WQHT Hot 103 launched in 1986 on 103.5 FM when Top 40 WAPP (Adult Oriented Rock format) went off the air after trying to compete with WHTZ & WPLJ. Hot 103, lasted onthe 103.5 frequency for 2 years, until summer of 1988, when 97.1 WYNY & WQHT flipped frequencies, & WQHT became Hot 97….
WCOZ was one of Boston’s Rock stations through the 1970s & into the 80s. Many in Boston remember it’s on air slogan, “Kickass Rock ‘N’ Roll!” It was extremely successful, peaking with a phenomenal 13.1 in the ratings. But with the changes in rock music during the early 1980s, the station’s success did…
In the early 1980, many FM stations were ditching their older skewing, soft formats, for Top 40, or Contemporary Hit Radio (CHR). One of those stations was WEEI-FM. In 1982, the soft sounds on 103.3 FM were slowly being pushed out in favor of new music. It was done very gradually, with the idea of…
Philadelphia’s Famous 56 WFIL, the Delaware Valley’s Pop Powerhouse, was the home of many broadcasting legends. Jim O’Brien, Dr Don Rose, George Michael, Jim Nettelton, Dick Heatherton, Frank Kingston Smith, & the jock featured on this aircheck, Long John Wade. Wade landed in Philly from Hartford’s WDRC in late 1966. He worked on air…
This aircheck is from WABC’s final few months as a music station. By this point, WABC had evolved into an Adult Contemporary station, that played quite a bit of gold, going back to the mid 1960s. Peter Bush is featured here. He was one of the jocks brought in for WABC’s final years, along…
WCAU-FM was America’s pioneer all oldies radio station. In September of 1970, WCAU-FM converted to oldies from CBS’s soft pop automated format, The Young Sound. The station was totally automated with the voice of Jim Nettleton intro’ing or backselling everything 24/7; in 1972, the station began it’s evolution to a totally live sound, by…
Charlie Wilde worked at some legendary stations in the 1980s & 90s… KPKE Denver, WHYN-FM Springfield, KSAN San Francisco, & KDWB Minneapolis. Then in 1995, Charlie became the first American ever to host a morning show in London, England. After a successful two-year stint hosting the breakfast show on KISS 100, UK government officials…
