98.7 WOR-FM

November 6, 201398.7 WOR-FM, New York

QuickChexx: Rick Shaw, 98.7 WOR-FM New York | Winter, 1972

Rick Shaw is possibly best remembered for his days at 610 KFRC San Francisco. It is likely no coincidence that Shaw was on both stations, as KFRC and WOR-FM were […]
November 6, 201398.7 WOR-FM, New York

QuickChexx: Joe McCoy, 98.7 WOR-FM New York | Winter, 1972

Continuing where the Mark Driscoll aircheck left off, here’s former CBS-FM Programmer Joe McCoy doing his thing on WOR-FM! It’s a snowy Winter day in the Big Apple and Joe’s […]
November 6, 201398.7 WOR-FM, New York

Mark Driscoll, 98.7 WOR-FM New York | Winter, 1972

The legacy of New York’s 98.7 continues now with this late edition of WOR-FM featuring the pipes of Mark Driscoll. Listening to this, one might wonder why RKO General felt […]
October 19, 201398.7 WOR-FM, New York

QuickChexx: Jimmy King, 98.7 WOR-FM New York | 1969

The audio in this exhibit isn’t the greatest, but this does give the listener a unique window into the modified Bill Drake sound of RKO General’s WOR-FM. Tightly formatted and […]
June 5, 201398.7 WOR-FM, New York

Composite: 98.7 WOR-FM New York | April & August, 1967

Another goodie sent in by Contributor Robyn Watts, here’s a short, somewhat muddy but listenable recording of WOR-FM as it sounded in the Spring & Summer of 1967. This features […]
August 12, 201298.7 WOR-FM, New York

Tony Taylor, 98.7 WOR-FM New York | 1969

From the generocity of Contributor Karl Philips, here’s Tony Taylor (WQXI Atlanta) on the old WOR-FM. Lots of Bill Drake and the format that was slightly modified (well, the jingles […]
November 13, 201198.7 WOR-FM, New York

Tommy Edwards, WOR-FM 98.7 New York | 1971

Tommy Edwards, who would later appear at WLS Chicago, is heard on this very high-quality QuickCheck of the old WOR-FM 98.7! Courtesy of Paul Ford, this is a short, choppy […]
May 10, 201198.7 WOR-FM, New York

Mark Driscoll, 98.7 WOR-FM New York | April 5, 1971

Like so many other recordings of WOR-FM, this one suffers from tape age. Still, it’s good enough to hear Mark Driscoll and the Boss sound of Bill Drake’s handiwork in […]