The Backbeat Show fills the gap of 50s, 60s and early 70s music that have left the Columbia Radio market with the departure of the oldies format. There are a lot of listeners in Columbia that would be interested in the older music, including a lot of Alumni who are in their golden years financially. I actively seek requests from the audience and recently have been receiving between 10 and 20 requests on an average per show so we have a lot of audience feedback. They are definitely looking for this music over 40 years old. This is the only “Oldies” show still on the air in Columbia,
Rick Wrigley // The Backbeat Show I’m an “old school” alumni DJ here on WUSC-FM. I got my start on October 13, 1963 on the old WUSC-AM station with a pre-recorded show called The Night Owl Show; the training show for the “baby DJs” back then. We had to prove that we could “run the board” ...
