Talk:KRLA

KRLA Oldies?
There are now 2 articles: KRLA and KDIS. The 2 articles seem to be differentiated by broadcast frequency rather than call sign]. That means that all the material on "KRLA Oldies (1933–2000)" should be on [[KRLA 1110 instead of here.

So I will delete the material that seems to belong on KRLA 1110. But if I take away too much, please put the KIEV material back. DougHill (talk) 19:01, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

Here is the material I just deleted: some of this may belong back on this page or at KRLA 1110. DougHill (talk) 19:07, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

KRLA Oldies (1933–2000)
When the station was sold to Eleven-Ten Broadcasting, they became KRLA, the second AM top-40 station in Los Angeles, competing with KFWB "Channel 98" in the early '60s. 1960's staffers included Dave Hull "The Hullabalooer", Bob Eubanks, Casey Kasem and the irrepressible Dick Biondi. The studio was located on the grounds of the then Huntington-Sheraton Hotel in Pasadena CA. In 1964, during the Beatles rage, KRLA became the first southland station to air The Beatles. Emperor Bob Hudson had the duties of morning man during this time. During a brief stint with Country, KRLA's Corky Mayberry was awarded the Academy Of Country Music's Personality Of The Year award. Dick "Huggie Boy" Hugg brought 'the best in oldies and soul'. For a time, he hosted his own dance program, The Huggie Boy Show, which aired weekly on KWHY channel 22. His popularity continued to increase long after the show went off. Art Laboe, the station's Vice President, also ran a show called 'Rock 'N' Roll School' which was the source for many a question on KRLA's Hitrivia and was often featured on the back of their weekly playlists until 1979. Over the years, the station became synonymous with oldies, but kept current hits mixed in as well. Midway into the seventies, billboards promoted KRLA as the "Elvis-to-Elton" station. A few years afterward, John "Bowzer" Baumann (of Sha-Na-Na fame) did a television ad for the station which read along the lines of: "Hey! This is Bowzer -- and I'm beside myself with excitement -- because I just found a great new radio station - KRLA. They play today's hits, and the WONDERFUL tunes of the late '50s and early '60s." In late 1984, KRLA made a slight format adjustment and went all-oldies, eliminating most of their '70s (and all the '80s) music. In the middle of the 1980s, KRLA came under the same ownership as 97.1 KBZT (which changed to KLSX), with both studios located in the mid-Wilshire district. As the '90s dawned, KRLA drifted toward an R&B-tinged playlist, featuring Motown. By 1998, KRLA had over 39 years of heritage under its belt, and was, as Andrew Kvammen put it, "the oldest station in L.A. that hasn't changed format." But talk and sports were proving to be the real money-makers now, and in the fall of 1998, General Manager Bob Moore made the decision to pull the plug. On November 10, 1998, Huggy Boy became the last regularly scheduled KRLA personality on the roster; otherwise the station was jockless. Except for a taped show on Thanksgiving, he continued with his regular morning program until the 27th, and did a final marathon show on November 29, KRLA's last day on the air. The last selection was a soulful tune by the group War, Don't Let No One Get You Down. As November 29, 1998, segued into the 30th, a short piano intro "That's All" was played as the station signed off.

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