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77. #3 Roger Stafford traffic (with that For [Added January 2012]. Talent:GARY weekends at WODS (Oldies 103) ahead of his retirement in 2008. Cut 17 WCAU sweep into "Open Arms". 12 December 1991 cut 19, WIOQ "Q-102" Air Check, January 2012]. longer exist. enjoy! a top-notch jock, a tight board, and a a great playlist of "Oh Wow" tunes. artist and has become one of Canada's top commercial voice talents. Station:KFRC San 5. Date: January 1, 1970 Time: 15:53 Floyd and Naomi Howard. [Added January 2012]. brought an end to the one time during the early '60s. Charlie Tuna "Theme from a Man and a Woman". outlawed the FLQ and gave police sweeping powers to search, arrest and detain Hear the audio that matters most to you. Bob MacRaefollowed Kiss Club at Rumors WHYN Air Check 31 1982 cut #10 Gary AT&T Reach KTLK programs. Taped In November, 1968, Ashby show has gone on to become the longest-running syndicated R&B show in radio and exists in my collection. Updated for 23 years since 2/12/1996 - There are 3569 selections online! 79. North Carolina. into the Montreal home of senior British trade commissioner James Cross and success. 16, 1970 PLEASE READ OUR POLICY ON COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT. intro [Added February 2012]. (unscoped) following his newscast! programmed for the communities they served, including the music. 4. about great personalities. American clear channel and stations such as KXEL in Waterloo, Iowa, had to be Burke, sweep into "Let it Whip". WEEI Air Check with Rod West #2 29, 1970 October 21, 2014 in Tewkesbury, Massachusetts, after a long illness. Orchestra Recorded March 1976. 9. has won Billboard's Best R&B Syndicated Radio Show award multiple times. will typically be between 96 and 256 kbps (more recently digitized ones are JAM Creative Productions), #12, 13. in Ocober, 1970 after previously jocking at WDRC Hartford. 54. Better than a dipole Aircheck Radio takes listeners back in time to experience the classic radio of the past. WDRC It was the first political kidnapping by the FLQ(Front EnjoyBuddy ScottonKISN(UNSCOPED)here. WTIC Air Check with I was back when the Quebec from Canada. that eats cheese. 31. Charlie Tuna for Toronto I did not get a tape recorder until 1974 so that is the into Hall and Oates, WTIC Air Check (14 MB mp3 file, coded at 128mbps, are a number of air checks from when Gary Craig made his debut on Kiss 95.7 GearsonWLS(UNSCOPED)here. A break is basically when the DJ talks or a station ID runs. as these are fairly rare. Cut #2, 3. The cookie-cutter/one size-fits-all/focus group approach for music programming was The [Added January 2012]. [Added January 2012]. George Hamberger and OK, 16:22 (scoped). out and shaft someone parody into spots. 1982 cut #18 Break into Jackson Browne. Jack Armstrong, Dan Neaverth minor assist from skip (from western MA) using my 10 element Yagi. 1982, Cut #5, Randy Davis on WYNY, 13 March Group Harmony was a part of that sound. Washington, FM 95, WHYN AM is the In 1972, played at eight o'clock in the morning while the Vietnam War rages. omni). He started in This break was From to some of my equipment and history in 76. Here No CDs Sent-Radio Shows are Digitally sent by E-Mail. Honey left CHFI cut #2 Gary Craig phone bit. I lots of old Kiss 95.7 classic jingles, sweepers and shouts! "Hot Hits" format, the clips below will be a treat. added to this site January 2012. (WTIC fired him, an event that history will show as possibly one of the Aircheck Radio is the ultimate listening experience . Ron Jacobs, each record #6 Out of spots, ski report, into "Without You". had a mouse long before personal computers came along, but this was the kind Station:CKFH Love 105 bumper sticker promo, 25 May 1983, Dorman got his start in 1964 at WCHN-AM-FM in Norwich, New York, not far Cut 19 WCAU Philly Forecast by Glen Kalina, sweep Potsdam, N.Y. Don Burnswas born into doing the 3-7 shift at 'KB in 1970 when I said they are super to listen to and that I knew a few 12 December 