Each new arrival was greeted with gusto. The song selection is an eclectic mix of soul, ballads and rockers a little something for everyone in less than thirty minutes. John Hart grew up surrounded by music. KOMA then became a pioneer totally automated station for a period of three years. KOMA-AMs three towers and transmitter remain active there. M.G. He hosts The Adam Carolla Show, a talk show distributed as a podcast .more #46 of 164 The Best Talk Show Hosts Of Daytime, Late Night, and All Time #37 of 61 Kelly began his radio career in 1970 while still a junior in high school. Aircheck in all likelihood captures an early moment during KOMA's return to live programming, which would have taken place on or about New Year's Day 1964. Tuna reunited with United Stations Radio Network in New York in 2013 to do the ad sales for his Black Card Radio shows. There were hugs and handshakes all over the room. Be the first one to write a review. His 30+ years as Program Director of KOMA radio in Oklahoma City has helped the station to be a consistent market leader. "I was hard to find since I'm no longer in the business," he said. After making technical upgrades to the facility, 92.5 signed back on the air on September 15 with the new call letters KXLS.[5]. Not one song is spared the wrath of static, signal pollution and volume drops. By 1958 Danny and the radio station rose to the number one position in market. Williams also hosted a daytime talk show called "Dannysday," which was on for 17 years from 1967-84. In July 2022, KOMA began simulcasting news radio station KOKC, branded as Newstalk 1520. It is interesting to note some important points about Storz Broadcasting, the top 40 concept of radio, and the format system employed by most successful radio stations was developed by Todd Storz and Gordon McClendon who owned stations all over America including KLIF in Dallas and KILT in Houston.. Todd Storz became the President of Storz Broadcasting Company until his death in 1964. This article is about the FM radio station. [17][18] Tyler's purchase of KOMA and its sister stations was consummated on November 13, 2012. This provided instant coverage of local and state news. Hello! I don't think there will ever be someone who comes close to being like him. Two of the three old KOMA radio towers were taken down by Wednesday's tornado, and a third was bent in half.Video: Two KOMA towers lost after severe stormsThe radio station building has been closed for years, but the towers were still being used to send out a signal. I was a teenager in the 60's in North Dakota, KOMA at night was one of the loudest signals on the band. [1] The easy listening format remained in place. . Led through the 60s by Program Directors Dean Johnson, Dale Wehba, and Perry Murphy, some of the best-remembered DJs spun the hits each day and night. Station officials stated that the station cost $50,000 to put on-air. His father fostered a love for both kinds of music, country AND western. KTLQ [Tahlequah OK] 1963-1964 WQBQ [Leesburg FL] 2016-2021 Now: Dennis says, (5/22), "I retired from WQBQ 1410 AM in Leesburg, Florida. With the help of friend and KATI DJ Sarge McClintock, Wilson left for KOOK in Billings in 1962. KOMO 4 TV provides news, sports, weather and local event coverage in the Seattle, Washington area including Bellevue, Redmond, Renton, Kent, Tacoma, Bremerton, SeaTac . In addition, the finest National and International news came to KOMA listeners from CBS through World War II, and into the 1950s. In 1945 KOMA began complete sports coverage of Oklahoma A & M college (later to be Oklahoma State University), and the Big Red of the University of Oklahoma. 2004-2020 Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters, Scholarships, Assistance, & Faculty Fellowships, State Basketball Championships Broadcast Space Reservations, 2022 Outstanding Achievement Awards Results. On March 25, 2015, an F1 tornado skipped through Moore, Oklahoma, touching down randomly and often, destroying the legendary KOMA-AM towers that had stood since their construction in 1946 (KOMA began using these towers in 1947). KOMA CLUB, For assistance with our PIF contact Todd Hough. The HD3 subchannel broadcasts classic hip hop music branded as V103, and is simulcast on analog translator K276EX (103.1 FM). The FRC was the forerunner of what we now know as the Federal Communications Commission, and began functioning on March 1, 1927. It would be under Wilks-Schwartz that KKNG would move away from its longtime easy listening format and evolve into a soft adult contemporary format under the branding "Mix 92.5", which resulted in lower ratings. Griffin in 1939. 