Speaking, Winter, 1981-1982, it was XIth (11th)/last Winter season that l resided at 28 Winding Way, E. Whiteland Twp., Ch'str Cnty., Pa., where l spent pr'cdng 10 successive Winters residing at (1971-1972 thru 1980-1981)
The opening song of this aircheck is the same song used in film The Last American Virgin from 1982. Mainly at the end of the film when Gary leaves the party he was at and drives off into the night after seeing the girl he was crushing on once again back with Rick.
This was such a great era for music. I was 12 at this time. Just a few months after this the new wave explosion would hit and the Top 40 format would get a makeover
@@robynwatts6578 And he was also what made this and other Oxy Wash commercials so good and memorable. Direct and right to the point. Many radio (and TV) commercials are so forgettable these days.
That wasn’t a cold segue from a commercial into The Police. That was a station contest promo into a station jingle into The Police. And every Top 40 station at that point in time was playing mostly slow songs, that was what comprised most of the pop charts back then. Even WCAU-FM’s music was kind of boring from the time they first signed on in September 1981 until it picked up later in 1982. The main difference is that WCAU-FM sounded much more upbeat due to their presentation. With multiple jingles in and out of every element, weather, PSA, and contest beds. As well as stereo reverb on the audio chain. And as far as the jock not cracking jokes… ironically, the jock on this aircheck, Bill O’Brien, ended up at WCAU-FM a couple of years later!
Actually, there were more rock and R&B-oriented stations playing faster songs at the time than WIFI-FM appears to have been playing. Songs such as Rick Springfield's "Love Is Alright Tonight,", J. Geils Band's "Centerfold,", The Go-Go's "Our Lips Are Sealed," Queen and David Bowie's "Under Pressure,", Genesis' "No Reply at All,", Rod Stewart's "Young Turks,", The Police's "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic,", Chillowack's "My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone),", and Diesel's "Sausalito Summernite," were available for those radio stations that wanted to play them such as Pittsburgh's WXKX. And Joan Jett & the Blackheart's "I Love Rock and Roll," was just around the corner. If you look at the available radio station surveys on the ARSA survey website, it becomes very clear that many top-40 stations of the 1970s were, in fact, slowing down. "The station you grew up with has grown up with you," was a common promotion at the time, resulting in a lot of top-40 stations (including it would seem, WIFI-FM) taking a more adult (and easy listening) approach to their playlists. @@MartyGlenn72
You are correct about all those more upbeat songs. And WCAU-FM did play most of them. I’m pretty sure WIFI also played a few of them, but not in all day parts. I forget to mention that WIFI was way more adult leaning than WCAU-FM. And a few months later, WIFI was practically an oldies station with a couple of currents per hour thrown in. But they also brightened up their presentation with more jingles including a top of the hour bed. They still didn’t get decent ratings until 3 format changes later and a move of the transmitter site, LOL!