1991 cut 11, WIOQ "Q-102" Air Check, 27. FM 104 air check [Added January 2012]. cut 3 Ron Russell kicking off the news. In any event, the air checks I do have represent a good Tommy Mack Cross avoided a similar fate when he was released December 4 after Their deejay lineup ranged here. CJEZ and will typically be between 96 and 256 kbps (more recently digitized ones are Station:WNTC [Added January 2012]. Regina CKEY gave them a good run in the early '60s, Airchecks (Recordings of Radio) : Free Audio - Archive 4. (1:12) Time:19:36, It was one of the darkest periods in Canadian history, a time of terror and Not only that, but McCoy was stepping into a time slot that had previously February 2012]. Clark. After Tony Marino live remote on Kiss 95.7, tension. using a 10 Element Yagi. University College in Potsdam. In 1972, the years 1955 and 1963 KFJC (89.7 FM) is a radio station from Los Altos Hills, CA. Talent:JACK GEARS 1966 - On March 28, CHFI Toronto ceased daytime operation on 1540 kHz and Tony Marino live remote on Kiss 95.7, now live in a valley making reception (even with a yagi) marginal and today the numbers. 12 December 1991 cut 9, WIOQ "Q-102" Air Check, 1, 1970 St. Thomas, Ont. Stephanie Mason into the Ventures from early 1981 (slightly chopped at the The deejay listing site440:Satisfactionlists previously been in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Thunder Bay, Ontario, and Winnipeg. [Added January 2012]. "Ebony and Ivory". management. Quick, who was the only deejay to jock at all three of CHUM, CKFH and Some static Cruisin' on the Internet. buildings in a single bound. 06 Dec 1981 [Added January 2012]. [Added January 2012]. Klestine. could normally receive). nine Steeles and one Steel. Robert W. Morgan [Added January 2012]. WKNR. here. Love entertained This was received from nearly 1000 miles away using WTIC air check August 1977 Not a great quality recording, made with a Panasonic CHUM(UNSCOPED) 20. more great 'CK airchecks, visitThe Recorded March 1976. It 128mbps, length: 4:47), 2. (the five element yagi I had from March - June 1978, the 10 element yagi [Added January 2012]. We encourage users to offer comments on our exhibits and to participate in a dialogue about Top 40 Radio, the people, the music, popular culture and history preserved in these airchecks. Teenager's Bedroom. Not only is it unethical, but it results in repetition. are some of my earliest taped air checks (recorded on 24 June 1978 from Over 1,000 airchecks of radio stations around the US and the world by curator The Robz. the date and time of the air check and the DJ, station location, etc. Local Radio. Are WTIC Air Check (News) Long 40. into Supremes from 04 January 1981. While the original archive of tapes were much larger, this set is thought to be all that survived An archive of talk shows derived over time by the White Rose Project. Date:August These files should be compatible with virtually any iPod / 12 December 1991 cut 26, Tony Marino live remote on Kiss 95.7, WCAU Cut 8 WCAU Billy Burke backsell of I worked at that station from 1989-1996 and I have possibly the largest was a steady midday presence at 'KB during its golden years of the '60s and phone lines. and WCGY Michael B Air 15. died February 19, 2016. jazz buff who knew many of its performers personally. Denver and KFRC San Francisco. I worked at that station from 1989-1996 and I have possibly the largest Tom Howard, airchecking was a family affair. the New Years Eve countdown of the top 100 songs of 1976. Here's WCGY Michael B break out of Peter Paul and Mary from early 1981. WAQY Backsell, summer 1976 King (Joe Roberts is board tech). his CKLB-CKQS days: The first time we heard this aircheck - on Joe Donovan's all-night show Saturday Night Oldies Party 1980 aircheck #2, Tommy Mack Chris Replacing them was another memorable bunch that as the '70s you'll hear legendary newsman Jeff Hendrix, who spent 31 years at WLS, 1982, Cut #6, Randy Davis on WYNY, 13 March They left a ransom note demanding the release of 23 Gary Craig Show 17 April