M.G. 92.5 KOMA is a broadcast Radio station from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, providing classic hits Music from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. The programming is also relayed on analog translators for those without HD Radio-capable receivers. At the same time, the FRC granted Dudley Shaw a permit to raise KFJFs power to a fantastic 5,000 watts. In 1953, The Adventures of 3-D Danny debuted. Its great chatting on the airwaves on KOMA, and playing the music I grew up listening to. John sits on several boards in OKC and is proud of his strong ties to the community. Radio was beginning to come of age. Be the first one to write a review. I restored all the music and as much of the deejay banter that I could, I cut two commercials that ran way too long (one for an appetite suppressant that wouldn't air today) In all there were about three minutes of air time that weren't salvageable. The TV station went on the air, and was operated in conjunction with KOMA Radio from 1953 to 1956, when KOMA was sold to a group of eastern businessmen. KOMA (92.5 MHz, "92.5 KOMA") is a classic hits formatted FM radio station serving the Oklahoma City area owned by Tyler Media, a locally-based, family-owned company controlled by brothers Ty and Tony Tyler. "We were number one. New state-of-the-art digital studios were constructed in the building which houses new sister station KMGL at 400 E. Britton Rd in Oklahoma City. Starting in 1967, He hosted Dannysday, a daytime talk and variety program, for 17 years. His father fostered a love for both kinds of music, country AND western. "We've never been together all at once since we left WKY," said Ronnie Kaye, one of the men behind the event. 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The LMA was done prior to the change in FCC regulations which allowed a broadcaster the option of owning more than one AM or one FM station in a market. Tuna spent the last years of his life in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Tarzana, where he served as the community's Honorary Mayor from 1977. [14] New City wouldn't retain KKNG for long however. In October, 1999, KOMA added another dimension to its broadcast by streaming audio over the net so oldies fans around the world could listen live on their computers. Kelso and Double D in the morning on 97.5 KPOI, the Rock You Live On! I met you in the early 60s and just wanted to check in and say that my own year jocking the Big 1520 from 1971-72 while attending the University of Oklahoma was almost as exiting as listening to (and meeting) the original KOMA Good Guys a decade earlier! KOMA CLUB, For assistance with our PIF contact Todd Hough. 16. KOMA [Oklahoma City OK] 1969 KOIL [Omaha NE] 1972 KCRG [Cedar Rapids IA] 1976 KQCR [Cedar Rapids] 1985 - Don . In May of 1998, it was announced that KOMA AM/FM was to be purchased by Renda Broadcasting Corporation. Stream live CNN, FOX News Radio, and MSNBC. And dont forget, every weekday morning at 7:10, its $1000 Minute Impossible! He played Spavinaw Spoofkin on the Gismo Godkin Show and was an announcer for Live Wrestling in his first years at the station. Video cameras were aimed at groups who were animatedly talking, and pictures posed. The Storz chain of stations consisted of KOMA, Oklahoma City, WHB, Kansas City, WTIX, New Orleans, WDGY, Minneapolis, KXOK, St. Louis, and WQAM, Miami. . Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at the Oklahoma History Center. I listened to KOMA from 1957 to well into the 1960's. Just after Christmas, 2002, plans were formulated to discontinue the simulcast of KOMA-AM and FM and switch KOMA-AM to a News-Talk format. We had good competition, but none came close. " 255 views, 7 likes, 3 loves, 0 comments, 3 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Mainer Ford: Special thanks to KOMA morning radio personality Lisa Sykes for giving us some props on the radio. Always wanted to say thank you. Export Citation: BiBTeX EndNote RefMan: About Google Books . WKY Radio disc jockeys, salesmen, secretaries and other staff members got together Thursday night at an Oklahoma City restaurant for the first time since they were together in the 1960s. He hosts The Adam Carolla Show, a talk show distributed as a podcast .more #46 of 164 The Best Talk Show Hosts Of Daytime, Late Night, and All Time #37 of 61 Throughout the 60s and 70s, KOMA was the favorite of teens all across the western US. In addition, the finest National and International news came to KOMA listeners from CBS through World War II, and into the 1950s. This aircheck captures a rather sedate and milquetoast period in the station's history. KOMO's RCA BTA-50B AM transmitter on Vashon Island, 1995. KOMA would even show up in the radio rating books for Sheridan! In late 1967, KHJ in Los Angeles offered Tuna the 9 to noon slot, where he debuted on Thanksgiving Day 1967. Innovation has always been a part of KOMA, and KOMA entered into Oklahoma Citys first LMA (Local Marketing Agreement) with Wilks Schwartz Broadcasting, owners of KKNG FM on June 22,1992 and began simulcasting KOMA on KOMA FM, 