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WDGY-AM

(all 1130 AM unless otherwise noted)

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AIRCHECKS

7/14/1938 

WDGY's (1180 AM) coverage of Howard Hughes landing at Minneapolis' Wold-Chamberlin Field to re-fuel for the last leg of his around the world flight. This coverage was also broadcast over the Mutual Broadcasting System - 8 MB - (provided by Todd Kosovich)

1948

Live broadcast from Don Leary's Record and Radio Store in Minneapolis - 5 MB (audio quality is a bit rough)

   (provided by the Minnesota Historical Society with special assistance from Greg Borgen, General Manager of WDGY-AM)

1956 

Jingles - 2 MB (provided by Stuart Held)

9/7/1956

Aircheck including WDGY's attempt to contact the planet Mars and more - 16 MB

1957

1960

CRC Jingles - 3 MB (provided by Mark Durenberger and Mark Fuller)

1960

CRC Jingles  - 6 MB (provided by Mark Fuller)

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Early 1960s

PAMS - "Little Girl" Liners - 6 MB (provided by Mark Fuller)

Early 1960s

Wonderful WDGY Jingles - 3 MB

1960s

Various jingles from the 1960s including singing jingles for Perry St. John, Johnny Canton, Scott Burton, Diamond Jim Dandy, George Young and more

3 MB (provided by Jonathan Sucha)

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1/6/1961

Bill Diehl including lots of great jingles - 23 MB

1963

Perry St. John  - 10 MB (provided by Mark Fuller)

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7/3/1963

Hal Raymond - 14 MB (provided by Stuart Held)

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7/10/1963

Bill Diehl - 8 MB (provided by Phil Kitchen)

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February 1964

Bill Diehl interviews Bob Reed and Tony Andreason from The Trashmen (a popular 1960s Twin Cities rock & roll band) 5 MB

At the very end of the above WDGY interview with Tony Andreason, Bill Diehl references the new Music Survey that has Freddy Cannon's Abigail Beecher at No. 13.  Here is a link to the WDGY Music Survey on Oldiesloon from Sunday, February 22, 1964 which shows the song in that position. 

 
July 7 & 8, 1964
Sam Babcock counting down the "Tall Tiger Top 50." Included are many commercials and jingles. You will also hear the influence The Beatles had on the station's programming.  #1 29 MB - #2  27 MB  (provided by Phil Kitchen) Phil says that the aircheck was recorded on a Wollensak tape recorder with an audio cable clipped to the speaker terminals of a Setchell Carlson tube table radio.
 

1965

Wonderful WDGY jingles - 3 MB

1965

All American Jingles - 2 MB

1965

Mort Crowley -  Part 1 10 MB  -  Part 2 11 MB

December 1966

Johnny Canton - 8 MB (provided by Aaron Mintz)

11/10/1967

George Young - 2 MB (provided by Curt Lundgren)

5/25/1968

Diamond Jim Dandy (final show). Part 1 with newscasters George Young - Part 2 with newscaster Curtis J. Johnson. - Part 1 16 MB - Part 2 9 MB

9/6/1969

Diamond Jim Dandy - 8 MB (provided by Curt Lundgren) Includes commercials for Minnesota Dragways, Mennen Dry Deodorant and Schells Beer.

1971

Jimmy Reed - 8 MB

1971

Johnny Canton (includes Schaak Electronics commercial) - 7 MB (provided by Curt Lundgren)

December 1972

Boom Boom Bailey - 9 MB

5/2/1972

Charley Van Dyke and Donald K. Martin - 10 MB (provided by Donald K. Martin)

1973-1974

Mark Anderson - 4 MB (provided by Al Arneson)

March 1973

Mark Anderson - 7 MB (provided by Al Arneson)

3/20/1973

Boom Boom Bailey - 5 MB (provided by Al Arneson)

3/22/1973

Michael - 15 MB (provided by Al Arneson)

6/2/1973

Curt Perry - 4 MB (provided by Al Arneson)

