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KC Radio History 980AM Frequency History B) 980AM KMBC/KMBZ (MOR)
B) 980AM KMBC/KMBZ (MOR)
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KMBZ Logo (by 1979 - ???)
| Website: | N/A |
| Branding: | 98 KMBZ (??? - ???) |
| Z-98 (by 1979 - ???) | |
| Radio 980 (??? - ???) | |
| Positioning: | “Your Brand of Radio” (??? - ???) |
| Call Letters: | KMBC (Sign-on – May 31, 1967) |
| KMBZ (May 31, 1967 – Signoff) | |
| City of License: | Kansas City, MO |
| Format: | MOR |
| Sign-On Date: | 1961 |
| First Song: | <UNKNOWN> |
| Sign-Off Date: | January 10, 1986 |
| Final Song: | <UNKNOWN> |
| Ownership: | Metromedia (Sign-on – 1967) |
| Bonneville Broadcasting (1967 – Signoff) | |
| Prog. Director: | Carson Rennie (Sign-on - ???) |
| Jim Ramsburgh (August 9, 1964 – March 1965) | |
| Tom Dunn (April 1965 – at least July 1965) | |
| Jon Holiday (by June 1966 – at least April 1969) | |
| Bob Minter (by 1970 - ???) | |
| Bill Morse (by December 1973 - ???) | |
| Steve Bell (by January 1979 – at least August 1982) | |
| Phil Mueller (by 1984 – June 1985) | |
| Andy Ludlum (July 1985 – Signoff) |
Airstaff:
| Mornings: | Wayne Stitt (by July 1965 - ???) |
| Mike Murphy (by 1970 – at least 1974) | |
| Curt Merz (by March 1979 - ???) | |
| Mike Murphy (??? – at least 1985) | |
| Ray Dunaway (by January 1984 - ???) | |
| Noel Heckerson [News Anchor] (1982 – Signoff) | |
| Middays: | Split: (by July 1965 – July 1966) |
| Torey Southwick – 9:30AM to 12:30PM | |
| <UNKNOWN> - 12:30PM to 3PM | |
| Split: (July 1966 - ???) | |
| Don Burley – 9:30AM to 12:30PM | |
| <UNKNOWN> - 12:30PM to 3PM | |
| Split: (by December 1982 - ???) | |
| <UNKNOWN> - ??? to 12PM | |
| Marshall Saper – 12PM to ??? | |
| Split: (by January 1984 - ???) | |
| Mid-Day – 9AM to 12PM | |
| Noon Report – 12PM to 1PM | |
| Mid-Day – 1PM to 3PM | |
| Late Afternoons: | Mark Foster (by July 1965 – at least June 1966) |
| Pat Murphy (1970 – December 1973) | |
| Bill Morse (December 1973 - ???) | |
| Curt “Mother” Merz (by January 1984 - ???) | |
| Rush Limbaugh (1984 – 1984) | |
| Nights: | Split: (October 1966 - ???) |
| <Talk Show Name Unknown> - 7PM to 10PM | |
| Stan Major (October 1966 - ???) | |
| <UNKNOWN> - 10PM to 12AM | |
| Split: (August 1978 - ???) | |
| The Walt Bodine Show – Time Unknown (August 1978 – October 1982) | |
| Sports Talk Show – Time Unknown (by January 1979 - ???) | |
| CBS Mystery Theatre – Time Unknown (by January 1979 - ???) | |
| Overnights: | Dave Andrews’ Night People (by June 1966 - ???) |
| Dave Andrews (by June 1966 - ???) | |
| Split: (by January 1984 - ???) | |
| <UNKNOWN> - 12AM to 5AM | |
| UPI Roundtable – 5AM to 5:30AM | |
| You and Your World – 5:30AM to 6AM | |
| Weekend/Swing: | Don Burley (1964 - ???) |
| Other Staff: | Noel Heckerson [News Assistant] (1962 – 1963) |
| Noel Heckerson [News] (November 1963 – 1966; 1973 – 1980) | |
| Noel Heckerson [News Director] (1974 – 1979) | |
| Noel Heckerson [News] (1982 – Signoff) | |
| Bob Benish [Anchor/Reporter] (1984 – Signoff) | |
| Steve Untrif [Traffic Reporter] (early 1980s) | |
| Rush Limbaugh [Political Commentator] (1983 – 1984) | |
| Mary McKenna [Anchor/Reporter] (1981 – Signoff) | |
| Phil Mueller [News Director] (1970 – ???) | |
| Ed Sanders [Sports] (by 1969 - ???) | |
| Jack Adamson [Sales] (??? – May 1972) | |