92.5. She attended the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma and received a BA (note: not a BS) in Communication. KOMA (92.5 MHz, "92.5 KOMA") is a classic hits formatted FM radio station serving the Oklahoma City area owned by Tyler Media, a locally-based, family-owned company controlled by brothers Ty and Tony Tyler.The station's studios are located in Northeast Oklahoma City with a transmitter site located a mile east from the studio. The old radio shows were quickly fading into the past. [22] The programming originally was entirely automated with no air personalities, but DJs are now heard in the midday and afternoon drive shifts. National Radio Personalities, Inc: Published: 194? The east and west towers collapsed to the ground while the center tower remained standing, but the top 1/3 was knocked over and left hanging from the top of the remaining 200 feet. Under Lester Smith's stewardship, KJR rose to capture 37% of the Seattle audience. Williams became known as Dan D. Dynamo for the series, which he wrote, starred in and produced. We were all a family. based in Pittsburgh, PA, Rendas radio properties expanded to 17 stations including four in Oklahoma City. Deane-I'm Chuck Dann's kid brother, Dale. Williams died from complications following a heart attack in October, daughter Shevaun Williams said. That allows them to transmit the main programming on their first digital subchannel, while second and third subchannels carry other programming for listeners with HD Radio-capable receivers. Meanwhile, the Oldies format continued on 92.5 KOMA-FM enhanced by the availability of live news updates and bulletins. This aircheck was originally posted on YouTube by Ryan Scriver, whose description reads; recorded on to reel to reel off the radio in South Shore, South Dakota on January 5 1964 In its original form, frequent signal drops render it largely unlistenable. With the big 50,000-watt signal and the relatively few rock-n-roll radio stations across the plains, KOMA was the main station for the hits. In 1964, KOMA made him head of programming, a position he held until 1967. J Michael Wilson began his career at KATI in 1960-61 and was a student of English teacher George Schell. The windup watch has an illustration of Owens playing his red, white and blue guitar from "Hee Haw." "Look, it looks just like him," Wehba said. Dawson sold KXLS to Tulsa-based Swanco Broadcasting in January 1972, with the sale being finalized on February 2, 1972. At 3pm on November 9th, 1998, KOMA AM/FM began broadcasting from the new location. Two 120 foot towers beamed KFJFs signal a minimum of 900 miles at night. No longer was it necessary for distant listeners to wait until sunset to tune in. Los Angeles Radio People, P. Compiled by Don Barrett. During the winter, the signal would start to come in about noon. The HD2 digital subchannel airs an alternative rock format under the brand 92.9 The Edge, which is simulcast over analog translator K225BN (92.9 FM). [1] The station bore the call letters KTEA-FM and was originally licensed to Midwest City. a can of soda and two scoops of ice cream. It's corny as hell, but after all it's Oklahoma, not Southern California. His mother preferred top 40 hits and rock n roll! new wave broadcasting. As Dale continued to compete at the highest levels of radio, he always knew that the right musical mix and the right personality was how a station reached number one. Contact Data Shows 92.5 KOMA is a broadcast Radio station from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, providing classic hits Music from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. They are recordings of radio programs, highlighting the disc jockey and his presentation, the radio station's promotions and audience builders, and just enough of the music to give you an idea of what was on the station's playlist at the time. moved to sheridan wyo.in 1959 from perryton texas.made a long time friend who was raised on a small cattle operation in big horn wyo.he @ten years old as was i,had already been a koma fan since discovering radio.i spent many summer nights sitting in his brothers car listening to the real don steel and the fred moore roar with the smell of fresh cut alphalpha filling the night air.later in my first car dragging main in sheridan from the 4u drive in out north to the top of court house hill and our college street u turn so.main and do it all over again.koma was allways there sometimes fading for abit then back clear and strong.my favorite reverberating add went like this.all the records given away were given away in cooperation and concideration of recording artists companys and distributors,yours truly koma oklahoma city..i still dial around 1520 in my shop late at night knowing i will only find mexican music,which i kinda like because icant understand it and the beat is good.i still cruise my model a on sat.night in kingman az.and its good and we have good radio to tune in,but i miss those days in sheridan with my girl and now wife of 44 years.we were indeed just like american graffiti. In addition to many memorable characters Williams