Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] AM: No Static At All
I enjoyed listening to KMPX when we lived in Cupertino in the mid 1960s. Around that time, I heard via the grapevine that an ex-NRCer, Ben Patch, was involved with the station when they first started the underground. Does that ring a bell with anyone? I don't remember the strike, etc., perhaps it happened after we left Cupertino for Winston-Salem in 1968. Also, I believe that FMer KSJO in San Jose started underground shortly before we moved. Used to listen to a great folk music show with Kin (Baggy) Baggot (sp) on KSJO, at that time. - John On Jun 17, 2014, at 6:00 PM, Mike Hawkins wrote: Similarly, KMPX in San Francisco broadcast album-oriented rock back in the days when it was called underground. The DJs were generally from Top 40 AM stations who felt there was more to the music than what could be said in three minutes or less. KMPX became very popular in San Francisco, and the owner decided that the DJs were getting paid too much money. Out of the kindness of his heart, he instituted a pay cut and they instituted a strike. They pooled their money and bought a floundering classical station owned by Metromedia named KSAN. They moved their format from KMPX to KSAN, and KSAN immediately became the #1 FM station in San Francisco for younger demographics, and also became the station that was copied in every major market. KSAN lasted from 1967 until it went country somewhere around 1980. Mike Hawkins ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] AM: No Static At All
I remember seeing the movie FM that that song was written for, I loved it even though it was widely panned. It was about a fictional progressive radio station that went on strike because a conglomerate bought it and ruined it (in their eyes), coincidentally the station I had listened for years to at that time, WBCN Boston had the same thing happen to it in real life no where near as exciting although much closer to what was happening in real life to those types of stations around that time. The station was run with scabs for DJ's for about a month and they lost so many listeners that the company capitulated, it was a great station, one of the first progressive rock stations in the country, went on the air in 1968, story here if you're interested : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WBCN_%28FM%29 Bob Young Millbury, Ma Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 15:12:17 -0500 From: l...@highnoonfilm.com To: irca@hard-core-dx.com; a...@nrcdxas.org; a...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [NRC-AM] AM: No Static At All A few days ago, The Los Angeles Daily News featured an article called When AM Radio Created Their own Versions of Songs. Within the article, there was a reference to a version of the 1978 Steely Dan hit song, FM (No Static at all) that was created for KHJ. They had refused to air the song because it seemed like a blatant endorsement of their competition. So, a special version was created with the new lyric, A-M- No Static At All. I knew instantly that I had to hear that! YouTube to the rescue. Here's a link to a song that only Medium Wave DX'ers could truly appreciate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LHbyNTfd3Y You can also listen to a Podcast that contains several of these special versions of songs recorded for AM radio stations: http://laradiowaves.com/audio/RadioWaves37.mp3 -- 73, Les Rayburn, N1LF Maylene, AL EM63 Member NRC, IRCA, Medium Wave DX Circle Former CPC Chairman for NRC/IRCA Perseus SDR, SDR-IQ,Funcube Pro, Wellbrooke ALA-1530+ loop, LF Engineering Active Whips, Quantum Phaser, Kiwa Loop, Palstar MW Pre-Selector ___ Am mailing list a...@nrcdxas.org ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] AM: No Static At All
Similarly, KMPX in San Francisco broadcast album-oriented rock back in the days when it was called underground. The DJs were generally from Top 40 AM stations who felt there was more to the music than what could be said in three minutes or less. KMPX became very popular in San Francisco, and the owner decided that the DJs were getting paid too much money. Out of the kindness of his heart, he instituted a pay cut and they instituted a strike. They pooled their money and bought a floundering classical station owned by Metromedia named KSAN. They moved their format from KMPX to KSAN, and KSAN immediately became the #1 FM station in San Francisco for younger demographics, and also became the station that was copied in every major market. KSAN lasted from 1967 until it went country somewhere around 1980. Mike Hawkins On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 2:20 PM, Bob Young bobyoun...