Michael J. Foxx; Dr. Drex on 96.3 WHYT Detroit | 1989

Dec 18, 2005 5 Comments

It’s back to the Robyn Watts collection for this short but ultra-cool listen to Detroit’s WHYT. Back in the early 80s, this was one of Mike Josephs’ Hot Hits (TM) formatted Top 40 stations, but by this time the station is well beyond that.

This is the station which featured the likes of Lisa Lisa, J.J. Walkman, Captain Dave Fogel, Bo “The Jammer” Jackson and of course, Foxx & Drex, featured here.

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Total Time: 5:05 | Format: Real Audio G2 | Monaural

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5 Responses to “Michael J. Foxx; Dr. Drex on 96.3 WHYT Detroit | 1989”

  1. Gregory Viverette Reply Feb 09, 2006 at 8:52 pm

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  2. Chris Reply Nov 21, 2006 at 5:50 pm

    When I was in elementary and middle school WHYT was THE station of choice of most of my friends. I personally listened to Hot AC WKQI (Q95) more because I didn’t care as much for rap, but looking back I can appreciate much more now what 96.3FM was doing in the late ’80s and early ’90s. Their biggest competitor at this time was WDFX, “99.5 The Fox” (the former WABX), which counted Terry “Motormouth” Young among its roster of talent (also a VERY good station). Interestingly today’s WKQI (Channel 9-5-5) sounds musically very much like WHYT during the “96.3FM” and “96.3 Jamz” days of the late ’80s and early ’90s, but somehow it just doesn’t sound as magic. Lisa Lisa “The Party Princess” (real name Lisa Orlando) was most recently at WDRQ but was blown out with all the other WDRQ jocks when the station flipped to “Jack” clone “Doug FM” on April 1, 2005. I listened to her on DRQ and during her short time at Q95 throughout my high school years, and it’s great to hear her again!

  3. Chris Reply Mar 07, 2007 at 3:56 pm

    Also, I should point out that the year for this aircheck is 1990, not 1989. The songs featured on this aircheck like “Enjoy The Silence” (Depeche Mode), “Poison” (Bell Biv Devoe), and “Cradle Of Love” (Billy Idol), are all 1990 hits, plus they mention the end of the school year and the 20th anniversary of American Top 40.

  4. Chris Reply Mar 07, 2007 at 3:57 pm

    Okay, Paula Abdul’s “Cold Hearted” is 1989, but you know what I mean :)

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