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Ah KEYN 103.7 " The Rock of Wichita" I know oh so well, they now play "Classic hits" 70's & 80's hit tunes. I still listen to it! I seem to remember a "Danno" as a DJ now, wasn't that your air name as well? Steve "Mac" Macintosh is still at it but on talk radio 1330 AM. I remember when the station was over next to "BB hills" right off of 29Th st north. ;) I remember Mike miller & Used know another DJ that was there Phil Padilla. Some times we would go up there while he was working & hang out & pass time. The last I knew he was in Salina 104.9 & disappeared after a year went by. Dejavu

Well, I was probably there a lot earlier ... my air name was Danny Merit and at the time we were located at 3357 W. Central in a converted two story house on the south side of the street; we had several acres of land with four radio towers in the back yard. At that time, we simulcast on 900 am and 103.7 fm ("The Big 10-4") and KEYN's logo tag was PACESETTER RADIO.

Those were the days we did remote broadcasts from a small travel trailer that was converted to a mobile studio, and we had a newish Dodge Charger "mobile unit" that we'd run around in ... park somewhere and call in to the on-air show ... and give away a six-pack of Walter's Beer to the first couple of people who drove up after hearing the call-in. Yep, those were the days!

One thing that was 'cute' about the Charger: We had it lettered "Mobile Unit #2" on one side and "Mobile Unit #3" on the other side. You'd be suprised how many people thought we had a whole fleet of Chargers!! :lol: :lol:

I was proud of my ratings! I came in number 1 in my time slot ... kicked KLEO's patooty. 'Course I have to admit I didn't talk much about the fact that I was overnight and KLEO was off the air once a week while I was on-air! I really pulled in the numbers when they were silent!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Don't know why I still remember the address; I have a hard enough time remembering to do my chores!

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PS: "BB Hills?" 29th Street? Weren't KWBB's studios on 29th Street 'way back? Did KEYN buy KWBB? Make any sense to you?

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Goddard? or Cheney? How about coming to the next club meeting! :lol:

Cheney, and I might....might. I don't do too well in groups, plus I have a thick Irish accent and a raspy 200-year old smoker's voice; so most people can't understand me. Not to mention the few models I've built aren't worth showing off.

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That would be right on the old KWBB property. Since then they have moved years ago into a better neighborhood. I'll have to jump start some brain cells to remember the Charger & all. :D

Wow. Well, if you really wanna stretch the gray matter, reach back into KWBB's rock-n-roll heydays and recall Randy Landis, Dick Schmidt, DJ Jones, and the 'BB News Director Jim Setters?

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Been living for 16 years in Wichita and have been purchasing kits from Automobilia for as long as I can remember. I don't know the owner by name, but he always recognizes me when I come in. Real nice guy. I was just there yesterday looking for foil, but the club had purchased the last of his stock. Got some from Hobbytown USA. I would like to meet with the club, but I work on saturdays and probably always will for the foreseeable future.

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Drove across Kansas from U of Wyoming in 1970 to got to summer encampment for AFROTC at Forbes Air Force Base in Topeka. "zat count. Also spent a little time at McConnell AFB in Witchita swaping out aircraft. I don't know if it still is, but it use to be the depot for modifications to the KC-135 aircraft. Picked up several birds after the wings were reskinned. ;)

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