{"id":2279,"date":"2015-05-27T11:41:02","date_gmt":"2015-05-27T16:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/widbnetwork.org\/?p=2279"},"modified":"2015-05-27T11:41:02","modified_gmt":"2015-05-27T16:41:02","slug":"airwaves-nightclub-spot-april-1983","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/widbnetwork.org\/?p=2279","title":{"rendered":"Airwaves Nightclub Spot – April 1983"},"content":{"rendered":"

Throughout the ’90s (when we first posted this) it was not uncommon to hear a radio station promote itself with a vignette of song snippets that were decidedly\u00a0NOT of their format, followed by a song in their style.
\nIn the late ’70s thru the mid ’80s, conservatism in radio dictated that drawing attention to your competition this way was a bad thing and this type of promotion was practically non-existent.
\nThis spot, produced by Tom, took the former approach to sell what was then the only all “new wave” club in town, and perhaps to also take pot-shots at the local CHR station. Airwaves was located in the basement of ABC Liquors and featured a 6″ high stage.
\nWIDB held the “Beat Night” promotion there on Thursdays beginning with the club’s opening in Fall 1982, and the club played host to the Circle Jerks, Violent Femmes and Ministry among others in 1983, as well as being the late-night hangout for many of our staff.
\nDoes anyone know how long Airwaves stayed open<\/a>?<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/widbnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/1983_04-Airwaves.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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