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Leigh Hamilton on Power 99FM WUSL Philadelphia | May 1983
WUSL Power 99FM Philadelphia – Leigh Hamilton – May 1983 From the Lawrence Mecri collection. Back in October 1982, Country formatted FM99 WUSL changed format to what was a Churban, or as it would be called later, a “Rhythmic CHR” format. The station launched with the new name of, KISS 99FM. That name lasted…
Gary Bridges on Wizzard 100 WZZD Philadelphia | October 17 1978
WZZD Wizzard 100 Philadelphia – Gary Bridges – October 17 1978 Courtesy: Bobby John In the 1950s & ‘60, 990 WIBG was one of the most listened to radio stations in Philadelphia. It was a top 40 legend! WIBG began to lose steam after a head on attack by WFIL, and as we moved…
Paul Troy on US-1 FM 99 WUSL Philadelphia | September 15, 1979
WUSL US-1 FM 99 Philadelphia – Paul Troy – September 15, 1979 From the Paul Troy Collection For the last few decades, WUSL Philadelphia, has been know for it’s Power 99 R&B & Hip Hop format, but there was a time, from 1976, until 1981, WUSL had an easy listening format, when the station…
The Prince Of Darkness on 99FM KNUS Dallas | 1979
KNUS 99FM Dallas – The Prince Of Darkness – 1979 Courtesy: Robert Nicholson KNUS was a free-form Rock station in the early 1970s, but the times were changing. Gordon McLendon and his associates, decided to launch a new kind of top 40 stationon KNUS – a hip, youthful station without all the teeny-bopper…
“Humble” Harvey Miller on Radio 99 WIBGPhiladelphia | Wednesday March 15 1961
WIBG 99 Philadelphia – Harvey Miller – Wednesday March 15 1961 Courtesy: Dan McKeown If you grew up during the glorious days of AM radio in Philly in the 50s and 60s, “Wibbage,” Radio 99 WIBG WIBG was king in the 1950s through mid 60s until WFIL took that lead away. This aircheck features…
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).…
Ellis B Feaster, Lucky 99 WLQE Atlantic City | 1984
Radio Station: Lucky 99 WLQE-FM Atlantic City Frequency: 93.3 MHZ format: Soft Adult Contemporary Since I have started posting airchecks, I have always been asked to post some of my airchecks. I have always been a bit embarrassed by my airwork, but, today I will post one. Before my days in CHR, CCM, and Country,…
Joe Niagara, during the Final Week 99 WIBG Philadelphia | September 5 1977
If you grew up during the glorious days of AM radio in Philly in the 60s and 70s, there were 2 AM radio stations that you probably listened to for Pop music. One option was Famous 56, WFIL. The other was “Wibbage,” WIBG, located at 990 on the AM dial. These two pop radio behemoths…
