Vintage shots from days gone by!

Lassie

 

1907

 

1947 France ice racing

 

KHJ was one of the oldest stations in the Los Angeles market, having made its first test broadcast April 1922. In 1922, all stations in the new 'broadcasting' service shared the same frequency/wavelength, 833 kilocycles.

In November of 1922 KHJ increased power from 50 watts to 500 watts and moved to 750 kilocycles.

KHJ was shifted around a lot by the Dept. of Commerce,

May 1923----760 kc

Jan. 1925 742

Feb. 1925 740

June 1928 750

November 11, 1928---900 kilocycle

Purchased by Cadillac dealer Don Lee in 1926, the station was moved up to its present 930 frequency in March 1941.

During its top-40 days KHJ was owned by RKO General, which also owned KHJ-TV channel 9 in Los Angeles.

93 KHJ "Boss Radio" became a hit music station in May 1965. For about three years its competition was its neighbor on the dial, long-time hit station KFWB "channel 98". In March, 1968, KFWB threw in the towel and switched to an all-news format. Boss Radio was king.

The station's DJ roster read almost like an all-star list, with the likes of such talent as Charlie Tuna, Johnny Williams, Machine Gun Kelly, Billy Pearl, Bobby Tripp, Mark Elliott, Bill Wade, Robert W. Morgan, Bobby Ocean, Humble Harve, Jerry Butler and Sam Riddle. (In the sixties, Riddle also hosted a TV show called Groovy Game on Channel 9.) The Real Don Steele, already experienced on several stations around the country, became a legend on KHJ, and his fast-paced, quick-witted style was the inspiration for jocks of many years to come.









The Real Don Steel in 1974












The Cruisin series of records took one hour in a broadcast day from various radio stations around the US.

In 1965, KHJ was the featured station with an average hour of music, commentary and actual 1965 adverts.
Does anybody remember Ba-Ba-Ra-Ra-Cu-Cu-Da-Da?(ba ba ra ra cuckoo dada)


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