Silver Dollar Survey

This survey is dated March 30,1964.

DJs pictured: Ken Knight (Howard Watson),Sonny Martin (Wayne Moss),Buddy Karr(Bob Mullins),Doc Holiday(A.J. Lindsey),Ron Owens(Jim Pitcock) ,and B. Bruce Jenkins.

KAAY published a weekly music survey of the top 40 records. Most top 40 stations did. It was the music director's job to check with record stores to determine what they were selling and to find out from other jocks what was being requested. All this information was compiled and a record chart resulted. The surveys where then printed and distributed to the record stores to be given away. The surveys were also used to promote activities at the station. What was once free and widely given away, is now sold for several dollars on Ebay to eager collectors. At one point in time, the KAAY Silver Dollar Survey was printed on a silver coated paper. This was relatively expensive and didn't last very long. Most stations didn't realize that some day these charts would be valuable, and did very little to preserve them.