Racketeer Radio KFQX The New Golden Age of Radio
Each weekday at Noon Pacific Standard Time tune into Hot Off The Press for the hottest & newest tunes in the world of Punk Rock Rhythm and Blues. Join Ace Hartmann, Live! Bringing you the newest releases along with news, updates, upcoming events, your favorite classics, and so much more! Hear music from your beloved, favorite record labels to unsigned up-and-coming bands and artists
closeKoop Koopers' Cocktail Nation is is the the most chic, sophisticated podcast of the choicest retro music on the internet. Koop Kooper plays a varied mix of: jazz vocals, cocktail piano, tiki bar exotica, breezy bossa nova, and movie soundtracks.
closeNon-Stop Jive from Five to -well, to be honest, that changes based on the night now-a-days. When we first launched it was five to nine, but as we begin to load each weekday with more Radio Remote Broadcasts IRS becoming more like 7 or 8. Nevertheless tune into Racketeer Radio KFQX each weekday for the non stop jive of your favorite tunes and newest releases!
closeCocktail Nation: 'Evenings from the Penthouse'. Every weeknight from the Sydney Penthouse, Koop spins the very best classic and neo lounge along with the most interesting characters of swank join him for a chat on this weekend podcast .During the week Koop posts his music only Cocktail Nation Evenings at the Penthouse show where you can enjoy cocktail jazz at the end of your day.
closeThe Art of Manliness is a program that aims to help men become better men. Through in-depth interviews with authors and thinkers, host Brett McKay finds insights on how men can better understand their culture, their lives, and themselves, and recapture the ancient and classical ideal of manliness, one of arete and eudaimonia: excellence and flourishing.
closeQuiz Kids is a radio series originally broadcast in the 1940s and 1950s. Created by Chicago public relations and advertising man Louis G. Cowan, and originally sponsored by Alka-Seltzer, the series was first broadcast on NBC from Chicago, June 28, 1940, airing as a summer replacement show for Alec Templeton Time. It continued on radio for the next 13 years.
closeRhythm Sweet & Hot is a musical variety program that entertains audiences by capturing the essence of musical culture from the 1920s to the 1940s. Listeners hear the well-known, big names of swing but are also able to discover the music of artists whose records "can't be found at the local mall. Hosts Mike Plaskett and Dale Abraham enjoy sharing recordings that have been passed over in the changing fashion of the music and radio businesses.
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Looking for your next podcast obsession? Racketeer Radio KFQX has you covered! From in-depth interviews with groundbreaking artists of all sorts. Archives of our live radio remotes, to deep diving into history and its vast stories and history. Our growing podcasts are your backstage pass to the world of punk rock rhythm and blues – the music, the culture, and its creativity.
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Racketeer Broadcast Association Playlists
Looking for more music?!? Racketeer Broadcast Association curates playlists with weekly updates of selected new music heard on Racketeer Radio KFQX. Along with hand picked tracks spanning decades bridging the high octane energy of big band jazz with the raw edge of punk rock.
Give us a follow on Apple Music, Spotify or your favorite streaming platform, our playlists is the past, present and most importantly the future of music.
Tales of the absurd and bizarre made their way to the airwaves through this strange and eccentric old time radio series. Ripley's Believe It or Not starred non other than Robert Ripley himself as he shared his out-of-this-world discoveries and experiences while traveling around the globe. His standard practice was to take note of the unusual sights and practices he came across during his travels and chronicled them in his journal. It was not until 1930 that the program was made available to a public audience. Hear audio scripts from his journal while we play the best music for your morning!
