Radio Jingles & Logos

[cruisebumify]

This is what it was like back in the 50s and 60s. Top 40 radio was heard all over the U.S. Many of us who grew up during this time was a magical time. Most Americans traveled by car especially on vacation and we would find a top 40 radio playing these jingles and fast talking DJs. And of course, later in the day we pulled over to a A&W for a hamburger and later on into a motel where it would cost $8 a room...end of a good long day.

[trailboyus66]

@cruisebumify I wish I could go back and live out my life "then" The Poppy Family did an album named "A Good Thing Lost". Such fun times. Life was so simple.

[manuel92595]

at 2:50 california radio

[glandryiris]

Thanks for posting these jingles.

[murraymae]

This is fantastic! Most jingles sound like the 93 KHJ theme and singers until a certain point which I suspect is sometime in the 1970's. Really brings back memories of the 60's with the real don steele. i never heard the tag for la's only black radio station in the 1960's, KGFJ in Los Angeles! Dude!

[MarkMck1994]

REEEEEEEAL RADIO!

[fjbutch]

And they thought the video would kill radio... ha!

[disneyfan85]

In hindsight, WAPE sounds almost like it spells "rape" in Fuddese (as in "Elmer Fudd").

[funtyrone]

@pannoni1, i have that jingle. it's for WMEX in boston, MA.

[thevisualboy37]

Wow. Big 89 AND the Voice of Labor!

[blockemall]

These classic jingles remind me of Terry "Motormouth" Young's Sonic Sound Salute to the classic radio station that I heard on 60's on 6 XM Radio every Friday afternoon. I miss that show sorely, I use to listen to this every Friday on the 45 minute commute home. Memories!

[pannoni1]

It's prbably not there, but I like the old '60s-era Top 40s that say "plays hit song number 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2, ONE ONE ONE ONE"

[RoscoeJackson71]

This is the wildeds thing I've ever listen to a work of art I just traveled over the US and Canada but also back before my time.

[MillBelater]

The KFRC one "more music" is in use now on Scott Shannon's True Oldies Channel

[sailcat23]

This is terrific for the radio broadcasting fan.

[sailcat23]

This is terrific for the radio broadcasting lover.

[gyrenejoe]

I was hoping for the 80's KROQ jingle to go with the old school logo at 3:08

[vokost]

Loving the KIOA one at 4:27 !!!

[tubemaster2703]

@vokost that's from my home town!

[tubemaster2703]

Does WKLO still use that jingle at 2:16?

[TheGiantJax]

2:35 haha that station is 95.1 on FM these days, and still uses an Ape for its logo.

[tubemaster2703]

I like the vocoder jingles.

[MGHSHour2a]

radio stations rule

[AZAZAZA002451]

Could anybody please find WAPE Channel 69 jingle? Thx

[enigma800]

That first one brought me back to 1973/1974. Awesome. Just how I remembered it in my head, LOL.

[stefani8822]

HA ha ha ha ! I love this, clever!

[disneyfan85]

Did they just use the same singers for about every single station here?

[gecko1986]

more music seems to be a good slogan..

[TRAY350]

thanks. you helped me with my IT work!

[peppertree5706]

Nice collection. Thanks.

[KTtherealone]

1:58 is so cool.

[michaeljohndudley]

CHUCKJPC IS A GENIOUS!!!!!!

[itsDonCapone]

luv it!!!!

[thesimsgeneration1]

That WAKY jingle at 0:58 made it's localized 70s 99.5 RT jingle "Metro Manila...DWRT"

[TheEldoradoKid]

You are missing some of the big Midwestern and Southwest 50,000 watt blasters! Besides KOA, Denver and KSL, Salt Lake, there was KOB, Albuquerque, (since 1922!) and the legendary KOMA, Oklahoma City! , which pumped out enough rock 'n roll in the 50s-90s to put you in a KOMA coma! At night KOMA was heard clearly all over the midwest and rocky mountain west and KOB almost all the way to the Canadian border! How about Texas? Great ones there, esp. KLBK in Lubbock where Buddy Holly was a D.J.

[Jasmini]

good lord you've done your homework d=' 

I have to check you out on your channel hehe

[Mackinac359]

Gwinsound Accelerators at 1:00.

[MaartenB01]

why does every jingle sounds like a tom and jerry cartoon?

[funtyrone]

dude your vids over 9000!

[biggfred999]

Great montage....however, not all the jingles here were ever aired....some of them came off of demo reels from PAMS and the other jingle companies...

[dandydonaldo]

Thanks for including KXOK!

[paulzpad]

Great montage! Does anyone have anything from the Bartell Radio chain? WAKE, WYDE, WOKY.

[funtyrone]

SErving the universe! Arbitron and berch rated number one! WHTZ! Z100 new york!

