Colorado Media Newsroom
March 28th, 2024, 05:23 PM
From Radio Insight:
https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2024/03/wjib-200x200.jpgJohn Garabedian’s RCRQ Inc. closed on its $575,010 purchase (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/263854/john-garabedian-purchases-wjib-boston/) of 740 WJIB/101.3 W267CE Cambridge/Boston and relaunched the station.
With a refreshed logo and minor positioning shift from “The Memories Stations” to “The Memories Channel”, WJIB continues to feature its broad Soft Oldies format as it did under previous owner Bob Bittner. Garabedian is voicing promos for the station introducing new features including a request and dedication phone line. He also announced that the station will remain commercial-free, but he will not start a new fund-raiser for WJIB until 2025. He has also begun streaming the station online at WJIB.com (http://WJIB.com).
A similarly programmed “Bob’s Memory Station (https://bobsmemorystation.com)” programmed by engineer Bob Perry continues on the three Maine AMs held by former owner Bob Bittner’s estate and Gary Hanna’s 102.3 WGTX-HD3 Truro MA.
The 2pm hour of Garabedian’s WJIB featured:
England Dan & John Ford Coley – I’d Really Love To See You Tonight
Anita Bryant – Paper Roses
Gordon Lightfoot – Beautiful
Marvin Gaye – Ain’t That Peculiar
Santo & Johnny – Sleepwalk
Charlie Rich – Behind Closed Doors
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass – Tijuana Taxi
Eric Clapton – Layla
B.J. Thomas – I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
Frankie Avalon – Venus
Lovin’ Spoonful – Darling Be Home Soon
Billy Joel – Tell Her About It
Frank Sinatra – It Was A Very Good Year
Player – Baby Come Back
Mar-Keys – Last Night
Judy Collins – Send In The Clowns
Arthur Godfrey – Too Fat Polka
The Emotions – Best of My Love
Marshall Tucker Band – Heard It In A Love Song
more (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/266748/john-garabedian-introduces-the-memories-channel-on-wjib/)
https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2024/03/wjib-200x200.jpgJohn Garabedian’s RCRQ Inc. closed on its $575,010 purchase (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/263854/john-garabedian-purchases-wjib-boston/) of 740 WJIB/101.3 W267CE Cambridge/Boston and relaunched the station.
With a refreshed logo and minor positioning shift from “The Memories Stations” to “The Memories Channel”, WJIB continues to feature its broad Soft Oldies format as it did under previous owner Bob Bittner. Garabedian is voicing promos for the station introducing new features including a request and dedication phone line. He also announced that the station will remain commercial-free, but he will not start a new fund-raiser for WJIB until 2025. He has also begun streaming the station online at WJIB.com (http://WJIB.com).
A similarly programmed “Bob’s Memory Station (https://bobsmemorystation.com)” programmed by engineer Bob Perry continues on the three Maine AMs held by former owner Bob Bittner’s estate and Gary Hanna’s 102.3 WGTX-HD3 Truro MA.
The 2pm hour of Garabedian’s WJIB featured:
England Dan & John Ford Coley – I’d Really Love To See You Tonight
Anita Bryant – Paper Roses
Gordon Lightfoot – Beautiful
Marvin Gaye – Ain’t That Peculiar
Santo & Johnny – Sleepwalk
Charlie Rich – Behind Closed Doors
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass – Tijuana Taxi
Eric Clapton – Layla
B.J. Thomas – I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
Frankie Avalon – Venus
Lovin’ Spoonful – Darling Be Home Soon
Billy Joel – Tell Her About It
Frank Sinatra – It Was A Very Good Year
Player – Baby Come Back
Mar-Keys – Last Night
Judy Collins – Send In The Clowns
Arthur Godfrey – Too Fat Polka
The Emotions – Best of My Love
Marshall Tucker Band – Heard It In A Love Song
more (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/266748/john-garabedian-introduces-the-memories-channel-on-wjib/)