closeWhat’s that song? Who’s the performer? How did they get that name? What inspired those words? Why does this music touch my heart … make me smile … make me cry … make me want to dance, romance and fall in love? Whatever happened to the great music I grew up with? For the answers, join legendary radio host Wink Martindale for a two-hour weekly look back at the songs and stars who made the music magic with The History of Rock ‘N’ Roll. Each episode of The History of Rock ‘N’ Roll is built around a theme spotlighting yet another aspect of rock and pop history – from “Leading Ladies of the ‘80s” to “The ‘60s Greatest Dance Hits” … “Inside Beatlemania” to “The Best of Folk-Rock” … “The Magic of Motown” to “The #1 Hits of 1980” … “The Most Romantic Hits of 1978” to “The Super Summer Song Collection” – and many, many more. You’ll hear the songs and the stories behind them from Wink and often from the artists themselves. Here’s the inside scoop on the memorable music that’s formed the soundtrack of our lives.
closeEach weekday at Noon Pacific Standard Time tune into Hot Off The Press for the hottest & newest tunes in the world of Punk Rock Rhythm and Blues. Join Ace Hartmann, Live! Bringing you the newest releases along with news, updates, upcoming events, your favorite classics, and so much more! Hear music from your beloved, favorite record labels to unsigned up-and-coming bands and artists
closethe soul that came before rock n’ roll: 1950s rhythm and blues. "Juke In The Back"
closeNon-Stop Jive from Five to -well, to be honest, that changes based on the night now-a-days. When we first launched it was five to nine, but as we begin to load each weekday with more Radio Remote Broadcasts IRS becoming more like 7 or 8. Nevertheless tune into Racketeer Radio KFQX each weekday for the non stop jive of your favorite tunes and newest releases!
closeCocktail Nation: 'Evenings from the Penthouse'. Every weeknight from the Sydney Penthouse, Koop spins the very best classic and neo lounge along with the most interesting characters of swank join him for a chat on this weekend podcast .During the week Koop posts his music only Cocktail Nation Evenings at the Penthouse show where you can enjoy cocktail jazz at the end of your day.
closeThe Jack Benny Program, starring Jack Benny, is a radio and television comedy series. The show ran from 1932 to 1955 on radio. The Jack Benny Program used a loose show-within-a-show format, wherein the main characters were playing versions of themselves. The show often broke the fourth wall, with the characters interacting with the audience and commenting on the program and its advertisements.
closeThe Abbott and Costello Show is a comedy program from the era of old-time radio in the United States. It was broadcast first on NBC and later on ABC, beginning on July 3, 1940 and ending on June 9, 1949.
closeLux Radio Theatre, a classic radio anthology series. These hour-long radio programs that were adaptations of film and Broadway were performed live before studio audiences
closeTales of the absurd and bizarre made their way to the airwaves through this strange and eccentric old time radio series. Ripley's Believe It or Not starred non other than Robert Ripley himself as he shared his out-of-this-world discoveries and experiences while traveling around the globe. His standard practice was to take note of the unusual sights and practices he came across during his travels and chronicled them in his journal. It was not until 1930 that the program was made available to a public audience. Hear audio scripts from his journal while we play the best music for your morning!
closeThe Radium Hot Club, previously Swing Time with Sizzlin' Jim is your weekly radio treat playing the best mix of Swing, Jazz, R&B & Blues from the 20's to the early 50's, all combined with snippets of trivia & the back story to the artists of the time. Featuring the best in contemporary music on the vintage scene and live sets.
closeEach weekday at Noon Pacific Standard Time tune into Hot Off The Press for the hottest & newest tunes in the world of Punk Rock Rhythm and Blues. Join Ace Hartmann, Live! Bringing you the newest releases along with news, updates, upcoming events, your favorite classics, and so much more! Hear music from your beloved, favorite record labels to unsigned up-and-coming bands and artists
closeFrank Millers' Big Band Bash is a show presenting the music, musicians, and era of the great Big Bands. Each show highlights a different aspect of the big bands, whether it be a show about a certain band or bandleader or a subject of the big bands anywhere from the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. I hope to get your feet tapping with this great music
closeNon-Stop Jive from Five to -well, to be honest, that changes based on the night now-a-days. When we first launched it was five to nine, but as we begin to load each weekday with more Radio Remote Broadcasts IRS becoming more like 7 or 8. Nevertheless tune into Racketeer Radio KFQX each weekday for the non stop jive of your favorite tunes and newest releases!
