95.5 WPLJ Archives

Hollywood Henderson, Power 95 WWPR New York| 1988

December 30, 2019December 30, 2019 Ellis Feaster95.5 WPLJ

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. On December 20th, WPLJ did[…]

Jim Kerr, 95.5 WPLJ New York | August 29 1975

December 30, 2019December 30, 2019 Ellis Feaster95.5 WPLJ

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 was not. The boundaries of[…]

Carol Miller, 95.5 WPLJ New York | 1979

November 21, 2019November 5, 2019 Ellis Feaster95.5 WPLJ

Carol Miller is one of the longest-running New York radio personalities. Miller’s professional journey began in 1971 at Progressive Rock WMMR in Philadelphia. She quickly got the attention of New York’s Rock powerhouse 95.5 WPLJ[…]

Scott Shannon, 95.5 WPLJ New York | March 13 1992

November 18, 2019November 2, 2019 Ellis Feaster95.5 WPLJ

By 1991, Michael Scott Shannon had done just about everything you could do in radio. He had been on air at legendary stations like WMPS in Memphis, Nashville’s WMAK, & Quixie in Dixie, WQXI Atlanta.[…]

72 Hours of Radio – From the Naugatuck Valley Region of Connecticut | March 12, 2019 – Part 1

November 15, 2019 Steve West107.9 WEBE

One of your founder’s hobbies is scanning the FM band looking for “DX”. This particular day, the band was a dud. And, the entire recording was a mistake.

Dave Charity & WPLJ’s Transition from ROCK to TOP 40, 95.5 WPLJ New York | July 1983

October 25, 2019October 12, 2019 Ellis Feaster*Site Updates

In early 1983, longtime Rock stalwart, 95.5 WPLJ, began a slow transition from Album Oriented Rock station to a Top 40/Contemporary Hit Radio format. When word started spreading around the market that a Top 40[…]

Pat St John, Power 95 WPLJ New York| July 1987

October 24, 2019October 11, 2019 Ellis Feaster95.5 WPLJ

Pat St. John was a New York City radio fixture for 42 years. on the air with WNEW-FM, WAXQ and WCBS-FM, and for many, they remember him best for his days at WPLJ. He was[…]

John Zacherle, 95.5 WPLJ New York | Summer 1975

September 29, 2019September 24, 2019 Ellis Feaster95.5 WPLJ

John Zacherle began his broadcast career as an actor at local WCAU-TV in Philadelphia, where he was hired as the host of the classic horror film show “Shock Theater.” He appeared as a horror host[…]

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