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WYSL
Buffalo, NY
(1972 - 1974)
(Source: Buffalo Evening News)
6-10 a.m. - JIM CONNORS
10 a.m.-2 p.m. - ROBERT TAYLOR
2-7 p.m. - KEVIN O'CONNELL
7 p.m.-12 midnight - BROTHER TOM RIVERS
12 midnight-6 a.m. - TOM DONAHUE
During the golden age of Top-40 radio, it was not uncommon for major markets to have two popular stations fighting
for every ratings point tooth and nail. In New York, it was WABC vs WMCA, in Philadelphia WIBG vs WFIL, in Chicago WLS
and WCFL and so on. In Buffalo, the battle
was between the 50,000-watt blowtorch WKBW and the 1,000 teapot WYSL. And guess what? Despite the disparity in frequency strengths,
it was a pitched battle with little WYSL giving WKBW all it could handle. The real winner was the listener who got to hear JC on the air as WYSL climbed to the top of their market.
One
of WYSL's most endearing personalities was the late Jim Connors, its morning man in the early '70s. Connors had something
of a freeform style, as you'll hear on his airchecks. He was the inspiration
for Harry Chapin's hit recording "WOLD".
WROC
Rochester, NY
1974 - 1977
WCIB
Falmouth, Mass
1977 - ?
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