There’s never been any question in my mind that WFIL in the Cradle of Liberty, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, was one of the finest Top 40 stations ever. Despite the very narrow bandwidth of this exhibit (there’s nothing below 300Hz and nothing above 6Khz), the production elements of this station still manage to excite!
Tympani drums, authoritative stagings and PAMS jingles showcase the considerable talents of Long John Wade (d. May 15, 2006) as heard in August of 1970. Contributor Peter Glazer says this aircheck was made the year he graduated from high school, when he worked in Philadelphia for the summer. “I thought his show was one of the tightest I had heard. He talked very fast”.
Paul Henderson is heard with a fabulous WFIL newscast. And I’ve always loved the news closer heard here, with the big intro for the jock timed perfectly over the intro of a hit record. Damn, this was such GREAT Top 40 radio…