|
Call Letters |
Frequency |
Date (YYYY/MM/DD) |
Start Time |
Disk Jockey and/or format (positioner) |
Time (min) |
Scoped/Unscoped |
Tape |
|
various |
------ |
--/--/-- |
------ |
Phil Gardner doing several
bits from WGAR, a few minutes from a stint at KQXE in Phoenix, and Brother
Willy Tucker recorded off of WGAR or WGCL. |
32 |
------ |
CD233/HD |
|
|
|
KYW (1100) |
|
Jingles |
13 |
----- |
129/HD |
|
1958/02/08 |
10:00 |
Wes Hopkins |
39 |
Unscoped |
CD454/HD |
|
1962/10/10 |
16:35 |
Jim Stagg |
60 |
Unscoped |
127/HD |
|
1963/01/20 |
16:00 |
Jim Stagg |
27 |
Unscoped |
117/HD |
|
1963/03/05 |
16:30 |
Jim Stagg |
29 |
Unscoped |
111/128/HD |
|
1963/03/18 |
15:05 |
Jim Stagg |
31 |
Unscoped |
117/HD |
|
1964/01/01 |
17:47 |
Al James |
46 |
Unscoped |
1937/HD |
|
1964/01/02 |
20:03 |
Jerry G. Bishop |
38 |
Unscoped |
1935/HD |
|
1964/05/02 |
16:00 |
Jim Stagg |
32 |
Unscoped |
129/HD |
|
1964/10/23 |
16:38 |
Jim Stagg |
17 |
Unscoped |
128/HD |
|
1965/06/16 |
12:14 |
Jim
Runyon |
30 |
Unscoped |
1686/HD |
|
1965/06/17 |
21:04 |
Jerry G. Bishop |
57 |
Unscoped |
1810/HD |
|
KYW/WKYC |
1100 |
1965/06/-- |
early a.m. |
Jay
Lawrence/call letter switch to WKYC, occured at 5:00 a.m. |
28 |
Partly |
1671/HD |
|
|
|
WDOK (102.1) |
|
1997/07/04 |
19:15 |
Carolyn After Dark/AC |
47 |
Unscoped |
641/HD |
|
1997/07/05 |
06:35 |
AC |
46 |
Unscoped |
641/HD |
|
|
|
WGAR (1220) |
|
1947/07/04 |
|
Celebration of WGAR's power increase from 5,000
to 50,000 watts. WGAR began
broadcasting in 1930 with a power of 500 watts. Power increased to
1000 watts in 1932 and 5000 watts in 1938.
Features Van Patrick, Bob Neal, and baseball
announcer Jack Raney. Features interviews of Cleveland Indians owner
Bill Veeck (WGAR broadcast Indians games at the time), Cleveland Mayor
Thomas A. Burke and Ohio Governor Thomas J. Herbert. WGAR was the
first radio station in the country to receive RCA's new 50,000-watt
broadcasting equipment following World War II. A variety of local and
national dignitaries recite their congratulations to the station.
Also includes tributes and well-wishes from
sister stations KMPC Los Angeles and WJR Detroit. |
67 |
Unscoped |
CD361/HD |
|
Some comments from Bob
Vernon about the early 1970s at WGAR:
"In '71 and '72, we had
just started doing the high profile personality oldies format; we
were one of only two or three stations in the country experimenting
with it, and we were still feeling our way with how to put it
together—everything from slogans to jingles to the bits we did.
From 2008 hindsight it sounds weird, but we were also experimenting
on just how 'adult' we wanted the humor to be. I guess
essentially we were an adult version of 1960's bubble gum radio.
By '74, we pretty much had the formula we wanted, but in the early
years, I tried out various 'humor bits' and ideas which you'll
hear—some survived and some didn't." |
|
--/--/-- |
------ |
Collection of Bob Vernon/WGAR jingles. |
1 |
------ |
CD1151/HD |
|
--/--/-- |
------ |
The Real Bob James.
