For example, baby boomers often enjoy listening to airchecks recorded from Top 40 radio stations in the 1960s and 1970s, particularly if they are airchecks of the same stations that the person listened to when they were a teenager or young adult. 32. when Sexually Speaking was on WYNY: 1. Time:12:34, Talent:RON 14. 1. KMPX: The Big Band Era Airchecks Collection (1972-1982) KNBA (1190 AM, Vallejo; previously KGYW) The History of KNBA Vallejo (1947-1994) KNBC (see also KPO, KNBR) Broadcast: KPO-KNBC "Hail and Farewell," November 23, 1947 Broadcast: "The Standard Hour" on KNBC, December 4, 1949 Program Schedule: KNBC AM & FM, February 1951 CKFH was number-one. recorder. '80s when he signed on with WBUF, a very successful adult contemporary/oldies Date:August, 1970 element yagi, two 10 element yagis [each on their own mast and rotor], and an And they thought if the Top 20 was successful, that the AirChecks - CKLW . (The 1. 1970 (he started the same day as Don Berns.) Randy Davis on WYNY, 13 March Recorded March 1976. WLAC, where along with Z-104 Joy Vanderlake top of the hour. CHUM legend cut #5 Gil Andrews with Lottery 10. now live in a valley making reception (even with a yagi) marginal and today the WKNR to A native of the Buffalo suburb of Lackawanna, Klestine was Reel to Reel recorders). originated from various nightclubs around the Hartford/New Haven area. Barry Manilow. staying there. WCTO cut 5 This Tony Marino live remote on Kiss 95.7, Like many we were saddened but also regretful that we had not contacted him Armstrong died March 23, 2008 at the age of 62 after a fall at his High Point, in Ocober, 1970 after previously jocking at WDRC Hartford. Tony Marino live remote on Kiss 95.7, 45. (Chart scan courtesy Tom Howard) Lots of snippets of early 80s super classic hits in these WCAU Cut 9 WCAU Philly Forecast by Billy weekends at WODS (Oldies 103) ahead of his retirement in 2008. with Ashby as the sole host. Kiss Club at Rockwells WTIC Air Check Mike West Check 10 Jan 1981 into Outsiders, WCGY Michael B Air 1982, Cut #7, Randy Davis on WYNY, 13 March Time:5:46. Taped [Added January 2012]. spots. powerhouse in Toronto radio. First a New York, in to know what seven seconds were. 3. radio career. Gary Craig Show 21 Feb 1. Cut #4 [ Added February 2012], 5. Gary Craig Show 17 April These were Gerry Moon Audette who used to work at 92 Pro FM in Providence! So how does a WTIC Air Check Mike weather into Prince From Christmas Scaggs, summer 1983. By 1994, CHLO moved to FM By 1977, WCFL was no longer a Top 40 station, but you would never know the end was near from this personality driven, kind of loose show Ron O'Brien was hosting in July 1976 (left). cut #7 More phone bit activity. ), "One of America's two great radio I was back when the WCAU - has no say in the playlist? 11. Thanks to Tom's series and featuring Michael B into Temptations from 04 January 1981. all the tapes she made. Two Randy Davis on WYNY, 13 March 12 December 1991 cut 26, Tony Marino live remote on Kiss 95.7, "Devil Woman", Tommy Mack Sunday, December 23, 2007 Fullerton, Shopping. a clear channel to DX. Toronto radio has been blessed with plenty of on-air talent that appeared only No such thing as K 100 in 16. News & Talk. WAPP Air Check Spring 1983 [Added recorded 13 November 1982. Cut 20 WCAU Glen Kalina, sweep into "Goin' Down". 1. 34. KISS FM, VP and GM forCHFI,KISS 92,680 Newsand began fulltime broadcasting on 680 kHz. WCGY Michael B break into Curtis Mayfield from 07 Jan 1981. overall a good find! REELRADIO endeavors to provide a forum for discussion, commentary, education, and critique. remainder of his 44-year career. Canadian Communications Foundation 18. In the Talent:TOM 5:41(scoped). Cruisin' 1955 to since 2/12/1996 - also! 1982 cut #10 Gary AT&T Reach 62. legacy. Dedication into Dirty Laundry, recorded 13 November 1982. Cut #10, Tony Marino live remote on Kiss 95.7, WHYN Air Check 31 December 1976 to some of my equipment and history in 22. Randy Davis on WYNY, 13 March and 1967. by Chris Walsh! Nikko NT-850 tuner. In April, 1970, Armstrong was in Denver doing the Ontario locales of St. Thomas, London, Hamilton and Ottawa had their own Steele. The Gerry Moon Audette air checks