WJBR airchecks 1981 - 1985. AM 1290 and FM 99.5. Recorded from northeast Philadelphia. I always got a buzz-like hum from the AM signal where I was. The AM was 1,000 watts daytime only. I was just inside their 50 uv/m signal radius. The October 26, 1981 segment includes a sign-off of the AM station at 00:25.
As I understand, WJBR-AM went to Nostalgia by late 1982 with the FM going mainstream Adult Contemporary about three years later. Interesting airchecks, but I feel Trad-EZ was a format that needed to be killed! Most of the material they played consisted exclusively of instrumental and choral covers of pop songs, and IMO were cheap, cut-rate imitations! If these stations had played more original material, they wouldn't have had the need to be put out of their misery!
The old days of WJBR from my teenage years. Always like them better that EAZY 101 here in Philly when both were pumping out elevator music . Even today with both stations playing the same format but with soft rock, 99.5 I feel is better than B101. I recall in Sept of 1985 when JBR FM switched to Soft Rock, WEAZ Easy 101 had a recorded message that aired on 99.5 telling the people who liked the beautiful music format music to tune in EASY101.
i love this sweet staticy am radio sounds beautiful to ehar good am radio perfect amount of static too just perfection at it's finest
staticmunk7777 1 year ago
As I understand, WJBR-AM went to Nostalgia by late 1982 with the FM going mainstream Adult Contemporary about three years later. Interesting airchecks, but I feel Trad-EZ was a format that needed to be killed! Most of the material they played consisted exclusively of instrumental and choral covers of pop songs, and IMO were cheap, cut-rate imitations! If these stations had played more original material, they wouldn't have had the need to be put out of their misery!
thespeez 1 year ago
WJBR and Baltimore's WLIF (my local soft rock station) have a similar format but WJBR plays a better variety of artists.
MidAtlanticGal 1 year ago
The old days of WJBR from my teenage years. Always like them better that EAZY 101 here in Philly when both were pumping out elevator music . Even today with both stations playing the same format but with soft rock, 99.5 I feel is better than B101. I recall in Sept of 1985 when JBR FM switched to Soft Rock, WEAZ Easy 101 had a recorded message that aired on 99.5 telling the people who liked the beautiful music format music to tune in EASY101.
electronmusicjunkie 2 years ago