I started listening to KQUE in the late 1980s. They had a really strong signal and played an eclectic mix of "
beautiful music" and oldies. Stuff like Chuck Berry, Frank Sinatra, Gogi Grant, Petula Clark, Roy Orbison and Patsy Cline.
Paul Berlin was the top DJ. He would call Don at Don's Record Shop in Bellaire and ask him which 45s were hot that day. He was doing this crap up into the 90s, long after normal people had stopped buying 45s. I know because I was standing at the cash register buying some Dusty Springfield and Brazil 66 (two versions of "The Look of Love") one day when Don had to stop and take the call.
Don's closed. KQUE is a Tejano station now.