WELCOME TO
"THE HI-FI CLUB"
AN OLDIES AND NOSTALGIA RADIO SHOW

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NOTICE!  THE HI-FI CLUB is no longer a part of the Rational Radio schedule, effective immediately, due to steep royalty fees for internet broadcasting.  If you normally listen to THE HI-FI CLUB on Sunday evenings, our affiliate KLDE streams the show from 7PM-8PM CDT.  Go to the Affiliates page for link and information.  We're sorry for any inconvenience.

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CONTENTS

                        - WHAT IS "THE HI-FI CLUB"?
                        - STREAMING, PODCASTS, AFFILIATE STATION LIST
                        - HOSTS OF "THE HI-FI CLUB" AND PHOTOS FROM THE SHOW
                        - HISTORY OF THE "COCA-COLA HI-FI CLUB"
                        - CONTACT INFORMATION, LINKS, SPONSOR INFO, CREDITS
 

WHAT IS "THE HI-FI CLUB"?

Begun on June 18, 2006, THE HI-FI CLUB is a weekly salute to those who made local radio great, and also covers some long-forgotten local history, celebrity birthdays and commentary on the industry.  The music is all hand-picked and covers some of the greatest years of pop and rock--1955 through 1985.  A popular weekly fixture is the "Classic Aircheck" segment, where the hosts play an archived radio station recording from their vast collections.  Recent features include the earliest known recording of Fort Worth's KXOL-1360 from 1947, featuring Norm "Epod" Alden (who is an accomplished actor these days,) the final "timeshare" broadcast of WBAP/WFAA-AM from 1970; a 1968 tape of the late Michael Spears ("Hal Martin") burning up the airwaves at KLIF-1190; KXOL morning legend Jim Tucker from 1960; and a young Russ Bloxom as the "Man on the Beat" at KCLE in Cleburne from 1959.  Other recent special features include tributes to Bud Buschardt and WFAA-TV's 1960s dance show, "Sump'n Else;" to WBAP/KXAS-TV Channel 5 on their 58th anniversary; to longtime DFW news anchor Chip Moody; and to weatherman Harold Taft and KTVT funnyman Bill Camfield.   In November, 2006, THE HI-FI CLUB aired a special presentation of long-lost John F. Kennedy assassination tapes from the old KXOL-1360 that hadn't been replayed since 1963.  Thanks to the BizRadio Network, the show was able to reunite the recordings with their original 1360 frequency!

The "Hi-Fi" name pays homage to the 1959-62 evening radio program at the former KXOL-1360 known as "The Coca-Cola Hi-Fi Club."  It was once hosted by the late George Carlin just before he moved from Fort Worth to Hollywood to make history as a comedian. THE HI-FI CLUB'sflagship station was KMNY-1360, the former KXOL frequency, which made for a very appropriate place to bring the memories of 'radio past' back to life!  The show also airs on KQRO-"The Crow" in McKinney, starting in the summer of 2008, and is adding more affiliates to its HI-FI CLUB RADIO NETWORK periodically:  KLSR-Rockwall, KPIR-Granbury, KLDE-Eldorado/San Angelo and the North Texas Radio for the Blind all signed on in March, 2009.  See the affiliates list for schedules and affiliate information.

At the end of December, 2009, 1360's lessee, Rational Radio, lost their lease at KMNY, ending THE HI-FI CLUB's long association with the former KXOL frequency.

And you never know who might sit in or call in!  Actor Norm Alden was a two-time guest; Bob Schieffer, anchor of "Face the Nation" and the "CBS Evening News," taped his reflections for THE HI-FI CLUB about his time in Fort Worth and as a newsman at KXOL (and we brought Bob's voice back to the 1360 airwaves for the first time in over 40 years!); Jack Burns, former KXOL newsman who was half of a comedy duo with another KXOL ex, the great George Carlin; and Bud Buschardt, longtime DFW radio personality and respected musicologist, was a guest in September, 2006 and January, 2008.  KJIM owner and former KXOL personality Bob Allen shared his memories of 1360 by phone.  Other callers include DFW radio legends Steve Eberhart and George Gimarc (who let us break the story of his new radio protocol, Radio SASS,) as well as John Fletcher, son of the late KXOL station manager Earle Fletcher.  Former Channel 5 news anchor and KXOL/KJIM/KCLE personality Russ Bloxom also provided some great reflections of his time in local radio and TV, including an account of his broadcast contributions on the day President Kennedy was assassinated.  Latest guests include DFW radio legends Bill Mercer and Bob Bruton, as well as actress Pat Priest (Marilyn from "The Munsters.")