The list on this page is for all #1 hit Pop singles for 1983 using proprietary methods. Screamers and Shrieks after the full alphabetical playlist by artist. Though WLIR was just a little 3,000-watt station in Garden City, Long Island, it became a key stop along the promotional highway. The "Screamer of the Week" feature became "Shriek of the Week", but WDRE remained committed to new music as they introduced new bands into the next decade, such as NineInchNails and Nirvana. DARE-FM. As I work on my next podcast, I'm listening to what must be the most nostalgic playlist ever. Rock. That music empire rose to prominence at the end of the 1970s, displacing both punk and disco by combining and tweaking elements of both genres: twitchy, robotic rhythms; flashy, colorful stage appearances; aggressive use of drum machines and synthesizers; energetic vocal hooks. [citation needed], As the 1970s went on, many rock stations drifted toward more commercial album-oriented rock formats. NOV. 8, 1985 THE FRIDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK ALBUM REPORT A PROGRAMMING GUIDE EXECUTIVE MEWS 1930 EAST MARLTON PIKE. A collection of amateur cassette recordings made up to 30 years ago, of the greatest alternative mus. "I think the significant bands that we championed were certainly U2, Depeche Mode, The Cure, New Order," he continued. WLIR Playlist; MUSIC WEEK APRIL 20 1985 Talent Tips STEVE CANNELL and Dolly; Songbook Preview Artist 1014.Pdf; UE Inv210616 Lps (Pdf) Serendipity Karaoke; N E W B R I G H T; Untitled Meditation No; Complete Song Lyrics (By Sen Silke) 2007 - 2008 Allen Community College Iola Kansas; 8Teaseband Song List << These are the result of a 14-year old taping the radio on shitty TDK and . BTW: This blog is now linked HERE! 1970-1979. . This truly marked the end of WLIR's unique over-the-air "new music" format after almost three decades. Depeche Mode - Strangelove 3. Lived in Massapequa NY for many years. In addition, with the new format, the station would run commercial-free during the day, with the actual airtime during this period paid for by advertisers. And Talking Heads, Blondie, Human League, U2. WLIR 92.7 FM Vintage Recordings. It's up to #38 with ups from WLUP, WRCN, WTPA and WRUF, with none down, and 4-5 emphasis action includes WLUP, WLAV, WLIR, WRCN, KDKB, WQBK, WOKF, WRXL and several more. The station's FCC license had been changed to a special temporary authority in 1972 as the result of slow-moving legal battle that had gone dormant later in the 1970s. This page is our attempt to document the touring history (and as many setlists as possible!) Some of these include: WLIR music and bands were featured at many Long Island venues. The station had a different sound during that era, formed by a combination of alternative chart-toppers like Coldplay, FooFighters and NoDoubt with alternative dance from DaftPunk, Wolfsheim, Moby, FatboySlim and others. WLIR Long Island (AOR) Contact: Ben Manilla at RKO, New York It's a bit after the fact, but as Na- tional Secretaries' Week is becom- ing an annual event, this one bears telling. We have created a browser extension. It will enhance any encyclopedic page you visit with the magic of the WIKI 2 technology. 1. Talking Heads - The Lady Don't Mind. The new WLIR adopted an active/modern rock format and new image as "The Box". The 12-inch [single] disc had its say and it faded." We were always looking for new music. WLIR was a radio station that played a new music/modern rock format on the frequencies 92.7 FM, 98.5 FM, and 107.1 FM from the 1980s into the 2000s. In 1982, WLIR realized it would not be able to compete with the major Manhattan stations, so the station directors decided a format change was in order. Alternative rock artists that formerly were played almost exclusively on the station were now being heard on many rock and pop music stations.