10 new airchecks

I was going to post the links to the new airchecks tomorrow but I have decided to do it today as I have uploaded the audio to eSnips.

Here they are:

http://www.esnips.com/doc/951be9d3-56ba-4a06-a60a-88ba77f6bd1b/95.3-WTNZ-(Shara-Knight-Air-Check)-1988

(In this aircheck, we hear Shara Knight doing an airshift. Also included is a WTNZ-FM 95.3 sweeper)

http://www.esnips.com/doc/4c3ef3c3-bdb3-4760-ac9b-ed5a09bdb566/104-WIMZ---Commander-Dave---live-remote-(1985)

(In this clip from 1985, we hear Commander Dave doing a live remote on WIMZ-FM 103.5)

http://www.esnips.com/doc/6898815a-6da8-4c5e-b70a-1b0ee0c46f01/104-WIMZ---John-Larson-(February-1987)

(From 1987, we hear a short clip of John Larson doing an airshift on WIMZ-FM 103.5)

http://www.esnips.com/doc/cd586b9f-24b8-467e-ba6b-a12e20d67d58/104-WIMZ---Tony-Lawson-(April-1988)

(From 1988, we hear a short clip of Tony Lawson doing an airshift on WIMZ-FM 103.5)

http://www.esnips.com/doc/fd13e742-5bbd-452d-bcc4-2e72c61ee95b/104-WIMZ-Audio-Sweeper-(1984)

(From 1984, here is a TOH sweeper as heard on WIMZ-FM 103.5)

http://www.esnips.com/doc/f93c88be-1e29-4402-89ef-57e6a2fd39db/HITS-100-WOKI---Gary-Beach-(July-1986)

(From 1986, here is a short clip of Gary Beach on WOKI-FM 100.3)

http://www.esnips.com/doc/824a9c4d-311d-40af-9732-6a6b79e8f578/HITS-100-WOKI---Greg-Williams-live-remote-(1985)

(From 1985, here is Greg Williams doing a live remote on WOKI-FM 100.3)

http://www.esnips.com/doc/f8f7d781-8bc6-4f12-b8c4-c44fdb133080/HITS-100-WOKI-(The-top-ten-at-10)-Radio-Jingle

(From around the late 1980s, here is a WOKI-FM 100.3 jingle heard during "The Top 10 at 10:00")

http://www.esnips.com/doc/77caf982-4cb3-45d4-9179-e94ff1f762d8/HITS-100-WOKI-Sound-Machine-Promo-and-Hits-100-Jingle

(From the 1986 to 1988 timeframe, here is a promo for WOKI-FM's "Sound Machine" and a "Hits 100" jingle)

http://www.esnips.com/doc/0c7f0190-0cbb-4b93-a468-b68859ba69a3/I-100-WOKI---The-Bandit-(1988)

(From 1988, here is "The Bandit" on WOKI-FM 100.3)

These airchecks are courtesy of Chad Austin.

New airchecks to be posted tomorrow

Hello everyone! Sorry if there have not been any updates. I have not had a lot of time to post on this blog.

Good news: Tomorrow, there will be some new airchecks. These airchecks come to the blog courtesy of Chad Austin.

Some highlights include a WIMZ-FM TOH (top of hour) sweeper, a 95.3 WTNZ aircheck featuring Shara Knight, and a clip of The Bandit on WOKI-FM 100.3.

I am still looking for any logos. The "95.3 WTNZ" logo will be uploaded onto the site on the station history of 95.3 tomorrow as well.

Have a good day everyone and tale care.

Looking for station logos for my station histories I have posted

I apologize if I have not updated this site in quite some time. I have been busy with college and will be graduating from college in just a few days.

I am looking for any vintage Knoxville radio station logos. I am thinking of adding those logos onto the station histories I posted onto this blog.

Email me at KnoxvilleTV@yahoo.com and I will be happy to post them.

Oh and here is what logos I am looking for:

1) The WNKX "Kix 95" logo with the zebra
2) The WETQ "Q-94" logo
3) The WKNF "Magic 94" logo
4) The WTNZ-FM "Power 95" logo

and...

