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Taverner

(55,476 posts) Sun Aug 18, 2013, 06:10 PM Aug 2013

Someone should make a movie about the golden age of FM radio - the 70's [View all]

Something that's part "FM," part "WKRP," and part "Almost Famous"

Show the deejay gods of the era, the concert scene, and why KOME was so groundbreaking in it's day

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Someone should make a movie about the golden age of FM radio - the 70's [View all] Taverner Aug 2013 OP

How about "Good Morning Vietnam"? nt Wounded Bear Aug 2013 #1

Fictitious Movie about a fictitious time Taverner Aug 2013 #2

Based on a real guy, Adrian Cronauer...but liberties were taken pinboy3niner Aug 2013 #8

Didn't ACT anything like Robin Williams, either jmowreader Aug 2013 #10

It sure was the golden age of FM Boomerproud Aug 2013 #3

Dennis Erectus made KOME groundbreaking Zorro Aug 2013 #4

Yes he did. Dennis Erectus invented the deejay-as-social-insurerectionist Taverner Aug 2013 #6

WMMS in Cleveland - the DJs programmed their own shows. kwassa Aug 2013 #5

KOME was like that - hell in the early 70s most FM radio was that way Taverner Aug 2013 #7

Yeah that was a good station n/t Populist_Prole Aug 2013 #17

Almost Famous is one of my favorites. The Tiny Dancer scene is amazing. I also love.... Logical Aug 2013 #9

I miss KMET in So Cal Tabasco_Dave Aug 2013 #11

WLIR-FM New York (Long Island) was THE station in the 70's. . . DinahMoeHum Aug 2013 #12

Push the date back to 1967 and include KMPX and KSAN in FM history PufPuf23 Aug 2013 #13

WNEW-FM in NYC 102.7 in the late 60s - early 70s LiberalEsto Aug 2013 #14

Was actually pretty good into the early 80's Populist_Prole Aug 2013 #18

Too Depressing RobinA Aug 2013 #15

Don't forget KSAN... bluesbassman Aug 2013 #16

Good link and good times. PufPuf23 Aug 2013 #24

KSHE-95 Real Rock Radio benld74 Aug 2013 #19

Something In The Water: A Saint Louis Rockumentary pintobean Aug 2013 #23

Yes, the beginning of "All Stairway To Heaven, All of the time!" Archae Aug 2013 #20

WPLR New Haven KamaAina Aug 2013 #21

Wrong decade, wrong country... Pirate Radio jakeXT Aug 2013 #22