Category Archives: Programming

Album Rock WXYG The Goat A to Z Celebration

By | April 9, 2020

If you’re a fan of progressive rock and “deep cuts”, you don’t want to miss The Goat’s A to Z presentation. Every year at this time, WXYG in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota plays their entire music library in alphabetical order. Sure, lots of stations do ‘A to Z’ specials. The difference is that The Goat has… Read More »

The 94 Days of Summer Starts Today!

By | April 9, 2020

When I was at KKEZ in Fort Dodge, Iowa, we did an annual promotion called “The 94 Days of Summer.” It coincided with our dial position (94.5) and our moniker (Z94.) Start date was exactly 93 days before Labor Day, making Labor Day the 94th and final day of summer. Other stations held similar events.… Read More »

Are Memorial Day Radio Specials Still a Thing?

By | April 9, 2020

When I was a kid, holiday weekends meant special radio programs! Not syndicated shows, but genuine, live and locally-produced specials. In Minneapolis, KDWB had “The Memorial Day 500 Countdown.” This was an obvious play on the Indy 500 which also took place over Memorial Day Weekend. Starting at 3:00PM on Friday, KDWB would count down… Read More »

K-Rob Radio: Possibly the Ultimate 1970s & 80s Online Station

By | April 9, 2020

These past few weeks, I’ve been listening to a new online station: K-ROB. The station promotes itself as “Non Stop 70s and 80s Hits” and they certainly deliver on that promise! KROB is currently running commercial-free. Broadcasting from the Delmarva Peninsula, K-ROB is the creation of veteran radio programmer Rob Walker. If you’re wanting to… Read More »

School Closings, Snow Days and Your Local Stations

By | April 8, 2020

“No school today. School is closed. Schools will be closing early. Today is a snow day. Buses will be 2 hours late. Buses will be running snow routes only.” Growing up in Minnesota, these were phrases I LOVED to hear! I’d listen to the radio in eager anticipation of hearing my school announced as closed,… Read More »

Will the Passage of ObamaCare be a Boon for Talk Radio?

By | April 8, 2020

Now that the health care bill has passed, the pundits are determining who the winners and losers will be. I haven’t heard much regarding the potential impact of ObamaCare on talk radio. You may remember that talk radio proliferated after the election of Bill Clinton as president. Rush Limbaugh in particular used this event to… Read More »

Ray Stevens “We the People” aka “The ObamaCare Song” – Radio Friendly?

By | April 8, 2020

Remember Ray Stevens?  Who could forget 1962’s “Ahab the Arab” or “The Streak” in the spring of 1974?  At age 70, Ray’s back with “We the People”, also known as “The ObamaCare Song.”  Ray speaks his mind on the health care bill which recently passed Congress. This song is fast becoming the unofficial anthem of… Read More »