WAEB B104 Allentown - Mad Max - 1991 - Radio Aircheck

WAEB B104 Allentown - Mad Max - 1991

Courtesy: Brian Check

On January 26, 1987, WAEB-FM Allentown switched to a Contemporary Hit Radio format and became “The New Laser 104.1 WAEB-FM". The station said they ditched all the records, and were playing mostly Compact Disks, thus the "Laser" name.

In 1991, WAEB-FM rebranded itself again, this time to "The New B104 FM". B104 had become one of the dominant stations in the Lehigh Valley.

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[michaelphillips]

I worked with Mad Max and Brian Check before we all were SACKED!

[donaldwatson]

Thanks for this one Mr. Feaster. Now there was a guy who was all in!

[movieticketradio]

LOVE your stuff Ellis. I am archiving reels from my collection. Advise where to send them.

[Eric-wjcu]

lived in the lehigh valley my whole life and never ever listened to the allentown stations, only the philly ones. They always seem to have a much smaller, A-side only playlist compared to the philly stations but its always cool to hear the local stuff from years ago. Would love to see more

[briancheck]

Thanks for posting this, Ellis. Max was literally ill from being "frozen alive"...I would not recommend repeating that promotion...lol! What a talent he was. He wrote break ideas out on a scrap a paper and effortlessly rhymed up to the post. He went to a Country station in Idaho and I lost track with him. Don't know about that Brian Steele guy, though, haha.

[tonymarzocco]

In the 60s WAEB-AM 790 was a great top 40 station with PAMS jingles. No airchecks of WAEB-AM as a rocker seem to exist ANYwhere! I had a cassette of WSAN as a top 40 station around 1970.

[radiogoodguy]

Now THIS is ultra high energy in overdrive! Good sound. In the 80s I worked just outside the Allentown market in Blairstown NJ.

[frankzappa]

I live a mile from that station, which also houses 95.1 WZZO and 790 WAEB.

[Jeffrey_T_Mason]

Here's some radio math: 
George McFly + Alan Kabel = Mad Max

[MartyGlenn]

For those of you who love to voice track… I dare you to sound like that! 😬