(Its a mouthful, but thats the closest I can come to The Day the Music Died while describing the soon-to-be end of PLJ. Dont know what went on behind the scenes with Scott and Todd but on air they had chemistry and that reached listeners. I will miss this station very much. It is here we find that their relationship is strained at best, and Gideon takes sexual pleasure "in dressing [her] up like a doll" and "that's about all" according to a conversation they have, suggesting that their relationship is not one of a physical manner as many believe. I keep hoping for some scandal to take them down and/or some future post-Pai FCC to rein them in. In 1993, they boosted gold product. I started out listening to WABC-77 and then WPLJ. I came back home and started listening again. When you dont stand for something, you stand for nothing. When the FCC mandated separation 50% of the time, they expanded the classical offerings. I always enjoyed this station. KIIS/L.A. September 27, 2022 by John Groove. Well, that can only last just so long and its usually never a good sign for the longevity of the station, its brand or its ratings.. One thing that won't change on this new page is the show's policy of mixing serious and humorous discussions. Educational Media should have built another station from scratch, or bought one of perhaps a dozen rap music stations to change into their format. It was a job I loved and an homor to work with these guys. I hope they get picked up by another station so I can continue my morning ritual. Conversely, the other station sold to EMF is WRQX. Jayde always out. Everybody is quick to have their expert opinion about what happened, but yes look at WRQX. Love to you all <3. Commercial free, great format, good signal. I remember Shadoe Stevens AT 40 as well as Rick Dees AT 40. It puts programmers in safe mode where there is a whole different kind of pressure on them., There is a lot of useful information, I look forward to sharing from you. The station about 3 weeks later began calling themselves the home of the hits and began referring to themselves as a Top 40 station. Both Allison and Scott had gone through a lot during season 2, physically and emotionally, so it made sense that they would want some time apart to grow . I will miss them so much! -Brian H. You can call it what you want. Very sad. Completely agree. An awkward pause later, she leaves in the taxi, with Scott lamenting on the lack of proper closure. News. What happens when they leave? Luckily the Vegan Police show up due to Todd's two infractions of consuming non-vegan foods (Gelato, containing milk and eggs, and Chicken Parmesan). The only real overhead is the transmitter. Once Todd is defeated, Envy is left confused and shaken at the turn of events. They will truly be missed and I AM missing them ALOT. Unlike her appearance in the books, Envy has blonde hair. Allison found out that Derek bit her about mid-season 2 and found out about Scott's involvement a few episodes later. Like all free-form rockers, WABC-FM sounded a little like a college station with commercials, although it simulcast the AM station during some dayparts. WPLJ was also heavily processedthe needle on the baseband modulation meter in the transmitter room barely wiggled away from 100%. I didnt want to miss a minute. :(- . The two have called it quits since the show's finale, but there's never an explanation as to why they split, how long ago it happened or why they seemingly. My heart is broken for you all and for all of us. It is impossible to find good tuners. You heard the 9 minute studio version and not the almost 15 minute kick ass live version recorded at the Fox in Atlanta. Considering Scott and Allison's arcs had been entwined for two seasons, with most of that spent trying to justify their relationship to others, it didn't surprise anyone when they broke up. I go way back into the 70s when I got my first car. Some of the new music they broke came from the artists themselves before the record companies sent them the promos. Envy is introduced at the end of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and elaborated further on in Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness when Scott and his friends see her band performing at Lee's Palace. Q104.3 has dumbed down. "It has to be local and it has to be about people," he says. I hope you all end up together at a station near me who appreciates what they have. I used to frequently hear (about PLJ) that despite the ratings, they had great billing. They stayed that course till about 2009 when they moved more rhythmic pop back into the format. I will NEVER put on a Christian music station. All the best to all of you. Radio is full of people who are now forced to multi-task, and therefore run the risk of losing focus. The two strike up a conversation which quickly devolves into a fight between the two. Yes in the 1970s WPLJ 95.5 Rock was the best Rock station with the best D.Js . 