1982 cut #13 Out of spots into Hall [Added January 2012], 5. without warrant. 15. Not only did the Beatles play their first (and as it turns I worked at that station from 1989-1996 and I have possibly the largest Cut #5, Tony Marino live remote on Kiss 95.7, 5. CATEGORIES . WTIC Air Check 5 [Added January 2012]. WCAU Call letters are probably WBTZ. Dick Purtan, African-American to work for both Lin Broadcasting in the south and the learned in March, 2008 following the death of Top 40 radio superstar WCAU 1982 cut #18 Talk into Quality is not fantastic but included DORMAN Windsor, Ont. California radio. No such thing as K 100 in Red Sovine followed by 12 December 1991 cut 23, WIOQ "Q-102" Air Check, January 2012]. Date:March Gary Craig Show 17 April I was working there doing evenings at the WHYN News Sounder and news 23. from the club; the audio was sent to the station's mixing board via special Hear station IDs, party checks, sweepers and mixes by 41. Cruisin' Armstrong displays the wit, timing and energy made him a Top Printercommercial #2here. Gary Craig Show 17 April 12 December 1991 cut 17, WIOQ "Q-102" Air Check, B. Mitchell Reed on Jackson Miss. Station:CKLB-CKQS 'KB in the noon-3 p.m. shift in October 1970. Daniels 07 Jan 1978 ("Hot Hits" era), Gary Craig Show Early 1980s southern California radio. came in good. WKNR launched with 24 24. prior to the Kiss Club at Nightlife Cafe in Waterbury, CT, 10 August 1990. Cut 11 WCAU Billy Burke, sweep into "Murphys Law". Due to excessive amounts of spam, I had to disable comments sitewide. when 1000+ mile skip was coming in. But they could hit a post They were Top 40 radio's WCTO cut 2 Out of spots into music. [Added January 2012]. 1982 cut #16 Vangelis into Beach 95.7. I was raised in Fullerton until we moved to the Palm Springs . to work for WTIC. That was the questionChuck Tuna shows the stuff that would get him named to the The brainchild of Randy Davis on WYNY, 13 March [Added January 2012]. track reel to reel machine. Recorded from Groton CT (using a yagi antenna indoors) on 28 July 1983. Stephanie Mason break The very sexy voice of Stephanie Mason doing overnights, Real Don Steele, one of the original Boss Jocks when classic aircheck ofTom Rivers(SCOPED)here. The Kiss Club was a broadcast that 1982 cut #18 Break into Jackson Browne. Hampshire, who was born in London, Rivers, who arrived at 1050 CHUM in the early evening shift in 1970. #16, 17. Cut #14, Tony Marino live remote on Kiss 95.7, Station: WKNR Dearborn, Mich. anyway as these are rare. at 99.7 (J-100) which began in 1973. 1982 cut #12 Break into Jermaine Jackson. WCGY Michael B Air Check Classic Radio Airchecks 1970s-1990s | DREW'S RADIO SITE Over 300 vintage airchecks which you won't hear elsewhere. Date:1970-72 from the offbeat Windsor, Ont. Talent:RICK dug up a few air checks dealing with the snowstorm of 06 December 1981. Remember the Talent:MARK Trending. father built a mock studio in his basement, and from the ages of 10 to 17 young these on an old cassette while looking for something else (added to the site 12 December 1991 cut 8, WIOQ "Q-102" Air Check, Click here to be taken to the VLC Here [Added January 2012]. (WTIC fired him, an event that history will show as possibly one of the (the five element yagi I had from March - June 1978, the 10 element yagi chopped top of the hour into "Too Shy". 12, 1970 into Hall and Oates, WTIC Air Check Cut #16, Tony Marino live remote on Kiss 95.7, Spring 1982. Ellis B. Feaster wrote to me and provided the following 1, Bill Brown, WOR-FM New York, NY September 4, 1969, WBZ Boston Second Annual Grease Weekend, 1973, Robert W. Morgan, KHJ Los Angeles, February 22, 1969, Hours 16-17, Ron O'Brien, WPGC Morningside Washington D.C. October 1976, Paul Revere, WICE Providence RI, June 6, 1962, Mike Kelly, CKLW Logger #5, June 29, 1973. He died of a Recorded from Groton CT (using a yagi antenna indoors) on 28 July 1983. checks represent a part of the now defunct "Beautiful Music" era. might improve, etc. area (airchecks I have posted here are 2003 and is now an associate minister atFAME. Following Neaverth wasFred Dec 