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Author: Ellis Feaster
Paco Navarro on Disco92 WKTU New York| 1979
After hearing about the passing of Manuel “Paco” Navarro, I thought I’d share one more of his aircheck. Paco was one of the best known voices of disco in the late 1970s and early 1980s at once top-rated WKTU New York. He held down afternoon drive on Disco 92, later 92KTU. With his Spanish…
Paco on 92KTU WKTU New York | February 1984
After hearing about the passing of Manuel “Paco” Navarro, I thought I’d share some of his work. Paco was one of the best known voices of disco in the late 1970s and early 1980s at once top-rated WKTU New York. He held down afternoon drive on Disco 92, later 92KTU. With his Spanish accent, he…
WPLJ 95.5 New York, End of WPLJ & Launch of K-Love | May 31 2019
May 31, 2019 was a day many New Yorkers will never forget. It was the day WPLJ went away. 95.5 WPLJ signed on the air in 1971 as an Album Oriented Rock station. By the late 1970s, the playlist had tightened a bit to New York’s Best Rock. WPLJ was very popular with that format.…
Z100’s Sign On with Scott Shannon, WHTZ New York | Aug 2, 1983
“The new WHTZ! So new it’s still under construction as I speak!” August 2 1983 is a day that will go down in New York radio History! When 1983 started, there were no Contemporary Hit Music stations on FM in New York. By Summer 1983, both WPLJ & WAPP were moving away from Rock,…
New York Area Radio Dial Scan | November 1983
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It’s November 1983, and it’s the weekend! You are driving around New York, as you tune around the radio dial. This recording is an example of what you would have head. I was driving around New York, and just tuning up & down the dial, and recording what I head. You’ll hear many of the…
