“I Keep Working My Way Back To You Babe” by the Spinners
“Honey” by Bobby Goldsboro
“Never Gonna Give You Up” Rick Astley
“Hot Child in the City” by Nick Gilder
“Muskrat Love” by America, or the Captain & Tennille
“Do They Know It’s Christmas”
“True” by Spandau Ballet
“I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus”
“Blurred Lines”, Robin Thicke and Pharrel
“Don’t Stop Believin’”, Journey
Christmas Shoes
“Baby,” Justin Bieber
LOL panache45, that’s also a huge Christmas thumbs-down in our house.
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Interesting facts and trivia about radio
At 12:00 AM 12/14/1993, NYC classical station WNCN became “active rock” WAXQ, without telling anyone ahead of time. Listeners expecting Bach on their radio alarms got AC/DC instead.
At 12:00 AM 12/14/1993, NYC classical station WNCN became “active rock” WAXQ, without telling anyone ahead of time. Listeners expecting Bach on their radio alarms got AC/DC instead.
KDKA in Pittsburgh was (in 1920) the first commercially-licensed radio stations in the U.S., and is the one of the few radio stations east of the Mississippi whose callsign starts with K and not W.
At 12:00 AM 12/14/1993, NYC classical station WNCN became “active rock” WAXQ, without telling anyone ahead of time. Listeners expecting Bach on their radio alarms got AC/DC instead.
KDKA in Pittsburgh was (in 1920) the first commercially-licensed radio stations in the U.S., and is the one of the few radio stations east of the Mississippi whose callsign starts with K and not W.
A decade before Wolfman Jack arrived there, Paul Kellenger was the star of all night radio at XERF in Mexico. Mellow-voiced Kellenger sold (besides mail order baby chicks), for a dollar, autographed pictures of Jesus Christ. They were pictures of Jesus, alright, but the signature said “Sincerely Yours, Paul Kellenger”)
At 12:00 AM 12/14/1993, NYC classical station WNCN became “active rock” WAXQ, without telling anyone ahead of time. Listeners expecting Bach on their radio alarms got AC/DC instead.
KDKA in Pittsburgh was (in 1920) the first commercially-licensed radio stations in the U.S., and is the one of the few radio stations east of the Mississippi whose callsign starts with K and not W.
A decade before Wolfman Jack arrived there, Paul Kellenger was the star of all night radio at XERF in Mexico. Mellow-voiced Kellenger sold (besides mail order baby chicks), for a dollar, autographed pictures of Jesus Christ. They were pictures of Jesus, alright, but the signature said “Sincerely Yours, Paul Kellenger”)
David Sarnoff was a Jewish immigrant and Marconi operator who relayed news of the Titanic sinking to the crowds outside Wanamaker’s Department Store where his station was and suggested to Marconi this indicated there was probably a huge market for instant home radio. In a famous memo he was told, basically, that the idea of home radio was silly.
At 12:00 AM 12/14/1993, NYC classical station WNCN became “active rock” WAXQ, without telling anyone ahead of time. Listeners expecting Bach on their radio alarms got AC/DC instead.
KDKA in Pittsburgh was (in 1920) the first commercially-licensed radio stations in the U.S., and is the one of the few radio stations east of the Mississippi whose callsign starts with K and not W.
A decade before Wolfman Jack arrived there, Paul Kellenger was the star of all night radio at XERF in Mexico. Mellow-voiced Kellenger sold (besides mail order baby chicks), for a dollar, autographed pictures of Jesus Christ. They were pictures of Jesus, alright, but the signature said “Sincerely Yours, Paul Kellenger”)
David Sarnoff was a Jewish immigrant and Marconi operator who relayed news of the Titanic sinking to the crowds outside Wanamaker’s Department Store where his station was and suggested to Marconi this indicated there was probably a huge market for instant home radio. In a famous memo he was told, basically, that the idea of home radio was silly.
You know how DJ’s often talk over the instrumental opening of a song, right up until the vocals begin? This takes some practice to get right and is known as" hitting the post."
At 12:00 AM 12/14/1993, NYC classical station WNCN became “active rock” WAXQ, without telling anyone ahead of time. Listeners expecting Bach on their radio alarms got AC/DC instead.
KDKA in Pittsburgh was (in 1920) the first commercially-licensed radio stations in the U.S., and is the one of the few radio stations east of the Mississippi whose callsign starts with K and not W.
A decade before Wolfman Jack arrived there, Paul Kellenger was the star of all night radio at XERF in Mexico. Mellow-voiced Kellenger sold (besides mail order baby chicks), for a dollar, autographed pictures of Jesus Christ. They were pictures of Jesus, alright, but the signature said “Sincerely Yours, Paul Kellenger”)
David Sarnoff was a Jewish immigrant and Marconi operator who relayed news of the Titanic sinking to the crowds outside Wanamaker’s Department Store where his station was and suggested to Marconi this indicated there was probably a huge market for instant home radio. In a famous memo he was told, basically, that the idea of home radio was silly.