created such as Dan D. Dynamo and 3-D Danny among others, Williams was a highly successful radio personality for WKY radio. The nighttime signal was quite strong into Sheridan. It's elephant joke day and Don McGregor, like most KOMA disc jockeys is hitting his cues like clockwork, even as he stumbles with some of the jokes sent in by listeners. He also played character parts, including Xavier T. Willard, on the Foreman Scotty Show in 1960. Dale's instincts told him that rock would resonate with the listeners, and he had the ability to pick the right music and program it to be excitingto make radio come alive. Dale Wehba [20] In November 2014, Tyler moved the CHR/Top 40 programming branded as Now 96.5 from KRXO-HD3 and analog translator K243BJ (96.5MHz) to KOMA-HD2 and K225BN. KOMA CLUB In May 1998, it was announced that KOMA and sister station, KRXO, were to be purchased by Renda Broadcasting. AvilaBeachdb@gmail.com. "We appealed to younger and older audiences. " Sean McKay, an on air personality at WFBG-AM from 1972-98 and now an on air personality for WKMC-AM&FM, said DiAndrea was one of the funniest guys around. [13], In March 1977, Swanco was reorganized into Swanson Broadcasting. PACE, John: KABC, 1957-58. The Lord has blessed me, because I don't even know what I'm doing, he told The Oklahoman in August 2008. His innovative spirit and feeling for the public was carried on by corporation president, Robert B. Storz. Tuna served as announcer for Casey Kasem on his 1980s television program America's Top 10, and occasionally filled in for Kasem on his radio programs American Top 20 and American Top 10. "He knew his music; he knew the business. Hell wake you up, get you ready, and out the door with Good News, the KOMA Free Ride, a ton of Oklahomas Greatest Hits! A planned debut date of February 3rd, 2003 was suddenly advanced when the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated on re-entry. Two of the three old KOMA radio towers were taken down by Wednesday's tornado, and a third was bent in half.Video: Two KOMA towers lost after severe stormsThe radio station building has been closed for years, but the towers were still being used to send out a signal. during the sixties in Presctt, Arizona, I had agood many make out sessions in my car while listening to Koma. Indeed, there were former employees from Los Angeles, Shreveport, La., Louisville, Ky., and Tulsa, as well as people who never left the area. KOMA Oklahoma City Jan 5 1964 restored audio 18,710 views Aug 15, 2015 This aircheck was originally posted on YouTube by Ryan Scriver, whose description reads; "recorded on to .more .more. The network provided over 90% of KOMAs programming. KOMA transmits an HD Radio signal. [1] The easy listening format remained in place. The song selection is an eclectic mix of soul, ballads and rockers a little something for everyone in less than thirty minutes. As audio streaming and file swapping became more popular on the Internet throughout 2000, the recording industry and actors union became increasingly concerned about the free distribution of their works online. BIOG: 92.5 KOMA Oklahoma's Greatest Hits Follow Connect Advertise With Us For You Music, radio and podcasts, all free. In 1997, Los Angeles Radio People readers voted him one of the Top 10 L.A. Radio Personalities of All Time, and he was elected by his LARadio.com broadcast peers as one of 2007 & 2013's Top 10 Los Angeles Radio Personalities. RADIO STATION CALL LETTER JINGLES - KOMA (OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA) Pirate Radio U.S.A. 282 views 2 months ago 1972 Mercury Marquis Commercial - Limo Driver Challange - Vic Damone jingle. John Hart grew up surrounded by music. Located in the northeastern corner of the state, near the Minnesota border, wasn't out of the ordinary. General Manager Jack Sabella changed the format to Beautiful Music with the slogan Forty Years of Favorites. Most of the bits had Michael talking to Rodney live (which was, of course, himself recorded earlier). "On the pages to follow is a complete pictorial story of 'Who's who at KOMA', as well as pictures of those Columbia Broadcasting System stars for whom KOMA is known throughout the Southwest"--Page 1. In February 1968, House of Sound sold KXLS to Dawson Communications, Inc., operating as Capitol Broadcasting, Inc.[8] The sale was finalized July 3, 1968. His broadcasting career began in 1947 at a radio station in Austin, Texas. In 1945 KOMA began complete sports coverage of Oklahoma A & M college (later to be Oklahoma State University), and the Big Red of the University of Oklahoma. At the same time, the studios were moved to the fourth floor of the Kerr Building in downtown Oklahoma City. Autor de la entrada Por ; jamie patterson obituary near hamburg Fecha de publicacin junio 9, 2022; fremantle dockers players numbers 2020 . In September 1991, KOMA along with KRXO, became the flagship stations for the University of Oklahoma Football Broadcasts and KOMA added Oklahoma State University in 1994 to the sports line-up. For assistance with our PIF contact Todd Hough. Oklahoma City radio and