Philadelphia – Page 7

Lee Paris, on Rock of the 80s i92, WIFI Philadelphia | June 1983

By Ellis Feaster June 29, 2020

Back during the early 1980s, mainstream Rock acts dominated Album Oriented Rock (AOR) radio, leaving very little room for the emerging New Wave & Punk Rock artists, like Depeche Mode,…

Terry Young, Valley Girl Stunt on WCAU-FM 98 Philadelphia | July 1982

By Ellis Feaster June 12, 2020

Back in 1982, Hot Hits 98, WCAU-FM in Philadelphia, was the number 1 music station. Terry Young, "The Motormouth," owned teens around Philly. One night, he played the song "Valley…

WXTU First Day On Air, 92 WXTU Philadelphia | September 12 1983

By Ellis Feaster May 25, 2020

In 1973, Philadelphia’s WIFI 92 instituted a high-energy Top 40 format known as the Boogie Format with the slogan “Let’s Boogie.” It Philly’s first live FM Top 40 station. It…

Barbara Sommers, 99FM WUSL Philadelphia (KISS 99/Power 99 FM) | Dec 27 1982

By Ellis Feaster May 22, 2020

Here is a rare aircheck of WUSL Philadelphia, before it had become Power 99 FM. The station flipped from Country, to Urban in Oct. 1982, with the new name KISS…

End of Eagle 106 & Launch of Smooth Jazz 106.1, WEGX WJJZ Philadelphia | March 12 1993

By Ellis Feaster May 4, 2020

In the 1980’s, Philadelphia’s 106.1 FM seemed cursed. No matter what Cox Radio put on the frequency, nothing seemed to work. In 1981, it was WWSH Stereo 106, playing…

Don Cannon, WIFI 92 Philadelphia | 1981

By Ellis Feaster April 22, 2020

In 1973, Philadelphia’s WIFI 92 instituted a high-energy Top 40 format known as the Boogie Format with the slogan “Let’s Boogie.” It Philly’s first live FM Top 40 station. It…

Big Ron O’Brien, 98.1 WOGL Philadelphia | February, 2004

By Steve West April 22, 2020

This is the first of what appears to be dozens of original recordings featuring Big Ron O'Brien.

Wynn Moore, 96.5 WWDB Philadelphia | 1978

By Ellis Feaster April 10, 2020

Philadelphia's WWDB 96.5, was one of the first FM talk stations in the country. From 1975 till 2000, Philadelphia’s daily pulse – politics, food, sports – thumped on WWDB. The…