 | WPHT
has changed the lineup on January
14, 2002
Imus - 6-9
Beck - 9-12
Rush - 12-3
Katz - 3-7
Cramer - 7-8
Dom - 8-10
Rollye - 10-1
Bell - 1-6
Fridays will continue with Sid Mark evenings at 7. |
| Previous
- Dr. Laura - 9 to noon Website
Usenet - taken off
September 11, 2001. |
| Originally
went on the air in May, 1922. |
| Founded
by Wilson Durham, a Philadelphia electrician, in his shot on 1936
Market Street. (250watts) |
| Sold
in 1924 for 25K to Ike Levy and Daniel Murphy (Philadelphia
lawyers) |
| Became
part of newly formed CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System in 1928. |
| Sold
in 1946 to David Stern (Publisher), who sold it the next year to
the Bulletin (Philly newspaper). The Bulletin later sold it
back to CBS. |
| After
flirting with news and talk through the 80's the station ceased
talk on 8/15/1990 at 1:05 pm, just before former mayor Frank Rizzo
was to go on the air and right after Clark DeLeon finished up.
Yearly average ratings before this were 1985 - 3.7 | 1986 - 2.8 |
1987 - 2.9 | 1988 - 3.2 | 1989 - 3.6 | to mid 1990 - 2.9 |
| Then
the station assumed the identity of WOGL-AM and simulcast most of
WOGL-FM's signal except for sports. |
| Changed
again on 3/18/1994 to WGMP (The Game) - sports format. |
| In
August of 1996 it reverted to a talk format under the calls of
WPTS. Those calls were changed to WPHT sometime in September
96 (?). |
| Michael
Smerconish - Weekdays 5
to 7 PM or till
the Phillies start. - MAS Talk website -
Trial lawyer and former Regional Administrator and
Federal Housing Commissioner in the Bush administration. Michael
was on the air from January 1998 thru November 2001. Archive
Page for Michael Smerconish. |
|
Chuck Darrow
- Entertainment writer, South Jersey Courrier Post. |
|
John
DeBella - 3 to 5 pm - Aired October 98 thru July 99.
At the same time he worked at sister station WYSP. |
|
Debra Luray aka "Ruby
Cheeks" went
to WYSP. |
|
Steve and Amy - 3
to 5 PM. Steve Martorano worked at WIP, WWDB and PhillyTvNews.
Amy Kaplan went to all news KYW. |
|
Jay
and Hilarie -
noon to 3. Jay Soreson also worked at NJ101.5 and again with
Hilarie at WWDB (until 11/00). Hilarie Barsky went to Metro
News Service for WWDB and then joined Jay afternoons at 3. website |
|
The
Sturdy Beggars -
Jerry and Joe Long |
|
Harry
Kalish - former
weekend Public Affairs Host |
|
From the
WCAU days - Former Mayor Frank Rizzo. |
|
G. Gordon Liddy - 7 pm to 10
pm. (1-800-GGLiddy) - http://www.ggordonliddyshow.com/ show
dropped in May 2000 |
|
Rich Levin
- PC Talk (ended his show on this
station in June 2001) |
| Scoot,
Nancy Glass, Don Lancer |
