Why they would sell a SUCCESSFUL station and destroy (at least temporarily)the lives of dozens that worked there very hard to make it a success, is beyond comprehension. And Educational Media shutting WYAY down is certainly not a very Christian thing to do. Todd and the crew are funny as anything! I came back home and started listening again. Say it isnt so.. She has starred in films and TV Shows such as Hoot, United States of Tara and Captain Marvel. When the station had its networked love format, Bob Lewis did a great show locally at night, where he refused to give time checks, saying Call NERVOUS if you want the time!. I didnt like the ways he poked at people; and, though I liked the team, I wasnt sad he left. "I want this show to be in the community," he says. I could go on and on to talk about WPLJ, how good this station was, the music, the news, the traffic, the weather, the phone scams, the concerts at Jenkinsens, the blown off segment and more but ESPECIALLY the PEOPLE on that station!!! The only real overhead is the transmitter. Two years later, Shannon was back in New York as PD and morning man on ABC's WPLJ (95.5), and there he remained for almost 23 years, right up . I loathe Contemporary Christian music (not because Im an atheist, which I am, but because CC music sucks), but this change in format is something some of us oldsters went through in 1983. Good luck Todd, Jayde, Annie and Monk. Even the stations positioning statements were broad and generic, which didnt help. Hybrid formats are always a problem, especially when youre in a market like NY where you have many, clearly defined radio stations. Scott was smart enough to see it coming and moved to a station that fit his personality. But its not just these two stations. Christian music isnt what many people who dont listen to it think it is. It does him little good as he is eventually defeated by Scott and Ramona. Through the years the music, the friendly banter, Shellys joke of the week, Todds phone scams, Scotts memories, listening to the personalities from the various time slots develop and hear their personal stories of their families and so on. Dont feel too bad, in Atlanta, WYAY, the only profitable station sold by Cumulus, was also shut down and turned into a Christian music station. Originally, like at least virtually all FM stations with the same calls as their AM sister stations, the former simulcast the latter for the entire day. They had commercial-free summer, which was pretty mind-blowing at the time. [ Table of Contents ] [ Citation Guide ] [ Feedback ] [ Search ] [ Home ] [ Help! ] I will miss them so much! Became WRKS in 1981, now WEPN (ESPN). Sebastian consulted the station in the 80s. It puts programmers in safe mode where there is a whole different kind of pressure on them., There is a lot of useful information, I look forward to sharing from you. Which I feel is something spiritual that God had done for me; as Ive forgotten my faith temporarily. It helped to have a familiar voice on the radio. I drive six hours from Albany to NYC four days a week and PLJ with Todd and Jayde keep me company and make me laugh. Pettengill says he just has an old-school view of radio. Maybe the sales staff from the older days was GREAT and lately, not so much? Let's dig into all of the. "We have to talk about the things our listeners care about. Im not surprised at the demise of wplj. Im not a Jesus Freak as he called it, but I love positivity.. this station is definitely uplifting, emotional, positive, and supportive to many in need. The things they said and did was so funny. Dont be surprised if K-Love outperforms WPLJ in the ratings, simply because the station will now have a clearly defined format and position in the market, something that PLJ lacked due to the various format changes that you mentioned, and multiple better-defined competitors in the Pop/AC music space. I could not have said it better. That's something else we can do better than anyone.". By 2013 WPLJ was an adult leaning CHR with a balance of rock, pop, and rhythm. It was not out of the ordinary for NEW to play a whole album sides as well as songs that were 15-20 minutes long. Being called Natalie, she claimed that no one had ever called her by her real name since, to which Scott responds that "Maybe they should," before he left the scene. They stayed that course till about 2009 when they moved more rhythmic pop back into the format. The next day they added half a dozen pop rhythm currents from such as Flashdance, She Works Hard For The Money, Electric Avenue, Time/Culture Club, Wanna Be Startin Something/Michael Jackson, Maniac/Michael Sembello. By April of 83, WPLJ was down to 2 60s songs an hour. By. Jalen Carter, DT, Georgia (Round 1, No. Kourtney and Scott met in 2006 at a party in Mexico, hosted by . RIP, WPLJ. The content creator duo was already acquainted with each other when rumors about them dating started doing the rounds. Whenever EMF acquires a station, these good Christians immediately fire the entire staff and reduce the station to a rack of equipment in the transmitter room. She hopes to win Scott back by becoming more of a hipster. There can only be one head coach-and ya need a good quarterback. The PLJ fall happened over a long period of time. Five Stages of Decline is a concept developed in the book How the Mighty Fall. The only difference, really, is, like many Top 40 and Adult Contemporary stations that went to a talk or news format in the late 20th century, WABCs aforementioned format flip was/is often referred to as The Day the Music Died (regardless of whether Don McCleans 1972 classic American Pie was the last song played on either of such stations); the now-quickly approaching end of 95-5 PLJ (as WPLJ has been called since its 92 flip to Hot Adult Contemporary) could very well be called, I GUESS it could be called The Day the Mainstream (read: secular) Music Died, albeit