Date of Recording: 05.28.2011 Station: WBCQ Worldwide (Shortwave), Monticello, Maine Featured Air Personality: Timothy M. Smith (WA1HLR) Contributor: Mark Shaylor Aircheck Entry: 1,434
“Well, folks, we’ve had a crap-out here at the studio…”
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Without a doubt, this is the most unusual aircheck you’ve ever heard. There is some information on the web about the subject of this broadcast, Timothy M. Smith, known to his listeners as “Timtron”, or “Radio Timtron International”, as his show is aired on WBCQ Shortwave.
Essentially, the main board shorted out during a live broadcast, and listeners are treated to a play-by-play of restoration. This is shortwave, yet this is more entertaining than most AM stations these days! Or so your webmaster thinks!
Note the periods of silence when the song “Shine” cuts out. Your computer is still playing the aircheck, just wait it out to hear the fun!
(Comments by Steve West) Remember back in the days when WRNO transmit (sometimes) a simulcast of its FM rock station on Shortwave? I still remember the frequency. 15.420 Megahertz. Sometimes Hard Rock, sometimes Top 40 (I heard Casey Casem on it one time), sometimes religion especially towards the end of…
From Contributor Rob Grayson, here's the final installment of our series of Memphis radio from 1973. WMQM at 1480 AM was a fulltime Country station - a station that specialized, apparently, in older Country music, judging by the songs heard on this short aircheck. There's just over two minutes of…
Date of Recording: 09.09.2017 Station: 7.78 Mhz WRMI International (Shortwave), 94.1 and 107.1 FM local and Paul DiMarco's "Totally 70's Radio Network" Format: Assorted Brokered Time / Oldies Featured Air Talent: Various Date of Posting: 09/12/2017 Total Time: 1:24:28 (Original unscoped recording runs 3 Hours) Telescoped Airchexx Entry: 1,509 Curator's…
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Should be noted that this happened at Smith’s home studio in northern Maine where he streams the show to the WBCQ studio which aired it, ALL OF IT, live. Wife Marcie is also heard here. “Tom” is WBCQ engineer Tom Barna, at master control in Monticello at the time.
Should be noted that this happened at Smith’s home studio in northern Maine where he streams the show to the WBCQ studio which aired it, ALL OF IT, live. Wife Marcie is also heard here. “Tom” is WBCQ engineer Tom Barna, at master control in Monticello at the time.