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Post by blackbowl68 on Jul 16, 2015 10:20:13 GMT -5
During Shadoe's run, the first New York City radio station mentioned by Shadoe was WWPR. It was mentioned on the first show (13 Aug 1988) and then a couple of more times in 1988. WPLJ was first mentioned on 21 Jan 1989, and the station was then mentioned throughout the remainder of AT40's run in the USA. WPLJ did briefly change its call letters to WWPR with the moniker Power 95. So AT40 had been on the same station in the New York City area from 1983 to 1994.
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Post by Shadoe Fan on Jul 17, 2015 7:28:40 GMT -5
During Shadoe's run, the first New York City radio station mentioned by Shadoe was WWPR. It was mentioned on the first show (13 Aug 1988) and then a couple of more times in 1988. WPLJ was first mentioned on 21 Jan 1989, and the station was then mentioned throughout the remainder of AT40's run in the USA. WPLJ did briefly change its call letters to WWPR with the moniker Power 95. So AT40 had been on the same station in the New York City area from 1983 to 1994. Good to know. Thanks!
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Post by at40petebattistini on Jul 18, 2015 15:02:46 GMT -5
For us New Yorkers, we're at the mercy of the Internet if we want to hear Classic AT-40 shows. As long as all four of my PC's are up & running, I have no problem with that! } That's unfortunate in more ways than one. What happens if Premiere decides to mothball AT40 because there's no sponsor support because no PD in NYC wants to air the show? If Casey Kasem and AT40 had an audience in NYC throughout the 70s and 80s, why won't it work now? I have yet to hear a legitimate reason. If "as New York goes, so does the rest of America", then we shouldn't be surprised if Premiere pulls the plug and shows are no longer heard on terrestrial stations. ///
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Post by blackbowl68 on Jul 18, 2015 17:02:42 GMT -5
That's unfortunate in more ways than one. What happens if Premiere decides to mothball AT40 because there's no sponsor support because no PD in NYC wants to air the show? If Casey Kasem and AT40 had an audience in NYC throughout the 70s and 80s, why won't it work now? I have yet to hear a legitimate reason. If "as New York goes, so does the rest of America", then we shouldn't be surprised if Premiere pulls the plug and shows are no longer heard on terrestrial stations. /// I have to disagree. I think there can be a radio station in the NYC market that can carry the shows. The problem is many people feel that radio station should be WCBS-FM. I've listened to that dial long enough to know that is not the right choice for classic AT40 to be heard in the NYC market. There's too many options here that it could do the shows justice. So I doubt it's in jeopardy because of the holdout.
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Post by jgsynergy on Jul 18, 2015 22:18:26 GMT -5
For us New Yorkers, we're at the mercy of the Internet if we want to hear Classic AT-40 shows. As long as all four of my PC's are up & running, I have no problem with that! } That's unfortunate in more ways than one. What happens if Premiere decides to mothball AT40 because there's no sponsor support because no PD in NYC wants to air the show? If Casey Kasem and AT40 had an audience in NYC throughout the 70s and 80s, why won't it work now? I have yet to hear a legitimate reason. If "as New York goes, so does the rest of America", then we shouldn't be surprised if Premiere pulls the plug and shows are no longer heard on terrestrial stations. /// At least some portions of Metro NYC can still hear Classic AT 40, albeit not directly in the heart of the "Big Apple.'' One area of Greater NYC still blessed with a local terrestrial affiliate, is Eastern Long Island (primarily Suffolk County). With WLIX LP, 93.3 & 94.7 FM, about half the land area of L. I. can catch both countdowns each week (the '80's play Friday @ 8 PM, while the '70's are heard Saturday @ 8 PM).
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Post by mga707 on Jul 18, 2015 22:38:43 GMT -5
That's unfortunate in more ways than one. What happens if Premiere decides to mothball AT40 because there's no sponsor support because no PD in NYC wants to air the show? If Casey Kasem and AT40 had an audience in NYC throughout the 70s and 80s, why won't it work now? I have yet to hear a legitimate reason. If "as New York goes, so does the rest of America", then we shouldn't be surprised if Premiere pulls the plug and shows are no longer heard on terrestrial stations. /// At least some portions of Metro NYC can still hear Classic AT 40, albeit not directly in the heart of the "Big Apple.'' One area of Greater NYC still blessed with a local terrestrial affiliate, is Eastern Long Island (primarily Suffolk County). With WLIX LP, 93.3 & 94.7 FM, about half the land area of L. I. can catch both countdowns each week (the '80's play Friday @ 8 PM, while the '70's are heard Saturday @ 8 PM).
I mentioned WLIX on the preceding page, right after kent and RCNipper brought this thread back to life. RC replied that WLIX broadcasts with a mere 21 watts of power. Certainly not enough to reach half of Lawn Guyland. They probably have as many online listeners as over-the-air ones, given their low broadcast power.
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Post by saltrek on Jul 19, 2015 20:48:05 GMT -5
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Post by at40petebattistini on Jul 19, 2015 21:17:06 GMT -5
That's unfortunate in more ways than one. What happens if Premiere decides to mothball AT40 because there's no sponsor support because no PD in NYC wants to air the show? If Casey Kasem and AT40 had an audience in NYC throughout the 70s and 80s, why won't it work now? I have yet to hear a legitimate reason. If "as New York goes, so does the rest of America", then we shouldn't be surprised if Premiere pulls the plug and shows are no longer heard on terrestrial stations. /// I have to disagree. I think there can be a radio station in the NYC market that can carry the shows. The problem is many people feel that radio station should be WCBS-FM. I've listened to that dial long enough to know that is not the right choice for classic AT40 to be heard in the NYC market. There's too many options here that it could do the shows justice. So I doubt it's in jeopardy because of the holdout. You think there "can be" a radio station in NYC? If so, when? The show's been available for 8 years! It's hopeless ... AT40 in NYC is not going to happen. No GM, PD or consultant sees its value there. And that's unfortunate.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2016 21:03:10 GMT -5
Stations mentioned on the 4/28/1979 show (just the last three hours; I'll get the first hour ones tomorrow on KMCQ): - WJDX, Jackson, MS - mentioned on the 4/7/1984 show and this weekend's 4/26/1980 show
- WKLP, Keyser, WV - mentioned on this weekend's 4/26/1980 show
- WIFE, Indianapolis, IN - now an oldies station (WIFE-FM is a country station.)
- WKST, New Castle, PA - now a news/talk station. A piece of station history:
- WLNC, Laurinburg, NC - mentioned on 11/11/1972
- WMEE, Fort Wayne, IN - just like WJDX, they were mentioned on 4/7/1984 and 4/26/1980
- WMLQ, Iron Mountain, MI - I can't find any stations that had these call letters in 1979; I'll look into this one more.
- WQAM, Miami, FL - Florida's first radio station switched to a country format on 2/29/1980 and again to their current sports talk format in 1992. The following paragraph mentions AT40:
New stations welcomed to the AT40 family: - KGFL, Clinton, AR - currently an oldies station
- KBWD, Brownwood, TX - now an AC station
- WMFC, Monroeville, AL - mentioned on the 2/23/1980 show
- KIPA, Hilo, HI - mentioned on the 12/14/1985 show
At those times, WJDX (62JDX) was a top-40 or adult contemporary station.
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