Something quite rare, donated by Big Apple Airchecks. Here is “Rock 107” during WRQX‘s rather short Album Rock format which ended shortly after this aircheck was recorded. Marleen Foxx is heard with her rather seductive voice (in my humble opinion) giving an impassionate plea to commuters to just stay home if they don’t have snow tires. This was during a major blizzard in the DC/Baltimore area. I think Foxx, here, comes across as quite human and relatable. Something that seems to be missing in radio today.
The hot phrase in Top 40 radio at the end of the 70s had to be MusicRadio. At this point in it's history, 107.3 FM in Washington DC was Top 40 as WRQX. Known as "Q107", the air staff called it at times, "The New Q107", "MusicRadio Q107" or just…
Date of Recording: 12.26.1983 Station: 107.3 WRQX Washington DC, USA Format: Contemporary Hit Radio (CHR) Featured Air Personality: "Uncle Johnny" Walker (WWCO/WRBQ-FM/WRQX/WZOU/WXXL/WSHE/WQJQ/WMGF/WSIG) Contributor: Robyn Watts Comments: Back to the day after Christmas, 1983 for a great, original recording of Uncle Johnny (WZOU) at play on Q107. Listen for plenty of…
Become an Airchexx Supporter. Click the link below to donate to Airchexx The apparent continuation of the Marleen Foxx aircheck of "FM 107 WRQX Washington's Best Rock", this is the morning show of the day following a big blizzard in the Nation's capital. Just a few teaser notes are in…
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Something quite rare, donated by Big Apple Airchecks. Here is “Rock 107” during WRQX‘s rather short Album Rock format which ended shortly after this aircheck was recorded. Marleen Foxx is heard with her rather seductive voice (in my humble opinion) giving an impassionate plea to commuters to just stay home if they don’t have snow tires. This was during a major blizzard in the DC/Baltimore area. I think Foxx, here, comes across as quite human and relatable. Something that seems to be missing in radio today.
