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Brother Love {Ken Reeth) on 106 WAMO FM Pittsburgh | March 1968
WAMO FM 106 Pittsburgh – Brother Love Ken Reeth – March 1968 In 1956, AM 860 WAMO, launched an R&B format to serve Pittsburgh’s African American community. WAMO picked up an FM simulcast in 1960. The full time AM/FM simulcast lasted until the late 1960s, when the AM continued to crank out the R&B…
Bobby Rich on “The Top FM 106” WWSH Philadelphia | February 28 1984
WWSH The Top FM 106 Philadelphia – Bobby Rich – February 28 1984 Back in the 1980s, the 106.1 FM frequency in Philadelphia struggled to attract an audience. It started the decade as WWSH Wish FM 106. It had a Beautiful Music/Easy Listening format with a sizable audience, but Cox radio, who owned…
Quincy McCoy on 106 WAXY Miami | Summer 1974
WAXY 106 Miami – Quincy McCoy – Summer 1974 Courtesy: Mike McCann WAXY was a popular station in the Miami – Ft Lauderdale market. It was popular as a Top 40 station in the 70s, and later, it was popular playing oldies. WAXY had some pretty big names grace their microphones. Roby Yonge,…
Robert W Morgan, Magic 106FM KMGG Los Angeles | 1985
KMGG Magic 106FM Los Angeles – Robert W Morgan – 1985 Courtesy: John Yangi Today it’s “The Legend,” Robert W Morgan. Robert began his career at WWST in Wooster, Ohio, in 1955, and by the time he retired in 1998, he worked at some of the most popular stations in the country. KROY, KEWB,…
Philadephia Top 40 & Urban Afternoon Drive Dial Sweep | October 1983
Back in October 1983, I recorded Philadelphia’s FM Top 40 & Urban stations. This is from that cassette tape. Stations in this aircheck include: WXTU New 92 (Mike Brophy) 105.3 WDAS-FM (Doug Henderson, son of Jocko Henderson) WWSH The Top FM 106 (Bobby Rich) WUSL Power 99fm (Jeff Wyatt) WCAU-FM Hot Hits 98 (Billy Burke).…
End of Eagle 106 & Launch of Smooth Jazz 106.1, WEGX WJJZ Philadelphia | March 12 1993
In the 1980’s, Philadelphia’s 106.1 FM seemed cursed. No matter what Cox Radio put on the frequency, nothing seemed to work. In 1981, it was WWSH Stereo 106, playing a mix of Beautiful Music & Soft Adult Contemporary. It had an audience, but that audience was older than station management wanted. 1982, The format…
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 high-energy hit music station that did, indeed, play all the hits. Rock, Pop, R&B, Novelty… if it charted, they played it. A true Top 40…
London & Engelman, K-West 106 KWST Los Angeles | March 1982
The KWST call letters and “K-West 106” name, first appeard on the in 1969. KWST had a beautiful music format, until January 1, 1975, when the station flipped to Rock, with a sound similar to KLOS. Over time the ratings fell, and in 1981, KWST changed to a short lived Top 40 format. KWST…
