Originally posted in 2005, here’s a fresh master copy courtesy of our friends at California Aircheck!

“B100 FM with the Original Chucker…” And you’re asking where we dug this up?! Too bad this is only about three minutes long. Chuck Browning was heard all over America within and outside the RKO chain of radio stations, including WXLO New York and KFRC San Francisco, both of which are posted right here on Airchexx.com!

Chuck Browning on KFMB-FM ‘B-100′ San Diego | April 1976 (3:51) – RELOADED is a post from: Airchexx.com

Thanks to our good friends at California Aircheck, we have a fresh copy of this excellent aircheck! This is right from the master copy so enjoy, and be sure to visit their website for more goodies!

Certainly, Kiss-FM is and has been the premier Top 40 station in L.A. for decades now, but what’s this slogan, “The Hits of the 80s and 90s”? Sounds AC-ish. Indeed, listening to this recording the music is what we’d think of as Adult Contemporary by today’s standards, but this is CHR and it illustrates just where the format has been.

Bruce Vidal is sounding good here, albeit a bit like Rick Dees (at least the voice is similar).

Bruce Vidal & Jeff Wyatt on KIIS 102-7 Kiss-FM Los Angeles – RELOADED is a post from: Airchexx.com

And now, ladies and gentlemen, courtesy of our ole buddy Matt at Big Apple Airchecks, since we’re on the subject of change (the only constant in radio), the final show for master programmer Scott Shannon at L.A.’s Pirate Radio!

“At Pirate Radio, our ratings are so low, it really doesn’t matter what we do. BITE ME!” That’s how this clip starts out, and sets the tone for the whole 14 minute aircheck. 1991. A time before corporate mergers and bottom line mentality trumped creativity. If you’re going to go, go out in STYLE!

Scott Shannon – Last Show on KQLZ “Pirate Radio” Los Angeles | February 13, 1991 is a post from: Airchexx.com

“KKDJ… With over Eight-Thousand minutes of music a week”

Your humble webmaster has virtually no information on this station. That said, after listening and producing it for exhibit, KKDJ sounds like a complete rip-off of WWDJ Hackensack NJ. That, or it’s just a good guess.

You’ll hear a pretty unknown DJ, what sounds like ripped-off Johnny Mann Singers jingles, and the hits of the day. It’s still good listening. Hopefully, someone knows a lot more than I about this station and will post a comment or two.

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T. Michael Jordan on KKDJ Los Angeles | May, 1973 is a post from: Airchexx.com

This aircheck is much too short!!! In superb quality, this ‘check was recorded the day after New Years’ ’78. Not looking at the calendar just now, I figure this was probably a Saturday or Sunday. It’s all music, and Marvelous Marc is counting ‘em down.

This picks up in the middle of the countdown and runs through about #45 for the year. I sure wish we had the entire scope!

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Marvelous Marc Counts Down the Top 100 of 1977 on 610 KFRC | January 2, 1978 (4:22) Scoped is a post from: Airchexx.com

This aircheck is so good, I don’t know where to begin!

This is arguably one of the very best airchecks I’ve ever heard. If WABC New York is considered the greatest Top 40 station of all time, then 610 KFRC has to be the west coast’s answer to MusicRadio 77.

Actually, west coast Top 40 was significantly different than it’s east coast counterpart, so in this regard there’s really no comparison – and no equal. KFRC was, in it’s own way, really THE very best Top 40 in America. There was no echo, but they didn’t need it. The station engineers must have been geniouses – KFRC’s processing was so good that the music literally lept out of the speakers, but WITH NO DISTORTION!

Probably the best part of the KFRC sound was the jocks and incredible production. When you listen to this aircheck, remember, all this was done manually with no fancy computer toys. All the imaging was done with a reel of tape and a razor blade. These guys were the best in their trade – and it showed as KFRC was rewarded with the consistantly highest ratings in San Francisco… a feat accomplished by an AM station running only FIVE THOUSAND WATTS!!!

Enough of the technical stuff. The quality of this aircheck was so good that I didn’t do any processing at all. What you hear is what came off the tape – and folks, I’d argue that what comes out of your computer’s speakers sounds better than ANY AM station today

Now… enough talk. Just listen!

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Rick Shaw & John MacFlannagan on 610 KFRC San Francisco | October 10, 1976 (13:36) Scoped is a post from: Airchexx.com