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Year: 2020
Blog: What to do about AM Radio. Analog or DRM?
I have been floating ideas around for the past month. I’d like to share a few with you:
Dan McCoy, Hot Hits Z104 WNVZ Norfolk | 1985
In the early 1980s, Mike Joseph’s “Hot Hits” format was one of the hottest CHR formats in the country. Joseph first installed his high energy approach to Top 40 on 96 WTIC-FM in Hartford & WFBL in Syracuse. The format really took off in fall of 1981, when Joseph signed up WCAU-FM in Philadelphia.…
Chuck Dunaway, KILT 610 Houston | 1967
Chuck Dunaway is often remembered from being on air at WABC in it’s early Top 40 days. He had a pretty successful radio career over 35 years. Dunaway held down afternoon drive slot at every radio station he worked at during his 35-year career, including radio KILT Houston, KLIF-AM Dallas, WKY Oklahoma City, WABC New…
Jack Armstrong, WKYC 1100 Cleveland | 1967
Before today’s 1100 AM WTAM, and before it was 3WE, AM 1100 was the home of Top 40 WKYC. Some of the names that worked at the station include Jim Stagg, Jim Runyon, Jerry G (Jerry Ghan), who all left the station for WCFL Chicago, That meant new jocks had to take their place.…
Dr. Jerry Carroll, 101.9 WPIX-FM New York | 1977
It’s been a long while since we opened up Matt’s “Big Apple Airchecks” vault here at Airchexx. We should more often! Dr. Jerry Carroll doesn’t use his last name, at least here in this particular recording. Unbeknownst to many New Yorkers at the time, Dr. Jerry was the (later) well-known voice behind all those “Crazy…
Station Composite, G98 WGCL 98 Cleveland | 1974
Here is an aircheck of 98 WGCL Cleveland from it’s early days. It had a CHR format from 1970 to 1986. It had moderate success, but with WMMS being such a dominant station, WGCL often struggled. This station composite from 1974, features J.R. Nelson, Bob North, Chris Bailey, Shotgun Tom Kelly, & Skip O’Brien.…
Steve West’s 2020 Jingle Montage. A Jingle Lover’s Ear Candy!
A great compilation of jingles from around the United States. 1950s – 1990s. A Jingle lover’s bit of ear candy!
Ellis B Feaster & Bobby Hatfield, 99BBF WBBF-FM Rochester | March 8, 2000
In the 1960s & 70s, 95 WBBF AM was the dominant Top 40 station in Rochester, NY. Flash foward to April 1998. Oldies 98.9 decided that since it was playing the songs that WBBF played 30 years earlier, why not move the WBBF calls from 950 AM, to 98.9 FM. Oldies 98.9 WKLX,…
