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24. We had 4. NBC/ABC/CBS/PBS and 2 UHF stations 17/29 that had unwatchable reception...

Mon Sep 23, 2013, 10:32 PM

Sep 2013

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... which was a shame because they had the best latenight weekend horror movies
with really cheesy hosts.
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Musically, we were in heaven after midnight. Our smalltown AM station -- top 40
by day, turned the station over to local radio god Ron Hively, who introduced us
to British blues and the San Francisco sound.
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Ron used to emcee the rock concerts in town -- held in this old 19th-century prison
which was, at that time, the National Guard Armory. Rough stone walls and 30-foot
ceilings. My favorite memory of Ron was when they couldn't find him to introduce
the next band and someone else jumped up to the mike, started the intro, glanced
over to the side and said, "Oh hi, Ron."
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Ron was so high that he was standing on the side of the stage enthusiastically and
unselfconsciously humping one of those massive stone walls. He was completely
unaware of anything around him and continued on uninterrupted to tremendous
laughter and applause.
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I grew up in the era BEFORE video games! We got 3 channels and had cartoons on Saturday morning! [View all] HarveyDarkey Sep 2013 OP

And most of the TV stations went off the air sometime after midnight... n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2013 #1

but we had all night rock and roll radio on the 50,000 watt AM stations rurallib Sep 2013 #9

Back when there was music still on AM and not crazy talk... n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2013 #10

Chicago, New York, Oklahoma City, Little Rock ------ rurallib Sep 2013 #11

WCFL, WLS. Your 50 thousand watt blow torches out of Chicago. Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2013 #13

Great Stations Both grilled onions Sep 2013 #76

I don't think Little Rock had a 50,000 watt station Art_from_Ark Sep 2013 #33

Yes they did, KAAY... PoliticAverse Sep 2013 #35

Interesting Art_from_Ark Sep 2013 #36

It is a religious station last I knew 1090 AM rurallib Sep 2013 #41

How far away from Little Rock were you? Jenoch Sep 2013 #53

I was close to 180 straight-line miles from Little Rock Art_from_Ark Sep 2013 #68

I probably did not explain it as well as Jenoch Sep 2013 #70

I could pick up KAAY IBEWVET Sep 2013 #88

XERB RADIO FROM HOLLYWOOD CALIFORNIA!!!!!!!! AWOOOOOO!!!!!!!! cliffordu Sep 2013 #44

WOKY-AM from Milwaukee! Mighty 92! Archae Sep 2013 #52

And I read books! (still do) and watched test patterns OffWithTheirHeads Sep 2013 #2

so true antiquie Sep 2013 #5

Conelrad? (my dad said he was a helluva detective!) lastlib Sep 2013 #46

:-) MuseRider Sep 2013 #3

You had THREE channels? pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #4

Time for bed. rug Sep 2013 #6

"time for bed" is right. that was always the hint for bedtime! n/t orleans Sep 2013 #37

Sometimes we got this sign-off caraher Sep 2013 #51

I loved that sign-off Art_from_Ark Sep 2013 #69

I remember staring at that test pattern susanr516 Sep 2013 #80

slipped the surly bonds of earth... irisblue Sep 2013 #77

Graduate School in West Virgina Jeff In Milwaukee Sep 2013 #83

I remember when Pong first came out... Callmecrazy Sep 2013 #7

Was that pizza parlor Shakey's? Aristus Sep 2013 #17

Yes it was! Callmecrazy Sep 2013 #19

I loved Shakey's. Aristus Sep 2013 #22

Our local Shakey's was a hangout for GLBT people after the kids went home. hunter Sep 2013 #28

(have to ask...) who'd be sleeping on your sofa? orleans Sep 2013 #38

As a kid watching Saturday morning cartoons with GLBT people was fabulous! hunter Sep 2013 #50

loved Shakey's, worked there when I was 11 for free pizza ! nt steve2470 Sep 2013 #98

We had three channels too. Baitball Blogger Sep 2013 #8

And you had to get up and walk over to the tv set to change the channel!! The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2013 #12

I remember that time well. RebelOne Sep 2013 #15

The good thing about not having a remote is that there was nothing to fight over The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2013 #16

As a child pintobean Sep 2013 #60

LOL!!! oh yeah irisblue Sep 2013 #78

When I was little and got up early to watch Saturday morning cartoons, Jenoch Sep 2013 #65

I can remember watching Cowtown Rodeo and woodsprite Sep 2013 #14

I used to get up early on Saturday mornings, turn on our old vacuum-tube Aristus Sep 2013 #18

Besides the cartoons, there was The Lone Ranger and Sky King The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2013 #20

