KFAI Country Radio

Curt Olsen · Post by **Curt Olsen** » 17 Mar 2001 11:22 am

For you people out there that want to here some of the real stuff, go to the site below on Saturdays 1:00 to 3:00.The DJ on this show is Ken Hippler (KFAI Mpls, Mn.)who also is a steel player, so you know there is plenty of steel.I think this is one of the best shows around.

http://www.kfai.org/index.htm

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Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 17 Mar 2001 11:44 am

I just brought it up. Didn't really listen very long but what I heard is what is on all the other "country" stations.

Sage · Post by **Sage** » 18 Mar 2001 12:08 am

Ken sometimes plays songs that cross over into "new" country, but he really knows how to reach back in time for the real stuff, and gives credit to the steel players as he goes. I like his show.

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Curt Olsen · Post by **Curt Olsen** » 18 Mar 2001 7:08 am

If you look at the play list for Febuary 17th,things look a little different.I feel that is a good selection.

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Dennis Detweiler · Post by **Dennis Detweiler** » 18 Mar 2001 7:54 am

I'm sure that 540 AM station in Fort Dodge, Iowa is not powerful enough to reach alot of listeners, but they play classic country on saturday morning until noon. 40s, 50s, and 60s. They also inject the same material into their regular program all week.
Dennis

Dennis Atkins · Post by **Dennis Atkins** » 18 Mar 2001 4:03 pm

I must second, third and fourth, both Curt and Sage. I have spent some time with Ken, and I have seen his collection of music. He has CD's of artists that are true country, and have never been played on any country station. I spent a couple of hours together last night and he played some cuts from a CD by Jess Willard, who is an unknown, but if he were to be around today, would not get played on any current country station, for he would be "too country". Jess died at the age of 49, so, the only legacy left is what is available through Bear Family records and other vendors of traditional country.

I had the pleasure of listing to the station out of Fort Dodge, last fall, when my wife and I traveled to Colorado. I picked up the station shortly after getting past Ft. Dodge, and had it all the way to Grand Island, NE. before we lost it. That's over 300 miles away, if not further. Unfortunately, the signal does not carry north of Ft. Dodge, beyond 50 miles, so I lost the signal on the way home.

What Ken plays is a great mixture of traditional and classic country. No other DJ in the Twin Cities will do that. The "big" station here is K-102 and they have a "classic" show that only goes back 20 years. Ken will play songs from the 30's, 40's and 50's.

Another station on the web that you might like to try to listen to is out of Sauk Rapids, MN. I believe the internet address is www.800wval.com. This station will play songs from the 20's on up through the 70's and it is pure country. Sometimes they will play Alan Jackson, Dwight Yokam, but usually they are "real classic" country.

I hope you all give Ken and WVAl a listen, and be sure to send him an email if you do, I am sure that he would appreciate it. His e-mail is vintagecountry@hotmail.com

Dennis

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robert hays · Post by **robert hays** » 19 Mar 2001 3:56 pm

there is also a neat "country only" station here in cape girardeau its 106.1 and they are on the web too kwkz 106.1 and they play traditional country all the time except sunday morning they play good gospel