From an album put out in the 1970s by the Aircheck Factory called "Prime
Cuts," this is some of Bob James' comedy work |
33 |
------ |
CD232/HD |
|
--/--/-- |
------ |
Bob Vernon does The
Adventures of Buzz and Juggs. |
54 |
------ |
CD234/HD |
|
--/--/-- |
------ |
Bob Vernon does The
Adventures of Buzz and Juggs, Crazy Mumbles, Dial-A-Curse, Guy Smiley, John
Aspen, Mr. Vernon the Answer Lady, Tinker the Tiny Toymaker, and Irma from
the Truck Stop. |
71 |
------ |
CD235/HD |
|
1970/03/05 |
------ |
Stu Bowers |
11 |
Scoped |
593/HD |
|
1971/04/-- |
------ |
Bob Vernon |
21 |
Scoped |
CD1152/HD |
|
1972/--/-- |
------ |
Bob Vernon |
15 |
Scoped |
CD1152/HD |
|
1972/05/23 |
23:04 |
Stoney Richards |
55 |
News Only |
CD801/HD |
|
1972/09/-- |
------ |
Bob Vernon |
9 |
Scoped |
598/HD |
|
1972/09/-- |
|
WGAR DJ reunion with Jerry G. (Bishop)
and Joe Finian. |
28 |
Unscoped |
2298/HD |
|
1973/08/22 |
08:00 |
John Lanigan |
51 |
Unscoped |
1890/HD |
|
1974 |
------ |
Bob Vernon. Three
approximately 11 minute long segments from spring, summer, and fall 1974.
The fall segment includes his last day at WGAR (see 11/3/74 below also). |
33 |
Scoped |
1890/HD |
|
1974/05/29 |
------ |
Bob Vernon |
12 |
Scoped |
CD1151/HD |
|
1974/06/03 |
07:59 |
John Lanigan. Unscoped
aircheck reconstructed from a scoped original. Very good quality. |
59 |
Unscoped |
1918/HD |
|
1974/07/-- |
------ |
Don Imus interviews Norm N. Nite after
Mr. Nite's recently released album, and Mr. Imus is all over him. |
16 |
Music Scoped |
CD1151/HD |
|
1974/08/-- |
------ |
Bob Vernon |
10 |
Scoped |
CD1151/HD |
|
1974/11/03 |
------ |
Bob Vernon (last show at WGAR) |
12 |
Scoped |
CD1151/HD |
|
1976/07/04 |
16:00 |
Bob James. Full show.
Excellent quality. |
239 |
Unscoped |
CD992-995/HD |
|
1976/11/27 |
17:35 |
Fig Newton |
28 |
Unscoped |
2229/HD |
|
1977/02/10 |
07:39 |
John Lanigan |
60 |
Unscoped |
1889/HD |
|
1978/02/03 |
08:29 |
Bob
James |
28 |
Unscoped |
1671/CD123/HD |
|
1979/08/31 |
------ |
Don Imus. Last show before returning to New
York. |
5 |
Scoped |
2172/HD |
|
1980/06/-- |
19:00 |
Fig Newton |
62 |
Unscoped |
CD291/HD |
|
1981/07/01 |
11:37 |
Paxton Mills |
58 |
Unscoped |
CD1222/HD |
|
|
|
WGAR-FM (99.5) |
|
WGAR-FM |
99.5 |
1952/08/-- |
----- |
A magnificent piece of radio history,
this is the sign-on of WGAR-FM. Included is a welcome by
announcer Hal Morgan from the Cleveland Public Auditorium where the
Cleveland Summer Orchestra was playing, short speeches by John F.
Platt, then president of the WGAR Broadcasting Company, and Thomas
A. Burke, then mayor of Cleveland, and a description by WGAR chief
engineer Robert Fox about the many advantages of FM over AM.
Mr. Fox concludes with a demonstration of FM's superiority by
playing a violin piece both with and without the high frequencies
cut off. I hope Edwin Howard Armstrong was listening!
