WCAU/WOGL Oldies 98.1 simulcast

[Kevin]

I remember during the early 90’s when WCAU 1210 was simulcasting with Oldies WOGL 98.1, does anyone remember exactly what year or years that had taken place. Thanks in advance.

 

[deepstblu]

WOGL (AM) launched August 15, 1990 (Terry Mulholland pitched a no-hitter for the Phillies that night). Radio-Locator has the call letters changing to WGMP on March 18, 1994, so they moved to sports on or about that date.

 

[Kevin]

I didn’t realize Oldies on AM 1210 lasted for 4 almost years. Again, Thanks deepstblu.

 

[Kent]

I remember during the early 90’s when WCAU 1210 was simulcasting with Oldies WOGL 98.1, does anyone remember exactly what year or years that had taken place. Thanks in advance.

I don't think it was a 100% simulcast as I seem to remember 1210 aired a "50's Friday" that didn't air on 98.1. Don't know if that was the only break in programming between the two or if that was a regular thing, though.

I was always told the WCAU employees didn't know they were gone until the join with the top of the hour news was interrupted by the sounds of WOGL.

 

[Kevin]

I don't think it was a 100% simulcast as I seem to remember 1210 aired a "50's Friday" that didn't air on 98.1. Don't know if that was the only break in programming between the two or if that was a regular thing, though.

I was always told the WCAU employees didn't know they were gone until the join with the top of the hour news was interrupted by the sounds of WOGL.

I think you’re correct. At that time no one could simulcast 24/7, I believe 1210’s morning and afternoon drive were separate from the FM. Here in Detroit I would always listen to them at night, I was a local truck driver in Southeastern Michigan back in the 80’s and 90’s and always listen to AM radio.

 

[John1]

WOGL AM had separate programming on weekdays from 9 am to 10 pm. Morning drive was a simulcast of Don Cannon who had joined the FM in March, 1990 after years at WSNI. Then the rest of the day included Bob Pantano, Hy Lit, Harvey Holiday & Tommy McCarthy evenings unless the Phillies were playing. I think Frank X. Feller from Wibbage was there for a time, too. I believe they simulcast Christy Springfield's late night Backseat Memories and the overnight show. The FM played oldies late 50's to early '70's, the AM late 50's to mid-60's but not enough difference to create 2 separate listenerships. The draw of the AM was legendary personalities, the FM stereo music (although 1210 said they were in AM stereo). I think it might have helped both if the AM concentrated on 50's-early 60's & the FM from 1964 Beatles to mid-70's for 2 more distinct audiences. But the main goal seemed to put WCAU & Frank Rizzo's talk show into the past. The call letters went to WOGL when Hy Lit signed the station on at 1 pm out of the blue August 15, 1990 as mentioned above. When WGMP came along the AM staff were worked back in to specialty shows on FM. Long before the internet and streaming, I remember it was very cool to be on vacation in Maine in 1990 listening to Harvey Holiday on a Sunday night on WOGL AM!