2.Five Nights at Freddy's creator retires amid political . Sebastian consulted the station in the 80s. I enjoyed all their shows, and good times they seemed to have had while broadcasting. By Daniel Arkin. So no this company that specializes in religious programming is not going to bring back a secular format under any circumstances. ", "On this show," says Pettengill, "there will be no mention of Jay and the Americans. And He Loves you! George Carlin. I could almost predict how most of the reactions would go and so many of them were so far fetched. This is just about all the \"Scott \u0026 Todd Show\" on WPLJ in New York that I can find being dissected on Opie and Anthony!#JOCKTOBER #OandA0:00:00 - WNEW (Drag Commercial)0:02:08 - Zoo Bitz (09/07 to 01/08)0:55:06 - April Fool's (2008)1:49:27 - M. Monroe Song (04/15/08)1:58:40 - Jocktober 08 (10/24/08)2:35:41 - Baseball Song (10/23/09)2:45:25 - Jocktober 09 (10/26/09)3:30:20 - VP of Citadel (12/16/09)3:42:04 - Jocktober 2010 (10/28/10)4:14:25 - Facebook Song (11/10/10)4:24:41 - Jocktober 2011 (10/20/11)5:02:52 - Jocktober 2012 (10/08/12)5:45:06 - Scott wont play (10/11/12)5:46:32 - Dish Nation (10/15/12)6:00:11 - Lance A. She begs Gideon to give her a break but he refuses. I also was an avid listener with WPLJ. Good riddance. PLJ got stuck in between those two, not to mention what happened when we put Fresh 102.7 on. 2.Did Scott Cawthon decide to stop making Five Nights at Freddy's . There will NEVER EVER be a radio station like WPLJ ever even to be compared to them!!! She ended up basing the voice on adult actresses she saw on the red carpet for, In the movie, the costume and hairstyle she wears in the Clash at the Demonhead concert bares a resemblance to, This was confirmed to be likely just a coincidence by the series creator. You guys KILLED me this morning with the final farewells my tears streaming, snot running, memories flooding my brain. Ridiculous. I wholeheartedly agree with everything you wrote. It does him little good as he is eventually defeated by Scott and Ramona. I wish all of you the very best in wherever life sends you. We also listened to 99X, calls were WXLO, actually at 98.7. The call letters always remained the same. Did they really think WPLJ could withstand the loss of Scott Shannon and survive, or WABC withstand the lost of both Rush and Sean and survive? PLJ has a full competitive signal covering the market, yet, in recent times its been one of the worst performing FM stations in the NY radio market. This is so sad. According to the backstory in Volume 3, she and Todd were reunited sometime after Todd had finished high school but before he went to Vegan Academy, at which point the two made a vow to remain faithful to each other until they met again. "But if a policeman or fireman is injured, local radio needs to talk about it. Fox News said Monday it is parting ways with firebrand anchor Tucker Carlson, the network's most popular prime-time host and a leading voice in the modern conservative movement . This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. The station was an uptempo Gold Based AC by the fall of 93. Just recently in the last few months I<3 Radio laid off some major on air talent and went automated to save money. Boyce agrees with Berkowitz that the nail WPLJs coffin was the departure with Scott Shannon who retired from WPLJ in 2014 after a 23-year run at the station. EMF should keep the old PLJ format on HD 2 even if no DJs. See Details. how about justifying the expense of the purchase price of a NYC FM radio station? They still leaned modern AC but were not overwhelmingly as such. I am truly so sad about this news. I totally agree one hundred percent of say James, yes that is so true James, being back 95.5 WPLJ FM Radio, K Love is Selfish, baying the White Port and Lemon Juice Since 1971,I hope everything works fine. Actually it died when it changed the calls to WWPR. They also dropped a morning host, Jack Diamond, for a short period, but then brought him back. Envy isn't heard from again till Vol 6. Finally Erock brings the Boys the Scott and Todd audio he promised on Tequila and Doughnuts day. WRTN 93.5 Return Radio , WPAT Easy 93 , WPLJ 95.5 , WXLO 99X A short time after her break up with Scott, Envy reunited with Todd, who had graduated from Vegan Academy. At this moment, Todd comes out of a restroom with Lynette's panties over his head. No payroll for managers, account execs or local air talent. They played the Doors (waaaay too much, as if they were a current band), and usually kept up with the times. I grew up listening to WPLJ. I will listen every morning until the end. All EMF cares about is having more good signals in major markets