KFWB 1970's radio Promo for Group W

[DavidEduardo]

It was called "Xtra News" and it was first.  I don't recall that KABC ever had an all-news format.  They ran long blocks of news in the morning and afternoon, but was otherwise talk shows- like KGO until recently,

Rumor had it that Gordon McLendon did all news because he heard the world's original all news station on a vacation to Pre-Castro Cuba in the late 50's. Radio Reloj (Radio Clock) and it's eventual Reloj Nacional network went on the air in 1948 with all news.

[radioman148]

McLendon also converted WYNR Chicago to WNUS all news in late 1964. At the time they advertised it as "WNEWS" and said it was the only other all news station besides "XTRA NEWS over Los Angeles".
Somewhere I still may have an audio tape of this.

[reelyreal]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayZ2XH_jlyY&feature=relmfu

All News Promo's for KFWB are in cartoon in the 1970's

Thanks for sharing!  The KFWB cartoon commercials were especially interesting.  When was the last time a radio station did a cartoon ad?  I don't think I've ever seen one before this video.

While these are earlier, these are more cool "cartoon" ads for another Westinghouse station, WBZ in Boston.  These are 1962-1965:

http://youtu.be/AEAga5CJKk4

[recto101]

McLendon also converted WYNR Chicago to WNUS all news in late 1964. At the time they advertised it as "WNEWS" and said it was the only other all news station besides "XTRA NEWS over Los Angeles".
Somewhere I still may have an audio tape of this.

I thought XTRA News is based in San Diego or Tijuana I remember according to the KNX special about Columbia Square history XTRA was based in Mexico before KFWB and KNX took over all-news for LA.