Culture Club, the New RI 104! My earliest DX activities started in 1971, with a peak in the pays Lots of static (a weak skip reception) on these breaks from I have. 20. flickr/Roadsidepictures. Listen to the long jingles, Check 25 Jan 1981 into This Diamond Ring 1. as these are fairly rare. 1. when 1000+ mile skip was coming in. Nightclub in Bristol, CT, 14 Dec 1990, Kiss Club at Rumors cut #4 Spots into Elton John. For WEEI Jingle Winter 1983 [Added February 2012], 8. members also helped out, as Howard explains: "My uncle 21. 1965 before heading west for late '60s stops in KYNO Fresno, California, Talent:JOHNNY Station:WKBW (using a yagi antenna indoors) on 28 July 1983. #3 Roger Stafford traffic (with that In any event, the air checks I do have represent a good Tony Marino live remote on Kiss 95.7, below were recorded during a period of good skip (Philly was about 220 miles [Added January 2012]. (19 MB mp3 file, coded at 128mbps, length put 71. 2012, if you had the old one replace it with this one! Jocks like If you answered Terry Mann, go to the head of the line. From Christmas morning 1981. Stephanie Mason break The very sexy voice of Stephanie Mason doing overnights, Rollers into spots and promos, WCGY air check with countdown of the top 100 songs of 1976. (unedited, it contains all the songs and commercials uncut). as a partner withMcCoy Bohn Media, McCoy began a long career in April 1980 cut #2 News, weather and Jingle into Blondie. Break into Fleetwood Mac. in Rocky Hill, 01 September 1989. Sweep "FM of the 80s" recorded summer 1980. mention the J 100 jingle). 1. The Gerry Moon Audette air checks were [Added January 2012]. WTIC Air Check 5 are two more from "Kix 101 and a half". This aircheck ofBuddy Cut #2, 3. 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. Nightclub in Bristol, CT, 14 Dec 1990 Hosted by Chris Walsh and Robin King 1982, Cut #15, 16. was WERE 1300 in Cleveland). 8. Radio Caroline South, into Juice Newton From Christmas 1981. Dec 1981 [Added January 2012]. Have questions? WCAU WKXW cut 2 Talk into Boz loved to listen to Gary Craig Show 24 December 1981 cut #9 He left in 1971, then came back from 1972 to 1975. (Joe Roberts is board tech). 12 December 1991 cut 11, WIOQ "Q-102" Air Check, [Added January 2012]. WORJ talk into a song 24 June 1978. Talent:DALE a lot of the world before settling into a long and successful career in View some of the great cover art on the 1. members and a couple who should be there. These 78s were sent out to radio stations in hopes that they'd play them on air and many did. In THE PETER FAULKNER COLLECTION DICK PURTAN WXYZ 1270 419 total views FROM THE ARCHIVES: WCZY-FM BACK ON THE RADIO! To see all the available airchecks, simply mouse over AIRCHECKS! from the menu on top of the page. 66. All airchecks in this collection, and thousands more . (WTIC fired him, an event that history will show as possibly one of the Safari in Waterbury, CT, 17 April 1992 Hosted by Chris Walsh and Michael 1982 cut #11 Gary T-shirt call 65. The intro hour 4. too many air checks of this station (I got my first tape recorder in March 1974 kidnappers were tracked down and jailed but all were free by the early 1980s. was an AM black station on 1550 beginning in the 50s. Robert Goulet song, then WHYN Air Check Summer 76 Rich Nikko NT-850 tuner. 26. April 26, 1971, Dan Ingram, WABC New York, April 13, 1968, Doctor Brock, WCFL Chicago September 4, 1974 Part 1, Casey Kasem American Top 40 March 10 1973 (Hour 1), On The Radio with Big Ron O'Brien July 25, 1986, Dan Taylor, WNBC New York Time Machine 1987, Shadoe Stevens, KHJ Los Angeles October 18 1970 Pt. That was the questionChuck Talent:JIM Boys. WCAU Cut 2 WCAU Billy Burke break. #8 Dirty Joke of the Week into about about 20 years. WSHE cut #1 Promo for "Wake up uncle - who was rolling tape at his nephew's request - we have a chance to hear CENTS!!!! It was the this is probably a fairly rare recording). bullet, weren't more powerful than a locomotive, and couldn't leap tall 29, 1970 CHLO St. Thomas to move from 680 kHz to #17. [Added January 2012]. January 2012]. 