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Remembering Wink Martindale
Episode 773

Remembering Wink Martindale

All Things Radio · Bill Sparks and Jeff Bennett

April 25, 20251h 28m

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Show Notes

In radio news, Cumulus shuts down multiple 24-7 formats, causing stations to scramble to find new formats.  There is lots of news on the street, and we begin our look at those Personal People Meter Ratings for March.  Next those call letter and format changes.  This will be followed by a radio perspective from Steve Bauer.  Next an aircheck of Wink Martindale on KFWB AM from 1965.  Finally our featured takes us to Sioux Falls Sd and the Westwood1 contemporary format.  Finally we travel to New York City and hear WABC AM and there new talk format in 1982.

Topics

RadioBroadcastingStreamingStationsFCCformat changescall-letter changes