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WXYV (102.7 ‘XYV) – Baltimore – 10/17/97 – Greg Valentine
http://fmairchecks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/WXYV-Oct-17-1997.mp3 This is a sample of Baltimore’s uptempo “102.7 ‘XYV” about four months after its debut. The post WXYV (102.7 ‘XYV) – Baltimore –...
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This is a sample of Fresno’s heritage CHR from the start of the 1990’s. Quoting from comments made by FMairchecks.com contributor Robyn Watts on another B95 aircheck posted here: According to online...
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WPLY 100.3 (Y100) – Philadelphia – 10/25/98 – Lucy St. James
http://fmairchecks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/WPLY-Oct-25-1998-1.mp3 Alternative Rock Radio in Philadelphia has always flowed differently than the majority of the country. Thanks to the lack of a...
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KHOM (Mix 104.1) – New Orleans – Oct. ’96 – Jeff Curry
Mix 104.1 offered one of the most diverse playlists I’ve ever heard on a CHR station. Reviewing the history of the 104.1 frequency, it seems that this was (not surprisingly) from the days when the...
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WHFS 99.1 – Washington, D.C. – 10/24/98
http://fmairchecks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/WHFS-Oct-24-1998.mp3 The WHFS call letters/branding have been found on a variety of frequencies, particularly over the past 10 years or so. Please...
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KBZR (The New 103.9) – Coolidge/Phoenix, AZ – 10/30/96 – Krazy Kid Stevens...
On October 30, 1996, at 3:30pm, following more than six months of stunting, KBZR officially launched as “The New 103.9, Arizona’s Party Station”. Shown here are the following: (1) YouTube video: A...
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WBBM-FM (B96) – Chicago – Nov ’96 – DJ Markski
During a significant portion of the 1990′s, B96 offered a dance music-heavy format focused on currents — making it one of the very few major market, full signal commercial stations in the U.S. to find...
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WAYV 95.1 – Atlantic City, NJ – 11/4/97
“Serving the Jersey Shore…” This is a sample of Atlantic City’s longtime hit music station, at a time when it was essentially a Hot AC, during overnight hours....
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KOY-FM (Y95) – Phoenix – November/December 1991 – Various Personalities
In the late 80′s, and the very early 90′s, Phoenix was one of the best markets for fans of the CHR format. Nationwide Communications’ heritage KZZP found itself in a heated battle with The Broadcast...
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WKTU (103.5 The New ‘KTU) – New York – 11/13/01 – Broadway Bill Lee
http://fmairchecks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/WKTU-Nov-13-2001.mp3 In February 1996, Country WYNY flipped to WKTU, offered what we now call a Rhythmic AC format, and went from worst to first in...
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WHTG-FM (G106.3) – Eatontown, NJ – 11/13/01 – Dave Wetmore
http://fmairchecks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/WHTG-Nov-13-2001.mp3 106.3 WHTG-FM Eatontown, NJ was one of first Alternative Rock stations in the nation branded as “FM 106.3” from its debut in 1984...
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WNSR (“FM 105.1”) – New York – 11/14/97 – Karen Carson
http://fmairchecks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/WNSR-Nov-14-1997.mp3 105.1 FM in New York went through numerous formats in the late 1990’s. This is a montage of the station during a period when,...
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KRBE (104 KRBE) – Houston – 11/7/98 – Angie, Freddy
http://fmairchecks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/KRBE-Nov-7-1998.mp3 This is a sample of Houston’s longtime Mainstream CHR, a couple of years after it returned to the format following an...
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WYXR (Star 104.5) – Philadelphia – 11/7/97 – Big Ron O’Brien
http://fmairchecks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/WYXR-Nov-4-1997.mp3 This is a sample of Philadelphia’s Star 104.5 with a Hot AC format, seemingly leaning towards Mainstream AC. The station had...
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KXMG (Mega 93.3) – Austin – 11/24/01
http://fmairchecks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/KXMG-Nov-24-2001.mp3 Mega 93.3 was a great-sounding but short-lived Dance CHR, serving the Austin market from 2001 to 8/15/03, when it flipped to...
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KZZP 104.7 FM – Phoenix – Rick Curtis – 11/29/97
http://fmairchecks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/KZZP-Nov-29-1997.mp3 During the 80′s, KZZP 104.7 FM in Phoenix was one of the most successful Mainstream CHR stations in the country. According to the...
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KCHX (Power 106.7) – Midland-Odessa, TX – Dec ’96 – Leo
“Hit Radio, Power 106.7”. This is a sample of KCHX during its days as a broad-based Rhythmic CHR in the mid-90’s. The post KCHX (Power 106.7) – Midland-Odessa, TX – Dec ’96 – Leo appeared first on FM...
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KZON (The New Zone, 101.5) – Phoenix – 12/3/99 – Carey Edwards
http://fmairchecks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/KZON-Dec-3-1999.mp3 From mid-1992 through the end of 2005, 101.5 FM offered a number of different formats, but always branded itself as “The Zone”....
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KZZP 104.7 FM – Phoenix – Rick Kurtis – 12/18/96
http://fmairchecks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/KZZP-Dec-18-1996-1.mp3 During the 80′s, KZZP 104.7 FM in Phoenix was one of the most successful Mainstream CHR stations in the country. According to...
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KYLD (Wild 107.7) – San Francisco – 12/19/96 – The Dog House
http://fmairchecks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/KYLD-Dec-19-1996.mp3 This is a sample of formerly long-running and controversial “Dog House” morning show as heard on the Bay Area’s longtime Rhythmic...
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