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Category: Philadelphia
“Humble” Harvey Miller on Radio 99 WIBGPhiladelphia | Wednesday March 15 1961
WIBG 99 Philadelphia – Harvey Miller – Wednesday March 15 1961 Courtesy: Dan McKeown If you grew up during the glorious days of AM radio in Philly in the 50s and 60s, “Wibbage,” Radio 99 WIBG WIBG was king in the 1950s through mid 60s until WFIL took that lead away. This aircheck features…
KYW Reports the Passing of Radio Legend Hy Lit | November 17, 2007
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Hy Lit (May 20, 1934 – November 17, 2007) was a legendary Philadelphia area radio personality whose career spanned several decades. This aircheck was recorded from KYW Newsradio 1060 in Philadelphia the afternoon of Lit’s death from complications after knee surgery. Hy Lit had been suffering from Parkinson’s Disease for much of his final 10…
Doug Henderson & Mimi Brown on 105.3 WDAS-FM Philadelphia | Dec 1983
WDAS-FM 105.3 Philadelphia – Doug Henderson & Mimi Brown – December 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 trying to do the opposite of the AM Top-40 stations, the progressive soul…
Philadephia Top 40 & Urban Afternoon Drive Dial Sweep | October 1983
Back in October 1983, I recorded Philadelphia’s FM Top 40 & Urban stations. This is from that cassette tape. Stations in this aircheck include: WXTU New 92 (Mike Brophy) 105.3 WDAS-FM (Doug Henderson, son of Jocko Henderson) WWSH The Top FM 106 (Bobby Rich) WUSL Power 99fm (Jeff Wyatt) WCAU-FM Hot Hits 98 (Billy Burke).…
“Long” John Wade on FM 98 WCAU-FM Philadelphia | August 1973
Radio Station: Golden 98 WCAU-FM Philadelphia Frequency: 98.1 MHZ Format: Oldies Golden 98 WCAU-FM was one of the first Oldies stations in the U.S. It was automated it’s first few years, and by 1973, the station had live jocks. The Oldies format lasted until 1976, when the station flipped to Disco. This aircheck features…
Jim Nettelton & FIRST HOUR Of The New Oldies Format, WFIL 56 Philadelphia | September 2 1983
Radio Station: Golden Oldies 56 WFIL Philadelphia Frequency: 560 kHZ format: Country / Oldies WFIL was one of the big powerhouse radio stations of the 1960s & 70s in Philadelphia. In the 1970s, as listeners migrated to FM, WFIL was losing listeners. The station changed to Adult Contemporary, then Country, but they still could not…
FORMAT CHANGE, From Country to Oldies, 56 WFIL Philadelphia | September 2 1983
Radio Station: Golden Oldies 56 WFIL Philadelphia Frequency: 560 kHZ format: Country / Oldies WFIL was one of the big powerhouse radio stations of the 1960s & 70s in Philadelphia. In the 1970s, as listeners migrated to FM, WFIL was losing listeners. The station changed to Adult Contemporary, then Country, but they still could not…
Mark Driscoll, First Day of The New Q102, WIOQ Philadelphia | January 1989
Radio Station: Q102 WIOQ Philadelphia Frequency: 102.1 MHZ format: CHR Back in January 1989, I tuned to Solid Gold 102, WIOQ, to listen to some Oldies on my drive to my radio station in Atlantic City. Instead of hearing The Beatles or Stones, WIOQ was playing current hits! I quickly threw a cassette in my…
