WNCR 99.5 Cleveland

WNCR 99.5 Cleveland Underground FM album music, late sixties/early seventies. History and news as well. Karl (WNCI Columbus). It officially marks the end of free-form programming.

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7/6/70 - WGAR-FM becomes WNCR, broadcasting progressive rock, some hits, and album cuts.

9/19/70 - All six jocks stage a walkout, demanding management changes, contracts for air personalities, and "freedom to conduct their shows as they saw fit". Free lance jocks and supervisory personnel take over until a new staff is in place. Among those walking out are PD Jerry Dean, Mitch Michaels,

Chris Gray, Dave Elmore, Chuck Lansing, and Ginger Sinton. The six claim that GM Jack Thayer wanted to change the progressive rock format, and force jocks to work from pre-set music and programming logs.

9/21/70 - Former KFRE/Fresno assistant PD Jerry Stephens takes over as program director.

4/27/71 - Cleveland Press TV-Radio writer Bill Barrett writes that a friend asked what kind of station WNCR is, and responds "Dadburned if I know!" He says the news is heavy on editorials rather than straight reports, "a sort of little theater of news".

2/19/72 - Station broadcasts an erroneous report that President Richard Nixon had been shot. An anonymous call tipped of disc jockey Carolyn Thomas, who put it on the air, quoting clairvoyant Jeanne Dixon as predicting a "dark cloud over the White House." After as many as 100 calls correcting the report, WNCR issues a retraction.

4/28/71 - In a follow up article, Barrett says the "Electric Renaissance", or "People's Radio", is a mixture of folk rock, electric, and "gut blue" stuff, with the "ultimate four letter word" often making ts way into the programming.

7/7/71 - WNCR sponsors an open air rock concert at Edgewater Park to celebrate its first year on the air. It draws 10,000 fans, and causes a mass traffic jam on the West Shoreway, with some abandoning their cars on the freeway to get to the show, and worry about getting home later.

11/ /71 - The Grateful Dead is broadcast live from the Allen Theater

8/18/72 - The station airs a 48 hour, nonstop concert in four speaker, quadrophonic sound, despite the fact that very few listeners had quad tuners. The sponsor is Carling Brewing Company, and the live music includes the Rolling Stones, Doors, B.B. King, Mississippi John Hurt, PDQ Bach, Miles Davis, and cuts from both Woodstock LPs, Celebration at Big Sur, and the Atlanta Pop Festival.

1972 - WNCR simulcasts with WGAR in an experiment to broadcast its format to a wider audience

10/29/72 - The air staff reads samples of listener's dreams set to the music of Pink Floyd, Amon Duul and Van der Graaf Generator.

1/17/73 - WNCR changes format to a more Top 40 sound, with Jeff Gelb, Jim Minard and Norman Moore leaving the station, to be replaced by Marc Matthews (from WLYT-FM), Damon Sheridan (WLGN/Sheridan) and E. Phil Sheridan takes over as general manager, while holding that same position at WNCI.

02/06/2025

Taking a sabbatical. You're in good hands. Carry on my wayward sons.

https://youtu.be/B7MwS4tDYbM?si=Fypae_Bl8jxNzUJf Born this day 1946 singer/guitarist Stan Webb.
02/03/2025

https://youtu.be/B7MwS4tDYbM?si=Fypae_Bl8jxNzUJf Born this day 1946 singer/guitarist Stan Webb.

Chicken Shack are a British blues band, founded in the mid-1960s by Stan Webb (guitar and vocals), Andy Silvester (bass guitar), and Alan Morley (drums), who...

https://youtu.be/z142oKkwve0?si=A2AH9KimSFxluZ1l. Born this day 1947 lead guitarist/singer/songwriter Dave Davies.
02/03/2025

https://youtu.be/z142oKkwve0?si=A2AH9KimSFxluZ1l. Born this day 1947 lead guitarist/singer/songwriter Dave Davies.

1966..... #14 U.S. Billboard Hot 100, #11 U.S. Cash Box Top 100, #1 UK Singles, #1 Canada, #13 Australia, #2 New ZealandOriginal video edited and AI remastere...

https://youtu.be/IZ52lk9wjZI?si=CiaUkKVDe1-XqHLE. Born this day 1947...
02/03/2025

https://youtu.be/IZ52lk9wjZI?si=CiaUkKVDe1-XqHLE. Born this day 1947...