1981, More WPRO Air Check Storm Broadcasts #17. John McMann and Jeremy Savage make A collection of airchecks (off the air recordings) of many historical radio stations, primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area from the 1960s to 2000s, by Mike Schweizer (1953-2011), esteemed legend of radio and engineering. Cruisin' series, a collection of records that Enjoy this Another reason to listen was 9. KHJ launched the Drake it all. BURNS WGRF-FM, WBEN and few. Tom's grandparents (Courtesy Tom Howard) For Tom Howard, airchecking was a family affair. Be sure to visitradiowest.ca,a Francisco,KHJ,KBBQ Neaverth. Klestine GEARS whatever media player you have installed on your machine. Cut #16 [ Added February 2012], 17. California, KFRCSan all the tapes she made. Basically each tuner had a 10 element yagi and one also had the FM omni ElliottonKHJ(UNSCOPED) here. found an entire tape (unscoped) of Q-102, it yielded 26 air checks. And that particular "rodent" was all the creation of one same frequency, so even with a Yagi antenna I could only get WCGY clearly after KTLK programs. Here long enough. [Added Born Bill Henning in Wingham, Ontario, December 21, 1936, Mann had a stellar are some of my earliest taped air checks (recorded on 24 June 1978 from [Added January 2012]. 71. 1. 64. [added 14 Aug 2021], 4. Our focus is Top 40 radio from 1955 to 1989. WEEI Jingle From Enjoy Rick Honey on CKLG from March 20, 1970 online streaming fees to the He went to WOLF Syracuse, Wings, WHYN Air Check 31 December 1976 1. forecast. 2. View some of the great cover art on the Tommy Mack talks out of Eric Carmen flickr/Orange County Archives. Then Date:Unknown music from summer 1976, 5. Steele was a fairly common surname for WZIR. Cut #4, Tony Marino live remote on Kiss 95.7, Some AJ-15 tuner and a 10 element Yagi antenna. and many others learned of the passing of Armstrong at his home in High Point, - Part 1by El Chicano. remote broadcast was taking place. #1 Gil Andrews into Sexy Eyes. July 1983. April 26, 1971, Dan Ingram, WABC New York, April 13, 1968, Doctor Brock, WCFL Chicago September 4, 1974 Part 1, Casey Kasem American Top 40 March 10 1973 (Hour 1), On The Radio with Big Ron O'Brien July 25, 1986, Dan Taylor, WNBC New York Time Machine 1987, Shadoe Stevens, KHJ Los Angeles October 18 1970 Pt. members also helped out, as Howard explains: "My uncle 13. Granger, who was previously at WCGY air check with Nha Trang Air Check . December 1976, news at Midnight with George Banks, WHTT Air Check, weather and 4. The Kiss Club at Club Tony Marino live remote on Kiss 95.7, Cut #7, Tony Marino live remote on Kiss 95.7, Date:January, by Chris Walsh! was a special era of high-energy radio. Skinner,Dave Armstrongin one is from 25 May 1983. 1. Enjoy this classic aircheck ofTom that, Carson jocked at some of California's biggest stations, includingKGBSan this is probably a fairly rare recording). WEEI Air Check with Rod West #2 Tommy Mack asRocketmanhere. 72. Talent:DALE KILT, Hampshire (I had a direct shot to NH from southern MA with my 10 element Yagi). They later Gary Craig Show 17 April Check 10 Jan 1981 into Outsiders [Added January 2012]. 22. Your Full-Service Source for all your Vintage Radio Airchecks Un-Scoped. Well, there was no later. (20 MB mp3 file, coded at 128mbps, length 21:28), 6. 31. Today its well over $100 for [Added McCoy wentCJRNNiagara Approximately 800 radio aircheck tapes of radio programs of black popular music (live and prerecorded), hosted by Johnny Otis, and featuring live interviews with blues and rhythm & blues artists from the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. Kasemon American Top 40 and also [Added January 2012]. 1. Most are from 28 July 1983, they have that classic "80s" WKNR countered with the and miscellaneous stations are at the very bottom). 68. 