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Philadelphia Composite | 1977

Courtesy of Big Apple Airchecks - Thanks!This was posted for July 4th weekend 2005, and was there no better way to celebrate than to go back in time to the City of Brotherly Love (where’d that name come from anyway?).

You’ll hear an assortment of radio stations (all scoped, of course), starting with what was certainly the first BIG FM station in Philly, WIFI 92 (now Country 92.5 WXTU). Listen for the ONE shotgun WIFI 92 jingle - same cut as at WXLO 99X New York, and some DJ called Beau Weaver! Surely not the same Beauregard Rodreguez Weaver from 93 KHJ?! Somebody knows (doesn’t sound like him). Next, a long scope of WFIL as an AC station, A GREAT composite of the “new” WIBG, including a bit of Crazy Bob McLaine (whom your webmaster worked with at WGKX Memphis in 2004), then listen for Loren Owens (currently at WROR Boston) on WPEN! This is a fantastic composite aircheck from a time when AM and FM were pretty much at par with each other with respect to programming and audience.

Check out the news reports on these stations… high gas prices, fuel shortages - kinda sounds familiar, eh?


or, listen in it’s original Real Audio form for those still using dialup

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July 2nd, 2005 Crazy Bob McLaine • Loren Owens • Matt Seinberg • Philadelphia | 7 comments

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7 Responses to “Philadelphia Composite | 1977”

  1. Steven Green on July 4th, 2005 5:50 pm

    Thank you.

    I moved to Phila. in 1977 and stayed there until 1983. My first year in town, 1977. And I found out later that Ron O’ Brien was on WFIL and I did not even know it. Girls, fraternity parties, beer and some college work are a little distraction.

  2. Dave Thompson on July 11th, 2005 6:42 am

    This is wonderful. As a radio news guy, I’d like to point out how news was still an important part of programming on those stations — even on FM. Oh, for the good old days…

  3. Dave Thompson on August 26th, 2005 8:39 pm

    One question — what jingle package is WIBG using here? It must be a later package than the “Where Your Friends Are” sig.
    Just curious…

  4. Jeffery James on November 27th, 2007 2:57 pm

    If it’s 4th of July weekend, why is it only 18 degrees?

  5. Jeffery James on November 27th, 2007 3:14 pm

    Oh I get it now sorry I just woke up from the overnight shift. Thanks for the site, it rocks!

  6. H the C on April 30th, 2008 11:38 am

    Wow! Very Nice! We were in college at the time and we listened to WPEN in the mornings for “Worst Joke of the Day”… we thought was best feature of all the morning shows in Philly. Loved hearing what was going on at the other stations at the time… I remember WIFI 92 taking our friends away from ‘FIL and WIBBAGE’s since THEY were in Stereo!!!! :) :)

  7. Mike Rivers on June 29th, 2008 12:30 pm

    It’s a very sweet thing as a jingle freak to hear another version of the 99X/NYC shotgun!

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