Memphis Radio Aircheck October 1975

Bouncing around the dial on a November Saturday morning in 1975. Listen to stations including WMC, WHBQ, WLOK, WDIA, WTNN, WMPS, FM100, and others. With jocks like George Klein, Bob Brame, Les Acree, Rick Dees, and more! Aircheck courtesy of Bob Nelson.

[@cattycorner8]

George Klein was a giant in Memphis music

[@Blufftown]

I was born in Memphis in 1980. This is bonechilling to hear what might have played through my grandmom's radio.

[@gregsells8549]

WE Radio 1430 was the evolution of the all-female WHER, profiled in the NPR documentary "1000 Beautiful Watts."

[@DonJohnsonTN]

This was a few years before my time but I love every bit of it!

[@pkf81366]

And just think, Elvis might have had any one of these stations on that morning relaxing at Graceland

[@TheBrooklynbodine]

At 13:23, learned who one of the WMC jocks was during its country period.

[@CARLWISE2008]

By this time Rick Dees was fresh from Alabama and George Klein was on his second wind in Radio. Harry simpson was a late night Sleeper Cool D J . Radio was changing the commercials were more energetic than the D J's other than G K and Dees

[@scottstockdale3674]

October/November 1975 I was living in Memphis. Real possibility I heard some of this live. I was in 7th grade then. I won an album from WMPS about then. The band was Jigsaw. Album sucked.

[@cattycorner8]

lol.

[@only1moore]

Guess it wasn’t “Sky High,” no pun intended😂😂😂

[@pkf81366]

I can see that album sucking

[@carpesixties258]

Me too!!!

[@jamescressey3390]

From that album they had 2 hits "Sky High " which is a BMI award winning song (Million selling single) and "Love Fire" which was just a top 30 hit

[@Lisa-di1wi]

I had just turned 18 that month.

[@calvinballew5411]

I did too! October 24th. I was actually stationed at Millington in the Marines at the time. Had a great time

[@AldenRDavis]

24:32 - "Super LOK!" (WLOK MEMPHIS)

[@TheBrooklynbodine]

At 13:19 is WMC. I noted it for my future reference.

[@kamduke1394]

They Mentioned The Memphis grizzly. The person on the radio must have been a time traveler.

[@tnskyhawk]

There was a football team called Memphis Southmen. They were called Memphis Grizzlies due to the logo.

[@swinde]

@@tnskyhawk USFL They WON the lawsuit against the NFL and were awarded $3.00. They had a good team. The coach and the best players played for the NY Giants. Danny White went back to the NFL Dallas team.

[@gregsells8549]

The Grizzlies were in the WFL. They were to have been the Toronto Northmen, but quickly moved to Memphis when the CFL objected. Memphis's USFL team, which came later, was the Showboats. The NBA Grizzlies moved from another Canadian city, Vancouver.

[@TheBrooklynbodine]

At 4:08, what was that song? Cracked me up! Also heard two more versions (scoped) of "Tie a Yellow Ribbon" at 8:36 and 15:56.

[@Engelbird]

r. crumb and his cheap suit serenaders - "get a load of this"

[@TheBrooklynbodine]

@@Engelbird OK, thanks so much.

[@Engelbird]

@@TheBrooklynbodine welcome.

[@fredcloud9668]

It's a shame that Memphis has the 4th highest crime rate in the U.S.

[@trollndatrollaz9743]

What crime rate have to do with listening to some great radio back in the days in Memphis?

[@TheBrooklynbodine]

At 15:11, heard ABC Information theme. Noted for my future reference.

[@gregsells8549]

At 6:44, heard ABC Entertainment theme.

[@TheBrooklynbodine]

@@gregsells8549 Yep. Back then, there were 4 ABC Radio networks.

[@tejayschwartz7681]

Man .. Rick made all the other jocks sound boring

[@johnhoward3042]

Poor Memphis. It’s best years are clearly behind it.

[@carpesixties258]

What??? Memphis has gotten a lot better!

[@calvinballew5411]

Agree

[@ROCK.ON.]

Thumbs up 88