| Don Loughnane [News Director] (August 1969 – at least 1970) | |
| Deborah Brown [Programming/Promotions Asst.] (by October 1977 - ???) | |
| Bill Steding [General Manager] (by September 1984 - ???) | |
| David Croninger [General Manager] (by April 1964 – December 31, 1964) | |
| Dino Ianni [General Manager] (??? – August 1965) | |
| Max Bicknell [News Director] (Sign-on – at least July 1965) | |
| Wayne Stitt [Music Director] (by April 1964 - ???) | |
| Len Dawson [Sports] (by June 1966 - ???) | |
| Ray M. Stanfield [General Manager] (1966, by June – 1970) | |
| Bill Paine [News Director] (by June 1966 - ???) | |
| Walt Bodine [News Director] (1970s) | |
| Johnny Rowlands [Traffic] (1984 – 1987) | |
| Neil Poindexter [News] (1970s – mid-80s) | |
| Neil Poindexter [News Director] (??? - ???) | |
| Neil Poindexter [Public Affairs Coordinator] (??? - ???) | |
| Roberta Solomon [Public Affairs Coordinator] (by January 1984 - ???) | |
| Don Burley [College Scoreboard Show] (mid-60s - ???) | |
| Don Burley [Sports Director] (1977 - ???) | |
| Walt Lochman [VP/General Manager] (1966 – at least December 1982) | |
| Susan Jay [News] (1970s or 1980s) | |
| Bob Johnson [News] (January 1984 – December 1984) | |
| Larry White [News] (1984 – 1985) | |
| Dan Verbeck [News] (1974 – 1980) | |
| Dan Verbeck [News] (mid-80s – Signoff) | |
| Charles Gray [News] (Sign-on – 1972) | |
| Tanna Guthrie [News] (??? - ???) | |
| Jim Adams [General Sales Manager] (by 1982 - ???) | |
| Andy Ludlum [News Director] (September 1984 - ???) | |
| Role Unknown: | <Unknown Talk Show> (early 1980s) |
| Don Burley (early 1980s) | |
| Tanna Guthrie (early 1980s) | |
| Dave Robinson (1965 – 1971) | |
| Johnny Dolan (1978 - ???) | |
| Bill Morse (1967 – at least 1970) | |
| Jon Holliday (January 1966 - ???) | |
| Bob Johnson (??? – December 1984) | |
| Arthur M. Mortenson (by 1969 - ???) | |
| David Pollei (??? – by 1979) | |
| Dave Andrews (by July 1967 - ???) | |
| Mark Foster (by April 1964 – at least July 1967) | |
| Torey Southwick (by October 1964 - ???) | |
| Gene Davis (by November 1962 - ???) | |
| Don Burley (by July 1967 - ???) | |
| Jack Forst (by July 1967 - ???) | |
| Harvey Brunswick (by July 1967 - ???) | |
| Bill Hopkins (January 1966 - ???) | |
| Wayne Stitt (by April 1964 - ???) | |
| Johne Pearson (by April 1964 - ???) | |
| Jim Gammon (by April 1964 - ???) | |
| Dick Martin (1962 - 1965) | |
| Don Kelly (1962 - 1964) | |
| Johnny Rowlands (1980s) | |
| John Wozniak (1980s) | |
| TeleSports (by 1977 - ???) | |
| Don Burley (1977 - ???) | |
| Kansas City Schools (1961 - ???) | |
| Bailey Gardiner (1961 - ???) | |
| Bob Terry (1977 - Signoff) | |
| Toby Tobin (1983 – Signoff) | |
| Ray Dunaway (by 1983 – Signoff) |
Specialty Shows:
<Show Name Unknown> [Syndicated] (by 1969 - ???)
- Dr. Elliott D. Landau, PhD (by 1969 - ???)
Counselor’s Corner – Mondays 8PM to 11PM (by July 1965 - ???)
Mid-America Live – Sundays 7PM to 10PM (December 12, 1982 - ???)
Opinion in the Capitol [Metromedia News] – Sundays at 10PM (by June 1966 - ???)
Radio Bible Class – Sundays at 8AM (by June 1974 - ???)
Temple House – Sundays at 6AM (by June 1974 - ???)
Vets and Pets – Sundays 6PM to 7PM (by December 1982 – at least January 1984)
The Walt Bodine Show – Sundays 7PM to 10PM (October 1982 – December 5, 1982)
- Walt Bodine (October 1982 – December 5, 1982)
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