Richard Hawkins, Hot Hits 98 WCAU-FM Philadelphia | July 1984
Before the birth of what’s known today as WOGL, 98.1 was home to a heritage set of call letters and a trademarked hot Top 40 format which graced a dozen…
Lee Paris, on Rock of the 80s i92, WIFI Philadelphia | June 1983
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
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
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
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
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
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
This is the first of what appears to be dozens of original recordings featuring Big Ron O'Brien.
