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WWDC 1260 HISTORY HELP Top 40 or MOR?

Re: WWDC 101.1 HISTORY HELP

Hey Guys:

I found this you tube air checks of varouis stations in Baltimore and DC. WWDC 101.1 was on there. They were playing songs like John Denver and Taveres. I think it was from 1975. What format was that?? Wikepedia says Oldies. But I don't think so.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qse9Gv6J9OA (It's about 7 minutes in.)

Would anybody know what the exact date was when WWDC 101.1 became AOR DC 101?

Thanks

T.J.
 
WWDC simulcasted until night time. WWDC-AM ran a talk show called "Empathy" while the FM continued to play music. I think that WWDC started splitting off with album rock at night eventually going fulltime with DC101.
 
I just came across a copy of "Forecast" magazine, a Washington area entertainment guide with FM radio schedules from August of 1975. At the time WWDC-FM was Johnny Holliday in mornings, Dick Henby at 10am, James Michael Wilson at 3pm and "Classic Gold Hits" beginning at 8pm. WMAL-FM was progressive rock with Lynn McIntoch in mornings, Tom Curtis at 11am, Pete Larkin at 3pm, and Bill O'Connor at 7pm. WDJQ was listed as "Non-Stop Rock" in the Progressive Music category. WKTK was also listed as Progressive Rock. WMOD was oldies with Freddy Figenshu in mornings, Mike Fitzgerald at 10am, Jeff Leonard at 2pm, Davy Jones at 6pm and then automated from 11pm on. WAVA was still All-News on the FM. I don't know much about this magazine except for this one copy that I have. I wonder if the library might have back copies (even on microfilm). There's radio station news (like the WGMS fire of June 75 in this issue). The magazine caters more to Classical, Broadway and Progressive Rock. Nothing on WPGC or other Top 40 stations. No AM radio station information as well. But there's a wealth of information on the stations above as well as Easy Listening and Public Broadcasting FM stations.
 
Today I was going through my old records to see if they were of any value on ebay, and I came across a printing of WWDC 1260's Top 30 Tunes for the week of April 5, 1957 - Survey #8 - Volume 2. Elvis Presley's "All Shook Up" was #1. I just thought I would post this in case anyone is interested - I'll put it on ebay soon.
 
Scan it and send a copy along to DCRTV - they can always use such things to build up their vast Washington broadcasting online time capsule! ;)
 
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