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KRCL Thousand Oaks 1977-1994 R.I.P.

          

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KHJ #1 Songs 1965-80
(Complete to 1976; '77-'80 are partial listings)

GARY OWENS ARTICLE
By Joseph Goria

FM Translator-to-frequency
Cross-Reference List

(i.e., K201 = 88.1, etc.)

KKBZ 96.7 Santa Paula (Ventura)

KGAB 95.9 Ventura/Oxnard

KEJK Los Angeles

KFYF Oxnard

The Sound Booth

House O' Charts

HERITAGE HALL
(links to still-on-the-air heritage stations)

IMAGE/PHOTO GALLERY

KHJ INDEX (MUSIC SURVEYS)

KRLA INDEX (MUSIC SURVEYS)

OTHER NOTABLE WEBSITES

These links were last tested on March 20, 2009

RadioInsight.com

Format Change Archive

www.warrenzevon.com

AM Stereo MP3 Page -- featuring clips of several famed stations, including KFI, KHJ, KRLA, KFRC, KUSA, WKBW and others -- OWNER OF THIS SITE PLEASE CONTACT ME

Golden State Radio Guide (link broken but might relaunch)

KXLA/Jim Hawthorne Site

Pirate Radio Tribute

Tijuana Transmitter Site Photos
Some of these signals reach into L.A.!

DUCK RUSH (KPPC Underground Radio Site)

Big Bob's Nostalgia Page

Jim Ladd's STATION 2000

KMET TRIBUTE PAGE -- GREAT STUFF!


KNX FM 93.1 XTRA 690 KIEV 870 KRKD 1150
KFOX 1280 KGBS 1020 KBIG 740 KPPC 1240


Acknowledgements


The Sound Booth   has numerous .WAV files and Real Audio clips!

In A Class By Itself:

1959 - 1998

HUGGY BOY WILL BE MISSED


The Stuff Of Legend:

93 KHJ!The Mighty Met!

K-100



Innovators: Stations Way Ahead Of Their Time

KWEST           



Shooting Stars: Stations Too Good To Last

Hitradio KKHR          


Before They Hit It Big: Frequencies You'll Recognize

KKDJ (102.7)       KHJ FM (101.1)

Special thanks to Michael Hagerty, without whom the above two pages wouldn't exist.



"Fringe" Benefits: On a clear day, these outlying stations
could grace the southland with their presence

KGOE 850   XPRS 1090   KEZY 1190   KUTY 1470   KWIZ 1480

KWOW 1600

OTHER STATIONS MENTIONED
KACD/KBCD: See KWST page
KDLD/KDLE: See KWST page
KFWB: See KHJ Page
KJOI: See KWST Page
KLSX: See KMET page
KNOB: See KWST page
KPOL: See KWST Page
KSRF: See KWST page

Acknowledgements
Although parts of this are from personal recollection, I would like to say thank you to the following sources for some of the station background/DJ information here:

Jeff Miller's Broadcasting History Collection

Barry Mishkind's Oldradio.com

440: Satisfaction

Rock Radio Heaven

Sal Garcia's Drive-In

NOTE: If you get a Javascript error on Sal Garcia's page, and it asks you if you want to debug, click "No".

Also special thanks to Budman for his valiant attempts to send me some.WAV files (although they didn't get to me); Sal Garcia for the KIBB scoop and those nice sticker images (nice page, Sal); DeltaCat for the technical support and advice; K.M. Richards for the KRHM info and KRCK update, Alice Ong for the KMPC sticker (this completes the main collection - thanks), Ted Alvy for filling me in on Dr. Demento's origins, Blake Lawrence (KKSF) for letting me know who recorded City Magic, Tanim Hussain for assistance with the San Diego Radio Board....

...and of course, all those disc jockeys who made our world a little bit brighter.

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