Tim Griffin, 95BBF WBBF Rochester | January 2 1972
From the late 50s, until the late 70s, 95 WBBF was a Top 40 powerhouse in Rochester, New York. It dominated in the ratings against competitors WSAY & WAXC.…
Dan Ingram, 77 WABC New York | January 22 1979
The dreaded "WABC Disco Era!" Many people consider this the beginning of the end of Musicradio 77 WABC. In December 1978, the new Disco 92 WKTU defeated WABC in the…
Howard Hoffman, 77 WABC New York | January 1980
In late 1979, the winds of change were blowing through MusicRadio 77 WABC. People were spending more time listening to FM radio, and the once mighty WABC, was seeing it's…
Dick Lamb FINAL SHOW, 92.9 The Wave WVBW Norfolk | January 11 2019
It was 1955 when Dick Lamb broke into radio broadcasting at a station in Baltimore while he was still in school and working part-time as a grocery store bag boy.…
Gerry Bledsoe, RL16 WWRL New York | January 1 1977
R&B formatted WWRL New York featured some very big names pass through it's doors from 1964 to 1982: Reggie Lavong, Hal Jackson, Hank Spann, Bobby Jay,…
Rick Rumble & Scott Thrower, 98.1 KMPZ Memphis | January 5, 1989 – Part 1
98.1 Memphis has had a large number of formats over the years. As I was relating to our contributor, John T. McMullan, perhaps it's because the station never stuck with…
Steve Ross, 92X WXTU Philadelphia | January 1, 1984
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.…
Dan Ingram, 77 WABC New York | January 2, 1968
In many ways the popularity of WABC rose and fell with the Beatles arrival and their breakup in 1970