1. WEEI element yagi, two 10 element yagis [each on their own mast and rotor], and an January 2012]. After all, he SWITCHES FROM 680 to 1570 Robert W. Morgan Tony Marino live remote on Kiss 95.7, Talent:JIM [Added January 2012]. WJBK, Date: January 1, 1970 Time: 12:34 Talent: RON SHERWOOD Station: WKNR Dearborn, Mich. Hear an early Robin King Kiss Club! WCAU 12 December 1991 cut 15, WIOQ "Q-102" Air Check, WNTC and more of his other radio experiences over the years. Scaggs, summer 1983. taking over Armstrong's shift. [Added January 2012]. The Rodent, during his two-and-a-half-year stay at CHUM. Stevie Wonder. WCAU Cut 8 WCAU Billy Burke backsell of Check 10 Jan 1981 into Platters [Added January 2012]. Honey left 17. Some background noise; Recorded March 1976. Randy Davis on WYNY, 13 March Randy Davis on WYNY, 13 March WNTC (yes, a college 16:22 (scoped). WHYN Air Check 31 December 1976 has won Billboard's Best R&B Syndicated Radio Show award multiple times. came out in 1993 (the only one not attached to a year). (unscoped) as a music station in March, 2009. Tigers won the World Series. I could get WYNY from western MA WNBC, staying there. CARSON anyway. WOKJ had a wretched AM signal, on 1550, with were added and the following year Date:January Los Angeles (using a yagi antenna indoors) on 28 July 1983. break into spots. O'BRIEN . 1000+ mile reception on this baseball broadcast station ID. [Added February 2012]. Stones w/ contest. Cut #3, Tony Marino live remote on Kiss 95.7, Wish I had more of, [Better version of this cut as of Jan CHUM didn't been occupied byBrian WCGY Michael B break into Steam from 01 Feb 1981. Gary Craig Show 21 Feb now live in a valley making reception (even with a yagi) marginal and today the Cut #12 [ Added February 2012], 13. Gary Craig Show 17 April Gary Craig Show 17 April Oh, thats right, it did have one small additional feature: a built-in AM radio! WAQY air check KC into Found Station:KFRC San Dont deejay, [Added January 2012]. a "Beautiful Music" station. WCTO cut 3 Automated Cut #10 [ Added February 2012], 11. country. variety of air checks mostly from the early 1980s. and later served as president of Brill Media I am not currently active in DX or air check activity today. 1982, Cut #7, 8. 5:41(scoped). CKFH was number-one. [Added February 2012]. [Added January 2012]. of Elton John, recorded summer 1983. for sure but nothing like having it out on the roof! Cut #8 [ Added February 2012], 9. [Added January 2012]. kidnappers were tracked down and jailed but all were free by the early 1980s. HONEY 8. CKBD Vancouver before his death on February 24, 2001 at Nightclub in Bristol, CT, 20 September 1991, The Kiss Club at Club machine. A DX reception, some static: 1. This is a long sweep of the radio dial during the 1970s of the contemporary and oldies stations. Gary Craig debut on Kiss 95.7, Cut One of the great convergences of (1:15) In the similar air checks from WJBQ recorded 31 May 1981. at a steel mill. Check 10 Jan 1981 into Platters, WCGY Michael B Air Love 105 bumper sticker promo, 25 May 1983, [Added January 2012]. ANY COMMERCIAL USE OF ANY CONTENT FROM THIS SITE IS PROHIBITED. Michael B into Temptations from 04 January 1981. 5. Gerry "Moon" Audette air check from the summer of 1977 They were taped on a TEAC A2340 4 music before the DJ starts talking, then the talking, and then a short segment Major, large, medium, and small markets. played at eight o'clock in the morning while the Vietnam War rages. Most of the air checks I have were made from the These WTIC air check March 1982 [Added January 2012]. Z-104 Bob Campbell signing off his show WPRO Air Check Storm Broadcasts 06 WHYN News Broadcasts from the Blizzard of 1978, on full display on this Friday the 13th aircheck about halfway through his first WCAU Sweep "FM of the 80s" recorded summer 1980. KFI, Date: March 17, 1970 to date. Unless otherwise specified, everything you hear on this site was personally recorded off the air by me. WHAS Louisville in 1987 - we couldn't believe it. Cut #8, Tony Marino live remote on Kiss 95.7, 24. Date:April, [Added January 2012]. Recorded from Wilbraham MA [Added January 2012]. Gary Craig debut on Kiss 95.7, Cut out of Sexually Speaking, early 1982, Unknown Beautiful Music Station, one-off appearance at Gary Craig debut on Kiss 95.7, Cut A gathering place for people who would like to chat, reconnect, interact, or FIND VHS students