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Category: Boston
Harry Chase & Magic Christian, “Stereo 105” (105.7) WVBF Framingham (Boston) | November 10, 1975
Here’s a super clean recording of WVBF. In 1975, the station was heading away from Album Rock cuts and becoming far more mainstream Top 40.
Larry Glick, WBZ 1030 Boston | February 1982
Larry Glick was a legendary talk show host on Boston radio stations from the 1960s, through the 1990s. He was on WMEX, & WHDH, but he is best known for being on WBZ from the late 60s, until the late 80s. With his long running show, he built a loyal following of fans, called “Glicknics,”…
Mark Sebastian, HitRadio 103 WHTT Boston | February 9 1985
By 1985, Boston had become a very competitive radio market. There were FOUR different CHR (Contemporary Hit Radio) stations in Beantown. Kiss 108, WXKS-FM was Top 40, with a Rhythmic lean. WROR 98.5 was a more Adult oriented CHR. There was the new WZOU 94.5, a mainstream straight ahead CHR. And finally, there was…
The End of a Rock Legend: 107.3 WAAF Westborough (Boston), Final Day Broadcast | February 21, 2020
WAAF was everywhere. The kids who were old enough to get cars had WAAF bumper stickers. We all seemed to have WAAF tee shirts. The station was on all over town.
Carla Leonardo, 94.5 WCOZ Boston | 1983
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…
Alex Stone & The Boston Top 40 Countdown, HitRadio 103 WHTT Boston | July 8 1984
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…
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 changes, call letter changes, and even format changes. The station went from AC, to Country, to Oldies, to Classic Rock,…
