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Norm Thibault on WHEB 100.3 Portsmouth NH | January 1979

Aircheck courtesy of Big Apple Airchecks - Thanks!I’ve been looking for an aircheck from this era for years, and now we have one! Today’s 100.3 WHEB is an FM-only Classic Rocker, just your average run-of-the-mill rock oldies station with the same boring titles played over and over. But, back in ‘79, it was THE station to listen to while tanning at Hampton Beach during the Summer.

Known as “The Star Station”, this was a not-quite top 40 station with a generous dose of Oldies. From what I remember this was an AM/FM simulcast with AM 750 leaving the air at night (or dropping to some rediculously low power) to protect WSB Atlanta. This aircheck was apparently recorded at night because it’s the FM side (with it’s own jingles). Back in the day, we all listened to the AM side of this simulcast on the beach, flipping back and forth between WHEB and WRKO Boston.

The AM side went dark sometime in the 80s - surely there’s someone out there who knows the exact history of this station. Seems to me the FM flipped to AOR about the time they turned in the AM license.

The radio landscape at the NH coastline has changed substantially since this aircheck was recorded, but if you wanna go back to before it all went to FM, listen to this… it’s sure to bring back some good memories, even if this is a WINTER aircheck!

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August 25th, 2007 Assorted Airchecks | 3 comments

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3 Responses to “Norm Thibault on WHEB 100.3 Portsmouth NH | January 1979”

  1. Wayne Thorne on August 26th, 2007 1:34 pm

    Steve
    I’m sending you the old WHEB logo. it is included with a couple of other ones on the file. Look for an e-mail from Wayne Thorne.
    Wayne

  2. SS on August 27th, 2007 1:47 pm

    Great stuff! A station and format all but forgotten about. Of course, the AOR format continues to live on WHEB-FM and is very surccessful.

    But, I do miss the Top 40ish/AC delivered format. I heard some great talk and conversation wrapped around music back then (late 70’s) with Bill McDermitt, Berjeron, Bob Stuart, and of course, one could wake up with Ted Garland.

    Thanks,

    John

  3. Andy Gilmore on August 6th, 2008 7:46 pm

    I’m not sure WHEB-AM actually turned in their AM license…I worked there briefly around 1989 or so with Scott Hooper when the AM side was doing a home-brewed nostalgia format with Sinatra, Bennett, Big Bands, Ella, etc. Wayne…if you have an old WHEB logo image (preferably as a .TIFF file), would you email it to me as well? I retired from radio broadcasting in 2002 and I’m trying to collect old logos of stations where I worked during my 34-year career. Thanks!

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