As some of you know, I live in the great state of Indiana, which has always been the punchline of many jokes, since most of our citizens never changed our clocks in April or October when everyone else did. As most of you know, this practice recently ended and I was forced to “Spring Forward” with the rest of the nation last Saturday night. While this wasn’t as painful for me as it was for others (…that reminds me, my parents never did call to ask my helping in resetting their VCR. I’m on my way over there shortly. I bet it’s blinking “12:00” when I arrive…)

What does the time here have to do with Legal ID’s? Nothing. I just needed a warmup. Here’s tonight’s ten ID update. As always, you’re paying for the seat, but you’ll only need the edge.

• Cedar Rapids – The first time I visited Cedar Rapids was for Thanksgiving in 1997 and I recorded this WMT-FM ID.
• Cincinnati – Here’s a neat 1996 WEBN ID I recorded.
• Fort Wayne – Two ID’s here: WLDE is our Oldies station and here’s an older (ahem) 1996 ID from them. However, the second ID is a laugh – the DJ on this WEJE aircheck actually voices the ID with a little “reminder” as you’ll hear.
• Indianapolis – Three ID’s from trips I made there this year: Jack-WJJK, Country WLHK, and Alternative WRZX.
• Los Angeles – This is KROQ (from 1996).
• Rochester, NY – A Keith Eubanks ID from WPXY-FM
• Washington, DC – A 1996 ID from around the time Z-104 (WXTR/WXVR) signed on.

Enjoy the new sounds!

I struggled this week deciding how many ID’s to add today. Do I add four ID’s, since it’s a Final Four weekend? That didn’t sound very satisfactory. Do I find four ID’s from four radio stations in each college’s town? No, don’t have the resources for that. Finally, I came up with it. I’ll add Twelve ID’s.

Now, for all who are scratching their head and muttering “But Nine is the magic radio number!”, I understand this may be tough to understand. Really, you may discard my notion of Twelve being an all important number, as it’s really not.

How did I come up with twelve? Mom and my fourth grade math teacher would both tell you that’s as high as I can count. That’s not true. (Eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourtee…eh, I’m getting off track here.)

Why am I putting up twelve new ID’s? Simple: The Final Four this year is held in Indianapolis. That’s a twelve letter word.

(I know. Mom also said I wasn’t very clever either.)

Here’s the ID’s:

• Appleton, etc. – A 1999 ID from then-WEZR.
• Danville, IL (A new Toppy market!) – We’ll start with a 2001 ID I recorded from WKZS and I’ll add more later.
• Detroit – One of the last ID’s from classical WQRS.
• Fort Wayne – Three ID’s from WJFX – The first is a Mitch Craig ID from 1996 when they were still “Foxy 107.9”, the second ID is a 1998 ID when they were still “Foxy,” and the third ID is very recent, touting their radio ratings performance.
• Las Vegas – A 2000 ID I recorded from KISF.
• NYC – This is the first 1996 ID with WKTU named.
• Rochester, NY – A 1995 live ID from WPXY.
• Syracuse – An ID from a short lived stunt – WHEN-FM – as “Quick 108.”
• Washington, DC – A 1996 live ID from WRNR.
• Waterloo, IA – An ID I recorded in 2000 from KOKZ.

Enjoy the new sounds and the basketball games tonight (if that’s your thing.)

Typically, I update on Saturday, but pressing matters forced last night’s update to move up one day. Here’s what we have tonight:

• Denver – A 1996 ID from KXPK.
• Fort Wayne – A unique combo WMEE ID with both JAM Creative Production jingles and imaging by the late Keith Eubanks.
• NYC – A 1999 WSIA ID – it’s clipped here for you, as the talkover was over two minutes long, and I value your time, y’know…Also, another WPLJ ID, this time voiced by Scott Shannon.
• Phoenix – Some KYOT voiced by someone with a deeper voice than mine…
• Rochester, MN – Some deep cuts here with a pair of ID’s from 1998 – one each of KLSE and KRPR.

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!