WPLJ 95.5 NEW YORK  "Dave Stewart"   August 5th 1992  Pt 2

NEW: RJO - Jingle Of The Day (17th Feb 2025) - WPLJ 'NY' (1989) - Jim & Gary In The Morning - JAM

In early 1983, the station began a transition from AOR to contemporary hit radio. With word that a top 40 format was coming to WVNJ-FM (100.3 FM), WPLJ moved further in a CHR direction. Though the station began playing artists like Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson, Larry Berger stated that he did not make the decision to move to a CHR format until the last week of June; WPLJ adopted a rock-leaning CHR format on June 30, 1983. 
At that point, the station played predominantly AOR and new wave rock cuts, and mixed in two or three rhythmic pop cuts like "Flashdance... What a Feeling" by Irene Cara, "Time (Clock of the Heart)" by Culture Club, "She Works Hard for the Money" by Donna Summer, and others. The station maintained its "New York's Best Rock" slogan, even though the station moved away from playing predominantly rock songs. 
Berger discussed the changes on his call-in show in July 1983, to the disapproving reaction from the rock audience. 
Competitor WNBC had been a de facto AM top-40 station while WYNY had been the de facto FM hits station throughout the early 1980s, playing many current songs as part of its hot adult contemporary format. 
WPLJ's airstaff, which stayed on during the early transition months, gradually changed, as WNEW-FM picked up some of the station's best-known disc jockeys such as Carol Miller and Pat St. John. (Jim Kerr and sidekick Shelli Sonstein remained with the station through the end of the decade.) Jimmy Fink, Tony Pigg, and Marc Coppola eventually moved to Infinity Broadcasting's WXRK when it debuted a couple of years later.
In August 1983, at the same time WVNJ had been re-christened as WHTZ ("Z100"), WPLJ became known as "The Home of the Hits", and in October added top 40-style jingles.
 In a way, it was "New York's Hit Music Station" just before WHTZ went on the air. 
The following spring, WPLJ identified itself very briefly as "The New Musicradio PLJ" before segueing to "Hitradio 95" just a short time later. 
In early 1985, the station became known on-air as "Power 95". Ratings went up after switching to CHR, though they were still just behind Z100 most of the time.

WPLJ 95.5 NEW YORK  "Jim Kerr in the morning"  November 29th 1985

NEW: JAM Mini Mix #162 - WPLJ-FM - Power 95 'New York, NY' (1986) (Christmas)

In August 1983, at the same time WVNJ had been re-christened as WHTZ ("Z100"), WPLJ became known as "The Home of the Hits", and in October, added top 40-style jingles. 
In a way it was "New York's Hit Music Station" just before WHTZ went on the air. 
The following spring WPLJ identified itself very briefly as "The New Musicradio PLJ" before segueing to "Hitradio 95" just a short time later. 
In early 1985, the station became known on-air as "Power 95".
Ratings went up after switching to CHR though they were still just behind Z100 most of the time.

WPLJ 95.5 NEW YORK  "Jim Kerr"   August 12, 1986  Part 1

WPLJ 95.5 NEW YORK   "Jim Kerr"   August 12, 1986 Part 2

NEW: Century 21 Mini Mix #25 - WPLJ - Power 95 ‘New York, NY’ (1989) (Custom)

NEW: WPLJ - The Jingles (1989) - Demo - Century 21 Programming

NEW: Power Station (WPLJ) (1986) - Demo - JAM Creative Productions

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