Don reminded me about the Colonel and his pitch prowess. WDGY, Rock & Roll Radio, playing the hits of the '60s and '70s for the Twin Cities! Paul Franklyn at 6 am, Jim Eckert at 9, Mort Garren at 11, Jim Eckert again at 1 pm, and Leigh Kamman at 4. (From the A. Mintz Collection), Lunch with Donald K. Martin, Former WDGY Newsman and Morning Show Co-Host. On June 3, 1963, KTWN began programming by its new owners, K-TWN, Inc., headed by Gene Posner, President of Cream City Broadcasting, Milwaukee. Interestingly, he was listed as age 29, she 24. Unfortunately, this shot suffers from poor exposure. One letter to the editor mourned the Death of Jazz, praised Herb Schoenbaum and Leigh Kamman, who gave much to the betterment of good music in the Twin Cities, and directed particular admiration to Paul Franklyn, who flew the jazz banner through the wildest change of station ownership and programming this city has ever seen. (Minneapolis Star, December 28, 1964). 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. 1130 kHz (also on HD Radio) 106.1 WLHS-FM-HD4. By the end of 1956 WMIN was participating in the contest craze and calling itself Music City.. John Fine was also part of this tight social group. Well, they got out of the rock n roll business but stayed in the radio business until November 1972, when the station was sold and became WYOO. KDWB Studios, 1976 Courtesy RadioTapes.com. Broadcasting Yearbooks for 1984 through 1987 show that the name had been changed when KDAN went dark in 1983. 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. Ft. 7013 N Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90042. Contributed by John Pratt 12-6-07. I found no other advertising in the Minneapolis papers, but the St. Paul papers are not online. FM. At every Provident Drug Store (not the real name) was a giant stack of tiny boxes beneath a huge sign saying, Free Samples of Formula 63. Everyone seemed to be just milling about. As always, much more information and many airchecks are available at www.radiotapes.com/wwtc.html and http://twincitiesradioairchecks.com/wwtc.html. The stations request to change the location of the studio to 5730 Duluth Street in Golden Valley was approved on October 14, 1969. Download Our Free iHeartRadio App! One early promotion involved a sticker that said KDWB is Everywhere. $630 would be awarded to the person who placed the sticker in the most unusual place, which turned out to be on the St. Paul Cathedral dome! you dont have to listen to rock and roll! Its president was Marvin Kosofsky, who said he was not going to change the jazz programming, which had been taken over by Art Hoehn and Paul Franklyn. Joe Edwards does the news outro, ending this segment of WDGY's 20/20 News. Much of the following information about this ever-changing station comes from Jeff Lontos book Fiasco at 1280, The Rise and Hard Fall of a Twin Cities Radio Station, available through the Pavek Museum of Broadcasting. Note that one of the attributes of the station mentioned in the ad above is Awards. It made for a very fast, progressive Top 40 and far less corrupt than sales lists that could be influenced by cases of free product which is how payola really worked. Even among Storz stations, Ramsburg says that each individual station made up its own Top 40. Although he broadcast his morning show from there, there were reports that he went inside the adjacent Young-Quinlan-Rothschild building at night. Theres a ton of stories circulating about Top 40 began inspired by an Omaha tavern juke box, developed by a college statistical department, guided by BBDOs Hit Parade formula for Lucky Strike you name it. After a brief shutdown in 1993 due to business failure and the sale of WRPX, the station picked up the vacated WMIN call sign, which had a long history in the market. When constructed, a Bloomington transmitter location made sense as there was little development to the south at the time. The owner of easy listening FM station WAYL was interested in the AM operation, to simulcast WAYLs signal and expand coverage in parts of the metro area. Its Ipanema, not Impanema. Consequently the launch of U100 was delayed three days. Never would have believed this if I hadnt seen it with my own eyes!. NIS ended in May 1977 but WWTC continued the all-news format with its own staff. WPBC (Peoples Broadcasting Co.) was owned and operated by Bill and Becky Ann Stewart and went on the air in October 1949. Seriously, who thought progressive rock on AM was a good idea? Mike Sigelman (General Manager) Rob Sherwood (program director), both hired from KDWB, hired Bill Hartman straight out of WMMR at the University of Minnesota to become a full-time promotion director. He recently celebrated 25 years at KFGO. Below is a photo thats not too great, but hopefully shows how big the winning monster was. and an occasional Top 10 tune. Although I dont normally provide snapshots of FM stations, this one is pretty interesting. Brother