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Month: June 2015
Thom Whetston, 1280 WEIM Fitchburg MA | August, 1979
This aircheck actually comes to us from Thom Whetston himself, via Big Apple Airchecks. Interesting, from your webmaster’s perspective, as Thom Whetston and I were sort-of competitors (I was at WFGL-AM and WFMP-FM), and we’ve been in touch recently. They call the twin cities of Fitchburg and Leominster (along with Gardner) the Montachusett region. WEIM…
Broadway Bill Lee, 103.5 WKTU Lake Success (New York) | February 1, 2000
One of our all-time favorites, Broadway Bill Lee (Bill Lenke) sounds a bit more serious here but still rhyme drops plenty in this scoped 8 1/2 minutes of Rhythmic excitement! KTU has always been a classy outfit, and the station shines here. No obnoxious imaging, jingles that fit the music perfectly and a really great…
Gary Mercer, 960 CKWS Kingston, Ont. | 1971
One of the hallmarks of a true museum is collecting rare artifacts of things that no longer exist. Such is the case with some radio stations, such as this one. AM 960 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada went off the air for good on January 15, 2008. The call letters at the time were CFFX. The…
Mary Kennedy, 94.5 WXRA Eden, NC | August 29, 1999
Perhaps the most noticeable thing about this recording is that Mary Kennedy is live, or so it seems, judging by her comment about not paying close enough attention coming out of a commercial break. Otherwise, this is an unremarkable aircheck of Active/Alternative Rocker 94-5 “The Rock Station”. There’s not much to describe here, but a…
Sample: 106.7 WWID Gainesville GA | September 5, 1982
Contributor Jay Sawyer sent in this sample of the old WWID “Wide 107” from the Atlanta market. We’ve determined the date to be 9/5/82, based upon clues in this very short but excellent quality aircheck. This station is now an All-News outlet, branded “NewsRadio 106.7” with the call letters WYAY. Aircheck #1,349 since May 2,…
Bob Grant, Final Show on 710 WOR New York | January 13, 2006
Courtesy of Contributor Ellis Feaster, we have the final show of the late Bob Grant, as heard on 710 WOR. This was recorded from WOR’s HD signal, so in addition to the talents of Mr. Grant, one also gets to hear how AM HD Radio sounds. A bit grainy, as with just about all the…
The True Don Bleu, 93 KHJ Los Angeles | 1979
Restored from mud (because thats how it sounded at first playback), here’s a micro-aircheck of The True Don Bleu, who sounds more upbeat somehow on a subdued 93 KHJ. The clock was ticking toward the upcoming (but nobody knew just yet) Country format the following year, and KHJ still managed to play the hits. I’ve…
Jackson Armstrong, 1050 CHUM Toronto | 1967
Perhaps it was the PAMS signature jingles, the incredible music, the enormous audience or just the mystique surrounding this radio station. But for a time in the 1960s and 70s, no other station in Toronto touched its listeners the way 1050 CHUM did. One of radio’s greats is featured on this worn but wonderful aircheck.…
