The 1980s was a great decade for Top 40 radio in Washington, D.C. As listeners migrated to FM, the had a choice of three great sounding CHR stations, 95.5 WPGC, 105 WAVA, and Q107[…]
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Randy Robins, on 95 KIMN Denver | 1971
In the 1960s & 70s, Denver was a great market for Top 40 Radio. The battle for Top 40 dominance was fierce between KTLK 1280, KDEN 1340, KHOW 630, and the station that spent much[…]
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Earthquake & Volcano Coverage on 94.7 KWXX Hilo | May 6 2018
In May of 2018, I was on the island of Hilo, Hawaii, when we had an earthquake, and a volcano eruption. Naturally, the first thing I do is turn on the radio! It was a[…]
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Final Hour of Mix 107.3 & First minutes of K-Love, WRQX Washington | May 31, 2019
May 31, 2019 was a day that shook the radio world. To help get it’s massive debt to a more manageable level, Cumulus Media sold several stations to EMF, where they would install[…]
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Final Loren & Wally Show, WROR 105.7 Boston | June 28, 2019
Loren Owens & Wally Brine were a Boston radio institution. The two were first paired together at WVBF in the early 1980s, and managed to continue on the morning show, through management changes, ownership[…]
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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 Sports. Some were trying different[…]
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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 of the blue-collar worker.” From[…]
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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 the air. The station had[…]
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