Al Tedesco wanted to call it WPIG or WHOG, but Vic protested the barnyard connotation. (Minneapolis Tribune, January 27, 1966). I hope you have some audio clean up program. At that time the station was also playing show tunes, Lawrence Welk, and shows like Dragnet, Bob Hope, The Great Gildersleeve, and biographies. You will hear Curt share stories on WDGY personalities, including Jim Dandy, Rich Holter, George Young and others. (Phones at fire departments all across the vast Twin Cities area rang causing a ton of confusion as to just exactly where there was a fire.) Found on Radiotapes.com: Ballad of Minnesota!. A moment later we were both rolling on the floor, rocking with laughter. On April 28, 1977, there was a voluntary relinquishment of positive control of Universal from Kosofsky to Miriam Warshaw, if Im reading this right. Last week Ed Skotch of KUXL announced plans to introduce features designed to cheer up the lonely housewives, and now Bill Stewart of WPBC says he has started a new format of happy music and other features of make people feel better.. Last mention in news listings was on September 13, 1983. The antics of the Wolfman were documented in the 1974 film American Graffiti, and were punctuated with ads for baby chicks (100 for $4), glow-in-the-dark statues of Jesus, and oldies albums from Uncle Georges Record Shop, owned by George Garrett here in Minneapolis. Covering black music was standard operating procedure in those days Pat Boone made a fortune covering Fats Domino records. I was able to get this shot during a visit to see Jimmy Reed. The station will feature top cuts from current albums along with a selection of singles, with no jingle package and segued sets. Another January 1957 ad said If You Dig Rhythm N Blues Mitchells the Most! Heres a group shot of the Country WDGY airstaff from late 1978 or early 1979, taken at a Conway Twitty concert at the Minneapolis Auditorium. An October 1949 ad in the Trib called it The Northwest Empire Station and morning shows featured Irene and Lou, hillbilly favorites; Sschunemans Red Rooster Hour; and Johnny Aarthun, popular singer of old-country songs. In July 1966 (Smith sold out to Kosofsky?) Photo courtesy Minnesota Historical Society. Photo by Greg Helgeson, Minnesota Music magazine, Bumper sticker @ 1980 1984. There was a live broadcast at 9:15 a.m. and a performance at Graham Temple at 3 p.m. A December 1951 ad said [Cassiuss] Bamboo Room is KEYED for your enjoyment, which may or may not mean that there was a tie-in. A gunshot was heard and a policeman was hit in the arm or hand. It was Storzs fourth station. . Crocker, and Brad Piras. A search through the Broadcast Yearbooks and the Star Tribune turn up no evidence that the FCC ever raised the stations hours or wattage, so KMAP was apparently operating beyond the parameters of its license. The Yearbook also gives the personnel as: Regardless, it went bankrupt by 1983 and left the air. He stayed until February 1978. One contest in 1963 was a challenge to bake the worlds biggest Christmas Cookie. And although much of the 96-page report centered on the disturbances themselves, the committee had plenty to say about discrimination patterns in housing, education, recreation, employment, welfare, and police-community relations, and includes recommendations for improvement in those areas.. King, and the Spaniels are perhaps the best known. It is imperative that this unit be installed as soon as possible when received.. With the new sound of Metropolitan Radio coming in strong and clear, youll discover perhaps for the first time why so many more people are now enjoying wtcn 1280s outstanding programs in the Twin Cities. In 1976, U of M student Gregg Lindahl joined for summer employment as music director. Jack Nugent said they went from 13th in the market to 2nd in 105 days. On December 10, 1962, the station launched one of those call-in shows where people argued with the host, who was called Norman Frederick. KQRS was close to adopting the SuperStars format, making them a major player. Lord Jeffrey, (Jeff Diamond) came to work at KUXL in 1967, when he was about 15 years old. (Were they ahead of their time?) Wonderful WeeGee, home of the boss jocks like Johnny Canton, hit its stride in the 60s, competing neck and neck with KDWB. There were other ways for Twin Citians to hear pre-WDGY rock n roll, of course: Records from Melodee Record Shop in Downtown Minneapolis, movies like Blackboard Jungle, and live performances of pop, jazz, and country acts. Nearby Recently Sold Homes. The competition clobbered WDGY, which succumbed in 1977. As a promotion, in November 1958 Jim Ramsburg cooked up the Radio Wonders basketball team. 