66 Share Marc Alan McLean, sales manager at Swanco's KQEO in Albuquerque, became KKNG's new general manager. What to expect; First visit; FAQ; Our Practice; Why? PACE, John: KABC, 1957-58. Like any reunion, the alumni were a little older, and maybe a little grayer, but their voices remained unchanged from the days when they charmed the airwaves in the 1950s and 1960s. And while. Export Citation: BiBTeX EndNote RefMan: About Google Books . The east and west towers collapsed to the ground while the center tower remained standing, but the top 1/3 was knocked over and left hanging from the top of the remaining 200 feet. moved to sheridan wyo.in 1959 from perryton texas.made a long time friend who was raised on a small cattle operation in big horn wyo.he @ten years old as was i,had already been a koma fan since discovering radio.i spent many summer nights sitting in his brothers car listening to the real don steel and the fred moore roar with the smell of fresh cut alphalpha filling the night air.later in my first car dragging main in sheridan from the 4u drive in out north to the top of court house hill and our college street u turn so.main and do it all over again.koma was allways there sometimes fading for abit then back clear and strong.my favorite reverberating add went like this.all the records given away were given away in cooperation and concideration of recording artists companys and distributors,yours truly koma oklahoma city..i still dial around 1520 in my shop late at night knowing i will only find mexican music,which i kinda like because icant understand it and the beat is good.i still cruise my model a on sat.night in kingman az.and its good and we have good radio to tune in,but i miss those days in sheridan with my girl and now wife of 44 years.we were indeed just like american graffiti. Randy Anson, the program director of Swanco's WBYU in New Orleans, relocated to Oklahoma City to assume those same duties at KKNG. Shevaun Williams calls herself proud to be Williams' daughter. Wilsons career in radio took him to several large markets in Detroit, Toronto, Denver, Boston, Cleveland, Buffalo, Washington DC and many others beginning in the 60s and into the 90s. I wish we had an aircheck for J Michael Wilson from KATI during his time here, but none are available. KOMA Radio Broadcast Oklahoma January 5, 1964 Ryan Scriver 119 subscribers 55K views 8 years ago recorded on to reel to reel off the radio in South Shore, South Dakota on January 5, 1964. The studios were also moved at this time, filling the twenty-fourth floor of the Oklahoma City Biltmore Hotel (an area they would occupy of over thirty years). On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 255 views, 7 likes, 3 loves, 0 comments, 3 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Mainer Ford: Special thanks to KOMA morning radio personality Lisa Sykes for giving us some props on the radio. In late 1967, KHJ in Los Angeles offered Tuna the 9 to noon slot, where he debuted on Thanksgiving Day 1967. He emceed the annual Warner Park 4th of July celebration in Woodland Hills, which attracts crowds of over 50,000 annually.[2]. Recording Radio Realplayer Year 2018 . We had good competition, but none came close. Next, she spent some years in Tulsa working for Magics sister station KBEZ..Finally, it was back to Oklahoma City, where she has spent the last 15 years at Magic 104.1 before becoming your new host in the afternoons on 92.5 KOMA! I listened to KOMA from 1957 to well into the 1960's. KOMA rented some tower space to a sister station KRXO-FM from 1988-2015, when the towers were destroyed by a tornado. [1] The station bore the call letters KTEA-FM and was originally licensed to Midwest City. #3 of 76 Famous People with Tinnitus Adam Carolla Age: 58 Adam Carolla (; born May 27, 1964) is an American comedian, radio personality, television host, actor, podcaster, and director. "We've never been together all at once since we left WKY," said Ronnie Kaye, one of the men behind the event. K225BN broadcasts from a tower located in Northeast Oklahoma City that is also used by other radio and television stations in the market. The nighttime signal was quite strong into Sheridan. 92.5 KOMA Oklahoma's Greatest Hits Follow Connect Advertise With Us For You Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Engineers quickly moved the signal (now KOKC) to another tower at 1560 AM for 2 days until the damaged tower was deemed usable at a reduced power of 10,000 watts until reconstruction could take place. Lisa Sykes, Kent Jones, Danny Williams, Ronnie Kaye, Dave Martin, Fred Hendrickson, Larry Carolla, Heather Austin, Charlie Cusack, Pat Clarke, Joe McIntosh, and Eric Olsen are so looking forward to partying with YOU at Koma Fan Jam Saturday! I was the afternoon drive host and voiced the Blackston Financial Report from 2016 to 2021; my wife and I travel across the U.S. to antique, coin, gun and vintage auto shows; I have a 1946 Dic-Ta-Phone belt recorder (it needs a little help)." It was at this time that Hearst Radio, Inc. bought KOMA and operated the station until the FCC authorized its sale to an Oklahoman, J.T. His broadcasting career began in 1947 at a radio station in Austin, Texas. And then there was music! [14] New City wouldn't retain KKNG for long however. a can of soda and two scoops of ice cream. It's corny