KISW turns 50

huskyhooligan

Or at least they did over the weekend. I think the most consistent rock station as KJR flipped their script a lot of ways. Is 95.7 still around? They have fun little Rock name generator. Check it out.

https://www.radio.com/kisw/latest/let-us-kisw-ify-your-name?fbclid=IwAR0SDfFU6ECzSqXGZK88fkIusJxJL45EfilkADVdizATbEZLNdH4lsCga3s



I made one for @YellowSnow

GrundleStiltzkin

RaceBannon

Steve Slayton

Crow and West

My first AOR FM long haired dope smoking FM listening station.

Fire_Marshall_Bill

I used to like BJ Shea with RR and Ricker. Before that Bob Rivers was decent.

It got dumb, revenge of the nerds, and watered down about 10 years ago. "Vicky Barcelona."

I haven't listened lately but it being Seattle they sucked Eddie Vedder's dick and treat Ratt and the Crue like toxic waste.

huskyhooligan

Fire_Marshall_Bill said:

I used to like BJ Shea with RR and Ricker. Before that Bob Rivers was decent.

It got dumb, revenge of the nerds, and watered down about 10 years ago. "Vicky Barcelona."

I haven't listened lately but it being Seattle they sucked Eddie Vedder's dick and treat Ratt and the Crue like toxic waste.

When I went to Cruefest the entire radio station was there. As for BJ it definitely has it's moments, but it feels less contrived (and understanding almost 98% of it is contrived) than other stuff. Granted I've been listening to Bonaduce on KZOK and he aint bad.

YellowSnow

I was mostly a KZOK guysm in the mid 90's. KISW by then was playing too much of that heavy @Swaye music.

alumni94

I jump from KISW to KZOK around when Bob Rivers and team jumped.

I will always like Gary Crow because I won a trip to Las Vegas via him and his trivia contest, although that was at KZOK.

alumni94

Does KISW still have the Rock Girls?

huskyhooligan

alumni94 said:

Does KISW still have the Rock Girls?

Most recent pic I could find

LebamDawg

I had stumbled upon this at one time - and found it again

http://www.robinandmaynard.net

PurpleBaze

GrundleStiltzkin said:

Plagiarism my shit, fucko?

GrundleStiltzkin

PurpleBaze said:

GrundleStiltzkin said:

Plagiarism my shit, fucko?

Proudly.

El_K

Tons of great memories of KISW in the 80's and 90's

Back in the early 80's you either listened to KISW or KZOK for rock. When bands came to town, they came to KISW to be interviewed. KZOK started to shift a bit and KXRX came along and took half the KISW staff (Robin + Maynard, Crow + West, I think Baby Beau Roberts ) which left KISW with Slayton, Dan Wilke, Mike Jones. The funny thing I remember about Mike Jones is that they implied he was dating Melissa Etheridge right when she broke out. It must have been a joke. I was 18-19 at the time and the internet wasn't around, who knew she was a lesbo.

Another name I totally forgot was John Langan

Slayton had Stump Slayton. if you stumped him or were the last caller in with a question, you got dinner for two at Twin Tweepees! When Slayton was on 6-10 and he would hand the mic off to Bo Roberts, who was the 'youngest DJ" at 16 you could hear the beer bottles clang around and such.

The Pain in the Grass concerts in the early to mid 90's were great at the Mural Amphitheater.
KISW Rising Star shows. I remember Van Halen was # 8. Jane's Addiction and Bon Jovi I remember them getting huge push by KISW

I stopped listening regularly back in 1991, I moved to KNDD, but would occasionally tread back to KISW. It started to go down hill when they brought in Bob Rivers + Sean. Sean was dropped or let go. It just wasn't the same. The Ricker? Late Cathy Faulkner. dumb!

Now I rarely listen to it. BJ Shea was best when he was on the Buzz. 2001-2005 or so. then BJ filled the void when KISW dumped Howard Stern. I listened when Stern was on, then switched the channel. Once Stern was gone. it had turned lame.

I love Seattle radio and it amazes me KISW is still around. I listen to KZOK or 92.9 out of Bellingham as it is the closest to the old KISW days.

PurpleThrobber

Still have naughty thoughts about Robin. Pre-internet, there was no indication of what she actually looked like. That deep smoker-induced voice always talking on the edge of smut....oh god oh god.....


Now, not so much but WOOD under the celebrity exemption.

El_K

She totally sounded hot. I forgot they were on KZOK after KXRX. I remember their short stint on the Buzz, but I have a feeling Robin didn’t like being on with BJ Shea and Leykis.

LebamDawg

I think it was KISW that had Phonenuts for Jokes - I would be in rush hour traffic and people would stop by or call in some place, tell a joke and get a doughnut

I heard some of the raunchiest jokes that had me LOLing - so if anyone saw I was the laffing like a hyena idiot by himself in rush hour

TommySQC

El_K said:

Tons of great memories of KISW in the 80's and 90's

Back in the early 80's you either listened to KISW or KZOK for rock. When bands came to town, they came to KISW to be interviewed. KZOK started to shift a bit and KXRX came along and took half the KISW staff (Robin + Maynard, Crow + West, I think Baby Beau Roberts ) which left KISW with Slayton, Dan Wilke, Mike Jones. The funny thing I remember about Mike Jones is that they implied he was dating Melissa Etheridge right when she broke out. It must have been a joke. I was 18-19 at the time and the internet wasn't around, who knew she was a lesbo.

Another name I totally forgot was John Langan

Slayton had Stump Slayton. if you stumped him or were the last caller in with a question, you got dinner for two at Twin Tweepees! When Slayton was on 6-10 and he would hand the mic off to Bo Roberts, who was the 'youngest DJ" at 16 you could hear the beer bottles clang around and such.

The Pain in the Grass concerts in the early to mid 90's were great at the Mural Amphitheater.
KISW Rising Star shows. I remember Van Halen was # 8. Jane's Addiction and Bon Jovi I remember them getting huge push by KISW

I stopped listening regularly back in 1991, I moved to KNDD, but would occasionally tread back to KISW. It started to go down hill when they brought in Bob Rivers + Sean. Sean was dropped or let go. It just wasn't the same. The Ricker? Late Cathy Faulkner. dumb!

Now I rarely listen to it. BJ Shea was best when he was on the Buzz. 2001-2005 or so. then BJ filled the void when KISW dumped Howard Stern. I listened when Stern was on, then switched the channel. Once Stern was gone. it had turned lame.

I love Seattle radio and it amazes me KISW is still around. I listen to KZOK or 92.9 out of Bellingham as it is the closest to the old KISW days.

The Buzz was great. BJ Shea followed by Tom Leykis and then The Original Men's Room. Radio died the day that station died for me.


Also. Kylie and Booms on Sportsradio was unmatched. Fuck Softy and the rest of those faggots. Boring ass radio.

CFetters_Nacho_Lover

Is the Men’s Room still doing the white-mexi-black-or-Jew routine?

huskyhooligan

CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:

Is the Men’s Room still doing the white-mexi-black-or-Jew routine?

Yes, but I think instead of Jew it's, asian.