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. Helen Reddy / I Am Woman: 1972-12-01: Albert Hammond / It Never Rains In Southern California: 1972-12-08: Albert Hammond . Listen to Paul Geiger in the morning! Black brought major R&B acts to the Labor Temple on 4th Street SE in Minneapolis. This page contains some rare tapes recorded off the air during the 50's 60's and 70's. The general manager (Mike Sigelman) and program director (Rob Sherwood) (1974), both hired from established Top 40 station KDWB, felt a major change needed to be made. I hope you enjoy them. On December 29, 1972, KUXL announced that it was abandoning rhythm & blues in favor of a telephone talk show. A free sample is waiting for you at any Provident Drug Store. Admission was 50 cents and open to teens age 16 and over. According to PD Chuck Roberts, the new format is closer to AOR than Top 40 radio. Also my parents listened to WDGY in the mid to late 50's and on the long drive to the lake as well. Like an acid-etching, the events of that day in early December 1969 are sharp as cut crystal. Thats what caused the severe distortion, despite registering a 4 on my Wards Airline signal strength scale of 1 to 5. The recordings of the contributors to this web site who recorded them off the air may show up on other sites. Not knowing when he was writing the article, one would suppose that the Four Tops was between Ike and Tina and B.B. 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. That November Ty Mack put in some hours, and it was now Autumn Serenade. Kash Box was apparently an advertising gimmick. Interestingly enough, in my KUXL file I found an article from the Minneapolis Spokesman, the black communitys weekly newspaper, dated December 26, 1958. Peterson gave the example of Hamms and Grain Belt beer highly patronized by the black community, but refused to buy time on the station. The WDGY call letters lasted from 1925 until 1991, first at 1140kHz, then to its longtime home at 1130kHz beginning in 1941. So., Minneapolis, 5, MN. Oh the Cookie Station KDWB!!! As you commented in Scott's Guest bookthey don't seem to do radio like that anymore. One day the station was just there, offering gimmicky, women-slanted programs, not attracting much attention. [2] Thank goodness for Will Jones! And as soon as he got that he would file for full-time operation and still more power. An ad from October 1976 describes the playlist as Folk, Jazz, Blues, Totally Album-Oriented The Fine Rock Station. DJs could play anything they liked and anything that pleased the stations audience. It features the bands of Les Brown, Glenn Miller, Woody Herman, Sammy Kaye, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, Ray Anthony and Xavier Cugat. Thats easy to remember. Of course, we could say that sixty three times an hour, and if no one was listening, it wouldnt be that easy to remember. So, we had to do something to let people know we were there there. When such a strictly-top-40 station as WLOL decides to go in for the classics, it smacks of chaos rather than culture. Ramsburg says, Let me put it this way it was all show-biz. They continued to run the spots. The first station in the country to receive disciplinary action was KDWB. In the summer, you waded through chest high weeds and as important as noting the amperage, was pulling (and, for sport, counting) any number of wood ticks that would jump on you for the ride (I counted 27 one day.). The Greatest Hits of the 50s, 60s, and 70s. That beam was so strong that the GROUNDWAVE signal made it at night in addition to the skywave signal. The contributed recordings fromfriends and contributors of both airchecks and other material are greatly appreciated. You will enjoy tuning up to the quality sound of sound radio programming on KUXL. What became of the building? CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE. Dick Driscoll at WWTC in 1980, courtesy Jeff Lonto. In contrast to WCCO and KSTP, WPBC carried no network programming, and were live and local all day. During the next two years, U100 quickly became the most talked-about and Number one rated radio station in town. Thanks again for the responseand thanks for the great website! http://twincitiesradioairchecks.com/wdgy1130tapes.html. Cap Cities/ABC's KQRS combo (1440 AM and 92.5 FM) was a solid top three station by the end of the decade, far ahead of Other early DGY personalities were Bill Armstrong, Jack Thayer, Bill Bennett, Don Loughnane, and Stanley Mack. In 1959 it had a monthly newspaper called Big K News. The actual graphics and billboards were created by Sid Rich and his advertising agency at the time in 1974. A December 1, 1955, ad says Now All Day and announces DJs Texas Bill Strength and Johnny T from Tennessee, and Slim Jim. He now does a morning news/talk show in Fargo. An invaluable source of information about the history of WDGY comes from a Masters Thesis written by Jerry Verne Haines in 1970. I continued on Highway 12 to Radio Drive. Tom Wynn at his current job at KFGO in Fargo ND. Wonder what E.I.I. My wife and I had long discussions late into the evening. The quality is not great on this recording, but you can still hear everything. The transmitter was destroyed by