Philadelphia
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WXTU First Day On Air, 92 WXTU Philadelphia | September 12 1983
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 […]
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Barbara Sommers, 99FM WUSL Philadelphia (KISS 99/Power 99 FM) | Dec 27 1982
Here is a rare aircheck of WUSL Philadelphia, before it had become Power 99 FM. The station flipped from Country, to Urban in Oct. 1982, with the new name KISS […]
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End of Eagle 106 & Launch of Smooth Jazz 106.1, WEGX WJJZ Philadelphia | March 12 1993
In the 1980’s, Philadelphia’s 106.1 FM seemed cursed. No matter what Cox Radio put on the frequency, nothing seemed to work. In 1981, it was WWSH Stereo 106, playing […]
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Don Cannon, WIFI 92 Philadelphia | 1981
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 […]
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Big Ron O’Brien, 98.1 WOGL Philadelphia | February, 2004
This is the first of what appears to be dozens of original recordings featuring Big Ron O'Brien.
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Wynn Moore, 96.5 WWDB Philadelphia | 1978
Philadelphia’s WWDB 96.5, was one of the first FM talk stations in the country. From 1975 till 2000, Philadelphia’s daily pulse – politics, food, sports – thumped on WWDB. The […]
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Jerry Wells, 105.3 WDAS-FM Philadelphia | October 1983
In the early 1970s, Philadelphia’s WDAS-FM switched from a “progressive rock” format to “progressive R&B.” “Progressive” in early ’70s radio lingo meant “album-oriented.” Just as progressive rock stations were […]
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Launch of Oldies Format, 56 WFIL Philadelphia | September 2 1983
From the mid 1960’s, to the mid 1970s, Famous 56 WFIL was on fire in Philadelphia. The station was played everywhere. The WFIL Boss Jocks seemed bigger than life! It seemed like they were […]
