KC Radio History 710AM Frequency History C) 710AM AM71 WHB / AM Stereo 71 WHB / Oldies 71
C) 710AM AM71 WHB / AM Stereo 71 WHB / Oldies 71
| 
 WHB Logo (by 1981 - ???) |
| Website: | N/A |
| Branding: | AM71 WHB (by May 1985 - ???) |
| AM Stereo 71 WHB (by 1986 - ???) | |
| AM71 WHB (by October 1989 - ???) | |
| Oldies 71 (by April 1993 - ???) | |
| Positioning: | “The Greatest Hits of All Time” (by May 1985 – at least 1986) |
| “All Oldies, All the Time” (by October 1989 - ???) | |
| “Golden Oldies of the 50s and 60s” (by April 1993 - ???) | |
| Call Letters: | WHB (Sign-on - Signoff) |
| City of License: | Kansas City, MO |
| Format: | Adult Contemporary (Sign-on - ???) |
| Adult Contemporary/Oldies (by January 1985 – 1986) | |
| Oldies (1986 – Signoff) | |
| Sign-On Date: | 1981 |
| First Song: | <UNKNOWN> |
| Sign-Off Date: | September 28, 1993 |
| Final Song: | “American Pie” by Don McLean (Official) |
| “Rawhide” by Frankie Lane (Actual) | |
| Ownership: | Storz Broadcasting (Sign-on – January 1985) |
| Shamrock Broadcasting (January 1985 – September 1993) | |
| Apollo Broadcasting (September 1993 – September 24, 1993) | |
| KANZA – Mike Carter (September 24, 1993 – Signoff) | |
| Prog. Director: | Jeff Roberts (by 1982 - ???) |
| Mark Mason (by 1983 - ???) | |
| Jeff Roberts (by 1985 - ???) | |
| Dr. Don Daniels (December 1986 – 1988) | |
| Phil Jay (by April 1993 – Signoff) |
Airstaff:
| Mornings: | Mark Mason (by 1983 - ???) |
| The Breakfast Flakes (by May 1985 - 1988) | |
| Jeff Roberts (by May 1985 - 1988) | |
| Chuck Hayes (by May 1985 - 1988) | |
| The Low Budget Morning Show (by October 1989 - ???) | |
| Phil Jay (by October 1989 - ???) | |
| Allene Martin (by October 1989 - ???) | |
| Bumper Bob [Traffic] (by October 1989 - ???) | |
| Larry Michaels (by April 1993 – Signoff) | |
| Middays: | Mark Mason (December 1982 - ???) |
| Chris “The Sugar Bear” Kaye (by May 1985 - ???) | |
| Jack Diamond (by April 1993 - Signoff) | |
| Late Afternoons: | J.R. & Chuck (by March 1983 - ???) |
| Jeff Roberts (by March 1983 - ???) | |
| Chuck Hayes (by March 1983 - ???) | |
| Phil Jay (May 1985 – ???) | |
| <UNKNOWN> (by October 1989 - ???) | |
| Phil Jay (by 1993 – Signoff) | |
| Nights: | Roger Carson (by May 1985 - ???) |
| Overnights: | <UNKNOWN> |
| Weekend/Swing: | Greg Funk (mid 1980s) |
| Other Staff: | Skip Broussard [General Manager] (July 1982 – August 1984) |
| Bob Zuroweste [General Manager] (1984 - 1993) | |
| Fred Murr [General Manager] (January 1993 – ???) | |
| Chris Ostrander [General Manager] (by 1993 – Signoff) | |
| Jack Casey [Operations Manager] (November 1986 – 1987) | |
| Dr. Don Daniels [Operations Manager] (1988 – March 24, 1990) | |
| Steve LaBeau [Operations Manager] (May 14, 1990 – at least August 1990) | |
| Rick Brown [Music Director] (by July 1981 – at least October 1981) | |
| Tom Land [Music Director] (by November 1981 – at least March 1982) | |
| Greg Dunkin [Research Director/Asst. Music Director] (Sign-on – 1981) | |
| Jan Sokoloff [News Director] (1980s) | |
| Wayne Combs [News] (Sign-on – 1986) | |
| Jeannie Hirsch Blaylock [News] (Sign-on - ???) | |
| Bill Grady [News] (1980s) | |
| Cathy Cruse-Dougherty [News] (??? – August 1983) | |
| Allene Martin [News] (by May 1985 - Signoff) | |
| Phill Kline [News] (??? - ???) | |
| Ken James [News] (??? - July 5, 1991) | |
| Ken McKinley [Weather] (by May 1985 - ???) | |
| Dave Allen [Traffic] (by May 1985 - ???) | |
| Bumper Bob [Traffic] (by 1987 – January 1992) | |
| Shelly Nelson [Traffic] (by April 1993 - ???) | |
| Role Unknown: | Rick King (by April 1993 - ???) |
| Brock Jeffries (mid 80s) | |
| John Paul Gasca (1985 – 1986) | |
| Doug James (1990s) | |
| John Boss (1990s) | |
| [Air Name Unknown] aka Troy Cox (??? - ???) | |
| Larry Michaels (??? – Signoff) | |
| Arthur Lee (1982 – 1987) | |
| Fernando Freeways (??? - ???) | |
| Mark Roberts (??? – October 1980) | |
| Jim Rice (??? – Signoff) | |
| Jim Pritchett (??? – October 1982) | |
| Roger Rafferty (??? - ???) | |
| Jack Diamond (December 1985 - ???) |
Specialty Shows:
Celebrity Conversation – Sunday mornings (by December 1982 - ???)
City Report – Sundays at 7:30AM (by January 1990 - ???)
Cruisin’ America w/ Cousin Brucie [Syndicated] – 8AM to 11AM (by January 1990 - ???)
Education – Sundays 6:15AM to 6:30AM (by January 1990 - ???)
Feature Reporter – Sundays 6:45AM to 7:00AM (by January 1984 - ???)
KC at Issue – Sundays 6AM to 6:15AM (by January 1990 - ???)
Perspective – Sundays 7AM to 7:30AM (by January 1984 - ???)
Powerline – Sundays 7:30AM to 8AM (by January 1984 - ???)
Sunday Magazine – Sundays at 6:30AM (by January 1990 - ???)
Super Gold [Syndicated] – Sundays 6PM to 11PM (by January 1990 - ???)
Today’s Schools – Sundays 6:30AM to 6:45AM (by January 1984 - ???)
Town Hall – Sunday Nights (by December 1982 – at least January 1984)
Travel Time – Sunday Mornings (by December 1982 – at least January 1984)
Audio Vault:
April 15, 1993 - Richard Ward Fatherley at WHB's 71st Birthday Party (06:27)
- Audio courtesy of David Brewer
- Segment of the program where Fatherley made an on-air appearance & special announcement
- Jack Diamond hosts, catching up with guests Wayne Beavers, Jim Moore, Jeff Roberts, and Fatherley
- Also features some of Jim Moore's excellent celebrity impressions, plus classic WHB jingles
User Contributions:
Thanks to John Paul Gasca, David Brewer, Ted Cramer, and Dennis St. John for their contributions to this page!
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