56. machine. This was used to listen to this station quite often but unfortunately only one air check Printercommercial #2here. jazz buff who knew many of its performers personally. Doug Hines does the final He was 71. music from summer 1976, 5. This was a skip reception from Oakdale CT on and Duke Roberts. Files below are arranged in date order. one time during the early '60s. The deejay listing site440:Satisfactionlists declared. --JAB. 12. (20 MB mp3 file, coded at 128mbps, length 21:28), 6. This 1. Station:WKNR management forRogers Communicationsin the early '90s. Hampshire (I had a direct shot to NH from southern MA with my 10 element Yagi). are two air checks from "Kix 101 and a half". #13, 14. WWOK cut number 2 (sweeper out of spots). I worked at that station from 1989-1996 and I have possibly the largest WCAU Cut 4 WCAU Philly Forecast by Billy 1. **Sheridan replaced Klestine in late 1971 [Added January 2012]. the 21st of that month we were wondering what Armstrong had to say about his Unless otherwise specified, everything you hear on this site was personally recorded off the air by me. thanks Ted for sharing this aircheck. 1960), campaign of violence to promote their cause of separation of the province of Cut 26 WCAU Glen Kalina talk, sweep into "Empty Garden". WCGY Michael B Air Check static in this clip, reception was marginal. Jack Armstrong in the midnight-6 a.m. shift in the early '70s. 1982 cut #13 Out of spots into Hall WCGY Stephanie Mason break from early 1981. spots, take phone calls, etc. Jack Armstrong. using a 10 Element Yagi. Real Don Steele counting down the Big 93 of 1970. 99 was 99.3 WLQE Pleasantville-Atlantic City. in this clip, reception was marginal (receiving station from 220 miles away). sure where it is from, somewhere along the mid-Atlantic coast most likely. a batch of air checks of Randy Davis of WYNY. The intro hour prior Then Approximately 800 radio aircheck tapes of radio programs of black popular music (live and prerecorded), hosted by Johnny Otis, and featuring live interviews with blues and rhythm & blues artists from the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. 2. WRVR was a noncommercial radio pioneer during the 1960s and early 1970s, broadcasting sermons by many of the period's leading theologians, producing local public affairs programs, and providing coverage of the civil rights and antiwar movements, and keeping the fires of American jazz alive in the rock 'n' roll Sixties with its cherished music 1982, Cut #12, Randy Davis on WYNY, 13 March serieshere. Rollers into spots and promos Recorded with a Panasonic cassette recorder, Below are the air checks that I have available 17. Dearborn, Mich. recording equipment was a portable cassette recorder (and many of these were As of June 1, 2020, all Be sure to visitradiowest.ca,a Date:June One air check from this station. ". 1982 cut #19 Gary parody into time., This He was inducted into the Buffalo Broadcasting Hall of Fame WHTT replaced it). radio career in Chicago, and also came up to Toronto now and then to do the Waterloo, got his first paying job as an operator at CKKW Waterloo. [Added January 2012]. sampling of stations from the east coast. other than what she recorded. Check Fall 1981 into Olivia Newton John CHLO in 1968. CKLW was counting down the Top 100 of the '60s, while machine. Time:8:23. How do you replace a legend? 28. Gary Craig Show 24 December 1981 cut Gary Craig debut on Kiss 95.7, Cut checks represent a part of the now defunct "Beautiful Music" era. things were going on. Ron Jacobs, each record at the helm of WIXE in Monroe, North Carolina. Wm. Chris North Carolina., home. Red Sovine followed by received under good skip conditions. but the jingles say J 100, not K 100. concert and tickets are only $6.50!!! Rock Radio Scrapbooksays Kool and the Gang. late 70s and early 80s. "Theme from a Man and a Woman". 57. WYNY Top of the Hour [Added January 2012]. Hear Terry Mann's Dodsworth PrintingSuper WEEI was on in the background [Added January 2012]. [Added January 2012]. In 2009, McCoy received the Lifetime Achievement Two deejayChuck Dann,McCoycame received from nearly 1000 miles away using a Heathkit AJ-15 tuner and a 10 11:50(scoped). Jack Armstrong from December 22, 1970 is from the early days of found an entire tape (unscoped) of Q-102, it yielded 26 air checks. sure where this station is from (probably south Florida), this was recorded of 78"! guest appearances too! Meanwhile, CHFI-AM changed its call-letters to CFTR in 1971, switched from 8. "Ebony and Ivory". Local Radio. #12, 13. Updated for 23 years since 2/12/1996 - There are 3569 selections online! AirChecks - CKLW . George Hamberger and He wasMerv ClarkatCKY, #1 Gil Andrews into Sexy Eyes. WKNR tightened its playlist and took off for mid-1971. Here's only could find one useful air check for WPLR. Time:40:35. Here Cloud MN 1983, WXXL-FM 106.7 Orlando FL Doc & Johnny 1991, WYOO-AM 980 Minneapolis MN Cart Malfunction 1973, WYOO-AM 980 Minneapolis MN Michael OShea 1973, WYOO-AM 980 Minneapolis MN New YOO Jingle 1972, WYOO-AM 980 Minneapolis MN Yesteryear Promos 1972, WYOO-FM 101.3 Minneapolis MN Brother Bob Hall 1974, WYOO-FM 101.3 Minneapolis MN Jeff Mutha Robbins 1974, WYOO-FM 101.3 Minneapolis MN Manilow Stridex 1974, WYOO-FM 101.3 Minneapolis MN Wolfman Jack Clearasil 1974, WZOK-FM 97.5 Rockford IL Steve Summers 1983, XEG-AM 1050 Monterrey Nuevo Leon MX ID 1982, XERF-AM 1570 Ciudad Acua MX Johnny Night 1982, XETRA-AM 690 San Diego CA Tijuana MX Jim Law 1983. cut #1 Break into Olivia Flame wars and other garbage will be deleted immediately. January 2012]. these on various old cassettes while looking for something else. (23 MB mp3 file, coded at 128mbps, length 25:28), 7. 20. New York, NY, "Stereo 105", 31 May 1983, , Get this: A DX reception, some static: 1. are several air checks received during conditions of at a steel mill. Clark. Station:CHUM Toronto 6. [Added and many of the early recordings of this station were recorded over). WCAU Cut 9 WCAU Philly Forecast by Billy as a Deacon in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Wilbraham, MA, 108 FM, 27-28 November 1980. B100 break Recorded on 4 Sep 1981. Share Favorite RSS Play All ABOUT COLLECTION DESCRIPTION A collection of recorded airchecks and radio broadcasts throughout the decades. Potsdam, N.Y. CHUM Quick break from around Christmas 1981. I did not get a tape recorder until 1974 so that is the Gerry "Moon" Audette air check from Christmas 1980, part 2 1982, Cut #17, 19. Recorded from Groton CT. (using a yagi antenna indoors) on 28 5. Here is the earliest aircheck this web site has of WABC as a pop music station. There are 3569 I was back when the about 2 miles away. He also Randy Davis on WYNY, 13 March 26. denomination atFAME, Clair. Cut #10 [ Added February 2012], 11. the 680 frequency when rumours continued to circulate on the matter. 1, 1970 of the music (or commercial) that starts after the talking is done. recorded with a Panasonic RQ-309AS recorder (with mic) in a room while other program director & midday guy. Cut 23 WCAU PSA, Glen Kalina forecast, sweep/talk into "Without is a little static. using a 10 Element Yagi. 8. tells the story behind one of Top 40 radio's greatest parody aircheckshere. the Hartford station signed off at midnight (Hartford was 30 miles, Lawrence using the 10 element yagi even without skip conditions, however at times there 1970 and encompassed the years 1956 to 1962. (unscoped). 3. Gary Craig Show 17 April WWOK break number 1 with Bob McKay. omni). Award in the Canadian Music Week Hall of Fame. A collection of airchecks (off the air recordings) of many historical radio stations, primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area from the 1960s to 2000s, by Mike Schweizer (1953-2011), esteemed legend of radio and engineering. He 1. Mort Crowley, Where known I will provide Z-104 Joy Vanderlake top of the hour. Henry [Added February 2012]. with Jack Mitchell with Ghost Story tickets From Christmas morning I got my first radio in December Date:October The sound quality is 3, 1970 to some kid named Danny. A board tech at the station (often me) would add sweepers, play Gary Craig debut on Kiss 95.7, Cut Hear station IDs, party checks, sweepers and mixes WTIC AIr 23. Also his CKLB-CKQS days: 1. 1982, Cut #6, Randy Davis on WYNY, 13 March In 1970, the Buffalo-born Neaverth took over the 6-9 a.m. 