closeCocktail Nation: 'Evenings from the Penthouse'. Every weeknight from the Sydney Penthouse, Koop spins the very best classic and neo lounge along with the most interesting characters of swank join him for a chat on this weekend podcast .During the week Koop posts his music only Cocktail Nation Evenings at the Penthouse show where you can enjoy cocktail jazz at the end of your day.
closeThe Jack Benny Program, starring Jack Benny, is a radio and television comedy series. The show ran from 1932 to 1955 on radio. The Jack Benny Program used a loose show-within-a-show format, wherein the main characters were playing versions of themselves. The show often broke the fourth wall, with the characters interacting with the audience and commenting on the program and its advertisements.
closeThe Abbott and Costello Show is a comedy program from the era of old-time radio in the United States. It was broadcast first on NBC and later on ABC, beginning on July 3, 1940 and ending on June 9, 1949.
closeLux Radio Theatre, a classic radio anthology series. These hour-long radio programs that were adaptations of film and Broadway were performed live before studio audiences
closeTales of the absurd and bizarre made their way to the airwaves through this strange and eccentric old time radio series. Ripley's Believe It or Not starred non other than Robert Ripley himself as he shared his out-of-this-world discoveries and experiences while traveling around the globe. His standard practice was to take note of the unusual sights and practices he came across during his travels and chronicled them in his journal. It was not until 1930 that the program was made available to a public audience. Hear audio scripts from his journal while we play the best music for your morning!
closeFrom Jack Ellsworth in 1948 to now his grandson, Matt Taylor running the longest running radio show in history, Memories in Melody is on Racketeer Radio KFQX every Wednesday at 10 am PST.
closeEach weekday at Noon Pacific Standard Time tune into Hot Off The Press for the hottest & newest tunes in the world of Punk Rock Rhythm and Blues. Join Ace Hartmann, Live! Bringing you the newest releases along with news, updates, upcoming events, your favorite classics, and so much more! Hear music from your beloved, favorite record labels to unsigned up-and-coming bands and artists
closeThe Make Believe Ballroom carries on the traditions of past hosts Martin Block, Al Jarvis, William B Williams, and Steve Allen by bringing you the greatest hits of the 1930s and 1940s. With the exception of brief periods, the program has been broadcast almost continuously since then. Now, Jeff Bressler is the current host of The Make Believe Ballroom and is on Racketeer Radio KFQX each Wednesday evening beginning at 4PM PST. No cover, no minimum, just sit back and enjoy.
closeNon-Stop Jive from Five to -well, to be honest, that changes based on the night now-a-days. When we first launched it was five to nine, but as we begin to load each weekday with more Radio Remote Broadcasts IRS becoming more like 7 or 8. Nevertheless tune into Racketeer Radio KFQX each weekday for the non stop jive of your favorite tunes and newest releases!
closePopular radio during the 1930s and throughout the 1940s included live coast-to-coast radio transmissions of “big bands”, or dance bands. These live remotes were held mostly in hotels, ballrooms, restaurants and clubs. During the war years, it was expanded to include military bases and defense plants. Racketeer Radio KFQX will continue the traditons of LIVE RADIO REMOTE BROADCASTS.
closeCocktail Nation: 'Evenings from the Penthouse'. Every weeknight from the Sydney Penthouse, Koop spins the very best classic and neo lounge along with the most interesting characters of swank join him for a chat on this weekend podcast .During the week Koop posts his music only Cocktail Nation Evenings at the Penthouse show where you can enjoy cocktail jazz at the end of your day.
closeThe Jack Benny Program, starring Jack Benny, is a radio and television comedy series. The show ran from 1932 to 1955 on radio. The Jack Benny Program used a loose show-within-a-show format, wherein the main characters were playing versions of themselves. The show often broke the fourth wall, with the characters interacting with the audience and commenting on the program and its advertisements.
closeThe Abbott and Costello Show is a comedy program from the era of old-time radio in the United States. It was broadcast first on NBC and later on ABC, beginning on July 3, 1940 and ending on June 9, 1949.