[funtyrone]

where did you find those jingles?

[pnessgtr]

99 WAKX Duluth, MN!!

[MisterGee7]

I'm surprised that you got the old WHB 710 radio jingle. Now it's Sportsradio 810 WHB. BTW... Kansas City is my hometown. Thanks, Chuck.

[devulboy1]

Other radio station jingles to seek for:

KOA 850 Denver which was heard across North America, KSL 1160 Salt Lake City known for Mormon programming, KJR 950 Seattle on the opposite end of the US (I'm in Sou. Cal.), KXO 1230 Yuma Az. but wasn't always a 24 hour station in the 1980s, and KUZZ 1180 Bakersfield Cal. owned by country-western signer Buck Owens. I would appreciate another 5-minute clip of other radio station jingles, after all it's an incomplete but fun project. +

[devulboy1]

Don't forget to find WGN 720 of Chicago! I doubt WGN can be received in the western US anymore, but was able to receive it in Indio Cal. before KDWN from Las Vegas claimed the dial. As a young boy (age 8) I was able to get WABC, WNBC and WCBS (no joke) being in New York from my Dad's radio in his apartment in Palm Springs, except it will fade away in a few minutes. KLIF 1190 was from San Jose Cal. but changed call signs to KSJO to air the Sharks hockey games, but I was a Ducks fan. +

[AarHan3]

I'd like to see/hear something from The Mighty 690, WTIX, New Orleans! ;-)

[funtyrone]

you're in luck, i've got WTIX AM and it's FM counterpart, 94.3, speaking of which, how's that station doing. i've never heard that station on FM, do they stream?

[vonrollskyway1]

the one ive allways loved is kpwr los angeles.72,000 watts of music Power! less talk KPWR LOS ANGELES!!!!Power 106

[Trevorinla]

How do I get some of these on my IPOD?! I love em'.

[luridplanet]

They should use this to torture prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. Just kidding, it's great!

[j5bata]

Manila FM station 99.5 DWRT-FM is now reusing its old stingers since yesterday they are now known as 99.5 RT, its first brand.

[WeeShooey]

Is it just me, or did they all sound like "Flintstones meet the Flintstones"?

oops just noticed the same comment below...oh well..ha ha

[troy19540]

Simply thank you Chuck!

[yesitsme8791]

great jingles like the kiis fm jingle los angeles -

[ilovekanyetoo]

thats a lot of jingles, welldone good job

[chrisvconnor]

All of them sound like the them song to The Flintstones cartoons.

[KazuyaPrower]

So nostalgic! I miss those days!

[GarfieldGoose]

Great Compilation.

Obviously, WIND Radio 56 with the newest music is suspect--but, then, I only remember "Chicagi" Eddie Schwartz, Clark Weber and other re-treads.

[jschwind435]

Why must they all sound the same... Cool none the less.

[j5bata]

some of the jingles were repackaged for the use of old and still existing FM station in Manila, Philippines like 97.1 DWLS-FM and 99.5 DWRT-FM

[henrikbatallones]

Or spliced up, like Z100 was for RJ 100. :D

[bluewolverine40]

CKLW ROCKED :>)

[bloctontodd]

Classic jingles! The ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME should give an award to PAMS for it's important roll in Top 40 Radio. How could you segue from "Love Can (Make You Happy)" into "Whole Lotta Love" without PAMS? How about a smooth seg-way from "Mississippi Queen" into "Make it With You"! PAMS is as much of the GOLDEN age of Top 40 Radio as the hit records and legendary jocks and artists. Thank you for posting this. I just wish you had WSGN 610 Birmingham.

[theMayfairWorkshop]

I TOTALLY agree with you! PAMS is part of our generation's collective unconsciousness too... so many people remember these IDs from their childhoods... they were a big part of our lives. THANKS PAMS!

[funtyrone]

got WSGN 610 on my playlist!

[frda51]

Radio has evolved back to where it began! These stations are all now great news/talkers!

[ChuckJPC]

No es todo! Hay muchas que son en una otra lengua...

[countrypaul]

Delightful - 29 years in radio (not at any of these) and memories of great Top 40 come flooding back, back when radio was really radio! Nice to see WMCA and CHUM. So who raided PAMS for these?!?!? Nice job!

[iloveretro77]

great stuff. I grew up with 77 WABC and a little transitor am radio in the 70's. XM 60s channel is bringing back some of these great stations on Friday nights every week, great stuff to listen too.

[caa1000]

WAKY Radio? What originality they had!

[OldBob2]

Really a fantastic collection! You managed a KFXM San Bernardino; just wish you could have found a KMEN 129 from that era.

[gli7utubeo]

Great historic stuff. Amazing work. Thanks!!!