The Stoner's back with the Time Machine!!

The airchecks on this page are of the over-the-air broadcast at 910 kHz. A total of about 4 1/2 hours of audio are available. The stopsets have been preserved as separate segments.

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• The Beginnings of KISN Radio (29:59) 11.5 MB
  As he does every week, The Stoner opens with his big intro! This is going to be a big show!! In this segment, Dave Stone plays the first record ever to air on KISN (Teenage Bill of Rights by Robbie Johns and the Seventeens) and brings back that historic day of May 1, 1959 with actual airchecks, starting with the Hal Raymond morning show. "...KVAN became KISN, and radio was changed forever in Portland, Oregon." Halfway through the show, Dick Peterson of the Kingsmen drops by the studio for some nostalgia about the history of "Louie Louie."
• Stopset #1 (4:15) 1.66 MB
  
• The Kingsmen, Part 1 (11:25) 4.75 MB
  Dick Petersen shares more of the history of the Kingmen, including the "Death of an Angel" controversy. Stoner plays some more classic KISN airchecks.
• Stopset #2 (3:02) 1.19 MB
  
• The Kingsmen, Part 2 (7:18) 3.04 MB
  Stoner's sidekick, "Dirty Dave, The Record Slave" brings in two rare records, "Death of An Angel" by Donald Woods and the Vel Aires and the original "Louie Louie" by Richard Berry.
• Stopset #3 (1:59) 817 kB
  
• The Real Don Steele (19:46) 7.82 MB
  This segment begins with airchecks of The Real Don Steele. Listeners then call in to share their favorite KISN Radio memories.
• Stopset #4 (4:21) 1.80 MB
  
• KISN in 1965 (11:43) 4.80 MB
  The Stoner plays airchecks of the highlights of KISN in 1965. In that year, KISN was promoting the grand opening of Ron Tonkin Chevrolet. James Bond was a box office hit, and to ride on its popularity, KISN put on an English DJ and named him James Bond.
• Stopset #5 (3:00) 1.23 MB
  
• Tom Michaels (12:02) 4.82 MB
  This segment has a few airchecks from Tom Michaels and Mike O'Brien.
• Stopset #6 (3:02) 1.28 MB
  
• Pat Pattee (29:29) 12.20 MB
  Pat Pattee was the overnight DJ at KISN. This segment has some classic airchecks with the "Nightwatch" theme song. "We'll be KISN till dawn!"
• Stopset #7 (2:57) 1.34 MB
  
• Pat Pattee (continued) (10:56) 3.86 MB
  More great music and Pat Pattee airchecks. Pattee instructs listeners to call the "Request Central" line instead of the business office during the overnight shift. This is because the overnight show was done from the transmitter site.
• Stopset #8 (3:34) 1.61 MB
  
• "Tiger Tom" Murphy (7:17) 7.10 MB
  This segment begins with a live interview with Tom Murphy. Many airchecks, promos, and commercials with Tom Murphy are included.
• Stopset #9 (4:03) 1.62 MB
  
• KISN 1965 Survey Countdown, Part 1 (10:14) 9.96 MB
  Stoner counts down the top ten hits from August, 1965 and then gives away the survey to the lucky 91st caller! The fun starts with The Beatles "Help!"
• Stopset #10 (1:43) 1.11 MB
  
• KISN 1965 Survey Countdown, Part 2 (7:44) 3.12MB
  
• Stopset #11 (2:38) 1.06 MB
  
• KISN 1965 Survey Countdown, Part 3 (10:12) 4.12 MB
  
• Stopset #12 (1:03) 431 kB
  
• The Demise of KISN 910 and Forgotten Hits Show (43:57) 15.17 MB
  This segment bookends the KISN history with a 1959 commercial and then goes up to Stoner's fateful last signoff on September 4, 1976. Carla, an Intel employee, was caller 91 and won the survey and the autographed Kingsmen CD. The Forgotten Hits show follows immediately without any commercial interruptions.

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