PAMS Jingles for WBBQ, Augusta GA (0:09:13)

… 2012 October 7 …
WBBQ Tiger Radio [By Uncle Ricky] This composite was created from a reference dub of jingles produced by PAMS for WBBQ in Augusta, Georgia. This station was a Southeastern Top 40 legend, and they could afford the best. These reference tapes make an exuberant and sparkling tribute to two of the very best PAMS series. First, there is Series 34-C, with the stock “music power” lyric. Then, it’s Series 27 ( Jet Set ) re-lyriced to use the Music Power moniker. These two series worked very well together and both featured strong vocal groups. It’s a terrific presentation of some of the most familiar Top 40 jingles with a “new” logo. It’s WBBQ, Tiger Radio . The earliest these jingles could have been produced would have been 1967 1964. WBBQ paid for these, but we don’t know when. There’s a lineup of DJ shouts, but half of those are like Fakebook accounts, and there were several very stable employees at that radio station, back in the day. In any event, many will remember these classic jingles from a bunch of other stations. They are bright and happy!

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