The Jukebox: March 2, 1996

“Jukebox Saturday Night,” hosted by Mike Saffran, on “Oldies 98.9”/WKLX-FM (98.9), Rochester, N.Y. Originally aired 7 p.m.–Midnight March 2, 1996.Special note: First mike break would seem to have been not recorded due to cassette and/or cassette-tape deck issueCallers aired and other show highlights:00:38 Unidentified male (“You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine”)01:08 Unidentified female (“I Will Survive”)02:13 Allison/Rochester (“Kung Fu Fighting”)02:23 Fellow WKLX DJ Johnny Angel and “the most-requested song on ‘’70s at 7’” references03:03 Mark (“Thunder Island”)03:44 WKLX on America Online plug04:13 Julie/Naples (“Saturday Night”)04:40 “WKLX, Rochester” legal ID jingle05:05 Introducing “studio guest”: My dog, Dutch (including reference to Utica-Rome radio station “96 Frog”) (Note: Though it really was Dutch’s bark, it was prerecorded; he wasn’t actually in the studio with me)05:39 Unidentified male (“For What It’s Worth [Stop, Hey What’s That Sound]”)05:44 Cassette tape ran out :-(06:35 Unidentified female (“Cat’s In The Cradle”)07:00 Shelly (“Born To Be Wild”)07:32 Unidentified female (“Mellow Yellow”)08:37 Nick/Canandaigua (“Brandy [You’re A Fine Girl]”)09:27 Unidentified female (“Eleanor Rigby”)09:51 Unidentified female — asking about Sunday Beatles programs (including reference to fellow WKLX DJ Tom Noonan)11:05 Unidentified female (“Johnny Angel”)11:33 Unidentified female (“Respect”)12:08 Rita (“[We’re Gonna] Rock Around The Clock”)12:44 Piccadilly’s Toy Shoppe (Webster), “Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets” (1984 movie) and Strasenburgh Planetarium references13:26 Carolyn/Henrietta (“Strangers In The Night” — dedication to Chad)13:57 April/Rochester (“I Want You, I Need You, I Love You” — dedication to Ricky)14:25 Rose (“Band Of Gold” — dedication to Dmitri)15:21 Gina/Rochester (“Lil’ Red Riding Hood” — dedication to her father)16:00 Mike (“Penny Lane” — dedication to Angela)16:35 Unidentified female (“I Want To Hold Your Hand”)16:56 “Beatle Brunch,” “The Beatle Years” with JJ Jackson, City Mattress (sponsor) and “Beatles By Request” with Tom Noonan references17:33 Lisa/Naples (“Only The Good Die Young” — dedication to husband, Tony)17:55 Ken (“The Wonder Of You”)18:39 Jessica/Cuylerville (“Another Saturday Night” — dedication to dad, Toby, and brother Toby)19:15 Jeff (“Tuesday Afternoon” — dedication to Rose)19:51 June/Greece (“Town Without Pity”)20:18 John/Wendy’s (East Rochester) (“Memories”)21:17 Kris/Rochester (“Diamond Girl”)22:11 John/Swain (“A Hundred Pounds Of Clay” — dedication to Dawn)22:47 Unidentified female (“The Great Pretender” — dedication to Karen)23:18 Kim/Henrietta (“P.S. I Love You” — dedication to Brian) — including reference to old Rochester Top-40 station WAXC-AM (which, at that time, was a religious station known as WWWG; today, in 2026, it’s WHIC)24:26 Verta/LeRoy (“Peppermint Twist” — dedication to her mother)25:00 Unidentified female (“Some Kind Of Wonderful”)25:27 Lyssa/Henrietta (“The 59th Street Bridge Song [Feelin’ Groovy]” — dedication to Leah)25:59 Hannah/Churchville (“Chantilly Lace” — dedication to Heather)26:34 “Oldies Night” (with WKLX’s Nick Evans) at the Garage Door (Irondequoit bar) plug26:48 Alannah/Hilton (“Stand By Me” — dedication to sister Tara)All content (radio aircheck, audio podcast – all components, and show notes): © Michael J. Saffran