[10]. SCORPIONS - Rock You Like a Hurricane. The personalities of the disc jockeys became much more upbeat. In 1996, WDRE switched to an adult album alternative (AAA) format, brought back Malibu Sue[14] (who had been fired earlier by then-program director Russ Mottla), reverted its call letters back to WLIR and changed its moniker to "The Island". This is the definitive list of all of the WLIR screamers from Sept 1980 to Dec 1987. The air staff in the early '70s included program director Ken Kohl,[4] GeorgeTaylorMorris, Jim Cameron, Joel Moss, Malcolm Davis (later a longtime Boston radio host as "Austin from Boston" on WODS),[5] Charlie Ahl (WPLJ, WHN and WCBS-FM NYC as Chris Charles), Dave ("The Wrench") Friedman, Ray White, Earle Bailey, production director Ben Manilla, and public-affairs producer Heather Schoen. When the station became WDRE, they became the Shriek of the Week. The legal battle escalated when the station became more valuable, with new entities (not involved in the original 1972 battle) getting involved after 1982, culminating with the FCC revoking Phoenix Medias 15-year "temporary" license in 1987. Human Sexual Response - What Does Sex Mean To Me? New Wave: Dare to Be Differentwhich was written by Jay Reiss and takes its title from the station's unofficial motto and guiding principletraces WLIR's rise as a scrappy alternative station before corporate-approved playlists dominated the airwaves, all the way to its unfortunate demise in 1987, when its license was revoked by the FCC following a protracted and confusing legal battle. "I first discovered WLIR in 1985 when my college roommate and I travelled from Ann Arbor, Michigan, to visit his parents in Rocky Point," Showtime executive Kent Sevener told Newsweek. Further information on the station at 107.1 FM: The WLIR "The Box" logo used during 2004 when the station changed its frequency. "We were little guys up against big guys," said Denis McNamara, the former program director who worked at WLIR for 13 years. [citationneeded], In 1991, the station changed its moniker again, this time to "The Cutting Edge of Rock". This started in 1981 -- it was one of the first stations to use the phrase "classic rock" to describe itself -- and gradually, by 1987, was almost all "rock oldies." At least if you were a young adult in the NYC area during the 1980s. The air staff in the early '70s included program director Ken Kohl,[4] George Taylor Morris, Jim Cameron, Joel Moss, Malcolm Davis (later a longtime Boston radio host as "Austin from Boston" on WODS),[5] Charlie Ahl (WPLJ, WHN and WCBS-FM NYC as Chris Charles), Dave ("The Wrench") Friedman, Ray White, Earle Bailey, production director Ben Manilla, and public-affairs producer Heather Schoen. Preface WLIR 92.7FM was a "Dare to Be Different" radio station based out of Garden City, NY. He joined then-new rock station WXRK-FM 92.3 K-Rock in 1985 and hosted a freeform program there through the end of 1995. The Power of Love. [citation needed], 107.1 WLIR-FM, which hadn't broadcast alternative music since 2008, was sold to Red Apple Media Inc., and began simulcasting most of WABC's programming. I've included the chronological list of Screamers and . Poco, founded in 1968 by Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Richie Furay and Jim Messina (both inducted 1997 with Buffalo Springfield), was one of the earliest in the "Country rock" genre that was later commercially popularized by bands such as the Eagles. According to a 1984 Newsday readers' poll, WLIR had three times the number of votes for favorite radio station as second-place WNEW-FM in New York City. Dont know what songs been playing on the radio? Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. [citation needed], The station became known for playing new artists, and occasionally playing singles before other stations. WLIR-FM (107.1 FM) is a Christian radio station as part of the WLIX Voice of Hope Radio Network.WLIR-FM broadcasts in the Hamptons-Riverhead (Long Island, New York, USA) area.Its transmitter is currently located near East Quogue, New York.. WLIR-FM was best known as an influential Alternative, New Wave, Punk Rock and Modern Rock radio station that "dared to be different". . Debbie Harry, lead singer of the new wave band Blondie, on stage in 1980. It was licensed to Garden City, New York on the frequency 92.7 FM and played a mix of Broadwayshowtunes, jazz and lightclassicalmusic from a basement studio in the Garden City Hotel. Some of these include: WLIR had many memorable and unique shows. NewOrder, DepecheMode, Ultravox, Yazoo and Blancmange were early staples of the new music format. R.E.M., "Radio Free Europe" 6. Song: I'm an Indian Outlaw by Tim McGraw, 1994. The results in this chart are not affiliated with any mainstream or commercial chart and may not reflect charts seen elsewhere. A Flock of Seagulls, known for long-faded hits like "Space Age Love Song" (1982) and "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" (1982), was one of the bands the station championed. The Power of Love. WLIR / DARE.FM is New York's Original Alternative Station! This is a bit