Howard Stern found his first syndication success at rock WYSP, Philadelphia (94.1) and Stern recalled that era when he called in to WYSP on its last day as a rock station (Friday, 9/2). He called around 11am, and what was originally scheduled to be a short call turned into something about a half-hour long. Stern came to town promising to topple John DeBella at WMMR (93.3), and he did.

In the 2pm hour, WYSP's last as a rocker, the staff joined jock Spike Eskin to say goodbye. So one of the last voices heard on WYSP was that of Spike, before a format-ending montage. Then at 3pm, all-sports WIP-AM (610) began simulcasting on 94.1, and that brought FM listeners the final show on WIP hosted by Howard Eskin. He's the 25-year WIP personality who is also Spike's dad. The simulcast was originally announced as beginning after Labor Day, but WIP began running promos on Thursday promising a "big announcement" at 3pm Friday. CBS Radio's WIP and its new FM signal are competing with Greater Media's all-sports "Fanatic" WPEN-AM/FM (950/97.5).