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KC Radio Dial B) 1340AM KCKN (Country)
KC Radio Dial B) 1340AM KCKN (Country)
B) 1340AM KCKN (Country)
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KCKN Logo (1960s - at least 1977)
| Website: | N/A |
| Branding: | KCKN (Sign-on - Signoff) |
| Positioning: | “The Family Station” (Sign-on – 1960 or 1962) |
| “Fun Radio” (Sign-on – 1965) | |
| “Great Country” (1971 – 1973) | |
| “Music American Style” (1973 – 1974) | |
| “The People’s Station” (1974 - 1978) | |
| “Kickin’ Country” (1978 - ???) | |
| “Kansas City Country” (by 1980 - ???) | |
| Call Letters: | KCKN (Sign-on - Signoff) |
| City of License: | Kansas City, KS (Sign-on – Signoff) |
| Format: | Country (Sign-on – early 1959) |
| Top 40 (early 1959 – May 29, 1960) | |
| Country (May 30, 1960 – Signoff) | |
| Sign-On Date: | February 8, 1957 |
| First Song: | <UNKNOWN> |
| Sign-Off Date: | January 16, 1982 |
| Final Song: | <UNKNOWN> |
| Ownership: | Continental Stations – Cy Blumenthal (Sign-on - July 1, 1965) |
| Seattle, Portland & Spokane Radio, Inc. (July 1, 1965 – 1981) | |
| Later known as Kaye-Smith Radio | |
| Albritton Communications (1981 – Signoff) | |
| Prog. Director: | “Cactus” Jack Call (1957 – 1959) |
| Ron Elz (1959 – May 1960) | |
| Ted Cramer (May 1960 – 1961) | |
| Harry Becker (1961 – 1962) | |
| Ted Cramer (1962 – July 1965) | |
| Don Burley (July 1965 – January 1966) | |
| Ted Cramer (January 1966 – 1973) | |
| Gary Brazeal (1973 – January 1977) | |
| Mike Shanin (January 1977 – 1978) | |
| Chris Collier (1978 – 1980) | |
| <UNKNOWN> (1980 – Signoff) |
Airstaff:
| Mornings: | “Cactus” Jack Call (1957 - ???) |
| Ron Elz (??? – 1960) | |
| Ted Cramer (1960 – 1961) | |
| Uncle Don Rhea (1961 – 1967, by April) | |
| <UNKNOWN> (1967 – July 1967) | |
| Uncle Don Rhea (July 1967 – 1978) | |
| John Leslie (1978 – Signoff) | |
| Middays: | Split: (1966 – at least 1972) |
| “Happy” Harry Becker – 9AM to 12PM | |
| Bill Abbott – 12PM to 3PM | |
| Pete Gabriel (by 1977 - ???) | |
| Uncle Don Rhea (1978 - ???) | |
| Late Afternoons: | Kyle Gay (??? - ???) |
| Moon Mullins (1967 - 1969) | |
| Ted Cramer (1969 – 1973) | |
| Gary Brazeal (1973 – ???) | |
| Chuck Robson (by 1977 - ???) | |
| Nights: | Hoss Barnes (??? - ???) |
| Bill Strickland (??? - ???) | |
| Moon Mullins (1966 – 1967) | |
| Jim Clark (1967 – at least 1970) | |
| Split: (by 1972 - ???) | |
| Doug Dillon – 6PM to 9PM | |
| Gary Brazeal – 9PM to 12AM | |
| Split: (by 1973 - ???) | |
| Jim Beedle – 6PM to 9PM | |
| Doug Dillon – 9PM to 1AM | |
| John Duncan (by 1977 - ???) | |
| Overnights: | Phil Brown (1959 – May 1960) |
| Chuck Moffett (1963 – July 1963) | |
| Brad Ellis (July 1963 - ???) | |
| Early Williams (September 1967 – June 1968) | |
| Doug Dillon (June 1968 - ???) | |
| Jim Beedle (??? – May 1972) | |
| J.B. Carmicle (May 1972 – 1974) | |
| Split: (November 1974 – June 25, 1976) | |
| The Dialogue Show – 12AM to 3AM | |
| Harry Becker (November 1974 – June 25, 1976) | |
| <UNKNOWN> - 3AM to 5AM | |
| Rich Williams (by 1977 - ???) | |
| Weekend/Swing: | Brad Ellis (??? – July 1963) |
| Dan Crary (1961 – 1964) | |
| Al Showalter (early 1960s) | |
