WFIL 56 Philadelphia - Joey Reynolds - Jeff Collins (Caplan) - Bill Marshall - 1984 - Radio Aircheck

WFIL 56 Philadelphia - Joey Reynolds - Jeff Collins (Caplan) - Bill Marshall - 1984 - Radio Aircheck
WFIL was one of the big powerhouse radio stations of the 1960s & 70s in Philadelphia. But in the 1970s, as listeners migrated to FM, WFIL was losing listeners. The station changed to Adult Contemporary, then Country, but they still could not attract listeners to the station. By September 1983, management decided to try something new, and flipped to oldies. This airchec features the morning show on the new Oldies station, with radio legend Joey Reynolds, along with his sidekick/newman Jeff Collins (Caplan) who later went on to do mornings at WCBS New York, and later KSL Salt Lake City, and show producer, Bill Marshall who joined WFIL from Kix 101.5 WKXW Trenton.
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[@garyupton4134]

Great stuff as always Ellis. Hard to believe that WFIL was radio station of the year in 1971.

[@gsnfan]

At the time they tried everything to gain listeners, but it didn't work. I listened faithfully for the entire oldies run, even stuck around for a few months into its satellite era. I think it's because of what Joey Reynolds offered that ran the station into the ground. By the time he was fired a year into his run, the damage was done. And the FM band is to blame, too.

[@yoyodynepropulsionsystems]

I had stopped listeing to WFIL years before this format. I'm glad I did, this content is horrible.

[@anitabalabon8834]

Loved WIBG, had no interest in WFIL.