Special thanks to Harley White, Sr. who played an amazing bass, and to Edwin (piano) and the Singers. The single hit #1 on the Dutch charts soon after this. ...

https://youtu.be/6Wu9xh71d2g?si=kzDPVxWnbQHntUIz. Born this day 1941 bass player Jerry Scheff.
01/31/2025

https://youtu.be/6Wu9xh71d2g?si=kzDPVxWnbQHntUIz. Born this day 1941 bass player Jerry Scheff.

Provided to YouTube by Rhino/ElektraL.A. Woman (2021 Remaster) · The DoorsL.A. Woman℗ 1971, 2021 Elektra Records., a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights R...

https://youtu.be/GhCOqj4Pyb8?si=PUQ1n7vTkSFCwbHY Born this day 1951 guitarist Phil Manzanera.
01/31/2025

https://youtu.be/GhCOqj4Pyb8?si=PUQ1n7vTkSFCwbHY Born this day 1951 guitarist Phil Manzanera.

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupMother Of Pearl · Roxy MusicStranded℗ 1999 Virgin Records LimitedReleased on: 1973-11-01Performer, Associated Pe...

https://youtu.be/lS7pOaEEOTs?si=7R_KB0tTQpJWQgvo. Born this day 1952 drummer Curley Smith.
01/31/2025

https://youtu.be/lS7pOaEEOTs?si=7R_KB0tTQpJWQgvo. Born this day 1952 drummer Curley Smith.

The band's first album Jo Jo Gunne was released in 1972 and the first single Run, Run, Run became a top 40 hit with the album riding the charts to #57 on Bil...

https://youtu.be/L_MSK_zt-nM?si=Llhm12c4c5HqamZs. This sad day 2017 we lost singer/bass guitarist John Wetton.
01/31/2025

https://youtu.be/L_MSK_zt-nM?si=Llhm12c4c5HqamZs. This sad day 2017 we lost singer/bass guitarist John Wetton.

Steve Hackett - Ian Mcdonald - John Wetton \\ In The Court Of The Crimson KingFrom album of group King Crimson "In The Court Of The Crimson King" - 1969.The ...

https://youtu.be/mmPf1rGClzA?si=v6yO7IzIsOeprgb8. Born this day 1951 singer/songwriter/drummer Phil Collins.
01/30/2025

https://youtu.be/mmPf1rGClzA?si=v6yO7IzIsOeprgb8. Born this day 1951 singer/songwriter/drummer Phil Collins.

Provided to YouTube by Rhino AtlanticSquonk (2007 Remaster) · GenesisA Trick of the Tail℗ 2007 Philip Collins Limited, Anthony Banks Limited, Michael Rutherf...

https://youtu.be/-gWqrP30YXQ?si=umDQ0FibU35nMHha. Born this day 1947 singer/songwriter/guitarist Steve Marriott.
01/30/2025

https://youtu.be/-gWqrP30YXQ?si=umDQ0FibU35nMHha. Born this day 1947 singer/songwriter/guitarist Steve Marriott.

Humble Pie live at the LA Forum May 1973.A new transcode from "The Life And Times of Steve Marriott" doc. Better quality than the other one up. Dunno what's...

https://youtu.be/YJmQrfc6jGc?si=xy3jHV6-lRhUQhoV. This sad day 2005 we lost drummer Jim Capaldi.
01/28/2025

https://youtu.be/YJmQrfc6jGc?si=xy3jHV6-lRhUQhoV. This sad day 2005 we lost drummer Jim Capaldi.

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupColoured Rain · TrafficMr. Fantasy℗ An Island Records recording; ℗ 1968 Universal Music Operations LimitedRelease...

https://youtu.be/s3gGn6t8Bog?si=58iSB3ziydPttRSk. This sad day 2023 we lost drummer Floyd Sneed.
01/27/2025

https://youtu.be/s3gGn6t8Bog?si=58iSB3ziydPttRSk. This sad day 2023 we lost drummer Floyd Sneed.

Do you love listening to legacy recordings of some of the best popular music from the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's? And do you want to hear just how far digital...

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