5) Any other Knoxville radio station logos from the past.

Have a good Monday and take care.

Big Announcement

Hello everyone! I do have a big announcement and this is absolutely good news. I will be co-creating a radio station tribute site. The site will pay tribute to a short-lived top 40 station known as "POWER 95". As many of you who know, the calls were WTNZ-FM. Before that, the station was known as "95-3 TNZ" where they played a CHR/Dance format.

I am going to keep the site open because I enjoy learning about Knoxville radio history and I enjoy posting airchecks. I will be creating the "POWER 95" tribute site with Chad Austin. This site it will feature airchecks, pictures, and so much more.

Keep it right here for the link to the "POWER 95" tribute site and keep it here for more airchecks coming very soon.

Vintage Airchecks: WOKI

Here are three more airchecks I have uploaded onto Esnips and they are unscoped airchecks.

http://www.esnips.com/doc/a1be3004-a99a-4fa6-946b-129362023534/April1988_GaryBeachWOKIAircheck

(This aircheck from April 1988 invcludes Gary Beach and the music that was heard in 1988)

http://www.esnips.com/doc/fd7504f2-9f59-4760-aad5-5c02c5f6c537/May1987_TedOusleyWOKIAircheck

(In this aircheck from May 1987, you'll hear Ted Ousley doing an airshift and the music that was popular in 1987)

http://www.esnips.com/doc/36319822-d352-4305-857c-d544d384db44/February1986_WOKIMickEdwardsAircheck

(In this aircheck from February 1986, you'll hear some of Mick Edwards doing an airshift and the music that was popular in 1986)

All of these airchecks are courtesy of Chad Austin. Keep it here in the next few days as new airchecks are going to be uploaded.

Vintage Airchecks: WIMZ, WMYU, and WOKI

Hi again everyone! Here are the links to some more airchecks:

http://www.esnips.com/doc/e17fe35b-6961-4031-9fd7-a8f4f0d8be93/1986_WMYUJingle

(This is a jingle for U-102 WMYU from 1986. The jingle heard is part of a jingle package that U-102 used at the time called "Hot KIIS" by Jam Productions)

http://www.esnips.com/doc/1aef938b-d4b5-4bfe-8d25-c7cc54f0aa31/1986_WOKIFMJJRandleLiveRemote

(In this aircheck from 1986, you hear JJ Randle doing a live remote at Tony's VIP in Knoxville)

http://www.esnips.com/doc/f2e0cd10-8240-46a7-9240-c3e6e7880817/1986_WOKIFMSweeper

(This is one of the sweepers WOKI-FM used in 1986)

http://www.esnips.com/doc/3cfee338-514e-463f-9f14-aad1d8c754e0/1986_WOKIFMSweeper2

(This is another one of the many sweepers WOKI-FM used in 1986)

http://www.esnips.com/doc/fb83bd05-5a79-4181-9221-82aef9948db0/1986_WIMZFMColvinIdolNewsbreak

(In this aircheck from 1986, you'll hear Colvin Idol do a local newsbreak during Phil Williams' shift on WIMZ-FM 103.5)

http://www.esnips.com/doc/40fc4a51-1d9b-4ef4-b832-b9fc12e695f7/1986_WIMZFMPhilWilliamsAircheck

(In this aircheck from 1986, you'll hear a short clip of Phil Williams hosting a morning show on WIMZ-FM 103.5)

http://www.esnips.com/doc/3541251f-d3a9-4be3-afad-3be24ff87c52/1985_WOKIFMShotgunStevensDannyTheGeek

(In this aircheck from 1985, you'll hear Shotgun Stevens and Danny The Geek. This is a very funny aircheck of both Shotgun and Danny)

http://www.esnips.com/doc/41aaeb2f-17e1-482c-b1d9-6672e4110919/1985_WOKIFMShotgunStevens

(In this aircheck from 1985, you'll hear a clip of Shotgun Stevens where he talks about Topper Shutt who worked at WTVK-TV 26 in Knoxville at the time. Topper Shutt now works at WUSA-TV 9 in Washington, DC)

http://www.esnips.com/doc/9e8333c4-beac-413f-96f7-804efcdb5b54/1986_WOKIFMStevieNicksConcertPromo