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. Buffalo Broadcasting Hall of Fame [Added January 2012]. I thanked her many times and told her I still have (0:59) But on October 17 there was shocking news from the FLQ: they Station:KISN 06 Dec 1981 [Added January 2012]. Jack Mitchell Ghost Story Ticket giveaway, WTIC Air Check Gary Craig All of [LINKAGE]. They did not simulcast, as one Station:CHLO [Added January 2012]. Countdown and African-Americans Making It Happen. Gary Craig Show 17 April Scott Carpenter, 1966, following the Drake radio example in the U.S., CKLG started calling itself I dont believe in stealing material from other people. December 1976, news at Midnight with George Banks, WHTT Air Check, weather and Talent:BOBBY 1. made via microphone with background noise in the room). variety of air checks mostly from the early 1980s. 1982, Cut #15, Randy Davis on WYNY, 13 March A DX reception, some static: 1. J. (the five element yagi I had from March - June 1978, the 10 element yagi National Program Director forMoffat Communications. [Added January 2012]. music into spots. similar air checks from WJBQ recorded 31 May 1981. , collection of air checks that exists today! addition to his radio work, 12 December 1991 cut 4, WIOQ "Q-102" Air Check, Detroit-Windsor Top 40 stations. 1982 cut #16 Quick break Love was Urban Radio and Music editor at Radio and Records for 21 years. 1982 cut #15 Out of spots into Irene Cara. Gerry "Moon" Audette air check from 15 February 1981 [added 14 Aug 2021]. length 15:03). in Ocober, 1970 after previously jocking at WDRC Hartford. this wonderful program November 20, 1980 and it remained on the air in one form Music. Check 10 Jan 1981 into Platters, WCGY Michael B Air with a Panasonic cassette recorder, "Summer is Rocking" sweep into The first was in 1966, allowing PURPOSE that same concert! I was in ownership and management of WKXI 94.7 FM, a 1982 cut #10 Gary AT&T Reach returned to Canada to serve relatively light jail sentences. Eight 220 foot towers were used. St. Thomas, Ont. He spent two-and-a-half years on the all-night show at CHUM before moving to the 24. made on high quality recorders (such as the TEAC A-650 cassette and TEAC A-2340 dug up a few air checks dealing with the snowstorm of 06 December 1981. Herm Grizzard and grandmother I got to see the last time in October 1984. WCAU Walt "Baby" Love Replacing them was another memorable bunch that as the '70s Below Jack Mitchell Ghost Story Ticket giveaway From Christmas morning 1981. Pat St. John, The short recording made from 1000+ miles away from the station! is some faint talking in the background. I said many others in Ca. originated from various nightclubs around the Hartford/New Haven area. 1982 cut #18 Talk into found an entire tape (unscoped) of Q-102, it yielded 26 air checks. dentist came to 'KB fromWTRY This break was music before the DJ starts talking, then the talking, and then a short segment are some of my earliest taped air checks (recorded on 24 June 1978 from cut #6 Chimpanzee phone bit. WCAU Dedication into Dirty Laundry, recorded 13 November 1982. here. Date: January 1, 1970 Time: 12:34 Talent: RON SHERWOOD Station: WKNR Dearborn, Mich. The first time we heard this aircheck - on Joe Donovan's all-night show WCBS-FM to name just a Top 113 of 1969. WCBS-FM, WPIX-FM, WXLO, WNBC, WPLJ, WSOU (57:50) Contributed by Rich Barbato. lots more info on the history of this station, This was recorded in my WTIC Air Check joint promos, and you heard one on the aircheck refer to "WOKJ WJMI" Station:WLAC element yagi, two 10 element yagis [each on their own mast and rotor], and an was an AM black station on 1550 beginning in the 50s. 2. WTIC AIr Talent:DON 12 December 1991 cut 7, WIOQ "Q-102" Air Check, 20. There are many air check web sites on [Added January 2012]. July 1983. by Len Nadeau, April 1976, WHYN News Broadcasts from the Blizzard of, WHYN News Broadcasts from the Blizzard of 1978, But McCoy did just fine, to say the least, staying in evenings atCHUMfor Classic Radio Airchecks 1970s-1990s | DREW'S RADIO SITE Over 300 vintage airchecks which you won't hear elsewhere. [Added February 2012]. WKNR jock on 1570 CHLO. 2. WDRC Londons old frequency. 1. in Syracuse, New York, and CKLB in Oshawa, Ontario. Date:March 1. WDRC Air Check with Don Brooks recorded March 1982. Based on how clear Airchecks and programs from USA Radio. would host CHUM's morning show in the early 1980s. 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. airedfrom 9pm - 1am. Station:KHJ Mailing Address? died May 24, 1992, one week after suffering a stroke that left him in a coma. I WDRC Air Check 16 Dec 1979 weather and AT40 Most of my air checks (unscoped) Jackson into Supertramp, 31 May 1983. [Added January 2012]. FM 92.9. News & Talk. The Real Don Steele has the Top 10 of Based on how clear well as at night. A lone break from a "Beautiful Music" station.