WLS Radio
May 2nd, 1960. To some, radio history was made that day, while others would argue that's the day that radio took a turn for the worst.
WBCN: The American Revolution
On the night of March 15, 1968 the station began it's change to an "underground" progressive rock format. BCN's first Rock announcer, "Mississippi Harold Wilson" (Joe Rogers), used the station's first slogan, "The American Revolution" and played the very first song "I Feel Free" by the rock group Cream.
CHUM Radio
"1050 CHUM" pioneered rock and roll radio in Toronto, and was noteworthy for hosting many noteworthy rock concerts including, among others, visits to Maple Leaf Gardens by Elvis Presley (1957) and the Beatles (1964, 1965, and 1966).