That said, I also must preface my update with a thank you for your patience while we deal with the backlog of ID’s sent for submission. That said, here’s tonight’s update:

• Fort Wayne – Two ID’s here: The former WDJB and a 1996 WMEE ID from its “Mix” days.
• Indianapolis – A January, 2005 WTTS ID I recorded.
• Monterey Bay-Salinas – A July, 1996 KOTR ID (or, what my station might sound like if I had a child)
• NYC – The first ID from today’s 103.5 ‘KTU when it signed on in February, 1996.
• Rochester, MN – Another ID from my 1998 trip – this time, KAUS-FM.
• San Diego – A 1996 ID from KHTS with a few digs at the competition.

Happy listening!

Today’s nine (NINE!) ID update is summarized here:

• Cedar Rapids – From my December, 2000 trip there, here’s a KDAT ID.
• Chicago – A 1994 ID from WYSY.
• Cincinnati – A December, 1998 WVMX ID I recorded while there, trying to apply for an on air slot at WKRP. 🙂
• Fort Wayne – A trifecta from Toppy Midwest HQ. Moving left to right down the dial, we’ll start with WKQM, which used to be elevator music. This ID is from October, 1995, shortly after it signed on as Alternative. Second, an April, 1995 ID from then WDJB “B-106” (106.3fm). Last, a new transmitter (!) promo-and-ID from another owner and format of 106.3fm, this time as WSHI. (Radio wags quipped that the owners forgot a letter…)
• Indianapolis – A February, 2000 ID from WNOU.
• Minneapolis – From my July, 1998 trip to Minneapolis, here’s a KDWB ID.
• Rochester, MN – A longer and very neat ID for KROC-FM. I recorded this while there in July, 1998.

Happy listening!

No witty banter today, so I’ll just give you the scoop on what’s new today:

• Appleton-Green Bay-Oshkosh – One WNAM ID from my aforementioned blizzardy 1999 visit to northeast Wisconsin.
• Bemidji, MN (A Brand NEW Toppy Market) – The debut ID here is from 1996 – KKBJ-FM.
• Champaign-Urbana – A WPCD ID that I recorded while overnighting in Danville, July, 2001.
• Cincinnati – A WNKU ID from my first radio-related visit there in December, 1998.
• Honolulu – A 1987 KQMQ-FM ID.
• Indianapolis – Two ID updates here – A WISG ID from my January, 2005 visit, and a new WXNT which I recorded in January this year.
• Los Angeles – Check the 1967 ID from KFWB – Recognize that voice?

Have fun listening!

A few older ID’s here. Pay attention to the liner notes 🙂

Here’s the menu of eleven new ID’s:

• Appleton-Green Bay-Oshkosh – From my January, 1999 blizzard trip, a WROE ID (There’s nothing else to do in a northeast Wisconsin blizzard besides record ID’s. Trust me on this.)
• Fort Wayne – Two WJFX ID’s – one in December, 1998 – the end of “107.9 Jamz” and one in January, 1999, shortly after owner Russ Oasis changed the format away from Urban music to more of an Hip-Hop/R&B sound (with a distinctly CHR DJ presentation) and renamed the station “Hot 107.9”.
• Houston – An old 1992 ID from KRBE-AM/FM – The AM is now Salem-owned KNTH.
• Indianapolis – Two ID’s here. First, a 1997 ID, before Radio One purchased WHHH in March, 2000. Second, a brand new WNTR ID I recorded last month. The former WTPI is now “Indy’s Track“.
• Madison – I first stopped in Madison on the same 1999 trip to Green Bay (above) – before the blizzard – and recorded this WZEE ID.
• Minneapolis-St Paul – From my July, 1998 trip, a KBEM-FM ID.
• Scranton-Wilkes Barre – From my August, 1999 trip, a WICK/WYCK jingle ID.
• Syracuse, NY – An ID from the first day of WJPZ as “The Pulse.”
• Washington, DC – A 1997 WMAL jingle ID.

Enjoy the new sounds!

Since it’s my birthday today, I’m giving YOU the present of a larger update. Here’s the menu of eighteen new ID’s:

• Albuquerque (1)
• Appleton-Green Bay-Oshkosh (1)
• Chicago (1)
• Fort Wayne (6)
• Four Corners, NM (1) (A brand new Toppy market!)
• Indianapolis (1)
• Minneapolis-St Paul (1)
• New York City (1)
• Phoenix (1)
• Rochester, MN (1)
• Scranton-Wilkes Barre (1)
• Toledo (1) (A brand new Toppy market!)
• Tulsa (1)

Enjoy the new sounds!

The five ID’s here have one thing in common: Tuning your radio dial in any of these cities will yield something completely different from what you hear here. Disregarding geography, we’ll take the lineup left to right on your radio dial.

• A neat sung ID from Oldies KODJ/Los Angeles (now Adult Hits KCBS-FM)
• WENS/Indianapolis when it was “Real 97.1.” (now Country WLHK)
• WBUS/Chicago (now Adult Hits WRZA)
• A really neat ID from WQFE/Indianapolis. How many stations these days have songs about the radio station itself? (now Classic Rock WKLU)
• WEXI/Fort Wayne (now Adult Hits WXKE)

I think it’s interesting how Adult Hits (I’ll resist using the “J” word) has become today’s fad format. Some say Adult Hits is the safe way of saying the “O” word (“oldies” ). Will the format survive? In some markets, yes. In some markets, no.

That’s all for me for this week.