of I-was-there boasting, of course, but it's also a reminder of the long-past era when freeform radio held significant power to make or break new bands. This is a list of all the winners. WEQX, WLIR Airstaff 1996-1997 Music Director 1996-1997 Now at Drive105 . Echo & The Bunnymen, "The Cutter" 7. Many WLIR personalities have had continued success and notoriety both on and off the air. . Beyond a slice of Gen X life, it's a . In addition, with the new format, the station would run commercial-free during the day, with the actual airtime during this period paid for by advertisers. New Order, "Age of Consent" 11. Genres: Pop. WLIW21 is home to British television favorites and produces acclaimed programs such as MetroFocus, WLIW Arts Beat, and the Emmy Award-winning series Treasures of New York. Some audio may have imperfections, dropouts, or missing sections of songs. To install click the Add extension button. 64, No. With a signal that reached about 8 million people - from Greater NYC in the west to the forks of Long Island in the east - WLIR was one of the first American broadcasters to switch formats from sterile album rock to new wave. Also, check out the Screamers list at WDARE, the successor to WLIR at https://wdarefm.com/playlists/screamers-1980-87. Moved to south Jersey. (See here for a truly excellent review of the bands' gig at Vassar. Introducing new music to the New York Metro for over 40 years, WLIR was the nation's first Alternative Rock radio station in 1980. Here's the network's description of the doc: A playlist featuring The Flying Pickets, Thomas Dolby, The Alarm, and others . Many WLIR personalities have had continued success and notoriety both on and off the air. Frankie Goes to Hollywood. You could also do it yourself at any point in time. I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE BACK, YES!!! In 1985, I . That event was heartbreaking for both DJs and music fans in the New York area, and this doc contains archival footage of the WLIR staffers signing off for good. Now Glommed from Here (Good One Sean!) "[8], WLIRs success had grown the profits of its operators, 1959 founder John R. Rieger and his partner Elton Spitzer's Phoenix Media Corp., with an increasing share of the New York market, major concert promotions and popular dance club promotions. Midnight Oil - Beds are Burning 9. Choice lyric: "You can find me in my wigwam / I'll be beating on my tom-tom / Pull out the pipe and smoke you some / Hey and pass it around . Listen on Spotify: WLIR and WDRE were perhaps the greatest radio stations of all time. Jennifer Rush. Further information on the station at 107.1 FM: Alternative rock expands: The Underground Network (19911996), After the Underground Network (19962004), Move to 107.1 FM and brief NeoBreeze (20042008), AM radio station in Rockland County, New York, UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, "How a Jewish kid from the burbs helped launch Springsteen and make music history", "Austin Davis, 56; for 18 years, host brought charisma to Boston radio", "WLIR, Denis McNamara ushered a wave of new music", "FRESH ALTERNATIVE FOR 'DRE: STAFF AND FORMAT SHAKEUP", "FEELING SQUEEZE, WDRE PONDERS A NEW FORMAT", "WLIR COULDN'T BEAT HIM, SO THEY HIRE HIM AWAY", "Fan fave DJ Theo gets the party started", "WLIR Frequency Rights Sold / Univision pays $60M to Morey Organization for 92.7FM", "End of an Era: WLIR 92.7 "Long Island Radio" says goodbye", "WLIR, WBON, WDRE Sold To BusinessTalkRadio.net", "User Report: Jampro Helps WLIR Change Direction", "16th ANNUAL TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES EPIC BACK-TO-BACK SCREENINGS OF THE GODFATHER AND THE GODFATHER PART II TO CLOSE FESTIVAL, ALONG WITH EXCITING GALAS AND SPECIAL SCREENINGS", "WLIR, revolutionary radio: Tribute documentary "Dare to be Different" is a Gen X time capsule", "Elton Spitzer dead; radio executive who built WLIR-FM into New Wave powerhouse was 84", "Gary Cee Joins Pocono 96.7 As GM/Morning Host", "Bigfoot 103.1 And Pocono 96.7 Swap Spots In The Poconos", "George Taylor Morris passes away at age 62", "Long Island Radio Veteran Jeff Levine Dies At 58", "Lenny Diana Named PD Of Sarkes Tarzian's WTTS/Indianapolis & WGBJ/Ft. 452 views 0 comments. Many of these areas were closer geographically to other stations occupying 107.1 FM (WXPK in central Westchester County and WWZY in Long Branch, New Jersey), which hindered reception. David Bowie, "Let's Dance" 10. PERFECT WAY - Scritti Politti (1985) ***A-62 on Ron's