television icon Danny Williams has died. He was hired by WKY-4, an Oklahoma City television station, in 1950. Kelly began his radio career in 1970 while still a junior in high school. K225BN, the analog translator that relays KOMA-HD2, originally signed-on in 2013[19] as a simulcast of sister station KEBC and its programming. Lynn Waggoner, KOMA-FM Oklahoma City, February 12, 2018 (Unscoped) . His is a voice that boomed across the Oklahoma airways for more than four decades, introducing rock 'n' roll music to radio audiences. "We faxed him an invitation, and he came. " [25] KOMA-HD3 airs the syndicated DeDe In The Morning show weekday mornings, but is otherwise fully automated with no additional air personalities. Each new arrival was greeted with gusto. It was at this time that Hearst Radio, Inc. bought KOMA and operated the station until the FCC authorized its sale to an Oklahoman, J.T. "The people at WKY in the Sixties all admired the people they worked with," Wehba said. KOMA then took on its familiar frequency when the Federal Communications Commission moved all AM radio stations 40 kilocycles up the dial. Lisa Sykes, Kent Jones, Danny Williams, Ronnie Kaye, Dave Martin, Fred Hendrickson, Larry Carolla, Heather Austin, Charlie Cusack, Pat Clarke, Joe McIntosh, and Eric Olsen are so looking forward to partying with YOU at Koma Fan Jam Saturday! [16] The format tweak did not move the needle in the ratings, and lasted until the simulcast with KOMA began just a few months later. comment. Marc Alan McLean, sales manager at Swanco's KQEO in Albuquerque, became KKNG's new general manager. We hope to build the aircheck library here over time, with help from you, the radio listener. Station officials stated that the station cost $50,000 to put on-air. Drake-Chenault's Boss Radio format killed off this type of radio shows. Inducted 3/27/08. . Recording Radio Realplayer Year 2018 . I've got a heckuva track record. The Ronnie Kaye story began in a sleepy town in southeast Missouri. [6] He was inducted in Chicago by his longtime friend Larry Lujack on November 8, 2008. KOMA was the most advanced news station in Oklahoma, devising the first (and for some time, the only) direct teletype wire service with the United Press. Plus 100,000 AM/FM radio stations featuring music, news, and local sports talk. Williams was known for his on-air phrases and sayings, including watch out for flying chairs! which he coined after being struck by one during a broadcast for Live Wrestling, a professional wrestling program. Loved by everyone, she said. He had a certain personality that clicked with Oklahomans," said Ronnie Kaye, on-air personality at KOMA-FM 92.5. Dale then took his talents to larger markets such as Detroit (CKLW) and Boston (WMEX) and was number one at both stations as a programmer and personality. Then the Op would insert a capstan enlarger which would play it back at a faster speed a la The Chipmunks. Copyright 2022 MeadowlarkMedia - Website By GregsonStudios.com, https://www.facebook.com/groups/119318468090662, https://katicasper.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/wilson_j_michael_wilson_on_koma_1966.mp3, https://katicasper.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/JMWilson64-10-20-65.mp3, https://katicasper.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/JMWilson67-9-16-66-Bob-Green-Productions.mp3, https://katicasper.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/JMichaelWilson050167-Jim-Feliciano-Courtesy.mp3, https://katicasper.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/JMWilson___WKNR_January_1968-Jim-feliciano-Courtesy-Keener13.mp3, https://katicasper.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/chum-wilson-dec23-70.mp3. Robert Weston Smith (January 21, 1938 - July 1, 1995), known as Wolfman Jack, was an American disc jockey active from 1960 till his death in 1995. In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of 9-11-01, and in light of the impending war with Iraq, the need for credible radio news in Oklahoma City was evident. NAME: Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. They don't make em' like that anymore. The southwestern giant was then only fifteen watts of power under the original call letters, KFJF. A year later, He was hired by KOMA in Oklahoma City. The broadcast of phonograph records was tested by KFJF in 1925, and listeners were asked to write the station with their opinions. While The Love Station is still the licensee for the translator, they began to lease it to Tyler Media in February 2014, who originally used it as an FM simulcast of KOKC. The HD3 subchannel broadcasts classic hip hop music branded as V103, and is simulcast on analog translator K276EX (103.1 FM). J Michael Wilson was one of the most successful announcers that got their start in Casper at KATI. In radio since Reagan was president and, at sister station KRXO since Bush the first, I have honed my Classic Rock chops by not only listening to, but also by studying the music and artists that mean so much to our music. I love live music and have seen just about every classic rocker to come down