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WLIR (WLIR.FM) is an internet and over the air radio station (105.3 WPTY-HD3 Calverton-Roanoke) that plays the new music/modern rock that was originally heard on WLIR.

For other uses, see WLIR (disambiguation). WLIR (WLIR. FM) is an internet and over the air radio station (1. WPTY- HD3 Calverton- Roanoke) that plays the new music/modern rock that was originally heard on WLIR/WDRE (9. FM, 9. 8. 5 FM, and 1.

FM) in the 1. 97. The spirit of the original WLIR is maintained with the music mix and the personalities, such as Larry the Duck, Malibu Sue, Andre and Rob Rush. Bob Wilson, long time WLIR employee and historian, created the WLIR. FM website and programs the music playlist.[1]WLIR on FM radio[edit]WLIR was best known as an influential radio station that launched the careers of many music acts and disk jockeys from the 1. In 1. 97. 0, it changed to a progressive rock format before switching to a new music/modern rock format in 1.

The station originally broadcast from studios at the Garden City Hotel, Garden City, New York, then 1. Fulton Avenue, Hempstead, New York, 1. Stewart Avenue, Westbury, New York, and finally, 1. Stewart Avenue, Garden City, New York, with its transmitter located on the North Shore Towers in Floral Park, New York. FM beginnings[edit]WLIR was founded in 1.

John R. Rieger. It was licensed to Garden City, New York on the frequency 9. FM and played a mix of Broadway tunes and classical music from a basement studio in the Garden City Hotel.[2][3]1. Supernatural 4 Season 1 Episode Online. The progressive era[edit]In the early 1. Richard Neer and part- time announcer Mike Harrison convinced Rieger to change to a progressive rock format.[3] This meant playing obscure artists, playing many cuts off an album (not just the hit singles), and having disc jockeys speak in a slow, mellow tone. At this time, the station adopted the famous WLIR Seagull as its logo. Also, in the early 7.

Bob Shavelson[4] (music director) began the first ever live broadcasts of major artists from Ultra. Sonic Studios and the club My Father's Place. Included in the series were Bruce Springsteen, The Allman Brothers Band, Dr. John, Jackson Browne and many other notable celebrities of the era. In addition to the live concert series WLIR promoted local bands such as The Good Rats. The air staff in the early 7. Program Director Ken Kohl, George Taylor Morris, Jim Cameron, Joel Moss, Dave ("The Wrench") Friedman and Public Affairs producer Heather Schoen.

As the 1. 97. 0s went on, most rock stations drifted into a more commercial album oriented rock direction, but WLIR bucked this trend. As punk and new wave rock started to become popular at the end of the 1. United States ignored these genres.

WLIR, again, bucked the trend by playing artists from these genres. Dare to be different[edit]In 1. Program director Denis Mc. Namara recommended to the station's owner that he choose one of two formats, either progressive adult contemporary or New Music.[5] Although adult contemporary seemed commercially appealing, New Music was chosen because it was more in step with the "dare to be different" campaign being used to promote the new format and it was more "fun".[5] On August 2, the format switch occurred. The station featured new wave (Mc. Namara "hated" that term because he felt it was a trendy phrase that might be out of style in a year[5]), synthpop, post- punk, early alternative rock acts as well as novelty records. The personalities of the disc jockeys became much more upbeat.

The station became known worldwide for introducing new artists and playing singles months (if not years) before other stations. WLIR became the first radio commercial station in the country to play U2,[6]The Cure, The Smiths, New Order, Duran Duran, Madonna, George Michael, Men at Work and Prince. The station was one of the few commercial radio stations in the United States to play these types of artists. One method of doing so was the "Screamer of the Week," a feature in which listeners would call in and vote for their favorite new song of the week. New Order, Depeche Mode, Ultravox, Yaz and Blancmange were early staples of the new music format.[7] According to Mc.

Namara, the "entire music industry was looking upon 'LIR and that 'LIR marketplace of New York and Long Island as one of the hippest music areas of the world. People used to refer to it as the gateway to America if you were an upcoming artist."[7]In 1. FCC.[8] As a result of this revocation, the station changed ownership on December 1. WLIR call letters were changed to WDRE by the new owner, Jarad Broadcasting[8] (it would regain the WLIR call letters some years later). The interim operator (Elton Spitzer's Phoenix Media Corp.) took the WLIR call letters to an AM radio station in Rockland County, New York.

The previous owners also took the "Dare To Be Different" slogan with them as intellectual property, so WDRE's moniker became "New Music First". The feature "Screamer of the Week" became "Shriek of the Week," and the station remained on the cutting edge of new music as they broke new bands into the next decade, like Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana and others.

Alternative rock expands[edit]In 1. The Cutting Edge of Rock."The explosion in popularity of grunge and alternative rock in the early 1. The synthpop- based music on which much of the station's playlist was based was now out of fashion.

Alternative rock artists which used to be played almost exclusively on the station were now being played on many rock and pop music stations.[9]In 1. WDRE started simulcasting its programming with what was 1. WIBF- FM Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, which later became WDRE Jenkintown/Philadelphia. Subsequently, in the mid 1. Greg Morey claims to have created the first alternative rock network known as "The Underground Network."[1. The Underground Network consisted of the following stations: Notes[a] - As of January 6, 2. Nights only[1. 2].

The WLIR logo used from 1. Four years after WIBF became WDRE's first affiliate, The Underground Network was disbanded. In 1. 99. 6, it was decided that WDRE Garden City would switch formats to adult album alternative (AAA), bring back Malibu Sue[1.

Russ Mottla), change its call letters back to WLIR and change its moniker to "The Island". That same year, WDRE Philadelphia became a local, independent modern rock station. After the Underground Network[edit]In 1. Gary Cee was named program director, Malibu Sue assistant program director, and night jock Andre Ferro earned the music director position. New features implemented during this era included Malibu Sue's All Request Morning, The 5: 0. Rush, Flashback Lunch, LIR After Dark, Andre's 9: 0. Knockout, and "In the Mix," an important alternative dance show with DJ Theo[1.

Andre. The station had a unique sound during that era with the combination of alternative from chart toppers Coldplay, Foo Fighters, No Doubt but also alternative dance from Daft Punk, Wolfsheim, Moby, Fatboy Slim and others. This popular sound helped WLIR's ratings and would continue to the station's end in January 2. Move to 1. 07. 1 FM[edit]. The WLIR "The Box" logo used during 2. On January 9, 2. 00. Univision bought the 9. Spanish radio format of WCAA Newark, New Jersey on 9.

WZAA. WLIR then signed off at noon with "Forever Young" by Alphaville.[1. Andre Ferro would be the last jock heard on the 9.

The WLIR call letters moved to the 1. Eastern Long Island, which had been simulcasting WLIR for several years. The new WLIR adopted an active/modern rock format and new image as "THE BOX".[1. Since 1. 07. 1 FM is located about 5. WLIR at 9. 2. 7 FM, many of the station's fans in New York City, southwestern Connecticut, southern Westchester County, New York, northeastern New Jersey, and even the western parts of Long Island itself could not easily receive the station.

Many of these areas were closer geographically to other stations occupying 1. FM (WXPK in central Westchester County and WWZY in Long Branch, New Jersey) which hindered reception. On September 1. 2, 2.