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Royals Radio Affiliates, circa 1980

Because I got a Royals Grand Slam from 1980 (Second Edition, value up from 75 cents in 1980 to 3.23 in the antique shop).. I think we can list some radio affiliates.

But before we get there, a list of ads

Camel "Discover satisfaction" (p. 2), Smith Grieves/Western Envelope/Allis Press (p. 4), Business Men's Assurance (p. 5), McCormick Vodka (p. 6), Datsun (p. 8), Skelly (p. 10), Farmland Industries (p. 11), The Fun House in Raytown (p. 13), TWA (p. 14), Hamm's Beer (p. 17), GE Silicone Automotive Products (p. 18), WDAF 4's three man sports combination (Steve Oakley, Denny Trease, Jim Bonds, p. 20), KC Southern Lines (p. 22), Coke (p. 23), John Deere (p. 24), George Brett for Lifebuoy [with Brett shower photo] (p. 26), Falstaff Beer (p. 28), Lots of ads in the scorebook and someone scored the game too (p. 32-36), Sands Las Vegas (p. 37), Kansas City Life (p. 38), Canadian Club (p. 40), Alexander & Alexander insurance (p. 41), AMC Eagle ad (p. 45), BelAir cigarettes, now with a beach house and a bikini (p. 46), Foot Locker (p. 48), George Brett for Spot-Bilt (p. 51), Blue Valley Federal Savings (p. 52), Coors (p. 57), Commerce Banks (p. 58), Puerto Rican Rums (p. 60), Butternut Breads/Dolly Madison Treats (p. 61), Lee Jeans (back inside cover), Marlboro (back cover)

the fun game here: How many of these advertisers still work with the Royals, and how many are no longer in business?

On to the affiliates!

Star-divide

"The Major League's largest network in terms of both stations and geographical area, the Royals Radio Network provides the fan with a great box seat in every American League ballpark. It's coverage area stretches through out a 10-state area over more than 115 stations, reaching from New Mexico to Kansas City's Spring Training home in Fort Myers, Florida."

In Kansas

Abilene (1560 KABI-AM, 98.3 KABI-FM), Arkansas City (1280 KSOK), Atchison (1470 KARE), Beloit (1190 KRZJ), Chanute (1460 KKOY, 105.5 KQSM-FM), Clay Center (100.9 KCLY-FM), Coffeyville (690 KGGF), Colby (100.3 KXXX), Concordia (1390 KNCK, 95.3 KCKS), Dodge City (1370 KGNO), El Dorado (1360 KOYY, 99.3 KOYY-FM), Garden City (1240 KIUL), Hays (1590 KAYS), Hiawatha (103.9 KNZA), Hutchinson (1450 KWBW), Independence (101.7 KIND), Iola (1370 KIKS, 99.3 KIOL), Larned (1510 KANS, 96.7 KANS-FM), Liberal (99.3 KSLS), Lyons (106.1 KLOQ), Marysville (1570 KNDY, 103.1 KNDY-FM), Ottawa-Lawrence (1220 KOFO, 95.7 KKKK), Parsons (1540 KLKC, 93.5 KLKC), Phillipsburg (1490 KKAN), Pittsburg (1340 KSEK), Pratt (93.1 KWLS), Salina (1150 KSAL), Scott City (94.5 KULL), Topeka (580 WIBW), Ulysses (1420 KULY), Wellington (93.5 KZED), Wichita (1240 KAKE)

In Missouri

Aurora (940 KSWM, 101.1 KELE), Bethany (95.9 KAAN), Bolivar (1130 KYOO, 106.3 KYOO-FM), Brookfield (1470 KGHM), Butler (1530 KMAM, 92.1 KMOE), Carrolton (1430 KAOL, 101.1 KAOL-FM), Carthage (1490 KDMO, 104.9 KRGK), Chillicothe (1010 KCHI), Clinton (1280 KDKD and 95.3 KDKD), Columbia (96.7 KCMQ), El Dorado Springs (1580 KESM and 107.1 KESM-FM), Harrisonville (100.7 KIEE), Jefferson City (106.9 KJFF), Joplin (1450 WMBH), Kansas City (980 KMBZ), Kirksville (94.5 KRXL), Lexington (1570 KLEX, 106.3 KBEK), Mansfield (95.8 KTRI), Marshall (1300 KMMO, 102.9 KMFL), Neosho (1420 KBTN), Nevada (1240 KNEM), St. Joseph (680 KFEQ), Sedalia (1490 KDRO), Springfield (1260 KGBX), Tarkio (93.5 KTRX), Warrensburg (1450 KOKO), Warsaw (97.7 KAYQ)

In Nebraska

Columbius (1510 KTTT), Falls City (1230 KTNC), Grand Island (1430 KRGI, 96,5 KRGI-FM), Kearney (1340 KGFW), Lexington (880 KRVN), Lincoln (1240 KFOR), North Platte (1240 KODY), York (104.9 KAWL)

In Iowa

Centerville (1400 KCOG, 98.7 KMGO), Chariton (105.5 KYRS), Cherokee (1440 KCHE, 102.3 KCHE), Clarinda (106.3 KSWI), Denison (1530 KDSN, 107.1 KDSN-FM), Des Moines (1350 KRNT), Emmettsburg (98.3 KEMB), Pella (103.3 KPLL), Shenandoah (960 KMA), Sioux City (1360 KSCJ)

In Oklahoma

Pryor (1570 KOLS and 104.5 KKMA), Shawnee (1450 KGFF), Tulsa (740 KRMG)

In...

