This was the station playing in most of the cars ‘dragging main’ in Littlefield, TX during the mid 60s. Everyone was hoping to hear the ‘kissing tone’ right after the Beatles song ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand”.
Grew up in Pierre SD.Listened to this every night from 1965 to 1976.Got my DL when I was 14.Bought a 48 Willys jeep 1969.My dad put a 6volt battery in it from a 50s pickup.My buddies and I drove around listening to KOMA while drinking Schlitz beer.
@Steve09865, did you ever run across a band called High Street? I remember the Fabulous Flippers, Spider and The Crabs, The Coachmen (Lincoln) many more Nebraska bands.
I LIVED IN TULSA FOR MOST OF MY HIGH SCHOOL YEARS (1963-1966), ABLE TO LISTEN FROM TULSA..100 MILES AWAY WITH KOMA POWERFUL SIGNAL AND LISTENED TO KOMA DURING MY COLLEGE YEARS AT OU (1967-1971).
I was a DJ from 1968 to 1992. Small market AM. I got to visit KOMA in 1974. I dreamed of being like "Machine Gun Kelly". I miss being behind the "Mike". 😢
I did the same living in Chicago, LA, & Houston. Wish I had some KAAY from 62 & 63. Radio was great until Drake killed it. Occasionally there was personality, but you had to look for it. The greatest jock I ever heard was Bobby Dale.
I like the way it's fading in and out, atmospherically, people don't get that, man. They say "bad sound quality". No, Junior, that's called authenticity, and if you were listening to a distant AM station in 1964, that's what you heard. And if you're a guy who likes things as real as they can be in 2022, that's what you want. I'm 46 years old. I wasn't around in 1964. But I know this much, because I pay attention to life and live the passion of my interests.
Bonus: Need I say that being viscerally aware of the fluctuations of Earth's atmosphere whether wide awake, falling asleep, or dreaming, was very important to the consciousness of people at the time. I could easily write a book of what was robbed from us by switching to digital.
use to listen to KOMA in Okla . on my AM radio in the late 50's and early 60's when the band went long and WLS and WOWO would fade out in Ky. Then found the Border Blaster of XERB and the Wolfman ..
KOMA was the go to station in Eastern Colorado from dawn to dusk during the rockin 50s and 60s. Their 50000 Watts had teens listening in from Kansas to Canada. One Deejay broadcast from a coffin full of rattlesnakes. At least he made me believe that. Was I the only one?
I know you meant from dusk till dawn. All the local stations cut their power at sundown and KOMA was all there was. I love this vid, it even fades in and out.
I lived in Buhl, Idaho, in the early to mid sixties. We were fortunate enough to get KOMA, we also got the Wolfman Jack from XERB, and when it was fairly late we could bring in several big watt stations! Thanks for the memories. It was a fabulous time to be alive!
I was living in Hastings, Kenesaw, Nebraska in my bedroom in the basement of the house. I was in my early teens till 1965 when we (family) moved to Southern California but I will never forget listening to KOMA every night. I went to Minneapolis, Minn. for vacation and there I listened to WDGY...top 40 but little did I knew that this station was owned by the same guy...Todd Storz. He owned couple more stations in Midwest and also in Miami, Fl. and New Orleans, La.. The station jingles sounded the same like at KOMA. He invented Top 40 radio format and it caught on like wild fire across the country. One other note about Todd Storz...he was from Nebraska and it was there in Omaha that Top 40 Radio got its start. You may want Google and read more about Todd Storz. Unfortunately, he passed away in April of 1964 and only 39 years old.
I love this aircheck! As a youngster, I listened to KOMA a lot during their automated era, and later went on to program automated stations. One of our local stations used the Gates AutoStation, another very early automation system. The 'singing clock' was part of KOMA's infamous Schafer automation system. The double voicetracks playing at 11:14 make me think that we are, indeed, hearing the Schafer goof things up a bit, which happened.
Going tru San Antonio, tx. I came across a radio station that still plays classic oldies. The call letters are KONO , 860 DIAL on AM band. The only bad word l heard while listening was " was a bad mother f- - k - r , " on the song "SHAFT". My kids were with me and l felt bad cause l know they also heard it. Everything seems to be going to pot nowadays. No wonder kids have lost respect when talking.
Elephant jokes and Tom Swifties were popular in 1963. I really enjoy hearing radio stations from around the country and believe it or not someone is taping radio programs off of the radio today. 20-30 years from now , they'll post the songs on CZcams.
The jingle at 0:10 is pretty cool. This is some good stuff. I appreciate you posting this, i like to listen to it when i sleep. It helps. Good music combined with chat. Again, cool.