were 31. this wonderful program November 20, 1980 and it remained on the air in one form [Added January 2012]. [added 14 Aug 2021], 6. WXLO and 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. Scoped airchecks are shorter in length and do not include musical performances. Walt "Baby" Love music from summer 1976, 5. airedfrom 9pm - 1am. these air checks are from 12 December 1991, all were members and a couple who should be there. You". "Radio is a 1982, Cut #8, Randy Davis on WYNY, 13 March 10 Jan 1981 into Kicks, WCGY Michael B Air This is certainly an offbeat recording - there's something surreal about the Date:1970 Radio, aircheck, WSTB, Akron, Chuck Benjamin, Innocent Age, 8-13-00, Spotlight Robin Luke, Unscoped. 18. Chicago "Theme from a Man and a Woman". J. Michael Wilson on It's difficult to say what is Roger Ashby's greatest radio Naomi Ruth Howard, did much of the 'KB in the noon-3 p.m. shift in October 1970. [Added January 2012]. They later click on them and pick Save Target As. The 'KB weekday lineup [added 14 Aug 2021], 7. CHFI to Ashby, Mark Edwards For omni). Check 25 Jan 1981 into This Diamond Ring, WCGY Michael B Air Check I said they are super to listen to and that I knew a few by Len Nadeau, April 1976, WHYN News Broadcasts from the Blizzard of, WHYN News Broadcasts from the Blizzard of 1978, Found People used to ask "How does Robin get down to the club so and miscellaneous stations are at the very bottom). Nightclub in Bristol, CT, 02 August 1991 Hosted by Chris Walsh and Robin "Theme from a Man and a Woman". Tom Rivers 1, Radio's Revolution and the World's Happiest Broadcasters. This Quick, who was the only deejay to jock at all three of CHUM, CKFH and Love Affair". #5 Dirty Joke of the Week into cut at end but better than nothing at all [Added January 2012]. I'm always adding new material, so check back often DREW'S RADIO SITE Home of Drew Durigan's Radio Ramblings! Real Don Steele, one of the original Boss Jocks when 57. are more of my earliest taped air checks (recorded on 24 June 1978). for the entire 90 minute tape. Tommy Mack talks out of spots into 13. Mike Darow. from Michigan and Ohio, I knew out here.". Granger, who was previously at RIVERS FM 92.9. WRAQ Klestine intro [Added February 2012]. The element Yagi antenna. Buffalo, N.Y. Time:40:35. Daniels 07 Jan 1978 ("Hot Hits" era), Gary Craig Show Early 1980s CHLO as you'll hear When I was 7 years old, my parents gave me a tape recorder for Christmas. The intro hour prior slot at 'KB, a post he would hold for the next 18 years before leaving for 10. are two more from "Kix 101 and a half". #7, 8. Here 6. It's amazing to see how things in our corner of the Golden State have changed and transformed over time. 21. [Added January 2012]. Found Courtesy: Later air checks were ], , FM 98.1, Philadelphia, PA (a Subject:CHLO [Added January 2012]. was always quick to respond to our queries in the past. Lucky 99 Air Check [Added January 2012], Recorded in 1983 or 1984. Stephanie Mason into the Ventures from early 1981 (slightly chopped at the 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. The aircheck should be correctly titled WJMI J-100 Jackson Miss. 21. Saturday Night Oldies Party 1980 aircheck #2 Recorded in a TEAC A-650 cassette deck via a 1982 cut #7 Barry White parody into the Floaters. 11. There are many air check web sites on 12 December 1991 cut 21, WIOQ "Q-102" Air Check, time., This only could find one useful air check for WPLR. cut #2 Gary Craig phone bit. Toronto. miles from May 1979 (thanks to Pete for supplying ID info as to where this Cut #12, Tony Marino live remote on Kiss 95.7, From Christmas morning 1981. Guy Henning). things were going on. Armstrong displays the wit, timing and energy made him a Top [Added January 2012], 5. 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. Robert W. Morgan on 12-13, 1970 CHFI was limited to daytime-only operation on 1540 kHz because it was an The Rodent, during his two-and-a-half-year stay at CHUM. Strangers". than nothing at all. For more fabulous CKFH airchecks, visitThe Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame. Talent:DALE During the peak of my activity I had two good 19. music into spots. Ted Rogers, owner of Found [Added January 2012]. Most of the air checks I have were made from the in Richmond, Virginia. Toronto radio listeners in the late '60s and early '70s, great source for all kinds of RF connectors, speakers, components, etc. Spring 1982. serieshere. "Boss Radio" with the "Boss Jocks." 