In 1973, Philadelphia’s WIFI 92 instituted a high-energy Top 40 format known as the Boogie Format with the slogan “Let’s Boogie.” It Philly’s first live FM Top 40 station. It performed fairly well for[…]
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Ron Lundy, 1430 WIL St. Louis | February 1962
Before Ron Lundy became a radio superstar at 77 WABC & 101 WCBS-FM in New York, he was a popular afternoon drive host in St Louis at 1430 WIL St Louis,[…]
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Leona Graham, 1215 AM Virgin Radio UK London | June 24 1999
The 1990 Broadcasting Act allowed for the launch of independent national radio stations in the United Kingdom. Richard Branson of Virgin Record bid on & won one of those licenses, and the station launched as[…]
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Jim Payne & Mark Davis, Hot Hits 106 WMAR-FM Baltimore | Summer 1984
One of the great “Hot Hits” ™ formatted CHR stations of the 80s was Mike Joseph’s creation in Baltimore. Today’s “Mix 106.5” got its start as WMAR-FM, an[…]
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Scott & Todd On Morning Of World Trade Center Attack, WPLJ 95.5 New York | September 11 2001
The morning of September 11, 2001, was a normal sunny morning in New York. Scott & Todd were on air at 95.5 WPLJ, when everything turned upside down. Scott[…]
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Roger Ashby, 104.5 CHUM-FM Toronto | September 1, 1999
Roger Ashby visited a radio station when he was 10, and was so impressed & amazed, that he decided to become a radio personality, and has never looked back. That visit[…]
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George Michael on 56 WFIL Philadelphia | November 1970
Long before he arrived at WABC New York to create nighttime energy, George Michael was a very popular night burner at Famous 56 WFIL in Philadelphia. George started at[…]
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M. Dung Idiot Show, 104.5 KFOG San Francisco | 1985
Mike Slavko, was best known to Bay Area rock radio fans as the hyped-up, nutty DJ “M. Dung.” Soon after KFOG went from “beautiful music” to rock in 1982, Mike, who was[…]
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Dave Morey’s Final Show, KFOG 104.5 San Francisco | December 19 2008
Dave Morey, was the first voice heard on KFOG, when it launched its adult rock format back in September 1982. He started hosting middays, but eventually he moved to mornings.[…]
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Final Sign Off, End of 104.5 KFOG San Francisco | September 5 2019
September 16, 1982, was the day 104.5 KFOG dropped the station elevator music, and started playing Rock & Roll. It was a mix of Album Rock, & Classic Rock, targeting adults. Many adult rockers loved[…]
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KFOG 104.5 San Francisco Format Change From Beautiful Music To Rock & Roll | September 16 1982
For almost 20 years, starting in the early 1960s, KFOG 104.5 played Beautiful Music. Lots of instrumentals, with a few show tunes mixed it. The station did fared well for most of that[…]
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Dude & Dudess, WUSS 1490 Atlantic City | December 1984
1490 WUSS, was an Urban formatted station in Atlantic City, NJ. I actually worked here early in my career, as did Cleo Rowe (WPLJ, WBLS). Steve Ross also worked at WUSS. Ross[…]
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