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Author: Steve West
Herb Crow, WWSW “3WS” Pittsburgh | October 8, 1980
Here’s another station from the Steel City which hasn’t got much exposure. “3WS” is apparently still around, although we’re not sure what format its running these days. The tape at hand was sent in by Robyn Watts. It highlights 3WS as an Oldies station in October of 1980. It sounds like the morning show, Herb…
Rick Shaw, 560 WQAM Miami | December 20, 1967
Aircheck courtesy of Contributor Larry Stoler Often times when researching the legacies of classic radio stations, we don’t come across much valuable information. Its times like this when the audio we post must speak for itself. This aircheck is all about the hits of 1967 and the air talents of Rick Shaw. The burning question…
The KT Morning Zoo, 104.7 WNOK-FM Columbia SC | 1985
Somewhere lost in the archives donated prior to 2006 was this gem, buried along with a few others. Here’s a short scope of the “KT Morning Zoo” on “Hot Hits” CHR formatted WNOK. Apparently, the morning show, at least, was simulcast on the AM side 1230 WNOK, the one clue being the live Top Hour…
Legacy of KFRC: The Top 40 Years – 1966-1986
Contributor Ron Hummel sent in a wonderful documentary narrated by the great Bobby Ocean which chronicles the Big 610 from its humble beginnings out of the sleepy Don Lee era through the final days as a Top 40 station. While the original disc was inclusive 1966 to 1991, KFRC 610 was only Top 40 until…
Buck Ritchie, KAYO “Country KO” 1150 Seattle | Sometime 1964
From the Aircheck trader’s board at our co-located sister site, Radioinsight.com comes this super-old and very rare aircheck of Country station KAYO 1150 Seattle. This is a scoped recording, however, very noticable while editing this down from the original, this morning show was very sold out… plus, notice (especially you kids…), this is NOT a…
Composite: Rick Dees, 93 KHJ Los Angeles | 1979 – 80
Courtesy of new contributor Leo Knott comes this reasonably low-fidelity recording of various Rick Dees morning shows during his time at 93 KHJ. Dees fans note that this is so tightly scoped down that there’s barely a hint of KHJ jingles, no music and is otherwise somewhat boring to the average listener because of the…
Mike Hotaling, WQBK Albany” 103-5/103-9 The Edge” – November 2, 1997
Mike Hotaling submitted this self-airchecks, saying he just found it after all this time. One of Mike’s final shows on The Edge and it sounds really good! Hotaliing explained that the station was sold and after the sale, The Edge fire most of the airstaff and wound up being a satellite feed. Before long the…
Airchexx and Big Apple Airchecks Present: A Tribute to “Superjock” Larry Lujack
On December 18, 2013, the broadcast world and millions of devoted fans said goodbye to a man who had become a fixture in Chicago radio. Larry Lujack first became a well known DJ in Seattle, at KJR “Channel 95” (950 AM), before moving east to the Windy City. In no time at all, Superjock became…
