When Radio Stations Had City Songs
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LAST UPDATE 10/25/2025
Most of city songs were produced by PAMS.
When I was a boy in Portland, Oregon in the 50s and 60s, KEX had a lovely song entitled Call of the Northwest [lyrics here].
There’s also a version of Call of the Northwest on YouTube. Thank you, Bruce Murdock, for the link.
Turns out that at least two other Gene Autrey/Golden West Broadcasting stations had a city song:
KSFO’s Sound of San Francisco.
KVI’s Seattle song, Sound of the City.
(scroll down or search for “sound of the city”
A friend passed along the WMAL Baltimore/Washington song, I Like to be in DC
KFRC San Francisco’s My Town
KFXD Nampa, Idaho Nampa my Nampa
KMPC Los Angeles had two songs. I was only able to find partial versions; if you have the full version, let me know and I will post it.
The Giant Of The West
The Heart Of The Southland