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Category: *Contributors
Magic Christian, 105.7 WVBF Framingham (Boston) | May 16, 1975
Contributor Max Power sent this one in recently and, while it’s conspicuously low-fi (I think it sounds like it was recorded with a portable tape recorder held up to a car radio speaker), it’s rare to hear both Magic Christian, AND mid-1970s WVBF!
Bob Wilson, 1410 KQV Pittsburgh | January 9, 1969
We never know where these airchecks come from, but whoever traded this to Big Apple Airchecks recorded this with a microphone in front of a radio speaker. No, the quality isn’t the best, there’s tape white noise and the whole recording suffers from low fidelity, but considering KQV WAS a major Top 40 station in…
Dan Ingram, 101.1 WCBS-FM New York, | March 26, 1994
This isn’t just a great aircheck from the heyday of CBS-FM, it’s hilarious!
Cox on the Radio, 100.7 WHYI Y100 Miami | April 4, 1975
It’s no wonder this became the Number 1 radio station in Miami. It’s also one of the few stations in America which retains the same call letters and format today!
Ron St. John, “MusicRadio Seven-Thousand” The New WGBS – March 17, 1978, Part 1
The story of this aircheck is far more complex than one would think. HISTORY WGBS began as WFTL on December 3, 1939 at 1370 kHz. Through a long and often complex series of frequency and ownership changes. NARBA in 1941 would take change the frequency to 1400 and later in 1941 the station was sold…
Pat St. John, 95.5 WPLJ New York – August 28, 1975
This telescoped aircheck really doesn’t do WPLJ justice. It’s somewhat difficult to convey the sound of the station with all the music taken out, except for a few segues. Most people remember WPLJ as one of three album rock (AOR) formatted stations in the New York City area. The audio image most think of when…
WNBC Time Machine Recreation #4, Memorial Day Weekend ’22, 1230 / 103.1 WBLQ Westerly RI
Now turning into a biannual tradition, the WNBC Time Machine on Stereo 1230 / 103.1 WBLQ Memorial Day weekend ’22 was a success, with each personality sounding more comfortable with the format than ever! The event was held on-air beginning at 4pm Sunday, May 29 and ran through Midnight, May 31, 2022. The On-air schedule…
The Real Bob James on The Time Machine – 66 WNBC New York | May 28, 1988
These airchecks keep popping up, seemingly out of nowhere. Given that the Airchexx curator has been doing WNBC Time Machine recreations for the past two years it’s little wonder. This gem comes from Bob Gilmore’s collection. This likely originated with former, now deceased, WNBC engineer Gary Blau, who made dozens of STEREO recordings from the…
