Posted by Truthmonger on September 21, 2008 at 23:31:39:
In Reply to: Across the Border - The Mighty 92 posted by Rob L. on September 21, 2008 at 13:28:34:
: A legendary radio station went bye-bye this week. The Mighty 92 WOKY in Milwaukee was playing oldies/classic hits -- on the AM dial -- with all the old jingles and imaging, the way it used to be done. Not a ratings winner, but a 2.3 in that market wasn't awful either. Jocks sure found it compelling to work there -- either live or tracked. Dick Sloane, who worked for years on 99X in New York worked on WOKY this past year...Scott Tyler...Java Joel. It was just fun to listen to. Once upon a time, it was a great feeder for the larger markets. Art Roberts worked there, as did Big Ron O'Brien, Jack McCoy (the "Last Contest" originator), Barney Pip, George Michael (WABC and Sports Machine fame), and Bob Collins (who also was the PD at WOKY).
: Some of the audio from the last week of the Mighty 92 is on the net at the link below. Fellow radio geeks -- enjoy.
Always fun to listen to airchecks and pre-format flip performances so thanks for that, but overall I have to say "snore."
And Scott Tyler? He wasn't even a full timer there. He's an engineer now for CC/Milwaukee. If he wants to get on-air credit for something, he should stop being scared and GET BACK ON THE AIR.
The station had a snoozefest for a line-up and that's why it went under.