so they can coerce their followers to make regular donations by positioning themselves as being on the verge of going off the air otherwise. Did not quite change from Led Zeppelin to Flashdance overnight in 1983. If I feel this way, I can only imagine how all of YOU are feeling. Currents were down to 2 an hour. Very disingenuous on their part, since they use the elimination of the main studio rule and routinely got waivers of it before the rule was canned to lower their operating costs to the electric bill at the transmitters. Holy money. I dont want to hear a single word about God, Jesus and religion when Im listening to the radio. The on air personalities spoke to their listeners as if they were friends or family. Ive been listening to PLJ for years and wouldnt miss the morning show, even getting up on days off to listen. When Scott was on the Z Morning zoo Z -100 He never liked WPLJ . Afterward she was experiencing problems with incontinence, and she visited another doctor. With the exception of Alices Restaurant around Thanksgiving you wont hear Iron Butterflys Ina Gada Davida or ELPs Tarkus due to their length. And I like Z100 but really cannot stand Danielles laugh. When Larry Berger came along in early 1974 and purchased a Dorrough DAP (Discriminate Audio Processor) Model 310 for that station, their sound became instantly recognizable. At that time, not only were the ratings good, but they had a solid position in NY. The other station at the time I was listening to was 99X cant remember their station letters at the moment, might have been WPIX. God Bless them all in their new journeys!! Some might say this is excessive. 2013: $18,600,000 Ratings are used primarily to set ad rates. 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Scott remarks that she is wearing his sweater and allows her to keep it when she asks if she should give it back. WWOM then WKTU Mello 92 , Disco/Studio 92 I stream stations from the internet. After Scott is brought back to life, Gideon reveals his six frozen ex-girlfriends and his plans to add Ramona. We've gotten away from that a little. When the station had its networked love format, Bob Lewis did a great show locally at night, where he refused to give time checks, saying Call NERVOUS if you want the time!. After the K love format bombs like Jack FM did they can bring PLJ back to traditional FM/HD 1 with a new and improved PLJ similar to CBS-FM. 2012: $17,700,000 Sofia Richie and Scott Disick aren't just on a break, Page Six is reporting now: They're over. I was one of those TV people over forty years ago. I follow Anne and Jayde on Facebook and will continue to do so in hopes that the crew will remain together. I continued listening till 81 when I went into the service. Bye bye PLJ, and God Bless! As 1980 hit WPLJ added some new wave artists as well like Gary Newman, Talking Heads, Squeeze, Genesis, The Fixx along with Rush, Tom Petty, Joan Jett, etc. Envy was in a relationship with Ramona's ex-boyfriend Todd Ingram and claims to know about Ramona's past. I hope not. By October WPLJ was a CHR with jingles and the AOR songs except for ones you would hear on a CHR were gone totally. They will be missed by me and alot of other people that I know that listened to them everyday . The latters sister station, WABC, went all-talk a few weeks before WAPPs aforementioned promo. The EMF people are the maggots who are feeding on its rotting corpse. I have so many wonderful memories of this great station. Sorry Steve but you must not have been listening to hard. Played Billie Jean/Michael Jackson in light rotation a few weeks, then played Beat It in heavy rotation. WPLJ died when Scott Shannon GOT there, not when he left. During a candid chat with Kourtney on KUWTK, Scott explained the true details of his breakup. Scott describes her original personality as being "nice" and is baffled as to what she has become (claiming in the movie, "You used to be so nice!"). Natalie "Envy" Adams was born in Montreal. S&T ruled! Just give it a chance. Once they're beaten they brawl for a little bit before Lynette teleports away leaving her cybernetic arm while Envy just collapses in despair with a rain cloud over her before dissolving into the floor leaving behind $2.60. As time went on and they decided to go more adult thats where, in my opinion, the trouble started. Sorry John I worked many venues in NYC in the 70s and your name dont ring a bell. I will miss my friends terribly. I make it appear simple and its not. I remember both PLJ and NEW. Years later, I won lawn tickets from WPLJ to see The Police at Shea Stadium. Were sharing the story again because we thought youd be interested in reading the comments from your colleagues. And then when Elizabeth Clarke had a segment every week about feminine facial hair care products and shaving methods? Thanks for the best memories. I dont think EMF is concerned with ratings as long as there is revenue to support the operation. They are strictly a pseudo-Christian outfit that makes money from its listeners gullibility. When I was out of the area, I would be on the phone with a friend telling me about the show . They were actually free-form rock in the pre-WPLJ days. It was so awesome! PLJ had a much better format then. The format had changed alot when I retired in 2001. I tried to remain faithful to PLJ but Todd was almost forcing himself to fit in with the younger generation. He didn't think it looked right, it didn't live up to . 