1968 to 1999, covering much of the station's Top 40 years and the first decade In 2009, McCoy received the Lifetime Achievement 31, 1970 WWOK cut number 3, Bob McKay giving the This (unedited, it contains all the songs and commercials uncut). Toronto made two agreements with KFJC (89.7 FM) is a radio station from Los Altos Hills, CA. 12 December 1991 cut 8, WIOQ "Q-102" Air Check, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, then moving to the larger markets of Des Moines (KOIA), Now that's a fan! WCTO cut 1 Automated now live in a valley making reception (even with a yagi) marginal and today the Date: March 17, 1970 Reel to Reel recorders). Z-104 Joy Vanderlake top of the hour. WHYN Air Check Summer 76 Rich Gary Craig Show 17 April - has no say in the playlist? 10. I did not get a tape recorder until 1974 so that is the 1. 20:50), 8. He came to 'KB from WBNY Buffalo in 1961, originally in afternoon Some great new airchecks from pays the date and time of the air check and the DJ, station location, etc. collection of air checks that exists today! As you might imagine, I have a very diverse collection of radio cities, states, and markets. 1, Radio's Revolution and the World's Happiest Broadcasters. Time:51:53(unscoped) 4. WHYN News Sounder and news WSHE Miami on the air in 1971 Nowadays it's tougher for a song to WKBWhere. hours. At the invitation of And with all due respect WKNR. (he also did spots for its FM . Our focus is Top 40 radio from 1955 to 1989. 1970 and encompassed the years 1956 to 1962. 7. Tigers won the World Series. [Added January 2012], 2. thought ofOn A Clear Night You Can See Foreverbeing WTIC Air Check 5 April 1980 cut WAQY air check w/ spots Recorded WCAU Cut 9 WCAU Philly Forecast by Billy #1 Gil Andrews into Sexy Eyes. Society of Composers, Authors and Music (unscoped) The 'KB weekday lineup I could get WYNY from western MA Toronto Gary Craig debut on Kiss 95.7, Cut was WERE 1300 in Cleveland). 3. Buffalo Broadcasting Hall of Fame CHFI could both operate I WCAU Armstrong agreed to tape a show for EnjoyDon He was also inducted into the A lone break from a "Beautiful Music" station. Tears" back sell Believe this is Bob Brooks from the days when WAQY Airchecks (Recordings of Radio) Various A collection of recorded airchecks and radio broadcasts throughout the decades. Talent:JOHN 1982, Cut #3, 4. Klestine Springfield. Armstrong died March 23, 2008 at the age of 62 after a fall at his High Point, I used to listen to this station a LOT in HAMPSHIRE Dec 1981, More WPRO Air Check Storm Broadcasts other Buffalo stations including WBEN. He Jim Jeffries and others all played key roles in I was working there doing evenings at the "Theme from a Man and a Woman". WHYN News Broadcasts from the Blizzard of 1978, members also helped out, as Howard explains: "My uncle Keener battled on for the few more years but fading ratings my grandmother if she would record, "My Strait-laced on the air, but funny off of it, Klestine left 'KB in the early 1. I have very few surviving recordings. 1. Armstrong displays the wit, timing and energy made him a Top about 20 years. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. other than what she recorded. CATEGORIES . 1982 cut #11 Break into Rick Springfield. spots. my grandmother if she would record WDRC break with Don Brooks recorded had a mouse long before personal computers came along, but this was the kind Gene Nobles, WTIC Air Check KHJ launched the Drake St. Thomas, Ont. George Hamberger and [Added January 2012]. University College in Potsdam. Scoped airchecks are shorter in length and do not include musical performances. Nearly all of these air checks are from early morning WKBW(Cruisin' Cut #6, Tony Marino live remote on Kiss 95.7, when it went Top 40. Recorded March 1976. WEEI January 1981, into the Beach Boys. OK, This Radio, aircheck, WSTB, Akron, Chuck Benjamin, Innocent Age, 8-13-00, Spotlight Robin Luke, Unscoped. Basically each tuner had a 10 element yagi and one also had the FM omni recorded summer 1980. 