WTRY (was Re: WPTR, again

[SteveOrdinetz <steveord@wavewizard.com>]

At 01:18 AM 1/11/00 -0500, Douglas J. Broda wrote:
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>Now if only we could get an adjustment to WTRY. Not only has it been
>playing virtually the same short playlist of 50s/60s oldies since I arrived
>in the area in 1977, but I just downloaded a 1973 aircheck and it was the
>same songs then, too. Not saying they should ditch 50s/60s oldies - the
>name recognition is incredibly strong and the basic format's still most
>viable --  but maybe mix in a few more songs after 27 years playing the
>same couple of hundred songs (or so it seems)???
>


I'm not sure when WTRY switched to an oldies format, but I think it was
sometime in the mid-80s.  I have a couple airchecks of them from around '82
and they were definitely Top 40.  Maybe your 1973 tape was some sort of
weekend oldies extravaganza?  PS, where did you find the 1973 aircheck?