The Cars were an anomaly in the '70s, when they first came out of Boston: a synth-driven New Wave group that was fully embraced by traditional rock radio. It helped that their songs were based on ...

Ultimate Classic Rock Nights is a syndicated rock radio show hosted by Matt Wardlaw. The show airs Monday through Friday, from 7PM to midnight on over 100 stations across America. If you’re ...

foray into an album rock/disco hybrid format called “Position 93,” considered by many to be the beginning of the end for the station that previously set the standard for top-40 radio.

The mid-1970s was a strange time for radio. FM still had not become the dominant band, but it was making inroads and many AM stations didn’t know how to react. This led to some grave mistakes. Think ...