First, a little history. Before the birth of what’s known today as WOGL, 98.1 was home to a heritage set of call letters and a trademarked hot Top 40 format which graced a dozen or[…]
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Ken Gilbert, WDRC-FM 103 (102.9) Hartford | 1982
WDRC-FM, from 1986 to 2014 was a live, personality-based Oldies station. It had been a Top 40 outlet beginning in 1969, with a three-year period as Album Rock from 1977-1980. The station has been Classic[…]
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Jim Cutler, 96.5 WTIC-FM Hartford | 1982 – Video Aircheck
… Seven songs in a row, can you believe it?!…
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Michael Boss, XETRA “The Mighty 690” Tijuana Mexico | August, 1982
Courtesy of aircheckdownloads.com, here’s a ‘check that will warm the hearts of AM Top 40 listeners from Southern California. Admittedly, your webmaster has been all over the place ever since high school, and in 1984[…]
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Mike McGann, 96.1 WXKX Pittsburgh | 1982
Date of Recording: 1982 (Exact date unknown) Station: 96.1 WXKX Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Featured Air Talent: Mike McGann (WIXZ, WXKX) Contributor: Mike McGann Airchexx Entry: 1,450 Comments: We can’t pin down the exact date of[…]
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Sample: 106.7 WWID Gainesville GA | September 5, 1982
Contributor Jay Sawyer sent in this sample of the old WWID “Wide 107” from the Atlanta market. We’ve determined the date to be 9/5/82, based upon clues in this very short but excellent quality aircheck.[…]
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Don Walker, 101.7 WKNZ Collins MS | May, 1982
Here’s a station where its very difficult to map out the history of the original station. In fact, we’re not sure exactly what station is on 101.7 since there are conflicting stations listed by different[…]
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Legacy of KFRC: The Top 40 Years – 1966-1986
Contributor Ron Hummel sent in a wonderful documentary narrated by the great Bobby Ocean which chronicles the Big 610 from its humble beginnings out of the sleepy Don Lee era through the final days as[…]
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QuickCheck: Nick Bazoo on WEZB B-97 New Orleans | 1982
Back in happier times in the Big Easy… Nick Bazoo. The name may not be familiar to those of us outside this market but the voice sure sounds familiar. This is short but a very[…]
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Steve Bleecker, 92.3 WFLY Troy | 1982
Description by Contributor Steve Bleecker: After my 2 year absence from the Radio business, after leaving WROK, Rockford, Il. and joining my Dad’s extremely successful Sales Rep Business…I had ‘Hunger Pains’ to get back on[…]
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QuickChexx: Ross & Wilson, 77 WABC New York | 1982
New Contributor Ellis Feaster presents this very short bit from Ross & Wilson at the tail end of the music era at WABC. Just ONE break from these guys, but you do get an idea[…]
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Jackson Armstrong, 610 KFRC San Francisco | December 30, 1982
Here’s a generous dose of quick-witted, fast talking Jack Armstrong… on our favorite station KFRC! Notables for this aircheck include tons of 80s era jingles, a real CHR approach and while it wasn’t labelled this[…]
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