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One station you want back

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phils07

What Philly radio station would you want back and how would you want it programmed?

For me, I'd want 94 WYSP back and with an Active Rock/Talk hybrid, playing more modern rock like Evanescence, Seether, Shinedown, Linkin Park, Korn, Slipknot, and Breaking Benjamin. Also Howard Stern on mornings.

Here's what I'd want the lineup to be:

6-10am Howard Stern
10am-3pm Spike
3-7pm Couzin Ed
7-10pm Matt and Huggy (talk and rock)
10pm-3am Tommy Conwell
3-6am Paul Barsky

Also get Phillies baseball
 
I'd like to see 1290 return to Nostalgia. The then-WJBR AM had something of a deeper range of cuts than WPEN. An updated Sunny format on FM would be nice, too.
 
Suny as Soft AC, MGK as clasi can't think of just one.
Sunny As Soft AC, WMGK (as Classic Hits no 70's dance tunes), WOGL 50's/70's Oldies, WYSP as classic rock, WMMR AAA. Leave the sports on FM and make the AM side 950 Standards. Bring back WJJZ to 106.1. I know I know, Im dreaming and odds are it'll never happn.
 
I'm with you who want WJBR-AM and Oldies 1210 back again.
 
First: Famous 56 WFIL.
Alternate: WIBBAGE Radio 99
2nd Alternate: WIFI-92
3rd Alternate: 96.5 WWDB THEEE Talk Station
 
I live within pretty good range of a WRTI translator up in these parts.

No reflection or judgement on Classical -- this IS just reminiscing speculation -- but you know what I'd like back, lol.

The specialty shows they used to run on Jazz WRTI also comprised a good portion, a lot of the reasons, why I listened. Dr. Reggie Bryant's show 'Catharsis', for example, was a must-listen, even for a NEPA white boy like me.
 
bigjay said:
First: Famous 56 WFIL.
Alternate: WIBBAGE Radio 99
2nd Alternate: WIFI-92
3rd Alternate: 96.5 WWDB THEEE Talk Station
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Absolutely, Bigjay. also, I would like to add to your list WPGR 1540,WCAM 1310 during the 60's,70's and 80's.
 
Def Q102 of the late 80s early 90s....format..DANCE! I would like the larger than life imaging with Mark Driscol "Heres another hit...Q102..".the cool contdown top of the hour ect. Alot of great talet has come through Q102...
I'd like Tik Tac nights..Billy Hammond back for drive time instead. Would be happy with pretty much any air talent except Chio or Glen Kalina(both always sounded too old and out of touch for Q...not bad jocks...just not right for Q...in my opinion).

Honorable mentions to Hot Hits WCAU and Eagle 106(loved John Landers and the Nut Hut)


If I can cheat and say any station I'd say Boss 97 Atlantic City...my fav of all time!!!!
 
I forgot about WPGR! the what someone once told me was older oldies station. They were good. Hmmm. Oldies 1210 in AM Stereo. That would be great as a 50's/70's oldies station.
Eagle 106 and Q102 Mark Driskel days ruled!
Boss 97! Jay Towres, Joy what's her name ? who was the guy in the morning summer 94 or was it 95?
Kiss 100 anyone? PSt as Moddern rock?


LOL, we're all showing how old we are with this thread...
 
bigjay said:
First: Famous 56 WFIL.
Alternate: WIBBAGE Radio 99
2nd Alternate: WIFI-92
3rd Alternate: 96.5 WWDB THEEE Talk Station
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Gotta agree with Big Jay 75%. I would go with either WHAT or WDAS-AM running 50s-60s-70s RnB gold as my 3rd Alternate...not that you can hear either station ::)
 
John Holcomb II said:
I forgot about WPGR! the what someone once told me was older oldies station. They were good. Hmmm. Oldies 1210 in AM Stereo. That would be great as a 50's/70's oldies station.
Eagle 106 and Q102 Mark Driskel days ruled!
Boss 97! Jay Towres, Joy what's her name ? who was the guy in the morning summer 94 or was it 95?
Kiss 100 anyone? PSt as Moddern rock?


LOL, we're all showing how old we are with this thread...
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John for Boss 97...it was Christina Joyce middays...I think you are refering to Joe Chappana(prob mispelled) in the morning...Nicky G was drive time ,PD...then Bob Burke Drive Time, PD, then Jay Towers...
 
KYW in AM Stereo, no need to put it on 106.9, AMax certify any new receivers... WFLN 95.7, leave RTI ascontemporary jazz... I never even listened to WRTI or WFLN.
Anyone noticed yet that we're putting more formats on the radio, not splintering up the already available ones?
 
I'm going to be the lone banner holder for The New 95, Warm and Wonderful WPEN...one of the greatest radio stations Philadelphia never heard. In 1969, and for 2 years, WPEN took a run at WIP, with an inferior signal and dial position, but some great talent and great programming came out of The New 95. Chuck Daugherty in Mornings, the smootheness of Jay Dunn in middays, Tom Brown and Bob Corse...and a $25,000 jingle package sung by The Letterman ( twenty five grand was a lot of money in 1969).

Besides the signal, WPEN made the strategic mistake of taking it's sound to the right of WIP...thinking that WIP's audience would erode as WIP evolved...and discounting that WIP's jocks were family, and the music was secondary to the personalities, the one-to-one human feel of the station, Cash Call, WIP's news which was among the tops in the city. Plus, WPEN's new owner's pockets were only so deep...going up against Metromedia. During this two year period, WPEN-FM was a dormant ugly mono step-sister, while Metromedia's WMMR started gaining audience and revenue for the war chest.

WPEN's ultimate failure masked what came out of the radio. A very high quality radio station in terms of talent, music, and presentation. I miss that on radio...I miss WIP as it was, and I miss the whole genre of personality-driven music stations for adults. That's what great radio once was.
 
95-PEN WHEN they first became oldies

WIP W/ GARLAND, WEE WILLIE, DICK CLAYTON AND TOM MORAN

FAMOUS 56 1967 - 1974

NOT IN ANY ORDER
 
kenneykop said:
95-PEN WHEN they first became oldies

WIP W/ GARLAND, WEE WILLIE, DICK CLAYTON AND TOM MORAN

FAMOUS 56 1967 - 1974

NOT IN ANY ORDER
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Yeah, I remember when WPEN went Oldies, I think it was the late 70's?
 
Spring of 1975. 95PEN - Loren Owens, Mike St. John, Geoff Fox, great jingle package & fast-paced delivery. Simulcast for about 6 months until the advent of Magic 103. The station added AC hits & Joe Niagara before becoming 'The Station of the Stars' by 1979.
 
as a 32 year old white male. . . i'll go with this. . .in chronological order

1. 98 WCAU-FM
2. 1210-WCAU
3. WIOQ (Q-102 circa 1990-1993)
4. WMMR (circa 1994-1997)
5. WPLY (Y-100 1996-2002)

out of market---New York
1. Z-100 (WHTZ 1986-1995)
2. 102-7-WNEW (1995-1997 alternative rock format)
3. 92-3 K-Rock (1992-1997)
4. Q 104.3 (Pure Rock format)
5. 105.1-FM "The Buzz" (1996-1997)
6. 102-7-WNEW (1999-2002, Opie and Anthony, Don & Mike, Ron & Fez)
 
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