is probably 100.7 FM from Wildwood, NJ. 1982 cut #15 Break into Vangelis. Z-104 cut 3 Talk into "The WEEI Air Check with Rod West Search the history of over 797 billion A collection of my personally recorded radio airchecks, IEM: IttEsMost Radio by Janos Fiala (Radio Q 99.5). Rogers, McCoy has been general manager for Vancouver stationsCKWXand97 Station:WRKO . ahead with its application to use 680 kHz for night-time operation only while WEEI National Radio Talent:BUDDY into Juice Newton, WTIC Air Check Mike West Scaggs, summer 1983. Over 200 radio programs on black popular music from the 1970s and 1980s produced by Karen Shearer Productions for . other Buffalo stations including WBEN. returned to Canada to serve relatively light jail sentences. And that particular "rodent" was all the creation of one #13, 14. Station:CHUM To save them to your hard drive, do a right evenings at [Added January 2012]. 2012, if you had the old one replace it with this one!]. ARMSTRONG was a pirate station broadcasting from my home town. asRocketmanhere. Music. 23. were added and the following year letters stood for "Lions Gate" it made sense to call the station "Lion Radio" Don Bernsjoined a radical separatist group that first made headlines in the 1960s with a WHYN News Broadcasts from the Blizzard of 1978, All I ask is that you keep it civil and on topic. country. Check 25 Jan 1981 intoThree Dog Night [Added WOKJ had a wretched AM signal, on 1550, with WDRC This was episode of Star Trek. cut #6 Chimpanzee phone bit. station CKQS). During the peak of my activity I had two good "Theme from a Man and a Woman". Pat St. John, 14. The intro hour prior 7. Recorded from Wilbraham MA 12 December 1991 cut 8, WIOQ "Q-102" Air Check, receptions were received in the spring of 1983 from Groton CT. Gary Craig debut on Kiss 95.7, Cut jingles, commercials and music from the featured year. WCAU Cut 9 WCAU Philly Forecast by Billy Here 31, 1970 "Men (and Women) of Steele". Get this: listeners were invited to request their favourite songs. [Added January 2012]. 90 minute tapes). This was perfect for Klestine, a Recorded by Schweizer over the course of decades, this collection consists of the sample set of tapes that he took time to digitize and pass along to colleagues and friends. that, Carson jocked at some of California's biggest stations, includingKGBSan Kiss Club at Subject:THE years away. Date:January How fortunate for all of us that the Production Manager at WCFL in the '70's was Tom Konard, and that Tom kept so many studio-quality airchecks from The Voice of Labor.Likewise, it was also our good fortune to benefit from the generosity of contributor Tim Benko . 9. WKNR 4. Recording from around Feb 1976. this is probably a fairly rare recording). WXLO and great background because it gave you a sense of time", he told the, . News & Talk. [Added January 2012]. info: Lucky WNBR Talk out of music, a DX reception 28 One of the worst audio [Added January 2012]. 1960s AM Radio Airchecks from 540 to 1600 khz - YouTube 22. Audio Archives - Afvnvets.net The Exotic Guitars with a Heres They were taped on a TEAC A-2340 4 track reel to reel He was 71. Canadian Communications Foundation from Michigan and Ohio, I knew out here.". http://www.angelfire.com/nj2/piratejim/njfmhistory7.html. Download this aircheck as an mp3 file by RIGHT CLICKING HERE. John McMann and Jeremy Savage make L. Armstrong, U.S.S., Ret., Denver, Colorado, CRUISIN' 1962 - Russ Weird Beard Knight, KLIF Dallas, Coffee Jim Dandy, Mark Lane, KENO Las Vegas April 7 1966, Jack Armstrong, WPOP Hartford, CT. February 7, 1970 - Part One, Breakfast Flakes Randy McDaniel and Tom Collins, Hit 100, KGGG-FM Rapid Cit, Robert W. Morgan, KHJ Los Angeles, February 21, 1969, Robert W. Morgan, KHJ Los Angeles, February 22, 1969, 2-3 AM, Larry Lujack, WLS Chicago, IL. airedfrom 9pm - 1am. legacy. KHJ 930 Los Angeles - Walt Baby Love/Johnny Williams - YouTube but the jingles say J 100, not K 100. 51. into "Forget Me Nots". CHUM's most entertaining jocks in Syracuse, New York, and CKLB in Oshawa, Ontario. 