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Category: Rochester
Chuck Ingersoll, 90.1 WGMC (Jazz 90.1), Rochester, NY | July 12, 2013
Description by Contributor Chuck Ingersoll: While he did a morning show at album rocker WCMF in the mid-to-late ‘70s and middays at MOR WSAY in the early ‘80s, both in Rochester, Chuck was always a big jazz fan, writing reviews and articles for magazines like DIFFERENT DRUMMER and DOWNBEAT, among others. He’s done a weekly…
Chuck Ingersoll, 1370 WSAY, Rochester, NY | February 14, 1981
Description by Contributor Chuck Ingersoll: In 1980, Lew Dickey, Sr. purchased WSAY/1370 in Rochester, NY. For many years it had been one of two stations owned by Gordon Brown (the other in the Buffalo suburb of Cheektowaga) that were notable for naming every jock that came to the station Tom Thomas, Jerry Jack, and Mike…
Chuck Ingersoll, 96.5 WCMF, Rochester NY | January 24, 1980
Description written by Contributor Chuck Ingersoll: The golden days of “underground album radio” were pretty much done by this time, and soon new ownership/management would clean almost all of us out of the WCMF album rock house. Features Jim Hooley, now a TV news reporter in Denver. Chuck hosted the morning show on ‘CMF from…
The Sound of 96 WCMF, Rochester, NY | 1979 Sales Demo
Description by Contributor Chuck Ingersoll: A promotional tape put together for the sales department of WCMF, album rock in Rochester, in 1979. Includes mornings Chuck Ingersoll with Blaine Schwartz and Jim Hooley on news, midday Bill Martin, Trip Reeb afternoon drive, Gary Whipple evenings. Features a couple station promos and drops, including one by Rich…
Chuck Ingersoll, 96.5 WCMF, Rochester, NY | August 22, 1977
New Contributor Chuck Ingersoll describes this first aircheck of 96.5 WCMF Rochester: It was getting near the end for underground album radio, but in 1977, the jocks at WCMF, Rochester still got to select and program their own music and shows. It was loose, it was informal, it was fun, and it made a good…
Steve Bleecker, 1460 WAXC Rochester | Fall, 1977
The WAXC call letters in Rochester NY have been gone for so long they don’t even show up in the FCC’s historical database. Too bad, for a station that sounded this good. We’re in 1977 and Contributor Steve Bleecker sent this in of himself, playing the hits on a cool Autumn day. Listen and be…
Chris Bailey, WAXC Rochester | 1974
This aircheck has a few surprises for our listeners. Not only is Chris Baily a talented jock, but a famous one, as it turns out – Charlie Tuna. No, not THAT Charlie Tuna, a guy in Cleveland. Actually, the real story is described by Contributor Steve Bleecker: This is Jim Rafte ! He now resides…
Jessica Savitch/Rob France, WBBF Rochester | June, 1967
Here’s a slice of 1960s upstate New York gold, reverb and all! This is the old 950 WBBF (now WROC). This was obviously recorded on a wideband AM receiver – those were the norm back in the 1960s at a full 16khz wide, and there was a thunderstorm or two somewhere in the area judging…