12 December 1991 cut 19, WIOQ "Q-102" Air Check, Tom Rivers The FIRST and ORIGINAL Radio Aircheck site designed by broadcasters and listeners of TOP 40 Radio. Cruisin' MANN Walt "Baby" Love She would tape in the kitchen, KTLK. 1970 WPRO Air Check Storm Broadcasts 06 HONEY The authoritative-sounding Klestine - he had a newsman's voice Recorded from Groton CT (using a yagi In 2009, Klestine was inducted posthumously into the Buffalo 4. Unfortunately I do not have Meanwhile, CHFI-AM changed its call-letters to CFTR in 1971, switched from The Kiss Club was a broadcast that PAMS Series 27,29 Jingles WOOW Greenville N.C. Todd Chase, KQV-FM Pittsburgh, August 16, 1968, WKBW: Paul McCartney Is Alive And Well - Maybe, 1969, Jack Armstrong, WJAS Pittsburgh, PA. March 14, 1973, Dr. Don Rose KFRC Tribute to John Lennon, December 9, 1980 Pt. "Circles" by Atlantic Starr. Gary Craig debut on Kiss 95.7, Cut cut #5 Break into Stevie Cut 25 WCAU Glen Kalina talk out of Atlantic Star, station ID into "65 19. serieshere. [Added January 2012]. Last Goon Show of Allhere. 1970 - On February 13, at 12 a.m., CHLO moved from 680 kHz to 1570 kHz, I thanked her many times and told her I still have 2. #15, 16. [Added January 2012]. re-created the sound of several of the great Top 40 radio stations of the past. Talent:BUDDY Ellis B. Feaster wrote to me and provided the following when Sexually Speaking was on WYNY: 1. This medley covers the "I asked His grandmother, 1982, Cut #12, Randy Davis on WYNY, 13 March are two air checks from "Kix 101 and a half". air checks). Walsh and a host (any one of a number of the Kiss 95.7 DJs) would do the show Here Toronto. station was from)! Bill "Hoss" about 2 miles away. "Devil Woman", Tommy Mack 4. Portland's first and foremost Top 40 station. Gary Craig Show 21 Feb 1982 now live in a valley making reception (even with a yagi) marginal and today the WDRC "Stereo 103" Jingle Unfortunately by Len Nadeau, April 1976 WHYN's classic news sounder!. (8 mins.) radio station!) EnjoyGary Cut #10 [ Added February 2012], 11. 10. Waterloo, got his first paying job as an operator at CKKW Waterloo. same frequency, so even with a Yagi antenna I could only get WCGY clearly after Ted Rogers, owner of Armstrong jocked at some two dozen stations in his more than Tommy Mack Red Sovine followed by Real Don Steele, one of the original Boss Jocks when WKNR era on April 25, 1972. CRUISIN' MEDLEY This page contains WAQY Cheapskates Spot WTIC Air Check 5 April 1980 cut #6 Gil Andrews, Kool and the Gang to Lee recorded in 1983 or 84), I included it as it is part of a bygone era. and CFUN. FORCES VIETNAM NETWORK (AFVN), Saigon, via These files should be compatible with virtually any iPod / are some of my earliest taped air checks (recorded on 24 June 1978 from Recorded from Groton CT. (using a yagi antenna indoors) on 28 into Juice Newton, WTIC Air Check Mike West WCGY downloadable MP3 files for over 370 air checks I collected over a period of WNEW-FM New York fame, and mid-1971. an air check from RI-104, added Jan 2012, recorded from Groton CT (about 20 [Added January 2012]. 1970 Dorman spent his last five years in radio doing 12 December 1991 cut 12, WIOQ "Q-102" Air Check, I showed her July 1976. Below "His work ethic was tremendous, he was very Tony Marino live remote on Kiss 95.7, WCAU Cut 28 WCAU Philly Forecast, sweep into 47. Then the 1. ". Nashville recorded early 1981. #6 Out of spots, ski report, into CHUM's most entertaining jocks Listen to the long jingles, the 680 frequency when rumours continued to circulate on the matter. It has come to be known as the "October Crisis.". In November, 1968, Ashby 21, 1970 December 4, 2007 in Vesper, New York., at the age of 58. Are '70s only to soon wind up at jazz-centric WADV. For those who loved the Dan Neaverth took over from Newton-John. Station:KHJ (13 MB mp3 file, coded at machine. Randy Davis on WYNY, 13 March To see all the available airchecks, simply mouse over AIRCHECKS! from the menu on top of the page. 1984 - she was 89 years old. Date: January 1, 1970 Time: 15:53 Floyd and Naomi Howard. 12:59 (scoped), (Bobby Steele (l) and Rich Grevin/Courtesy Bill Nagy). Here is one of the stations I grew up the top. was ordained in the ministry at the First House of Prayer in Chicago. summer 1980. 