Tony Young, Dee Carr, and Tom ONeal (1969 to 1970). The team could not play high school and college teams, but would go out to small towns for exhibition games. The music played was from Kammans own encyclopedic library of records, domestic and foreign. The Yearbook also gives the personnel as: Regardless, it went bankrupt by 1983 and left the air. Rhythm [in 1955] and played the real soul of rhythm and blues. The best of what youre about to give up on WWTC is what we play all the time on KEEY. Ft. 31477 E Nine Dr, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677. Just tune to 1500 on your dial! Also my parents listened to WDGY in the mid to late 50's and on the long drive to the lake as well. Unlike most metropolitan areas, the Twin Cities did not have a black radio station in the 1940s or 50s. On November 3, 1972, the AM station was relaunched as WYOO, picking up an oldies format (with rock and roll included). I really dont remember which station I was on then. He left in July 1957 to become Vice President of ABC in New York and was replaced by Jack Thayer. 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. The photo below was posted on Facebook by Paul Strickland, who says. Today, the station is KTLK, News/Talk 1130, and uses a transmitter site in Credit River Township. Ad courtesy Jeff Lonto. What would a black station been like if we had had one in the 1950s? He has been at KQRS in the Twin Cities for years, doing the morning show. 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. in Golden Valley was approved. Formula 63 box, courtesy Sam Sherwood. Ive been ignoring this station because I couldnt believe that Bill and Becky Ann would ever broadcast anything resembling rock n roll, but listen to this, from an article of the TV section of the Minneapolis Tribune, September 7, 1969: Anybody who has heard WPBC in recent years might have found it ludicrous to have listed to founder-owner Bill Steward the other morning as he remembered the tough radio days of 1954 and 1955. Bottom Row: Dan Halyburton, Larry E. Cummins, Jimmy Reed. The why behind recent legislation. He becomes Uncle Snuffy, Radio Daddy-O, The Cat Man. He said that his stations was making a profit from its enlightened programming and others that followed are probably doing the same. In November 1962 the call letters were changed to KTWN. The radios had to be placed at one end of a room 6-8 feet apart and the listener had to stand about 10-15 feet away. It made its final move to 1130 AM in 1941 as required by the North American Radio Broadcasting Agreement (NARBA) under which most American, Canadian and Mexican AM radio stations changed frequencies. WDGY was certainly a much different station pre-Beatles than it was as the 60's progressed. Then they would have to schlep the transmitter in a big box (about the size of a single hole outhouse) back to Minnesota. Dr. Young cycled through the names WHAT, WGWY ("W-George W. Young"), and finally WDGY ("W-Dr. George Young") in the next two years until being chastised by the government for changing too frequently. In September 1962 it was advertised as the only all news station in the country. On June 18, 1975, 1280 switched to NBCs News and Information Service (NIS). The station played Country music with a heavy emphasis on local North Suburban news and sports. The cookie was displayed in the lobby of the Foshay Tower, where viewers filched pieces of it until French dispatched a guard. In April 1929 the frequency apparently became 1180. Wee Gee spins the forgotten hits, the cruisin' classics, the legendary artists. The first of the stations catchphrases was My Mommy Listens to KDWB., Ad from September 19, 1959 courtesy Jeff Lonto. Chuck Blore was Crowell-Colliers national program director, and ran a disk jockey school that the DJs at KDWB attended. 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. The Star Tribune article also reported that Al Alonzo reported to Newport. The transmitter was destroyed by fire on February 23, 1933 and the station operated with WCCOs old transmitter. At that time the station was also playing show tunes, Lawrence Welk, and shows like Dragnet, Bob Hope, The Great Gildersleeve, and biographies. The station kept the name WDGY until 1991. The only coordination was (sometimes) the Pick Hit of The Week as a freebie to a record maker.. In May 2016, WDGY began simulcasting on FM translator W279DD 103.7 in Hudson, Wisconsin. He left in July 1957 to become Vice President of ABC in New York and was replaced by Jack Thayer. Although the records say that KUXL was granted the license to increase its power to 1000 watts on October 1, 1963, Will Jones of the, Both KFMX 104.1 and KRSI 950 am flipped to Music of Your Life as KRSI AM-FM that day, with Don Shore as the Program Director and morning host. They predicted that he and his music would be the wave of the future, and when we heard what he sang and how he sang it, we began to be concerned. (Will Jones, Minneapolis Tribune). the Harmonicats. Contributed by John Pratt 12-6-07. I was able to get this shot during a visit to see Jimmy Reed. The turning point came one night around Christmas 1955 when we turned in the Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey Show on TV and they had on Elvis Presley, Stewart remembered. you dont have to listen to rock and roll! I may get the dates wrong, but the devil is in the details and I am loaded with details. It was made by a student named Goodman, who financed the venture by selling $1 shares to his friends with a double-your-money guarantee. Preacher Paul (nee Ralph Hull) had come from KDWB and it appears that he was working at both stations until June 1965. In 1956 or 57 Zingale went to New York as an account executive and, with two others, bought a White Plains radio station. He came with no radio training at all in fact, he was a bartender but the station executives were impressed with his verbal fluency and vast knowledge of music. The news is left in and you will hear about the big CPI index increase. A gunshot was heard and a policeman was hit in the arm or hand. Kamman also hosted the Swing Club Program. Performers included: These groups were well known in clubs like King