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Ken Gilbert, WAQY “Wacky 102” Springfield MA | July 4, 1981

Nov 21, 2022

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Ken Gilbert has had a long career in radio, all of it in the New England region. Ken is best known for doing middays at WAQY Springfield in it’s top 40 incarnation as “Wacky 102” and at WDRC AM-FM Hartford in its top 40 and Oldies iterations.

Glen ‘FM’ Stevens; Ken Gilbert, WAQY “Wacky 102” Springfield | Summer, 1980

Mar 6, 2022

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Steve West

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Thanks to Wacky jock Ken Gilbert, here’s about 10 minutes of he and Glen “FM” Stevens on one of the northeast’s greatest FM Top 40 outlets ever (in your webmaster’s humble opinion), Wacky 102! WAQY was about a year away from flipping to AOR, and still using the late-70s era Wacky jingles – of which I…

Connecticut Radio Dial Scan – June 1984

Apr 2, 2021

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Ellis Feaster

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In June 1984, I went on a Greyhound bus trip from Atlantic City, where I was working on air at WMID & Lucky 99 FM, WLQE. My destination was Boston. While on the bus going through Connecticut, I had my boom box, & recorded all the stations I heard on that trip. It’s mostly radio…

Ken Gilbert, 102.1 WAQY Wacky 102 FM Springfield Mass | Summer, 1980

Jan 15, 2021

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Steve West

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You have to listen to experience the momentum that Wacky 102 had, every break, every time!

Rick Kelly & Glenn “FM” Stevens, 102.1 WAQY Wacky 102 Springfield Mass. | December, 1979

Jan 1, 2021

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Steve West

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**LISTENING LINKS FOLLOW DESCRIPTION BELOW** Over the years, it’s been increasingly difficult to obtain recordings of the old Top 40 station that preceded WAQY‘s Classic Rock format. Known as “Wacky 102”, the station was known for its personalities and (at least for a time), it’s automated Top 40 format. We’ve held on to this aircheck…