Wednesday, November 30, 2011

KXOK St. Louis "Millionaire" 1964


Here's an ad from 1964 for KXOK/St. Louis and their Kx-OK Millionaire promotion. Courtesy California Aircheck http://californiaaircheck.com

Saturday, November 12, 2011




If you missed the big show last Saturday night, 147KXOA's Billy The Earl and his comedy act were the opening act for the Reno stop on the Wierd Al tour. Billy The Earl drove him to Reno but had to buy Al a McRib sandwich at each McDonald's they passed on the way. To hear Billy The Earl's "act" he's on from Midnight-6 7 days a week on The Giant X, 147KXOA http://147kxoa.com

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

KFRC San Francisco music survey 1-3-72 Bob Foster



Bob Foster was the big afternoon voice on KFRC back in the early 70's; here's a KFRC survey from January 1972 with Bob on the cover.



Friday, June 24, 2011

San Diego Pulse radio ratings Jan-Mar 1970



KGB and KCBQ were kicking butt in San Diego back in 1970 according to the Pulse ratings for Jan-Mar 1970. KGB leading KCBQ overall by a slight margin; but before the ratings book came out, KGB-AM would "recycle" and go to an album-oriented format. Shoulda waited for the book to come back, guys; you were winning...

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Billy The Earl opens for the Monkees



After his huge success in closing down the Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas last month, the Monkees needed somebody with a hat to add to the show (Mike Nesmith said no) so to open the show in Cabazon, the choice was the comedy stylings of BILLY THE EARL! Get those tickets now! If you dare, you can check out Billy The Earl polishing up the act from Midnight-6 (Pacific time) seven days a week on the Giant X, 147 KXOA http://www.147kxoa.com

Friday, June 10, 2011

KHJ Los Angeles Mason Dixon 1977

Mason Dixon did nights for a part of 1977 while Michael Spears had the station cooking; at least long enough to get on two KHJ surveys; one with Shaun Cassidy and another in a KHJ DJ group shot. Images courtesy California Aircheck http://californiaaircheck.com

Monday, May 30, 2011

KEWB San Francisco 1962

Billy The Earl & Philberto have decided to sell Billy's survey collection on Ebay for some quick cash. They're counting on $10,000+ to pay off that marker that the Sahara Hotel claims Billy signed for before they closed up May 16th. This KEWB survey from 1962 is what Billy feels is mint condition, if you know what I'm talkin' about...