96.5 WTIC-FM Control Room (photo courtesy of NECRAT)Date of Recording: 1992 (Exact Date Unknown)
Station: 96.5 WTIC-FMHartford, Connecticut, USA
Format: CHR
Featured Air Personality: Learjet
Contributor: Robyn Watts
Airchexx Entry: 1,462
“Today’s Best New Music First, 96-TIC-FM“
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Two years before PD Paul Cannon would take the station to Adult Contemporary, the intensity of this mostly Dance/R&B CHR mix is here for all to hear in a VERY short scope of a jock known as “Learjet”. By 1992, TIC-FM shared the CHR format with KISS 95.7 (WKSS) and KC-101 (WKCI 101.3) in nearby New Haven. Connecticut is a small state and markets overlap. Still, at this point in time, WTIC-FM was the heritage Top 40 station, having been in the format longer than it’s two competitors.
Date of Recording: 1981 (Exact Date Unknown) Station: 96.5 WTIC-FM Hartford, Connecticut, USA Format: CHR Station Slogan: "96 TIC FM"; "Your Music Connection" Featured Air Personality: Chuck Wagner (WWCO/WTIC-FM) Contributor: Paul DiMarco Total Time: 4:19 Airchexx Entry: 1,519 Mike West is gonna be back from vacation... He's been doing his…
WTIC-FM 96 Hartford - Bill Lenke (Bill Lee) - December 31 1977 Back in 1977, 96 WTIC-FM flipped to a CHR/Top 40 format, from it’s easy listening format, & hasn’t looked back since. It is considered the first Hot Hits station, programmed by Mike Joseph. The station evolved to…
Steve West is a 41 year veteran of broadcasting. His air work as a Jock and News Anchor includes six radio markets and over two-dozen radio stations. Steve is the founder of Airchexx.com and Hitoldies.net - All the BIG Hits!
I’m aware of that, thanks. Also toward the late half of 1992, Rick “Learjet” Leary bolted for KIIS FM/L.A.. You have to understand that I didn’t write the description. Steve did.
Actually Robyn. LearJet is none other than the legendary Chris Leary!
if this is the same Lear Jet who worked at WAVA 105 in DC, he quickly rebounded after WAVA was sold and went religious on February 12, 1992..
The same one!
Learjet is Chris Leary who did nights at KIIS and hosted the syndicated Fox Kids Countdown.
I’m aware of that, thanks. Also toward the late half of 1992, Rick “Learjet” Leary bolted for KIIS FM/L.A.. You have to understand that I didn’t write the description. Steve did.
Anyway, thank you Steve for posting this.