Hy Lit's HyLitRadio.com has agreed to perform a requested weekly special Hy Lit WIBBAGE reunion simulcast on Rick Brancadora’s WIBG/1020 Ocean City/Atlantic city beginning in November. Stay tuned for more details.
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Hy Lit WIBBAGE Reunion on WIBG/1020
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Will there be any restrictions given the WIBG ('I Believe in God') format - have they asked for certain songs or themes of songs not to be played? Anyway, sounds like a good idea after all these years of WIBG being in Ocean City on 1530 and now 1020. I can get 1020 on the car radio pretty well in the northern 'burbs, too!
When Hy told Joe Niagara "she's dying, she's dying" back on September 10, 1977, did he believe in reincarnation, that Wibbage would come back almost 30 years later on WIBG - this should be good radio.
Brings up a Hyski question - we know in the south preachers preached against the evils of rock 'n' roll ("the beat, the beat, the beat") but since Hy was here in the early days on WDAS & Wibbage, did he or others in this area take any heat for playing "evil" music, or was this area more accepting of this new music?
When Hy told Joe Niagara "she's dying, she's dying" back on September 10, 1977, did he believe in reincarnation, that Wibbage would come back almost 30 years later on WIBG - this should be good radio.
Brings up a Hyski question - we know in the south preachers preached against the evils of rock 'n' roll ("the beat, the beat, the beat") but since Hy was here in the early days on WDAS & Wibbage, did he or others in this area take any heat for playing "evil" music, or was this area more accepting of this new music?
The current day WIBG pays more homage to the golden era of top 40 WIBG then its former position at 990AM in Philly. While they are a Christian radio station, on the weekend in afternoons they do have a "Wibbage Oldies" show. Yes, Mainstream oldies on a religious station. I say, more (higher) power to them.
Its not the first time there was a marriage of the Bible and "rock music". Take a look at the show "Powerline" with Brother John Rivers. It's contemporary secular music.....surrounded with a positive message.
Its not the first time there was a marriage of the Bible and "rock music". Take a look at the show "Powerline" with Brother John Rivers. It's contemporary secular music.....surrounded with a positive message.
WIBG (and once WSLT) were in 'KB's frequency, 1520Kc, not 1530. They sold the land where the towers were, along the Garden State parkway, to Greate Bay Resorts for the golf course, and turned in the license. Mike Venditti (WIFI and WNJC) revived the license and put it on KDKA's 1020Kc. I've picked WIBG 1020 up, out of critical hours power of 700? watts, as far away as Limerick/Pottstown area in Montgomery County.
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I remember the Powerline show. When I was board op-ing the "God Squad" shift at the former WSER (now WSRY), we used to air Powerline. I actually enjoyed that program. I'm not a fan of religion on the radio (because there's too much of it these days), but that was one show I liked.
Sorry, above, I mis-keyed 1520 as 1530. Should've looked at my "Easy Country 1520 WIBG" bumper sticker first!
"Powerline" still airs on WRDV Sundays at 10 am, followed by sister show "Country Crossroads" at 10:30 am. Country Crossroads was hosted for years by WBAP's Bill Mack, country singer Leroy Van Dyke, and country commedian Jerry Clower, but I'm not sure who hosts now.
"Powerline" still airs on WRDV Sundays at 10 am, followed by sister show "Country Crossroads" at 10:30 am. Country Crossroads was hosted for years by WBAP's Bill Mack, country singer Leroy Van Dyke, and country commedian Jerry Clower, but I'm not sure who hosts now.
It's amazing how as recently as the mid 1970s a lower-powered AM daytimer could have such a decent sound with dynamite airtalent.
Charlie Mills (who not too long after went to WPEN in Philly) and Jersey Shore radio legend Jackson T. Chase were two more who passed thru WSLT during this era...
Wasn't it WIBG while still on 1520, for a time? And another question-- was any of the '70s era WSLT simulcast on the FM?
Charlie Mills (who not too long after went to WPEN in Philly) and Jersey Shore radio legend Jackson T. Chase were two more who passed thru WSLT during this era...
Wasn't it WIBG while still on 1520, for a time? And another question-- was any of the '70s era WSLT simulcast on the FM?
George Brusstar said:Wasn't it WIBG while still on 1520, for a time? And another question-- was any of the '70s era WSLT simulcast on the FM?
It was indeed WIBG 1520 for quite a while--they picked up the WIBG calls a few months after they were dropped in Philly and the switch to 1020 didn't come until some years later. As I recall the FM was beautiful music all through the '70s and did not simulcast the AM.
Fairbanks Broadcasting attempted to park the WIBG call letters when the WZZD assignment was subsequently granted as Fairbanks management may have had a sneaking premonition that WIZZARD 100 may not actually work out as planned. They were unsuccessful in challenging the reassignment request to 1520 Ocean City, which initially turned into a rather protracted battle and a president setting ruling regarding the disposition of inactive call letters.
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