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When we made that transition on WPLJ
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Worst to First

When we made that transitionon WPLJ from a pure rock stationto a Top 40 station

When we made that transition
on WPLJ from a pure rock station
to a Top 40 station

Full Transcript

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- When we made that transition on WPLJ
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from a pure rock station to a Top 40 station.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:20
Uploaded
Apr 30, 2025
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Movie Summary

WORST TO FIRST is a feature-length documentary that portrays the against-all-odds inspirational story of the launch of the iconic and most successful radio station in history, New York City's Z100.
We were about to enter Top 40's - Worst to First 00:13
We were about to enter Top 40's
And then out of nowhere came Scott Shannon. - Worst to First 00:06
And then out of nowhere came Scott Shannon.
And I ran into two new friends down the block. Two brothers. - Worst to First 00:05
And I ran into two new friends down the block. Two brothers.
And they had a big sister who loved music, - Worst to First 00:10
And they had a big sister who loved music,
And one day we just got into it and I said, - Worst to First 00:07
And one day we just got into it and I said,
It was love at first sight. - Worst to First 00:04
It was love at first sight.
[ Record scratches ] - Worst to First 00:19
[ Record scratches ]
I notice he got in some new radios and I said, - Worst to First 00:08
I notice he got in some new radios and I said,
"I'll put it on layaway for you." - Worst to First 00:06
"I'll put it on layaway for you."
When you get enough money, you can have it." - Worst to First 00:06
When you get enough money, you can have it."
Then one day, one of my friends tells me about WIFE radio, - Worst to First 00:08
Then one day, one of my friends tells me about WIFE radio,
- * Indianapolis - Worst to First 00:13
- * Indianapolis
I'd stand there and look through that window - Worst to First 00:08
I'd stand there and look through that window
I said, "Holy crap, that's what I want to do." - Worst to First 00:09
I said, "Holy crap, that's what I want to do."...
- The station was basically designed and planned - Worst to First 00:18
- The station was basically designed and planned
I even had a jingle cut that brought back memories of WABC. - Worst to First 00:05
I even had a jingle cut that brought back memories of WABC.
Theirs was... * 77 WABC - Worst to First 00:08
Theirs was... * 77 WABC
* Z100 - Worst to First 00:07
* Z100
- * Z100 WHTZ - Worst to First 00:13
- * Z100 WHTZ
WABC, which had been doing it for years and years and years, - Worst to First 00:10
WABC, which had been doing it for years and years and years,