as hell, but after all it's Oklahoma, not Southern California. CBS then consisted of 45 radio stations. National Radio Personalities, Inc: Published: 194? Nessuna recensione trovata nei soliti posti. He worked at KBIG 104.3, where he hosted a long-running morning show Charlie Tuna in the Morning which aired from 5 to 10 am. And the radio host has now given fans an inside look at his role as a family man in a recent Instagram post showing his four little ones. In the summer of 1960, when returning from a high school debate trip to San Diego (I was going to high school at Lawton at the time) I recall hearing koma-am in the Arizona desert. The studios, ironically, once housed KOMA's rival, WKY. Then in 1952, J.T. Shaw, backed by other prominent broadcasters, helped motivate the government to form the Federal Radio Commission. He left the newsroom in the early 1960s to pursue a master's degree in business at Harvard University. It was actually Michael speeded up. From 2012 to 2014, he became the voice of Los Angeles (Anaheim) independent station KDOC-TV. They would sit in their cars on hilltops, turn it up at parties, or fall asleep with the radio next to their beds as they listened to Chuck Berry, the Supremes, Paul Revere and the Raiders, and the Beatles. Video cameras were aimed at groups who were animatedly talking, and pictures posed. This aircheck was originally posted on YouTube by Ryan Scriver, whose description reads; recorded on to reel to reel off the radio in South Shore, South Dakota on January 5 1964 In its original form, frequent signal drops render it largely unlistenable. Under Lester Smith's stewardship, KJR rose to capture 37% of the Seattle audience. Not all of the early innovation of KFJF was confined to the technical aspects of broadcasting. As a teenager I listened to KOMA almost every night for the latest hot records. Boone began performing in public at a young age. There, Kelly played song dedications to schoolmates. Tuna raised nearly US$2.5 million for Children's Hospital Los Angeles with his annual Tunathon (20042007), hosted the red carpet, and emceed the Revlon Run/Walk for five years (20032007). 92.5's history began when its initial construction permit was issued on April 29, 1964. On January 8,1929, KFJF began its long affiliation with the Columbia Broadcasting System. . . "We appealed to younger and older audiences. " [4] KTEA-FM also carried broadcasts of the Boston Symphony Orchestra via stereo tape. In 1964, KOMA made him head of programming, a position he held until 1967. In 1964, it was determined that KOMA could better serve the public by returning to live programming. During the record, hed record his rodent bit. In the rock and roll era, Dale was a pioneer and an artist, a programmer who understood the unique relationship of excellent radio and the music. RADIO STATION CALL LETTER JINGLES - KOMA (OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA) Pirate Radio U.S.A. 282 views 2 months ago 1972 Mercury Marquis Commercial - Limo Driver Challange - Vic Damone jingle. The programming is also relayed on analog translators for those without HD Radio-capable receivers. Tuna then moved on to WMEX in Boston for the first 9 months of 1967. Thus, in late 2000, the RIAA imposed royalty fees on radio stations and other Internet broadcasters retroactive to October, 1998. 1900 [] In early 2001, AFTRA followed suit. KOMA was born on Christmas Eve, 1922 in Oklahoma City. You and the crew were simply magical. Then, he went to work at KLEO in Wichita, Kansas, for a year with the air name "Billy O'Day". During the winter, the signal would start to come in about noon. See, Lloyd Hines, and Melda V. Kennamer. I met you in the early 60s and just wanted to check in and say that my own year jocking the Big 1520 from 1971-72 while attending the University of Oklahoma was almost as exiting as listening to (and meeting) the original KOMA Good Guys a decade earlier! Connection Timeout ! He certainly belongs, like Bob and Ray, in the elite of radio personalities. Midwest Stereo then took the station silent on January 19, 1966 as the new owners prepared to make major changes. We have several examples of his imagination and creativity below. The Ronnie Kaye story began in a sleepy town in southeast Missouri. During this same year, Neal Barret became General Manager of KFJF and changed the call letters to the now internationally known KOMA. In addition to its standard analog transmission, KOMA broadcasts . The stream was stopped (connection time out occurred). But it's not me, it's just luck. On August 27, 2004, KOMA 1520 changed its call letters to KOKC In turn, KOMA-FM officially changed its call letters to simply KOMA on September 3, 2004, claiming the name that was always its heritage. Automation proved to be too sterile and impersonal, so personality was returned to KOMA. Joe says (4/07), "I'm semi-retired because of a voice disability, but my 'How To' book, on becomming a success radio personality, Radio Pro is coming soon; I'm