KHJ
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Oct 15, 2026
Tim O'ConnorHOST
And he had some success being number one at KGB in San Diego.
Tim O'ConnorHOST
And then he decided they moved him up to KHJ in Los Angeles.
Tim O'ConnorHOST
And Bill Drake took over all the RKO radio stations, including KHJ, CKLW, WRKO.
Tim O'ConnorHOST
That was the flagship station for RKO broadcasting.
Tim O'ConnorHOST
A lot of other radio stations around the country, WORFM in New York.
Tim O'ConnorHOST
But anyway, yeah, it was absolutely amazing stuff that Bill Drake did.
Tim O'ConnorHOST
And his concentration was to be tight, tight, tight, tight, get rid of all the talk that you did not need.
Tim O'ConnorHOST
Now, when Bill Drake took over KHJ in Los Angeles, he called it Boss Radio.
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speaker_1NARRATOR
KHJ Los Angeles.
speaker_2NARRATOR
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You're listening to the radio.
Scott MarquartHOST
That had surprised me, and I think they did a really good job of making it feel like everything's happening all at the exact same time.
Scott MarquartHOST
So the recordings themselves were made at Capitol's Melrose Avenue facilities in the former KHJ building, not in the later open Capitol Tower that we kind of all think of when we think of Capitol Records in LA.
Scott MarquartHOST
Palladino recalled that In the Wee Small Hours was mostly done in the smaller downstairs Studio C, which makes sense.
Scott MarquartHOST
This album sounds like it was made in a small room in a lot of ways.
Tony ToscanoHOST
I'm gr- I gotta catch up for two seconds with Cassandra.
Tony ToscanoHOST
We used to work together at KHJ.
Cassandra PetersonGUEST
What?
Tony ToscanoHOST
I know.
Bob ColeHOST
What was it to the Circle? C-Y-R-K-L-E.
Jimmy CarterGUEST
K-H-J Los Angeles.
Jimmy CarterGUEST
Here's Circle.
Eric RainesHOST
Good
MikeHOST
[singing] I'll send your patio umbrella to Japan.
MikeHOST
KHJ Los Angeles.
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MikeHOST
[singing] You're listening to the radio.
Daniella Taplin LundbergHOST
[laughs] Yeah.
Daniella Taplin LundbergHOST
The KHJ recordings, we had all the years, and all the months, and all the things, and that actually, it was such a great spirit to our location bus.
Daniella Taplin LundbergHOST
And as we're going through and looking for these locations, and also in the office we had, like, an old-looking radio that would play through, like sitting at the top of the stairs by Quentin's office.
Daniella Taplin LundbergHOST
[laughs] So it was fun.
Bill RogersGUEST
He was, first of all, the soda jerk on the Ozzie and Harriet Show, and had been for years.
Bill RogersGUEST
He was a disc jockey on the pre-rock and roll KHJ in Los Angeles.
Theresa UrbanHOST
Mm.
Camille DixonGUEST
Oh, yeah.
speaker_0NARRATOR
KHJ Los Angeles.
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Shotgun Tom KellyGUEST
You'll hear
Dennis FalconeGUEST
his voice on, what is that, KHJ? Those were KHJ
Shotgun Tom KellyGUEST
jokes, yeah.
Dennis FalconeGUEST
Yeah, I grew up in
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