Howard Stern - WRNW Radio Promo (1977)

[@tonyamati96]

Makes me miss old radio. 📻 I grew up in the 80s and radio was everything. Its all I had in my room. I use to be able to get a single TV station on my radio that aired SNL on Saturday nights. 1130 was passed my bed time but I could catch the show on the radio in bed with headphones on. Radio was like the internet. Had news, music and information. Had the tape deck to tape the newest songs. Man kids these days have the entire world at their finger tips. I just had a radio. 📻

[@thewkovacs316]

when it was fun to live in a small market town, where jocks got their start. most of the best music was played on the overnights, cuz the station manager didnt bother to listen

[@jpetes9046]

Yep, same here

[@sevenx4life]

Sounds like Sal's apology

[@timkennedy1881]

Awesome comment!! 😁😁😁

[@thewkovacs316]

howard could do a classic rock voice when he wanted to

[@Sconi71]

Lol

[@emmetLshavinski]

Crazy this is 43 years old

[@waleedabdulrab8779]

45 years now!

[@raygordonteacheschess5501]

I used to listen to RNW in the 1980s they'd play my requests. Wasn't easy to get the signal from Manhattan but it was worth it. The DJs were extremely sharp.

[@Sheeeeshack]

This is GOLD

[@jogeparin]

'Concert Rock' were 20-minute segments where we featured music from individual artists. Technically it was misnamed, they weren't concert recordings. We put out a calendar so you could tune in when we were focusing on your favorites.

[@VinOnline]

My mom was 4 years old when this came out.

[@JimLarrison]

In this case the idea of Concert Rock is a block of songs together like a concert

[@explanaparenth5124]

Amazing. Thank you for putting this online.

[@rvvrn]

The tone of hypocrisy and sarcasm in his voice are quite apparent to me while listening to this 1977 promo.

[@thewkovacs316]

he knew the format change was going to be a failure. they wanted to appeal to college kids through people in their 30s and they werent going to do that by playing a block of the beatles

[@CatchThe80sWave]

Strangely, this is more exciting to listen to than the show of 2017.

[@loganblanc3864]

Dude, your account is named after something from the show, you're clearly a fan. Are you not happy with the entertainment he brought you?

[@Dannyt077]

@@loganblanc3864 what lol?

[@JoeyP322]

Agreed... after Artie left, the show has been steadily falling... unbearable nowadays

[@daytonasayswhat9333]

Show sucks even worse now. I simply won’t listen.

[@HipsterDoofus100]

@@JoeyP322 it sucked after Jackie left. Artie was trash

[@billelkins1974]

I love "The Wireless" WRNW was wasaaaay ahead of its time!

[@thecw301]

From The NYT Feb 5, 1978: 'A new feature of WRNW is “Concert Rock,” aired four times a day, where 17 minutes of one popular group or artist is played'.

[@uneducatedruralmistake9311]

Great songs back then.

[@kgarba9253]

Harris Allen is still on the air in NY on WFAN

[@simonal1989]

Concert rock could be the live rock shows they would syndicate across the country like King Biscuit Flower Hour, or big, heavy rock or "arena rock" acts like Zeppelin and the Who.

[@gregkokkosupplymanagementc6419]

it was replayed on an old "Friday Show" and I believe it's 1978

[@sabrinalecrivainmediaTM]

Nahh 😭🚬... The sarcasm

[@daytonasayswhat9333]

That station sounds good, actually. I’d listen to it now.

[@thewkovacs316]

then you wouldnt have, because the new wave/punk rock of the 80s format was starting to break

[@funkster007]

@@thewkovacs316 This was a standard FM rock station. You wouldn't find any punk or new wave on it. What was current then is what you'd hear on pretty much any classic rock station now. Their classic rock was the 60's tunes.

[@peterp2153]

It’s 107.1 The Peak today. It’s an alternative rock station.

[@theredriderrr]

hey can i ask, where did you find this by any chance?

[@theDavidChannel1]

This is funny

[@wellfleetion]

THE EVOLUTION HA! SO MUCH MORE WORK WITH SOUNDBOARDS AND ARCHAIC SHIT.

[@wgb01001]

So, “concert rock” is just... playing songs?

[@Hendrixphishinfloyd]

"Westchester 1-owe-1"

[@ozgood1x]

Nostril Damus :o)

[@gerrom12]

Just waiting for a huge fart sound effect in the background. This is about as entertaining as the current shit he puts out on Sirius. PC STERN SUCKS !!! Howard from the 80s until about 2010 was just amazing.

[@peterp2153]

Lol

[@XZITT]

Never Forget that the Wigster Vomit, Banned rock and punk rock from the playlist....Rebel Rebel........

[@wxman2003]

Prior to him becoming an A-hole.

[@69zenos1]

NERD ALERT!!! NERD ALERT!!!!!

[@bungmonkey2295]

He sounds like the swap shop ladies who wanted sals jungle bunny and were excited about getting a free load