each deejay's program lasted from one to two hours per evening mondays through saturdays, occupying roughly (with adjustments over the years) the period between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. central time. on sunday nights, richbourg or allen hosted programs featuring black gospel recordings. richbourg and allen took credit for helping to start or boost the careers of artists like james brown, ray charles, b. b. king, otis redding, jackie wilson, aretha franklin; nobles helped the likes of little richard.