… All the records given away or played on KXOK are furnished through the
courtesy of record distributors and manufacturers. Certain records are
played in consideration of cooperation by recording artists, companies
and distributors …
Talk about truth in advertising! Stinky Shafer and KXOK had no secrets –
it would seem that every adolescent in town required “Stinky” to acknowledge their
budding hormones, or needed advice from Stinky’s “Kay Confidential.”
Jay says: “In 1962, KXOK was locked in a three-way battle with WIL and KWK,
probably the reason for the many on-air contests. Stinky Shafer was
the very popular night jock.”
Another example of pre-Drake Top 40, this Blast from the Past is rich with early
authentic PAMS jingles and classic production elements.