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

Apr 21, 2022

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“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

Dec 26, 2021

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Steve West

in 98.5 WROR, Boston, Frank Kingston Smith, Julian Porter

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 tail end of a cassette holding an hour of 94.5 WCOZ during the “New Wave” era at the then-AOR station. And that gives our viewers…

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

Dec 1, 2021

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Steve West

in 98.5 WROR, Arnie “Woo Woo” Ginsburg, Boston, Julian Porter

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 original recording. Arnie Ginsburg and his willie whistle are somehow live on WROR, only a year before the flip to live Adult Contemporary as the…

Sean Casey, 98.5 WROR Boston | Spring 1990

Jul 14, 2021

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Steve West

in 98.5 WROR, Boston, David Boucher, Sean Casey

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. Casey, but a few things are relevant… he was once heard on the old AM 850 WHDH, and in Providence, RI. When we posted the…

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

Jun 20, 2020

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Steve West

in 105.7 WROR, Boston, Dan Donovan, Frank Davis, J.J. Jeffrey, Joe Martelle

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!