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KKSS (Kiss 97.3) – Albuquerque, NM – 2001 – Johnny B, Jammer
PlayStop This is a montage of Albuquerque’s longtime Rhythmic CHR at the height of the boy band/girl band craze, when it had a very Mainstream CHR-sounding approach. (The logo shown above is not...
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WKHI (Mix 99.9 KHI) – Salisbury/Ocean City, MD – 8/20/92 – Chris Kelly
For over two decades, 99.9 FM in Salisbury/Ocean City, MD has been a Country station known as “Froggy 99.9” with the call letters WWFG. But prior to that, according to Wikipedia, it was a CHR/Hot AC...
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KIBB (B100) – Los Angeles – 8/31/97 (LABOR DAY WKND ’97) – Benny Martinez
Following the “worst-to-first” success of New York’s WKTU in 1996, a number of stations around the U.S. attempted similar formats (essentially Rhythmic AC) in their markets. B100 was one example – but...
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WBLI (106.1 ‘BLI) – Long Island, NY – 9/6/98 – Kramer
WBLI was (and may still be) an upbeat, fun-sounding CHR outlet, offering Long Island a locally focused alternative to similarly formatted stations from New York City. The post WBLI (106.1 ‘BLI) –...
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WQHT (Hot 97) – New York – 9/17/91 – Jeff Thomas, Fast Freddie Colon
This is a montage of New York’s Hot 97 from its days as a high-energy Dance CHR. The station debuted with the same format as Hot 103.5 five years earlier, moved to 97.1 in 1988, and began evolving...
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KOY-FM (Y95) – Phoenix – 1992 (featuring Mitch Craig sweepers)
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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WZZN (94.7 the Zone) – Chicago – 2000/2001 – Jeffrey T. Mason
This is a brief aircheck of Jeffrey T. Mason on 80′s-formatted 94.7 the Zone (WZZN Chicago), playing a jingle from the station’s days as Mainstream CHR WYTZ “Z95”. A similar aircheck (flashing back to...
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WZPL (99.5) – Indianapolis – 1992
This is an official station composite of “99 and a half, WZPL” during its Mainstream CHR days. The aircheck was produced and mailed to me personally by someone at the station (presumably a Johnny...
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KBZR (103.9 FM) – Coolidge/Phoenix, AZ – 9/30/96 (S.T.E.V.E stunt)
For six months in 1996, KBZR (103.9 FM)/Coolidge, AZ offered one of the most creative stunts in radio history. In between an automated Rhythmic Oldies format was a series of clever interstitials...
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WKTU (103-5 The New ‘KTU) – New York – 10/19/98
This is a montage of the station that went to worst to first in one rating book, about 2.5 years after its debut. The post WKTU (103-5 The New ‘KTU) – New York – 10/19/98 appeared first on FM Airchecks.
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Open House Party – from KRQQ (93.7 KRQ) – Tucson, AZ – 2004
PlayStop Most likely recorded sometime in 2004, this is a brief sample of the long-running Saturday night program “Open House Party” as heard on KRQQ (93.7 KRQ) in Tucson, AZ. Included is an interview...
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WEGX (Eagle 106) – Philadelphia – October 1991 – Bobby Willis
“Today’s best music mix…the new sound of Eagle 106”. This is a great example of pure Mainstream CHR for its era, recorded just before Halloween 1991. The post WEGX (Eagle 106) – Philadelphia –...
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WHHH (Hoosier 96) – Indianapolis – 10/29/91 – RJ Miles
After having been granted the call letters WHHH a couple of months earlier, 96.3 FM in Indianapolis hit the air on October 28, 1991 — making it the first new FM signal in the market in over 25 years....
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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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WPST (97.5) – Trenton, NJ – November 1991 – Andy West
At the start of the 90’s, as mainstream pop music became much more fragmented, many formerly “Mainstream” CHRs chose to lean towards either Adult Contemporary or Rhythmic/Dance music. WPST, along with...
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WIOQ (Q102) – Philadelphia – 11/19/98 – Terry Young
This is a sample of Philadelphia’s longtime CHR, hosted by one of my favorite personalities of all time — Terry “Motormouth” Young (who was most famous in the market for his time at Hot Hits! 98 WCAU...
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KIBB (B100) – Los Angeles – 11/19/97 (LAST DAY)
With the pending demise of KSWD “100.3 The Sound” later today, here’s a look back at the final day of a previous format/station on the same frequency, from almost exactly 20 years ago. Following the...
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KKFR (Power 92) – Phoenix – Nov 22/23, 1995 – Roxanne Steele
“Today’s Hottest Music is on Power 92”. This aircheck, recorded on the night before Thanksgiving 1995, represents the sound of KKFR (92.3) Glendale/Phoenix that led the station to an all-time high 7.0...
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KXMG (Mega 93.3) – Austin – November 2001
PlayStop 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 Urban as “Hot 93.3″. The station’s spirit lives on via the HD2...
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KPTY (The New 103.9) – Phoenix – Krazy Kid and Ruben S – December 1997
In October 1996, following more than six months of stunting, KPTY (still KBZR at the time) officially launched as “The New 103.9, Arizona’s Party Station” with a hip-hop-friendly Rhythmic CHR format....
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