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WPLJ Reunion Day, Pt. 5 feat. Race Taylor, Joey Kramer, Naomi DiClemente, Joey B., Lady Diana & Jamie Lee – 95.5 WPLJ New York | May 30, 2019

July 14, 2019July 13, 2019 Steve West95.5 WPLJ

We’re up to Part 5 of Reunion Day. It’s the second hour featuring Race Taylor and Joey Kramer with special guests. This gets very emotional in spots. Joey B. calls in for his guest segment.[…]

WPLJ Reunion Day, Part 4 feat. Race Taylor, Joey Kramer, Tony Banks & Heather O’Rourke | May 30, 2019

July 12, 2019 Steve West95.5 WPLJ

95.5 New York, WPLJ, Reunion Day, 2019, Race Taylor, Joey Kramer, Tony Banks, Heather O’Rourke, Pat St. John, the Big Montage

Todd & Jayde in the Morning, Reunion Day, 95.5 WPLJ New York – Part 2 | May 30, 2019

July 7, 2019July 7, 2019 Steve West95.5 WPLJ

This particular aircheck is the continuation of Part 1. Because of that, we’re going to use the same write-up that we used in the first one… but before that, we’ve got a few descriptions of[…]

WPLJ Reunion Day, Part 1 – Todd & Jayde in the Morning, Hour 1 | May 30, 2019

June 22, 2019June 23, 2019 Steve West95.5 WPLJ

95.5 WPLJ‘s next to last day broadcasting as a commercial pop music station. It was reunion day, as the station invited back dozens of people who worked on air at the various format variations of[…]

Celebrating 48 Years – The WPLJ Time Machine looks back one last time! 95.5 WPLJ New York | May 26, 2019

May 27, 2019May 27, 2019 Steve West95.5 WPLJ

“As hard as it is to believe, WPLJ will be going away on Friday, May 31,” according to a recorded message on the station’s Twitter page. “The format and personalities you’ve come to love over the years will no longer broadcast on 95.5.”

Honoring WPLJ: Pat St. John, 95.5 WPLJ New York | August 28, 1975

May 11, 2019 Steve West95.5 WPLJ

This is a surprising aircheck. For those of you who remember WPLJ as a ‘hard rock’ station, this should dispel that myth. WPLJ was an Album Rock station. Or, “Progressive” as the purists would insist.[…]

“Fast” Jimi Roberts, 95.5 WPLJ New York | January 25, 1990

March 14, 2019March 14, 2019 Steve West95.5 WPLJ

…You’ve made the switch to more commercial-free music guaranteed! What did WPLJ sound like as the 1990s started? THIS!. Here’s Fast Jimi Roberts on a truly HOT CHR station at that time. WPLJ was branded[…]

Jimmy Fink Interviews Billy Joel, 95.5 WPLJ New York | March 3, 1980

March 5, 2019March 5, 2019 Steve West95.5 WPLJ

We always wanted to Rock & Roll… and now we’re doing it! PLEASE BECOME AN AIRCHEXX SUPPORTER! We need your help to remain online. Airchexx is self-supporting by your donations. Why not give a small[…]

New York City Rock Wars, featuring WHTZ, WAPP and WPLJ | August, 1983

March 4, 2019 Steve West100.3 WHTZ

You are talking about the nonsensical ravings of a lunatic mind… Narrated by Contributor Matt Seinberg of Big Apple Airchecks, this long composite logs the opening days of Z100… commercial free for a whole month![…]

15 Years of Album Rock. 95.5 WPLJ New York | April 22, 1979

February 22, 2019February 22, 2019 Steve West95.5 WPLJ

This nearly hour-long special aired Saturday and Sunday evenings for the first few months of 1979. The whole special was 48 hours, describing and featuring the great acts of Rock music from the early 1960s[…]

A Sample of CHR Formatted 95.5 WPLJ New York, Thanksgiving Day, 1988

February 18, 2019February 18, 2019 Steve West95.5 WPLJ

What in the world became of this station?!! With a set of jingles that other stations had JAM voice for their own, a format that eventually BEAT Z100? One does wonder. Some have often blamed[…]

A Composite of 95.5 WPLJ New York | December 31, 1978 – January 3, 1979

February 16, 2019 Steve West*Airchexx By Region

Here’s a sample of WPLJ New York during the heyday of its Album Rock format. It’s the start of 1979. Courtesy of Big Apple Airchecks this is a tightly scoped recording spanning a few days.[…]

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WPLJ Reunion Day, Pt. 5 feat. Race Taylor, Joey Kramer, Naomi DiClemente, Joey B., Lady Diana & Jamie Lee – 95.5 WPLJ New York | May 30, 2019

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WPLJ Reunion Day, Part 4 feat. Race Taylor, Joey Kramer, Tony Banks & Heather O’Rourke | May 30, 2019

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Todd & Jayde in the Morning, Reunion Day, 95.5 WPLJ New York – Part 2 | May 30, 2019

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WPLJ Reunion Day, Part 1 – Todd & Jayde in the Morning, Hour 1 | May 30, 2019

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Celebrating 48 Years – The WPLJ Time Machine looks back one last time! 95.5 WPLJ New York | May 26, 2019

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Honoring WPLJ: Pat St. John, 95.5 WPLJ New York | August 28, 1975

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“Fast” Jimi Roberts, 95.5 WPLJ New York | January 25, 1990

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Jimmy Fink Interviews Billy Joel, 95.5 WPLJ New York | March 3, 1980

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New York City Rock Wars, featuring WHTZ, WAPP and WPLJ | August, 1983

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15 Years of Album Rock. 95.5 WPLJ New York | April 22, 1979

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A Sample of CHR Formatted 95.5 WPLJ New York, Thanksgiving Day, 1988

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A Composite of 95.5 WPLJ New York | December 31, 1978 – January 3, 1979

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