KATT memories

[gen70]

What were the call letters for the "FreshAir" channel?

[MikeOKC]

What were the call letters for the "FreshAir" channel?

104.1 FM "Fresh Air" KOFM. This was the last incarnation of KOFM before it went to personality Adult Contemporary. It then went Top-40 from 1978 till around 1983, then remade itself with less personality, but hard AC, as Star 104. Then to satellite programming. Things really changed in '89/'90 with the call letter change to KMGL, back to live personalities, and the still uber-successful "magic" AC format as "Magic 104, KMGL."

[gen70]

104.1 FM "Fresh Air" KOFM. This was the last incarnation of KOFM before it went to personality Adult Contemporary. It then went Top-40 from 1978 till around 1983, then remade itself with less personality, but hard AC, as Star 104. Then to satellite programming. Things really changed in '89/'90 with the call letter change to KMGL, back to live personalities, and the still uber-successful "magic" AC format as "Magic 104, KMGL."

Thanks, Mike.. I think I first started listening to KOFM in 1968. Do you know when they first started their broadcast?

[bluedogok]

104.1 FM "Fresh Air" KOFM. This was the last incarnation of KOFM before it went to personality Adult Contemporary. It then went Top-40 from 1978 till around 1983, then remade itself with less personality, but hard AC, as Star 104. Then to satellite programming. Things really changed in '89/'90 with the call letter change to KMGL, back to live personalities, and the still uber-successful "magic" AC format as "Magic 104, KMGL."

They do have some "live personalities" somewhere, most of the programming is satellite feed there as well. I hear the same shows down here on our "Magic" station as well. I am a fan of "local radio" on terrestrial and not the homogenization of AM or FM. I have Sirius for various reasons but mainly I had pretty much quit listening to terrestrial radio years before XM or Sirius came into being. To me if I am going to listen to national broadcasters I might as well not have to jump around the dial when traveling like I did when I was commuting to Dallas weekly, that was what pushed me to get Sirius and I can listen to OU games on it.

About the only thing that I remember about 104 was Lester "Boogie Man" Michaels.

[MikeOKC]

They do have some "live personalities" somewhere, most of the programming is satellite feed there as well. I hear the same shows down here on our "Magic" station as well. I am a fan of "local radio" on terrestrial and not the homogenization of AM or FM. I have Sirius for various reasons but mainly I had pretty much quit listening to terrestrial radio years before XM or Sirius came into being. To me if I am going to listen to national broadcasters I might as well not have to jump around the dial when traveling like I did when I was commuting to Dallas weekly, that was what pushed me to get Sirius and I can listen to OU games on it.

About the only thing that I remember about 104 was Lester "Boogie Man" Michaels.

The only syndication on Magic 104 is Delilah at night; it's otherwise all live or, at least, tracked by local personalities. One amazing thing about Magic 104 is the same morning show since 1990. 20 years is a long time for a show on AC radio.

Oh, yes...Les Michaels. I think he is in Lawton now.

Yes, I hear you about XM/Sirius... I no longer have it, but I mostly listen to my MP3 player in the car. The music I want, audiobooks, podcasts. I do miss some of the news/talk and sports on satellite.

[bluedogok]

The only syndication on Magic 104 is Delilah at night; it's otherwise all live or, at least, tracked by local personalities. One amazing thing about Magic 104 is the same morning show since 1990. 20 years is a long time for a show on AC radio.

Maybe the Austin station has more of the national feed stuff than the OKC version.

Yes, I hear you about XM/Sirius... I no longer have it, but I mostly listen to my MP3 player in the car. The music I want, audiobooks, podcasts. I do miss some of the news/talk and sports on satellite.

I have a 160gb iPod with about 80gb of music on it, I actually use it in the car now that I have an iPod interface for the factory BMW stereo. My F150 was just a couple of years too old to have that ability.