Rogers, Arkansas (1390 KAMO, 94.3 KAMO-FM), Colorado Springs, Colorado (1300 KVOR), Longmont, Colorado (1060 KLMO, 104.3 KLMO-FM), Fort Myers, Florida (1240 WINK), Clayton, New Mexico (1450 KLMX), San Antonio, Texas (1200 WOAI)

As for TV, they had 40 games on 9 stations (KCBJ-17 in Columbia, KUPK-13 in Garden City, KLOE-10 in Goodland, KAYS-7 in Hays, KOAM-7 in Joplin, WDAF-4 in Kansas City, KYTV-3 in Springfield, WIBW-13 in Topeka, and KAKE-10 in Wichita)

 Extra points for stations that have the same call letters, or still carry the Royals right now.

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wow... this is a goldmine!

i am in radio geek heaven…

by royalsreview on Sep 15, 2008 7:34 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Also

one of the other Royals magazines for sale on that counter had an ad for WDAF with their weatherman.. Dan Henry

Also, they had an oooollddd Royals recipes book. Including a recipe submitted by John Mayberry’s mom (a pie, I think), fan recipes (first 200!), and etc.

by BHWick on Sep 15, 2008 8:25 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I can't believe Dan Henry is still alive

I coulda sworn he died shortly after leaving WDAF, but there he is, doing ads for James B. Nutter. Or is that his ghost? Or CGI?

Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com

by RoyalsRetro on Sep 16, 2008 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have the players and wives recipe book

to commemorate the 1980 World Series. There is some good home cookin’ in there. Do you think it is legal to repost some of those here?

Waiting for a 90+ win season

by RoyalsFanInMarinerTown on Sep 17, 2008 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Here's the thing that'll really blow your mind

WOAI in San Antonio is a clear-channel transmitter which can be heard clearly after dark as far east as St. Louis. So back then, we REALLY had reach.

Of course, the next question is: why the heck did we have an affiliate in San Antonio?

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Sep 15, 2008 8:40 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Question

the AMC Eagle and Datsun ads lead to one question.. what’s the perfect third car for a late 70s automobile trifecta?

Also, I think the Royals covered every major town in Kansas at that time.

by BHWick on Sep 15, 2008 9:21 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

gremlin?

although i think AMC also made tjem

by royalsreview on Sep 15, 2008 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yep

I’m sure AMC made some cars that weren’t considered crap.. but i’d have to think to figure out what those cars are.

by BHWick on Sep 15, 2008 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Gremlin?

Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com

by RoyalsRetro on Sep 16, 2008 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

D'oh

Shoulda read Royalsreview’s post.

Charger?

Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com

by RoyalsRetro on Sep 16, 2008 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The VW Thing.

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Sep 16, 2008 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Maverick "Grabber"

3 on the tree, a 302 under the hood and racing stripes. A lot of those sleek beauties got wrapped aroung telephone poles. I’ve heard that every Maverick ever made came from Ford’s Claycomo plant.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 16, 2008 7:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

VW Super Beetle

Waiting for a 90+ win season

by RoyalsFanInMarinerTown on Sep 17, 2008 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

New Mexico?

Rowdy Hardy Fan Club member.

by doublestix on Sep 15, 2008 10:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I've Mentioned Before

That I was surprised to find a Royals game on the air while spending the night in Grants, NM in 1984. There was no MLB affiliate between KC and the west coast back then.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Sep 16, 2008 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wait a minute

There’s a new Mexico?

Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com

by RoyalsRetro on Sep 17, 2008 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've got all the old yearbooks and Grand Slams

Anyone wants a snapshot of the Radio Network, just name your year.

Chaim Mattis Keller New York City's # 1 Royals fan!

by cmkeller on Sep 16, 2008 1:19 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

So

you basically combed through all the antique shops in your area for that collection?

But, do you have the Recipe books?

by BHWick on Sep 16, 2008 2:59 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

eBay

is the best collector’s resource in the world.

Never did think about getting the recipe books, though.

Chaim Mattis Keller New York City's # 1 Royals fan!

by cmkeller on Sep 16, 2008 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Size, as in number of affiliates?

Or size as in area of coverage?

Chaim Mattis Keller New York City's # 1 Royals fan!

by cmkeller on Sep 16, 2008 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

In 1990, the network had stations in 112 cities

I did not count 2 stations in the same city as distinct affiliates (they were generally an AM and FM station run by the same parent), and the 1982-1984 publications did not list the radio stations. However, extrapolating from the years immediately before and after, those years probably did not have more than that.

Chaim Mattis Keller New York City's # 1 Royals fan!

by cmkeller on Sep 17, 2008 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Denny Trease

Brings back memories. I grew up with him as the TV voice of the Royals with Splitt. I think they replaced him with the awful Dave Armstrong. Then the equally awful Bob Davis. In retrospect the bland, boring Denny Trease looks pretty good.

Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com

by RoyalsRetro on Sep 16, 2008 11:18 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Where is Denny?

Waiting for a 90+ win season

by RoyalsFanInMarinerTown on Sep 17, 2008 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

WKYT in Lexington

http://www.wkyt.com/station/bios/news/3573472.html

I saw him attend one of my baseball games when I played summer ball in Johnson County in high school. This was in the mid 90s. His son must’ve been on the other team.

Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com

by RoyalsRetro on Sep 17, 2008 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Trivia

which KC television station had the Royals before WDAF and what was that station’s call letters?

by BHWick on Sep 16, 2008 2:14 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Channel 41

KBMA, then KSHB

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Sep 16, 2008 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

KMMO in Marshall, MO is still going strong on AM & FM

The Sedalia, Warrensburg, Columbia, Jeff City, Carrollton, and Warsaw ones don’t broadcast Royals anymore. LAME.

by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Sep 17, 2008 2:04 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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