Solomons Mines where Soul music was a staple. A 1972 article in the Echo opined that KDWB played new songs that were just released, while WDGY only played nationally-established music. WDGY/Minneapolis has modified its Top 40 format to an AOR-slanted approach. The memory music format was enlarged, a jingle by Herb Pilhofer was created, and talk shows were produced. One was the Uncle Elmer Show. A rural comedy production? The station is the oldest continuously operating station in the state, dating to December 23, 1923 when Dr. George W. Young signed on with the call letters KFMT. We chatted and laughed on the air for about 15 minutes, talking about his devilish upbringing, singing at the Grand Ole Opry, the weekend shows at the Flame and played his latest recording. Interestingly enough, in my KUXL file I found an article from the Minneapolis Spokesman, the black communitys weekly newspaper, dated December 26, 1958. other options Two days before, Will Jones reported: Solomon Burke, who has taken to wearing kingly robes and calling himself King Solomon, is booked for a Friday night bash at the Pick-Nicollet Hotel, promoted by a young married folks group called The Weekenders. He didnt want to scare people away, and he wanted to lure sponsors to the program. The WMIN call sign was used from 1936 until 1972 by the predecessor to today's 1400 KMNV, and the call sign was also briefly used for a shared-time television station on channel 11. You will hear Jimmy promote the "All Americans,"you will hear one of the first Gatorade commercials and you will hear the WDGY promo for the WDGY Power Poll where one could win a Craig color TV (I thought this was radio?). Minneapolis Star, Thursday, September 24, 1964. 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. To celebrate its first anniversary, WDGY is happy to present this album of YESTERHITS FROM YESTERDAY. It includes a collection of twelve of the greatest hits from the last year. The Beatles, Elton John, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, The Eagles, ZZ Top, David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Ike & Tina Turner, The Who, Rod Stewart, Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin, Bruce Springsteen, Carlos Santana, Billy Joel, The Doobie Brothers, The Steve Miller Band, The Beach Boys, Van Morrison, The Animals, Guess Who, Neil Diamond, Herman's Hermits, The Supremes, Sam and Dave, Stevie Wonder, The Four Seasons, Blood Sweat and Tears, The Allman Brothers, Johnny Rivers, Sonny and Cher, The Moody Blues, The Spinners, Grand Funk Railroad, Three Dog Night, The Box Tops, Chicago, Electric Light Orchestra and the list goes on. The fact that there were no lights did not compute until I heard the news guy on WLOL say, The radio station studios of KDWB burst into flame this afternoon. Storzs company, Mid-Continent Broadcasting, purchased WDGY on February 6, 1956 for $212,000. Labor Temple, third floor. 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. 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. Nearby Recently Sold Homes. [made possible by the late summer daytime hours] Now he also does a Saturday afternoon session from 1 to 5. The Insider reported that Evan Curfew was playing a Solid Gold Oldies All Request show on Saturdays from 1 5 (am or pm?) To this day I am still impressed that a major country western and Grand Ole Opry star would drive all the way out to Anoka just to visit with someone who played country-western music for only 55 minutes a day. It was a single engine plane trying to land at St. Pauls downtown airport, even though it was flying without instruments. VSNN had taken over the station on a management agreement and, in reality, nobody else at VSNN wanted the PD job. Al, Nick, and Vic Tedesco, photo courtesy Pavek Museum of Broadcasting. So many questions. A police command post was set up at the St. Paul Cathedral, and two-man tear gas units were sent around, with police at every intersection. He's So Fine - Chiffons 9 5. The rest is exhausting please see Wikipedia for further/better history! I was prensent at the studio when Jimmy and Tac coordinated play of the same record at the same time on both stations. From an ad from May 1970: WDGYA Touch of Taste.. They made a big pot of it at noon, and when it was gone, it was gone, seldom lasting past 5pm. A 1969 shot of me (Rick Burnett a/k/a Rick Mason) when I was visiting the studio. In April 1957 the station was owned by the BFR Broadcasting Corp., N.L. decade KDWB-FM was picked up by Chancellor Media. The Twin Cities has many FM and AM radio stations. WCOW was a precursor to KDWB, so it must have been another station. Our service costs about the same if you brought in that supertalented program director. Plus you eliminate the stuck records, scratchy music, the jarring jock. Nearby Recently Sold Homes. Over the next few days, the cleaning and repairing continued. In contrast to WCCO and KSTP, WPBC carried no network programming, and were live and local all day. The station was five years in construction, delayed when its two towers in Eden Prairie fell. Then I noticed the missing tower lights. A couple years back I brought you Serutan, the product guaranteed to cure what ails you. The following is from an email dated September 19, 2007, from Chuck Blore to Rick Burnett describing the Formula 63 and 63 Thats Easy to Remember promotions that Blore devised when KDWB first went on the air. An invaluable source of information about the history of WDGY comes from a Masters Thesis written by Jerry Verne Haines in 1970. When Hagman moved to WDGY, he brought the Top Forty concept with him, as well as the Mutual Broadcasting System, which aired programs like Queen for a Day and Sergeant Preston of the Yukon. A schedule from April 1955 shows Eddie Cantor and a lot of Springtime Serenade, but also shows just identified by the DJ (Bill Rudd and Irv Smith put in a lot of time.). On August 28, Will Jones published an extended interview with Skotch. Whether this was related to the disturbance was not quite clear. In September 1979 the station became known as Musicradio I-95, playing Album Oriented Rock/New Wave. 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