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KYW-AM

Over the years, 1100 on the AM radio dial has had a number of formats and call letters, but from 1956 to 1965 Cleveland shared programming on KYW-AM with a good part of the United States and Canada. The 50,000 watt blowtorch had a deep bench of talent including Martin & Howard, Jerry G. Bishop, Jim Runyon and many more. While the history of KYW is far too lengthy to include here, renowned radio historian and author Dr. Richard Klein with the Northeast Ohio Broadcast Archive(s) has compiled a comprehensive book about the station that is available to download free at: pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu/kyw-radio-cleveland

We also encourage you to get a hard copy of this very ambitious project that includes rare photograph as well as exclusive content about the station that helped define Greater Cleveland’s Top 40 sound.

The combined operations of KYW radio and TV on East 6th Street in Cleveland.
The combined operations of KYW radio and TV on East 6th Street in Cleveland.

KYW’s Harry Martin & Specs Howard
KYW’s Harry Martin & Specs Howard

Jim Runyon, host of KYW’s “The Runyon Room”
Jim Runyon, host of KYW’s “The Runyon Room.”

KYW’s Jerry G. Bishop and Phil Harper
KYW’s Jerry G. Bishop and Phil Harper

KYW Radio Cleveland Jingles-1956

KYW Jingles (1956)

KYW Radio 11 Cleveland - KYW Jingles - Mark Century Jingles - 1960s

KYW Jingles (1960s)

RADIO STATION CALL LETTER JINGLES - KYW (CLEVELAND, OHIO)

KYW – Jingles

KYW Cleveland / Jim Runyon / 1965 June

KYW – Jim Runyon

Photos – Cleveland Public Library Photo Collection and the Cleveland Memory Project