If you have ever seen the movie "Patton" with George C. Scott, there is a scene toward the end where his character, General George S. Patton, has been relieved of command of his unit in the final days ...
From 1974 through December 1, 1988, legendary programmer Larry Berger was the face of an AOR giant-turned-Top 40 dominator strongly competing against the Scott Shannon-led WHTZ “Z100” under original ...
Our story about former New York City powerhouse WPLJ struck a nerve with readers Tuesday. Many of you took time to comment on the story here and send notes to the experts we quoted. We’re sharing the ...
Radio station WPLJ will soon join WNEW, WPIX and a few other New York FM stations in broadcast heaven. PLJ’s current owners announced its sale to Education Media Foundation, which is expected to ...
DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. — It’s 9:19am on the last day of broadcasting for a radio station that has dutifully served three generations of pop and rock music fans across the New York Tri-State area. The ...
Since 1983, PLJ has been either top 40 or hot AC, but that comes to an end this summer when its spot at 95.5 FM becomes home to another station in EMF's 500-strong K-LOVE contemporary Christian… By ...
Pilot of the airwaves, signing off forever. After 48 years of broadcasting, WPLJ/95.5 FM enters radio silence Friday. The iconic Manhattan-based station was among a recent $103 million cash purchase ...
Iconic New York radio station 95.5 WPLJ will go off the air for good tomorrow night, leaving only hours to stream or call in before it transitions to entirely different content. The station launched ...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Friday evening marked the end of an era for music on the radio. 95.5 WPLJ went off the air at 7 p.m. Earlier this month, the radio station announced they'd be leaving the ...
The city’s top-rated radio station, WLTW (106. 7 FM, Lite-FM), has gone all-Christmas again this holiday season, and once more it has company – WPLJ (95. 5 FM). WLTW tried all-holiday music from ...
Longtime rock D.J. Tony Pigg, whose voice entertained listeners at WPLJ, WNEW, and K-ROCK for over 30 years, has died at the age of 85, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Pigg passed away at home of ...
WPLJ, a rock and pop music staple in New York since 1971 — will sign off for the last time on May 31. The FM station, which started spinning vinyl when Three Dog Night was king and Carole King was ...