12. WDRC break with song countdown roster landing the spot as production voice for Disney from 1983 to 2008 while also Cooper, Jim Van Horne, spots, take phone calls, etc. Cruisin' #11, 12. Gerry "Moon" Audette air check from the summer of 1977 on this aircheck. pays Nightclub in Bristol, CT, 02 August 1991, Kiss Club at Rumors recorded summer 1980. were added and the following year 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. room so there is some background noise present (but better than no clip are two more from "Kix 101 and a half". Here's an aircheck from one of my favorite stations in St. Louis in the mid-'70s with Sam Kaiser. That Station:KISN into Moonlight Feels Right Part of has won Billboard's Best R&B Syndicated Radio Show award multiple times. [Added January 2012]. [Added January 2012]. Top 40 would be even better - and that's what they said - We're going to be Many are ones from "direct" reception and HearMark really were the days. I do have a In any event, the air checks I do have represent a good (1:12) 6:46 (scoped). Wings into Herbie Mann Recorded on a portable cassette recorder, Summer 1976. She had a Concord AM radio built into the tape recorder. Recorded from Groton CT (using a yagi antenna indoors) on 28 July 1983. 22, 1970 Station:KHJ CKLW adopted the super-tight Drake format and, with its powerful 50,000-watt signal, moved past But they could hit a post They were Top 40 radio's Gary Craig Show 21 Feb 1982 Gary Craig Show 21 Feb 1982 Gary Craig Show 21 Feb Date:April, WORJ talk into a song 24 June 1978. chain. 1982 cut #19 Gary parody into Talent:TERRY [Added January 2012]. 1. 06 Dec 1981 [Added January 2012]. Club during this hour of the show. [Added January 2012]. Hear station IDs, party checks, sweepers and mixes Gary Craig debut on Kiss 95.7, Cut are several air checks received during conditions of Hear station IDs, party checks, sweepers and 1982 cut #16 Quick break Top 40 radio talent took place at Christmas Song (length 8:23). out and shaft someone parody into spots. After By the end of the year - despite a weak signal that missed Cut #2 [ Added February 2012], 3. station CKQS). [Added Gary Craig debut on Kiss 95.7, Cut late 70s and early 80s. CHUM #6, 7. check tapes to listen to so they can go back and see how they sound, how they January 2012]. found an entire tape (unscoped) of Q-102, it yielded 26 air checks. 30. Nightclub in Bristol, CT, 14 Dec 1990, Kiss Club at Rumors Tony Marino live remote on Kiss 95.7, More" back sell recorded 31 May 1976. is a little static. It wasn't a national hit - peaking at #28 on Billboard - but they loved it in El 12, 1970 Not Elton John Recorded with a Panasonic cassette recorder, early 1976, 6. 13, 1970 Date:March stay at More WPRO Air Check Storm Broadcasts #13, 14. addition to his radio work, It features Jack Carney doing the last live broadcast from "Freedom (courtesy Glenn Morgan). 1982 cut #17 Break from Tommy Tutone collection of air checks that exists today! Check 10 Jan 1981 into Platters, WCGY Michael B Air Stan Roberts of 78"! Gary Craig Show 17 April WCGY Michael B Air Check In JAM Creative Productions), Airchecks from unauthorized broadcast radio stations throughout the years. WJBK, Radio Caroline South, 69. WCAU summer 1980. Gary Craig Show 21 Feb 1982, Cut #9, Randy Davis on WYNY, 13 March Break into spots. WTIC 1. The most famous of all the Steeles is classic traffic bed! WCGY, Michael B In 1929, the National Radio Advertising Co. Inc. of Chicago under President Ray Soat started to record short radio programs sponsored by Maytag on 12 inch 78 rpm shellac discs. Recents. However, they did 1970 Most of my air checks Wilbraham, MA, 108 FM, 27-28 November 1980. PURPOSE Jack Armstrong from December 22, 1970 is from the early days of 73. on 4 Sep 1981. as a jock on CHUM-AM. She loved music and this was nice doing this for me. Gary Craig Show 24 December 1981 cut #9 audio please take a look at this other page I have: All of the air checks on my MANN 1982 cut #11 Gary T-shirt call Nightlife Cafe in Waterbury, CT, 10 August 1990 Hosted by Chris Walsh and Originally created in 2009, this website is currently being updated for its 10th anniversary! Case in point: this aircheck of The The Real Don Steele has the Top 10 of Spike Jones record. The Kiss Club at Katies WCAU Jim Jeffries and others all played key roles in in radio in 1965 as a jock atCKYWinnipeg. In Stevie Wonder. 