1970s Southern Delaware Radio.wmv

[@georgebrusstar2539]

48 years to the day and still great to hear this gem snatched from an otherwise long-since forgotten Tuesday afternoon on Delmarva in early summer of '75.

[@georgebrusstar2539]

42 years to the day today for the WWTR-FM and WSUX tapes- and they're still great to hear in 2017.

[@sCulturefan]

WLRB segments appear to be from May/June 1978, given the Captain and Tennille/Johnny Mathis & Deneice Williams/John Denver songs played

[@electronmusicjunkie]

Dave Fleetwood is now currently at Vineland Nj's Cruisin' 92.1 WVLT FM. He does afternoons week days.

[@yrtuag]

electronmusicjunkie Still there, heard him a few months back when I was in a area where I receive this station.

[@aubreybrown9645]

In my day, growing up in southern Delaware..

[@AdmiralHardesty]

I recall it a little. I listened back in '80 - '83. In fact I dated Bill Crisp's daughter back then .,.. married a different girl in '84.

[@bga33580]

I wish I could go back in time and record these airchecks from the past

[@lrich65184]

I wonder if 92.7 was owned by Mel Gallub then. I worked for him for a few years in Calvert County. Who remembers Power 107 in Federalsburgh in the early 90's?

[@capndavey1]

WQMR sure my friend Randy worked there I swiped a T shirt the day they went on the air! hehe

[@capndavey1]

Randy also worked for Mel at WMJS back then

[@bryangadow1459]

Really great stuff...I sure need to learn how to upload things. Got some WSEA and snippets of WICO, WCTD, WANN, WCEM-AM.

[@stupidyankee9]

I passed this location in Sussex County numerous times in the 27 years I have been to Delaware to visit a relative of mine

[@czwrefsteven]

Yes the building still stands right off of Route 13 around the Laurel/Seafood area. More woods have grown up behind it now.👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@canton731]

@steven spedden Yes, it's surrounded by woods and there are a couple of other buildings that surround it. I grew up in the mobile home park across the highway. I wish there were more photos of this and maybe the surrounding area. The tall tower in the back has a red light on it at the top that has been blinking since I was a kid growing up in the 1990's. I was born in the 1980's. I went away to college, came back, and looked out the window and often notice that the red light at the top of the tower is still blinking and I smile. I know the radio station is still running and the building is in great shape but I never see any cars up there. I happened to notice today that there are woods that surround the back of the building.

[@gsnfan]

Why can't radio sound this good today? It's fantastic!

[@puglak]

we want more radio of the 70;s please? i love it thanks again.

[@electronmusicjunkie]

I remember the Chicken Man serial but over 97.5 WPST in Trenton,NJ back in the mid 80s. For one week back in the Fall of 1989, WMGK MAGIC103 aired it.

[@orbitty1354]

I love this. ❤️

[@taterstud]

@SFMSports - yeah... this sounded good. This *was* small market radio before you and I were thought of! I'm not sure if it is a product of the tape, but the processing on WSUX-FM had much to be desired. WLRB actually had good separation on this - and a very full sound. You know this market as much as I do... and I think we'd all about KILL to have a station like WSUX still around - that while it had flaws, was local and had an exciting sound.

[@JP5466]

Summer of 1975!

[@chazjeep]

That TX site is still along 13 but there's a lot more built around it now. That was when radio was...

[@sandramccloud3]

Sounds like summer of 1975.☺

[@peterferraiolo4071]

It was. That was an awesome 😎 summer for music 🎶 I grew up in Northern New Jersey during this time and had the pleasure of listening 👂 to WABC 770 AM with the likes of Dan Ingram and Harry Harrison.

[@georgebrusstar2539]

From where did the photograph come? Neat to see the farmland behind the building, as it looks nothing like that now.

[@stevations]

I took the picture while driving down Rt 13

[@canton731]

@stevations I grew up in the mobile home park right across the highway from this radio station. The tall tower with the blinking red light has been there since I was a kid. I was born in the 1980's. It is really good to hear about the history of this radio station. The radio station, building is still there today.

[@canton731]

Was the Mobile Home Park across the highway there back then?

[@LetsGetDerpy]

10:49 The Cheech Marin impression is spot on but the Tommy Chong voice is without a doubt the worst that I've ever heard. They weren't even trying.

[@715C10]

This was the 70s you realize that person probably had to wait a whole week just to listen to tommy Chong’s voice again😂

[@marilynnde]

I worked for WWTR in the late 1970's until it was sold. I believe the announcer in the beginning of this clip was Jack. (Not Renault.)Sorry, I cannot remember his last name, but I do remember he left and went to work at the station in Ocean City, Md for many years

[@jeffisontheair]

Was it Jack Gillen?

[@marilynnde]

Yes! Thank you!

[@jeffisontheair]

@@marilynnde Is he still in the area?

[@marilynnde]

No idea. I tried looking online, but no luck.

[@bigal321321]

It can sound that good these days but radio management won't let it. You see, we had a very progressive Gen Mgr at the station who understood the value of creative radio. Spontaneity, is what makes radio special. What draws folks to Howard Stern? You never know what the crazy bas&*%d will say. It was the same here. You never knew what was going to come out of your radio. I know, I was there. That was me!

[@luckylady320]

Are Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams in that their radio commercial on WSUX?

[@luckylady320]

Piper Cherokee radio commercial at 13:53?

[@LYoung116]

Bryan Gadow, do you have just WICO airchecks from the 1970s or do you have the 1980s too (when I was on there)?

[@bryangadow1459]

3 years have gone by & I still haven't figured out how to upload them! Maybe this winter. The WICO clips are from the 80's. One is a very short clip of a male DJ (can't remember his name, deep voice) & I think I have a Hank Williams, Jr special they aired...maybe some NASCAR races.

[@yrtuag]

Sadly I heard Bill Crisp aka The Crisper, passed not long ago.

[@stevations]

Do you have any airchecks from the good old days, Al?

[@keithleeuwen877]

Kool !

[@andysrandomness]

Classic Delmarva Radio

[@jeffisontheair]

Stevations - where did you find these airchecks if you don't mind my asking?

[@stevations]

I recorded them while listening to the radio

[@jeffisontheair]

stevations Did you work at any of these stations? Where were you recording these airchecks from? I'm really curious who the WWTR jock is.

[@yrtuag]

@SFMSports Are you in southern De. ?

[@yrtuag]

@SFMSports Are you from Southern De.?

[@jeffisontheair]

Who is the WWTR jock in the first few minutes of this aircheck? He never gives his name.

[@jenmilem6655]

I don't know his name!

[@jenmilem6655]

I don't know THAT dude's name!

[@georgebrusstar2539]

This has been a mystery for many years. Since this aircheck went online, he's been known only as "Sing For Me." It's been speculated it may have been Jack Gillen.

[@mattm8098]

0:43 good call, guy

[@wishesnetwork]

I know I have a dirty mind, but I laughed out loud at WSUX.

[@marcohi7404]

Old - Date: Nov 1, 1970

[@m7mram48]

13/9/2024 👀

[@yrtuag]

does anyone remember the Chicken man serial?????on wsux?

[@Mikeshik]

Sing for me

[@capndavey1]

WSUX ....We Sux's hehe