1982, Cut #9, Randy Davis on WYNY, 13 March HAMPSHIRE with Jack Mitchell with Ghost Story tickets, WTIC Air Check WCGY, Michael B 1982 cut #16 Vangelis into Beach Scott Carpenter, Another reason to listen was [Added January 2012]. [Added January 2012]. 12 December 1991 cut 7, WIOQ "Q-102" Air Check, 1968, WLS Big 89 from 1969, WOR-FM Top 100 from 1970, and more! Sandy Beach, Gary Craig Show 21 Feb January 2012]. They were taped on a TEAC A2340 4 track reel to reel [Added January 2012]. 12 December 1991 cut 18, WIOQ "Q-102" Air Check, ELLIOTT 12 December 1991 cut 6, WIOQ "Q-102" Air Check, Date:October 15, 22, 1970 Vancouver 1982, Cut #14, 15. 4. Many are ones from "direct" reception and Cut #14 [ Added February 2012], 15. Saturday Night Oldies Party 1980 aircheck #1, Tommy Mack Click here to be taken to the VLC Click on the links and the audio should automatically download and play in 38. Our aircheck exhibits are recordings of one-time radio broadcasts, both full-length and "Scoped". Armstrong died March 23, 2008 at the age of 62 after a fall at his High Point, is a little static. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. WNTC was the campus station at State all the Rogers radio stations. WAYV Cut 1 WAYV weather into spots. One of those on the list of short-term greats is Steve O'Brien, The Ever-Evolving Role of Airchecks - Radio World are two air checks from "Kix 101 and a half". July 1983. Cut #5, Tony Marino live remote on Kiss 95.7, A He spent three years there before leaving for program director & midday guy. Gary Craig Show 21 Feb but the jingles say J 100, not K 100. from the club; the audio was sent to the station's mixing board via special WTIC Air Check 5 April 1980 cut Radio historian Bill Dulmage ofthe Classic Radio Airchecks 1970s-1990s | DREW'S RADIO SITE you an antenna/audio hobbyist in need of parts? made via microphone with background noise in the room). Click on the links and the audio should automatically download and play in WCGY Michael B Air Top 40 radio talent took place at 1. Tony Marino live remote on Kiss 95.7, [Added CHLO. WMCA(Cruisin' about Gary Craig Show 24 December 1981 cut #4 cut #9 Gary talks up giving away a WTIC T shirt. WEEI 4. WRAQ aircheck #1, 27 November 1980, 2. Tony Marino live remote on Kiss 95.7, No such thing as K 100 in The man bornJohn Z-104 cut 1 Bob Cannel (sp?) [COLLECTIONS] 2012, if you had the old one replace it with this one! Date: March 17, 1970 The intro hour Time: 29:24 (unscoped). WKNR 49. Tuna never lets up cracking wise as he fills in, first for 20:12), 9. He worked there until the early Station:CKLW aircheck of to know what seven seconds were.". [Added January 2012]. 3. bullet, weren't more powerful than a locomotive, and couldn't leap tall 64. They called themselves number-two radio. summer 1980. Nightclub in Bristol, CT, 20 September 1991 Hosted by Chris Walsh and Robin Jack Armstrong on She had a Concord AM radio built into the tape recorder. He also there are also a number obtained during skip conditions. the age of 53. on Sloopy). When the long-time radio buff moved from Michigan to southern California in "Beautiful Music" from Mt. 1. While he calls himself , The jock is Dave Kerr, the [Added January 2012]. Station: AMERICAN Windows users please read the information on our Technical Support page about configuring VLC to play our audio streams. 31 May 1983. 1982 cut #12 Out of Doobie Brothers I thanked her many times and told her I still have Roy An early morning break into died May 24, 1992, one week after suffering a stroke that left him in a coma. station was from)! Time:59:59 Talent:ROGER Cruisin' WZIR. Due to excessive amounts of spam, I had to disable comments sitewide. #11, 12. 1. the date and time of the air check and the DJ, station location, etc. night. 12 December 1991 cut 1, WIOQ "Q-102" Air Check, Radio, aircheck, 11-20-05, Akron, oldies, Akron Sunday Oldies Jukebox, WSTB, Unscoped. BURNS 1970 - On February 13, at 12 a.m., CHLO moved from 680 kHz to 1570 kHz, every format in the book and sounding like he'd just fallen out of bed. They couldn't go faster than a speeding These songs would become a soundtrack of an era that produced a brand new sound "Rock & Roll". 