Musicradio 77 WABC
The Greatest Top 40 Music Radio Station Of All Time!
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The Musicradio WABC
Picture of the Week
(updated
every Tuesday night)
Congratulations to Harry Harrison on his induction to the Radio Hall of Fame!
Two New York Morning Radio Legends!
Jim Kerr (l) and Harry
November 8, 2019
Harry did his 40th New York radio anniversary show on
November 19, 1999.
Rewound Radio will re-broadcast it this coming Saturday (11/16) at 12 Noon (ET).
(courtesy John Troll)
This Week's
Anniversary WABC Music Surveys!
Updated Every Tuesday Night
(WABC New Survey Day!)
November 10, 1964
November 11, 1969
November 12, 1974
November 13, 1979
Rewound Radio
The great music of the Musicradio WABC Era
all day, every day!
"It's not how old it is... It's how GOOD it is!"
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Web Site Index
WABC Musicradio 77 Web Site Introduction
The introduction to this web site and why WABC was the "greatest Top 40 radio station of all time".
The Sound of Musicradio 77 WABC
Hundreds of WABC recordings including airchecks, interviews and promos.
The Evolution of Musicradio WABC
A chronological audio trip through WABC's time as a top 40 radio station.
Every music survey from 1960-1982.
WABC Top 100 Songs of the Year
The WABC Top 100 Songs of The Year lists from 1964 to 1982.
WABC is the most famous radio station ever for its jingles from legendary companies like PAMS of Dallas, and JAM Creative Productions.
Musicradio WABC: Those Great DJ's!
The great WABC DJ's!
The complete list of the dates and times that each air personality was scheduled on WABC from December 1960 to May 1982.
Harry Harrison did the "Morning Drive" show on WABC from 1968 until 1979. Harry contributed an unbelievable collection of memorabilia to this web site.
Musicradio WABC Rick Sklar Page
Rick Sklar was the programming wizard behind Musicradio WABC.
Glenn Morgan came to WABC as Assistant Program Director/Production Director in 1971. He became Program Director in 1975 and Operations Director in 1977.
Al Brady was program director of WABC in 1979 and 1980.
Les wrote his story and contributed airchecks.
Musicradio WABC Frank
Kingston Smith Page
Frank Kingston Smith contributed some "inside" stories about some of his experiences at Musicradio WABC.
Musicradio WABC Bill
Epperhart Page
WABC Engineer Bill Epperhart contributed a fascinating look at what it was like to be a Studio Engineer at Musicradio WABC.
Bob Hardt was the voice of WABC News every afternoon during Dan Ingram's show.
Musicradio WABC
Beatles Page
WABC successfully aligned itself with the greatest pop music phenomenon of all time: The Beatles.
Why Did WABC Have
Such a Great Signal?
You really could hear WABC everywhere (or so it seemed).
Julian Breen was Assistant Program Director at WABC from 1968-1971.
It all came to an end on May 10, 1982.
Musicradio WABC Pictures and Memorabilia
A Virtual Tour of
the WABC Studio in 1978
Pictures of the Musicradio WABC studio at 1330 Avenue Of The Americas
The WABC Studios in 1964
Before WABC moved to the famous "Avenue of The Americas" address, it was located
at 1926 Broadway in New York.
My Letter from
Dan Ingram
I wrote to Dan and got a letter back... in
1972!
WABC Musicradio $25,000
Button
One of the greatest radio promotions anytime, anywhere!
WABC Profiles And Tributes by Scott Benjamin
Scott Benjamin has contributed many tributes and profiles to the web site from those who worked at WABC during the Musicradio era. Here is the archive of his contributions.
Dan Ingram at the Museum of TV and Radio
"Hi, Kemosabe! A Conversation with Dan Ingram" was a presentation Dan Ingram gave at the Museum of TV and Radio in New York City on October 25, 2001.
Allan Sniffen hosts an original program featuring Dan talking about his career from his early days on into the 2000's. As originally broadcast live on Rewound Radio July 2, 2016
Harry Harrison's
Last WCBS-FM Show
Former WABC personality Harry Harrison did his final show on WCBS-FM on March 19, 2003.
Ron Lundy's Final Days on the Radio
Former WABC Air Personality Ron Lundy retired from WCBS-FM on September 18, 1997.
WABC Rewound!
WABC re-created itself each Memorial Day between 1998 and 2009. It was inspired by this web site!
Yearly surveys
of the top songs of all time as voted by you!
Discussion of
current New York Radio topics!
This page is not an "official" page,
and is not created nor endorsed by the current or former management of radio
station WABC. Except where otherwise noted, the information on this page
is from items I personally collected or heard broadcast over many years and
represents my personal interpretation and opinion of those events.
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