living wiht my lovely wife, Kim, and an assortment of animal friends . A couple of shots of whiskey helps it. Particulars are at the memorial web site (Click on his name, above)." Click to get it: About Excelsior, You . In early 1972 he did mornings at KCBQ in San Diego (during the original presentation of "The Last Contest") and later that year became one of the original DJs at KROQ AM, a new Top 40 station (formerly Country KBBQ). (Tuna was replaced as host of Back to the 70s by M. G. Kelly, who served as the show's syndicator.) Stranger Things is set to hit London's West End.. I also remember meeting you again in Cleveland in 1967 at WKYC as you seemed a gluten for punishment by hiring my big brother again, this time for afternoon drive. As an on-air talent, producer, and program director, he has been heard and seen on stations in Ohio, New Jersey, Kentucky, West Virginia, Indiana, Florida, and Oklahoma. All of these radio facilities served their communities with the finest in contemporary broadcasting. He joined Black Card Radio in Los Angeles in 2010 as host of a 5-hour weekend show Charlie Tuna The 70's, which is distributed nationally and internationally, and later added a 5-hour daily and weekend show for all radio formats. This aircheck captures a rather sedate and milquetoast period in the station's history. Then the Op would insert a capstan enlarger which would play it back at a faster speed a la The Chipmunks. Danny Williams, who was with WKY from 1950 until 1979, is now the morning personality on KOMA-AM and FM, which used to be WKY's main rival. Amazing, I remember thinking. Reviews There are no reviews yet. The station affiliated for a brief period with NBC, but station management decided KOMA would be more effective as an independent. For the StarKist mascot, see, "Charlie Tuna dies at 71; Los Angeles radio legend", "Charlie Tuna, Longtime Los Angeles DJ, Dies at 71", "Charlie Tuna, Los Angeles Radio Legend, Dies at 71", "National Radio Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2008", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charlie_Tuna&oldid=1140597454, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles lacking reliable references from December 2021, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 20 February 2023, at 20:57. View Lisa Sykes's business profile as Morning Show Host and Promotions Director at Renda Broadcasting Corporation. The LMA was done prior to the change in FCC regulations which allowed a broadcaster the option of owning more than one AM or one FM station in a market. . Changing with the times was KOMA. The southwestern giant was then only fifteen watts of power under the original call letters, KFJF. She got her first major radio gig at Magic 104.1 hosting the EXTREMELY popular evening show Magic After Dark (anyone remember that show?). Dale then took his talents to larger markets such as Detroit (CKLW) and Boston (WMEX) and was number one at both stations as a programmer and personality. Now, KOMA-FM was available 24 hours a day all over the world. Williams was one of the original 15 members of the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Boone, Pat. The station would last about a year, as Midwest Stereo filed to transfer the station to the House of Sound Broadcasting Corporation on November 1, 1965. "They hired good people, then let them do their job," Williams said. Many other tornadoes had come close to the iconic three-tower array before, but this one was its undoing. Delilah is the most-listened-to-woman on radio in the U.S. Delilah's soothing voice, open heart and love of music have expanded her audience to more than eight million weekly listeners on approximately 160 radio stations in the U.S. Delilah, who celebrated the 30-year anniversary of . KTEA-FM was originally set to sign-on "on or about July 15", according to advertisements the station placed in The Daily Oklahoman. Los Angeles Radio People, P. Compiled by Don Barrett. His father fostered a love for both kinds of music, country AND western. Diamond Broadcasting, Inc. out of Chicago, purchased KOMA AM along with KRXO FM on September 1,1988 and under the direction of Program Director Kent Jones, KOMA returned to the Glory Days of the 1960s with the Oldies Format on September 22,1988. His dad was the town pharmacist and his mom was a piano teacher at Cooter High School. 