WTMR, Camden, NJ - Philadelphia, PA

WTMR, ABC Entertainment Radio for PHILADELPHIA, 800kc
Dave Shayer was news editor, writer and reader for WTMR in the mid 1960's

WTMR - WKDN History

WTMR, formerly WKDN, was operated by Tommy Roberts in the mid 1960's. The station was built around MOR music and bookended AM and PM drivetime with popular DJ Bill Bircher who established big city reputation with powerhouse WCAU-AM as their morning man. Bircher worked a split shift with both morning and afternoon drives. Other daily names were Alan Campbell, afternoon DJ Public Affairs and Program Director; Dean Tyler, Music and Program Director; Larry Litman, and Lee Scott.

WTMR, Camden, NJ - Philadelphia, PA

The station began operations in the late 1940s as WKDN. "From the capitol to the cape" (Trenton NJ to Cape May NJ" It was originally owned by Ranulf Compton, and was a 1,000-watt, daytime-only station that broadcast middle-of-the-road music. The call letters became WTMR after the station was sold in 1968 to racing announcer Tommy Roberts. By the early 1970s WTMR's power had been increased to 5,000 watts. In 1975 the station began phasing out pop music in favor of religious programming. It was granted a license to operate at night during the 1980s.