on New Yorks ((by That Time) Heretofore) Other Hot AC Station! When you dont stand for something, you stand for nothing. Ask and answer questions about books! Actually it died when it changed the calls to WWPR. It is so pathetic that good Christian$ are now polluting the airwaves, and occupying the signals of once-legendary stations, all to prey on gullible victims that they suck every dollar they can from, all in the name of Je$u$. If station had replaced Jade, Annie and Monk with real talent, I believe the station would have survived. Envy appears in World 3 as a sub-boss along with Lynette. The outlet was told by a source that Disick and Richie, who first started dating in 2017, have broken . EMF always has money to buy more stations, because they ask their listeners to send in a monthly pledge to keep the programming on the air. It has to do with money. Which is (ahem) good for radio. May 31, 2019 will mark the end of an era in New York City Tri-State Area radio and the end of an era in radio, period. Berkowitz says by insisting your station have a strong and definitive position. Scott later sees the battle just as Sex Bob-Omb is about to play on stage and ends the fight by poking Envy behind her knee, which he states is her weak spot. Talk about a downward spiral. That programmer, Scott Shannon, famously took WHTZ (Z100) from "worst to first" in 1983 before leaving the city for a less successful venture with "Pirate Radio" KQLZ in Los Angeles in 1989. I started out listening to WABC-77 and then WPLJ. Finally, in November 2017, Zach took to YouTube and revealed that he was dating Alex. Did they really think WPLJ could withstand the loss of Scott Shannon and survive, or WABC withstand the lost of both Rush and Sean and survive? You guys are the best. Radio is full of people who are now forced to multi-task, and therefore run the risk of losing focus. The Rock N Stereo years were the best for me. Ken Todd and Lisa Vanderpump's love story is swoon-worthy, as fans of their reality shows will already know. Unfortunately for her, Scott broke up with her after he met Ramona Flowers (though he initially "forgot" to break up with her). By 1976 artists like ELO, Bob Seger, Van Halen, Little River Band, Fleetwood Mac, Eagles, Billy Joel, Queen, Kansas, Boston, Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan, Blue Oyster Cult joined the artists mentioned. After a brief romance, Scott Disick and Rebecca Donaldson have broken up, sources confirm to E! "Annie is plugged into the WPLJ demographic," says Pettengill. The latters sister station, WABC, went all-talk a few weeks before WAPPs aforementioned promo. Before you dismiss CCM, give a listen to artists like Lauren Daigle, Toby Mac, For King & Country, Switchfoot, Lecrae, Plumb and Skillet. Said McDaniel: "The biggest . This makes Scott realize his own horrible treatment toward his girlfriends. Kara Stockton, one of the personalities on one of the shows was devastated. The format had changed alot when I retired in 2001. The loss of WPLJ is tremendous for all NYs culture. By 1997 the station began mixing in alternative songs appealing to adults. After Scott is brought back to life, Gideon reveals his six frozen ex-girlfriends and his plans to add Ramona. Aileen, I too am devastated about PLJ and the team going off the air. Cumulus was in bankruptcy reorganization and had to get rid of unprofitable stations, PLJ being one of them. By mid 2000, while leaning alternative, more pop songs were mixed in again and 80s hits were back. Collectively it adds up to a subtly different show than Pettengill co-hosted for the last 23 years on WPLJ with Scott Shannon, who has moved to WCBS-FM (101.1). Probably the saddest thing about people giving money to the hucksters at EMF is that this money, if given instead to a local church, might have actually helped someone. Always a fun station to listen too. What happens when they leave? But unfortunately they screwed him over too. She was diagnosed with several uterine fibroids. With all the media options out there today, the standard radio stations have become a very tough business to make money in. But of course, they dont mention that when their hands are reaching out to their audiences wallets: I moved out of the NY area 17 years ago, but I would still listen to WPLJ occasionally online or through Alexa. We also learn Envy turned 25 during this point. Absolutely hysterical. I wonder if the people who say that that hate contemporary Christian music have actually listened to it! The great days of radio are coming to a close. The call letters were WABC-FM and they played the progressive and album cuts that you would never hear on AM radio. Pat Cummins and Meg Lanning will receive a detailed briefing from Cricket Australia about the Indigenous Voice to Parliament before they set off to England for the Ashes this winter. Well, that can only last just so long and its usually never a good sign for the longevity of the station, its brand or its ratings.. It didnt get better than that !! There are some listenable stations in small markets. BE POSITIVE. Then came Shannon and in 23 years we got MOJO Radio and at least a half dozen variations of Hot AC. Femi Lewis. People still wrote WPLJ, they never got credit, and by the time they changed it back, it was too late. They did it. Love you all. This is so sad. He falls in love with American delivery girl Ramona Flowers, but must defeat her seven evil exes in order to date her in peace. Once the opening gets into full swing, she performs her song dressed in an elaborate outfit and lowered from the ceiling onto the stage. We're turning a page.". WVNJ 100.3 , WPIX 101.9 , 102.7 WNEW , 103.5 WTFM , 105.1 WRFM There were so many missed opportunities the biggest was not flipping to Classic Hits in 2005 when CBS FM went Jack. Or what happens when theyve been there so long that theyre no longer relevant. But their got