Old WDAK Columbus studios for sale

[fortt3]

Mr. Woodall Sr. (Allen's Dad) had Big Johnny Reb Radio in McRae, Albany and Columbus. He bought one jingle that said "Johnny Reb Radio in your town"...He called it Big Johnny Reb because he was going head to head with WRBL Radio in Columbus that was "The Little Rebel."

WRBL promoted itself as "Wee ReBeL".
http://revolution-21.blogspot.com/2010/09/1959-tv-s-marching-through-georgia.html

"WRCG was formerly WRBL ("Wee-Rebel Radio" although the call letters originally referred to "Wireless Radio's Bill Lewis" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRCG

[jovialjay]

Mr. Woodall Sr. (Allen's Dad) had Big Johnny Reb Radio in McRae, Albany and Columbus. He bought one jingle that said "Johnny Reb Radio in your town"...He called it Big Johnny Reb because he was going head to head with WRBL Radio in Columbus that was "The Little Rebel."

WDAK/Columbus, WALG/Albany, WDAX/McRae and WMOG/Brunswick were all called Big Johnny Reb Radio.

[fwillis]

Mr. Woodall Sr. (Allen's Dad) had Big Johnny Reb Radio in McRae, Albany and Columbus. He bought one jingle that said "Johnny Reb Radio in your town"...He called it Big Johnny Reb because he was going head to head with WRBL Radio in Columbus that was "The Little Rebel."

WDAK/Columbus, WALG/Albany, WDAX/McRae and WMOG/Brunswick were all called Big Johnny Reb Radio.
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WAYX Waycross was also a Johnny Reb station. I've got a photo during the WAYX Johnny Reb era with Big Jeff doing a radio marathon.

[kturnerga]

WDAK's Rebel Yell sounder was from Stan Freberg and one of his albums. I tracked it down doing some research.  BTW there was an announcer on the 1967 aircheck from WDAK being traded on the boards (and file sharing services). A similar sounding announcer was on a WDEN 1970 aircheck as Chris Edwards (and again in Rossville, GA in 1973).  Is this Charles McHan or someone else on these tapes?  I've seen that name associated with the cuts but was he the jock or just the guy who made the airchecks?

[kenglish]

When Charlie McHan was at WDEN in Macon, he was doing some fill-in on-air as "Chris Kringle". For the most part, though, he was an engineer and a radio aficionado, and I hear he made lots of air checks. (Gotta love the old radio guys!)

Wish I could contact him for old times sake. I hear that he lives in Jacksonville Beach.

[HippieGuy]

WYXZ, Cartersville is located this day in an old wood frame house on Hwy 441

I believe it is all automated, FOX News feeds

http://www.newstalk1270.com/

[secondchoice]

WYXZ, Cartersville is located this day in an old wood frame house on Hwy 441

I believe it is all automated, FOX News feeds

http://www.newstalk1270.com/

IIRC it was WKRW in that same building in 1978 when I worked there briefly.

[secondchoice]

BTW being only one call letter away from the WKRP TV show, we watch with interest. 

Also Chip Rogers Ga State Senate, former owner is going to GPB.

[cscott]

I sometimes buy up old radio vinyl and various other pieces of station stuff.  has this facility been sold?  craig scott....savannah

[secondchoice]

They are at the same location.  The land will worth some serious money someday.