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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. 

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sparksgja
37 posts
 
Then in the UK listening first to Radio Luxembourg and then the pirate radio stations - Radio London and Radio Caroline - all on my 'tranny' (transistor radio) on Medium Wave of course. 

Also BBC Radio 1 and the late great John Peel from 1967 until his untimely death in 2004.

It wasn't only the stations but also the disc jockeys that influenced musical taste so much - and for me the more bizarre normally the better! 

These days in CO a mix of local stations mainly in the car.
markmoskow
40 posts
 
WMMR 1969-1972. T. Morgan, David Dye, Luke O'Reilly, Steve Martarano, Michael Tearson
oldgzzrr
22 posts
 
CKLW "The Big 8" out of Windsor,Ontario with a transistor radio,
upon acquiring my first fm tuner, WABX, WRIF (may have been WXYZ at the time) and later WWWW (W4) all out of Detroit. It was a great time for fm radio. WRIF and CKLW are still operating to this day.CKLW is now am800, talk and news.
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drrsutliff
858 posts
 
100.7 WMMS The Buzzard - Cleveland OH
telemon
4 posts
 
WKBW Buffalo, NY. Tommy Shannon was the top DJ. They always had the top hits of the day 50's and 60's as soon as they were released.
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