Dream Jukebox*** SHE'S A WOMAN - Scritti Politti featuring Shabba Ranks (1991) LET ME GO - Heaven 17 ***WLIR's Screamer Of The Week, December 17, 1982*** PARTY PARTY - Elvis Costello ***WLIR's Screamer Of The Week, December 24, 1982*** Savoy Brown had gone through several recent personnel changes at the time of this concert, and released their 12th album, Wire Fire , in November . LCD Soundsystem - New Body Rhumba (from the film White Noise), Echo & the Bunnymen - Bedbugs and Ballyhoo, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Souvenir, Red Hot Chili Peppers - Breaking the Girl, Joan Jett - Do You Wanna Touch Me (Live on WLIR), Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Secret, I Don't Know How But They Found Me - Leave Me Alone, New Pornographers - Falling Down The Stairs Of Your Smile, A Flock of Seagulls - Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You), Martha and the Muffins - Danseparc (Every Day It's Tomorrow), In My Head - Mike Shinoda -feat Kailee Morgue, Gorillaz - Aries (feat. For example, as shown in the 2017 documentary Dare to Be Different - WLIR: The Voice of a Generation (see WLIR/WDRElegacy), WLIR played the FrankieGoestoHollywood single "Relax" just six days after its U.K. release, six months before the record company released it in the United States. They would then ask listeners to phone in and vote on the best song, the Screamer of the Week. New York Underground with Ray Boogie: Playlist from February 19, 2021 . The band was completed by Rusty Young (pedal steel guitar . For McNamara, while memories like U2 giving props to WLIR from the stage of the Nassau Coliseum during the band's first headlining gig there on April 3, 1985, are among the many treasured . Steering these trend-setting moves was program director Denise McNamara, who joined WLIR in the mid-1970s and helped the station change formats in the 1980s from album-oriented rock to New Wave. If I Was / Piano, a Single by Midge Ure. But there remains a significant nostalgia market for '80s acts todayincluding Flock of Seagulls. It's the perfect balance of linear storytelling and stream-of-consciousness fun, a seesaw between talking heads and rare footage. The WLIR logo used from 1998 to sign off on September 1, 2004, designed by Jane Incao. Back in the 1980s, THE place for new music in the metro NYC area was WLIR. [27], On February 9, 2011, Jarad Broadcasting of Hampton Bays entered into an asset purchase agreement with Holding Out Hope Church (WLIX Radio) to sell the station for $650,000. WLIR would buck this trend by playing the increasingly popular punkrock and newwavemusic genres that were being ignored by other rock stations in the United States. Scrolling down from Autumn 1980 through Summer 1997, the reader can virtually hear both the evolution of both the station's playlist and the changes in music taste of the listening public.The StationHeadquartered at their studios on Long Island with broadcast towers on the north shore of Queens, the station on the fringe of the city survived by staying ahead of large market broadcasters with a playlist 'too different' for urban stations that needed bigger audiences to attract advertisers. NOW I can listen to online at my desk all day long. Scrolling down from Autumn 1980 through Summer 1997, the reader can virtually hear both the evolution of both the station's playlist and the changes in music taste of the listening public.The StationHeadquartered at their studios on Long Island with broadcast towers on the north shore of Queens, the station on the fringe of the city survived by staying ahead of large market broadcasters with a playlist 'too different' for urban stations that needed bigger audiences to attract advertisers. 16 likes. 7 WKU Student Affairs, The City in Songs, Songs in the City: the Image of London in the Music of the 1970S and 1980S, Hives Go Right Ahead Jane's Addiction Irresistible Force Ass, Literature Course Traces Development, Changes of African American, Top 2013 Song in the History of CD102.5 # ARTIST TITLE 2013, Monday, April 23, 2007 DVD Review: Big Audio Dynamite a Review. The Replacements - Alex Chilton 9. [26] On January 21, 2008, WLIR-FM became an ESPNRadio affiliate via a localmarketingagreement with New York City radio station WEPN (1050 AM). [citationneeded], As the 1970s went on, many rock stations drifted toward more commercial album-orientedrock formats. The Cure, "The Love Cats" 8. Some new photos on the wlir.fm. Bob Wilson, longtime WLIR employee and