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The Al Arneson Collection
KSTP
Al Arneson, grew up in Edina Minnesota and got an early start in radio. In Jr. high school, Al got his first chance to be on the air at his friend's, Kim Cummings, basement Pirate FM station. When that station went of the air, he started his own station. Al operated his station out of his basement during the early 1970's while attending Edina High School. You can hear those early Pirate recording of him on this web site's Pirate Radio Page.
Al later took a job at an Appleton Wisconsin station and later took a job on KSTP-AM near the beginning of KSTP's Music Radio days. He also worked at U-100. He currently owns and operates his own business, Entertainment Plus. An aircheck from 1973 of Al Arneson on KSTP-AM is posted below (Scroll Down)
Thanks Al, for recording and contributing these airchecks. Keep cleaning out that storage locker!!
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| Late 1970's photo of a young Al Arneson |
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A Day in the Life of a Twin Cities Radio Station; Composites February-March 1979
KSTP-AM
Al has apparently cleaned out his storage locker and just sent me a number of station composites he recorded off the air and compiled from 1979 and a few airchecks from 1977. I will post more at time allows, so check back. Anyone who has an interest in 1970 radio, has to appreciate the forethought Al Arneson had to record and save these tapes.
15/KSTP-AM
John Hines/Charlie Bush 5-9 AM
Len Russell 9-12 Noon
Mike McNeill 12-3 PM
Doug Silver 3-7 PM
Greg Austin 7-12 Midnight
Jim Summers 12-5 AM
Recorded and contributed by Al Arneson, formerly at KSTP-AM and U-100. (Posted 11-17-07)
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KSTP-AM Composite February-March 1979 |
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KSTP-AM Composite 1977 Another Day in the Life..
5 AM - 9 AM John Hines & Charlie Bush
9 AM - 12 N Doctor Don Michaels
12 N - 3 PM Jeff Pigeon
3 PM - 7 PM Dan Walker
7 PM - 12 M Steve Shannon
12 M - 5 AM Big Al Davis
Wkend Greg Austin
Wkend Denny Carpenter
Recorded and contributed by Al Arneson, formerly of KSTP-AM and U-100
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KSTP-AM Composite December 1977 |
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KSTP-FM "KS95" A day in the Life....
This composite provide a good feel of this era at the station.
Jim Wise/Michael Douglas - Mornings
Doug McClellon - 10 AM-3 PM
Jim Brunette - 3 - 7 PM
Kim Jeffries - 7 PM - 12 M
Johnny Lundquist - 12 M - 6 AM
Pat Trinko - Weekends/Swing
Contibuted by Al Arneson, Formerly of KSTP-AM and U-100 as Big Al Kelly
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KSTP-FM "KS95" Composite January/February 1979 |
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KTTP-AM Machine Gun Kelly
This Mahine Gun Kelly aircheck was record by Al Arneson. Machine Gun Kelly is woring on the top 150 countdown on this Newsyears recording
Contribued by Al Arneson, Minneapolis. Formerley of KSTP-AM and U-100
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KSTP-AM Machine Gun Kelly Deceber 31, 1973 |
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15 KSTP Al Arneson "Big Al" December 21st, 1973 | KSTP-AM 15 KSTP "Big" Al Arneson December 21st, 1973
This is another Tape I recently found and converted to MP3. I originally recorded this of the air after I got home from my evening shift at KTCR-FM. Unfortunately, the AM radio quality was lacking. You can hear this tape fine, but there is a faint AM squeal in the background.
This is typical Al. What is not typical is the use of his real name. He later went by the name "Big" Al Davis here and at U-100. There are additional aircheck of him both at KSTP as Davis and at U-100 at RadioTapes. Com
Al had his own unlicensed pirate FM station in Edina when he was in high school. An aircheck of him at this station is on this site on the Pirate Radio Page
Recorded off the air by Rick Burnett and posted 8-8-12-07
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