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Tag: FM
Gary Shepherd, Power 99FM WUSL Philadelphia | September 1983
Gary Shepherd was a staple on Philly R&B radio, from the 1960s, covering the Philadelphia riots after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., through 2007. He was usually on air hosting morning or afternoon drive. He held down shifts at WUSL Power 99 FM, 1310 WSSJ, & 100.3 WRNB. But he…
Peter Dean & The Oldies Show, 102 WCLR Chicago | April 1983
The WCLR calls were a part of Chicago’s radio dial for almost 20 years. The station started as Beautiful Music in 1970, moved to MOR in the mid 1970s, and by the early 1980s, had shifted to Adult Contemporary. On saturday nights, the station would leave it Soft Rock format to…
Larry Lujack With Guests Steve & Gary, WLS-FM 95 Chicago | February 22 1983
If you grew up with in the signal of WLS Chicago, you’ve probably heard Larry Lujack in the morning, and you may have heard Steve Dahl & Gary Meier for the drive home. But have you ever heard them on air… together? This aircheck features longtime WLS morning guy, Larry Lujack, with…
Jim Payne & Mark Davis, Hot Hits 106 WMAR-FM Baltimore | Summer 1984
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… if it charted, they played…
Roger Ashby, 104.5 CHUM-FM Toronto | September 1, 1999
Roger Ashby visited a radio station when he was 10, and was so impressed & amazed, that he decided to become a radio personality, and has never looked back. That visit paid off for him personally, and for CHUM AM & FM in Toronto, where Roger worked for 50 years! For…
Claire Sturgess, BBC Radio 1 FM London| July 1994
In the UK, The British Broadcasting Corporation has several national stations offering Adult Contemporary music, Classical, News/Talk, & Sports. One of the most popular stations is CHR formatted BBC Radio 1, or as it was branded at the time of this aircheck, “One FM.” One FM began on AM, or medium wave as the…
Launch of Capital Radio 539 London | October 16 1973
The launch of Capital Radio in London, was a big deal. It was the first of the UK general entertainment stations. Until the 1970s, British radio waves were the exclusive domain of BBC Radio, which usually lagged behind the times, especially when it came to Rock & Roll. This is why Pirate…
Billy Burke, Hot Hits 98 WCAU-FM Philadelphia | November 27 1981
Pure, uncut, Hot Hits! This is what the Hot Hits Format sounded like when radio consultant Mike Joseph installed the format on 98 WCAU-FM in 1981. Lots of energy, lots of the original TM Fusion jingles, and lots of quick jock banter into jingles, out of jingles, over jingles. A jingle is played after…