(In this clip from 1986, you'll hear a promo for the Stevie Nicks concert as heard on WOKI-FM 100.3)

http://www.esnips.com/doc/35d6e284-1cd3-4fb0-a195-8aca083a50f1/1985_WOKIFMJerryHowellShotgunStevensPromo

(In this aircheck from 1985, you'll hear a promo Jerry Howell did for Shotgun Stevens' night show on WOKI-FM 100.3)

All of these airchecks are courtesy of Chad Austin.

Stay tuned in the next few days for a clip of Ashley Adams doing the afternoon show on WLIQ-AM 1340.

Coming very soon

Hello everyone! I hope that everyone has had a good week so far. It has been a good one for me and I have enjoyed it. Why the topic "coming very soon"? Well, you're about to find out in this post.

Coming in the next few days, some more classic Knoxville radio clips are going to be posted. Some highlights includes a Colvin Idol newsbreak he did on WIMZ from 1986 and a clip of Shotgun Stevens with Danny The Geek from 1985. That clip of Danny the Geek and Shotgun has to be the funniest clip I have ever heard. Another highlight has to be a jingle for WMYU-FM 102.1 from 1986 when they were U-102.

I have already put the clips onto Esnips and sometime on Saturday night or Sunday, I will post the links to the airchecks for anyone who wants to hear those airchecks.

And that's not all, you will also hear a classic aircheck of Ashley Adams, the current morning DJ doing an afternoon shift on WLIQ-AM 1340 from 1988. For those who do not know this or for many of you who know, WLIQ-AM 1340 was known as "13Q" and played oldies at the time.

These airchecks come to us from Chad Austin so thanks to Chad for these wonderful airchecks.

Also, don't forget to check out my favorite website I visit everyday called "Knoxville Radio History 101". The site features lots of good pictures and lots of interesting information.

The site is located at http://ktownradio.blogspot.com/ so when you get the chance, don't forget to check it out like I always do everyday.

Keep it here this weekend for new airchecks and lots more on Knoxville Radio History. This is Derrick saying have a good Saturday and keep it right here for more from Knoxville Radio History.

Vintage Aircheck: WOKI-FM 100.3 (1975-1977)

Here is another vintage aircheck of WOKI-FM 100.3. In this aircheck, you'll hear IDs and jingles from the period of 1975 and 1977.

http://www.esnips.com/doc/e9d262f2-9c2d-440f-aecb-af29cbe07172/75-77_WOKIIDsandJingles

Aircheck courtesy of Patrick W. Meeks.

Vintage Aircheck: WOKI-FM 100.3 (10/8/1975)

This is an aircheck of WOKI-FM 100.3 from October 8, 1975. This aircheck was recorded during its first few months of operation. The DJ is J. L. Myers and features some commercials.

http://www.esnips.com/doc/e25bbd09-9dec-4175-956e-85fdfb7b0029/10875_WOKI-FMJLMyers

Aircheck courtesy of Patrick W. Meeks.

Vintage Aircheck: WOKI-AM 1550 (9/13/1977)

This is a vintage WOKI-AM 1550 aircheck from September 13, 1977. It is scoped which features Patrick W. Meeks, the DJ at the time, talking

http://www.esnips.com/doc/61d99a0f-f459-4b0b-8840-6020ec9676c6/91377_WOKI-AMAircheck

This is courtesy of Patrick W. Meeks, a former WOKI-AM 1550 DJ.

Hey everyone!

Hello everyone! I apologize if I have not posted on the blog in a few months. I have been so busy with everything including college. I graduate from Roane State in May of 2008 and afterwards, I will be taking online course.

I will keep the site open because I want to learn more about Knoxville radio history and I am going to post more airchecks in the near future so be on the lookout for those coming up. I have some clips of WOKI from the 1970s including the AM version from 1977.

Keep it here for more as they happen.