You know how DJ’s often talk over the instrumental opening of a song, right up until the vocals begin? This takes some practice to get right and is known as" hitting the post."
The Gambling family has 3 generations John Bradley, John Alfred and John Robert who were hosts of WOR Radio’s (New York City, 710 AM) morning show Rambling with Gambling (now known as The John Gambling Show) over the course of over 75 years (1925–2000 and 2008–present).
At 12:00 AM 12/14/1993, NYC classical station WNCN became “active rock” WAXQ, without telling anyone ahead of time. Listeners expecting Bach on their radio alarms got AC/DC instead.
KDKA in Pittsburgh was (in 1920) the first commercially-licensed radio stations in the U.S., and is the one of the few radio stations east of the Mississippi whose callsign starts with K and not W.
A decade before Wolfman Jack arrived there, Paul Kellenger was the star of all night radio at XERF in Mexico. Mellow-voiced Kellenger sold (besides mail order baby chicks), for a dollar, autographed pictures of Jesus Christ. They were pictures of Jesus, alright, but the signature said “Sincerely Yours, Paul Kellenger”)
David Sarnoff was a Jewish immigrant and Marconi operator who relayed news of the Titanic sinking to the crowds outside Wanamaker’s Department Store where his station was and suggested to Marconi this indicated there was probably a huge market for instant home radio. In a famous memo he was told, basically, that the idea of home radio was silly.
You know how DJ’s often talk over the instrumental opening of a song, right up until the vocals begin? This takes some practice to get right and is known as" hitting the post."
The Gambling family has 3 generations John Bradley, John Alfred and John Robert who were hosts of WOR Radio’s (New York City, 710 AM) morning show Rambling with Gambling (now known as The John Gambling Show) over the course of over 75 years (1925–2000 and 2008–present).
BMIR – 94.5 FM (aka Burning Man Information Radio) is the official pirate radio station of Burning Man
At 12:00 AM 12/14/1993, NYC classical station WNCN became “active rock” WAXQ, without telling anyone ahead of time. Listeners expecting Bach on their radio alarms got AC/DC instead.
KDKA in Pittsburgh was (in 1920) the first commercially-licensed radio stations in the U.S., and is the one of the few radio stations east of the Mississippi whose callsign starts with K and not W.
A decade before Wolfman Jack arrived there, Paul Kellenger was the star of all night radio at XERF in Mexico. Mellow-voiced Kellenger sold (besides mail order baby chicks), for a dollar, autographed pictures of Jesus Christ. They were pictures of Jesus, alright, but the signature said “Sincerely Yours, Paul Kellenger”)
David Sarnoff was a Jewish immigrant and Marconi operator who relayed news of the Titanic sinking to the crowds outside Wanamaker’s Department Store where his station was and suggested to Marconi this indicated there was probably a huge market for instant home radio. In a famous memo he was told, basically, that the idea of home radio was silly.
You know how DJ’s often talk over the instrumental opening of a song, right up until the vocals begin? This takes some practice to get right and is known as" hitting the post."
The Gambling family has 3 generations John Bradley, John Alfred and John Robert who were hosts of WOR Radio’s (New York City, 710 AM) morning show Rambling with Gambling (now known as The John Gambling Show) over the course of over 75 years (1925–2000 and 2008–present).
BMIR – 94.5 FM (aka Burning Man Information Radio) is the official pirate radio station of Burning Man
In spite of being many times more expensive than a computer would be now in terms of price v. average income, the radio so changed American society in such a short period of time in the 1920s that the 1930 Census asked about home radio ownership.
Requires a sense of timing, in order to finish a complete statement exactly as the vocalist begins. Every song has a unique interval, which must be known with split-second exactness.
Actually, since everything is computerized, each song has a built in timer which counts down from the first note/downbeat/etc to the first lyric, which displays on the DJs panel. They had this tech in the 80s, so I’m sure it’s been much improved upon.
At 12:00 AM 12/14/1993, NYC classical station WNCN became “active rock” WAXQ, without telling anyone ahead of time. Listeners expecting Bach on their radio alarms got AC/DC instead.
KDKA in Pittsburgh was (in 1920) the first commercially-licensed radio stations in the U.S., and is the one of the few radio stations east of the Mississippi whose callsign starts with K and not W.
A decade before Wolfman Jack arrived there, Paul Kellenger was the star of all night radio at XERF in Mexico. Mellow-voiced Kellenger sold (besides mail order baby chicks), for a dollar, autographed pictures of Jesus Christ. They were pictures of Jesus, alright, but the signature said “Sincerely Yours, Paul Kellenger”)
David Sarnoff was a Jewish immigrant and Marconi operator who relayed news of the Titanic sinking to the crowds outside Wanamaker’s Department Store where his station was and suggested to Marconi this indicated there was probably a huge market for instant home radio. In a famous memo he was told, basically, that the idea of home radio was silly.
