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KRBE (104 KRBE) – Houston – 3/7/98 – Yo-J & DJ Mark D
Per Wikipedia – on Saturday nights from 1996 to 2002, 104 KRBE aired “The Beat” – one of the most progressive dance music programs on U.S. radio – live-to-air from The Roxy, which is (or at least one)...
View ArticleWPRW (Power 93.5) – Naples, FL – 3/12/97
This aircheck of Southwest Florida’s Power 93.5 was recorded 17 years ago today. The station offered an uptempo, gold & recurrent-friendly CHR format.
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KNRJ (Energy 96.5) – Houston – 3/3/90
“Houston’s Fresh New Music Mix” — the short-lived but great-sounding Energy 96.5 (KNRJ) on a Saturday afternoon – recorded 24 years ago this month.
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WPOW (Power 96) – Miami – 3/20/97 – Slammin’ Felix Sama & DJ Laz –
Miami’s Power 96 is one of America’s heritage Rhythmic CHRs. It has always offered an approach custom-tailored to its unique market – a rarity in an increasingly homogenized and corporate-dominated...
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95.1 WAYV – Atl. City, NJ – 3/14/98 – Jeffrey T. Mason & Scott Lowe
“Serving the Jersey Shore…” — a great Youtube video aircheck of the Saturday Night House Party on “Arbitron Rated Number 1″ station in Atlantic City, NJ. Hosted by “Jeffro & Lowe.”
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WDRQ (93-1 The New ‘DRQ) – Detroit – 3/24/97 – Jay Towers
Following the “worst-to-first” success of New York’s “103.5 The New ‘KTU” in 1996, a number of stations around the U.S. attempted similar formats (essentially Rhythmic AC) in their markets. One was...
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KZFM (Hot Z95) – Corpus Christi – 3/28/98
“Hit Music For All Generations” – voiced by the late Brian James, this is a sample of one of America’s longest-running Rhythmic CHRs, recorded 16 years ago today.
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KBFM (B104) – McAllen, TX – 3/29/98
Recorded 16 years ago this week, this is a sample of the Rio Grande Valley’s heritage CHR (now known as Wild 104). The station offered an interesting mix of pop and dance hits – the latter would...
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KZZP 104.7 FM – Phoenix – 4/2/91 – Dave Ryan
Throughout the 80’s, KZZP/Phoenix enjoyed incredible success, establishing itself as one of America’s legendary CHRs. Per the station’s Wikipedia page, it “produced a long list of future stars in the...
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WRQX (Q107) – Washington, D.C. – 4/4/86 – Sandy Weaver
107.3 FM in Washington, D.C. has been Hot AC as “Mix 107.3″ since 1990. But in the 12 years prior, it was CHR/Top 40 as “Q107″. This is a sample of the station fromtthe peak era for the Mainstream CHR...
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WDXD (103.3 VYB) – Daytona Beach, FL – April 1997
This is a montage of 103.3 VYB shortly after its debut, recorded 17 years ago this month. At the time, the station offered a relatively broad, interesting mix of CHR currents, recurrents and even gold....
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WOWB/WOWZ (97.9 & 105.5 Wow-FM) – Utica/Rome, NY – Paul Reilly, J.P. Marks
Recorded 17 years ago this month, this is a sample of a relatively short-lived but fun small market Dance CHR station. Wow-FM was seemingly modeled on the blueprint laid out by New York City’s WKTU,...
View Article105.9 Wild FM – Cebu, Philippines – 4/22/98 – Jolly Johnny (mix show)
This is one of a handful of non-US/Canadian airchecks in my collection. 105.9 Wild FM was a English-language CHR/Hot AC that included random dance mix shows (or at least that was the case on this...
View ArticleKXYL 1260 (Kiss-AM) – Brownwood, TX – 4/2/95 (CHR on AM!)
Deviating from the name and predominant theme of our site, here’s a sample of what had become a rarity by the mid-90′s: a (Mainstream) CHR station heard on AM, without an FM simulcast partner.
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WHTE (Hot 101.9) – Charlottesville, VA – 4/28/01 – Pauly Madison
Many thanks to Rory Francisco for contributing this aircheck and the detailed description below! Hot 101.9 WHTE launched in February 2001, giving Charlottesville its first CHR in many years. WHTE,...
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KHYI (Power 95) – Dallas/Fort Worth – 4/30/91 – Ken Barnett
Beginning sometime in 1986, 94.9 FM in Dallas was known as Y95. During its run, it forced multiple competitors out of the CHR format. But in the early 90′s, with changing popular music tastes, many...
View ArticleCKDX (Power 88-5) – Newmarket/Toronto, ON – 5/2/98 – The Chapman, Diamond Dave
“Dance Radio, Power 88-5″ (CKDX Newmarket/Toronto). Recorded 16 years ago today, this was one of at least three attempts at the Dance CHR format in the Greater Toronto Area during the 90′s. Includes...
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KKFR (Power 92) – Phoenix – 5/5/95 – Carey Edwards
Recorded 19 years ago today (Cinco de Mayo 1995) – this is a sample of the only CHR serving the Valley of the Sun in the early to mid-90′s. In late 1993, despite enjoying great success as a Rhythmic...
View Article“95X”– New York City/Long Island area – Special K, DJ T.O.N.Y., Mike Matthews...
From February 1997, this is a sample of a pirate station broadcasting on 95.1 FM, presumably from somewhere in the New York City/Long Island area. It offered a cutting-edge Dance format, presumably as...
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KHKS (106.1 Kiss-FM) – Dallas/Fort Worth – May 1996 – Kidd Kraddick
Recorded 18 years ago this month, this is a sample of the late Kidd Kraddick hosting mornings on one of America’s most successful CHRs, in its relatively early days. More information about Kidd...
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