Rocky 1049

08/05/2025

The Steelers Open Up The Pre-season This Saturday Night As They Travel To Jacksonville To Play The Jaguars. You can Hear It On Rocky 104-9. Pre-game is at 5pm. Kickoff at 7pm.

08/04/2025

Today in:
1790, The U.S. Coast Guard is founded as Revenue Cutter Service
1892, Sunday school teacher Lizzie Borden murdered her father and stepmother with a hatchet. She was arrested but later acquitted
1914 - Britain declared war on Germany. The U.S. proclaimed its neutrality
1944 - N**i police raided a house in Amsterdam and arrested eight people. Anne Frank, a teenager at the time, was one of the people arrested
1956 - Elvis released “Hound Dog”
1958 - The Billboard Hot 100 was published for the first time
1962 - Marilyn Monroe died
1977 - President Carter signed the measure that established the Department of Energy
1986 - The United States Football League called off its 1986 season
1987 - The Fairness Doctrine was rescinded by the Federal Communications Commission. The doctrine had required that radio and TV stations present controversial issues in a balanced fashion
2000 - The movie 'Coyote Ugly' opened in theaters
2007 - Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees became, at age 32, the youngest player in Major League history to hit his 500th career home run

08/04/2025

Thanks To Mort And Jim from the Gallitzin American Legion and the Gallitzin Volunteer Fire Company for stopping By the Rocky Studio Today. They were promotion their BBQ Bash this Saturday!! In return We gave them Them cases of Water in our Beat The Heat Promotion!!!

08/04/2025

THE ROCKIN’ THE YARD SUMMER CONCERT SERIES IS BACK.ENJOY LIVE MUSIC AT THE JAFFA SHRINE UPPER LOTS. ROCKIN’THE YARD CONCERTS SUPPORT LOCAL CHARITIES WITH MUSIC FROM LOCAL BANDS AND PROFESSIONAL TRIBUTE ACTS. CHECK OUT THEIR WEBSITE AT ROCKINTHEYARD.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO BUY TICKETS.
THIS FRIDAY, AUGUST 8TH, IT’S STICKY SWEET, A TRIBUTE TO DEF LEPPARD, WITH HALF TEMPTED. GATES OPEN AT 5PM. TICKETS ARE $20. ENJOY LIVE MUSIC WITH FOOD AND BEVERAGES AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE. ROCKIN’ THE YARD IS SPONSORED BY 7 MOUNTAINS MEDIA.

08/04/2025

ROCKY 104-9 AND THE PA LOTTERY WANT TO GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO WIN SOME CASH, MAYBE WIN IT ALL!!LISTEN TO TOMMY EDWARDS AND THE ROCKY MORNINGSHOW FROM 6 TO 10AM THIS WEEK. TOMMY WILL ASK YOU TO CALL IN AT 814-946-5050. CALLER TEN WILL WIN FIFTEEN OF THE NEW “WIN PIGS FLY” SCRATCH OFF LOTTERY TICKETS FROM THE PA. STATE LOTTERY WITH TEN TOP PRIZES OF TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS. YOU COULD ALWAYS U SE SOME XTRA CASH, FROM THE PA. STATE LOTTERY, AND ROCKY 104-9

08/03/2025

Today in:
1914 - Germany declared war on France. The next day World War I began when Britain declared war on Germany
1923 - Calvin Coolidge was sworn in as the 30th president of the US. after the sudden death of President Harding
1933 - The Mickey Mouse Watch was introduced for the price of $2.75
1936 - Jesse Owens won the first of his four Olympic gold medals
1949 - The National Basketball Association (NBA) was formed
1958 - The Nautilus became the first vessel to cross the North Pole underwater
1968 - "Hello, I Love You" by The Doors hit #1 on the Billboard singles chart
1971 - Paul McCartney announced the formation of his group Wings that includes his wife, former Moody Blues singer Denny Laine on guitar, and Denny Seiwell on drums.
2004 - The Statue of Liberty reopened to the public. The site had been closed since the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001

08/02/2025

Today in:
1776 - Members of the Continental Congress began adding their signatures to the Declaration of Independence
1790 - The first U.S. Census was taken. There were 3,929,326 people living here
1892 - Charles A. Wheeler patented the first escalator
1909 - the first Lincoln penny was issued
1921 - Eight White Sox players were acquitted of throwing the 1919 World Series
1939 - FDR signed the Hatch Act. The act prohibited civil service employees from taking an active part in political campaigns
1985, "Weird Science" hit theaters
1987 - "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" was re-released in honor of the film’s 50th anniversary
1990 - The Persian Gulf War erupted when Iraq invaded Kuwait
1999, M. Night Shyamalan's "The Sixth Sense", starring Bruce Willis and Haley Joel Osment, premiered in Philadelphia
2018 - Apple became the first U.S. company to be valued at over $1 trillion

08/02/2025

08/01/2025

Today in:
1790 - The first U.S. census was completed with a total population of 3,929,214 recorded.
1893 - A patent was awarded to the makers of Shredded Wheat
1907 - The U.S. Army established an aeronautical division that later became the U.S. Air Force
1936 - Adolf Hi**er presided over the Olympic games as they opened in Berlin
1941 - the first Jeep was produced
1946 - In the U.S., the Atomic Energy Commission was established
1957 - The North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) was created by the United States and Canada
1962 - Spiderman debuted
1971 - George Harrison hosted The Concert for Bangladesh at Madison Square Garden, featuring performances by Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan and Ringo Starr
1973 - The movie "American Graffiti" opened
1980 - Cinemax launched
1981 - MTV first went on the air (And played nothing but music videos!)
1994 - The Rolling Stones kicked off their Voodoo Lounge tour with a show in Washington, DC
1996 - M2, MTV's second TV channel, is launched
2014 - The movie “Guardians of the Galaxy” premiered

08/01/2025

Yesterday We "Beat The Heat" with Todd Homan and His Crew At PennDot Who were working On A Road In Sinking Valley!!!! It was Hot And They Needed The water. Thanks To These Men And Women Who Make Our Roads Safe To Travel!! They Were Appreciative and A lot of Fun!!!! Thanks To Our Intern Matthew for Helping Me Out. We Will Be back On The Road Today!!

07/31/2025

Today in:
1928 - MGM’s Leo the lion roared for the first time. He introduced MGM’s first talking picture, "White Shadows on the South Seas"
1932 - Enzo Ferrari retired from racing. In 1950 he launched a series of cars under his name
1948 - President Truman helped dedicate New York International Airport (later John F. Kennedy International Airport) at Idlewild Field
1961 - The first tie in All-Star Game major league baseball history was recorded when it was stopped in the 9th inning due to rain at Boston's Fenway Park
1976 - Blue Oyster Cult released “Don’t Fear the Reaper”
1980 - China's population reached 1 billion
1980 - The Eagles split up after Glenn Frey and Don Felder went at it on stage
1987 - “The Lost Boys” debuted in theaters
1989 - The Game Boy handheld video game device was released in the U.S.
1995 - The Walt Disney Company agreed to acquire Capital Cities/ABC in a $19 billion deal
2016 - “Sharknado: The 4th Awakens” aired on SyFy

07/31/2025

Thanks to Megan Alwine and Dr. Patricia Hoyne from the Blair County Breastfeeding Coalition for Stopping by the Rocky Studio to talk about their Organition.