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Retro Radio Dial - Wilmington Delaware 1969

M

MikefromDelaware

AM
560 WFIL - Philly Top 40
610 WIP - Philly MOR (Metromedia)
640 WHEN - Univ of Del. low powered (U of D campus-Downtown Newark)
740 WVCH - Chester Religious
950 WPEN - Philly MOR (NBC)
1090 WBAL - Baltimore MOR (NBC)
1150 WDEL - Wilmington MOR (NBC)
1210 WCAU- Philly talk (CBS)
1260 WNRK - Newark DE, MOR (ABC)
1290 WTUX - Wilmington Easy Listening
1380 WAMS - Wilmington Top 40
1450 WILM - Wilmington MOR (Mutual)

FM
93.7 WDEL-FM Wilmington Easy Listening (NBC)
95.7 WFLN - FM Philly Classical
99.5 WJBR- FM Wilmington Easy Listening

There were other stations from Philly, but don't remember their calls.
 
> AM
> 560 WFIL - Philly Top 40
> 610 WIP - Philly MOR (Metromedia)
> 640 WHEN - Univ of Del. low powered (U of D campus-Downtown
> Newark)
> 740 WVCH - Chester Religious
> 950 WPEN - Philly MOR (NBC)
> 1090 WBAL - Baltimore MOR (NBC)
> 1150 WDEL - Wilmington MOR (NBC)
> 1210 WCAU- Philly talk (CBS)
> 1260 WNRK - Newark DE, MOR (ABC)
> 1290 WTUX - Wilmington Easy Listening
> 1380 WAMS - Wilmington Top 40
> 1450 WILM - Wilmington MOR (Mutual)
>
> FM
> 93.7 WDEL-FM Wilmington Easy Listening (NBC)
> 95.7 WFLN - FM Philly Classical
> 99.5 WJBR- FM Wilmington Easy Listening
>
> There were other stations from Philly, but don't remember
> their calls.
>
I am curious about the U of Delaware station. You list it as 640 WHEN. 620 WHEN which at that time was owned by Park Broadcasting in Syracuse, NY had been and still is around. How could the two have the same calls??<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by DowntownHazleton on 12/25/05 07:47 PM.</FONT></P>
 
The radius of their signal, which I believe was called a "carrier current station" was limited to the U of D campus and the couple of downtown streets and the signal wasn't real great, but as Newark was known as "radio free Newark" it was the only AM signal that could picked up in town other than 1260 WNRK which had it's tower a couple miles outside of the city limits of Newark and it's 1000w signal wasn't all that great either in some parts of Newark.

However, a couple of years later, the U of Del went to FM that covers the northern part of the county and also had different calls (this may be why). They eliminated the AM low powered station. I have no idea if this Park Broadcasting you mentioned had found out about the duplicate calls and complained, or why the calls were changed when going to FM, I just know I was a student broadcaster at 640 WHEN from the Univ of Del during the 1969-70 school year. Today the U of Del station is 91.5 WVUD-FM.

> > AM
> > 560 WFIL - Philly Top 40
> > 610 WIP - Philly MOR (Metromedia)
> > 640 WHEN - Univ of Del. low powered (U of D
> campus-Downtown
> > Newark)
> > 740 WVCH - Chester Religious
> > 950 WPEN - Philly MOR (NBC)
> > 1090 WBAL - Baltimore MOR (NBC)
> > 1150 WDEL - Wilmington MOR (NBC)
> > 1210 WCAU- Philly talk (CBS)
> > 1260 WNRK - Newark DE, MOR (ABC)
> > 1290 WTUX - Wilmington Easy Listening
> > 1380 WAMS - Wilmington Top 40
> > 1450 WILM - Wilmington MOR (Mutual)
> >
> > FM
> > 93.7 WDEL-FM Wilmington Easy Listening (NBC)
> > 95.7 WFLN - FM Philly Classical
> > 99.5 WJBR- FM Wilmington Easy Listening
> >
> > There were other stations from Philly, but don't remember
> > their calls.
> >
> I am curious about the U of Delaware station. You list it as
> 640 WHEN. 620 WHEN which at that time was owned by Park
> Broadcasting in Syracuse, NY had been and still is around.
> How could the two have the same calls??
>
 
I don't think carrier current stations were considered "real" radio stations and did not have FCC assigned call letters, so they could call themselves anything. I was at WESS East Stroudsburg, Pa. in the '70's and we also had a carrier current station on 640 along with our 10 watt FM at 88.7. I believe the AM was somehow wired through the campus electrical system so it really didn't transmit. When we were off the air we ran WNEW-FM from New York on the 640 signal. I would sign off at midnight, throw the switch, and the mellow sounds of Allison Steele, the Nightbird, would come on through the studio speakers! (It was nice to be her "lead-in"!)


