Month: December 2019
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Tom Collins, Philly 15 WSNI-AM Philadelphia | 1983
In the early to mid 1980s, many AM stations were struggling to reinvent themselves as many listeners had migrated to FM. Some stations were moving towards News, Talk, or […]
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Irv Homer discusses The Rolling Stones, 96.5 WWDB Philadelphia | November 1981
Irv Homer was grouchy, a bit of a curmudgeon, and thought the world would be a better place if everyone did things his way. Philly loved him! Many considered him “the voice […]
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KSWD 100.3 The Sound, Flips To KKLQ K-Love Los Angeles | November 16 2017
November 16, 2017, was a sad day for music lovers in Los Angeles. It was the day Adult Album Rock formatted station KSWD “The Sound” 100.3 FM went off […]
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Hollywood Henderson, Power 95 WWPR New York| 1988
In the mid to late 1980s, WPLJ, Power 95, was doing well. It was normally trailing behind CHR Leader Z100 WHTZ, but billing was high, and ratings were good. […]
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Jim Kerr, 95.5 WPLJ New York | August 29 1975
In the 1970s, New York’s 95.5 WPLJ was a Rock powerhouse. I have noticed that many seem to thin WPLJ was a hard Rock station in the mid-70s, but it […]
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Tim Griffin, 95BBF WBBF Rochester | January 2 1972
From the late 50s, until the late 70s, 95 WBBF was a Top 40 powerhouse in Rochester, New York. It dominated in the ratings against competitors WSAY & WAXC. […]
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Big Mack, 1250 WTMA Charleston | April 30, 1982
For many years, 1250 WTMA was a Pop powerhouse in Charleston. WTMA flipped to a Top 40 format in the early 1960s and was hugely successful. As the late […]
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Dan Ingram, 77 WABC New York | January 22 1979
The dreaded “WABC Disco Era!” Many people consider this the beginning of the end of Musicradio 77 WABC. In December 1978, the new Disco 92 WKTU defeated WABC in the […]