- Derrick

Vintage WIVK Lineups

WIVK Weekday Program Lineup - 1961
7:00am Claude's Clock Show with Claude Tomlinson
9:00am Cas Walker
9:30am Mull Singing Convention with Rev. & Mrs. J. Bazzell Mull
11:30am The Cas Walker Show
1:00pm Claude Tomlinson
3:00pm Ken Russell
6:00pm-Signoff Phil Rainey

WIVK Weekday Lineup - 1972
6:00am Claude Tomlinson
9:00am "Sound Off" with Claude Tomlinson & Barry Smith
10:00am Kenny Dearstone
1:00pm Ed Brantley
3:00pm Bobby Denton

Vintage Aircheck: WOKI-FM 100.3 (1981; Brother John St. John #2)

I have posted a second scoped aircheck of Brother John St. John on WOKI-FM 100.3 from 1981. It is a great aircheck from that year and just like the first aircheck I posted of Brother John St. John, his voice is wonderful.

You can hear the aircheck and it is located at http://www.esnips.com/doc/2f8f8169-5dee-4e3b-8e80-986d636688e2/81_WOKIKnoxvilleAircheck2

Coming soon: An aircheck of U-102 with Phil Williams.

Vintage Aircheck: WIVK-AM 850/FM 107.7 (1972; Claude Tomlinson)

I have posted a new vintage aircheck. This one is of WIVK-AM 850/FM 107.7 from 1972. It is a scoped aircheck of Claude Tomlinson's morning program. You will also hear Old Man Schultz, his alter-ego on there. A very short aircheck but all in all, it was a good one.

You can hear it here at:

http://www.esnips.com/doc/69d1a803-500c-40df-857a-92ccde5fa836/72_WIVKClaudeTomlinsonScopedAircheck

Courtesy of Chris Huff of DFW Radio Archives.

Knoxville Radio Dial - 1977

Here is list of Knoxville radio stations that existed back in 1977.

These come from personal memory based on the posts seen on this topic.

Knoxville Radio Dial - 1977

FM Dial
WKCS-FM 91.1 Knoxville (Variety)
WUOT-FM 91.9 Knoxville (Public Radio)
WLIL-FM 93.5 Lenoir City (Country)
WUUU-FM 94.3 Oak Ridge (Easy Listening)
WYSH-FM 95.3 Clinton
WEZK-FM 97.5 Knoxville (Easy Listening)
WSBM-FM 99.3 Jefferson City (Country)
WOKI-FM 100.3 Oak Ridge (Top 40)*
WSEV-FM 102.1 Sevierville (Variety)
WBIR-FM 103.5 Knoxville (Country; “Music Country WBIR”)**
WIVK-FM 107.7 Knoxville (Country)

AM Dial
WOFE-AM 580 Rockwood (Country)
WRJZ-AM 620 Knoxville (Top 40; “62 WRJZ”)
WLIL-AM 730 Lenoir City (Country)
WIVK-AM 850 Knoxville (Country//WIVK-FM 107.7)
WKXV-AM 900 Knoxville (Gospel)
WSEV-AM 930 Sevierville (Country)
WNOX-AM 990 Knoxville (Top 40)
WATO-AM 1290 Oak Ridge (AC)
WKGN-AM 1340 Knoxville (Top 40/Disco)***
WYSH-AM 1380 Clinton (Country)
WGAP-AM 1400 Maryville (Country)
WJBE-AM 1430 Knoxville (R&B)
WEAG-AM 1470 Alcoa
WJFC-AM 1480 Jefferson City
WKVQ-AM 1490 Knoxville (Top 40)
WOKI-AM 1550 Oak Ridge (AC)****
WSKT-AM 1580 Knoxville (Religious)

More information about Knoxville radio in 1977:

* - WOKI-FM 100.3 was going on three years since WOKI-FM 100.3 signed on the air. They were still aired some automated top 40 programming including southern rock.

** - WBIR-FM 103.5 had been "Music Country WBIR" for since 1975.

*** - WKGN-AM 1340 aired a top 40 format with disco music mixed in. The station later became “Disco 13” and in the summer of 1979, they became a top 40 station once again. In 1980, they became "Love 13" with an AC format.

