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WPIX 101.9 "Pix 102", "Disco
102"
ON AIR: 1955? -August, 1988
FORMATS: 1955-1975?, frequent changes between top 40, disco,
album oriented rock, modern and adult contemporary 1975-1988
TRANSMITTER SITE: Empire State Building
NOTABLE PERSONALITIES: Howard Hoffmann, Jack the Whack,
Charlie Whittaker, Dennis Quinn, Les Marshak, Jim Kerr, Dan Neer, Jack Spector,
Steve Andrews, Stan Martin, Dr. Jerry Carroll, Gus Gossert, Barney Pip, Alex
Hayes, Jim Horne, Steve Clark, Jim Nettleton
A BIT ABOUT WPIX: If ever there was a radio station that
couldn't settle on a format, it was WPIX.
'PIX tried to be everything: A broad-based adult
contemporary, a ground-breaking top 40, and even a progressive disco station.
Some of WPIXs best-known slogans: "The Ballads &
The Beat" (which affirmed it as a disco station/soft AC) "Love
Songs, Nothing But Lovesongs" (a try at a soft AC) , "Pix
Penthouse" (evening programming which surfaced and resurfaced).
Throughout the 1970s, however, WPIX nearly outdid WABC 770
AM for the top 40 audience. Through the later part of the decade, WPIX
battled out with WXLO ("99X").
In the summer of 1988, WPIX changed its calls to WQCD to
become "CD 101.9". The station is now a successful jazz/new
age/AC format. It is one of the most unique sounding stations on the
dial.
EACH ITEM UNDERLINED IS A SOUNDFILE. CLICK IT!!!!.
Sweeper
Carly Simon's "You're So Vain" moves to a WPIX sweeper proclaiming
its stereo broadcast
Holiday Jingle
(*REAL AUDIO) WPIX jingles collage late 1970s/1980s. (REAL
AUDIO*) As
produced by radioboys.com.
Take note of the "Disco 102" jingle
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Below is an "air check", actual recordings of the way WPIX
sounded. The following is not a complete and true "aircheck",
but rather a representative sample of WPIX in 1982. The file is courtesy
of radioboys.com
Please note you will
need RealPlayer to listen to the file. You can download it for free by
clicking here
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(*REAL AUDIO) WPIX Collage 1982 (*REAL AUDIO*)
This is a collage of sounds from WPIX in
1982. Notice how the station is still promoting "stereo music"
despite the fact that nearly all stations in New York were now broadcasting in
FM Stereo
All sound files on this page
(with he exception of the aforementioned Radio Boys files) are courtesy of
Barry, a.k.a Jinglesguy, with his permission.
Visit Barry's Spot on the Web.
(his homepage) as well as his Jingles page . You can send e mail to the Jinglesguy by clicking here
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