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PHILADELPHIA'S WCAU, R.I.P.
A quixotic CBS management decision in 1990 did in one of America's greatest and oldest stations, 50,000-watt WCAU (1210 AM), which switched to "oldies" music under the call letters WOGL. It survives today as WPHT-AM, which programs extreme right-wing babble, ugly invective, and cheesy high-decibel commercials hawking products no one needs or wants. A sad death for a historic station that deserved better. Below is a detailed article about the station's demise by W. Speers in the Philadelphia Inquirer of Aug. 16, 1990.
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WCAU LINKS
Online history of WCAU from Philadelphia Radio Archives
Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia
Philadelphia Radio History
PhillyTalk.com
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