I'm 25 and nowhere near lucky enough to live in pre-65 America. I love playing these old radio broadcasts while I drive and pretending it's the real deal
We used to listen to KOMA in Oklahoma in high school and beyond. I remember the KOMA kissing tone. "When you hear the KOMA kissing tone - kiss your sweetheart". I lived in South Dakota and we used to park our cars in a circle in a hay field and have all the radios on KOMA! I think some ever had beer!!!!!! LOL LOL What a great time to be alive. WLS Chicago was also good but only a thunderstorm created too much static for KOMA! Thanks for posting this.
Lovely Remember!!! ❤️❤️❤️
This was the station playing in most of the cars ‘dragging main’ in Littlefield, TX during the mid 60s. Everyone was hoping to hear the ‘kissing tone’ right after the Beatles song ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand”.
Grew up in Pierre SD.Listened to this every night from 1965 to 1976.Got my DL when I was 14.Bought a 48 Willys jeep 1969.My dad put a 6volt battery in it from a 50s pickup.My buddies and I drove around listening to KOMA while drinking Schlitz beer.
Listened to KOMA up in Saskatchewan every night,
Six transistor radio with a single ear piece, listening under the covers at night.
I loved that station.
@Steve09865, did you ever run across a band called High Street? I remember the Fabulous Flippers, Spider and The Crabs, The Coachmen (Lincoln) many more Nebraska bands.
Night before my birthday, about to turn 17, I’m sure was listening from hays kansas…
I LIVED IN TULSA FOR MOST OF MY HIGH SCHOOL YEARS (1963-1966), ABLE TO LISTEN FROM TULSA..100 MILES AWAY WITH KOMA POWERFUL SIGNAL AND LISTENED TO KOMA DURING MY COLLEGE YEARS AT OU (1967-1971).
I was a DJ from 1968 to 1992. Small market AM. I got to visit KOMA in 1974. I dreamed of being like "Machine Gun Kelly". I miss being behind the "Mike". 😢
You would have had to Benny listening to truly Appreciate it Okie 66
koma & woai my fav stations back then in mexico with the greatest rock
I did the same living in Chicago, LA, & Houston. Wish I had some KAAY from 62 & 63. Radio was great until Drake killed it. Occasionally there was personality, but you had to look for it. The greatest jock I ever heard was Bobby Dale.
I like the way it's fading in and out, atmospherically, people don't get that, man. They say "bad sound quality". No, Junior, that's called authenticity, and if you were listening to a distant AM station in 1964, that's what you heard. And if you're a guy who likes things as real as they can be in 2022, that's what you want. I'm 46 years old. I wasn't around in 1964. But I know this much, because I pay attention to life and live the passion of my interests.
Bonus: Need I say that being viscerally aware of the fluctuations of Earth's atmosphere whether wide awake, falling asleep, or dreaming, was very important to the consciousness of people at the time. I could easily write a book of what was robbed from us by switching to digital.
Not sure if 'KOMA' is really a good choice for a call sign though.
That was the beauty of it. You don’t get it? We were kids and appreciated irony.
@@mensaconservative7887 Irony? In Oklahoma?! Well I guess you guys have come a long way since then.
@@mondegreen9709 who is “you guys” and what have we come a long way from?
@@mensaconservative7887 'Oklahomans' I believe is the correct demonym, and it's not so much where you're coming from but what you're coming to.
@@mondegreen9709 I live in Texas. KOMA broadcast to 18 states. Your attempt to insult southerners is pathetic.
use to listen to KOMA in Okla . on my AM radio in the late 50's and early 60's when the band went long and WLS and WOWO would fade out in Ky. Then found the Border Blaster of XERB and the Wolfman ..
KOMA was the go to station in Eastern Colorado from dawn to dusk during the rockin 50s and 60s. Their 50000 Watts had teens listening in from Kansas to Canada. One Deejay broadcast from a coffin full of rattlesnakes. At least he made me believe that. Was I the only one?
NO HEARD DALLAS TO VIET NAM POWER 50 OOO watts
What does Watt mean here? 50000 watts power?
I know you meant from dusk till dawn. All the local stations cut their power at sundown and KOMA was all there was. I love this vid, it even fades in and out.
Wonderful
Wish today's so-called oldies stations played this music. Had never heard some of these songs. KOMA was Awesome!
Ah yes, the good ole days... how I miss them!
I lived in Buhl, Idaho, in the early to mid sixties. We were fortunate enough to get KOMA, we also got the Wolfman Jack from XERB, and when it was fairly late we could bring in several big watt stations! Thanks for the memories. It was a fabulous time to be alive!
