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KC Radio History 610AM Frequency History C) 610AM 61 Country
C) 610AM 61 Country
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| Website: | February 1997 Site Archive |
| Branding: | 61 Country |
| Positioning: | “Yesterday. Today. Tomorrow. The One You Can Depend On.” (by 1984 - ???) |
| “Kansas City is 61 Country” (by October 1989 - ???) | |
| “Kansas City’s Official Country Music Station” (by February 2000 - ???) | |
| Call Letters: | WDAF (Sign-on - Signoff) |
| City of License: | Kansas City, MO |
| Format: | Country |
| Sign-On Date: | February 14, 1977 |
| First Song: | “Are You Ready For the Country” by Waylon Jennings |
| Sign-Off Date: | September 10, 2003 |
| Final Song: | “Are You Ready For the Country” by Waylon Jennings |
| Ownership: | Taft Broadcasting (Sign-on – 1987) |
| renamed Great American Broadcasters (1987 –1993) | |
| renamed Citicasters (1993 – September 1996) | |
| Jacor Communications (September 1996 – September 18, 1997) | |
| American Radio Systems (September 18, 1997 –1998) | |
| Entercom (1998 – Signoff) | |
| Prog. Director: | Ted Cramer (Sign-on – 1980) |
| Moon Mullins (by October 1980 – August 1985) | |
| Don Crawley (August 1985 – January 22, 1993) | |
| Ted Cramer (February 1993 – Signoff) |
Airstaff:
| Mornings: | Jim Tyler (Sign-on – at least March 1979) |
| The WDAF Early Morning Program (by October 1989 - ???) | |
| David Lawrence (1981 - ???) | |
| Nycki Pace [Producer] (by July 1995 - ???) | |
| The Wake-Up Crew (by February 1997 - Signoff) | |
| David Lawrence (by February 1997 - Signoff) | |
| Joy (by February 1999 - ???) | |
| Mark Oppold [Agri-Business News] (by February 1999 - ???) | |
| Melanie Stout [News] (by February 1999 - ???) | |
| Middays: | Split: (Sign-on – at least 1978) |
| David Lawrence – 9AM to 12PM | |
| Ted Cramer – 12PM to 3PM | |
| Split: (??? - ???) | |
| Moon Mullins – 9AM to 12PM | |
| Mike Morelock – 12PM to 3PM | |
| Split: (by August 1982 - ???) | |
| Don Crawley – 9AM to 12PM | |
| Mike Morelock – 12PM to 3PM | |
| Split: (1980s – December 1991) | |
| David Bryan – 9AM to 12PM | |
| Mike Morelock – 12PM to 3PM | |
| Split: (December 1991 - ???) | |
| David Bryan – 9AM to 12PM | |
| Mark Martin [Temporary Lineup] – 12PM to 3PM | |
| Split: (1992 – at least January 1993) | |
| David Bryan – 9AM to 12PM | |
| Ted Cramer – 12PM to 3PM | |
| Split: (by February 1997 - ???) | |
| David Bryan – 9AM to 12PM | |
| John Wozniak – 12PM to 3PM | |
| Split: (??? – January 1998) | |
| David Bryan – 9AM to 12PM | |
| <UNKNOWN> – 12PM to 3PM | |
| Ted Cramer (January 1998 – at least December 2002) | |
| Late Afternoons: | The Afternoon Bozo aka Dale Sommers (Sign-on – 1980) |
| Phil Young (1980 – May 4, 1997) | |
| John Wozniak (??? – January 1998) | |
| Dan Roberts (January 3, 1998 – at least January 2001) | |
| David Bryan (by March 2001 – at least April 2001) | |
| Split: (by June 2001 - ???) | |
| Bruce Efron – 1PM to 3PM | |
| David Bryan – 3PM to 6PM | |
| Split: (by September 2001 - ???) | |
| Bruce Efron – 1PM to 4PM | |
| David Bryan – 4PM to 7PM | |
| Split: (by February 2002 - ???) | |
| Bruce Efron – 1PM to 3PM | |
| David Bryan – 3PM to 6PM | |
| Nights: | “Miss Liz” Liz Darrig (Sign-on – 1978) |
