Howard Stern – First Day on WXRK (92.3) New York | November 18, 1985
It could be said that the show which eventually evolved into a national phenomenon for the "King of All Media" started right here. It was following Stern's firing from 66…
QuickCheck: J. R. Russ on WAVA Arlington VA | 1985
Longtime contributor J.R. Russ fits right in on this powerhouse CHR station. It's vintage 80s on one of DC's most legendary 80s stations! Who doesn't remember WAVA? Ok, plenty of…
The Aircheck Factory Presents: The Z-104 Tapes – RELOADED
Originally provided on CD by Norm Miller, here's a fantastic look at WZYQ Frederick & WZYQ-FM Braddock Heights, a station that ended up in recent years a simulcast of Washington…
Blake Lawrence on KKBQ Houston | 1985
Here's an aircheck that's most definitely worth posting here! Broadcasting in AM Stereo, KKBQ, known as "Hot 79Q" is a serious Top 40 contender. You have to have been there.…
Gary James, 1140 CKXL Calgary | February 1985
While by 1985, most top 40 music in the United States had migrated to FM, with very few exceptions, in Canada, the format survived - even thrived in many markets…
Tim Byrd, 102 WPIX New York | September, 1985
Here's Tim Byrd, with a fantastic set of pipes! WPIX went through a series of format tweaks and changes in the 10 year period from 1975-1985, and here, it's very…
The end of 92 WKTU New York | 1985 Reloaded
The end of 92/KTU... Here's a recording made shortly before the station that knocked out WABC was tossed to the dustbin of radio history. Yes, the logo says "Disco 92".…
Jeff Davis, MusicRadio WLS “AM Stereo 89” Chicago | January 23, 1985
No matter what anyone says about how WLS disintegrated in the mid-80s, this aircheck proves that as 1985 began, WLS was still Chicago's ENORMOUS 89, and still rocking as hard…
