New England radio

I grew up in central Mass. in the mid-70s and early 80s... mostly it was WAAF but occasionally it'd be WARE out of Ware, Mass since I lived in the next town... I believe WARE is one of only three radio stations in the US that shares call letters with their hometown... I can still remember the jingle WARE used to identify itself though I haven't heard it in over 35 years...

 

Wolf also did his own WBCN lunchtime parody of the above tune (at 6:30):

 

I thought this was going to be a radio station that plays nothing but music by New England.

 

I remember listening to JB-105 (WPJB) out of Providence, RI (up until '85)...

From: WPJB (JB 105) History

"On June 13, 1985, listeners were treated to a continuously repeated recording pronouncing that “WPJB is dead!”. This was followed by the continuous playing of Debbie Boone's "You Light Up My Life", along with "Taps"".

 

This is what I listened to between 1984 and 1989 is SE Connecticut:

 

Mark's Boston Area Radio and Music Page

Some Boston Music Surveys 1956 - 1987

 

Memories of JB-105...

 

More memories of JB-105...

 

I grew up in 4-eva Mass (Fall River) and I would frequently call into this one particular station (not JB-105) to request songs. Anyway, the female DJ was very nice, but I think she thought I was older than I was.

Anyway, one day I was telling her how interested in radio I was and asked if I could get a tour of the station and she agrees.

However, I think she was a bit surprised when a 14 year old kid shows up and his mom waits for him in the car.

Needless to say, it was a brief tour of the station and the request line never felt quite the same again.

 

I listened to WDRC, KISS FM and WTIC out of Hartford growing up in the 80s.

 

Not radio, but here's a bonus New England memory for you....

 

1984-1989

 

WARE is still on the air. I still listen to it. It’s now known as Classic Hits ...They have a FM freq 97.7 but still on AM 1250. Go to Classicshits977.com to listen.Its still a local run station. Although the station is run out of Palmer now.

 

No. It’s just an overall thread about radio in New England.

 

That was when radio was still good.

 

It won’t let me see them.

 

Thanks for sharing this.

 

Based on my experience I'd say give it another try.

 

NEW ENGLAND RADIO STATIONS Public Group | Facebook

Frederick King - Obituary

 

Let me try again on my computer instead of my phone.

 

Here is an aircheck from 95.7 WZID in 1997: