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Tag: WFIL
Don Cannon, WIFI 92 Philadelphia | 1981
In 1973, Philadelphia’s WIFI 92 instituted a high-energy Top 40 format known as the Boogie Format with the slogan “Let’s Boogie.” It Philly’s first live FM Top 40 station. It performed fairly well for many years. When 98.1 WCAU-FM debuted its Hot Hits format in October 1981, which caused WIFI’s ratings to fall as WCAU-FM quickly grabbed most…
George Michael, 77 WABC New York | April 1979
George Michael, WABC’s night burner, initially turned down the offer to join WABC Radio. PD Rick Sklar and others involved came to know that George was interested in moving on to sports broadcasting. There just so happen to be an opening for a weekend sports anchor on WABC-TV Channel 7 and that as they say…
Launch of Oldies Format, 56 WFIL Philadelphia | September 2 1983
From the mid 1960’s, to the mid 1970s, Famous 56 WFIL was on fire in Philadelphia. The station was played everywhere. The WFIL Boss Jocks seemed bigger than life! It seemed like they were at every event in Philly. Parades, sporting events, high schools, and of course at every WFIL event. Some of these names are still talked about today, like Jim…
Station Profile, 56 WFIL Philadelphia 1972
From the mid 1960’s, to the mid 1970s, Famous 56 WFIL was on fire in Philadelphia. The station was played everywhere. The WFIL Boss Jocks seemed bigger than life! It seemed like they were at every event in Philly. Parades, sporting events, high schools, and of course at every WFIL event. Some of these names are still talked about…
Harvey Holiday FINAL SHOW, 98.1 WOGL Philadelphia | December 12 2018
This may not count as a classic aircheck, because it is from 2018, but it does feature a classic Philly jock. Harvey Holiday spent more than a half century on air around the Delaware Valley. in the 1960s, he was on air on the outskirts of Philadelphia, at stations like WRAW,1340 in Reading,…
WFIL Boss Jock Montage, WFIL 56 Philadelphia | 1960s-70s
From the mid 1960’s, to the mid 1970s, Famous 56 WFIL was on fire in Philadelphia. The station was played everywhere. The WFIL Boss Jocks seemed bigger than life! It seemed like they were at every event in Philly. Parades, sporting events, high schools, and of course at every WFIL event. Some of these…
WFIL 56 Philadelphia – 20th Anniversary Reunion | September 18 1986
Philadelphia’s pop powerhouse of the 1960s & 70s, Famous 56 WFIL, continued to play the hits it made famousas an oldies station from 1983 to 1987. Golden Oldies 56 WFIL decided, for just one day, to bring back the personalities that made the station great, with the WFIL 20th Anniversary. On this…
George Michael on 56 WFIL Philadelphia | November 1970
Long before he arrived at WABC New York to create nighttime energy, George Michael was a very popular night burner at Famous 56 WFIL in Philadelphia. George started at WFIL September 1966, and during his 8 years there, he became a superstar! George could talk up a record intro…