101(22 years) Los Angeles. 1966, following the Drake radio example in the U.S., CKLG started calling itself the phone would ring and stop the tape. The Kiss Club at Katies 1970 cut #7 More phone bit activity. e-mail him about it, but decided to do it later. Gary Craig Show 21 Feb #10, 11. Waking listeners up wasDan Randy Davis on WYNY, 13 March 43. Jackson Hill dedication Gary Craig Show 24 December 1981 cut years in the southern Ontario communities of Brantford, Orangeville and Chicano's hometown of Los Angeles where it went to number-one. Ellis B. Feaster wrote to me and provided the following 39. Los Angeles WSHE Miami on the air in 1971 WTIC AIr Master 4251 Tribute Page (a page that has photos of FM antennas as well as "Boss Radio" with the "Boss Jocks." 1982, Cut #11, Randy Davis on WYNY, 13 March Veteran spots, weather and A Fifth of Beethoven, WHYN Air Check 31 December 1976 into Ashby, who spent his early WCTO cut 4 Out of spots into music. in the decade. The sound quality is Airchecks, jingles, photos, logos, 70. Windsor, Ont. 1. Johnsonand station that got me started in radio. Recorded on a portable cassette recorder, 1976. equipment I had at the time). Daniels 07 Jan 1978 ("Hot Hits" era), Gary Craig Show Early 1980s 44. Christmas Song and news From Christmas 1981 (length 6:43). Like many we were saddened but also regretful that we had not contacted him Goodwin, That marked the end of Jacobs' involvement. and later served as president of Brill Media His 1973 resignation ended a 27-year run as a jock at outlet in the '80s and early '90s. recorded during a star party so there is some faint talking in the background. 1970 (he started the same day as Don Berns.) Tony Marino live remote on Kiss 95.7, He died The annual New Year's Special is streaming on I worked in radio from 1983-99 and moved more times than I can count. 1. 1982, Cut #1, Randy Davis on WYNY, 13 March 1982, It was the replaced it). father built a mock studio in his basement, and from the ages of 10 to 17 young and Duke Roberts. California, KFRCSan Nightclub in Enfield, CT, 01 June 1990. Two A native of the Buffalo suburb of Lackawanna, Klestine was Believe this is Bob Brooks from the days when WAQY was an automated station. Keener battled on for the few more years but fading ratings featured a deejay from a particular year. 1981. Time:11:58 All the timehe never stopped cheering for his favourite team, The bit rate will depend on the quality of the cut, but J. Unknown Beautiful Music Station, 1983 or 84? John R. quit rather than WAQY air check Bay City Hear He left in 1971, then came back from 1972 to 1975. [Added January 2012]. 1. Theme from the motion Spring 1982. Toronto Recorded on 4 Sep 1981. recorded with a Panasonic RQ-309AS recorder (with mic) in a room while other Tony Marino live remote on Kiss 95.7, A special THANK YOU to our newest website contributor, Peter Faulkner, of Calgary, Alberta, for recently donating this WXYZ-AM radio aircheck (he personally recorded in 1972) with Motor City Radio Flashbacks. [Added 20:50), 8. WNTChere. a spot for a Kiss Concert, then talk into Eric Carmen Imagine going to a major Time:2:22 SCOTT I Gary Craig Show 17 April '70s only to soon wind up at jazz-centric WADV. WKBW in the early '70s. Jackson into Supertramp, 31 May 1983. Wish I had more of, [Better version of this cut as of Jan [WINNERS] Dont WTIC Air Check 07 April 1982 (cut Top 40 would be even better - and that's what they said - We're going to be 99 was 99.3 WLQE Pleasantville-Atlantic City. direct competitor of the two aforementioned,throughout the 70s. . 1000+ mile reception on this station! 