Author: Steve West

Steve West is a 39 year veteran of broadcasting. His air work as a Jock and News Anchor includes six radio markets and over two-dozen radio stations. Steve currently works on-air for the Super Radio USA media group out of Minnesota. Steve is the founder of the Airchexx Media Group and manages Airchexx.com and Airchexx Live - the official station of Airchexx.
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Jim White / Tommy Kramer on KNUS 99 Dallas | 1972

This went up a very long time ago… 2005, to be exact. But short as the description is, the aircheck itself is timeless. K-News 99, the CHR/Album Rock hybrid owned by McLendon was an accidental success. Today, this station is the legendary 98.7 K-LUV

Tagged 1972, 98.7 Dallas, Jim White, KNUS 99, Tommy Kramer
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Jason Page & Jeff Wicker, 94.5 WRVQ Richmond | July 31, 1996

wear your birthday suit and celebrate 24 years of Today’s Best Music!

Tagged 1996, 94.5 Richmond VA, Jason Page, Jeff Wicker, Paul Anthony

Mark & Kim on KOST 103 Los Angeles | July 2, 1986

When this first posted back on December 3, 2007, Kim Amidon had just been let go from KOST. It’s been 12 years since this posted.  For quite a while, this was the most-streamed aircheck on this website.  We wondered how listeners would […]

Tagged 103.5 Los Angeles, 1986, Kim Amidon, KOST, Mark & Kim

Bobby D., WRFY Y102 Reading (PA) | August 29, 1998

  Description by Steve West Here’s one of those ‘checks we don’t really know much about, other than it’s from Reading, Pennsylvania. The signal probably makes it into Philadelphia, although probably very weak. Here’s Bobby D., playing the (mostly) Rock hits on […]

Tagged 102.5 Reading PA, 1998, Bobby D., WRFY, Y102

A Sample of 92.1 WCDX Power 92 Mechanicsville (Richmond) VA | July 31, 1996

An anonymous contributor sent in this 45 minute cassette side of what sounds like an off-daypart of Urban formatted WCDX “Power 92” Richmond.

Tagged 1996, 92.1 Mechanicsville VA, Power 92, Power 92.1, Richmond

680 CFTR Toronto – AM CHR – | August, 1988

You only need the two minutes spanning this sample of Toronto’s CFTR. It’s high-energy, late 80′s CHR at it’s finest… and in true Canadian style, on AM!

Tagged 1988, 680 Toronto, CFTR, Composite

Dr. Don Rose, KFRC “Magic 61” – First Hour | August 11, 1986

Here’s the very first hour and a half of the re-launched Magic 61. August 11, 1986. 6 am.

Tagged 1986, 610 San Francisco, Dr. Don Rose, Format Change, KFRC

The “Other” WXLO, 104.5 FM Fitchburg/Worcester | March 21, 1998

This aircheck originally posted early in the history of this website, in April of 2004. Here is the original description written by the founder.

Tagged 104.5 Fitchburg, 1998, Fitchburg MA, WFMP, wxlo

“Match Game 1984”, 66 WNBC New York | December, 1984

In your webmaster’s opinion, the whole of WNBC’s format in the years 1983-1986 was one of the most entertaining and best all-around radio that was ever done in New York.

Tagged 1984, 660 New York, Howard Stern, Match Game 1984, wnbc