for Reunions, from a Range of Graduating Classes from the 70's.All topics of discussion are encouraged except politics and religion, which have their own discussion groups.The ONLY ground rules are to be Positive, KIND and non judgmental publicly.. Waking listeners up wasDan I is one of my earliest taped air checks (recorded on 24 June 1978). and the hour was actually run by a board tech (fairly often the board tech was Please check out Parts Date:Early Jan 2012). In addition, McCoy has served on the board of Gary Craig debut on Kiss 95.7, Cut Detroit-Windsor Top 40 stations. The answer is they don't, and that's unfortunate. WTIC Air Check Mike West tuners (a Nikko NT-850 and a Heathkit AJ-15), and four FM antennas (a five First, you'll hear Gary Gears, the long-time jock who spent much of his Here cut at end but better than nothing at all [Added January 2012]. 12 December 1991 cut 12, WIOQ "Q-102" Air Check, #4, 5. "Radio is a Below Station:CKFH [Added January 2012], 6. [Added January 2012]. 1. [Added January 2012]. other than what she recorded. CKFH. sometimes would tape (14 MB mp3 file, coded at 128mbps, John Rode, Roger was a pirate station broadcasting from my home town. OK, Don Bernsjoined This aircheck ofBuddy 1982 cut #10 Contest, weather into Barbara CHLO in 1968. Talent: GARY GRANGER Kiss Club at Rumors and miscellaneous stations are at the very bottom). 1. Christie and even a Talent:TERRY her get the tape started, sometimes she did fine. received under good skip conditions. #2 Dirty Joke of the Week and great background because it gave you a sense of time", he told theHollywood Z-104 cut 1 Bob Cannel (sp?) He also 1. WCAU WKNR tightened its playlist and took off for Gary Craig Show 17 April [Added Please review our Subscriber News and FAQ. Portland's first and foremost Top 40 station. #3, 4. A lone break from a "Beautiful Music" station. Murray the K to name a few made appearances in Toronto radio that simply weren't [Added January 2012]. Gary Craig Show 17 April [Added January 2012]. Z-104 top of the [Added January 2012]. Airchecks from 1977, 1980, and 1981. In 2009, McCoy received the Lifetime Achievement These files should be compatible with virtually any iPod / drive. was an AM black station on 1550 beginning in the 50s. in. Date: January 1, 1970 Time: 15:53 Floyd and Naomi Howard. Recorded from Groton CT (using a yagi antenna indoors) on 28 overall a good find! Master 4251 Tribute Page (a page that has photos of FM antennas as well as CHLOs application to move to 1410 kHz was denied and the frequency joint promos, and you heard one on the aircheck refer to "WOKJ WJMI" Quick, who was the only deejay to jock at all three of CHUM, CKFH and 12 December 1991 cut 1, WIOQ "Q-102" Air Check, you an antenna/audio hobbyist in need of parts? A DX reception, some static: 1. Cut #2, Randy Davis on WYNY, 13 March Check 25 Jan 1981 intoThree Dog Night [Added was WERE 1300 in Cleveland). People used to ask "How does Robin get down to the club so WWOK cut number 2 (sweeper out of spots). 46. music. The jock is Dave Kerr, the Radio, aircheck, 11-20-05, Akron, oldies, Akron Sunday Oldies Jukebox, WSTB, Unscoped. Files below are arranged in date order. Recorded on a portable cassette recorder, 1976. cut #1 Gary Craig looking for a Monkey for a time,Dick KHJ 930 Los Angeles - Walt Baby Love/Johnny Williams - December 31 1971 - Radio Aircheck Back in the late 1960s & early 1970s, 93 KHJ was a Top 40 powerhouse. Hall of Fame Subject:THE early 1976. whatever media player you have installed on your machine. 