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Ron Brittain; Barney Pipp, WCFL Chicago | October, 1967
When Contributor Frank Davis wrote to say he was sending a box of original tapes, we really had no idea of the quality of the recordings. Most, says Davis, were taken right from the source reels, or recorded directly onto cassette. This […]
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Ron O’Brien, WCFL Chicago, Part 1 | 1973
Recording Date: 1973 (Exact Date Unknown) Station: 1000 WCFL (WLUP) (WMVP) Chicago (Wikipedia) (WMVP Website) Branded: “The Voice of Labor” Ownership: Chicago Federation of Labor (CFL Union) (Website) Featured Air Personality: Ron O’Brien (Richard Wallis 10.24.1951 – 04.27.2008) (KBAB/WCFL/WXLO/WRKO/WNBC/KIIS-FM/WPGC/WYXR/WOGL (Wikipedia) Contributor: David […]
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Composite, 1000 AM WCFL “Big 10” Chicago | December 22, 1970
Nine oh two at the Voice of Labor, this is Robert E. Lee for Clark Webber… Curator’s Notes: This aircheck came to us somewhat unscoped. It’s a somewhat strange aircheck, in that the music is not what I’d consider true Top 40 […]
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Big Ron O’Brien, WCFL Chicago | July 7, 1975
C F L… 6:03, I want you to notice that I have not made one mistake yet. I also want you to notice I haven’t said anything dirty yet! Holy cow! From Contributor Max Power, this super-clean and bright sounding aircheck of […]
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Dick Biondi on The Big 10 – WCFL Chicago (January 3, 1969) – Part 2
Station: 1000 WCFL (WLUP/WMVP) Chicago (Wikipedia) (WMVP Website) Format: Top 40 Branded: “Big 10“; “Radio 10” Ownership: The Chicago Federation of Labor Featured Air Personality: Dick Biondi Contributor: Anonymous Total Time: 16:59 Aircheck #1,588 From San Francisco California they came – The […]
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Dick Biondi on The Big 10 – WCFL Chicago (January 3, 1969) – Part 1
Station: 1000 WCFL (WLUP/WMVP) Chicago (Wikipedia) (WMVP Website) Format: Top 40 Branded: “Big 10“; “Radio 10” Ownership: The Chicago Federation of Labor Featured Air Personality: Dick Biondi Contributor: Anonymous Total Time: 13:41 (Telescoped) Aircheck #1,587 Here comes some bubblegum music… everyone start […]
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Early 1970s Top 40 Montage | 1971-1973
- 1000 WCFL
- 1510 WLAC
- 1520 WKBW
- 1580 WPGC
- 560 WFIL
- 770 WABC
- 790 WAKY
- 890 WLS
- 990 WIBG
- Chuck Knapp
- Chuck Leonard
- Dan Donovan
- Dan Ingram
- Don Wade
- Dude Walker
- George Michael
- Jackson Armstrong
- John "Records" Landecker
- Scott Shannon
I was given a cassette tape with this montage almost 40 years ago. It contains Top 40 stations from the east coast. It’s a fun listen. It includes WLS WCFL WFIL WIBG WABC WLAC WAKY WSBA WMAK WPGC WKBW Includes: Fred Winston, […]
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Big Ron O’Brien, 1000 AM WCFL | 1976
1976 – The final year that WCFL played Top 40. Before flaming out, this was an incredible station – fast paced, screamin’ jocks, and a harder edge to the music than even crosstown WLS, which billed itself as the “Rock of Chicago”. […]
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Format Change in Chicago: WCFL AM 1000 Becomes WLUP | April 29, 1987
Date of Recording: April 28-29, 1987 Station(s): WCFL AM 1000, WLUP/WLUP-FM 97.9 Chicago, Illinois Featured Air Talent: Steve Dahl, Gary Meier, Jonathan Brandmeir, Patty Hayes, Various others Contributor: Frank Davis Aircheck Entry: 1,423 Comments: “WCFL – Nothing has changed but the religion…” […]
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Fred Winston, 89 WLS Chicago | 1983
Fred Winston began his career on Chicago radio as an afternoon DJ spinning the hits on AM 89 WLS in 1971. After almost six years there, he started his trek all across the Chicago radio dial, with stops at WMAQ, […]
Recording Date: 1973 (Exact Date Unknown) Station: 1000 WCFL (WLUP) (WMVP) Chicago (Wikipedia) (WMVP Website) Branded: “The Voice of Labor” Ownership: Chicago Federation of Labor (CFL Union) (Website) Featured Air Personality: Ron O’Brien (Richard Wallis 10.24.1951 – 04.27.2008) (KBAB/WCFL/WXLO/WRKO/WNBC/KIIS-FM/WPGC/WYXR/WOGL (Wikipedia) Contributor: David […]
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