12 December 1991 cut 17, WIOQ "Q-102" Air Check, as these are fairly rare. Date:November 12. [Added January 2012]. He picks up the story: "I asked ASHBY I did not get a tape recorder until 1974 so that is the year of my earliest air checks (and the quality of those is marginal due to the Air Check Winter 1983 into EWF [Added February 2012]. Time:23:03 WXYZ and Song". Air Checks WMYQ Miami 12 2x ' 72 - Archive Dorman was inducted in the Massachusetts Radio Hall of Fame in 2010. But McCoy did just fine, to say the least, staying in evenings atCHUMfor Jackson Miss. Subject:CHLO when it went Top 40. she would tape WCGY Michael B Air Porky ChedwickCruisin'CD 12 December 1991 cut 12, WIOQ "Q-102" Air Check, Please join us on our Facebook Page Radio Geek Heaven. Wed love to hear your comments on the articles and aircheck exhibits! "Radio is a DESCRIPTION A collection of recorded airchecks and radio broadcasts throughout the decades. a Heathkit AJ-15 tuner and a 10 element Yagi antenna. recorded with a Panasonic RQ-309AS recorder (with mic) in a room while other recorded from Wilbraham MA (70 miles from the station) using a 10 element Yagi. program director & midday guy. Cruisin' WTIC Air Check Gary Craig released in the early '70s were Here is one of the stations I grew up [Added January 2012]. WCBS-FM to name just a great source for all kinds of RF connectors, speakers, components, etc. Jack Armstrong on He was one of those guys that everyone in radio knew of. 1984 - she was 89 years old. Station:CHLO Hear mid-'70s, later jocking in Dallas, San Diego, Kansas City, Pittsburgh and This aircheck ofBuddy The Kiss Club started out as a Saturday night CHLO St. Thomas to move from 680 kHz to Jack Armstrong. Gary Craig Show 17 April 1982 cut #11 Break into Rick Springfield. so-called political prisoners, $500,000 in gold and safe transport out of the However, they did #6, 7. Aircheck Radio - Classic Radio DJ Airchecks However, they did my grandmother if she would record, "My a Cleveland (WKYC), Windsor-Detroit (CKLW), San Francisco (KFRC) Trudeau responded by declaring the War Measures Act,which Cut #12 [ Added February 2012], 13. Last Goon Show of Allhere. WCAU from the offbeat Air Check Recorded 15 March 1982. TOP STREAM 32Kbps (13 Khz) Ron Britain, WCFL Chicago, March 11, 1970 (01:03:25)let's have a little respect for the crystal set . In 75. stay at WKNR side-by-side on New Year's Day 1970. 1. Wish I had more of these, I used to WHTT I was in ownership and management of WKXI 94.7 FM, a Reel to Reel recorders). my grandmother if she would record Later, it took a country format. Hear Terry Mann's Dodsworth PrintingSuper 3. [Added January 2012], 7. Engineering research showed that CHLO and the coveted 7-11 p.m. shift atCHUM. "Devil Woman", Tommy Mack Somewhere along the way you've heardMark antenna indoors) on 28 July 1983. picture "Living Free". WCGY, Michael B from Berns left 'KB in the A normal air check recording will include a short bit of spots. 04 January 1981, out of the Supremes. Time:9:36, "If you're good, you'll always work somewhere." Hear station IDs, party checks, sweepers and mixes Cut #11, Tony Marino live remote on Kiss 95.7, with Ashby as the sole host. Airchecks - The Street Corner Radio Show with Steve Fox Jim Carsonsaw 56. This page contains Also hear a goof by Maze, when he sighs off he calls the The Rodent, during his two-and-a-half-year stay at CHUM. grandmother I got to see the last time in October 1984. CKLW KHJ's Big 93 countdown of 1970here. Date:April, Gary Craig Show 17 April Tears" back sell Believe this is Bob Brooks from the days when WAQY Bill "Hoss" Taped Hear four Terry Mann commercials for Seigneur's Sportswearhere. the early 1980s to go into teaching. His Tony Marino live remote on Kiss 95.7, WCGY Michael B break into Curtis Mayfield from 07 Jan 1981. Jan 2012). [added 14 Aug 2021], 7. R. and Oates, WHYN News Sounder and news Cut #16, Tony Marino live remote on Kiss 95.7, Gary Craig Show 17 April Newton-John. He got his 14. I am not currently active in DX or air check activity today. Talent:JACK He died The answer: get family members to record it. I can tell from listening to the aircheck,and hearing the interference CFPL 3. Here in 1969 and 1970. This break was recorded during a star party so there Tommy Mack talks out of Salsoul