WABB 97.5 has now signed off.
Faithful listeners are lighting up the internet with posts on Twitter, Facebook and anywhere else they can. Some are offering condolences and well-wishes to the staff and employees, others are reminiscing on their favorite WABB memories.
I have been listening to WABB as long as I can remember and the station brought this faithful listener many fond memories, like the time...
....I heard Michael Jackson's "Beat It," and immediately begged my Mother to buy the LP for me from TG&Y.
...I roller-skated around my Grandmother's garage to "Walk like an Egyptian" and the theme from"Ghostbusters."
...I roller-skated around my Grandmother's garage to "Walk like an Egyptian" and the theme from"Ghostbusters."
....I spent a summer going to the movies over and over to see "The Goonies," and listening to WABB hoping to be able to dub a copy of Cyndi Lauper's "The Goonies R Good Enough" to a tape.
...Inxs created a New Sensation.
...Inxs created a New Sensation.
...I busted my Dad's stereo system listening to "Material Girl" as loud as it would go.
....I experienced my first New Kids on the Block song, "The Right Stuff," and immediately fell in love, as did most of the pre-teen girls of my Generation.
...Madonna asked Papa not to Preach.
...Madonna asked Papa not to Preach.
....Milli Vanilli lip synched to some pretty good music.
...4 Non Blondes asked the world "What's Up?"
...Cher sang the classic "I've got You, Babe," with two classic idiots: Beavis and Butthead.
...4 Non Blondes asked the world "What's Up?"
...Cher sang the classic "I've got You, Babe," with two classic idiots: Beavis and Butthead.
....Vanilla Ice dominated the airwaves for a short while.
...Bobby Brown schooled us on his prerogative.
...Michael Stipe Lost his Religion and George Michael proclaimed we "gotta have faith."
...Bobby Brown schooled us on his prerogative.
...Michael Stipe Lost his Religion and George Michael proclaimed we "gotta have faith."
...Whitney Houston's rendition of "I will always love you" floated gracefully over the airwaves.
....When my Grandmother banned me from listening to WABB for an entire month because they played Metallica's "Enter Sandman," and she was completely opposed to heavy metal.
....The day "Smells Like Teen Spirit" took us from the world of metal to the era of grunge.
....Once again getting banned from listening to WABB by my Grandmother because the station played Sir Mix a Lot's "Baby got Back."
...Shania Twain became a crossover sensation.
...Deep Forest gave radio waves a new perspective on music.
...Ace of Base saw the Sign.
...The world lost Kurt Cobain.
...Cypress Hill went Insane in the Membrane and Beck admitted they were a Loser.
...Jerry Garcia hopped a ride with Casey Jones and headed into the beyond.
...Weezer claimed they looked just like Buddy Holly.
...Gwen Stefani of No Doubt reminded us she was just a girl in the world and Alanis Morissette vented her fury against shattered love.
...Lauryn Hill and the Fugees haunted us with their remake of "Killing me Softly."
...I experienced my first real disappointment and sat in the parking lot of my high school listening to No Doubt's "Don't Speak" before going in to face the boy who had just broken my heart.
...Shania Twain became a crossover sensation.
...Deep Forest gave radio waves a new perspective on music.
...Ace of Base saw the Sign.
...The world lost Kurt Cobain.
...Cypress Hill went Insane in the Membrane and Beck admitted they were a Loser.
...Jerry Garcia hopped a ride with Casey Jones and headed into the beyond.
...Weezer claimed they looked just like Buddy Holly.
...Gwen Stefani of No Doubt reminded us she was just a girl in the world and Alanis Morissette vented her fury against shattered love.
...Lauryn Hill and the Fugees haunted us with their remake of "Killing me Softly."
...I experienced my first real disappointment and sat in the parking lot of my high school listening to No Doubt's "Don't Speak" before going in to face the boy who had just broken my heart.
... Britney Spears' "Baby One More Time" blew the lids off of the charts.
...Eiffel 65 was "Blue, Da Ba Dee Da Da Da," and ATC traveled "La La La La La All around the world..."
...Eiffel 65 was "Blue, Da Ba Dee Da Da Da," and ATC traveled "La La La La La All around the world..."
....Green Day declared they didn't want to be an "American Idiot."
....Eminem educated us on the "Real" Slim Shady.
...George Harrison, "The Quiet Beatle," slipped from our world into the next.
...The Black Eyed Peas got it started.
...Linkin Park became Numb.
...The world mourned the passing of Michael Jackson, the undisputed King of Pop.
...The world experienced the epic sensation that is Lady Gaga.
...George Harrison, "The Quiet Beatle," slipped from our world into the next.
...The Black Eyed Peas got it started.
...Linkin Park became Numb.
...The world mourned the passing of Michael Jackson, the undisputed King of Pop.
...The world experienced the epic sensation that is Lady Gaga.
And so many more...too more to list.
It was when Don McLean's "American Pie" came over the airwaves that this faithful listener teared up and let the waterworks flow. This isn't just about a radio station going off the air. This is about the end of an era, the change of the guard, the signs of the times.
Nothing lasts forever and the only thing in life that is constant is change.
WABB was the voice of my generation. And though it is now gone, it will live on in our hearts forever.
Thank you, Bernie. Thank you, WABB.
We appreciate all you have done, and you will be missed.
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