WHIL/WWEL

[Donna Halper <dlh@donnahalper.com>]

Dan wrote--
>I thought that the change from WHIL to WWEL occurred while the stations were
>still owned by Judge Tarlow. (I believe that the AM and FM have shared the
>base calls--WHIL, WWEL, WXKS--ever since the FM signed on.) I thought the
>change to WWEL accompanied a format change--to beautiful music.

Yes, WHIL was indeed owned by Sherwood Tarlow, who put it on the air in
January of 1952.  The call letters were changed to WWEL (all is well) in
1976, and he did still own the station.  (Btw, in 1974 when it was still
WHIL, Arnie Ginsberg was listed as the Station Manager...  And I recall the
station's Top 40 days in the late 50s-- I used to listen to Jack
McDermott-- remember him???)
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