Submitted by Fizzeek t3_yb9skc in springfieldMO
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Cloud_Disconnected t1_itgb0r5 wrote
It was Oldies 105.1 KOSP for Louie Louie.
The countdown one was My Country 100.1 KOMC.
chedorlaomer t1_ithtajo wrote
>It was Oldies 105.1 KOSP for Louie Louie.
I'm pretty sure this is the right answer. I had recorded part of the broadcast to cassette tape at the time. Oldies 105.1 wasn't my type of music after the Louie Louie thing ended, but it was a pretty cool way to start out.
my_monkeys_fly t1_itfw4a2 wrote
Wasn't it an April fools joke? I'm wanting to say US 97 or the old Rock 99
Cloud_Disconnected t1_itgbou4 wrote
US 97 did an April Fool's joke where they said they were switching to country, that was around the same time.
llamalladyllurks t1_itgywqf wrote
I'm almost positive that the country switching April Fools joke was Rock99 in 1986. They never recovered.
Cloud_Disconnected t1_ith9w06 wrote
They may have done it too, US 97 did it around 1989 or 90.
my_monkeys_fly t1_itguxdz wrote
I remember that one. But I swear my poor brain remembers a louie louie marathon too
Cloud_Disconnected t1_ith9mk1 wrote
Yeah, that was KOSP 105.1. It was played nonstop before they started their regular programming.
my_monkeys_fly t1_itjqw6c wrote
Thank you!!! I must have merged the two in my head
Fizzeek OP t1_itfdwib wrote
I came across this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/yb3wh2/til_richard_berry_the_original_composer_of_the/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
It reminded me of a station around 1990 that for a few days before it launched played every version of Louie Louie with no commercials or announcements.
Just tickled my memory and wounded if anyone else was around back then and remembers it.
There was also another station around the same time that before it launched it had a computer voice counting down til their programming started.
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Mule_Skinner_43 t1_itg6yby wrote
Louie Louie marathon was when 104.7 or 104.1 was going out. It was an indie station playing like college alt rock. They lost funding or closed or whatever and played that song their last weekend. Maybe the station's name had to do with the weather? This is going to bug me all day.
EDIT the planet
Fizzeek OP t1_ithgac1 wrote
The Planet, Channel Z!!!? Seems like they were out of Marshfield? Listened to it all the time.
Cloud_Disconnected t1_ithr1gq wrote
They were by far the best station at the time, and probably ever, in this area.
Here's a Spotify playlist based on the songs they played:
oleshorty t1_itfpdlw wrote
We were just talking about old radio stations at work. What I remember was 1993 or 1994, and the station was Bee95. The new buzz in the Ozarks. After the Louis Louis marathon they played classic rock format.