> The radius of their signal, which I believe was called a
> "carrier current station" was limited to the U of D campus
> and the couple of downtown streets and the signal wasn't
> real great, but as Newark was known as "radio free Newark"
> it was the only AM signal that could picked up in town other
> than 1260 WNRK which had it's tower a couple miles outside
> of the city limits of Newark and it's 1000w signal wasn't
> all that great either in some parts of Newark.
>
> However, a couple of years later, the U of Del went to FM
> that covers the northern part of the county and also had
> different calls (this may be why). They eliminated the AM
> low powered station. I have no idea if this Park
> Broadcasting you mentioned had found out about the duplicate
> calls and complained, or why the calls were changed when
> going to FM, I just know I was a student broadcaster at 640
> WHEN from the Univ of Del during the 1969-70 school year.
> Today the U of Del station is 91.5 WVUD-FM.
>
> > > AM
> > > 560 WFIL - Philly Top 40
> > > 610 WIP - Philly MOR (Metromedia)
> > > 640 WHEN - Univ of Del. low powered (U of D
> > campus-Downtown
> > > Newark)
> > > 740 WVCH - Chester Religious
> > > 950 WPEN - Philly MOR (NBC)
> > > 1090 WBAL - Baltimore MOR (NBC)
> > > 1150 WDEL - Wilmington MOR (NBC)
> > > 1210 WCAU- Philly talk (CBS)
> > > 1260 WNRK - Newark DE, MOR (ABC)
> > > 1290 WTUX - Wilmington Easy Listening
> > > 1380 WAMS - Wilmington Top 40
> > > 1450 WILM - Wilmington MOR (Mutual)
> > >
> > > FM
> > > 93.7 WDEL-FM Wilmington Easy Listening (NBC)
> > > 95.7 WFLN - FM Philly Classical
> > > 99.5 WJBR- FM Wilmington Easy Listening
> > >
> > > There were other stations from Philly, but don't
> remember
> > > their calls.
> > >
> > I am curious about the U of Delaware station. You list it
> as
> > 640 WHEN. 620 WHEN which at that time was owned by Park
> > Broadcasting in Syracuse, NY had been and still is around.
>
> > How could the two have the same calls??
> >
>
 
John1, what you say makes sense. That is probably why there wasn't any problem with the U of Del carrier current station using the calls WHEN (U of Del mascot is a Blue Hen as in the Fightin' Blue Hens). More than likely when the university sought out getting an FM station they found out from the FCC that those calls were not available. Your explanation of being somehow wired through the campus electrical system explains why it wasn't a great signal and why only streets in Newark including those downtown that had university buildings on them could receive the station.

> I don't think carrier current stations were considered
> "real" radio stations and did not have FCC assigned call
> letters, so they could call themselves anything. I was at
> WESS East Stroudsburg, Pa. in the '70's and we also had a
> carrier current station on 640 along with our 10 watt FM at
> 88.7. I believe the AM was somehow wired through the campus
> electrical system so it really didn't transmit. When we
> were off the air we ran WNEW-FM from New York on the 640
> signal. I would sign off at midnight, throw the switch, and
> the mellow sounds of Allison Steele, the Nightbird, would
> come on through the studio speakers! (It was nice to be her
> "lead-in"!)
>
>
> > The radius of their signal, which I believe was called a
> > "carrier current station" was limited to the U of D campus
>
> > and the couple of downtown streets and the signal wasn't
> > real great, but as Newark was known as "radio free Newark"
>
> > it was the only AM signal that could picked up in town
> other
> > than 1260 WNRK which had it's tower a couple miles outside
>
> > of the city limits of Newark and it's 1000w signal wasn't
> > all that great either in some parts of Newark.
> >
> > However, a couple of years later, the U of Del went to FM
> > that covers the northern part of the county and also had
> > different calls (this may be why). They eliminated the AM
>
> > low powered station. I have no idea if this Park
> > Broadcasting you mentioned had found out about the
> duplicate
> > calls and complained, or why the calls were changed when
> > going to FM, I just know I was a student broadcaster at
> 640
> > WHEN from the Univ of Del during the 1969-70 school year.
>
> > Today the U of Del station is 91.5 WVUD-FM.
> >
> > > > AM
> > > > 560 WFIL - Philly Top 40
> > > > 610 WIP - Philly MOR (Metromedia)
> > > > 640 WHEN - Univ of Del. low powered (U of D
> > > campus-Downtown
> > > > Newark)
> > > > 740 WVCH - Chester Religious
> > > > 950 WPEN - Philly MOR (NBC)
> > > > 1090 WBAL - Baltimore MOR (NBC)
> > > > 1150 WDEL - Wilmington MOR (NBC)
> > > > 1210 WCAU- Philly talk (CBS)
> > > > 1260 WNRK - Newark DE, MOR (ABC)
> > > > 1290 WTUX - Wilmington Easy Listening
> > > > 1380 WAMS - Wilmington Top 40
> > > > 1450 WILM - Wilmington MOR (Mutual)
> > > >
> > > > FM
> > > > 93.7 WDEL-FM Wilmington Easy Listening (NBC)
> > > > 95.7 WFLN - FM Philly Classical
> > > > 99.5 WJBR- FM Wilmington Easy Listening
> > > >
> > > > There were other stations from Philly, but don't
> > remember
> > > > their calls.
> > > >
> > > I am curious about the U of Delaware station. You list
> it
> > as
> > > 640 WHEN. 620 WHEN which at that time was owned by Park
> > > Broadcasting in Syracuse, NY had been and still is
> around.
> >
> > > How could the two have the same calls??
> > >
> >
>
 
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