Re: Where Have the Radio Contests Gone? Or, Rocky, Call Me Cash.

["Paul Hopfgarten" <Hopfgapr@sprynet.com>]

>My first ever shot at HDH was a 5-9 a.m. Saturday shift (file under those
>days you never forget.)   At the first opportunity to run an HDH Cashcall
>contest, I go to the phone book, roll tape, a guy answers the phone and I
>(silly me) asked if he'd heard of WHDH.  He replied, in a very typical
>Boston accent, "Whaddayu, retaaadid or somthin' kid?  A-course I heard
>a-HDH.  Pay me one thousand seven hundred and thirty two dolliz pal.  Pay
>up."   Shoot me, I was only 25 or so.  Then a guy calls from Quebec to
>complain as to why the station didn't call Canadiens to ask if they knew
the
>Cashcall amount.  Can't please everyone.
>
>Giving away cash.  Now, that works.  Remember the original 98.5 WROR paying
>out "Rent or Mortgage"?  On a smaller scale, WCAP had the HI LO Cash
Jackpot
>that seemed to definitely pay for itself in terms of street chatter, etc.
>The former 105.7 WVBF (F-105) used to do a cash call type contest, as well,
>in the 70s.
>
>Bill O'Neill

To Mike Thomas...Does WERZ still do a $107 bumper-sticker?

I know radio stations used to have a lot of "bumper-sticker" style contests.

I saved some of the ones from the 80's

WCOZ's last sticker prior to "ZOU (94 1/2 FM, as Analog still ruled the day,
even in 1983)
WROR (98.5 incarnation)
A "WBOS Rocks" sticker from 1982
A "92.9 Rocks" 'BOS from the (shh, don't say the call letters) days, with a
1982 Corvette givaway.
The early-80's WBCN and WAAF stickers
A WBZ "AAA Patrol" sticker

And a few assorted others that I do not immeadiately recall...

BTW: I had mentioned a "Radio 11 WVNH" Map w/ adverts previously...

The Derry Fire Station (HQ) has that Map adorning a glass case at the
entrance to the Station...

- -Paul Hopfgarten
Derry NH
(Rambling a bit...)

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