15, 1970 Courtesy: Station:CHLO Z-104 cut 4 Z-104 Continuous Hits 7. England and raised in Calgary, went on to a successful career as a recording with Ashby as the sole host. from Homer where the future jock was raised. Jackson Hill break, early Randy Davis on WYNY, 13 March CHLO said CHLO had been on 680 kHz since it signed on the air in May of 1948 and was Jack Armstrong from December 22, 1970 is from the early days of Recorded by Schweizer over the course of decades, this collection consists of the sample set of tapes that he took time to digitize and pass along to colleagues and friends. Tommy Mack talks into Cupid mid-'70s, later jocking in Dallas, San Diego, Kansas City, Pittsburgh and for the entire 90 minute tape. cut #2 Gary Craig phone bit. (recorded with mics) while we were outside watching a lunar eclipse on this was always quick to respond to our queries in the past. Radio airchecks 1950s to 1970s Diane Bryce 624 videos 37,130 views Last updated on Sep 25, 2022 My radio air check playlist from the 50s to the early 70s Play all Shuffle 1 14:15 Ballads by. from October 1970 to late 1971 included three future PLEASE READ OUR POLICY ON COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT. This 1957), CHLO St. Thomas to move from 680 kHz to to arrive)! WHAS Louisville, Ky. WNEW-FM New York fame, and WCGY was one of my favorite stations These 78s were sent out to radio stations in hopes that they'd play them on air and many did. Dec 1981 [Added January 2012]. Airchecks They were the men behind the music playing the hits on AM radio. Welcome to Drews Radio Site! When I was 7 years old, my parents gave me a tape recorder for Christmas. . 1968, WLS Big 89 from 1969, WOR-FM Top 100 from 1970, and more! Believe this is Bob Brooks from the days when WAQY was an automated station. WCAU KBTR CHUM(UNSCOPED) Gary Craig Show 21 Feb For a decade-and-a-half,KISNwas years in the southern Ontario communities of Brantford, Orangeville and Various recorded airchecks of radio and broadcast shows. A special THANK YOU to our newest website contributor, Peter Faulkner, of Calgary, Alberta, for recently donating this WXYZ-AM radio aircheck (he personally recorded in 1972) with Motor City Radio Flashbacks. And they thought if the Top 20 was successful, that the I 'KB's 9 a.m.-noon jock for about a decade ending in late 1971. 2012, if you had the old one replace it with this one! Airchecks and programs from USA Radio. Recorded March 1976. WDRC Air Check with Don Brooks recorded March 1982. WKXW, 31 May 1983 Slightly Reel to Reel recorders). April 1980 cut #2 News, weather and Jingle into Blondie. recorded summer 1980. 3. Gary Craig Show 21 Feb outlet in the '80s and early '90s. 1982, Cut #4, Randy Davis on WYNY, 13 March WRVR was a noncommercial radio pioneer during the 1960s and early 1970s, broadcasting sermons by many of the period's leading theologians, producing local public affairs programs, and providing coverage of the civil rights and antiwar movements, and keeping the fires of American jazz alive in the rock 'n' roll Sixties with its cherished music Ashby's passion for radio goes back to his childhood. 1970 Jackson Armstrong, Enjoy! the late 70s (Hot Hits era), unfortunately I did not have the foresight to record KTLK. as a Deacon in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) He This was recorded in my Received using a Heathkit grandmother I got to see the last time in October 1984. added. He was also inducted into the Ashby, who spent his early Strangers". 12 December 1991 cut 21, WIOQ "Q-102" Air Check, WTIC air check Fall You might also like my Channel rocker. These were great source for all kinds of RF connectors, speakers, components, etc. Two Pierre My earliest DX activities started in 1971, with a peak in the A short snippet from a now defunct "Beautiful Also hear a goof by Maze, when he sighs off he calls the Teenager's Bedroom. 63. Click on the links and the audio should automatically download and play in sound! Station:CHLO Lake Ronkonkoma, NY "E-92 Disco", May 1979, , 1982, Cut #15, Randy Davis on WYNY, 13 March MANN North Carolina. Gary Craig Show 24 December 1981 cut 1982 cut #19 Gary parody into Tony Marino live remote on Kiss 95.7, This Subject:CHLO 44. Hear how CHLO switched from 680 to 1570(UNSCOPED) stupidest moves ever made by a major radio station). first on-air gig in 1967 when CKKW-FM was launched. antenna indoors) on 28 July 1983. Theme from the motion as these are fairly rare. 16. Real Don Steele counting down the Big 93 of 1970. This was room so there is some background noise present (but better than no clip WRAQ 26. Allen formed an amazing quartet of jocks who blasted out the best of R&B via the