Steve West

“Easy” Wendahl, 730 WPAL “Power 73” Charleston | April 6, 1996

By Steve West May 8, 2023

The audio quality may not be the best, however, this is an historic aircheck from the standpoint that I don't think there's a recording of WPAL Charleston out there anywhere, and it's yet another AM station lost to the ages.

Carl DeSuze, WBZ 1030 Boston | August 8, 1963

By Steve West May 5, 2023

Featured here is Carl DeSuze, and toward the beginning of the tape, a full newscast reported by Morton Dean.

Curtis W., 13 WAVZ New Haven | October 3, 1978

By Steve West May 4, 2023

Curtis W Hansen didn't use his last name on 13 Waves or KC101-FM. His name is legendary. Best known for putting WEBE 108 on the air, Curtis is heard here…

Floyd Wright, 13 WAVZ New Haven | October 3, 1978

By Steve West May 3, 2023

Listen to this and I think you'll agree. Friendly Floyd was remarkably consistent and sounded very much the same from his early days on the air, to his final days at 88.9 WJMJ Hartford.

“Friendly Floyd” Wright, Curtis W. Hansen, 101.3 WKCI (KC-101) Hamden/New Haven | July 14, 1979

By Steve West May 2, 2023

In honor of the late Floyd Wright, here's a very short aircheck scope of he and Curtis W on KC-101 shortly after the station's 1979 debut. Courtesy of Contributor Bob…

Alan Polasky, 79 WFUN Miami | 1974

By Steve West March 24, 2023

The year appears to be 1974. From contributor Alan Polasky, here's one of his own airchecks. It's been preserved very well, sounds just like it came from the studio skimmer…

Dan Walker, 1240 WWCO Waterbury CT | 1979

By Steve West March 23, 2023

Contributor Angello Vecchiarelli is an archivist of Waterbury and Naugatuck Valley radio stations. There is a page for Waterbury area stations on Facebook which includes WATR, WNVR, WNAQ and WWCO. Look…

Dan Ingram and Bob Shannon, 101.1 WCBS-FM | March 9, 1996 – Part 1

By Steve West March 23, 2023

Here's part one of the Dan Ingram aircheck from 3/9/96. About 16 minutes in, you'll hear Dan's trademarked signoff featuring "Tri-Fi Drums", a cut Ingram began using some 35 years…

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