KGGI-FM Live Radio and Studio Tour

[@russellrobinson7036]

That's old school. The djs back then had to really work hard to have everything timed just right.

[@1029wfjq]

especially the CD’s. not only could they not see a screen to know what’s going on on air, but they would have to make sure the tapes were/weren’t on air during a song.

[@TheVoiceofJewel]

I did weekends in 1992 and remember that board :)

[@matrixmediaentertainment2577]

1992! That explains the equipment and the music.. At first I saw 2012 and I thought "here's a station that decided to stay oldskool no matter what!" lol

[@getcreative01]

This video sure brought back a ton of good memories. I was on-air in Tulsa, OK at Z104.5 in Tulsa, OK from 1991 to 1998. To this day I still have nightmares of dead air. Lol

[@ericlooney6089]

I'm writing a podcast set in 1992 where one of the characters works at a radio station... so... uh... this is extremely helpful :D

[@voiceofjeff]

I've seen this before but had to comment. I never mistreated equipment like this kid does. Slamming carts into the machines, smacking those buttons on the board, and how he was cueing up that CD. I never did that to the CD players; I just loaded them, selected the track & pushed start. I'm guessing what he was doing was for the benefit of the camera. Nice studio, though. Pacific Recorders & Engineering console, ITC Delta Cart decks, Denon CD players, and the "new" reel to reel he mentioned is an Otari. The one in service that he was using was a Studer. Impressed with the station, not the jock! BTW, I was on the air nearly 40 years!

[@scottgordon4364]

Two things: 1. STUDER (not STUDENT). 2. Some stations would not allow auto-cue on the Dennons. They were set to force you to cue to the correct track, as the correct track wasn't always the first.

[@voiceofjeff]

@@scottgordon4364 Where did you get "STUDENT" from? I said STUDER in my post. You must be smoking too much fun stuff. Second: The stations I worked for did not only play the first track. Let me clarify for you since you seem to not understand English. I loaded the CD cartridge into the Denon player, I selected the track I wanted (1, 2, 3, whatever), and I let the machine cue it up the correct track. When I was ready for the song, I hit PLAY. Clear enough for you? Geez! If you need to nit-pick, do it with someone who has less than 40 years on the air (like I have done), and I've worked for three major radio networks!

[@AJtheRatty]

Wow, DJ Rick Allen was a real character!

[@TheDanmcampbell]

I believe KGGI was owned by Chancellor Media during the early 90's.

[@robmoore7378]

Wow, totally how on air djs acted in the 90's. At least he recognized his mom lol

[@michaelcarrier4374]

I really enjoyed watching this. This goes way back. Throwing out some names I remember like Deaner and Daniels, Erma Blanco, Mike Moreno....... memories!!! I also remember guys like Harley Davidson and Mark in the Dark! Good times! Back when 99.1 was a real station. Now I can't stand listening to it unfortunately.

[@antonvann2576]

Key take-aways - Be Ready Be Prepared. Old tech days, carts, CD's, manual airplay and live voice overs. Today, though the CD's and carts are all gone, can still be easily caught out by taking the lot for granted, preparation and planning doesn't do itself

[@getstew]

The 309A is the model of the mic mount, not the mic. - Audio Nerd

[@mattauckland]

Cheesy presenting, but defiantly "of the time". Still, I love watching these studio tours.

[@coffeehigh420]

Corey Haim in an alternate universe

[@dubstepandbassbeats]

1:52 my station still has that mic.

[@ogbrmusic]

Was this the studio in San Bernardino on Highland? That used to be in my old neighborhood then they told everyone they were moving to Iowa! Long story short it was an April Fool's joke that they played on their listeners and their DJs they were really just moving to Iowa Avenue in Riverside. All their San Bernardino game was sucked out in the years to come

[@ApartmentKing66]

Boy, if we were as rough with our Denon DN950-FAs (the CD cart players just to the right of the cart decks) as Rick is here with theirs, we wouldn't have had our jobs for long where I worked. When we first got them, our Operations Manager specifically said in an airstaff meeting that ANYONE caught abusing them would be terminated on the spot.

[@vtwinbuilder3129]

wannawatchu66 is he really being *that* rough with them? I’m not in the business so I really would t know.

[@byrdquest1]

@@vtwinbuilder3129 yes... slamming the cases into the slot then hitting the buttons very hard on them and the board. And Denons are NOT cheap.

[@vtwinbuilder3129]

byrdquest1 hmmm, I know it’s purely speculation but why do you think he was being so rough with them? It’s obvious he was VERY aware he was being recorded so do you think he was just trying to look “cool” or does it look like he hates the management and wants to break stuff? Lol

[@JesseHancock6400ba]

Radio used to be so much fun, but when CORPORATE Radio took over, Internet Radio moved in and is now taking over. AM DIED, and Now FM is DYING. Who needs Broadcast Radio, when INTERNET RADIO is here and making listening so much fun again.

[@fullmetal_3961]

imagine believing FM radio is dying.

[@JeremyPlance]

Nice throwback to the that time just before the over bridge got taken over by monitors. And all those saying that he's "slamming" the buttons/carts/CDs, that's nothing! I was a CE for CBS and he's actually pretty easy on the equipment. I had jocks who would slam home the carts with their palm. Those Denon's could be finicky at times (not locking down or the dreaded 00 no play error. Those cart machines were tanks when compared to the Awful Cords we had in some studios. As for that board? PR&E's were everywhere and could take an amazing amount of abuse. That's one of their Radiomixers, vs the older BMX I/II's. Better mix minus on the RMX's.

[@selenamcquilkin8198]

Where is Mr Rick Allen now

[@pcmusicradio4198]

The engineers at this station must have cringed to watch this guy slam the carts into the machines, and pound the buttons on the console.

[@bradleysmith681]

PC Music Radio I was thinking the exact same thing..

[@byrdquest1]

@@bradleysmith681 I'm cringing and I didn't work there lol

[@bradleysmith681]

@@byrdquest1 Indeed!

[@annekedebruyn7797]

These are working tools. If they can't handle a tiny bit of beating like here it shouldn't be in that studio to begin with.

[@warrenf5821]

Radio looked so much fun back then! I just started last year and I've found it to be rather boring with the lame computer system.

[@patwentworth129]

10:05 LOVE THAT SONG!

[@jjisfine]

this is about the year 99..1 got ghetto this radio station kicked ass in the 80s but now it just caters to the all ghetto slow rap crowd now theres 50 radio stations that play ghetto rap no radio stations that play dance music

[@elijahkerina9645]

How much cost u radio station

[@crapper1]

Wow back when baby got back played with the mainstream artists

[@kayleecoughlin4198]

Lol that's so retro.

[@ogbrmusic]

To all the O.G. listeners who remembers Mark in the dark?

[@ShaggyDawg]

Where are the 360 Systems DigiCarts? 1992 was prime DigiCart era.

[@garybernstein3539]

150 g's for doing this? Yeah sonny boy. What are you doing today after you were replaced with a satellite?

[@tavisanderson2433]

He never made 150,000 a year on this. Maybe 25k a year if that.

[@TheRenard10]

They can stop playing "Lover Girl" by Lady T, Teena Marie!

[@kylewinner5453]

dubstepandbassbeats Yeah, because it is still an industry standard...

[@deanburkett7981]

Gerry Todd ... look it up.

[@adriancressy8363]

radio stations today don't do that anymore. No one is in the studio. Someone is a DJ far away in another city blabbering on 5 stations. The air personalities back in the day are no longer around.

[@markhower8986]

A quarter century of the most awful music ever spewed forth : )

[@josieldeassis]

Boring as HELL