| Annie Austin (1978 - ???) | |
| Don Crawley (??? - ???) | |
| Al Wyntor (1980 – ???) | |
| Geni Cavitt (??? - ???) | |
| Steve Williams (early 1990s) | |
| Sonja (??? - ???) | |
| Bruce Efron (Spring 1997 – at least April 2001) | |
| Split: (by June 2001 - ???) | |
| Bruce Efron – 6PM to 10PM | |
| David Bryan – 10PM to 12AM | |
| Bruce Efron (by February 2002 - ???) | |
| Overnights: | Phil Young (Sign-on – at least 1978) |
| The Music Country Network [Syndicated] (April 1, 1982 - ???) | |
| Steve Williams (1980s) | |
| Bruce Efron (by December 1992 – February 21, 1997) | |
| The Truckin’ Bozo [Syndicated] (February 24, 1997 - ???) | |
| Mark Andrews (by February 1998 - ???) | |
| Joy (December 1, 1998 – at least December 2002) | |
| Weekend/Swing: | Bill Abbott (March 1977 – Signoff) |
| Richard Ward Fatherley (by 1978 – at least 1979) – Saturday Nights | |
| Dan Diamond (??? - ???) | |
| Jeff Bennett (November 26, 1986 - ???) | |
| Sonja (??? – early 1990s) | |
| Wes Cunningham (1993 – Signoff) | |
| Scott Sanders (May 1994 – at least March 2001) | |
| Keith Harrington (June 1994 - ???) | |
| Bill St. James (October 1, 1995 – Signoff) | |
| Jay Edwards (May 1996 – at least December 2002) | |
| Mike Morelock (by March 2000 – Signoff) | |
| David Bryan (by March 2000 – at least January 2001) | |
| Roger Rafferty (by March 2001 – at least December 2001) | |
| Ann Brock (by August 1993 - ???; by December 2001 – Signoff) | |
| Jon Hart (??? - ???) | |
| Other Staff: | Earl Beall [General Manager] (Sign-on – 1978) |
| Dave Martin [VP/General Manager] (1978 – 1980) | |
| Tom Connolly [VP/General Manager] (1980 – August 1985) | |
| Mike Costello [VP/General Manager] (August 1985 – May 19, 1992) | |
| Herndon Hasty [VP/General Manager] (May 19, 1992 – at least February 1996) | |
| Randy Michaels [Operations Manager] (Sign-on – 1978) | |
| David Bryan [Asst. Program Director] (February 1993 – at least Nov. 1994) | |
| Ted Cramer [Music Director] (Sign-on – at least March 1978) | |
| Moon Mullins [Music Director] (by July 1979 – at least October 1979) | |
| Don Crawley [Music Director] (??? – August 1985) | |
| David Bryan [Music Director] (August 1985 – at least June 1993) | |
| Charles Gray [News Director] (Sign-on – December 31, 1996) | |
| Dave Morton [News Director] (April 1997 – January 1998) | |
| Dale Forbis [News Director] (??? – July 2000) | |
| Scott Parks [News Director] (July 2000 - ???) | |
| Frank Haynes [News] (early 1980s – at least January 1998) | |
| Dave Morton [News] (1989 – April 1997) | |
| Caroline Rooney [News] (by 1977 – April 1997) | |
| Joe Vaughn [News] (1977 – 1979) | |
| Brian Kelly [News] (??? – 1991) | |
| Steve Kaut [News] (1991 – January 1998) | |
| Melanie Stout [News] (by January 1998 - ???) | |
| Scott Parks [News] (by March 2000 – July 2000) | |
| Doug Stewart [News] (by March 2000 - ???) | |
| Larry Moehlenbrink [News] (July 2000 – July 2001) | |
| Mike Shanin [News] (July 2001 – at least September 2002) | |
| Mike Railsback [Agri-Business Director] (by Feb. 1997 – Signoff) | |
| Mark Oppold [Agri-Business News] (by July 1991 – at least February 1999) | |
| Brian Kelly [Sports Director] (1991 – at least April 1995) | |
