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Rita Wilde at Capitol Records 10/2/2011 |
100.3 The Sound |
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One of the radio powers in L.A., the trendy and hip (and very predictable) KIIS-FM Still going very strong in L.A., Promo stickers from L.A. BOSS RADIO 93/KHJ L.A. RADIO STATION 93KHJ sponsored this September 28,1975 EAGLES concert at Anaheim Stadium. Here is a complete unused concert ticket in MINT condition. More KLOS 95.5 rock radio memorabilia |
Promo stickers from
Buttons & Key Chains More KLOS radio stuff |
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KLOS’s famous rainbow stickers |
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Jim Ladd at a KLSX radio signing |
Jim Ladd at The Whiskey on the Sunset Strip |
 Personally signed 4 X 6 index card by "The Lonesome L.A. Cowboy" and "LAST DJ" himself, Mr. Jim Ladd |
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Personally signed 4×6 index card and two 8×10 B&W photos by "The Lonesome L.A. Cowboy" Two autographed copies of "Radio Waves", |
Jim Ladd and me at the premiere of "AIRPLAY" Billboard of KLSX 97.1, before it dumped its Photo I took of former rock radio station, KLSX |
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KMET – for me, this was the day rock radio died (and has NEVER been the same). This is the framed section of the L.A. times showing from l-r, Randy Thomas, Jack Snyder, Rick Lewis, David Perry, Cynthia Fox, Jim Ladd and in the center Paraquat Pat Kelly. On Saturday February 14, 1987, 94.7 KMET was very sadly yanked from the airwaives. For those that don’t know the history of KMET, in very brief, they were the first; first to really invent album rock that could be played on the radio their way, with no restrictions, no corporate B.S., just music with complete sides of the LP and no playlist format. Each DJ was a pioneer that took FM rock radio to a level that the fans and listeners wanted to hear. Requests were real (please don’t be fooled by today’s quote/unquote "requests") and the DJ’s played from the heart and the soul. I could easily go on and on and on about the high’s of 94.7 – "a little bit of heaven" – KMET – "twiddle dee", and all the promo’s, jingles, the fish report, the surf report, Innerview, Sunday nights with Dr. Demento and so on. The day KMET went off the air, was the day rock radio could never be the same. Only those that were around and were lucky enough to be blessed to hear these DJ’s day after day and night after night can appreciate what it is I am trying to say. KMET was the John Wayne, the Babe Ruth, and the Neil Armstrong of our radio generation. I started listening to KMET in 1975 and remembering hearing Kashmir at such at young age. Whenever I hear Kashmir today, it totally takes me back to 1975/1976 and "a little bit of heaven" found at 94.7 KMET. |
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KMET white envelope card Signed index card by the very lovely KMET disc jockey, Rachael Donahue |
KMET Rocktober T-shirt
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| K-RTH (K Earth 101 FM) "FIRECRACKER 300" Held during the late 1970’s and 1980’s over the 4th of July weekend, its fans requested the TOP 300 songs, played back in order, as voted for over the previous three months "Stairway To Heaven", "Hey Jude" and "Light My Fire" usually duked it out for the number 1 song each year. On their 10th anniversary, they put out a 10 year re-cap of each of |
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Hard rock’in KNAC 105.5 FM |
One of the BEST AM rock radio stations to ever have its day in the L.A. radio market, |
L.A. radio AM 1020 TenQ left Los Angeles airwaves as fast as it started. Though catchy with their promo ads and billboards, and trendy with their music, it’s another example of the fall of a radio station in the very tough L.A. market. MARS 103.1 FM, K-WEST 106 FM, Rachael Donahue and Jim Ladd (and friend, top) in Los Angles at the premiere of "AIRPLAY" |
Though I am not a listener of 106.7 KROQ, back in the late ’70’s and especially early 1980’s, when I wasn’t listening to KMET or KEZY and was in the mood for that new British sound – bands like UB40, U2, The Smiths, Sex Pistols, The Clash, Blondie, Talking Heads, Depeche Mode and so many others – KROQ was the only station in L.A. where they could be found. Other stations eventually caught on, and claimed they’d been playing such new music all along, but it really was KROQ that introduced the new wave and punk sound – bands from England, New York and L.A. – to Los Angeles radio. It was indeed a fun and exciting time for L.A. music stations.
Former L.A. radio Top 40 hit station KRLA
Rachael Donahue and me |
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