@hotmail.com wrote: I remember seeing the movie FM that that song was written for, I loved it even though it was widely panned. It was about a fictional progressive radio station that went on strike because a conglomerate bought it and ruined it (in their eyes), coincidentally the station I had listened for years to at that time, WBCN Boston had the same thing happen to it in real life no where near as exciting although much closer to what was happening in real life to those types of stations around that time. The station was run with scabs for DJ's for about a month and they lost so many listeners that the company capitulated, it was a great station, one of the first progressive rock stations in the country, went on the air in 1968, story here if you're interested : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WBCN_%28FM%29 Bob Young Millbury, Ma Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 15:12:17 -0500 From: l...@highnoonfilm.com To: irca@hard-core-dx.com; a...@nrcdxas.org; a...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [NRC-AM] AM: No Static At All A few days ago, The Los Angeles Daily News featured an article called When AM Radio Created Their own Versions of Songs. Within the article, there was a reference to a version of the 1978 Steely Dan hit song, FM (No Static at all) that was created for KHJ. They had refused to air the song because it seemed like a blatant endorsement of their competition. So, a special version was created with the new lyric, A-M- No Static At All. I knew instantly that I had to hear that! YouTube to the rescue. Here's a link to a song that only Medium Wave DX'ers could truly appreciate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LHbyNTfd3Y You can also listen to a Podcast that contains several of these special versions of songs recorded for AM radio stations: http://laradiowaves.com/audio/RadioWaves37.mp3 -- 73, Les Rayburn, N1LF Maylene, AL EM63 Member NRC, IRCA, Medium Wave DX Circle Former CPC Chairman for NRC/IRCA Perseus SDR, SDR-IQ,Funcube Pro, Wellbrooke ALA-1530+ loop, LF Engineering Active Whips, Quantum Phaser, Kiwa Loop, Palstar MW Pre-Selector ___ Am mailing list a...@nrcdxas.org ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] AM: No Static At All
Mike, Thank You! This brings back so many memories. I lived in San Francisco back then, of the park on west side of 9th Ave. between Kirkham and Lawton. Do you remember what group played on the street at the KMPX strike, and who paid for it? Blue Cheer, and Owlsley. Looking back it seems like a commercial, as Blue Cheer was one of Owlsley's products. Steve Now of a small farming town in Iowa Hawkins On 6/17/14, 6:00 PM, Mike Hawkins wrote: Similarly, KMPX in San Francisco broadcast album-oriented rock back in the days when it was called underground. The DJs were generally from Top 40 AM stations who felt there was more to the music than what could be said in three minutes or less. KMPX became very popular in San Francisco, and the owner decided that the DJs were getting paid too much money. Out of the kindness of his heart, he instituted a pay cut and they instituted a strike. They pooled their money and bought a floundering classical station owned by Metromedia named KSAN. They moved their format from KMPX to KSAN, and KSAN immediately became the #1 FM station in San Francisco for younger demographics, and also became the station that was copied in every major market. KSAN lasted from 1967 until it went country somewhere around 1980. -- Stephen Hawkins NG0G n...@mchsi.com 73 49 111 01001001 ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] AM: No Static At All
I saw Blue Cheer, Mount Rushmore and Big Brother the Holding Company at Avalon Ballroom one night. Blue Cheer almost put my ears out, and Janis Joplin stuck a piece of glass in my eyebrow when her Southern Comfort bottle broke. Twas a night I'll never forget. On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 4:36 PM, Hawkins n...@mchsi.com wrote: Mike, Thank You! This brings back so many memories. I lived in San Francisco back then, of the park on west side of 9th Ave. between Kirkham and Lawton. Do you remember what group played on the street at the KMPX strike, and who paid for it? Blue Cheer, and Owlsley. Looking back it seems like a commercial, as Blue Cheer was one of Owlsley's products. Steve Now of a small farming town in Iowa Hawkins On 6/17/14, 6:00 PM, Mike Hawkins wrote: Similarly, KMPX in San Francisco broadcast album-oriented rock back in the days when it was called underground. The DJs were generally from Top 40 AM stations who felt there was more to the music than what could be said in three minutes or less. KMPX became very popular in San Francisco, and the owner decided that the DJs were getting paid too much money. Out of the kindness of his heart, he instituted a pay cut and they instituted a strike. They pooled their money and bought a floundering classical station owned by Metromedia named KSAN. They moved their format from KMPX to KSAN, and KSAN immediately became the #1 FM station in San Francisco for younger demographics, and also became the station that was copied in every major market. KSAN lasted from 1967 until it went country somewhere around 1980. -- Stephen Hawkins NG0G n...@mchsi.com 73 49 111 01001001 ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