fire on February 23, 1933 and the station operated with WCCOs old transmitter. Checker recording star Little Milton, with local band Maurice McKinnis and His Fabulous Blazers, appeared at a dance at the Minneapolis Armory on Friday, April 12, 1968. The other stations had an unwritten agreement not to play race music because they assumed the Twin Cities audience would be outraged. We ran through the frigid Minnesota December weather to get to the production room. Almost everybody in the country who had anything at all ailing them, bought into the pitch. $755,000 Last Sold Price. Rufus Thomas appeared with local group the Amazers on June 24, 1966. The Colonel loved the whole idea and agreed to do it. The recordings of the contributors to this web site who recorded them off the air may show up on other sites. This survey provided by Steve Raymer of the Pavek Museum of Broadcasting. Storz also ended the affiliation with the Mutual network. Here is a newspaper ad from Sam Sabean of the WCOW jocks from 1955. 2005. WDGY - The Original Rock and Roll Station. The switch was preceded by a five minute retrospective radio collage of the history of WDGY, and the first song played was John Denvers Thank God Im a Country Boy.. Meanwhile, here are some of the dances the station sponsored. So, our problem was not only to be the best station on the air there, we first had to let them know there was a there there. By that time Elvis had hit it big with Heartbreak Hotel and Hound Dog a cover of a black record followed. KRSIs owner, Park Broadcasting, which owned 18 radio and TV stations in 11 cities, asked Drake-Chenault Enterprises of Los Angeles to install one of its systems. Hobart also announced the increase in power. He was a captivating jock on WDGY. Unfortunately, the American Research Bureau came in at fewer than 1,000 listeners at 3 pm on a week day. And you can try it today. Minneapolis / St. Paul radio station WDGY 1130 AM survey chart for the week of 1970-02-13. Jack Thayer had started his career here, from 1942-1951. The transmitter was destroyed by fire on February 23, 1933 and the station operated with WCCOs old transmitter. Save peace in the world. There, at 63, where no Minnesotan had gone before. Stronger, clearer than ever before. Ad from the Hopkins Sun, May 2, 1968, courtesy Jeff Lonto; also in Minnetonka Herald, February 22, 1968, Image courtesy Pavek Museum of Broadcasting, In 1969 KRSI issued a two-record compilation of oldies called the KRSI Request Album. The photo below is from the album. Johnny Canton in the main WDGY Control Room (1970's), WDGY's Donald K. Martin at the newsroom mic. The Colonel became famous and very rich. Call or Text The Studio Line (651) 564-9349 Trusted Partners We Play The Hits! The owner, Midcontinent Media, sold the property. An envelope dated October 1, 1956, is addressed to 10350 Fremont Ave. In May 1961 it was purchased by Red Owl Stores, Inc. which was seeking diversified subsidiaries. Oh, sure, was my response. A Hammond RK4 reverberation unit has been ordered The echo unit will be .. controlled by push buttons installed at the news table and console. The control board, counters, carts, walls, microphone, everything. The production room was a wreck and there was no heat in the building. I always respected his unusually creative approach to all things radio. Don at WDGY newsroom mic. Perry Como actually sort of rocked with a great tune called Tina . When even a little pimple of a disaster like this strikes, people rise to the occasion. Skotch felt that once radio became a juke box and all talk was eliminated, the heart of radio was lost as well. An envelope dated October 1, 1956, is addressed to 10350 Fremont Ave. Bears' Plan For No. We were talking and I happened to mention I was a DJ at KDWB (1982-85) and they had this photo stored in their phone picture library. 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. If he plays Polk music, He must be a true Minnesotan. Image courtesy Jeff Lonto. His wry, understated wit, carefully studied word choice, and RELAXED delivery won him a following unheard of since the days of Murray-go-round on KDWB and Throckmorton at WLOL. 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. U.S. Patent . Radio and Records magazine, March 18, 1977, courtesy Todd Mitchell, Only reference to Y-11 that came up in a search of the Strib. Nobody died. But stay tuned. 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. UP radio sparkles in Rod Trangards newscastsin exclusive Mutual news remotes . But in Minneapolis-St. Paul a good part of the year was snowbound and it was really hard to see the billboards through all that sleet. Think of it this way. Minneapolis Star, Thursday, August 20, 1964. The 1989 Broadcasting Yearbook reported that the station was now owned by Newport Broadcasting. , here are some of the dances the station was now Autumn Serenade at night in to... 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