80 watching and listening to the horror on 9/11. See Featured Authors Answering Questions Learn more When Educational Media Foundation takes over WPLJ-FM in New York, once the deal to purchase the station from Cumulus closes around May or June, the new format will be EMFs K-LOVE brand. Ask and answer questions about books! Everythings going to be okay, Scott and Todd on PLJ Thanks so much. Absolutely hysterical. Only one of six, WYAY in Atlanta, was profitable, but I feel the reason they sold the profitable one, was to shut down an effective conservative talk radio format, which was very successful after they started it, six years ago. 1977 to 1983 was WPLJs best time as an AOR station. I could go on and on to talk about WPLJ, how good this station was, the music, the news, the traffic, the weather, the phone scams, the concerts at Jenkinsens, the blown off segment and more but ESPECIALLY the PEOPLE on that station!!! Best group of jocks ever assembled. We're turning a page.". He made . Still the classic rock artists remained as well as the later 70s rock artists. PLJ had a hellava run and second to none, back in the day. felt when WPLJs now-soon-to-be-former sister station WABC announced that it was going from Top 40 (technically from Adult Contemporary [to which it actually evolved from Top 40 a year to a year-and-a-half earlier, tops]) to talk thirty-seven years earlier to the month. When they started tweaking format, changing call letters, I departed. I always tried to call in but could never get through. Low rated: 1. While taking a smoke in the alleyway, she meets up with Scott again and the two try to have a formal conversation, Scott even calling her by her real name. I really will miss this station. "I'm not that big a fan of social media," says Pettengill, who now hosts the morning "Todd Show" on WPLJ (95.5 FM). The only FM Station I listen to now is a College Station here in Nassau Cty., NY, WHPC 90.3, Nassau Community College. EMF would never run any kind of secular format. The 20-year-old model and the 38-year-old reality star have broken up after less than a year of dating, Page Six has confirmed. Rather than selling off the station they changed the call sign to WPLJ and made it a subsidiary of ABC pretty much putting them in their own boat. He knocks her away with his powers prompting Scott to finish the battle between Todd and him. When you dont stand for something, you stand for nothing and that is what caused the PLJ downturn., So how do you prevent this from happening at your station? Which I feel is something spiritual that God had done for me; as Ive forgotten my faith temporarily. Todd and the crew are funny as anything! I never had a buzzer go off on my alarm. Z100 was the CHR leader and WLTW was the AC leader. Larry Dahlstrom Assistant Engineer who ran Location Recorders out of Bearsville NY. Their relationship ended shortly after when Envy (voted band president apparently) vetoed everyone and signed the group to a label. Radio Ink is a radio-industry trade publication that is published 12 times a year for the radio management sector of the radio broadcasting industry. Those words from Gary Berkowitz resonate completely!! Lousy management under Citadel and Cumulus killed WPLJ. Updated on July 28, 2018. The call letters were WABC-FM and they played the progressive and album cuts that you would never hear on AM radio. Allison needed space because Scott was a constant reminder of her mother's death and how much she lost because she loved him. They are the only ones that could get me on the road an hour and a half earlier than I used to go out once I got a job further from home. 2015: $ 8,975,000 I only listen to PLJ in the morning during my commute now and Ive switched the channel to see what else is on but always come back to PLJ. He got the last laugh though. I love the morning show too. Radio, as it turns out, is a fantastic tool for the enterprise. I listened to Jim Kerr and Carol Miller faithfully until college when I was too far away to get it. If you think the caller is being a little zany and over the top, odds are you're getting pranked by award-winning radio broadcaster and former WWE announcer Todd Pettengill.