92KTU Composite Aircheck, 92 WKTU New York | 1983
77 WABC was the undisputed radio leader in New York, until 1978, when WKTU ditched it’s Soft Rock format, and started playing Disco music 24/7. It was an instant success.…
WFIL 56 & WIBG 99 Philadelphia Through The Years | 1969 -1983
If you grew up during the glorious days of AM radio in Philly in the 60s and 70s, there were 2 AM radio stations that you probably listened to for…
Howard Stern with Don Imus on 66 WNBC New York | 1983
66 WNBC’s format from 1983 to 1987 was one of the most entertaining and best all-around radio that may have ever done in New York. Perhaps anywhere. You got music,…
Lee Paris, on Rock of the 80s i92, WIFI Philadelphia | June 1983
Back during the early 1980s, mainstream Rock acts dominated Album Oriented Rock (AOR) radio, leaving very little room for the emerging New Wave & Punk Rock artists, like Depeche Mode,…
Sergio Dean,107.5 WBLS New York | September 1983
Sergio Dean was one of those unsung heroes of NY radio. He came to New York after programming ZBF in Bermuda. He spent almost 30 years on air in New…
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…
Norm Gregory, KJR 95 Seattle | January 1983
KJR Channel 95 was Seattle’s dominant Top 40 station, from the 1950s, through the 1980s. Big promotions, big personalities, and the biggest songs of the era were featured on…
Gary Franklin, Hot Hits 106 WMAR-FM Baltimore | Summer 1983
One of the great “Hot Hits” ™ formatted CHR stations of the 80s was Mike Joseph’s creation in Baltimore. Today’s “Mix 106.5” got its start as WMAR-FM, an incredibly…
