Radio Station ID Jingle Collecting

Updated Sunday, January 25, 2015

My interest in radio station jingles started in 1962. My parents moved our family from Ohio to Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1962. I was in my early teens and was just getting interested in Rock and Roll music. Of course, that involved listening to the radio. By far, the best station for Rock and Roll in South Florida was WQAM. One thing I noticed right away were the unusual (to me) jingles they played. They had this weird voice singing the station's ID, "Wonderful WQAM". I was fascinated. I called the station and asked how they made that sound. I wasn't aware that those jingles were used on stations all around the country and the world. The DJ explained to me that the sound was produced by a Sonovox. The singer held "speakers" against his throat while a musical instrument played the station's id through the Sonovox. He then sang the jingle and the sound of the instrument, piano, sax, trumpet, guitar, whatever, came out of his mouth producing the "weird" sound I heard. I found out that those jingles were made by a company in Dallas named PAMS. The name of the series in question was "Series 18 Sonosational".

From then on I was hooked. I wanted to know everything there was to know about the jingles. I bugged the DJs with request for jingles instead of records. I listened so often that I memorized the sequence the jingles played in the carts and was able to predict the next jingle that would play. When WQAM got a new series, I listened every possible minute so I could to hear them all.

At night, when WQAM broadcasted the boring Alan Courtney talk show instead of playing music, I scanned the radio dial listening to stations all around the country to hear their jingles. I heard the same jingles WQAM used on stations like WABC, KAAY, WLCY, WLS, WTIX, KXOK, etc.

After graduating college, jingles took a background position in my interests. Sometimes when I made 8 tracks or cassettes of music to listen to in the car, I'd mix in a few of WQAM's or PAMS demo jingles but never really thought about collecting. In the early 90s, my interest was rekindled. I wanted a complete collection of WQAM's jingles. I found a radio chat group on the internet and asked if anyone knew where I could obtain WQAM radio jingles. The answer was to try Ken R in Toledo.  I found out Ken R had thousands of jingles from PAMS and other companies. Unfortunately, he didn't have many of WQAM jingles. I found other people who collected jingles and started trading.

Now, I have amassed a huge collection of jingles from radio stations all around the world. But I still haven't found all of WQAM's jingles!

Below are links to lists of my jingle collection in plain text and Excel spreadsheet formats.  If you have jingles for stations that I don't have, or I have something that you want, then please email me. We can set up a trade or make other arrangements to suit.

My Jingle Collection

My collection is too large to be presented here in any sensible format. You can click on the links below to download the list in plain text or Excel Spreadsheet format.

My jingle collection listings:

Plain Text

Excel Spreadsheet

Jingle Trading

If you have jingles that you think I need or may want, or if I have jingles you want, please contact me. We can set up a trade or other arrangements.

My greatest interests are (but in no way limited to):

• Anything for WQAM (See below) and the other Storz stations (WTIX, WDGY, WHB, KXOK & KOMA).
• PAMS Series 14 through 40 for any station
• PAMS "Smart Set", "Holidaze" and "Tuned Young" for any station
• Ullman Onederful Series for any station
• Pepper "Fun" Series for any station

If you have have anything you think I'd like to have or if there's anything I have that you'd like, please send me email. I will trade with you or make other arrangements for dubs.
  Email: Jingles@560.com

WQAM Jingles Needed!!!

I am looking for the following WQAM jingle packages.
I will trade for them or PAY CASH for good dubs.
 

• PAMS Series 17 "The New Frontier" (I am missing many cuts, especially the instrumental cuts.)
• PAMS Series 18 "Sonosational" (I am missing many of the instrumental cuts.)
• PAMS Series 25B "The Happy Difference" Sonovox version. (I need the entire package).
• PAMS Series 25D "Cheerleaders" sung with Male vocals (I need the entire package)
• PAMS Series 28 "Happiness Is" (Missing several cuts.)
• Ullman "Onederful" (I need the entire package)
• Futursonic Time and Temperature Jingles (Used in the early sixties for the automation (I need all)
• Pepper "Fun" (I need the entire package)
• CRC Christmas Series (I need the entire package)
• The 1963 package of jingles sung by a group called the Skipjacks. It may have been a series called "Station Break" by Tucker productions. There are over 1000 cuts including a complete set of time and temperature jingles replacing the Futursonic jingles.
   

If you have ANY WQAM jingles or other prduction or airchecks please contact me:
  Email: WQAM@560.com

PAMS of Dallas

My favorite jingles were produced by PAMS of Dallas. In my opinion, they produced the best jingles. Almost every Top 40 station had one or more series from PAMS. There were 49 "Numbered" Series and many "Named" series. The numbered series were the most popular. My favorites are Series 14 through 38, which were produced during the 1960s and that is what is covered here.

For more detailed information on PAMS please visit www.PAMS.com.

PAMS Numbered Series Samples

On these pages you will find a sample of each jingle in PAMS Numbered Series 14 thru 38.
Click on the tape box cover below for the samples for each series.

My Personal Jingles

While Ken R was producing re-sings of PAMS jingles for personal use, I had some made for myself.
You can listen to them here.
Ken no longer produces PAMS re-sings. Contact www.PAMS.com for PAMS re-sings.

WQAM Jingles Needed!!!

I am looking for the following WQAM jingle packages. I will trade for them or pay cash for dubs.
If you have ANY WQAM jingles (or other prduction or airchecks) please contact me:
  Email: WQAM@560.com

• PAMS Series 17 "The New Frontier" (I am missing many cuts, especially the instrumental cuts.)
• PAMS Series 18 "Sonosational" (I am missing many of the instrumental cuts.)
• PAMS Series 25B "The Happy Difference" Sonovox version. (I need the entire package).
• PAMS Series 25D "Cheerleaders" sung with Male vocals (I need the entire package)
• PAMS Series 28 "Happiness Is" (Missing several cuts.)
• Ullman "Onederful" (I need the entire package)
• Futursonic or CRC Time and Temperature Jingles (Used in the early sixties for the automation (I need all)
• Pepper "Fun" (I need the entire package)
• CRC Christmas Series (I need the entire package)
• The 1963 package of jingles sung by a group called the Skipjacks. It may have been a series called "Station Break" by Tucker productions. There are over 1000 cuts including a complete set of time and temperature jingles replacing the Futursonic jingles.