**** - WOKI-AM 1550 was a 1-KW daytime-only adult contemporary station that simulcasted WOKI-FM 100.3 on Saturdays and Sundays. The AC format aired during the week. By the Spring 1978 ratings book, WOKI-AM changed calls to WORI.

Knoxville Radio Dial - 1991

Here is list of Knoxville radio stations that existed back in 1991.

Some of the FM ones are from the Knoxville FM composite that RMarino, a member of Radio-Info, uploaded just recently.

I have included some of the other stations that were heard in Maryville, Oak Ridge, Seymour, Oliver Springs, Loudon, Sevierville, and Karns.

Knoxville Radio Dial - 1991

FM Dial
WUOT-FM 91.9 Knoxville (Public Radio)
WWZZ-FM 93.1 Karns (Active Rock; “Z-93”)
WKNF-FM 94.3 Oak Ridge (Oldies; “Magic 94”)
WYFC-FM 95.3 Clinton (Satellite Religious)
WGAP-FM 95.7 Maryville (Country)
WJBZ-FM 96.3 Seymour (Southern Gospel)
WEZK-FM 97.5 Knoxville (AC; “The New 97.5 WEZK”)
WXVO-FM 98.7 Oliver Springs (Country)
WOKI-FM 100.3 Oak Ridge (Top 40; “I-100”)
WMYU-FM 102.1 Sevierville (AC; “U-102”)
WIMZ-FM 103.5 Knoxville (Rock; “Rock 103.5 WIMZ”)
WEMQ-FM 104.5 Knoxville (Adult Standards)
WXST-FM 105.3 Loudon (Oldies; “West 105.3”)
WDLY-FM 105.5 Sevierville (Country)
WIVK-FM 107.7 Knoxville (Country)

AM Dial
WRJZ-AM 620 Knoxville (Religious; “Joy 62”)
WUTK-AM 850 Knoxville (News/Talk; “NewsTalk 850 WUTK”)
WKXV-AM 900 Knoxville (Gospel)
WSEV-AM 930 Sevierville (Country)
WIVK-AM 990 Knoxville (Country//WIVK-FM 107.7)
WQBB-AM 1040 Knoxville (Adult Standards//WEMQ-FM 104.5)
WIMZ-AM 1240 Knoxville (Rock//WIMZ-FM 103.5)
WATO-AM 1290 Oak Ridge (AC)
WKGN-AM 1340 Knoxville (Urban)
WYSH-AM 1380 Clinton (Country)
WGAP-AM 1400 Maryville (Country//WGAP-FM 95.7)
WITA-AM 1490 Knoxville (Religious)
WDMF-AM 1580 Knoxville (Religious)

1040 History

This is the 23rd station history I have posted and this one is on 1040 which was once going to be WKXT-AM.

1040 History

On August 15. 1984, 1040 signed on as WBZW-AM. Originally, 1040 was going to become WKXT-AM 1040 when they signed on later in the year but the owners of AM 1040 decided that WBZW would be the call letters for the new station. Ironically, the WKXT call letters would end up on a TV station that operated at channel 8 as a CBS affiliate. Channel 8 is now WVLT-TV 8 and still CBS-affiliated.

For a few years, WBZW aired lots of programming. On July 1, 1988, WBZW became WQBB-AM and they became a big band station. In 1995, WQBB began a format where it featured talk and sports programming. In 1998, WQBB changed formats from talk and sports to big band as “Q-104”.In 2002, WQBB changed formats from big band to sports as “1040AM The Ticket”. The station aired programming from the FOX Sports radio network. The station would sign-off at night as it has been doing since WBZW signed on in 1984.

In 2005, WQBB became a standards-formatted station as “Studio 1040, WQBB” which has remained ever since.

Knoxville Radio Dial - 1976

This is a Knoxville radio station list from 1976. Some of the list is based on personal recollection while some of the list comes from the topics about "Knoxville Radio History" and others seen on Radio-Info.

