Runaway Radio | movie | 2024 | Official Trailer
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00:00 Texas is a controlled chaos area.
00:04 That's what 101 was.
00:06 [MUSIC]
00:11 >> It's KOL.
00:12 You know what the weather is,
00:13 stick your head out the door.
00:14 >> These FM stations no one ever heard of,
00:17 were reaching this counterculture.
00:19 That grew, the music grew.
00:21 >> Man, it was freeform.
00:23 The DJs got to play with the [inaudible] they wanted.
00:26 So they played whoever they felt like playing.
00:28 If they didn't like your music,
00:29 you were going to get played.
00:29 >> Hi, I'm Dana Steele with my special guest tonight, Billy Idol.
00:33 >> We helped start what was the FM.
00:36 [MUSIC]
00:38 >> 101 KOL.
00:40 >> KOL was my education.
00:43 You didn't want to be the last person to know about a new song.
00:45 [MUSIC]
00:47 >> We weren't just a radio station.
00:49 We were part of the community.
00:50 We were part of your lives.
00:52 >> KOL was a pioneer in breaking new artists.
00:56 That's when they really could.
00:57 >> I got George Harrison in the studio by probably insulting him.
01:02 >> And there were an awful lot of listeners out there.
01:04 Millions of people wanted to be part of this party.
01:06 The brand of KOL was always rebellion.
01:09 It was rebellion against the status quo.
01:12 We would actually get on the air and say,
01:14 don't put a KOL bumper sticker on your car because you will be stopped by the cops.
01:18 >> People like Crash and Dana Steele, they were my heroes.
01:22 >> Once he had a mic in the hand, it was like, it's on.
01:25 >> All across America, I don't know.
01:27 If you know the names Stevens and Kool.
01:29 >> The reason these guys are here is because the FCC right now has
01:33 boarded three radio stations to tone it down.
01:35 >> Every consultant and program director that you come across will tell you,
01:40 the music is the star and everybody else is just there for support.
01:44 KOL and the Runaway Radio were the stars.
01:47 [MUSIC]