It was because they wanted to totally break away from their past image as a Album Rock station. Although they were finding some success with their then-current Top 40 format, management had felt their call letters WPLJ evoked memories of their past life to the average New Yorker. The WPLJ call letters went to some station somewhere in Pennsylvania, IIRC.
After about a year as WWPR with little change in the ratings, the station got the WPLJ call letters back in early 1989.
@retroguy1976 yeah, it's too bad. 80s music is soooo much better than anything that's come out in the last ~15 years. I wish there was a station in NY that played 80s 24/7. other cities have it.
There is a good sweeper and jingle somewhere. A new name for an old friend.... now you can call us WWPR..... Power 95
Blinkfm1 3 months ago
@RobynWatts Thanks! :)
DBR00 1 year ago
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It was because they wanted to totally break away from their past image as a Album Rock station. Although they were finding some success with their then-current Top 40 format, management had felt their call letters WPLJ evoked memories of their past life to the average New Yorker. The WPLJ call letters went to some station somewhere in Pennsylvania, IIRC.
After about a year as WWPR with little change in the ratings, the station got the WPLJ call letters back in early 1989.
RobynWatts 1 year ago
@retroguy1976 yeah, it's too bad. 80s music is soooo much better than anything that's come out in the last ~15 years. I wish there was a station in NY that played 80s 24/7. other cities have it.
Rach84 1 year ago
its funny how all these songs are played on saturday night at the 80's my how times flew by
retroguy1976 1 year ago
Hmm, perhaps did they change from PLJ to WWPR and then back to WWPR and finally back to PLJ?
DBR00 1 year ago
@DBR00 Actually it's the other way. WWPR Power 95 became 95 5 PLJ. That was when they shifted from CHR to HAC in the early 90s.
psycboy 1 year ago
I always wondered why Plj changed to WWPR
DBR00 2 years ago