Knoxville Radio Dial - 1976

FM Dial
WUOT-FM 91.9 Knoxville (Public Radio)
WUUU-FM 94.3 Oak Ridge (Easy Listening)
WEZK-FM 97.5 Knoxville (Beautiful Music)
WOKI-FM 100.3 Oak Ridge (Automated Top 40)
WSEV-FM 102.1 Sevierville (Variety)
WBIR-FM 103.5 Knoxville (Country; "Music Country WBIR")
WYSH-FM 104.9 Clinton (Unknown Format)
WIVK-FM 107.7 Knoxville (Country)

AM Dial
WRJZ-AM 620 Knoxville (Top 40)
WIVK-AM 850 Knoxville (Country)
WKXV-AM 900 Knoxville (Gospel)
WSEV-AM 930 Sevierville (Country)
WNOX-AM 990 Knoxville (Top 40)
WBIR-AM 1240 Knoxville (All News)
WATO-AM 1290 Oak Ridge (AC)
WKGN-AM 1340 Knoxville (Top 40) *
WYSH-AM 1380 Clinton (Country)
WROL-AM 1490 Knoxville (Album Rock) **
WSKT-AM 1580 Knoxville (Religious)

* - WKGN-AM 1340 switched from a top 40 format to album rock later on in the year.

** - WROL-AM 1490 switched from album rock (W-149) to top 40 (15-Q) as WKVQ.

99.1 History

This is post number 22 of the Knoxville AM and FM radio station histories. This next post focuses on 99.1 which once carried a country format also heard on WLOD-AM.

99.1 History

On September 26, 1988, 99.1 signed on the air as WLOD-FM, a country music station that was also heard on WLOD-AM. WLOD-FM 99.1 was a rimshot from Loudon, TN. In 1991, WLOD-FM changed calls to WNOX-FM. In 1992, WNOX-FM changed formats from country to jazz AC as “Double 99”.

“Double 99” was a jazz AC station that was also heard on WNDD-FM 99.3 (now WNRX-FM 99.3) out of Jefferson City, Tennessee. In 1994, WNOX-FM 99.1 changed formats from jazz AC to urban AC as “X-99” while WNDD-FM 99.3 changed formats from jazz AC to country as “FM 99-3 WNDD”. In 1997, WNOX-FM 99.1 changed formats from urban AC to news/talk as “NewsTalk 99 WNOX” because WNOX-AM 990 was simulcasting the news/talk format heard on 99.1 FM.

This lasted from 1997 until 2005 when WNOX-FM changed formats from news/talk to sports as “The Sports Animal” and the calls were changed to WNML-FM. The sports format, known as “The Sports Animal, is also heard on WNRX-FM 99.3 in Jefferson City and WNML-AM 990 in Knoxville.

95.7 History

This is post number 21 of Knoxville AM and FM radio station histories. This next post focuses on 95.7 which once carried a country music format as WGAP-FM.

95.7 History

In 1988, 95.7 signed on the air as WYNQ with city of license located in Maryville. On January 11, 1990, WYNQ changed calls to WGAP-FM and the format became a country music station that was simulcasted on WGAP-AM 1400, also located in Maryville. The country format would last for 9 years on FM. In the late 1990s, WGAP-FM would change formats to hot AC as "Mix 95.7" while the country format on WGAP-AM 1400 continued.

In 1999, the calls would be changed from WGAP-FM to WTXM. In 2000, "Mix 95.7" would transition from hot AC to modern AC. In 2000, WTXM-FM 95.7 would change formats from modern AC to sports "Sports Radio 95.7 & 1240 AM, The Team". "The Team" carried local programs including "The Next Level with Tony Basillio" and programs from FOX Sports Radio.

In 2002, WTXM-FM would switch formats along with WXVO-FM 106.7 to hot AC as "Mix 95.7 & 106.7". The 106.7 call letters were changed to WRMX-FM. This lasted a few months and that year, WTXM-FM 95.7 and WRMX-FM 106.7 changed formats to oldies as "Oldies 95.7 and 106.7".

In 2005, WTXM-FM 95.7 and WRMX-FM 106.7 changed formats as "Jack FM" which is a variety hits station. The 95.7 calls were changed a short time later to WQJK-FM while 106.7 became WRJK-FM.