You know how DJ’s often talk over the instrumental opening of a song, right up until the vocals begin? This takes some practice to get right and is known as" hitting the post."
The Gambling family has 3 generations John Bradley, John Alfred and John Robert who were hosts of WOR Radio’s (New York City, 710 AM) morning show Rambling with Gambling (now known as The John Gambling Show) over the course of over 75 years (1925–2000 and 2008–present).
BMIR – 94.5 FM (aka Burning Man Information Radio) is the official pirate radio station of Burning Man
In spite of being many times more expensive than a computer would be now in terms of price v. average income, the radio so changed American society in such a short period of time in the 1920s that the 1930 Census asked about home radio ownership.
I was an intern at WHBC in Canton, Ohio in January 1986, and read the hourly news several times on the air.
At 12:00 AM 12/14/1993, NYC classical station WNCN became “active rock” WAXQ, without telling anyone ahead of time. Listeners expecting Bach on their radio alarms got AC/DC instead.
KDKA in Pittsburgh was (in 1920) the first commercially-licensed radio stations in the U.S., and is the one of the few radio stations east of the Mississippi whose callsign starts with K and not W.
A decade before Wolfman Jack arrived there, Paul Kellenger was the star of all night radio at XERF in Mexico. Mellow-voiced Kellenger sold (besides mail order baby chicks), for a dollar, autographed pictures of Jesus Christ. They were pictures of Jesus, alright, but the signature said “Sincerely Yours, Paul Kellenger”)
David Sarnoff was a Jewish immigrant and Marconi operator who relayed news of the Titanic sinking to the crowds outside Wanamaker’s Department Store where his station was and suggested to Marconi this indicated there was probably a huge market for instant home radio. In a famous memo he was told, basically, that the idea of home radio was silly.
You know how DJ’s often talk over the instrumental opening of a song, right up until the vocals begin? This takes some practice to get right and is known as" hitting the post."
The Gambling family has 3 generations John Bradley, John Alfred and John Robert who were hosts of WOR Radio’s (New York City, 710 AM) morning show Rambling with Gambling (now known as The John Gambling Show) over the course of over 75 years (1925–2000 and 2008–present).
BMIR – 94.5 FM (aka Burning Man Information Radio) is the official pirate radio station of Burning Man
In spite of being many times more expensive than a computer would be now in terms of price v. average income, the radio so changed American society in such a short period of time in the 1920s that the 1930 Census asked about home radio ownership.
I was an intern at WHBC in Canton, Ohio in January 1986, and read the hourly news several times on the air.
Border Blasters were Mexican radio stations that broadcast at much higher power than American stations and were therefore able to be heard in much of the American southwest. These stations were eventually restricted by a 1972 agreement between the United States and Mexico.
At 12:00 AM 12/14/1993, NYC classical station WNCN became “active rock” WAXQ, without telling anyone ahead of time. Listeners expecting Bach on their radio alarms got AC/DC instead.
KDKA in Pittsburgh was (in 1920) the first commercially-licensed radio stations in the U.S., and is the one of the few radio stations east of the Mississippi whose callsign starts with K and not W.
A decade before Wolfman Jack arrived there, Paul Kellenger was the star of all night radio at XERF in Mexico. Mellow-voiced Kellenger sold (besides mail order baby chicks), for a dollar, autographed pictures of Jesus Christ. They were pictures of Jesus, alright, but the signature said “Sincerely Yours, Paul Kellenger”)
David Sarnoff was a Jewish immigrant and Marconi operator who relayed news of the Titanic sinking to the crowds outside Wanamaker’s Department Store where his station was and suggested to Marconi this indicated there was probably a huge market for instant home radio. In a famous memo he was told, basically, that the idea of home radio was silly.
You know how DJ’s often talk over the instrumental opening of a song, right up until the vocals begin? This takes some practice to get right and is known as" hitting the post."
The Gambling family has 3 generations John Bradley, John Alfred and John Robert who were hosts of WOR Radio’s (New York City, 710 AM) morning show Rambling with Gambling (now known as The John Gambling Show) over the course of over 75 years (1925–2000 and 2008–present).
BMIR – 94.5 FM (aka Burning Man Information Radio) is the official pirate radio station of Burning Man
In spite of being many times more expensive than a computer would be now in terms of price v. average income, the radio so changed American society in such a short period of time in the 1920s that the 1930 Census asked about home radio ownership.
I was an intern at WHBC in Canton, Ohio in January 1986, and read the hourly news several times on the air.
Border Blasters were Mexican radio stations that broadcast at much higher power than American stations and were therefore able to be heard in much of the American southwest. These stations were eventually restricted by a 1972 agreement between the United States and Mexico.
Lucille Ball claimed to have picked up coded transmissions through fillings in her teeth that led to the discovery of an underground Japanese radio station in Los Angeles while filming DuBarry was a Lady in 1942. http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/fillings.asp