JAM "Magic Music" jingles 40th anniversary

For JAM fans: Every jingle has a story, and here's a look back at one of our earliest custom packages on its 40th anniversary. "Magic Music" was first heard on WMGK Philadelphia when the station began in September 1975. It, along with its follow-up packages, remained the signature sound of the Magic format for nearly two decades.

[@edsonkadoya4577]

I loved the jingle on brazilian Jovem Pan radio. Greetings from Brazil to JAM.

[@tonyuminski4075]

JAM is the absolute best -- as is Jonathan Wolfert!!! Great working with y'all back in the 80's in Air Force Recruiting National Broadcast Operations!

[@jasonyoung9226]

Absolutely love these. The BBC Radio 2 and Radio Jovem Pan cuts are off the scale beautiful 😍

[@TheHGN2001]

I was privileged to work with the late, great Julian Breen at WMGK in Philadelphia for many years. These jingles bring back so many memories of both the station and the man. Another one who's no longer with us is Dave Klahr, the local program director when Magic signed on.

[@jpsned]

I enjoy reading the backstory to production music like this. I noticed that the introduction at 4:04 is very suggestive of the opening to America's 1972 "Ventura Highway." 🙂

[@emaryadi]

Thank you so much JAM!!! My youth as a DJ wouldn't be complete without your jingles!!!

[@martinmoore2468]

JAM Creative Productions' jingles have inspired the whole radio stations from all across America!!!

[@droneworldbrasil]

Across the World, they do Jingles for Jovem Pan 2 100.9 FM Radio Station in São Paulo, Brazil too.

[@simonsaysrewind]

radio 1 and radio 2 BBC had jam jingles and they are sorely missed 👌 stunning sounds

[@PaulTaylor1]

Yep and Radio 2 used exactly that tune.

[@TheMrMarkW]

If you listen to Sounds of the Seventies with Johnnie Walker, he still uses that exact jingle occasionally.

[@Shellinois]

A beautifully orchestrated package. One of those early gems that put JAM on the map and established a logo melody for many stations to come.

[@coffeehigh420]

I hear the carpenters all over these jingles with the iconic vocal layering that they created. I think that’s what made Jam jingles a hit. Your secret sauce ;)

[@voiceofjeff]

I think this was one of the best packages Jam did. Clean and bright, yet fits right in with the format. I've always wanted to have a station that played music that would fit these jingles! haha!!

[@searchengine1476]

Love the true stereo separation!

[@martinmoore2468]

I hope the Jam Productions continue to play the Magic Music jingles for all of the radio stations for another 40 years.

[@peppertree5706]

Moved to Phila. to go to college in 1977 and did spend some time listening to WMGK. WMGK did sound unique.

[@danielwestfall9578]

We got a Magic station here in 1984 (WMGP-FM Parkersburg, WV). It stayed Magic until 1990. These would've been great jingles for them. They actually had no jingles or sounders if I recall until the station's late years.

[@Vigil72]

I have to admit that as an English student, I learnt this beautiful language listening jingles specially the ABC and numbers 👍!

[@bobdinan]

Extraordinary. Wonderful. Beautiful. That's all.

[@Ghostbusternyc]

I grew up on Jam Jingles featured on CBS FM NY. I'd love to work for Jam.

[@donaserra6905]

5:40 ,nossa Rádio Jovem Pan 2 de São Paulo Brasil....

[@JohnWarburtonFilm]

This package was re-sung for BBC Radio 2 -- you hear some other re-sings at the end of this demo.

[@anraymcneil6447]

6:12 Oooh this is so jammolicious!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥

[@VBaskin2010]

Happy 40 Magical Birthday WMGK!

[@alexandrerabelo113]

My country also has jingle the Jam, Rádio Jovem Pan 2 FM

[@UKJingles]

What a beautiful presentation Jon and happy 40th Anniversary of another true classic!

[@simontrem080]

Congratulations for the 40th anniversary :) Very interesting video thanks you!

[@92days74]

Jon you've got an amazing voice for voice over.

[@fordman2698]

Some of those jingles would work just as good on Classic Country stations.

[@radiodarkhorse]

Never knew the vocals had an LA connection (no pun intended for a future Alfa package). Great video

[@alexandrerabelo113]

5:40 Jovem Pan the Legend

[@martinmoore2468]

Jam jingles are the hit!!!

[@larocalla]

Felicidades por ese 40 aniversario

[@martinmoore2468]

No other jingles from different companies are better than Jam Creative Productions, Inc.!

[@jingleman1]

I found this very difficult to listen to. Julian Breen was taken from us far too young. A great fellow, who did so much to shape radio, as this excellent documentary shows, not just in the US, but on BBC Radio 2 in the UK as well. Good that it is keeping Julian's reputation alive. But it is still agonising that he has gone.

[@bronzify5804]

0:34 WCNK AM 103 -Fresh AM News/Talk/Information ID/Jingle - Slogan Basic WCNK AM 103, Fresh News Radio.

