Retro Dial: Richmond, June 1992

[TR1968]

from Richmond Times-Dispatch via Newspapers.com

AM Dial
820 WGGM Chester (religious/Southern gospel) CNN
910 WRNL Richmond (classic rock/sports) VNN
950 WXGI Richmond (traditional country/sports) NBC
990 WANT Richmond (adult urban contemporary)
1140 WRVA Richmond (popular music/news/features) CBS
1240 WGCV Petersburg (gospel)
1290 WSTK Colonial Heights (standards of late 40s/50s/60s)
1320 WLEE Richmond (talk) CNN
1340 WHAP Hopewell (country)
1380 WTVR Richmond (big band standards/sports; Paul Harvey) ABC
1430 WPES Ashland (contemporary Christian/religious/sports) VNN
1450 WCLM Richmond (light jazz/soft rock) Satellite News Net
1540 WRBN Richmond (business/talk)
1590 WFTH Richmond (contemporary gospel/news)

FM Dial
88.9 WCVE Richmond (classical music/jazz/fine arts) NPR
90.1 WDCE Richmond (progressive rock/jazz/imports/educational; University of Richmond) AP
91.1 WHCE Highland Springs (educational news and music)
92.1 WDYL Chester (sacred music/religious) CNN
92.7 WCDX Richmond (urban contemporary)
94.5 WRVQ Richmond (CHR)
95.3 WKHK Richmond (country)
96.5 WDCK Quinton (oldies)
98.1 WTVR Richmond (easy listening; Paul Harvey) ABC
99.3 WPLZ Petersburg (urban contemporary)
100.1 WYFJ Ashland (sacred music) AP
102.1 WRXL Richmond (classic rock) VNN
103.7 WMXB Richmond (adult hits/news)
106.5 WVGO Richmond (rock 'n' roll)

 

[bgfred]

Remember this time well, the high heyday of WVGO ("Less rock and roll by dead guys")

 

[Old top 40 fan]

I remember Richmond did not have a real AC station like WASH in DC. WMXB was verging on top 40. Soft 96 was gone. Lite 98 filled that gap. Anybody remember when they flipped . I remember Drew Phinney and Skip Scher on the original staff. Scott Lindy became PD and PM drive . Bill Bevins came on mornings. That’s when I remember them really coming together. However I preferred Regan Keith nights to Delilah