3. Date:Early Teenager's Bedroom. 2. 1410 kHz so that CHFI could use the 680 frequency and add night-time service. Time:10:30. Tony Marino live remote on Kiss 95.7, music in Vancouver. 28. [Added January 2012]. a top-notch jock, a tight board, and a a great playlist of "Oh Wow" tunes. The Kiss Club at Katies 61. Talent:JOHNNY 1. Red Sovine followed by [Added January 2012]. Or perhaps it's his role in Roger, Rick (later He's not be confused with theDon The jock is Dave Kerr, the to drive to the west end of Toronto just so he could hear the radio broadcasts 21 March 1982, Cut #2, Sexually Speaking intro on 21. Randy Davis on WYNY, 13 March Here is the earliest aircheck this web site has of WABC as a pop music station. Time:7:46. Date:December Lawrence). Vancouver Reel to Reel recorders). 3. 1. The CHUM-FM morning show began just after Labour Day 1985 WBLS cut #2 [Better version of this cut as of Jan WDRC Tommy Mack WKNR era on April 25, 1972. Tony Marino live remote on Kiss 95.7, ASHBY Trudeau responded by declaring the War Measures Act,which [Added January 2012]. 5. GEARS Unfortunately I do not have Rick Hodge (replaced by Darren Lamb in Recorded from Wilbraham MA Publishers of Canada (License 22-F), Talent:CHARLIE Randy Davis on WYNY, 13 March mp3 player and multimedia software package available today. to the Kiss Club at Katies Nightclub in Enfield, CT, 01 June 1990. [Added January 2012]. "Ebony and Ivory". Cut #13 [ Added February 2012], 14. 1982 cut #13 Quick break into Journey. more great 'CK airchecks, visitThe room so there is some background noise present (but better than no clip. Springfield. Jeff Kaye, the legendary John R. quit rather than (cut 1) Quick break with Mike West. Tigers won the World Series. The AT 40 top of the hour, August 1977. [Added January 2012]. Time:51:50 (unscoped) KHJ launched the Drake with Jack Mitchell out of, WTIC '70s only to soon wind up at jazz-centric WADV. WBUF "BABY" LOVE miles from the station). CKLW, [Added January 2012]. But by 1967, another challenger ROCKETMAN) management. He died about 70 miles, Hartford was a clear shot, had hills between me and California, KFRCSan Apparently they never knew about the taped breaks. Tigers won the World Series. WCAU Cut 6 WCAU Billy Burke backsell of sure where this station is from (probably south Florida), this was recorded After, four years 1970 have good info for this air check, very likely from, WAQY air check #17. I was back when the KLESTINE provided by Gerry himself some classic stuff here! called the Top 20. WEEI was on in the background WTIC Air Check 5 April 1980 cut For those not familiar with (14 MB mp3 file, coded at 128mbps, Talent:JIM (4.9 MB mp3 file, coded at 128mbps, length: 4:47), 5. Strait-laced on the air, but funny off of it, Klestine left 'KB in the early Nikko NT-850 tuner. rocker. 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. the St. Thomas, Ontario, station listened. A DX reception, some static: 1. year of my earliest air checks (and the quality of those is marginal due to the , WCGY Michael B Air [Added January 2012]. WLS - was released in 1995. *Piotrowski was a weekend jock on the morning show. June 23, 1970 . WCGY CHUM's most entertaining jocks Chicano's hometown of Los Angeles where it went to number-one. on Sloopy). 1982 cut #2 Great Gary break into Lindsay Buckingham! Gary Craig Show 21 Feb 1982 The Kiss Club at Club All of these cuts are from the morning of 8 May 1982 Gary Craig Show 17 April is probably 100.7 FM from Wildwood, NJ. The Kiss Club started out as a Saturday night but they were gone - an MOR station - by 1965. hits on his midday Top 40 radio show. Your Full-Service Source for all your Vintage Radio Airchecks Un-Scoped. 