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Tag: WSNI
Philadelphia Radio Jingles Through The Years – In Alphabetical Order – 1950s-2010s
Philadelphia Radio Jingles Through The Years – In Alphabetical Order – 1950s-2010s This recording features radio jingles used by many Philadelphia area radio stations through the years. Some of the radio staions include: KYW, WCAU, WCAU-FM, WDAS, WDAS-FM, WEAZ, WEJM, WFIL, WGMP, WHAT, WIBG, WIFI, WIOQ, WIP, WKSZ, WLLC, WMGK, WOGL-FM, WPEN, WPGR, WRCP,…
Hy Lit Hall Of Fame on WSNI 104.5 Philadelphia | December 1985
WSNI 104.5 Philadelphia – Hy Lit Hall Of Fame – December 1985 From the Thomas Gillan collection. If you know about the history of Top 40 radio, then you know the name Gordon McLendon. McLendon was the owner of 1190 KLIF, and was considered the man who perfected Top 40 radio on KLIF. In…
KYW Reports the Passing of Radio Legend Hy Lit | November 17, 2007
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Hy Lit (May 20, 1934 – November 17, 2007) was a legendary Philadelphia area radio personality whose career spanned several decades. This aircheck was recorded from KYW Newsradio 1060 in Philadelphia the afternoon of Lit’s death from complications after knee surgery. Hy Lit had been suffering from Parkinson’s Disease for much of his final 10…
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…
Tom Collins, Philly 15 WSNI-AM Philadelphia | 1983
In the early to mid 1980s, many AM stations were struggling to reinvent themselves as many listeners had migrated to FM. Some stations were moving towards News, Talk, or Sports. Some were trying different approaches, like big personalities, All Oldies, or even Comedy. In Philly Sunny 104 WSNI-FM, just simulcast it’s FM AC format…
