Today 101 looks at the Knoxville radio landscape from 1968...When AM radio was still king!
Some of the players included-
- WIVK 850 @ 50,000 watts playing country & western
- WNOX 990 @ 10,000 watts featuring pop/contemporary
- WKGN 1340 @ 1000 watts...contemporary
- WROL 1490 @ 1000 watts and pop/standards
Here were those stations DJ line ups...
WIVK-
- 6-10 Kenny Dearstone
- 10-1 Claude Tomlinson
- 1-4 Jack Hansen
- 4- sign off Bobby Denton
WNOX-
- 6-9 Jim Clark
- 9-12 Buddy Blake
- 12-3 Wayne Perkey
- 3-7 Johnny Pirkle
- 7-12 John Fox
- 12-6 Troy Sommers
WKGN-
- 6-9 Charlie Champion
- 9-12 Joe Sullivan
- 12-3 Bob Baron
- 3-7 Allen Dennis
- 7-12 Dr. Al Adams
- 12-6 Bill Bailey
WROL-
- 5-9 Lowell Blanchard
- 1030-2 CB
- 2-6 Agee's Afternoon of Music
- 6-10 Joe Anderson
- 10- sign off Music in the night
Were you a DJ in Ktown in 1968? Are you one of these DJs or do you have great stories from this time? Send your photographs, memories, and air checks to 101!!!