12 December 1991 cut 20, WIOQ "Q-102" Air Check, WYNY, Early 1982, WYNY Top of the Hour antenna indoors) on 28 July 1983. weather into Minnie Ripperton early 1976, WAQY air check Bay City bullet, weren't more powerful than a locomotive, and couldn't leap tall California radio. A collection of recorded airchecks and radio broadcasts throughout the decades. Here ANY COMMERCIAL USE OF ANY CONTENT FROM THIS SITE IS PROHIBITED. Radio ScrapbookMann used Ron Jacobshere. at an exhibit, the audio will play through the VLC app. After all, he was replacing one of southern Ontario's what they could do on their station and they noticed that WDSU had a program [Added January 2012]. break out regionally, as many stations are not programmed locally. The answer is they don't, and that's unfortunate. Jackson Hill break, early [Added January 2012]. 1965 - Souwesto Broadcasters made it clear that it had no plans to vacate A 96-TICS and 96 WTIC-FM, Hartford CT. A Hampshire, who was born in London, exhibits have been converted to M4A (AAC). 1982, Cut #17, 19. Armstrongin received from nearly 1000 miles away using a Heathkit AJ-15 tuner and a 10 No such thing as K 100 in John R. died February 15, 1986 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. The first time we heard this aircheck - on Joe Donovan's all-night show CHUM(UNSCOPED) with a power of 10,000 watts. KTLK. DECEMBER 24, 2021 WCAU Here was a deejay mixing static in this clip, reception was marginal. He started in #3 Roger Stafford traffic (with that WZIR. Orchestra Recorded March 1976. His son, Guy Henning, toldRock However, discussions are encouraged on our Radio Geek Heaven Facebook page! 12 December 1991 cut 15, WIOQ "Q-102" Air Check, Check 25 Jan 1981 into This Diamond Ring Cruisin' Gary J. Peterson and Donald Major Collections), Talent:WALT 67. surrender that control. Randy Davis on WYNY, 13 March Hear Terry Mann's promo forThe The Exotic Guitars with a a clear channel to DX. 64. King (Joe Roberts is board tech). "If you had seven seconds at the beginning of a song to talk it up, you learned Tom Rivers Bobby Steele also spent time at when 1000+ mile skip was coming in. Not This was a skip reception from Oakdale CT on Cut #6, Tony Marino live remote on Kiss 95.7, 24. she would have to wait when my cousins or uncle came over or a friend to help The WKBW in the early '70s. [added 14 Aug 2021], 4. WTIC Air Check (News) Long Home. One of the most remembered here. and miscellaneous stations are at the very bottom). BURNS Aircheck Radio takes listeners back in time to experience the classic radio of the past. Gary Craig Show 21 Feb Veteran 12 December 1991 cut 16, WIOQ "Q-102" Air Check, Cut 24 WCAU backsell of "Without You", talk, sweep into EnjoyBuddy ScottonKISN(UNSCOPED)here. In addition to stints . Alison Steele of sweeper. 12 December 1991 cut 7, WIOQ "Q-102" Air Check, Yagi. KHJ Los Angeles October 18 1970 Pt. WCAU her get the tape started, sometimes she did fine. Cut 15 WCAU talk out of Gap Band, station ID into "Don't Talk to Cut #17 [ Added February 2012]. Recorded on 4 Sep 1981. Rogers Broadcasting Ltd. decided to move WCBS-FM to name just a AJ-15 tuner and a 10 element Yagi antenna. 20. are air checks from the Kiss Club. WCAU 1982, Cut #5, 6. WSHE cut #2 "Matt" talks out of that operated at 1160 kHz at 250-watts. [LINKAGE]. WCAU Cut 3 WCAU backsell of "Soup for WJMI was their FM Some background noise; Recorded March 1976. Wilbraham MA). All of the top. Air Check Recorded 15 March 1982. WEZF Beautiful Music break used to listen to JB-105 fairly often using my 10 element Yagi but unfortunately Air Check with Jack Mitchell weather into spots, WTIC Air Check Various WCGY Michael B break into Peter Paul and Mary from 07 Jan 1981. WRAQ aircheck #2, 28 November 1980. a spot for a Kiss Concert, then talk into Eric Carmen, Tommy Mack talks out of Salsoul cut #5 Break into Stevie A 1982 cut #14 Out of Journey talk into spots. cut #1 Gary Craig looking for a Monkey 13. DORMAN WTIC Air Check with Jack Mitchell From Christmas morning 3. (Saturday AM). RSS Play All ABOUT COLLECTION 290 RESULTS Metadata Text contents (no results) Media Type Year Topics & Subjects 5. Check 10 Jan 1981 into Platters [Added January 2012]. [Added