Radio

You don't have to be from Cincinnati to love this classic sitcom. Based on Atlanta radio station WQXI, Cincinnati was chosen as the home of the fictitious station at random, as producers sought a more Midwestern location. "Cincinnati" also flowed well with the made-up...

On May 12, 1992, WPHR, 107.9, flipped its format from CHR/top-40 to modern rock. It also changed call letters to WENZ, and branded itself "The End." The end of "The End" wasn't far off though, and within a few years new ownership changed the...

WTAM 1100 began broadcasting in 1923 from Cleveland. Over the years the station would also be known as KYW, WKYC, and from 1972 to 1996, WWWE, or 3WE. It was during the 3WE years that the station broadcast the Cleveland Cavaliers Miracle at Richfield, season...

WRQC was arguably Cleveland's first modern rock radio station. It changed its call letters from WLYT in the spring of 1983 and began playing new wave and alternative rock, exclusively. The big rock station in town played some of this music, but for 92...

WYSP began broadcasting on August 23, 1971 at 94.1 FM. The station quickly became popular and went on to be one the country's premiere rock stations. Rock on Philly!

In 1976, 95.5 FM WDHF became WMET but kept its top-40 format. Two years later it changed to an Album Oriented Rock (AOR) format and remained very popular. Today the station is WEBG and plays country music. READ MORE

Established as WMIL in 1961, 95.7 FM in Milwaukee became WMVM in 1971, then WZUU in 1972. In 1986, it switched to an alternative rock format under the call letters WBGK. After two years, it flipped formats and call letters again.

WOXY, 97X, was one of the most important alternative rock radio stations in America from 1985 until it went off the air in 2004. It stayed alive for a few more years as an Internet-only radio station. During its final year of existence, the...

WOXY, 97X, was one of the most important alternative rock radio stations in America from 1985 until it went off the air in 2004. Every Memorial Day Weekend, the station ran the Modern Rock 500, a countdown of the top tracks of the post-punk...

The most appealing part of any rain delay on the Reds Radio Network, the banana phone was the hotline into the broadcast booth by which fans could pose questions to Marty and Joe. *A portion of proceeds benefits The Dragonfly Foundation.

It's been called the greatest radio station in the world. Broadcasting a wide range of pop music, BBC Radio 1 has been on the air since September 30, 1967 and entertains fans across the U.K. and around the globe.

"We don't, we' don't, we don't mess around, HEY!" Show them your sports trivia prowess in this throwback tee inspired by the daily "Sports of Consequences" segment from the nationally syndicated??Gary Burbank Show???.

Each week, starting in the late '60s and going through the '70s, listeners to Detroit's CKLW, many as far away as Cleveland, anxiously awaited to see where their favorite songs ranked on the station's Big 30 countdown.

CKLW, 800 on the AM dial, "the Big 8," was one of Detroit's most iconic rock & roll radio stations in the '60s and '70s, even though its studios and transmitter were located across the Detroit River in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The station's weekly...

Long before people were trying to make America great again, Earl Pitts was imploring the nation to "wake up!" One of the most popular characters ever created by radio legend nationally syndicated Gary Burbank, Earl's commentaries are still heard on radio stations nationwide. Follow...

"Hello! My name is Gilbert Gnarley, G-N-A-R-L-E-Y..." He's just a slightly confused old man living at the St. Pia Zadora retirement home in Pisgah, Ohio. Sprung from the mind of nationally syndicated radio legend Gary Burbank, he called companies asking about why their jelly...

KCKN began broadcasting in 1925 (as WLBF) and was one of the oldest commercial radio stations in the United States. Heard on 1340 AM an FM signal at 94.1 was added in 1963. After several ownership changes, it is today known as KDTD.

KRIZ, now known as KOY, is the oldest radio station in Arizona. From 1950 through the 1970s, it was the biggest top-40 station in the state along with rival KRUX.

From the late 1950s through the 1970s, KRUX was the biggest hit radio station in Phoenix along with rival KRIZ. Both stations saw their ratings dwindle as FM radio became more popular in the late '70s and early '80s.

Taking to the airwaves on 1380 AM in 1925, KFVE became KWK in 1927. From 1978 to 1984 it broadcast a rock & roll format with the slogan "the rockin' best." In 1979 it started simulcasting on 106.5 FM.