Rare Power 99 aircheck recorded by yours truly (July 1990)

[caller10]

Caller10, out of character here.

A dear friend yesterday sent me Chill Rob G's - The Power ... which reminded me not only did I have this in my collection, but I recorded this. And it was finally time for me to encode and upload.

And for those of you who actually worked with the people behind the voices here, especially for those that are no longer with us, may their memory be a blessing. If you know, you know.

Note the frequent content about Atlanta's bid for the 1996 Olympics prior to Atlanta being awarded the games.

Before there was Q997, Q100 at 99.7, and 99x ... there was WAPW, Atlanta Power 99Aircheck begins in part 1 with miscellaneous commercials, the late great J. Karen Thomas filling in late nights, the late "Shotgun" Sean Demery afternoons with a very young Crash Clark, more J. Karen, the late Boomer middays, then settles on nearly 90 minutes unscoped (parts 1 and 2) J. Karen filling in for Alicia on Friday night 10p - 2a, with Major Tom on remote at Rupert's (that replaced the nightclub Limelight) in the Disco Kroger Shopping Center.

Part 1:

Part 2:

 

[secondchoice]

I never realized that many of Atlanta's OTA folks had passed.

 

[RoddyFreeman]

Sounds like their imaging voice was Mark Driscoll.

 

[RoddyFreeman]

At the time, I listened a lot to CHR although in another market. But I recognized little of the music played on these airchecks.

 

[MrRadio]

This is absolute gold. There was never a station like Power 99 before or after. The jocks, the imaging, the processing ... Man, that processing.

I still believe that the "Power" branding and CHR format should have stayed in place instead of Rick Stacy's Mistake taking the frequency and leaving us with the milquetoast sound of Star 94 FM ("no heavy metal, no rap" ... and no balls).

 

[RadioDoogie]

At the time, I listened a lot to CHR although in another market. But I recognized little of the music played on these airchecks.

I heard Jude Cole’s “Baby, It’s Tonight.” He sang the theme song to Rodney Dangerfield’s 1986 movie “Back to School.” Had two other hits - “Time for Letting Go” and “Tell the Truth.”

 

[ksradiogeek]

This is absolute gold. There was never a station like Power 99 before or after. The jocks, the imaging, the processing ... Man, that processing.

I still believe that the "Power" branding and CHR format should have stayed in place instead of Rick Stacy's Mistake taking the frequency and leaving us with the milquetoast sound of Star 94 FM ("no heavy metal, no rap" ... and no balls).

Yet Power’s successor didn’t do bad for itself…

 

[Delete My Account]

99X was only such a "mistake" it got brought back to the market. The flip was a risk, but it worked out.

 

[RoddyFreeman]

99X was only such a "mistake" it got brought back to the market. The flip was a risk, but it worked out.

The original 99X was a great success, and the flip from Power 99 was the right move at the time. It lasted about 10 years, coinciding with Alternative’s heyday.

And what I always found interesting was that it was done without the knowledge of Susquehanna management according to what’s been written.