WPGC was one of the original 7 stations that carried American Top 40 when it debuted on the July 4th weekend of 1970. In 1982, Watermark, the production company responsible for 'AT40' was acquired by ABC Radio who proceeded to take the show away from long time affiliates in markets where ABC owned stations. In Washington, the show as taken from WPGC after 13 consecutive years (which was running it twice each weekend by then) and given to Q107 for this reason in 1983.

Casey Kasem has recently retired from hosting the CHR version of the show but is still countin' 'em down on the Adult Contemporary version from coast to coast. Now, on with the countdown!

Fans of the original show should check out Walt Bailey's (a frequent contributor to this site) tribute site to 'AT 40' at OldRadioShows.com that has complete chart lists for all the programs in its various incarnations over the years. The original shows, now restored digitally are also available from CharisMusicGroup.com where many of the chart lists can also be found.

Two excellent books on the history of the show are Rob Durkee's, 'American Top 40, The Countdown Of The Century' and 'American Top 40 With Casey Kasem (The 1970's)' by Pete Battistini.

Read more on the history of the show and its evolution. See which stations are airing re-broadcasts of the original shows nationally.

'Every week, American Top 40 is heard coast to coast and around the world on great radio stations like....'

According to Pete's aforementioned book, here is the complete listing of American Top 40 shows during the '70's (plus a few from the '80's) in which WPGC was identified as one of the stations carrying the show. Click on any of the links below to hear any individual mention, custom production elements Casey recorded for use on WPGC or the medley of all the mentions. An extra special Good Guy salute to Pete Battistini who compiled the majority of the below. All clips are © Watermark, Inc.

09/19/70	12/05/70	04/03/71
07/03/71*	08/21/71	10/23/71
11/13/71	01/22/72	02/12/72
05/06/72	05/27/72	06/17/72
07/22/72	08/27/72	12/09/72
01/27/73	04/21/73	08/11/73
10/27/73	02/16/74	03/02/74
05/25/74	06/15/74	10/19/74
07/19/75	11/08/75	07/24/76
11/13/76	01/29/77	03/05/77
11/12/77	01/07/78	08/26/78
03/30/79*	06/16/79	08/25/79
12/22/79	08/16/80	12/13/80
07/26/81	03/13/82	01/29/83
*WPGC Listener Letter read on the show
Medley of WPGC mentions on AT 40 - 17:01 © Watermark, Inc.

 

01/01/71	Promo for Good Guys - :06 © Watermark, Inc.
Apr. 1971	Promo for Big Wilson - :06 © Watermark, Inc.
Mid '70's	WPGC Custom tracks - :17 © Watermark, Inc.

 

 

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'Letter From Elaina' - Casey Kasem Issued on 10/03/64 while Casey was working on the air at KEWB in Oakland, CA, the song did not chart nationally.

 

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