LINKS TO PLAY THIS AIRCHECK FOLLOW THE DESCRIPTION One of Southern California's all-time greatest jocks, The Real Don Steele (April 1, 1936 – August 5, 1997), is heard here on…
Radio Station: 95YNF WYNF Tampa Frequency: 94.9 MHZ format: Rock In the 1980s, and into the 1990s, there was a big Rock radio war going on between 98Rock, WXTB, and…
In 1985, Howard Stern, and his crew were fired from WNBC, as they were near the top of the New York ratings. It's no surprise they were quickly scooped up…
This is another in our series of AM-Stereo airchecks. WNBC used the Khan-Hazeltine AM Stereo system and while the transmitting plant itself was finely tuned and well-processed by NBC’s top-notch engineers, heard on a (then) modern, wideband AM Stereo receiver, this sounds BETTER than modern processed FM stations!
Here's PART 2 in our series of AM-Stereo airchecks. WNBC used the Khan-Hazeltine AM Stereo system and while the transmitting plant itself was finely tuned and well-processed by NBC's top-notch engineers, heard on a (then) modern, wideband AM Stereo receiver, this sounds BETTER than modern processed FM stations!
Listen to how Crummey's banter and production skills make this show sound 100% live, local and relevant. This is quite amazing, especially when one realizes that in the mid-1980s, computer automation was still more than a decade away, and producing a show such as this required precision timing, quick thinking and a lot of cart (tape) machines!