Matthew C. Clark Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 Back in December of 1999 when I started my first post on Eric Carmen's Message Board, I only heard 2 Raspberries songs on the AM radio "Go All The Way" & "Let's Pretend" on my Panasonic AM radio Panapet 70 ball & chain light blue ball when I was 7 in 1972 & 8 years old in 1973. I listened to "The Big 6" 600 AM WTAC in Flint, MI (when it was a Top 40 hit radio station), WMPX in Midland, MI (1490 AM) & WKNX (1250 AM) in Frankenmuth, MI but I believe those were the only hit pop rock channels in my area back then. I did not listened to "The Big 8" CKLW in Windsor, Ontario Canada because I could not get it in my area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen G Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 I bet you could hear WLS-AM out of Chicago! It could be heard all over the Midwest and then some. They were really popular as THE Top 40 radio station in the 1960's and 1970's with really great DJs like Larry Lujack. I recently was able to catch it while driving down I-95 through North and South Carolina! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 I got WCFL (Chicago) at night as a kid in Columbus, Ohio. Listened to the Cincinnati Royals (Nate Archibald became my hero and still is my fave player of all time) and Reds on WLW out of Cincinnati, and the biggest hoot was listening to sports talk guy, Pete Franklin, out of Cleveland. Any of you Clevelanders or Midwesterners listen to Pete Franklin back in the day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew C. Clark Posted June 23 Author Share Posted June 23 Nope, never heard of WLS AM in Chicago or WCFL either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave from Equinox Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 Back in the early 70's, I lived in Indiana County, PA and would listen to WCFL (The Voice of Labor) and CKLW on my transistor radio at night. I used to make a list of all the distant AM stations I could receive at night; I also remember picking up stations from Charlotte, Boston, and NYC. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew C. Clark Posted June 27 Author Share Posted June 27 Did NOT heard of FM radio until I was 10 years old in 1975. I did not heard "STEREO" until my brother bought his Technics turntable, TEAC cassette tape player, Pioneer speakers, & Marantz radio receiver back in December of 1978 when I was 13 years old!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 I remember begging my Dad to buy me an AM-FM radio when I was little. He took his time, but when he brought it home I was in heaven....listened to it until I left home as an adult. I´ve bought several down here in Panamá (for offices, different rooms in my condo, gifts for others) that are of the same old style (wood, simple lay-out etc.). Love them. The design of stuff today is shit compared to then, ..I speak of cars, radios and so much else. I also have a local furniture guy/friend construct all my office and home furniture to my design and measurement specs...out of wood (teak, mahogany, cedar or pine)...the stuff is really good, and reasonable as heck compared to up there, where it´s pretty tough to have furniture custom made for regular joes like me anyway. Anyway, what was the question?... : ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doreen Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 it was always WEIM in Fitchburg MA- am station, then there came WAAF Worcester MA fm and that was it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 I could get CKLW from Windsor at nighttime and I live in CT. When the local Danbury daytime station here would shut down, CKLW took over. Windsor Spitfire hockey. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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