January 2012 - Airchexx

Nick Summers, “Hit Music 104” KZZP Phoenix | June 11, 1984

January 25, 2012July 24, 2016 Steve West104.7 KZZP

Courtesy of the folks at AircheckDownloads.com, here’s a short, 3 minute scope of the old “Hit Music 104” KZZP out of Phoenix. It’s called “Kiss-FM” today, but go back with us to the Summer of[…]

Motor City Gold – Detroit-Area Radio, Circa 1971, Part 2

January 23, 2012July 24, 2016 Steve WestDetroit/Windsor

In October of 2004, in our second year on the web, we posted a series of aircheck tapes entitled “Old Gold”. The series was called that based upon one of the Oldies formats at one[…]

Jim Maddux, 1580 KDAY Los Angeles | March 15, 1976

January 18, 2012July 24, 2016 Steve West1580 KDAY

Despite it’s years as a mainly R&B and Soul station, 1580 KDAY would earn it’s place in the sun as what could be termed the very first “Rock 40” format – some 8 years before[…]

Motor City Gold – Detroit-Area Radio, Circa 1971, Part 1

January 16, 2012July 24, 2016 Steve WestDetroit/Windsor

In October of 2004, in our second year on the web, we posted a series of aircheck tapes entitled “Old Gold”. The series was called that based upon one of the Oldies formats at one[…]

“Jumpin’ Jack Flash”, 94.1 WOGY “Froggy 94” Memphis | June, 2000

January 14, 2012July 24, 2016 Steve West94.1 WOGY

Perhaps one of the better known ‘themed’ radio formats around the U.S. is the ‘Froggy’ brand of Country music stations. Animal names seem to dominate Country stations, some of the better known brands being “The[…]

Rick Dees in the Morning, 102.7 KIIS-FM/1150 KIIS-AM Stereo Los Angeles | Summer, 1985

January 14, 2012July 24, 2016 Steve West102.7 KIIS-FM

Rick Dees began his career sometime in the early 1970s in the state of Mississippi. His first claim to fame occurred in Memphis, at 56 WHBQ, that powerful Top 40 station which was home to[…]

Frank Kingston Smith; Norm Nathan & Jordan Rich “Morning Magazine”, 68 WRKO Boston | May 28,1981

January 11, 2012July 24, 2016 Steve West680 AM WRKO

By 1981, music on AM Radio across the U.S. was well in decline. Stations at RKO General were typical of many ownership groups of the time and most of their AM stations had either already[…]

Steve West, WMBZ 94-1 The Buzz Memphis | February 2001

January 10, 2012July 24, 2016 Steve West94.1 WMBZ

From the ashes of Country station WOGY ‘Froggy 94’ arose this Modern AC station called “The Buzz”. This one jock who started a classic radio website poured his heart and soul into the 7-12 night[…]

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