WMET 95.5 Chicago, IL - 19 July 1984

Here is WMET in Chicago, and Matt Harrison, in 1984, toward the end of its album rock (rock-40?) format. In 1985, the station would switch to an adult contemporary format. The frequency was also home to smooth jazz for many years, long before that format had a name. Today it is country-formatted "Big 95.5."

0:00 Blue Oyster Cult-"Don't Fear the Reaper"
0:09 ZZ Top-"Legs"
0:17 Led Zeppelin-"Fool in the Rain"
0:22 Yes-"It Can Happen"
0:36 stopset
2:59 Genesis-"Man on the Corner"
3:25 Honeymoon Suite-"New Girl Now"
3:38 The Eagles-"Hotel California"
3:47 Sammy Hagar-"Two Sides of Love"
3:57 The Yardbirds-"For Your Love"
4:10 stopset
4:46 Jefferson Starship-"No Way Out"
5:09 Def Leppard-"Rock of Ages"
5:22 stopset

[Jhihmoac]

1985: "Enough... is Enough!" - Nail in the coffin for this station! ("The Noise is Gone!") They went to easy listening when no one expected it, and then completely died off after that!

[DevanDrake]

I love the Bee Discount radio ad (1:59) (Even though I wasn't born in Chicago in the '80s or lived in the '80s as I was born in 1999 in the sleepy area of Boise, ID.)

[Galidorquest]

Wish we could hear the songs play all the way through.

[PRHILL]

Only good thing that came out of WMET was Scott Loftus who went on to keep real rock and metal alive in this city for years

[chrispearson]

I am guessing WMET competed with WCKG at one point. Then the 95.5 frequency flipped to smooth jazz then some Latino format before flipping to country music.

[dhmiirm]

Songs and artists? 3:08, 3:27, 3:52, 4:46, 5:12