[@crz1990]

Norah’s always got me apologizing to my keys for playing alon

[@jm8jpnjd1bqh81]

カッコイイ！

[@genehardy8453]

I was a 21 year old DJ in 1981...and I paid (out of my own pocket) for my own jingle while my station was getting new JAM jingles recorded. It was on it's own reel and I even think I paid JAM directly for it.... but in one of my many moves over the years, I became separated from that tape. Wonder if there's any way to get a copy of it? My daughters and young grandson would love to hear it if I could get a copy. The many (what appeared to be) 'master tapes' that appeared in the video gave me hope that it might still be hanging around at the JAM studios somewhere. No idea of how to inquire about it. JAM Jingles always rocked for sure!

[@JAM-PAMS]

We have copies of everything. Please send details and call letters in an email to [e-mail]

[@hugoflores6866]

Absolutely wonderful thanks for posting I loved it do some more

[@johnrauner2515]

Radio Hauraki in Auckland, my home town

[@numberblockslogosandmore2794]

If I want a magic jingle from JAM, I want WMJX, Magic 106.7, in Boston.

[@johnseal56]

What a nice video, and a great presentation! I've always been fascinated with these jingles, and I've followed along on KZbin for many years. I like how you showed the score at parts; I caught myself picking out the harmonies on the staff as they were sung! Is that Paul Leim on drums? Anyway, beautiful stuff, thanks very much.

[@headbangerserockers]

I loved Jovem Pan Brazil

[@Channel-cm7yc]

Wow KMGK Des Moines. Magic-93 now long since gone.

[@aaronbruceladner1983]

I Want to See the History of your "It's Your Country" Jingle Package

[@Ian16545]

_Before they went Magic:_ • WMGQ was WCTC's FM equivalent... • KMGK was KIOA's FM equivalent (albeit KYNA for a short time)... • WWYZ was WATR's FM equivalent... • WIOF was WWCO's FM equivalent... • WMJC was WHFI and WHNE... • And, of course, WMGK was WPEN's FM equivalent (and WCAU's as well, long before they swapped each other's frequency out in 1947). The rest of the stations heard here still stayed the same.

[@rodrigobelloni5120]

Pois é, aqui estou e nem sei como cheguei. 5:40 O Brasil está ligado na Jovem Pan!!!

[@davidakers8277]

2:38 Where can I download the 5 intended demos?

[@rafaelparamo873]

@JAMcreative did you guys ever worked with Stereorey in Mexico ?

[@geoffruderham6305]

Lurve Jam's stuff

[@mjb1124]

4:23 Hey, that's my station! I'm wondering, how many of the WMGK packages did WMGQ air, and for how long? I know they used your Digital Mix (WRQX) package from the mid-90s to early 2000s.

[@1Soniccool]

mjb1124 WRQX R.I.P now the call letters are used for another station

[@BenFoldsFan421]

05:38 KAKE Is the ABC affiliate television station and flag ship station four kakeland Based in Wichita Kansas… It’s sister stations serve a large majority of the state… Is it possible for there to be a television station and a radio station with the same call letters? I didn’t think so but if there are that is interesting otherwise are some of these call letters just made up for demonstration purposes? I really love all these sorts of how it’s done videos and appreciate the time and effort put into this one it’s a very good Job done

[@JAM-PAMS]

Thank you for your nice comments. Yes, television and radio stations can have the same call letters. In the Olde Days the stations would have had to be owned by the same entity and be located in the same market. For example, at one time New York City had WABC (AM), WABC-FM and WABC-TV, which were all owned by ABC. But now the rules are less strict and it's possible to have an AM, and FM, and a TV in different cities with the same call letters (but only one of each type of station... ie, there can't be more than one KAKE-TV). All of the call letters you hear in our Magic montage are real, and all of the stations presented did actually use the Magic Music package at some point. If you like "how it's done" videos, check out this one we made: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZ6sf3SegtqXasU -jw

[@wtmjrchi1984]

Back in the day, Philadelphia had WFIL TV-6, 102.1 FM and 560 AM. Also WCAU TV-10, 98.1 FM and 1210 AM, the latter 3 owned by CBS.

[@emaybietobungi7879]

Most Radio

[@deactivated8776]

Hey 107 FM Thunder Radio (Radyo Kidlat)

[@dominiquecaniovlogs4507]

I suggest abs-cbn Radio jingle

[@vcrcooking]

Was that Ron Hicklin?

[@JingleCollector]

Diane Lee and Sally Stevens. Gene Morford, Mitch Gordon, John Bähler and Ron Hicklin.

[@absolutevideo1899]

JingleCollector q

[@VBaskin2010]

@@JingleCollector A.K.A. The JAM Jingle Singers!

[@tcarman]

@@VBaskin2010 a/k/a The Ron Hicklin Singers (mostly) in Los Angeles

[@johnseal56]

Some of the Partridge Family!

[@DaveMalkoff]

8:14 is evocative of kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWbYmIpqYqemqqc

[@emaybietobungi7879]

BBC R2

[@emaybietobungi7879]

Ramako FM

[@tyreburster]

Why do so many American radio station names begin with 'W' ?

[@JAM-PAMS]

By international convention, groups of call letters are assigned to each country. The U.S. has W's, K's, N's and A's. So they decided to use the W's for stations east of the Mississippi River, and K's for those west of the river. Canadian station call letters begin with C or V. Mexican stations begin with X. You can find a list of all the assignments online if you Google it.

[@tyreburster]

@@JAM-PAMS Thankyou. I thought it must be an American custom but there is obviously more to it.

[@emaybietobungi7879]

Ramako FM