This aircheck is important for two reasons. First, it shows off the incredibly high-energy of this format... same one used at the former WIFI 92 (92.3) Philadelphia around the same time.
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…
...My lips are turnin' blue just thinking about it! You'll notice the audio quality isn't as good as it could be, but heck, the tape is what, 17 years old!…
By 1985, Boston had become a very competitive radio market. There were FOUR different CHR (Contemporary Hit Radio) stations in Beantown. Kiss 108, WXKS-FM was Top 40, with a…
WAAF was everywhere. The kids who were old enough to get cars had WAAF bumper stickers. We all seemed to have WAAF tee shirts. The station was on all over town.
In the early 1980, many FM stations were ditching their older skewing, soft formats, for Top 40, or Contemporary Hit Radio (CHR). One of those stations was WEEI-FM. In 1982,…