Lon Thomas, WARM Power 99-7 Atlanta | March, 1986
September 17, 2012 
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When this station started playing top 40, it was called “WARM 99″, but in March of 1986 the name changed to “Power 99-7″. The call letters in the beginning were WARM-FM. The memorable WAPW call letters wouldn’t arrive until 1988.
Here’s Lon Thomas, highlighted here from audio publication CALIFORNIA AIRCHECK, Tape #S-80 from March of 1986. It was donated from Contributor Robyn Watts, who apparently subscribed to this service, sending dozens of these tapes several years ago.
This is noteble if for only one reason – WARM is called “Power 99-7″ and NOT just “Power 99″, as many still remember it.
It’s a clear, crisp recording from a cassette tape that held up quite well over the years.
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What excellent processing on this aircheck. Great example of the Atlanta sound back then.
Lon Thomas was the morning man at 102.7 KIIS-FM just prior to the arrival of a man named Dees. If you watch the 1981 movie Modern Romance, there’s a scene in which Albert Brooks is driving around the San Fernando Valley with Lon Thomas on KIIS playing on the car radio.