closeLux Radio Theatre, a classic radio anthology series. These hour-long radio programs that were adaptations of film and Broadway were performed live before studio audiences
closeTales of the absurd and bizarre made their way to the airwaves through this strange and eccentric old time radio series. Ripley's Believe It or Not starred non other than Robert Ripley himself as he shared his out-of-this-world discoveries and experiences while traveling around the globe. His standard practice was to take note of the unusual sights and practices he came across during his travels and chronicled them in his journal. It was not until 1930 that the program was made available to a public audience. Hear audio scripts from his journal while we play the best music for your morning!
closeBringing you the widest selection of oldies anywhere on our planet Earth. We play the very first golden age of American Rock n' Roll, the vast majority of songs predating the Beatles. On the show, you'll hear all the charted hits from and beyond the Top 40. All the hits & misses from the genres of Soul, Motown, Country, Doo-Wop, Folk and Rock & Roll. And why did you like Top 40 radio back in the '50s and '60s? Was it because they played non-stop music commercial free? No! Come on, it was because of the jingles, remember? Now on the show, we've turned back the hands of time and set the show as it should be with classic jingles and a radio personality from when radio was king, and not television. So join me, Rockin' Eddy, Thursdays at Noon, anywhere you are in the world, to discover or re-discover an extraordinary generation of music and I will take you back to the world gone away.
closeEach weekday at Noon Pacific Standard Time tune into Hot Off The Press for the hottest & newest tunes in the world of Punk Rock Rhythm and Blues. Join Ace Hartmann, Live! Bringing you the newest releases along with news, updates, upcoming events, your favorite classics, and so much more! Hear music from your beloved, favorite record labels to unsigned up-and-coming bands and artists
closeNon-Stop Jive from Five to -well, to be honest, that changes based on the night now-a-days. When we first launched it was five to nine, but as we begin to load each weekday with more Radio Remote Broadcasts IRS becoming more like 7 or 8. Nevertheless tune into Racketeer Radio KFQX each weekday for the non stop jive of your favorite tunes and newest releases!
closeCocktail Nation: 'Evenings from the Penthouse'. Every weeknight from the Sydney Penthouse, Koop spins the very best classic and neo lounge along with the most interesting characters of swank join him for a chat on this weekend podcast .During the week Koop posts his music only Cocktail Nation Evenings at the Penthouse show where you can enjoy cocktail jazz at the end of your day.
closeThe Jack Benny Program, starring Jack Benny, is a radio and television comedy series. The show ran from 1932 to 1955 on radio. The Jack Benny Program used a loose show-within-a-show format, wherein the main characters were playing versions of themselves. The show often broke the fourth wall, with the characters interacting with the audience and commenting on the program and its advertisements.
closeThe Abbott and Costello Show is a comedy program from the era of old-time radio in the United States. It was broadcast first on NBC and later on ABC, beginning on July 3, 1940 and ending on June 9, 1949.
closeLux Radio Theatre, a classic radio anthology series. These hour-long radio programs that were adaptations of film and Broadway were performed live before studio audiences
closeTales of the absurd and bizarre made their way to the airwaves through this strange and eccentric old time radio series. Ripley's Believe It or Not starred non other than Robert Ripley himself as he shared his out-of-this-world discoveries and experiences while traveling around the globe. His standard practice was to take note of the unusual sights and practices he came across during his travels and chronicled them in his journal. It was not until 1930 that the program was made available to a public audience. Hear audio scripts from his journal while we play the best music for your morning!
closeSid Mark launched The Sounds of Sinatra in Philadelphia 62 years ago. It all began as a call from a listener, who suggested that Sid spin one hour of Frank Sinatra. In 1979, Sid took The Sounds of Sinatra to the national level with affiliates in New York and Los Angeles. Soon the show spread across the country to where it is today, airing on nearly 100 stations every week. This is the only radio program of its kind to have been personally authorized by Frank Sinatra. Sid and Frank developed a personal friendship in 1966. To celebrate the anniversary of the show, Sid was invited to see Frank in Las Vegas. After seeing Frank’s show at The Sands, Sid met Frank and a friendship was formed which would last for decades.