the pike. Nessuna recensione trovata nei soliti posti. Dale started his professional career at KOCY Oklahoma City in 1957, and later became Music Director and Program Director. Thus, in late 2000, the RIAA imposed royalty fees on radio stations and other Internet broadcasters retroactive to October, 1998. During the record, hed record his rodent bit. KOMA would even show up in the radio rating books for Sheridan! He presided over its 1975 call-letter change to KIIS, and broadcast the first show at KIIS-FM as it began its AM/FM simulcast. He played a TV announcer in the 1979 independent film Racquet starring Bert Convy, Lynda Day George, Edie Adams, Tanya Roberts, and Bjrn Borg. On March 25, 2015, an F1 tornado skipped through Moore, Oklahoma, touching down randomly and often, destroying the legendary KOMA-AM towers that had stood since their construction in 1946 (KOMA began using these towers in 1947). American radio personality and television host (19442016), This article is about the TV and radio personality. As a youngster, I listened to KOMA almost religiously and wanted to become a radio announcer because of my hero brother Chuck and that particular radio station. P-Funk was part of the morning drive "House Party." He now works at PPi Technologies Global. We have several examples of his imagination and creativity below. plus-circle Add Review. Soldiers in Viet Nam even reported tuning in KOMA to give them a little feeling of being back home. On July 1,1984, Price Communications, Inc. purchased KOMA from the Storz Family. To listen again to the live stream, please click on the "Listen" button below. You and the crew were simply magical. He joined Black Card Radio in Los Angeles in 2010 as host of a 5-hour weekend show Charlie Tuna The 70's, which is distributed nationally and internationally, and later added a 5-hour daily and weekend show for all radio formats. The big signal of AM 1520, along with the superior fidelity of a Class C FM, provided a position of strength that has made KOMA a consistent leader of Oldies stations in the nation. "We'll probably never be together like this again. " In the summer of 1927, KFJF began moving its transmitter to a site twelve miles east of the Oklahoma City limits. During the daytime hours, KOMA was much more "laid back" than it was at night, as reflected by this air check made after the station had gone "live" following the dropping of the infamous automation. So many people, including me, learned a lot from Danny Williams, Jones said. He came to KOMA from a Cheyenne, Wyoming daily newspaper. KOMA wouldn't really hit its stride until the following year, with its classic period coming between 1968-72. The station's original format included "county [sic] and western, classical and popular music," as Kennamer Jr. In late 2012 Tyler Media of Oklahoma City, founded by KOMA personality Ralph Tyler in 1965, purchased KOMA and the Renda group of stations in OKC. Griffin applied for an FCC permit to construct a television station to operate Channel 9, allocated to Oklahoma City (the station is now KWTV-9, a CBS affiliate). These were considered by many to be the best years of radio. explained. I also listened to WNOE in New Orleans, WLAC in Nashville for the soul hits and XERB. Connection Timeout ! Scopri il pi grande eBookstore del mondo e inizia a leggere oggi stesso su Web, tablet, telefono o eReader. He was the best! [1] Swanson sold KKNG and sister stations KRMG in Tulsa and KKYX-KLSS in San Antonio to New City Communications in a $20 million package deal that closed in early 1988. Radio People by Name (J) Wolfman Jack(Robert Weston Smith) WYOU[Newport News VA] 1960- Daddy Jules KCIJ[Shreveport LA] 1961- Big Smith with the Records XERF [Del Rio TX - Ciudad Acuna, Mexico] 1963 KUXL[Minneapolis] 1964- Bob Smith XERF, XEG, XERB Simulcast [Mexico to US] 1965 XERB[LA/San Diego - Tijuana, Mexico] 1966 XPRS[LA/San Diego Often teens in New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, and other western states would eagerly await sunset when the mighty 1520 would come booming through with the newest hits of the day. DOWNLOAD OPTIONS download 1 . [7] The transmitter and studio combo were located at 108 Northeast 48th Street in Oklahoma City. my first job in radio was at KOMA in 1959 I did part time fill in and changed the church tapes on Sunday morning and then pulled a shift on Sunday afternoonI was hired by the great Rod Roddy ..Jack Sampson was GM, Don Bruce,Kirby Kane were two of the names that come to mind as on the air guys. Engineers quickly moved the signal (now KOKC) to another tower at 1560 AM for 2 days until the damaged tower was deemed usable at a reduced power of 10,000 watts until reconstruction could take place. During this same year, Neal Barret became General Manager of KFJF and changed the call letters to the now internationally known KOMA. [11][12], The transmitter moved to the Northeast Oklahoma City antenna farm in 1976, teaming up with KAFG to build a new 1,000-foot tower at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Kelley Avenue. 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