Fallout 4
I was living in Hastings, Kenesaw, Nebraska in my bedroom in the basement of the house. I was in my early teens till 1965 when we (family) moved to Southern California but I will never forget listening to KOMA every night. I went to Minneapolis, Minn. for vacation and there I listened to WDGY...top 40 but little did I knew that this station was owned by the same guy...Todd Storz. He owned couple more stations in Midwest and also in Miami, Fl. and New Orleans, La.. The station jingles sounded the same like at KOMA. He invented Top 40 radio format and it caught on like wild fire across the country. One other note about Todd Storz...he was from Nebraska and it was there in Omaha that Top 40 Radio got its start. You may want Google and read more about Todd Storz. Unfortunately, he passed away in April of 1964 and only 39 years old.
I love this aircheck! As a youngster, I listened to KOMA a lot during their automated era, and later went on to program automated stations. One of our local stations used the Gates AutoStation, another very early automation system. The 'singing clock' was part of KOMA's infamous Schafer automation system. The double voicetracks playing at 11:14 make me think that we are, indeed, hearing the Schafer goof things up a bit, which happened.
I grew up a mile away from this station in Moore. This is awesome. Thanks for posting.
I did too! In the 80s and 90s. Lived off of Santa Fe and 4th. We would hear it over our phone lines, it was so strong.
@justfellicitya 12th & City Ave here. We're probably the same age.
This is what keeps me sane.
Wow this is way to different but it’s cool
Thanks!
Going tru San Antonio, tx. I came across a radio station that still plays classic oldies. The call letters are KONO , 860 DIAL on AM band. The only bad word l heard while listening was " was a bad mother f- - k - r , " on the song "SHAFT". My kids were with me and l felt bad cause l know they also heard it. Everything seems to be going to pot nowadays. No wonder kids have lost respect when talking.
It's a disrespectful world we now live in, the 21 St century sucks.
Those were good days unlike today ...the world is going down the toilet
I listened to KOMA with my little transistor radio in Ranger , Texas , I was a little boy then lol . I been blessed I’m still here
Cool!!
"K-12" diet pills, lose weight without doing anything other than popping a speed pill - some things never change.
I am 12 and i have a love for 50s things so i listen to this all the time Listening to this in 2020
hey bud, it’s been 4 years, how are you today in 2024? hopefully well <3
Elephant jokes and Tom Swifties were popular in 1963. I really enjoy hearing radio stations from around the country and believe it or not someone is taping radio programs off of the radio today. 20-30 years from now , they'll post the songs on CZcams.
20:55
Who is here for the surfing bird?
I love, love, LOVE this ❤️❤️
My Favorite song in 64 played=on Koma was Paper Tiger.. I was 9 yrs old
I Do remember Dale Wehba
I would love to have live during this era
It was the greatest time to be a kid. I was almost 10 and the world was about to change by the Beatles. It was awesome.
@@mensaconservative7887 I was born in 2009, always wish i could’ve lived in that era, i love this music
My favorite song thats really old is: “I Like Bananas Because They Don’t Have Bones”
He sounds like Gil from the Simpsons.
This is from AM, right?
Yes 1520
I just saw once upon a time in Hollywood............when I got home this just seemed like the thing to listen to
Oh my GOD that’s exactly why Im here too!
Listen to this + LoFi Hip Hop on the background = F E E L S
The jingle at 0:10 is pretty cool. This is some good stuff. I appreciate you posting this, i like to listen to it when i sleep. It helps. Good music combined with chat. Again, cool.
I'm 25 and nowhere near lucky enough to live in pre-65 America. I love playing these old radio broadcasts while I drive and pretending it's the real deal
Brady H it was magical 😊
Different set of worries then but still awesome 😎
Yikes
Me too. I gather them and let them run for hours, and it's like traveling back in time.
I'm with you there buddy, I do the same, driving along listening to these reels takes me to another place.
"How do you make an elephant FLAT"!?!?!?!?
Float.
IN 1970 and 71, I worked at KMND in Mesa, AZ, 1510 on the dial. When the sun set, we were overtaken by KOMA.
Tucson AZ -- KOMA came in loud and clear over the Santa Catalinas...
We used to listen to KOMA in Oklahoma in high school and beyond. I remember the KOMA kissing tone. "When you hear the KOMA kissing tone - kiss your sweetheart". I lived in South Dakota and we used to park our cars in a circle in a hay field and have all the radios on KOMA! I think some ever had beer!!!!!! LOL LOL What a great time to be alive. WLS Chicago was also good but only a thunderstorm created too much static for KOMA! Thanks for posting this.