11/22/1973

Michael with newscast - 4 MB (provided by Al Arneson)

11/28/1973

Charlie Van Dyke & Donald K. Martin - 16 MB (provided by Al Arneson)

11/28/1973

Johnny Canton & Donald K. Martin - 11 MB (provided by Al Arneson)

Learn more about Hall of Fame broadcasters Johnny Canton

and Donald K. Martin on the Pavek Museum of Broadcasting website

6/19/1974

Michael + newscast with Burt Ross - 8 MB (provided by Al Arneson)

6/21/1974

Boom Boom Bailey - 4 MB (provided by Al Arneson)

September 1974

Wolfman Jack live in studio on the Jimmy Reed Show - 7 MB (provided by Jeff R. Lonto)

1975

Donald K. Martin - 16 MB (provided by Donald K. Martin)

July 1975

Catman (Tom Barnard) - 8 MB (provided by Jay Philpott)

October 1975

Catman (Tom Barnard) - 6 MB (provided by Jay Philpott)

11/9/1976

Diamond Jim Dandy and Johnny Canton - 26 MB (provided by Curt Lundgren)

Includes a newscast with Mark Anderson and commercials for Pannekoeken Huis, WDGY Incredible Contest, Holiday Village Stores, Dayton's, Levi's for Feet, Goodman Jewelers, 1977 Subaru, Northwestern Bell, Winn Stephens Datsun North, Dolomite ski boots and WCCO-TV Scene Tonight.

1977

Catman (Tom Barnard) - 2 MB (provided by Jay Philpott)

7/7/1977

Catman (Tom Barnard) Final show - 7 MB. (provided by Alan Stone)

Includes commercials for Y-11 Album Special, Coca-Cola, The Amazing Rhythm Aces at O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, Y-11 Count The Winners weekend, 7-11 fight against Muscular Dystrophy, Supertramp "Even in the Quietest Moments" album discounted with Butterfinger or Baby Ruth wrapper, and Black Sunday (movie).

9/2/1977

Format change from Top 40 to Country - Part 1 8 MB  -  Part 2 8 MB (provided by Jay Philpott & Bob Rivard)

1977

Gary Stone - Country - 3 MB (provided by Curt Lundgren)

October 1978

Jimmy Reed - Country - 5 MB (provided by Jay Philpott)

June 1981

Hal Hoover - 10 MB (provided by Jay Philpott)

Jay Philpott writes, "Hal worked at KQRS from about May 1977 to February 1981. On his last show, he hinted that he would be back on Tuesday "somewhere over the radio." That turned out to be a six-month stint at WDGY. He debuted on Stereo 101 during the Minnesota State Fair exactly six months after leaving KQRS. Apparently, KQ was OK with him working at WDGY, but held him to the six month non compete before he could go to KDWB-FM. He stayed at 101 for about three years and went back to KQ in '84 as KDWB-FM started sliding back to CHR. He left KQ about '85 or '86 and worked at KJJO Hot Rockin' 104 for a couple of years there before heading up to Duluth where he worked for KKCB, B-105. He's out of radio now and in the automotive business."

1986

Rick Stephenson, James Doohan (Star Trek's Scotty) and an excited caller - 3 MB (provided by Rick Stephenson)

1989

Rick Stephenson and Charlie Bush - 4 MB (provided by Jeff Sibinski)

9/18/1990

Sports Warp with Guy Green and Greg Harrington - 28 MB (provided by Brian Veys)

January 1991

Sports Warp with Guy Green and Greg Harrington (1991) - Part 1 14 MB - Part 2 14 MB (provided by Brian Keenan)

1991

News Radio/Sports Radio IDs and various promos - 2 MB (provided by Jeff R. Lonto)

March 1992

Automated country music format - (630 AM) - 10 MB (provided by Jeff R. Lonto)

1992

WDGY-AM - KDWB-FM (630/101.3) Rare station IDs that mention both call letters - .5 MB (provided by Jeff R. Lonto)

2006

WDGY Radio Rey ID (630 AM) - Spanish Programming

2008

WDGY Jingle (740 AM) - True Oldies Channel

9/5/2010

WDGY (740 AM) - "The WDGY Classic Weekly Countdown" with Larry Ravenswood featuring the top 10 songs from the WDGY 30 Star Survey from Sept 4, 1970. 13 MB. The actual WDGY survey featured can be found at Oldiesloon here.

