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Category: 1000 WCFL
Barney Pip on Radio 10 WCFL Chicago | September 1 1967
WCFL Radio 10 Chicago – Barney Pip – September 1 1967 This aircheck features Barney Pip on WCFL Chicago. Barney was on WCFL from 1965 until 1970. Barney was the king of nighttime radio in Chicago, during the radio war between WLS and WCFL. With his high-pitched (some might say shrill) voice, he was…
Ron Britain, Big 10 WCFL Chicago | 1967
WCFL Big 10 Chicago – Ron Britain – 1967 “King B,” as he was known to fans around the world, Ron Britain spent over 50 years on air, working at 21 radio stations in 11 cities! Ron had his greatest success and most lasting fame in Chicago, at WCFL, the station he…
Salute to American Radio, BBC Radio 1 London | July 4 1976
In the mid 1960s, there was nowhere easy for British youngsters to listen to rock ‘n’ rollers like The Beatles, The Who and The Rolling Stones. Commercial radio wasn’t yet an option, and the guardians of the publicly-owned British Broadcasting Corporation considered such music immoral, antisocial and unfit for public broadcast. Off shore Pirate stations…
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 the late Big Ron O’Brien! This one will definitely make you laugh! This…
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 fare, but considering this was three days before Christmas, perhaps WCFL, as some…
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 was apparently the former. Starting off with a promo for the upcoming ‘New’…
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 Jefferson Airplane Curator’s Notes: Part two begins with a full newscast from Bill…
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 chewing now! Curator’s Notes This is a clear, yet somewhat grainy aircheck we…
