Mark Driscoll, 98.7 WOR-FM New York | Winter, 1972
The legacy of New York's 98.7 continues now with this late edition of WOR-FM featuring the pipes of Mark Driscoll. Listening to this, one might wonder why RKO General felt…
Dave Thompson, 98.7 WXLO “99X” New York | August, 1974
Publishing slightly out of order, now, here's another chapter in the exciting story of Dave Thompson and his job. At 99X! Listen as Dave swings through the jingle as Tarzan…
QuickChexx: Dave Thompson, 98.7 WXLO “99X” New York | 1975
Dave Thompson is the subject of this short clip of 99X during a time when RKO's FM station was beginning to apply serious pressure to ratings king WABC. It would…
QuickChexx: Jimmy King, 98.7 WOR-FM New York | 1969
The audio in this exhibit isn't the greatest, but this does give the listener a unique window into the modified Bill Drake sound of RKO General's WOR-FM. Tightly formatted and…
Lee Michaels, 98.7 WNYZ Syracuse (Ithaca) – Undated
Contributor Mike Hotaling (WXCR, WQBK) is featured here on the All-New Z-98.7 as Lee Michaels. Here's a Classic Hits station that sounds very much like a 90s incarnation, but we…
Composite: 98.7 WOR-FM New York | April & August, 1967
Another goodie sent in by Contributor Robyn Watts, here's a short, somewhat muddy but listenable recording of WOR-FM as it sounded in the Spring & Summer of 1967. This features…
Tony Taylor, 98.7 WOR-FM New York | 1969
From the generocity of Contributor Karl Philips, here's Tony Taylor (WQXI Atlanta) on the old WOR-FM. Lots of Bill Drake and the format that was slightly modified (well, the jingles…
98.7 WRKS “Kiss-FM” New York Says Goodbye, Part 5 | April 29, 2012
Here's the final segment of the final day broadcast of 98.7 Kiss-FM. WRKS began it's life in June, 1981, the call letters chosen by then-parent company RKO General. They stood…