| Mike McKenzie [Sports] (by October 1992 - at least October 1993) | |
| John Wagner [SkySpy Traffic] (Sign-on – January 1991) | |
| Christy Russell [SkySpy Traffic] (January 1991 – at least February 1997) | |
| Mike Railsback [SkySpy Traffic] (by February 1999 – Signoff) | |
| David Lawrence [Production Director] (Sign-on – early 1980s) | |
| Mark Martin [Production Director] (by 1991 – at least 1993) | |
| Jim Marchyshyn [Marketing Director] (November 1992 - ???) | |
| Jim Schmidt [Chief Engineer] (Sign-on - ???) | |
| Al Kenyon [Chief Engineer] (??? - ???) | |
| Mike Costello [General Sales Manager] (1979 – 1983) | |
| Chris Stolfa [Sales] (by March 1991 – mid 1990s) | |
| Stephanie Pflumm [Program Director’s Asst.] (1978 – at least December 1980) | |
| Role Unknown: | Mike Railsback (October 29, 1989 - ???) |
| David Bryan (February 1, 1981 - ???; by April 1999 - ???) | |
| Bruce Efron (July 1990 - ???) | |
| Richard Ward Fatherley (??? – November 1982) | |
| John Wozniak (by June 1992 - ???) | |
| Christy Russell (1988 – January 1991) | |
| Mike Morelock (February 1980 – ???) |
Specialty Shows:
61 Country Jamboree – Saturday Nights (by 1983 - ???)
- Jack Wicker (by 1983 - ???)
America’s Concert in the Country – Sundays 9PM to 12AM (by January 1990 - ???)
Comentarios y Musica aka Commentaries and Music (Sign-on - 1985)
- Pete Cedillo (Sign-on - 1985)
Country Closeup – Saturdays at 7:30PM (by January 1984 - ???)
Crook & Chase Country Countdown [Syndicated] – Sundays 8PM to 12AM (by February 1997 – at least February 1999)
The David Lawrence Outdoor Hunting and Fishing Show (by October 1999 - ???)
- Ed Powell (by October 1999 - ???)
Direction Digest – Sundays 7:30AM (by January 1990 - ???)
Fiesta Musicale – Sundays 7AM to 7:30AM (by December 1982 - ???)
Hal Bruno’s Washington – Sundays 6:15AM to 6:30AM (by December 1982 – at least January 1990)
Insight – Sundays at 9:30AM (by December 1982 – at least January 1990)
LoveLine – Weeknights 11PM to 12AM (1987; March 30, 1998 – at least March 2000)
- Jeff Bennett (1987; March 30, 1998 – at least March 2000)
Meet the Author – Sundays 6AM to 6:15AM (by December 1982 – at least January 1990)
Outdoor Outlaw – Sunday Nights (by 2003 – Signoff)
Paul Harvey News & Comment [Syndicated] (1980 - Signoff)
Perspective – Sundays 7:30AM to 8AM (by December 1982 – at least January 1990)
Positive Thinking with Norman Vincent Peale – Sundays 8:30AM to 9:30AM (by December 1982 – at least January 1984)
Saturday Morning Memories – Saturday Mornings (1980s – Signoff)
- David Lawrence (1980s - ???)
- David Bryan (by October 1989 - ???)
The Silver Eagle – Saturdays at 6PM (by January 1984 - ???)
Sunday Country Memories – Sundays 8AM to 11AM (late 1990s – Signoff)
- Bill Abbott (??? - ???)
- Kristina Young (??? - ???)
The Request & Dedication Party – Saturdays 10PM to 12AM (by Dec. 2000 – at least December 2002)
- Kristina Young & Bill St. James (by December 2000 – at least December 2002)
The Toby Tobin Show – Weekdays 5AM to 6AM (by December 1982 - ???)
- Toby Tobin (by December 1982 - ???)
Viewpoint – Sundays 6:30AM to 7AM (by December 1982 – at least January 1984)
User Contributions:
Thanks to Ted Cramer and David Lawrence for their contributions to this page!
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