Sky King was my favorite, along with The Rifleman. Hardlyaround Sep 2013 #30

Mike Mercury! lastlib Sep 2013 #47

I met Sky King (can't remember his real name) RebelOne Sep 2013 #54

Kirby Grant. Hardlyaround Sep 2013 #58

Yes, I think it was either 1982 or 1983. RebelOne Sep 2013 #66

The Justice League... Callmecrazy Sep 2013 #21

Don't forget Flipper on Sunday nights. Jenoch Sep 2013 #55

Remember "Gentle Ben?" Brigid Sep 2013 #61

Gentle Ben was also Jenoch Sep 2013 #64

Flipper was on just before Disney Art_from_Ark Sep 2013 #71

Wild Kingdom was a great show... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2013 #82

I grew up during the 60's and 70's. Archae Sep 2013 #23

You're a lot younger than me HarveyDarkey Sep 2013 #62

We had 4. NBC/ABC/CBS/PBS and 2 UHF stations 17/29 that had unwatchable reception... MiddleFingerMom Sep 2013 #24

A couple of the networks had a Sunday morning line-up of cartoons, too. Aristus Sep 2013 #25

Was this it? Archae Sep 2013 #32

That's IT!! Aristus Sep 2013 #34

There were no 24 hour stations liberal N proud Sep 2013 #26

We were to poor to own a TV. So we made do... bluesbassman Sep 2013 #27

When I was growing up, we had 4 stations, Hardlyaround Sep 2013 #29

Bugs Bunny. Fat Albert. Mighty Mouse. Brigid Sep 2013 #31

When I was quite young, my two older brothers and I would Jenoch Sep 2013 #56

I watched all of those except Mighty Mouse Art_from_Ark Sep 2013 #72

I used to love watching old movies on the independent stations Tabasco_Dave Sep 2013 #39

I can remember when the BBC was the UK's only channel dipsydoodle Sep 2013 #40

Did you watch Ande Panda? OffWithTheirHeads Sep 2013 #48

My favorite kids program. It was on Sunday because of Shabbat is Saturday. mucifer Sep 2013 #42

Three? kiva Sep 2013 #43

And we were THANKFUL! dammit! baldguy Sep 2013 #45

Just two words walkerbait41 Sep 2013 #49

And my BF n his friends hid in the neighbors bushes blueamy66 Sep 2013 #57

That would probably get them shot today. Brigid Sep 2013 #59

Eh, it was in suburbia, outside of Chicago.... blueamy66 Sep 2013 #67

And I got up early on Saturdays and plopped down in front of the television... joeybee12 Sep 2013 #63

I really miss Q102 radio's Friday Flashback every week TorchTheWitch Sep 2013 #73

You must be older than I thought you were. Chan790 Sep 2013 #74

I also loved the UHF channels deutsey Sep 2013 #75

And THAT is how I found out about Monty Python benld74 Sep 2013 #79

I remember the days. texanwitch Sep 2013 #81

Real old-timer here. - I remember Sat. mornings before TV No Vested Interest Sep 2013 #86

I like old radio shows. texanwitch Sep 2013 #89

I loved the cartoon "Max, the two thousand year old mouse". applegrove Sep 2013 #84

In the 50s, they had kid shows on in the early afternoon like Pinky Lee aint_no_life_nowhere Sep 2013 #85

We had 3 channels with a snowy black and white picture. B Calm Sep 2013 #87

Anyone ever hear this poem at sign-off just before the test pattern came on for the night? cherokeeprogressive Sep 2013 #90

I remember them doing that, my station would show a video of a fighter jet in flight. B Calm Sep 2013 #92

Yes. The jet fighter flying in the clouds... cherokeeprogressive Sep 2013 #94

The first Saturday morning "cartoons" I remember were on the radio. Arkansas Granny Sep 2013 #91

My Arkansas brother brought me up a cement stone that has Jot-em-Down Store B Calm Sep 2013 #93

That was from Lum and Abner. I don't really remember listening to it, but I know the program. Arkansas Granny Sep 2013 #96

Bingo! The show was about a country store/restaurant in Arkansas. B Calm Sep 2013 #101

I had 1 channel, WLUC-TV, to watch when growing up. Kaleva Sep 2013 #95

I remember watching The Outer Limits on TV when I was 5 and being scared ***less LOL steve2470 Sep 2013 #97

old people always bragging about 3 channels. lol. n/t. okieinpain Sep 2013 #99

I have a memory of watching "Voice of Agriculture" on Sat. mornings before cartoons started. Arugula Latte Sep 2013 #100