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KISF (107.3) – Kansas City – 7/3/96 – Jason Justice
https://fmairchecks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/KISF-Jul-3-1996.mp3 Per Wikipedia, 107.3 FM in Kansas City began evolving from Top 40 to Modern Rock in late 1994, yet chose to kept the “Kiss” name...
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WXYV (B102.7) – Baltimore – 2/7/99 – Melanie
https://fmairchecks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/WXYV-Feb-7-1999.mp3 In 1997, Baltimore’s WXYV flipped from Urban “V103” to Mainstream CHR as “102.7 XYV”. However, the station would be marred with...
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WJRZ 100.1 (JRZ-FM) – Manahawkin/Toms River, NJ – 12/20/91 – Dave Lavender
https://fmairchecks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/WJRZ-Dec-20-1991.mp3 This is a montage of WJRZ from a period when it was featuring a mix of Adult CHR and Classic Hits, while sprinkling in an...
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WJMX 103.3 (103X) – Cheraw/Florence, SC – 4/21/04 – Dennis Davis
https://fmairchecks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/WJMX-Apr-21-2004.mp3 Per Wikipedia, the station currently known as 103X debuted in July 1979 on 103.1 FM, branded as “Z103”. It has generally...
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WIOQ (Q102) – Philadelphia – late 2001
For a period in the 1990’s, Philadelphia’s Q102 offered a (perhaps surprisingly) dance music-friendly CHR format, making it a favorite among dance radio enthusiasts. However, the station took on a...
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KHTS (Channel 933) – San Diego – October 1996
“The New Beat of San Diego” – this aircheck, from October 1996, represents the sound of Channel 9-3-3 in its earliest days. It offered an outstanding music mix, talent, sweepers, and all-around...
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WZJM (Jammin’ 92.3) – Cleveland – 6/14/97 – Bobby Blaze
https://fmairchecks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/WZJM-Jun-14-1997-encoded.mp3 In 1997, WZJM was a fun-sounding station, as it offered a Dance & recurrent-friendly, Rhythmic-leaning Mainstream...
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KXME (Xtreme Radio @ 104.3) – Honolulu – 2/13/98 – Jamie Hyatt
https://fmairchecks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/KXME-Apr-1998-edited-1.mp3 Jerry Clifton’s New Planet Radio launched 104.3 FM as a new signal in the Honolulu market on October 23, 1997. Per...
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KAJM (Mega 104.3/99.3) – Payson/Phoenix, AZ – 8/23/02 – Alicia Torres, Alex...
https://fmairchecks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/KAJM-Aug-23-2002-edited.mp3 For over two decades, 104.3 FM in Payson (now Camp Verde), AZ has targeted the Phoenix market with various formats that...
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WFLY 92.3 (Fly 92) – Albany, NY – 3/31/96
https://fmairchecks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/WFLY-Mar-31-1996.mp3 Many thanks to Scott Fybush of Fybush.com for contributing this aircheck! According to Wikipedia, the WFLY call letters have...
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WQGN (Q105) – New London, CT – 2/17/96 – Alf
https://fmairchecks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/WQGN-Feb-17-1996.mp3 From the early days of the mid-90’s Mainstream CHR revival in the United States, this is a composite of a station that executed...
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WZJM (Jammin’ 92) – Cleveland – Summer 1995
https://fmairchecks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/WZJM-Summer-1995-Tape-1.mp3 WZJM offered a pure Mainstream CHR format through most of 1995, as demonstrated on this montage. Towards the end of the...
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KYOT (95.5) – Phoenix – Sep ’93 (stunting: Amer. Radio Museum)
https://fmairchecks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/KYOT-KKFR-Sep-1993.mp3 At Noon on September 2, 1993, following a sale from Edens Broadcasting to Sundance Broadcasting, CHR “Y95” ceased to exist on...
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WDJB 106.3 (The Killer Bee, B-106) – Fort Wayne, IN – 2/23/96 – Scotty-T and...
https://fmairchecks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/WDJB-Feb-23-1996.mp3 Per Wikipedia and YouTube, B-106 launched in September 1990 and enjoyed a 6.5+ year run as a largely successful CHR/Top 40...
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WKRZ (98.5 KRZ) – Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, PA – 10/23/20 – Jumpin’ Jeff Walker...
https://fmairchecks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/WKRZ-Oct-23-2020-edited.mp3 On October 23, 1980, WKRZ debuted in Wilkes-Barre, Scranton PA with Jumpin’ Jeff Walker as one of its personalities. Four...
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WRZE (96.3 The Rose) – Cape Cod, MA – 4/14/96 – OD
https://fmairchecks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/WRZE-Apr-14-1996.mp3 96.3 the Rose was a fun, upbeat station offering a well-rounded playlist and excellent imaging. Per Wikipedia, it debuted with a...
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WIOQ (Q102) – Philadelphia – 3/17/96 – Bob Burke
https://fmairchecks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/WIOQ-MAR-17-1996.mp3 From St. Patrick’s Day 1996, this is a sample of WIOQ during its Dance-leaning CHR days. The station was a favorite among U.S....
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WTWR (Tower 98) – Monroe, MI – 12/23/95 – Jim Shafer
https://fmairchecks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/WTWR-Dec-23-1995.mp3 Per Wikipedia, Tower 98 (eventually known as Tower 98.3 – the logo shown is taken from the latter era) had a life spanning...
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WMEE (Mix 97.3) – Fort Wayne, IN – 2/23/96 – Charly Butcher
Recorded on a foggy morning in late February 1996, this is a sample of the morning show (hosted by the late Charly Butcher) on Fort Wayne’s longtime Hot AC outlet. NOTE: The logo shown was taken from...
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WZEE (Z104) – Madison, WI – 12/31/98 – Tommy BoDean
From New Year’s Eve 1998, this is a montage of Madison’s long-running hit music station. This station was (and presumably still is) the textbook definition of pure Midwestern Mainstream CHR. Many...
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