In 1969 you could go to the Thrifty Drug Store at the Mount Vernon Shopping Center (I rode there on my bicycle) and, for $3.50, buy a pocket transistor radio. During the day, I wired it to the handlebars of my bike. At night, it was under my pillow.
Here are some of the things we heard:
570 kHz
KLAC
Middle of the Road Music (Talk at Night)
Los Angeles
590 kHz
KFXM "Tiger Radio"
Top 40
San Bernardino
640 kHz
KFI (NBC)
Variety (Full Service)
Los Angeles
690 kHz
XETRA "Xtra Music"
Beautiful Music
Tijuana
710 kHz
KMPC
Adult Standards
Los Angeles
740 kHz
KBIG "K-Big" (daytime)
Beautiful Music
Avalon (on Santa Catalina Island)
790 kHz
KABC (ABC)
TalkRadio
Los Angeles
870 kHz
KIEV (daytime)
Country and Western (and other stuff)
Glendale
900 kHz
KGRB (daytime)
Big Band
West Covina
920 kHz
KDES
Top 40
Palm Springs
930 kHz
KHJ "Boss Radio"
Top 40
Los Angeles
980 kHz
KFWB
All News
Los Angeles
1020 kHz
KGBS (daytime only)
Light Pop (featuring Bill Ballance)
Los Angeles
1050 kHz
KTOT (daytime only)
Variety
Big Bear Lake
1070 kHz
KNX (CBS)
Newsradio
Los Angeles
1090 kHz
XERB
Oldies (with Wolfman Jack) at night
and the Holy Rosary (in English and Spanish) during the day
Rosarito, Baja California
1110 kHz
KRLA
Oldies
Pasadena
1150 kHz
KIIS "Kiss Radio"
Top 40
Los Angeles
1190 kHz
KEZY
Top 40
Anaheim
1220 kHz
KKAR
Top 40
Pomona
1240 kHz
KRNO "The Golden Sound"
Beautiful Music
San Bernardino
1260 kHz
KGIL
Adult Standards
San Fernando
1290 kHz
KMEN "K-Men" (ABC)
Top 40
San Bernardino
1300 kHz
KWKW
Spanish
San Gabriel
1330 kHz
KFAC (Mutual)
Classical Music
Los Angeles
1350 kHz
KCKC (ABC)
Country and Western
San Bernardino
1370 kHz
KREL
Top 40
Corona
1410 kHz
KCAL
Spanish
Redlands
1440 kHz
KPRO (CBS)
Music/Information
Riverside
1480 kHz
KWIZ
Top 40
Santa Ana
1490 kHz
KPAS
Variety
Banning
1510 kHz
KMSL
Easy Listening
Ontario
1540 kHz
KPOL
Beautiful Music
Los Angeles
1570 kHz
KACE
Adult Standards
Riverside
1600 kHz
KWOW
Top 40
Pomona
I will have more about radio in upcoming postings.
