KAAY Ratings, From Mark Larsen

 

More ratings per Mark Larsen, posted at Facebook, May 27, 2021:

"More Little Rock radio ratings: Here's a GREAT snapshot of the Little Rock radio scene from April/May '75 thru April/May '78. It's from Radio & Records, which published special ratings tabloids every year. While KAAY was already in an upward trend, Spring '78 was a major pop. In radio, we used to say, "the morning show drives the station." When you look at the chunk we bit out of Z98 in the April/May '78 sweeps, it's clear Stinkin' Ray Lincoln was driving the bus! There were more people tuning in KAAY every week (#1 cume) than any other station in Arkansas."

 

Thanks, Mark!

 

Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)

Mark Larsen & The Watermelon

 

Here's Mark's post from Facebook May 25, 2021:

"Still going through old archives & scanning. Found this nugget from 1978 when I hosted the Hope Watermelon Festival! This was shot in the Cottondale Lane control room. "Hey, is that a watermelon in your lap or are ya just glad to see me!?" "

Great material Mark!

Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)

Anonymous Guy At KAAY

 

Barry Mac posted this photo on Facebook with the following message:

"I have no frame of reference for this one, though with all the tapes and reel machines, I'm guessing this was either a production room or the news room on 7th Street. Anyone know who the guy is threading up the reel?"

 

 https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10225896825477995&set=gm.10159322519374313

 

If anyone knows, please let him know at the link above, or me via my e-mail address below...thanks Barry!

Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)

PS: someone revealed this to be Dave Woodman of Channel 4....

KAAY Ratings Article

 

Former KAAY DJ Mark Larson posted this article at Facebook:

"I'm in the process of digitizing boxes of career clippings, air checks, etc. Just found this article on the 1977-79 resurrection of 1090KAAY. It's hard to believe that a market the size of L.R. only had 1 ARB ratings sweep per year (spring) back then. This is on the spring '78 ARB.

In the fall of '77, PD Carl Hamilton came down from WROK Rockford, which was just named Billboard Magazine's Grand International Station of The Year -- we beat everyone. He brought most of the staff (including yours, truly for 6-10PM) and stole Ray Lincoln from Z98 for mornings. The result was the hottest, personality-oriented, full-service CHR I have ever been, AM or FM (including B97 New Orleans), and a massive leap for KAAY. A lot of credit also goes to Gary Fries, our GM. He could be tough, but he was willing to spend the $$ it took to re-float the old battleship.

 

Even though my most successful years were the last 40 here in Tampa Bay, I've never had more radio fun and excitement than the 2 years I spent at KAAY, living in Little Rock, and attending UALR."

 

Thank you, Mark!  And thanks to Doug Virden who alerted me to Mark's post! 

BUd S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)

Unknown Man At The Helm

 Barry Mac posted this at Facebook, asking if anyone knows who this is...perhaps just another fan having his picture taken?

Thank you, Barry!

Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)