Within a year or two, one would be headlining Jones Beach. It details WLIR's history, program director Denis McNamara and teams August 1982 format change, the influence the station had and its battles with the FCC. This list includes all singles within the Discogs database that were announced as winner each Friday. Wayne", "OBITUARY:NeighborsandreadersmournuntimelylossofJohnLoscalzo,BrooklynHeightsBlogfounder", "LyndaLopezToAnchorMiddaysOnWINS/NewYork,BrigitteQuinnMovesToWCBS", "WhateverhappenedtoWLIR'sMalibuSue? Alternative Rock. [18] Andre Ferro would be the last DJ heard on the 92.7 airwaves, followed by a message from ownership. People used to refer to it as the gateway to America if you were an upcoming artist. 2. Depeche Mode - Strangelove 3. MCGZ. We were always looking for new music. PERFECT WAY - Scritti Politti (1985) ***A-62 on Ron's Dream Jukebox*** SHE'S A WOMAN - Scritti Politti featuring Shabba Ranks (1991) LET ME GO - Heaven 17 ***WLIR's Screamer Of The Week, December 17, 1982*** PARTY PARTY - Elvis Costello ***WLIR's Screamer Of The Week, December 24, 1982*** Savoy Brown had gone through several recent personnel changes at the time of this concert, and released their 12th album, Wire Fire , in November . (FYI: The initial studio location was in the basement of the Garden City Hotel!) Top 100 of 1987 - WDARE 2023 They chose "New Music"an '80s umbrella term referring to the then-emerging pop movements. The station's FCC license had been changed to a special temporary authority in 1972 as the result of slow-moving legal battle that had gone dormant later in the 1970s. For McNamara, while memories like U2 giving props to WLIR from the stage of the Nassau Coliseum during the band's first headlining gig there on April 3, 1985, are among the many treasured memories. The WLIR logo used from 1998 to sign off on September 1, 2004, designed by Jane Incao. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our Cookie Policy. 1 Singles. WLIR, 92.7-FM, was such an important radio station with a huge impact on the United States, far beyond the range of its signal. Just be ready to step back, musically speaking, into the early and mid 1980s. Create your own list of music and share it with the world. The synthpop-based music on which much of the station's playlist was based was now out of fashion. 308 Concerts. Similarly, when WNEW instituted fixed playlists for all personalities in 1982, Scelsa moved on again. Sun 23.04; Mon 24.04; Tue 25.04; Wed 26.04; Thu 27.04; Fri 28.04; Sat 29.04; Live: Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind: 00:34: Metric - All Comes Crashing: 00:30: Duran Duran - Ordinary . 1 fm from the 1980s . 5 shares. Rock. Further information on the station at 107.1 FM: The WLIR "The Box" logo used during 2004 when the station changed its frequency. Scrolling down from Autumn 1980 through Summer 1997, the reader can virtually hear both the evolution of both the station's playlist and the changes in music taste of the listening public.The StationHeadquartered at their studios on Long Island with broadcast towers on the north shore of Queens, the station on the fringe of the city survived by staying ahead of large market broadcasters with a playlist 'too different' for urban stations that needed bigger audiences to attract advertisers. 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Inducted into the, DJ Theo Live broadcasts & In The Mix 1997-2004, former MD of, Elton Spitzer Took over WLIR in 1973, died in 2016, Gary Cee former program director, now general manager and morning host on Pocono 96.7, Jeff Levine former program director; died in 2020, John "Johnny McFly" Caracciolo owner of, John R. Rieger former owner, died in 2005, Lenny "Peter Puberty" Diana Now program director-music director at, Steve "The Pistol" Jones disc jockey-news anchor; now CEO-president at Skyview Networks, Tom Calderone now president/CEO of Buffalo-Toronto Public Media, "Party Out Of Bounds" Weekends (named after the, WLIR "Heavy Hitters" softball team (featuring Billy Joel), "Donna Donna's Spotlight Dance Dance" at Malibu Beach Club, "All-Request Morning Show" with Malibu Sue and producer Bill Holly, "The Bozo Patrol" with Ben Manilla and Eric Bloom (Blue Oyster Cult), "Saturday Night Modern Rock Dance Party at Malibu", "Friday Night '80s Dance Party at Malibu", This page was last edited on 12 March 2023, at 21:54. Some of these include: WLIR had many memorable and unique shows. Bananarama. I LOVE WLIR!!! Playlists feed | MP3 archives feed .