to be a glut of classical music on FM (WQXR, WNCN,WNYC,WRVR, WNBC, WKCR, WFUV) that they tried thne Broadway format in 1967 before going rock in 1968. Only complaint was that its volume is lower than the other stations. EMF doesnt measure success against ratings. If you think the caller is being a little zany and over the top, odds are you're getting pranked by award-winning radio broadcaster and former WWE announcer Todd Pettengill. During her childhood, she was friends with Todd Ingram, but they never got a chance to start a real relationship because Todd's family moved away when they were eleven. Z100 was the CHR leader and WLTW was the AC leader. We were in shock. I am devastated that Todd, Jayde, Annie and Monk wont be on my ride to work in the morning. As for Cumuluscould it be that they are slowly getting rid of all their major market stations? Then came Shannon and in 23 years we got MOJO Radio and at least a half dozen variations of Hot AC. Years later Todd returned, now with vegan powers, and wanted to renew his relationship with Natalie. 2015: $ 8,975,000 It was always set for the radio to come on at 6AM and WPLJ on the dial. I was happy when Scott Shannon left. One thing that won't change on this new page is the show's policy of mixing serious and humorous discussions. I hope not. Just like any genre of music there is great music and not so great music. document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); You have entered an incorrect email address! Why God needs all these transmitters, I dont know. I think Todd is an excellent radio personality and DJ. The station was electric. I met the morning crew several times over the years. It had an entire rack of processing equipment. I know. So very disappointing. They have been a big part of my life when I needed my heavy heart to be lifted. Sofia Richie's reaction to Scott Disick 's breakup reason on Keeping Up With the Kardashian s was revealed, and it doesn't look like she's cool with him talking about why they split. I tried to remain faithful to PLJ but Todd was almost forcing himself to fit in with the younger generation. WNEW FM was the top station in NYC and was voted the #1 station in the US for many years based on listings in Rolling Stone magazine when it was worth reading. http://www.klove.com/give/what-is-pledge-drive/. It really took a turn for the worse when they lost Scott Shannon (to CBS-FM). That is so funny that you said that about Blown Off I knew I had to be in the car in time to hear blown off in order to make my train to work, and not wanting to miss Blown Off probably did more to get me to my train on time than the need to be at work did lol. The entire PLJ staff was red hot and really knew how to be a personality without annoying the listening audience. When the station switched to CHR in June 1983 they shouldve changed the call letters to WABC-FM which wouldve been more appropriate. She's not terribly difficult however and some quick movements will keep you from taking too much damage. Years later, I won lawn tickets from WPLJ to see The Police at Shea Stadium. Could it be due to lousy management and marginal programming? It was the best job she ever had. Also mixed many live concerts from Central Park and other locations, to the final Fillmore East Concert. Destroy lives, putting perhaps dozens out of work. I always enjoyed this station. I will miss this station very much. Envy still remembers Scott when they meet again in Vol. It goes to show that it takes two people to constantly work on themselves individually in order to grow together. I feel bad for the people who work at WPLJ. (I mean, really? Even in the 70s Music Radio 77 WABC was a great station and a power house I used to listen to WABC from Boston to Florida and they had the best D.J.s for the AM. Having worked hard to re-brand WABC-AM as a talk station, about the LAST thing theyd want to do would be to confuse the issue with a WABC-FM. PLJ was re-branded as Power 95, and the call letters were even changed to WWPR for awhile. Hope you enjoy the station Andrea.. When it was classic, album and alternative rock up until 1983, the music served as its own entity to the format. But Im very sorry for the loss of your favorite station. Show me a successful one thats not following this formula. Fourth Of July Weekend they still called themselves a rock station as New Yorks Best Rock. Our story about former New York City powerhouse WPLJ struck a nerve with readers Tuesday. I will miss Todd but really loved S&T. It got me out the door every day and I laughed and cried when I listened. The Wikipedia entry for WPLJ says WPLJ became New Yorks most listened-to FM rock station for most of the 1970s. Can anyone find a reference that corroborates this? But now its too late. Everybody is quick to have their expert opinion about what happened, but yes look at WRQX. Now WQXR is all that is left. 2.Did Scott Cawthon decide to stop making Five Nights at Freddy's . I am betting on many of the real people were actually low level actors or comedians, just like the Dating Game in the 60s were comedians and not just everyday people. The replacements Jade Annie Monk are the worst or the worst to be part of a ANY radio show. , Whatever the reason, been listening to PLJ for a scary number of years. Although I listened on and off to the morning programs the music format wasnt my thing. :'(. So many great comments, memories here. Stairway To Heaven for example was gone in the fall of 83. I will be hoping to find you all on the airwaves again SOON!!! My heart too is broken for them and I wish them all the best. For almost ten years, Scott had struggled to regain his freedom--arguing that since he lived with his enslaverJohn Emersonin a free state, he should be free. I have so many wonderful memories of this great station. And He Loves you! George Carlin.
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