closeEach weekday at Noon Pacific Standard Time tune into Hot Off The Press for the hottest & newest tunes in the world of Punk Rock Rhythm and Blues. Join Ace Hartmann, Live! Bringing you the newest releases along with news, updates, upcoming events, your favorite classics, and so much more! Hear music from your beloved, favorite record labels to unsigned up-and-coming bands and artists
closeKoop Koopers' Cocktail Nation is is the the most chic, sophisticated podcast of the choicest retro music on the internet. Koop Kooper plays a varied mix of: jazz vocals, cocktail piano, tiki bar exotica, breezy bossa nova, and movie soundtracks.
closeNon-Stop Jive from Five to -well, to be honest, that changes based on the night now-a-days. When we first launched it was five to nine, but as we begin to load each weekday with more Radio Remote Broadcasts IRS becoming more like 7 or 8. Nevertheless tune into Racketeer Radio KFQX each weekday for the non stop jive of your favorite tunes and newest releases!
closeCocktail Nation: 'Evenings from the Penthouse'. Every weeknight from the Sydney Penthouse, Koop spins the very best classic and neo lounge along with the most interesting characters of swank join him for a chat on this weekend podcast .During the week Koop posts his music only Cocktail Nation Evenings at the Penthouse show where you can enjoy cocktail jazz at the end of your day.
closeThe Jack Benny Program, starring Jack Benny, is a radio and television comedy series. The show ran from 1932 to 1955 on radio. The Jack Benny Program used a loose show-within-a-show format, wherein the main characters were playing versions of themselves. The show often broke the fourth wall, with the characters interacting with the audience and commenting on the program and its advertisements.
closeThe Abbott and Costello Show is a comedy program from the era of old-time radio in the United States. It was broadcast first on NBC and later on ABC, beginning on July 3, 1940 and ending on June 9, 1949.
closeLux Radio Theatre, a classic radio anthology series. These hour-long radio programs that were adaptations of film and Broadway were performed live before studio audiences
closeThe Art of Manliness is a program that aims to help men become better men. Through in-depth interviews with authors and thinkers, host Brett McKay finds insights on how men can better understand their culture, their lives, and themselves, and recapture the ancient and classical ideal of manliness, one of arete and eudaimonia: excellence and flourishing.
closeQuiz Kids is a radio series originally broadcast in the 1940s and 1950s. Created by Chicago public relations and advertising man Louis G. Cowan, and originally sponsored by Alka-Seltzer, the series was first broadcast on NBC from Chicago, June 28, 1940, airing as a summer replacement show for Alec Templeton Time. It continued on radio for the next 13 years.
closeRhythm Sweet & Hot is a musical variety program that entertains audiences by capturing the essence of musical culture from the 1920s to the 1940s. Listeners hear the well-known, big names of swing but are also able to discover the music of artists whose records "can't be found at the local mall. Hosts Mike Plaskett and Dale Abraham enjoy sharing recordings that have been passed over in the changing fashion of the music and radio businesses.
closeThe Art of Manliness is a program that aims to help men become better men. Through in-depth interviews with authors and thinkers, host Brett McKay finds insights on how men can better understand their culture, their lives, and themselves, and recapture the ancient and classical ideal of manliness, one of arete and eudaimonia: excellence and flourishing.
closeQuiz Kids is a radio series originally broadcast in the 1940s and 1950s. Created by Chicago public relations and advertising man Louis G. Cowan, and originally sponsored by Alka-Seltzer, the series was first broadcast on NBC from Chicago, June 28, 1940, airing as a summer replacement show for Alec Templeton Time. It continued on radio for the next 13 years.
closeThis remarkable show spans the entire gamut of early American music, which includes Swing, early Jazz, and Dixieland. Join host Fred Hall for his amazing interviews with the singers, song-writers, sidemen band leaders and arrangers directly involved in the ongoing evolution of that uniquely American music!
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