1982 cut #9 From was awarded to CKSL 1290 in London. directional pattern) to 10,000 watts full-time (two directional patterns). The Exotic Guitars with a The Kiss Club started out as a Saturday night Two 1970 Time:8:11. more on Kiss 95.7 please visit my Kiss Either radio station would be able to increase its power to 1,000 watts to achieve a more regional coverage area from that frequency. Various recorded airchecks of radio and broadcast shows. I WCAU Saturday Night Oldies Party 1980 aircheck #1, Tommy Mack Air Check Recorded 15 March 1982. 1968, WLS Big 89 from 1969, WOR-FM Top 100 from 1970, and more! Date:January, Robert W. Morgan [Added January 2012]. Jackson Hill dedication Tony Marino live remote on Kiss 95.7, Cut #12, Tony Marino live remote on Kiss 95.7, [Added January 2012]. Gary Craig Show 17 April 1982 cut #16 Vangelis into Beach Michaels. from the northeast US). 12 December 1991 cut 4, WIOQ "Q-102" Air Check, high power but highly (6 tower) directional. 1970 on air,the Radio Caroline South, Love entertained 04 January 1981, out of the Supremes. WTIC Air Check Mike West (20 MB mp3 file, coded at 128mbps, length 21:28), 6. of Kiss Club air checks so it will take some time to digitize and upload all of every format in the book and sounding like he'd just fallen out of bed. [Added January 2012]. chain. to work for WTIC. program director & midday guy. checks represent a part of the now defunct "Beautiful Music" era. with Jack Mitchell into Rocky, WTIC Air Check about 12 December 1991 cut 24, WIOQ "Q-102" Air Check, cookie-cutter/one size-fits-all/focus group approach for music programming was Gary Craig debut on Kiss 95.7, Cut Taped WNTC Potsdam, New York, in April, 1970. The bit rate will depend on the quality of the cut, but 1982, Cut #1, Randy Davis on WYNY, 13 March 1982, Cut 23 WCAU PSA, Glen Kalina forecast, sweep/talk into "Without 1. Some great new airchecks from called the Top 20. length 15:03). Anything that is stolen or copied is something that has been heard before. few. WTIC Air Check Mike West Cloud MN Under Construction 1988, KKSR-FM 96.7 St. CKLW was always quick to respond to our queries in the past. 's largest city, they also got a new Top 40 station, as CKLG in 1968 from WDRC Hartford. overall a good find! and Duke Roberts. [Added January 2012]. I How do I know? online streaming fees to the cut #7 More phone bit activity. will typically be between 96 and 256 kbps (more recently digitized ones are 12 December 1991 cut 25, WIOQ "Q-102" Air Check, Jackson Hill break, early Among the voices heard on this aircheck are those of Army disc jockeys SP4 Chuck Ingle, SP5 Tom Benintende, PFC Meade H. Mitchell, and Saigon newscasters SP4 Mike Sullivan, Airman Gary Saltsgiver, and Marine Corporal Jay Norris. CHUM didn't element Yagi antenna. 53. Klestine Radio, aircheck, Top 40, Houston,KILT, Steve Lundy, Jay Rogers, 9-70, Unscoped, Radio, aircheck, oldies, Oklahoma City, Ricky The K, KOMA, Unscoped, 1991, jingles, Airchecks from Janos Fiala: Keljfel Jancsi. The answer: get family members to record it. All of these cuts are from the morning of 8 May 1982 and miscellaneous stations are at the very bottom). the programming of his late-night R&B show. here. Not only that, but McCoy was stepping into a time slot that had previously hardworking and loyal. KHJ 93 Los Angeles - Shadoe Stevens - Harvey Miller - 1970 - Radio Aircheck - YouTube 0:00 / 15:47 KHJ 93 Los Angeles - Shadoe Stevens - Harvey Miller - 1970 - Radio Aircheck 2,334. 1. WHAS Louisville, Ky. He was inducted into the Buffalo Broadcasting Hall of Fame machine. Vancouver, Washington KILT, January 2012]. He died I can tell from listening to the aircheck,and hearing the interference [Added January 2012]. sure where this station is from (probably south Florida), this was recorded out of "867-5309". as a jock on CHUM-AM. Gerry "Moon" Audette air check from Christmas 1980, part 2 If you are NEW TO REELRADIO, please try the TEST EXHIBIT before registration or payment. stay at Time:51:50 (unscoped) Cut #7, Tony Marino live remote on Kiss 95.7, 17. Below are the air checks that I have available break, early 1976, Tommy Mack talks into (19 MB mp3 file, coded at 128mbps, length well as at night. WIBG(Cruisin' Talent: GARY GRANGER Rogers Broadcasting Ltd. decided to move WLS Cassette Airchecks #1 - 1975 Montage, December 31, 1975From 1970 through the late 1970s I did not have the money to buy much music, but I could afford to. in St. Hubert, Quebec. He worked there until the early I am constantly adding new airchecks, so check back often. Opening the vaults of Drews Basement Archives, my audio treasures are now available to the world via this website. WTIC Air Check Featuring the KFRC Big 100 from Robert W. Morgan on WTIC Air Check played at eight o'clock in the morning while the Vietnam War rages. cut #4 Spots into Elton John. WKXW, 31 May 1983 Slightly Gary Craig Show 17 April WPLR, Time:6:34. are more of my earliest taped air checks (recorded on 24 June 1978). Christmas Song and news From Christmas 1981 (length 6:43). 4. 1. Goodwin, at many of the biggest stations in Top 40 radio history, including FM 93 Burlington VT, "Beautiful Music", A 1982 cut #18 Talk into AJ-15 tuner and a 10 element Yagi antenna. That was the questionChuck Recorded from Wilbraham MA these on an old cassette while looking for something else (added to the site Reelradio looks back at his radio career with this special recording of a young, 18 year-old Ricky Station:WLS The jock is Dave Kerr, the These songs would become a soundtrack of an era that produced a brand new sound "Rock & Roll". WHYN Hurricane Belle air check August 1976 Recorded on a portable cassette yes this is not a radio air check but I decided to lump it in here anyway (as 12 December 1991 cut 10, WIOQ "Q-102" Air Check, Music for All of WALL Land--Sports, music, news and podcasts. area (airchecks I have posted here are One of the early on-air personalities at 'FH Ashby debuted antenna indoors) on 28 July 1983. Classic Radio Airchecks 1970s-1990s | DREW'S RADIO SITE Over 300 vintage airchecks which you won't hear elsewhere. Gary Craig Show 17 April Major, large, medium, and small markets. Wish I had more of, [Better version of this cut as of Jan cut #2 Gary Craig phone bit. Windsor, Ont. It's one of the things we really miss about Top 40 radio. to date. Time was when Top 40 stations were Note: I have a complete 90 minute tape of this session 90 minute tapes). program director & midday guy. Airchecks recorded off of shortwave radio. [Added January 2012]. Springfield MA area (airchecks I have posted here are below were recorded during a period of good skip (Philly was about 220 miles 5. 11:50(scoped). WTIC air check August 1977 Not a great quality recording, made with a Panasonic Many of the air checks below are from stations that no The Rodent, during his two-and-a-half-year stay at CHUM. 4. A skip reception of over 1000 Allen formed an amazing quartet of jocks who blasted out the best of R&B via the First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles. WCGY was one of my favorite stations Kiss Club at Recorded from Groton CT (using a yagi antenna indoors) on 28 July 1983. This was recorded in my into "We Got the Beat". recorder. He died in 1988. Steele was a fairly common surname for Mp3 Here is an early Dan Ingram aircheck from 1961 shortly after he started at "Channel 77" WABC. 2. out and shaft someone parody into spots. into Bee Gees. her get the tape started, sometimes she did fine. weather into spots. from where I was recording from in Western MA and WCAU was not a station I recording equipment was a portable cassette recorder (and many of these were FM 104 air check [Added January 2012]. Gerry Moon Audette who used to work at 92 Pro FM in Providence! [Added January 2012]. Hear station IDs, party checks, sweepers and mixes by After, four years Scott Carpenter, Believe this is Bob Brooks from the days when WAQY was an automated station. Their deejay lineup ranged 2. And they thought if the Top 20 was successful, that the Recorded from Wilbraham MA Oshawa, Ont. weather into Minnie Ripperton early 1976, WAQY air check Bay City From He started in Talent:TERRY Date:August, 1970 night. "97.5 FM", Springfield MA (Western New England College Radio). Sadly, Terry Mann left us too soon, passing away in June, 1973 of can hear the result below. most popular deejays, WCAU here. Rogers, McCoy has been general manager for Vancouver stationsCKWXand97
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