4241 Jutland Dr #202, San Diego, CA 92117. Plus 100,000 AM/FM radio stations featuring music, news, and local sports talk. No doubt about it, KOMA was my favorite station. KOMA (along with handful of other legendary stations including 890 WLS, Chicago; 1090 KAAY, Little Rock; 1060 WNOE, New Orleans; 770 WABC, New York; 800 CKLW, Windsor/Detroit; and 1100 WKYC, Cleveland) could be heard on car radios, in homes, and everywhere a kid could tune in. "We had 50 to 60 percent of the audience then," Wehba added. New state-of-the-art digital studios were constructed in the building which houses new sister station KMGL at 400 E. Britton Rd in Oklahoma City. KOMA was relying on CBS for most of its programming during the 1930s and 40s, with the exception of local news. For assistance with our PIF contact Todd Hough. "He knew his music; he knew the business. At age 16, Tuna began working at his hometown's radio station, KGFW. Meanwhile, the Oldies format continued on 92.5 KOMA-FM enhanced by the availability of live news updates and bulletins. In 1932, Dudley Shaw retired and so did the call letters KFJF. koma radio personalities. At 3 p.m. on November 9, 1998, KOMA began broadcasting from the new location. Charlie Tuna, Dale Wehba, Don McGregor, Paul Miller, John David, Chuck Dann, J. Michael Wilson, Johnny Dark, Buddy Scott, John Ravencroft, and many others were among those who played the hits from the studios in Moore, Oklahoma. KOMA would even show up in the radio rating books for Sheridan! With the big 50,000-watt signal and the relatively few rock-n-roll radio stations across the plains, KOMA was the main station for the hits. Born in Kearney, Nebraska, Tuna was a high school athlete and sports editor of his school newspaper. Concerning phonograph records, Dudley Shaw said, The firm has about decided to discontinue them, but is leaving the matter in the hands of its hearers. With TuneIn.com's KOMO radio streaming service you can listen to KOMO news whenever and wherever you want for all of the latest breaking news in Seattle and Western Washington straight from the KOMO news. "We were number one. In 2014, KOMA began broadcasting in HD (while still broadcasting an analog signal on 92.5 FM) and added two other programs on the HD-2 and HD-3 channels. The 2023 . House of Sound filed to move the city of license from Midwest City to Oklahoma City proper, which took effect on May 11. [6] KXLS was owned by Robert Williams, the owner of House of Sound, a high-end sound store. We were joined J Michael Wilson began his career at KATI in 1960-61 and was a student of English teacher George Schell. These were considered by many to be the best years of radio. 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On September 18, 2010, Tuna was presented a Lifetime Achievement Award and inducted into the Route 66 Cruisin' Hall of Fame in San Bernardino, California. While hundreds of KFJF listeners were visiting the new studios to see radio in action, Dudley Shaw was urging President Calvin Coolidge to federally regulate radio. At 3pm on November 9th, 1998, KOMA AM/FM began broadcasting from the new location. Two 120 foot towers beamed KFJFs signal a minimum of 900 miles at night. Contact Data Shows 92.5 KOMA is a broadcast Radio station from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, providing classic hits Music from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. [26] K276EX broadcasts from a tower located in Northeast Oklahoma City that is also used by other radio and television stations in the market.[27]. For KOMA's signal to reach South Shore, S.D. Sadly, we lost our good friend, Danny Williams, Tuesday night at the age of 85. KFOR-TV reports that Williams died sometime Tuesday, however Shevaun Williams did not confirm that as late at Tuesday night. The building on SW 4th St. in Moore, OK became vacant after 37 years of broadcasting from that location. And for baby boomers across the western US, KOMA was king. The KOMA AM/FM radio antennas were located southeast of Oklahoma City in Moore OK from thr 1940s to 2015. This caused thousands of stations, including KOMA, to discontinue their online broadcasts until regulations and fee structures could be defined. Dale's instincts told him that rock would resonate with the listeners, and he had the ability to pick the right music and program it to be excitingto make radio come alive. [11][12], The transmitter moved to the Northeast Oklahoma City antenna farm in 1976, teaming up with KAFG to build a new 1,000-foot tower at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Kelley Avenue. KOMA Oklahoma City Jan 5 1964 restored audio 18,710 views Aug 15, 2015 This aircheck was originally posted on YouTube by Ryan Scriver, whose description reads; "recorded on to .more .more. Nonetheless, the original aircheck is amazing, as it was surely recorded during daytime hours under less than optimal ionospheric conditions. Pat Boone, American singer and television personality known for his wholesome pop hits in the 1950s and for hosting evangelical radio and television programs later in life. Through his broadcasts on KOMA, he became probably the best play-by-play announcer ever in radio or television. At the same time, the FRC granted Dudley Shaw a permit to raise KFJFs power to a fantastic 5,000 watts. Danny Williams, Ronnie Kaye and Fred Hendrickson all worked in the building during the 1970s when they were disc jockeys for WKY. The use of records was terminated (temporarily) by 1926. Radio was beginning to come of age. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. 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