WLIR 92.7 FM GOES OFF THE AIR - DEC. 1987 LI NEWS TONIGHT

LI News Tonight covers WLIR-FM going off the air, December 18, 1987. This was one of America's first "alternative" radio stations, and was the New York home for many New Wave artists, such as U2, Depeche Mode, Elvis Costello, Squeeze and others.

DJ's on this clip include Larry the Duck (now on Sirius' "First Wave"), Donna Donna (now on WBAB FM), Andy Geller (now the voice of ABC TV) and Bob Marrone.

God, I miss good radio!

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[PGMEagle]

ahhhhh yes I rememeber this station well

[SJGINC]

@thesmogmankills Yes, I was there when they said goodbye. I miss great radio like that. Was in the studio many times. We brought a specially made cake for their 25th anniversary. Seeing bands in the small clubs around L.I. And don't forget screamer parties. We still dare to be different and party out of bounds.

[pilatso]

Terrible, Terrible day

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[thesmogmankills]

@RandomThoughts9ew65 LOL I remember Malibu Sue's opening theme

[thesmogmankills]

God only knows how many hundreds f times I listened to Larry and Barry and the screamer of the week......for ages waking up to the station 2 hours before school just so I could listen to more songs

[thesmogmankills]

@SJGINC I agree LIR was the best I cried the day they went off the air

[wkat950]

It was retro before retro was cool. I would love to have an unscoped aircheck or two of this. There was a "Resurrection Sunday" program on old WNNX in Atlanta. Much of it was MTV stuff but darned it was good.

[SJGINC]

DRE had nothing compared to LIR. I am in this video. WLIR was the best radio station ever.

[OptimalNames]

@MrElvey WDRE stunk. I couldnt stand it.

[MrElvey]

I miss you WLIR!

WDRE was the station that followed on the same frequency - 92.7- that won the legal battle against WLIR, and tried to copy WLIR, to keep the listeners.