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WHEN (620 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an urban adult contemporary format, licensed to Syracuse, New York, USA. The station is owned by iHeartMedia. The station is simulcasting on the HD sub channel for WSYR-FM 106.9 FM HD-2.
WHEN first signed on in 1941 with a 1,000 watt signal, started by local realtor Frank Revoir under the call sign WAGE. It operated as the NBC "Blue" network affiliate for the region, and after that network was broken off from NBC in 1943, the ABC affiliate. Daytime power was increased to its present 5,000 watts after World War II. It was acquired by Meredith Corporation, founder of WHEN-TV, the city's first television station, in 1954 and began sharing the television station's call letters and its ties to CBS.
In the 1970s, the station became famous for playing a jingle during their testing of the Emergency Broadcast System, a practice that was outlawed by the Federal Communications Commission by the end of the decade. This jingle version was spoofed by the band Negativland in their song "It's All In Your Head FM." The producer of the song was Jerry Moss.
So we started in the cornfield
And I know we did not slack
We got everything in order
But we forgot to bring the bucket back
The foreman he went crazy
And ran around the field
Said we must be lazy
Had to be seen to be believed
Seen to be believed.
But it was a long way
From this highroad
It was a far away from here.
The farmer had a daughter
And she worked at the wishing well
Put one leg in the water
'til she found the mission bell
The old man went crazy
And ran to get his gun
We had a bad time explaining
We were just having drunken fun
Just having drunken fun.
But it was a long way
From this high road, Oh!
It was a long way from here
So we walked along this road
Just tellin' stories as we go
We just walk along.
Well the farmer had a daughter
And she did not speak a word
We used to kiss her in the orchard
Till one morning we were overheard
The old man he went crazy
Running around the field
Said we must be crazy
Had to be seen to be believed