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It's great to see the pictures of the original Y100.. Everybody looked happy and it showed on the air. The studio is worn, which means alot of time was spent there. It was the best sound around. It is a shame that today's jocks will never know the feeling of radio..when it was fun...:)

ahh....I miss the old days

It sure would be nice if anyone had pictures from I-95, 96X, K102, WSHE, ZETA 4 or the original WAXY. Maybe WGBS or WQAM?

Thanks for the memories.
 
Genius! Bravo guys! proud to say I worked there, even though 30 yrs after most of those pics!

Adam Bomb
Q100-Atlanta Nights

Y100 Nights(2004-2006)
 
Those Y-100 pictures brought back some memories for me. I started in radio in 1978 in Texas, worked with some of that same equipment. Yes, radio was fun then. My first program director always said our #1 job was to always sound like we were having fun on the air. In 1982 I spent a week in S. FL with a friend, I heard Y-100 and couldn't believe how good they sounded.
 
Note to corporate programmers:

If you want to improve your station:

1. Listen to airchecks on this site (these guys made it happen, and it still sounds fresh and exciting after 30 years)
2. Put down the voice tracking device.
3. Hire talent that sounds like they are having fun, and not reading liner cards.
4. Let the music director adjust the music to fit the market.
5. Do away with the national contest number, and give away some cash locally.
6. Let them (the dJ'ds)speak over the intros and hit the post.
7. Let the talent speak more than 7 seconds at the end of a set.
8. Stop using jingles and liners as fill....... make the jock talk instead!!!
9. Take a chance a add that unique song to the rotation.
10. Quit using the same logo and phrase that your other 32 stations are using. (PS don't mess with the logo that is a institution if your station has a heritage logo)
10A Interact with the listeners on the air.

If you don't change your ways, then there is no differece between listening to you and the MP3 player. If you want to know why you are losing listeners, well...you are boring.

Yes.. all of this requires work, but after you do it a couple of times, you will see that your station will climb out of the miserable 3.0 share range. Gee.....I sound like a programmer.

PS, Stuart thanks for the picture links.
 
musiconradio.com said:
Note to corporate programmers:

If you want to improve your station:

1. Listen to airchecks on this site (these guys made it happen, and it still sounds fresh and exciting after 30 years)
2. Put down the voice tracking device.
3. Hire talent that sounds like they are having fun, and not reading liner cards.
4. Let the music director adjust the music to fit the market.
5. Do away with the national contest number, and give away some cash locally.
6. Let them (the dJ'ds)speak over the intros and hit the post.
7. Let the talent speak more than 7 seconds at the end of a set.
8. Stop using jingles and liners as fill....... make the jock talk instead!!!
9. Take a chance a add that unique song to the rotation.
10. Quit using the same logo and phrase that your other 32 stations are using. (PS don't mess with the logo that is a institution if your station has a heritage logo)
10A Interact with the listeners on the air.

If you don't change your ways, then there is no differece between listening to you and the MP3 player. If you want to know why you are losing listeners, well...you are boring.

Yes.. all of this requires work, but after you do it a couple of times, you will see that your station will climb out of the miserable 3.0 share range. Gee.....I sound like a programmer.

PS, Stuart thanks for the picture links.
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Musiconradio-
ThanX, always happy to pass on the memories. Alot of what you said is throwback to the fun days of radio. Unfortunately, in this day and age, the bottom line for the corporate radio ownerhogs is $$$$$. You'll most likely never see any of what you pointed out.

Todays announcers are paid to read liner cards and to shut up and let the music do the talking. Old school radio is a thing of the past. Half the fun of radio, was being a part of what you were doing....Getting into it. When you were having fun, your listeners had fun. And it was real. Anyone who projects that they're having a great time on the air in todays radio world is either A) FOS B) Too new to understand what real radio is about C) Putting on an act.

IF and that is a big IF...the single owner station ever had a chance again...you might see it happen. Until then, just keep lookin at those pics & listening to the airchex of how radio was.
 
New photos and airchecks have just (7/11) been loaded, check 'em out mannnnn!

If you have old Y stuff (photos/airchecks) send them to us!

Mark In The Dark Shands
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Maybe this isn't said enough but - thank you so much for doing this.

If the intent was to bring a smile to one's face or perhaps even a tear of joy - you succeeded. Listening to this great website as I have periodically over the past week or so brought me back in time to a place that will always have a special place in my heart.

And while I don't want to get too sugary here, listening to all those great voices helped me remember that they were like having your best buds on the radio. I still feel - even after more than a couple of decades - an emotional bond. Sadly, this is a huge element missing today in radio.

I was happy to have made South Florida my home through the 80s and almost all the 90s. In the early 80s, Y-100 was there for me as I was going through life's ups and downs. I'm sure I'm not alone. Radio was a lot more than a music marathon. And while we can all wish things were different now - I'm just thankful "y'all" took the time and energy to create this very special treat.

And while I always knew Y-100 was great in its' heyday, I really didn't realize just how great it truly was.
 
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