Release Date

27 Apr, 2017

Runtime

01:35: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

The story of the most influential radio station in America

U2, Talking Heads, Depeche Mode, Blondie, Duran Duran, Tears for Fears, The Clash, The Cure: Over half a billion records sold but you may never have heard of them if not for a small suburban radio station on Long Island, NY: WLIR. In August, 1982, a small group of radio visionaries knew they couldn't compete with the mega-stations in New York City. With one brave decision, they changed the sound of radio forever. Program Director Denis McNamara, the 'LIR crew and the biggest artists of the era tell the story of how they battled the FCC, the record labels, mega-radio and all the conventional rules to create a musical movement that brought the New Wave to America.

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Actors

Debbie Harry

Joan Jett

Billy Idol

Nick Rhodes

Nancy Abramson

M. King Adkins

Ron Alexenburg

Sam Ash

Tom Bailey

Ivan Baker

Jeff Beck

Eric Bloom

Delphine Blue

George Cheyne

Vince Clarke

Miles A. Copeland III

Paul Cramer

Cy Curnin

Gary Daly

John De Bella

Gary Dell'Abate

Crew

Ellen Goldfarb

Jay Reiss

Ellen Goldfarb

Max Leinwand

Gregg Goldfarb

Denis McNamara

Roger Senders

Allan Holzman

Greg Daniels