Kfwb los angeles fabulous forty survey 8 1 59 kfwb was the first big top 40 station for los angeles back in the fifties with chuck blore's "color radio" top 40 format. here's the 8 1 59 kfwb fab forty with pictures of the djs on the cover. Kfwb was a leading top 40 station at 980 am in the early sixties but began to become overshadowed by other am top 40 giants krla and khj in the mid sixties. the station was bought by westinghouse in 1966. two years later on march 11, 1968 kfwb became an all news station, eventually in the hands of cbs. kfwb personnel.
The ground breaking influence of kfwb los angeles in the late 1950s influenced nearly every gm and pd who ever hoped to reach top 40 radio success. (that includes the seattle market.) from various accounts, channel 98 color radio kfwb recorded some of the highest audience ratings la — or any other market — would ever attain. Los angeles radio history: 1960s. many times what has started in l.a. has been followed by the nation. it was true in the sixties when khj became the market leader with top 40 hit music. the consulting team of bill drake and gene chenault was the key behind khj's success beginning in the mid sixties. they consulted other major market stations. Kfwb, khj and krla were the legendary top 40 stations for los angeles back in the 60's. from mid 1965 to mid 1966 kfwb published their own hitline newspaper that included the fabulous forty survey i. After the news broke last week about kfwb am 980 changing its format again — to unspecified foreign language programming — he posted a clip of the final hour of kfwb's reign as a top 40 hits station in los angeles. the date is march 10, 1968. the next day, kfwb would begin its era as an all news am station, and there is a brief newscast at.
Kfwb, khj and krla were the legendary top 40 stations for los angeles back in the 60's. from mid 1965 to mid 1966 kfwb published their own hitline newspaper that included the fabulous forty survey i. After the news broke last week about kfwb am 980 changing its format again — to unspecified foreign language programming — he posted a clip of the final hour of kfwb's reign as a top 40 hits station in los angeles. the date is march 10, 1968. the next day, kfwb would begin its era as an all news am station, and there is a brief newscast at. Disclaimer: this is a color copy, not the original survey.kfwb, khj and krla were the legendary top 40 stations for los angeles back in the 60's. this color channel 98 kfwb fabulous forty survey is fr. Kfwb was the first station in los angeles to sense the commercial possibilities of baby boomers. in 1958, the station unveiled a top 40 song format, calling itself “color radio, channel 98.”.
Disclaimer: this is a color copy, not the original survey.kfwb, khj and krla were the legendary top 40 stations for los angeles back in the 60's. this color channel 98 kfwb fabulous forty survey is fr. Kfwb was the first station in los angeles to sense the commercial possibilities of baby boomers. in 1958, the station unveiled a top 40 song format, calling itself “color radio, channel 98.”.
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