[Zeke]

I listened to WJ at night. The station didn't transmit during the day like it did at night. I know there is a reason, but no need to go into that. A night the signal would skip along any terrain that was relatively flat, hence the signal traveled way into the Mid American countryside and cities. So WJ was on at night. Actually, XERB was available in SoCal 24/7.

Just to tickle the subject, radio stations are required to reduce their wattage at sundown to prevent 'skywave'. XERB never did. They called it the "Mighty 1090." Still do.

Funny story about the Wolfman: he always took requests live on his show. One night he was bantering with a listener and asked, "Hey man, whacha doin?"

The dude says, "I'm sittin here without my pants on."

WJ says, "Man, I ain't talkin to you until you put your pants on." And then his famous, loud, "Bye!!"