Willie Mitchell; John McKay – 105.9 WIGY Bath/Brunswick Me | July 1979
How many people knew there was something up in central Maine other than Elk, Moose and Deer? All kidding aside, this is the first aircheck we have of the Brunswick…
Lon Thomas, WARM Power 99-7 Atlanta | March, 1986
When this station started playing top 40, it was called "WARM 99", but in March of 1986 the name changed to "Power 99-7". The call letters in the beginning were…
JoJo Kincaid, 105.7 WVBF “F-105” Framingham/Boston | March 15, 1979
"...Thank you for making us Boston's Number One Music Station!" The "New" F-105 wasn't new, but the branding was for one of Boston's first FM Top 40 stations. WVBF (which…
“Matty in the Morning”, WXKS-FM “Kiss-108” Medford/Boston | March 1993
Is there one city left in America where Ryan Seacrest isn't heard on some Top 40 station? Perhaps not today. But back in 1993, Kiss-108 had emerged as the station…
Mark Dantzer, 97.9 WNCI Columbus OH | March, 1993
From our "California Aircheck" collection, here's Mark Dantzer on WNCI. Running 9:45, scoped, this is in absolutely stunning audio quality. Not only is this the first California Aircheck recording we've…
Bill Ballance, KFWB Los Angeles | August 19, 1959
Here's one that barely needs any introduction. Bill Ballance was a legendary Deejay from the dawning days of AM Top 40 radio. The format hadn't been around that long in…
Bob Mitchell, 1260 KYA San Francisco | April, 1961
Knowing next to nothing about this recording, I have to defer to someone who might have been around in 1961 to have heard it. This is Top 40 pioneer KYA.…
Tony Taylor, 98.7 WOR-FM New York | 1969
From the generocity of Contributor Karl Philips, here's Tony Taylor (WQXI Atlanta) on the old WOR-FM. Lots of Bill Drake and the format that was slightly modified (well, the jingles…