historian, created the website WDAREFM.COM (Dare FM), which maintains the spirit of the original WLIR. I love new music but especially enjoy uncovering its links to the rock, punk, and dance music of my youth, Your email address will not be published. It was unlike anything I had heard before on commercial radio in the Midwest. Denis and his staff were also playing pieces of new music from England and the NYC CBGB movement starting in the late 1970s, with Denis closely following publications like NME, always wanting to stay ahead of what was trending with new music across the globe. There are some Screamers missing from the playlist but only a few. Install the free Online Radio Box application for your smartphone and listen to your favorite radio stations online - wherever you are! This sound helped WLIR's ratings and would continue until the station's end on January 9, 2004. 23 likes Listen on Spotify: These are (most of) the songs that received the coveted "Screamer Of The Week" status on the super hip and influential 92.7 FM WLIR radio station in New York during the peak of new wave music in the early 1980s. edgewarewolf. New Wave: Dare to Be Different premieres on Showtime on March 30 at 8 p.m. Eastern. All reactions: 12. WLIR Screamers 1984-1985 By DigSin. The selling price for WLIR-FM and WBZB was $1.75 million for each station,[23] and the total price for all three stations would have been $5 million, but the sale was never completed, and WBZB returned to the WBON call letters.[24]. The crew and biggest artists of the era tell the story of how they battled the FCC and the record labels. WLIR / DARE.FM is New York's Original Alternative Station! (((! Perhaps, this is a temporary station problem. [19] As 107.1 FM is located about 50 miles east of the original WLIR in Garden City, many of the station's fans in New York City, southwestern Connecticut, southern Westchester County, New York, northeastern New Jersey and even the western parts of Long Island itself could not easily receive the station. MCGZ. . During that time, WLIR had a safe, almost hotadultcontemporary sound, similar to that of WPLJ, and carried broadcasts of NewYorkIslanders hockey games. A modest tribute blog established primarily as an homage to an 80's music broadcasting icon that sadly, is no more.. rather, it is a mere shell of its former self, no longer at its original broadcast frequency (92.7 FM) or at its famed 80's era address @1600 Stewart Ave Garden City NY. "We played Prince before anybody else!" . The station's FCC license had been changed to a special temporary authority in 1972 as the result of slow-moving legal battle that had gone dormant later in the 1970s. [8] According to McNamara, the "entire music industry was looking upon 'LIR and that 'LIR marketplace of New York and Long Island as one of the hippest music areas of the world. 1980-1989. Crap From The Past - May 11, 2012: 90 minutes with Mickey Elfenbein, who worked at K-Tel from 1969 to 1996. A Daily News music columnist, Pablo Guzman . The names are like litmus tests for a certain generation of pop fans: If you can differentiate one species of poofy-haired 1980s act from another, you might have lived through the new wave era. (WLIR is the subject of a 2017 documentary Dare to Be Different .) WLIR was founded in 1959 by John R. Rieger. ">. Depeche Mode - Route 66 2. "WHITE CITY", ATCO Pete's top of the mark 25 increases puts the stellar solo Lp here in the leadoff spot --fueled further by a Enjoy". Ellen is a major music buff and grew up listening to radio station WLIR. The simulcast ended in 2020. My top 100 songs of all time . WLIR was a radio station that played a newmusic/modernrock format on the frequencies 92.7 FM, 98.5 FM, and 107.1 FM from the 1980s into the 2000s. [citation needed], Neer and Harrison departed for progressive-rock WNEW-FM in 1971. [25] On October 11, 2007, WLIR-FM began simulcasting on a translator in Manorville, W245BA (96.9 FM), expanding its coverage area into western Suffolk County and a portion of eastern Nassau County. In 1992, WDRE started simulcasting its programming with what was 103.9 WIBF-FM Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, which later became WDRE Jenkintown/Philadelphia. BRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: I started my career at WLIR/Garden City NY in 1978 and became a key player and air personality in helping to develop the station that "Dared To Be Different."

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