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Month: May 2013
“Steve” 103.9 KBZR Moves Into Phoenix
Prior to the Spring of 1996, KBZR was one of the many frequencies statewide that was carrying “The Blaze”. “The Blaze” was a bizarre Alternative/AOR/CHR hybrid format. In either March or April 1996, KBZR broke off from the other frequencies and began airing “old school” music…i.e., Hispanic-oriented Gold selections from the R&B, Hip-Hop, Rap, Freestyle,…
Composite (Part 3) 610 KFRC San Francisco | May 18, 1982
Part 3 of this incredibly great sounding composite features more Harry Nelson and Mark McKay. Some of the very best audio quality can be heard on this aircheck, with only a hint of static toward the end of this tape. For only 5,000 watts on AM, this had to be one of the greatest AM…
Composite (Part 2): 610 KFRC San Francisco | May 18, 1982
A long time ago, we posted a large composite of KFRC from May 1982 including a nice segment with Broadway Bill Lee (he didn’t use ‘Broadway’ in San Fran of course). Here’s part 2 of that composite, which features morning funny man Dr. Don Rose (and some very interesting news segments partly included), and Harry…
MicroChexx: Jim Kaye, 102.1 WAQY Springfield | May 24, 1987
At only ONE talk break, here’s the shortest aircheck on our site. A short bit of background on this, although I’m sure we’ll get more details from the subject himself, this is a recording of Jim Kaye’s “Gold Rush” show that ran on WAQY in the early years as, first, an AOR, then Classic Rock…
Composite: WLNR Lansing | December 1986
Here’s a nice look at an Urban AC recorded in the lead up to Christmas ’86. What more can anyone say about soft Urban AC other than… it’s quiet. Compare that with some of the alleged Urban AC stations today and you’ll be amazed how much the format really has changed.
WNPQ Canton “Quick 96” | August 1986
Included on a cassette with other northeast Ohio airchecks posted recently was this composite of Rock formatted WNPQ. I’m sure some of our visitors remember, but we can find nothing on the web or elsewhere to indicate the history of this station. Wikipedia (we like this a lot) has only this information on WNPQ: WNPQ…
Composite: 102.7 WBMX Chicago | December 1986
Those of you from Boston are probably thinking… What the?… Yes, WBMX was a Chicago FM station before the call letters were dropped and subsequently picked up for 98.5 in Boston after they dropped the WROR calls. Confused yet? This aircheck isn’t about format changes. It IS about Chicagoland CHR, with some really good jingles…
The ‘After Hours Joint’ on WMMS Cleveland | August 1986
The unidentified jock in this clip sounds like he’s having a good time, on a show called the After Hours Joint. This is full of rock segues (scoped, of course), and includes a great legal ID… something WMMS was always famous for.
