WIFI 92 Philadelphia 92.5 January 1982 aircheck

WIFI 92 Philadelphia January 16, 1982. 1:48 - 2:33 p.m.

[@DarkCloak]

A fantastic radio time capsule of the Philly airwaves from that era, Thanks for uploading this.

[@DrewTechner]

Your welcome

[@Music-tk5oq]

Songs from Fall & Winter 1981 spilling into '82 bring back memories of that time!

[@user-qv3wb2gy1f]

That's Autumn/W'ntr, 1981-1982

[@user-qv3wb2gy1f]

Speaking, Winter, 1981-1982, it was XIth (11th)/last Winter season that l resided at 28 Winding Way, E. Whiteland Twp., Ch'str Cnty., Pa., where l spent pr'cdng 10 successive Winters residing at (1971-1972 thru 1980-1981)

[@tapesfromtheradio]

Philadelphia was the only place in the world that had Wi-Fi back in 1982. 😉

[@SLMapping]

Eyyy

[@SeattleSpursFan1882]

Awesome. I was thinking something similar 😀"Damn, Philly has wifi back in 1982". Are the call letters still used by the station?

[@joshuaprice6322]

No. It's now WXTU

[@user-qv3wb2gy1f]

@@joshuaprice6322 Sta. changed its call sign to present WXTU in 1983

[@Anthony-xe5db]

The opening song of this aircheck is the same song used in film The Last American Virgin from 1982. Mainly at the end of the film when Gary leaves the party he was at and drives off into the night after seeing the girl he was crushing on once again back with Rick.

[@zcorpalpha2462]

See how calm music was then

[@andypatscot7737]

This was such a great era for music. I was 12 at this time. Just a few months after this the new wave explosion would hit and the Top 40 format would get a makeover

[@SeattleSpursFan1882]

Zoinks! I was 12 as well and looked forward to AT40 on Sunday mornings. RIP Casey Kasem.

[@DrewTechner]

WIFI 92 Philadelphia January 16, 1982. 1:48 - 2:33 p.m.

[@tyroneepps3018]

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[@rockyfortune3537]

Great stuff!!

[@MrBillboard2010]

Nice they were playing Pac-Man Fever before it had hit the Top 40.

[@user-qv3wb2gy1f]

January 16 in 1982 fell on Sat.

[@marcuscerdanshow4522]

I remember this station.. good memories 👍

[@Duo-eu4st]

You keep uploading these. 🤙👍🙏🙏🙏🙏🔥😂

[@Tribeca40]

Great writing for this commercial for Oxy Wash at 34:08. "All over your face". "Where is your next pimple going to be..or not to be?..".

[@robynwatts6578]

W.R. Brydon is the V.O. artist in many of the 1980s Oxy commercials.

[@Tribeca40]

@@robynwatts6578 And he was also what made this and other Oxy Wash commercials so good and memorable. Direct and right to the point. Many radio (and TV) commercials are so forgettable these days.

[@tedchittenden8340]

Let me see. Mostly slow songs...Disc jockey doesn't crack jokes...cold segue from commercial to Police song...No wonder WCAU-FM ate their lunch!

[@MartyGlenn72]

That wasn’t a cold segue from a commercial into The Police. That was a station contest promo into a station jingle into The Police. And every Top 40 station at that point in time was playing mostly slow songs, that was what comprised most of the pop charts back then. Even WCAU-FM’s music was kind of boring from the time they first signed on in September 1981 until it picked up later in 1982. The main difference is that WCAU-FM sounded much more upbeat due to their presentation. With multiple jingles in and out of every element, weather, PSA, and contest beds. As well as stereo reverb on the audio chain. And as far as the jock not cracking jokes… ironically, the jock on this aircheck, Bill O’Brien, ended up at WCAU-FM a couple of years later!

[@tedchittenden8340]

Actually, there were more rock and R&B-oriented stations playing faster songs at the time than WIFI-FM appears to have been playing. Songs such as Rick Springfield's "Love Is Alright Tonight,", J. Geils Band's "Centerfold,", The Go-Go's "Our Lips Are Sealed," Queen and David Bowie's "Under Pressure,", Genesis' "No Reply at All,", Rod Stewart's "Young Turks,", The Police's "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic,", Chillowack's "My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone),", and Diesel's "Sausalito Summernite," were available for those radio stations that wanted to play them such as Pittsburgh's WXKX. And Joan Jett & the Blackheart's "I Love Rock and Roll," was just around the corner. If you look at the available radio station surveys on the ARSA survey website, it becomes very clear that many top-40 stations of the 1970s were, in fact, slowing down. "The station you grew up with has grown up with you," was a common promotion at the time, resulting in a lot of top-40 stations (including it would seem, WIFI-FM) taking a more adult (and easy listening) approach to their playlists. @@MartyGlenn72

[@MartyGlenn72]

You are correct about all those more upbeat songs. And WCAU-FM did play most of them. I’m pretty sure WIFI also played a few of them, but not in all day parts. I forget to mention that WIFI was way more adult leaning than WCAU-FM. And a few months later, WIFI was practically an oldies station with a couple of currents per hour thrown in. But they also brightened up their presentation with more jingles including a top of the hour bed. They still didn’t get decent ratings until 3 format changes later and a move of the transmitter site, LOL!

[@user-qv3wb2gy1f]

Just 2 yrs. later (1984) 92.5 FM radio, Phila., Penna. would start pl'yng Cntry./W'strn M'sc