… WEAM, the Lively One! …
Description by contributor Brother Dave HedrickThe jock is Russ Wheeler on WEAM, Washington D.C. (Arlington, VA.) from Halloween, 1966. On line reverb, a time tone and PAMS Series 29 “Go-Go” jingles reflect the standard of the day.
WEAM (5kw fulltime at 1390) was DC’s first “big signal” Top 40. It was one of the Harold Thoms’ station group, which included WAYS/Charlotte (before he sold it to Stan and Sis Kaplan), WISE/Asheville, WCOG/Greensboro, and WKLM/Wilmington.
Strikes me after listening to this ‘check that I don’t remember any of the rest of the Thoms group in the ’60’s sounding as good as WEAM does here.