What were the radio stations of your youth that helped you on your music/audio journey?


I am older so my radio stations of influence were in their prime during the British invasion and many, many American singers and groups.  
The stations I listen to the most were WLS out of Chicago, KIOA out of Des Moines, KAAY out of Little Rock, Arkansas and KOMA  out of Oklahama.  When I was in the Air Froce I had a few stations near the main base I was stationed at outside of Rapid City, S.D.  
Of course systems and better and better systems and FM became the dominate source for broadcast/online music.  I did learn much of what I liked and eventually purchased through early radio listening.
I still listen to radio mainly for Jazz stations and NPR news. 

jusam

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Little bit of heaven
94.7 KMET
Tidweedledee

Beat out KLOS which but eventually replaced with KROQ 106.9 which played more progressive rock but didn't have a jingle.

LA stations of the 80s 


What a great thread.  People are remembering call letters from 50 years ago which means to me they were an important  part of our lives then. Today's youth aren't going to have that connection which is kinda sad or maybe not.  They have Spotify, Tidal and YouTube ... 

I racked my brain for the last couple of days trying to remember the name of DR Demento.  He had a LA radio spot on KMET before he went national and I still remember first hearing Weird AL and Randy Newman Short people on his program.  Not sure what that says about my musical taste but it certainly had an impact.