WAAF

This article is about the radio station. WAAF is also an acronym for the Women's Auxiliary Air Force.

WAAF is a New England commercial Rock music radio station, broadcast out of Worcester and Boston on FM 107.3. It can be heard through most of Massachusetts. They have a ongoing rivalry with WBCN, one of the other local alternative stations.

WAAF has been instumental in helping several local bands achieve success, including Godsmack, The Dropkick Murphys and Pist.on, who even thanked them in the liner notes on their debut album. They received an award for promoting small local bands from a radio industry's insider's magazine. They have had a number of prominent bands perform accoustically in their studio. These performances are aired on the radio live, as well as being placed on their website in Real Audio format. The band Shinedown recorded an aucoustic version of "Simple Man" that was so popular it inspired them to put near identical version on the re-release of their album Leave A Whisper.

Contents

1 Jocks 2 Former Jocks 3 Opie and Anthony 4 Hillman Morning Show 5 Walk and Rock for Change 6 External Links

Jocks

The station has been through several host changes in recent years. Their current lineup includes:

• Greg Hill and the Hillman Morning Show
  • L.B.
  • Kevin Barbare
  • Spaz
  • Major Dick
• Mistess Carrie
• Paul Marshall
• Mike Hsu

Former Jocks

Some of the more memorable jocks who worked for WAAF in the past include:

• John "Ozone" Osterlind
• Rocko and Birdsey
• Opie and Anthony

Opie and Anthony

In February 13 1995, WAAF brought shock jocks Opie and Anthony on board. They practically put the station on the map with all of their controversies.

One of the their first one major acts was "Whip ‘Em Out Wednesdays," or WOW. They sold bumper stickers that simply said "WOW", and encouraged all of their female fans to flash any car or truck with the sticker. It became a huge hit, especially for truckers, and for a while there didn't exist a truck in Massachusetts without WOW written somewhere on it.

The last controversy they pulled at WAAF was an April Fool's Day prank in 1998 where they informed their listeners that Mayor Thomas Menino was dead. City Hall had some trouble reaching Menino since he was in the air at the time, so they weren't able to deny it before it spread throughout Boston. There was a signifigant backlash once the truth was out, Opie and Anthony were placed on leave without pay, and a week later they were fired. Opie and Anthony have hated WAAF ever since then. All of the remaining jocks simpy moved up a timeslot.

Hillman Morning Show

The Hillman Morning show, led by host Greg Hill, is WAAF's most popular current program. Although technically a music program, the majority of time is spent with the hosts of the program speaking with each other. The program spawned a Mantown Calendar and DVD set, in which local women are profiled through soft core pornography . Women appear on the show to interview for a position in the calendar, and are asked a standard set of questions about their anatomy (If their vagina most resembles a ziplock bag, a blooming flower, or busted Ravoli), their sexual preference, and their sexual history. Women are often asked to fake an orgasm on the air, for the listeners to vote on.

Walk and Rock for Change

A longstanding charity feature that WAAF performs each year is their "Walk and Rock for Change". During this event, the DJs of the station walk across Massachusetts, asking for change from the people as they stop in each town. The station will often air interviews with people as they come across interesting events. While this event is proceeding, the DJs at the station will play requested songs, for a price. While the station will play any song requested, obnoxious or unpopular songs, such as the Spongebob Squarepants theme, will have a higher price than the station's standard fare.

The station is owned and operated by Entercom

External Links

• WAAF.com
• EnterCom