KIST Santa Barbara 1965

Here are parts of a 1965 sales sheet from Top 40 KIST in Santa Barbara, including pictures of the KIST DJs. Little bitty KIST on 1340 was quoting the January 1965 Pulse as placing them "by far Number ONE" in Santa Barbara. KIST had a great signal considering their tower was atop the building they were in at 735 State Street in downtown Santa Barbara. Images courtesy California Aircheck http://californiaaircheck.com

KHJ Los Angeles Boss 30 #302 4-14-71 Mark Elliott

Early days of Mark Elliott at KHJ; he did various daytime shifts at KHJ but was typically on the Noon-3 shift. Image courtesy California Aircheck http://californiaaircheck.com

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

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

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.

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...

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