PRINTED MATERIALS

WDGY-AM Music Surveys (PDF files)	1959, 1960 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966	1967	1968	1969	1969 continued	1970	1971	1972, 1979, 1981
	9/19/1959 12/5/1959  1/16/1960  10/12/1963 5/9/1964 5/16/1964 5/23/1964* 6/27/1964 8/22/1964 8/29/1964 9/5/1964 9/19/1964 9/26/1964 7/24/1965 7/31/1965 8/20/1966* 9/2/1966  10/1/1966 10/22/1966 11/5/1966 ** 11/26/1966 **	1/14/1967 ** 1/28/1967 ** 3/4/1967 ** 3/18/1967*  3/25/1967 5/13/1967 ** 5/20/1967  5/27/1967  6/10/1967 6/17/1967  6/24/1967  7/8/1967  7/15/1967 9/2/1967 11/18/1967 ** 12/2/1967 **	1/20/1968 1/27/1968 2/17/1968 3/9/1968 5/11/1968 5/25/1968 6/1/1968 6/22/1968 7/6/1968 8/24/1968 8/31/1968 9/14/1968 9/21/1968 10/5/1968 10/12/1968 10/19/1968 11/2/1968 11/16/1968 11/23/1968 12/7/1968 12/14/1968 Above surveys provided by David Gohl 7/13/1968	1/11/1969 1/25/1969 2/1/1969 2/15/1969 2/8/1969 2/22/1969 3/1/1969 3/8/1969 3/15/1969 3/22/1969 3/29/1969 4/5/1969 4/12/1969 4/19/1969 4/26/1969 5/3/1969 5/17/1969 5/24/1969 5/31/1969 6/6/1969 6/13/1969 6/27/1969 Above surveys provided by David Gohl	7/4/1969 7/11/1969 7/18/1969 8/1/1969 8/8/1969 8/15/1969 8/22/1969 8/29/1969 9/4/1969 9/12/1969 9/26/1969 10/3/1969 10/10/1969 10/17/1969 10/31/1969 11/7/1969 11/14/1969 11/21/1969 12/5/1969 12/12/1969 12/19/1969 Above surveys provided by David Gohl	1/9/1970 ** Top 30 Songs of 1970	2/7/1971 2/19/1971 4/23/1971 4/30/1971 5/6/1971 5/21/1971 5/26/1971 6/11/1971 6/25/1971 7/9/1971 7/16/1971 7/23/1971 7/30/1971 8/6/1971 8/13/1971 8/20/1971 8/27/1971 10/1/1971 10/22/1971 11/5/1971 11/19/1971 12/3/1971 12/10/1971 12/17/1971 Above surveys provided by David Gohl 11/26/1971	12/29/1972 10/17/1979  3/18/1981

      * = provided by Kirk Morgan   ** = provided by David Gohl

Happy Hollow Boys brochure (1930) - PDF

WDGY QSL 1945 (provided by CPRV)

Station profile 1951

The History of WDGY Radio 126 page 1970 master's thesis Jerry Verne Haines 4 MB PDF

Billboard - 1990 (provided by Jeff R. Lonto)

WDGY-AM T-Shirt from the 1970s-1980s - click on image to enlarge - provided by Bob Vesely:

VIDEOS

PHOTOS

The following WDGY-AM North Country Radio images are scanned from a children's book called "Careers with a Radio Station" (written in 1983 by Mark Lerner with photographs by Milton J. Blumenfeld). Click on photos to enlarge.