“Long” John Wade on FM 98 WCAU-FM Philadelphia | August 1973
Radio Station: Golden 98 WCAU-FM Philadelphia Frequency: 98.1 MHZ Format: Oldies Golden 98 WCAU-FM was one of the first Oldies stations in the U.S. It was automated it’s first…
Jim Nettelton & FIRST HOUR Of The New Oldies Format, WFIL 56 Philadelphia | September 2 1983
Radio Station: Golden Oldies 56 WFIL Philadelphia Frequency: 560 kHZ format: Country / Oldies WFIL was one of the big powerhouse radio stations of the 1960s & 70s in Philadelphia.…
FORMAT CHANGE, From Country to Oldies, 56 WFIL Philadelphia | September 2 1983
Radio Station: Golden Oldies 56 WFIL Philadelphia Frequency: 560 kHZ format: Country / Oldies WFIL was one of the big powerhouse radio stations of the 1960s & 70s in Philadelphia.…
Mark Driscoll, First Day of The New Q102, WIOQ Philadelphia | January 1989
Radio Station: Q102 WIOQ Philadelphia Frequency: 102.1 MHZ format: CHR Back in January 1989, I tuned to Solid Gold 102, WIOQ, to listen to some Oldies on my drive to…
“Soul Sound” Sonny Hopson on 1340 WHAT Philadelphia | 1969
Station: WHAT / Philadelphia Frequency: 1340 khz Format: R&B Philadelphia's 1340 WHAT was known for innovation. According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, "WHAT became the first U.S. radio station to hire…
Howard Stern, WYSP 94 Philadelphia | February 1987
In 1985, Howard Stern, and his crew were fired from WNBC, as they were near the top of the New York ratings. It's no surprise they were quickly scooped up…
Terry “Motormouth” Young, Hot Hits 98 WCAU-FM Philadelphia | May 1983
If you grew up listening to Big Jack Armstrong, on one of the many stations where he worked, you may have thought... "I can do that!" But we all…
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…
