KHJ 93 Los Angeles - Don Steele - 1970 - Radio Aircheck

KHJ 93 Los Angeles - Don Steele - 1970
Back in the late 1960s & early 1970s, 93 KHJ was a Top 40 powerhouse in SoCal. It was so popular, “Boss Radio“ was practically the soundtrack of Los Angeles.
For many years, “personality”Top40 radio-dominated by lots of deejay chatter and & long jingles. In 1965 legendary radio programmer Bill Drake, along with program director Ron Jacobs, changed that when they brought the streamlined ”Drake Format“ to KHJ, & transformed it into Southern California’s must listen to radio station.
The station cranked out the biggest hits of the day, larger than life promotions & contests, and some of the greatest jocks in the country!
KHJ’s DJ roster read almost like an all-star list, with such talent as Johnny Williams, Machine Gun Kelly, Charlie Tuna, Billy Pearl, Bobby Tripp, Mark Elliott, Bill Wade, Robert W. Morgan, Bobby Ocean, Humble Harve, Jerry Butler, Charlie Van Dyke, Gary Mack, and the voice heard on this air check, The Real Don Steele.
This recording features Don Steele on KHJ from 1970.
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[@Doug326]

I listened to RDS on KHJ since 1966 (before then, on KISN Portland), and later KRTH-FM. He was the best top 40 jock in the business ever. Huge energy.

[@billyboy1030]

Ellis..thanks this is a Smokin air check

[@EllisFeaster]

Glad you enjoyed it!!!

[@PGTransformed]

Thanks for sharing this!!! I was not born yet. But I had figured from some of these songs heard here that this must have been Early 1971.

[@themightyx5652]

A Drake Staion Like CKLW

[@thedude19766]

Funny, the add for pantine shampoo by Cousin Brucie played on 93 KHJ and this is during when Cousin Brucie was on 77 WABC

[@jeff11030]

At the top of this video, Don is sitting next to the turntables. Was KHJ a combo operation back in 1970? Most NY stations at that time had a board operator, or at least the bigger station did. WNBC and WYNY went combo in the middle 80’s.

[@cub19]

That photo was from his KISN days as Emperor Real The First.

[@luizamorim1626]

Judging by songs played, it must have been MARCH 1971: 1. 'Here comes the sun' (Richie Havens); 2. 'One toke over the line' (Brewery & Shipley); 3. 'Don't let the green grass fool you' (Wilson Pickett); 4. 'Wild horses' commercial for Rolling Stones' movie 'Gimme shelter'; 5. 'Country road' (James Taylor); 6. 'Heavy makes you happy' (Staple Singers); 7. 'Gimme some lovin' 1966 (Spencer Davis Group); 8. 'Mama's pearl' (Jackson Five); 9. 'Oye como va?' (Santana); 10. 'Bad moon rising' 1969 (CCR); 11. 'One bad apple' #1 at KHJ (Osmonds).

[@x-rockfm92hd81]

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