Saturday, August 15, 2009

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!!!