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Joe Martelle, Saturday Night Live At The Oldies on 98.5 WROR Boston | October, 1981

By Steve West April 21, 2022

"Saturday Night Live At The Oldies" was arguably the most popular show on the old WROR on 98.5 and ran from 1977 when the station first started playing some contemporary music until 1991, when WROR became WBMX "Mix 98.5"

Frank Kingston Smith, 98.5 WROR Boston – The Tall Ships Arrive! | May 30, 1980

By Steve West December 26, 2021

Here's a real quick aircheck recorded by contributor Julian Porter, who was in Boston around this time period, recording radio in the Boston area. This was tagged on to the…

Arnie Woo Woo Ginsburg, 98.5 WROR The Golden Great 98 FM Boston | September 17, 1978

By Steve West December 1, 2021

Sent in by new contributor Julian Porter, who just happened to stay in Boston and record a number of great stations for a day. We're very fortunate to have this…

Sean Casey, 98.5 WROR Boston | Spring 1990

By Steve West July 14, 2021

What follows is the CHR sound of 98.5 WROR, programmed by it's afternoon drive personality, Sean Casey. We here at airchexx don't know all there is to know about Mr.…

Joe Martelle, Rock & Roll Reunion, 98.5 WROR Boston Pt. 2 | March 17, 1985

By Steve West June 20, 2020

It seems like a lifetime ago. Boston Radio was exciting and while the city's original Oldies station was CHR at this time, Jor Martelle still reigned the king of all Oldies shows... Here was the first reunion!

Jim Roberts 90s Demo, WBMX Mix 98.5 Boston

By Steve West January 9, 2020

This is a short demo dubbed from cassette. Apparently, it was rescued from a production room somewhere by Contributor David Boucher.

A Sample of Automated 98.5 WROR Boston | October, 1972

By Steve West November 10, 2019

Despite this station's heritage, there really are very few recordings available. Contributor Russ Oasis dug up this very short piece of audio.

The Rock & Roll Reunion, 98.5 WROR Boston | March 17-18, 1985 – Parts 3 & 4

By Steve West August 25, 2019

These two segments feature Freddie Cannon, Joe Martelle and Dan Donovan