KHOM (Mix 104.1) – New Orleans – 12/26/96
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...
View ArticleWBBM-FM (B96) – Chicago – 12/31/95 – George McFly & Frankie Hollywood...
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...
View ArticleKMVA (Hot 97.5) – Phoenix – 8/20/12
PlayStop Since October 2006, about 18 months after moving from Flagstaff, AZ to Dewey-Humboldt, AZ (in order to better cover the Phoenix market), 97.5 FM has programmed many variations of uptempo...
View ArticleKZZP – Phoenix – 2/19/99 – Phil Steiner
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 station’s Wikipedia page, it “produced a long list of future stars in...
View ArticleWPLJ (Power 95) – New York City – 10/28/85 – Fast Jimmy Roberts
//fmairchecks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/WPLJ-Oct-28-1985.mp3 **New York City’s 95.5 WPLJ will end its current programming format on Friday 5/31/19, following a sale from Cumulus to Educational...
View ArticleWPLJ (The All New ‘PLJ – Power 95) – New York – 1990 – Greg Thunder
**New York City’s 95.5 WPLJ will end its current programming format on Friday 5/31/19, following a sale from Cumulus to Educational Media Foundation. We will be featuring airchecks of this longtime...
View ArticleWPLJ 95.5 – New York – 2/11/95 – Tony Banks (Valentine’s Dedications)
**New York City’s 95.5 WPLJ will end its current programming format on Friday 5/31/19, following a sale from Cumulus to Educational Media Foundation. We will be featuring airchecks of this longtime...
View ArticleWPLJ 95.5 – New York – 9/19/11 – Race Taylor
**New York City’s 95.5 WPLJ will end its current programming format on Friday 5/31/19, following a sale from Cumulus to Educational Media Foundation. We will be featuring airchecks of this longtime...
View ArticleWPLJ 95.5 – New York – 2/25/02 – Jaime Lee
//fmairchecks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/WPLJ-Feb-25-2001.mp3 **New York City’s 95.5 WPLJ will end its current programming format on Friday 5/31/19, following a sale from Cumulus to Educational...
View ArticleWPLJ (Mojo Radio 95.5 FM) – New York – 6/21/91 – AJ Hammer
https://fmairchecks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/WPLJ-Jun-21-1991.mp3 **New York City’s 95.5 WPLJ will end its current programming format at 7pm EDT today (Friday 5/31/19), following a sale from...
View ArticleWPLJ Reunion Day Part 1: 9AM To 12PM
//fmairchecks.com/tanim/WPLJ/WPLJ%20Reunion%20Day%20Scoped%209am-12pm.mp3 After 48 years 95.5 WPLJ New York was sold to Christian operator Educational Media Foundation and went out with a bang....
View ArticleWPLJ Reunion Day Part 2: Scott Shannon Returns
http://fmairchecks.com/tanim/WPLJ/WPLJ%20Reunion%20Day%20Scoped%2012pm-2pm.mp3 The all-day WPlJ Reunion brought out the big guns for this 12pm-2pm segment. The first hour saw Scott Shannon and the...
View ArticleWPLJ Reunion Day Part 3: New York’s Best Rock
http://fmairchecks.com/tanim/WPLJ/WPLJ%20Reunion%20Day%20Scoped%202-5pm.mp3 The 2pm hour of the WPLJ Reunion Day kicked off with a number of their 1970s/80s Rock era DJs, many of whom now work at...
View ArticleKLAZ (105.9) – Hot Springs, AR – June 1997
“Central Arkansas’ 100,000 watt hit music superstation” This is a brief sample of “Central Arkansas’ 100,000 watt hit music superstation” during surprisingly progressive mixshow programming. The post...
View Article102.7 KIIS-FM – L.A. – July ’93 – Whitney Allen, John Murphy, Rick Dees
“It’s 7 O’Clock on the West Coast at KIIS…K-I-I-S, FM & AM, Los Angeles”. Voiced by the late and great Brian James, that’s one of my all-time favorite legal IDs, and many variations of it are...
View ArticleWWVZ/WWZZ (Z104) – Washington, D.C. – 4/29/01 – Mike Klein, Gary Star
https://fmairchecks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/WWZZ-Apr-29-2001.mp3 This is a sample of Washington, D.C.’s Z104 about 5 months before a format change to Modern AC. Following the aforementioned...
View ArticleKVIT (Neon 90.7) – Apache Junction (East Phoenix Metro), AZ – July 2018 – DJ...
//fmairchecks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/KVIT-July-4th-Weekend-2018.mp3 Neon 90.7 is a non-commercial station licensed to the East Valley Institute of Technology. It offers a broad-based 80’s and...
View ArticleXETRA-FM (91X) – Tijuana/San Diego – 7/15/96 – B.C.
https://fmairchecks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/XETRA-Jul-15-1996.mp3 Broadcasting from Tijuana, Baja California and serving the San Diego, California market, 91X has been one of the longest...
View ArticleWAYV 95.1 – Atlantic City – 5/14/98 – BJ Taylor
“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. To this day, the station remains...
View ArticleKKFR (Power 92) – Phoenix – July 2000 – Mini Salas & DJ Earth (Power Workout...
https://fmairchecks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/KKFR-July-2000-PowerWorkoutAtNoon.mp3 Since June of 1997, KKFR — both at its former home on 92.3 FM, and at its current home on 98.3 & 96.1 FM —...
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