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Tag: Z100
Human Newman, Z100 WHTZ New York | November 1993
Radio Station: Z100 WHTZ New York (Newark) Frequency: 100.3 MHZ format: Top 40 Since 1983, WHTZ has spent most of it’s time on the air as New York’s CHR (Contemporary Hit Radio) leader. But there was an era when Z100 struggled to find an audience. In the early to mid 1990s, CHR radio fell out…
New York City Radio Dial Scan | March 1984
It’s March 1984. You’re in New York, as you tune around the radio dial. This recording is an example of what you would have head. I was driving around New York, and just tuning up & down the dial, and recording what I head. You’ll hear many of the big players, like 101.1 WCBS-FM, Z100…
Elvis Duran, 100.3 WHTZ Z100 New York | March 1994
E on the Z. E! was and still is a television entertainment magazine. This was a novel idea, combine E! reports with Z100 programming. It made Z100 sound like it was completely in touch with its audience.
Scott Shannon, 95.5 WPLJ New York | March 13 1992
By 1991, Michael Scott Shannon had done just about everything you could do in radio. He had been on air at legendary stations like WMPS in Memphis, Nashville’s WMAK, & Quixie in Dixie, WQXI Atlanta. At WRBQ Tampa, Shannon, along with partner Cleveland Wheeler, developed the morning zoo radio format. He programmed WPGC in D.C.,…
Ross & Wilson First Show, 77 WABC New York | March 9 1981
In 1981, you can feel the winds of change blowing at WABC. The music had moved from Top 40, to more of an Adult Contemporary direction. Information was becoming more important, and you could hear more talk on the station. One of the biggest changes at the station involved getting a new morning show…
Z100’s Sign On with Scott Shannon, WHTZ New York | Aug 2, 1983
“The new WHTZ! So new it’s still under construction as I speak!” August 2 1983 is a day that will go down in New York radio History! When 1983 started, there were no Contemporary Hit Music stations on FM in New York. By Summer 1983, both WPLJ & WAPP were moving away from Rock,…
New York Area Radio Dial Scan | November 1983
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It’s November 1983, and it’s the weekend! You are driving around New York, as you tune around the radio dial. This recording is an example of what you would have head. I was driving around New York, and just tuning up & down the dial, and recording what I head. You’ll hear many of the…
New York City Rock Wars, featuring WHTZ, WAPP and WPLJ | August, 1983
You are talking about the nonsensical ravings of a lunatic mind… Narrated by Contributor Matt Seinberg of Big Apple Airchecks, this long composite logs the opening days of Z100… commercial free for a whole month! Then it moves on to a few minutes of 103.5 WAPP. An album rock station with jingles and *some* hit…
