Welcome to "The Valley"

You can hear us on your AM radio around town at AM 1620 and in crystal clear stereo on your computer. We play your favorite hits from the 50's, 60's, and 70's. "The Valley” plays a mix of hit songs you know from artists you love ... Elvis, Chuck Berry, Bill Haley and the Comets, The Skyliners, The Beach Boys, The Hollies, The Beatles, Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, James Taylor, The Eagles and so much more ... you'll tune in to find the music that's missing on most stations. Plus, "The Valley" features news and information focused on life in the historic Western Pennsylvania town of Ligonier ... if you've never visited our town, listen for a while and you'll discover the magic of small town American life and radio in “The Valley.”

The Fifties:

It all began with people like Chuck Berry, Bill Haley, Elvis Presley and their contemporaries … our grandfathers of Popular Rock Music. It began with radio stations, slowly picking up the word and the enthusiasm from the listeners. Rock radio pioneers like Alan Freed made waves … airwaves. Music was changing, styles were re-arranging. Blue jeans, poodle skirts, DAs, cruising the block in your dad's car, the excitement of Friday night sock hops … and it all was happening with the radio on … it was the Music of the 1950s, the music that changed our lives and was the foundation of today's Popular Rock. You'll hear it all here on The Valley.

The Sixties:

The 1960s were a time a revolution for our society. It was The Beatles, Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones leading the charge in music. Their was Pop Art, Fashion Art and a time of ant-war upheaval. All along the trip we were branded by the music coming from our radios. The music that changed our lives … and we have it here on LigonierRadio.com. Stay close … you're just a song away from a journey back to the 1960s.

The Seventies:

It was bell bottoms, stadium rock shows, balloon sleeve shirts and a bit of disco along the way … it was the decade known as The Seventies. And while you were having fun with click-clacks, drawing smiley faces on your school notebooks … you heard the music from radios everywhere. The singer-songwriters, the long-haired groups on Don Krishner's Rock Concert TV show … there was Wolfman Jack on syndicated radio and TV. We have those classic hits that changed our lives … here on The Valley.

AM RADIO LISTENING TIPS

1. If your radio has an AM antenna, it is usually a loop on the back of the set … make sure it's properly connected to the AM antenna terminals.
2. Often, moving the radio near a window or away from computers, copiers, fluorescent lights, etc will greatly improve the reception. Or, if possible, plug the radio into an outlet that isn't shared with the above devices.
3. Try turning the radio in a perpendicular direction … if your set has an internal antenna, moving the whole radio can really improve your reception.
4. Put us on the first button of your car radio - AM 1620 - for running those errands around town!
5. And … come back here very soon to click and listen on the computer.