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Year: 2012
Day Composite: KMOX 1120 St. Louis | 1979
Contributor Bob Buchhauer writes: This legendary CBS O&O, clear channel (1120AM) pulled 20+ shares back in the day. The late Robert Hyland (V.P. & G.M.) assembled a top notch list of talent including Jack Carney, Jack Buck (Joe Buck’s father), and Jim White. You’ll hear Jack Buck hosting an afternoon segment of “At Your Service”,…
Philadelphia CHR Wars 1 – Part 1a | 1992
Robyn Watts is one of our earliest and largest contributors, having donated tapes that were recorded from home, and and obtained through some of the largest legitimate traders in America, such as California Aircheck, etc. Several of our early composite cassettes donated by Robyn Watts had descriptive labels that identified them with a company called…
Philadelphia CHR Wars 1 – Part 1b | 1992
Several of our early composite cassettes donated by Robyn Watts had descriptive labels that identified them with a company called “Hecht Enterprises”. I’m not sure if this was part of a weekly trade publication or if they were an airchecking service outright, but I could certainly see this in the hands of a PD, listening…
AM Music Holdouts – 950 KXJK Forrest City, AR | September 17, 2004
Who would have thought that any AM station was doing an independent, in house music format, post 2000? There were a few. Quite notably, Forrest City, Arkansas, had a daytimer on 950 AM which did have a full-time Classic Hits/Classic Soul station. KXKJ had a number of things going for it at the time of…
Composite: 63 KXOK St. Louis | January, 1979
Description by Contributor John Buchhauer: After years as THE Top-40 station in St. Louis, KXOK continued their decline and at the time of this air check recently switched to a more adult approach. The New KXOK billed itself as “AM means Adult Music on AM 63”. The majority of the jocks stayed on, although a…
John Dowling, WPGC AM/FM Morningside (Washington DC) | Sunday, May 27, 1984
Here’s a very different sounding 95 WPGC than the others you’ve heard on this site. By 1984, WPGC, an AM/FM simulcast operation, had completed the transition from Top 40 to Adult Contemporary, and the usual elements you’d find on AC radio are all here. In this 13 minute scope you’ll hear John Dowling (who sounds…
Steve Novack, Oldies 99.5 WGY-FM Albany (Schenectady) NY | 1992
Contributor Steve Bleecker submitted this skimmer tape of himself as Steve Novack on the old WGY-FM, which at the time was one of two Oldies outlets in the Capital Distrcit. Steve Writes: Wow…it’s mid February- early March 1992, and I’m Doing weekends at THE Legendary WGY…The “FM Side” ! So COLD to get into my…
Winter Composite: 55 KSD St. Louis | January, 1979
Introducing new Contributor Bob Buchhauer, and the first of many original airchecks! Bob says he’s not very tech-saavy, but he decided to scope these down for us, and judging by his first attempt, we’re not complaining! Here’s what appears to be a full-day composite of 55 KSD (Now News/Talk KTRS), beginning with Ron Morgan’s morning…
