Tony's Viral Video

Weirdest Hotline Ever? 1-900-9099-CRY

Fischer-Price Chatter Telephone Fischer-Price on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, unveiled an updated version of its classic Chatter Telephone that, 60 years after it first debuted, is now capable of making and receiving real phone calls. (Fischer-Price)

By Tony Cortez


Someone dug up an old ‘80s ad for a hotline you’d call to just CRY. It cost $2 for the first minute, and 45 cents each additional minute to listen to someone tell you a sob story. The number was 1-900-9099-CRY.

Tony Cortez

Tony Cortez

A San Antonio original, Tony Cortez has been in radio for more than 23 years and 18 of those years have been spent here in the Alamo City, on-air.

On AirHits 105.3 San Antonio’s Hottest Music - San Antonio’s Hottest Music Logo
    View All
    844-470-1053
    More from Hits 105.3

    mobile apps

    Everything you love about magic1053.com and more! Tap on any of the buttons below to download our app.

    Base64 encoded image Base64 encoded image

    amazon alexa

    Enable our Skill today to listen live at home on your Alexa Devices!