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

I'm late to this but fun to see the references to WPLR in New Haven. I listened every night to Stoneman's curated shows. "I'm Stoneman. Enjoy." And of course when he signed off, he used that doctored bit of John Prine's "Illegal Smile." I listened to endless WPLR in the 70s....

Correction of my post:

The announcer on the WCBS AM program was  BOB Hall and the show was called "Music Til Dawn."

WEBN out of Cincinnati Oh.

Hands down the best station i ever heard!

Best music/variety/disc jockeys etc.😎

Well in the 70's early 80's anyway.

WHUS UCON CT. The cool thing was I would be listening to Jazz late weekend nights with my girlfriend. Following the jazz program classical programing would start. Frequently I was not in a position to change the station so I inadvertently gained an appreciation for classical music too.

101-ILS WILS out of Lansing Michigan.

WRIF Baaaby! With the Grand Poobah himself. You and me with Arthur P. (Penhallow) From the HOME of Rock & Roll, Detroit Baaaaby!

Also have to give a shout out to Stephen Hill with his Hearts of Space program as well as John Diliberto with Echoes both featured on PRX.

I was a grad student in Davis from 1981-1986.  KDVS, the campus radio station played almost all the time I was in lab.  I still listen to it.  In fact, I'd suggest that the guys who do Prog Rock Palace on Saturday from noon -2PM (Pacific Time), are world wide known for Prog Rock knowledge.  Before that is the Saturday morning folks show.  Wednesday afternoon is Retro-free-form-radio, 60s-80s AOR.  Sunday 2-4 (1-3 maybe) is Poppa Wheelie, reggae.

cheers,

Started  with WLS-AM Chicago for top 40.

Graduated to WXRT-FM, "Chicago's Finest Rock".   XRT introduced me to jazz with Jazz Transfusion on Sunday nights.

Now a listener, and supporter, of WDCB, public radio, an all-jazz station from the College of DuPage.  

+1 KMET

WOUR in Utica, NY. Mid-70's

CFNY Toronto

@ticat if you liked CFNY from the early days check out KCRW from Santa Monica. 

"The Spirit of Radio" is a song released in 1980 by the Canadian rock band Rush from their album Permanent Waves. The song's name was inspired by Toronto radio station CFNY-FM's slogan.^[1][2] It was significant in the growing popularity of the band, becoming their first top 30 single in Canada and reaching number 51 on the US Hot 100. It remains one of Rush's best-known songs and was a concert staple until their retirement.

@yyzsantabarbara 

Thanks...will do.

I see you are a RUSH fan. Nice...

YYZ is my portal to The World...

@ticat Originally from Toronto and went to MAC for University. I was hoping the Ticats won the Grey Cup this year. I am near Los Angeles now.

Stoney Creek here, Mohawk Alumnus but my son went to both Mac and Mohawk (7years)

Looks like you put that education to good use and are spinning vinyl in the CA sun...

Keep listening to that GOOD MUSIC.

Oskee Wee Wee... 

When you’re born in southern Indiana and growing up in the 60’s it was WAKY or WKLO out of Louisville. Some nights I could get WOWO - Ft. Wayne and WLS - Chicago.