Dentist Office Radio

[Mark Laurence]

On Sunday, November 23, 2003, at 11:29  PM, Matthew Osborne wrote:

> one of my profs, Linda Rae, used to
> work at WLZW (98.7) Utica/Rome which, while she was
> there, was CHR WNYZ.  One day she told our class about
> the day they changed formats from Beautiful Music WIBQ
> to WNYZ (I believe it was in 1986).  Apparently,
> unlike most format changes that come with
> announcements, pre-produced imaging and such, this
> format change consisted of nothing more than letting
> the last BM record fade out, the normal silent periods
> between records on that format, then segueing directly
> into Twisted Sister's "Were Not Gonna Take It,"
> followed by "Cum On Feel The Noize" by Quiet Riot.

When WBLM, then in Lewiston/Auburn ME started up, they were beautiful 
music during the day, and hard rock in the evening and overnight.  A 
transition like that would happen every night at 7PM!

Mark