| Ross Reagan (early 1960s) | |
| Jay Sanders (??? - ???) | |
| Jesse Sanstra (??? - ???) | |
| Dave Estes (by 1972 – at least 1973) | |
| Other Staff: | Ed Charles [General Manager] (Sign-on – November 1959) |
| Dal Stallard [General Manager] (November 1959 – 1961) | |
| Ed Charles [General Manager] (1961 – 1961) | |
| Glen George [General Manager] (1961 – 1976) | |
| Don McCoun [General Manager] (January 1977 - ???) | |
| Dal Stallard [Assistant GM/Station Manager] (February 1957 – November 1959) | |
| Marvin Bredemeier [Chief Engineer] (Sign-on – 1963) | |
| Jim Jett [Chief Engineer] (1963 – at least 1976) | |
| Bill Honeycutt [Part-Time Engineer] (1970s) | |
| Bill Freeman [News Director] (1966 – 1970) | |
| Jack Emmerson [News Director] (1970 – 1972) | |
| Mike Shanin [News Director] (1972 – 1980) | |
| Pam Voreis aka Pam Whiting [News] (1974 – by 1978) | |
| Joe Vaughan [News] (July 27, 1972 – December 27, 1975) | |
| Dave Morton [News] (1965 – Signoff) | |
| Jim Bowlin [News] (1969 – 1973) | |
| Neil Stempleman [News] (??? - ???) | |
| Pete Modica [News] (??? - ???) | |
| Jack Rudnay [Sports] (??? - ???) | |
| Officer Steve Untriff [Traffic] (mid 1960s) | |
| Ted Cramer [Music Director] (1962 – July 1965) | |
| Uncle Don Rhea [Music Director] (July 1965 – 1967, by April) | |
| Moon Mullins [Music Director] (April 1967 – at least December 1968) | |
| Gary Semro [Music Director] (by July 1979 - ???) | |
| K.C. Denim [Promotions Director] (1976 – at least 1980) | |
| Gary Reames [Sales Manager] (1970s) | |
| Role Unknown: | Ed Shepherd (??? - ???) |
| “Cactus” Jack Call (1956 - ???) | |
| Guy Smith (1956 - ???) | |
| Ted Cramer (1959 - ???) | |
| Doug Dillon (June 1968 – May 1971; January 1972 – July 1974) | |
| Dave Estes (1957 – 1977) | |
| Gary Brazeal (1968 – by 1972) | |
| Jim Beedle (1969 – ???; ??? – 1974) | |
| J.B. Carmicle (1974 – 1977) | |
| Tim Wallace (after 1973 - ???) | |
| John Duncan (after 1973 - ???) | |
| Charlie Knight (after 1973 - ???) | |
| Don Register (after 1973 - ???) | |
| Wes Cunningham (1977 – 1979) | |
| Jesse Sherwood (after 1973 - ???) | |
| Bob Compton (??? - ???) | |
| Harry Becker (1960 - ???) | |
| Don Willis (Sign-on - ???) | |
| Wally Winslow (Sign-on – at least 1962) | |
| Lee Vogel (Sign-on - ???) | |
| Ted Adkins (Sign-on - ???) | |
| Kyle Gay (by May 1960 – at least April 1964) | |
| Dick DeWitt (by May 1960 – 1963) | |
| Mark Sampson (??? – 1974) | |
| Jack Reno (1961 – 1963) | |
| Ted Adkins (??? - by 1969) | |
| Jim Morgan (??? - ???) | |
| Pat Sportsman (1963 – 1965, at least July) | |
| Rick Turner (late 1970s) | |
| Ken Barnes (??? - ???) |
Specialty Shows:
<Spanish Program – Name Unknown> - One Hour Sundays (Sign-on – at least 1977)
- Lupe Quintana (Sign-on – at least 1977)
The Community Hotline – Mondays at 8PM (Mid 1970s – at least June 1974)
Inner-View – Sundays at 10:30PM (by June 1974 - ???)
The Mayor’s Hotline (1967 – Mid 1970s)
- Mike Shanin [Host] (??? - ???)
- Charles Wheeler [Kansas City Mayor] (??? - ???)
User Contributions:
Thanks to Ted Cramer, Joe Vaughan, and Marty McGraw for their contributions to this page!
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