Interestingly enough, after undergoing
several incarnations over the years, the station occupying 99.5 FM
in Cleveland still (as of November 2007) goes by the WGAR-FM calls, and
it has a country music format. |
17 |
Unscoped |
CD801/HD |
|
|
|
WGCL (98.5) |
|
1973/12/27 |
17:59 |
Tom Jefferies |
68 |
Unscoped |
CD827/HD |
|
1975/01/03,
1977/10/--, 1978/01/--, 1974/02/00 |
------ |
Phil
Gardner; W.G. Sandeford/CHR ("G-98") |
40
total |
Scoped |
1672/HD |
|
1976/07/02 |
14:18 |
Terry Patrick |
65 |
Unscoped |
CD1143/HD |
|
1976/09/28 |
20:00 |
Dave Collins |
30 |
Unscoped |
2060/HD |
|
1978/07/-- |
18:15 |
Dave
Collins (some dx) |
46 |
Unscoped |
1672/HD |
|
1980/06/26 |
22:00 |
Joe Bohannon |
59 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1981/07/-- |
11:40 |
Dennis Day/CHR ("G-98") |
46 |
Unscoped |
V125/HD |
|
1981/08/03 |
15:19 |
Dave Collins |
38 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1981/12/26 |
12:35 |
Jay Stone |
42 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1983/09/07 |
16:00 |
"Dancin'" Danny Wright/CHR (some DX) |
86 |
Unscoped |
537/HD |
|
1984/09/-- |
21:24 |
CHR |
47 |
Unscoped |
V110/HD |
|
1985/01/23 |
14:02 |
Bumper Morgan |
44 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1986/08/01 |
23:24 |
Commander Dave Kelly, Scott Barett/CHR |
45 |
Unscoped |
V112/HD |
|
1986/08/16 |
20:23 |
Jammin' Jimmy Hart/CHR |
46 |
Unscoped |
V115/V125/HD |
|
1986/09/22 |
08:32 |
J. Michael Wilson/CHR |
47 |
Unscoped |
543/HD |
|
|
|
WHK (1420) |
|
1958/04/01 |
22:00 |
Mad Daddy |
54 |
Unscoped |
1934/HD |
|
1958/11/04 |
20:05 |
Mad Daddy. Election
night 1958. The occasional break-ins for election updates have been
scoped out. |
56 |
Partly |
1933/HD |
|
1959/06/25 |
20:00 |
Mad
Daddy |
107 |
Unscoped |
2033/CD126-127/HD |
|
1959/06/26 |
20:00 |
Mad Daddy
(last day there) |
26 |
Unscoped |
112/HD |
|
1963/09/02 |
17:45 |
Johnny Holliday |
6 |
Unscoped |
129/HD |
|
1963/12/23 |
17:30 |
Johnny Holliday |
23 |
Unscoped |
129/HD |
|
1964/02/14 |
15:00 |
Scott Burton |
61 |
Unscoped |
1974/HD |
|
1965/03/13 |
08:00 |
Joe Mayer |
46 |
Unscoped |
1935/HD |
|
1966/09/05 |
00:58 |
Tom Dunn (substituting for Len Anthony).
Slight speed fluctuations, but quite listenable. |
60 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1967/01/03 |
07:03 |
Mort Crowley (excellent quality—transcribed
from 1/4" tape originally recorded in 1967. Station IDs
itself as "WHK AM and FM, Cleveland." WHK-FM would, of course,
change its call letters to WMMS a few years later, and the rest, as
they say, is history.) |
28 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1967/01/05 |
16:27 |
Ken Scott (excellent quality—also transcribed
from 1/4" tape originally recorded in 1967) |
34 |
Unscoped |
HD |
|
1967/05/-- |
------ |
Lee Gray |
9 |
Scoped |
708/HD |
|
1967/05/27 |
17:00 |
Mighty Mike |
45 |
Unscoped |
1937/HD |
|
1967/06/-- |
20:02 |
Russ Knight ("Weird Beard")
(mild DX) |
56 |
Unscoped |
1975/HD |
|
1967/12/23 |
------ |
Al James |
15 |
Scoped |
705/HD |
|
1967/12/25 |
------ |
Paul King |
7 |
Scoped |
595/HD |
|
1967/12/26 |
------ |
Russ Knight |
19 |
