KHYI (“94.9″) – Dallas/Fort Worth – 9/21/91 – Billy Burke
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...
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KGLQ (Eagle 96.9) – Phoenix – 9/22/97 – Charlie Van Dyke & Michael Hagerty
In September 1997, shortly after a sale from Bonneville to Nationwide Communications, Classic Hits-formatted “96.9 K-Hits” rebranded itself as “Eagle 96.9″, and brought on legendary radio/TV voice...
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KACD/KBCD (Groove 103.1) – Los Angeles – 9/25/97
In June 1996, KACD-FM (Santa Monica) and KBCD-FM (Newport Beach) switched from a Mainstream AC format to a Underground Dance format known as “Groove Radio”. While Groove Radio was unique, it was...
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WPOW (Power 96) – Miami – 10/13/98 – Joe Nasty
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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KBZR (The New 103.9) – DEBUT/FIRST DAY – Coolidge/Phoenix, AZ – 10/30/96 –...
17 years ago today (at 3:30pm), following more than six months of stunting, KBZR officially launched as “The New 103.9, Arizona’s Party Station”. On this aircheck, you’ll hear the actual sign-on along...
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KEDJ/KDDJ (106.3/100.3 the Edge) – FINAL DAY – Phoenix – 10/30/01
Recorded 12 years ago today, this is a sample of the final evening of “The Edge” and its Modern Rock format on 106.3 KEDJ/Sun City, AZ & 100.3/Globe, AZ (along with 106.5 KBZR/Arizona City). The...
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KHTS (Channel 9-3-3) – San Diego – Nov ’96 – Cha Cha
“All New, All Dance” – this aircheck, from November 1996, represents the sound of Channel 9-3-3 (KHTS San Diego) in its earliest days. It offered an outstanding music mix, talent, sweepers, and...
View ArticleKKFR (Power 92) – Phoenix – 1989
Composite of Power 92 (KKFR 92.3 Glendale/Phoenix) from 1989.
View ArticleQuote 864 – Hong Kong – 11/7/97
Most of the material on FMairchecks.com, to the surprise of no one we hope, was recorded from the FM band. The majority of the content here also pertains to U.S. radio stations. Today’s posting is the...
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WHTZ (Z100) – New York – Nov/Dec ’91 – Various personalities
Recorded around this time of the year, 22 years ago, this is a sample of what is/was probably America’s best-sounding major market CHR.
View ArticleWSGF (Hot 103.9) – Savannah, GA – 11/10/96 – E-Man & Red Hot Jay
Note: The audio is muffled for the first 1:14 of this aircheck; it improves considerably after that point. “Hot 103.9…the other guys are just a beat…OFF” Hot 103.9 was a Dance-friendly Rhythmic CHR,...
View ArticleWBPM (B94) – Kingston/Poughkeepsie, NY – 11/14/98
WBPM (B94) in New York’s Hudson Valley is one of the most unique stations I’ve ever heard. Musically, it offered an unfocused Rhythmic CHR format that featured many not-so-mainstream Dance selections....
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WCBR/WBRO (92.7 Kiss-FM) – suburban Chicago – 11/14/98 (FIRST DAY)
15 years ago today, pure Mainstream CHR was heard on Chicagoland airwaves (for the first time in many years) with the arrival of “92 Kiss-FM” on a pair of suburban signals. You can hear the station’s...
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KIBB (B100) – Los Angeles – 11/17/97
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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KOY-FM (Y95) – Phoenix – October/November 1991
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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WLUW (Energy 88.7) – Chicago – 11/22/96 – Jammin’Down JD & DJ Revel
“Club Jam” was a Friday night 8-hour dance music program that made its debut on Loyola University’s WLUW (Energy 88.7) in 1993. This is a sample airing of the program, recorded 17 years ago tonight....
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WDFX (99.5 The Fox) – Detroit – 1990 – Terry Young
Terry “Motormouth” Young is one of my all-time favorite radio personalities. He is best known for his time at WCAU “Hot Hits 98″ in Philadelphia during the 1980′s. In the late 90′s, he also spent time...
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KPTY (Party Radio @ 103.9) – Phoenix – 1998/1999 – Various Personalities
In the late 1990′s and early 2000′s, 103.9 FM — which targeted the Phoenix area from rural/suburban signals - held a number of different formats. It began in the Spring of 1996 with a six-month...
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KRQQ (93.7 KRQ) – Tucson, AZ – 11/29/97 – Jumpin’ Jack
One of the longest-running CHRs in America is Tucson’s KRQQ (93.7 KRQ). Here’s a sample of this heritage station from a Saturday afternoon in late 1997 (recorded 16 years ago today); they mention...
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WIOQ (Q102) – Philadelphia – 12/2/97 – Joe Mama
Recorded 16 years ago, this is a montage of Q102 during its final days with a Dance-leaning Mainstream CHR format – a relative rarity then (and now) for most U.S. commercial stations. The station...
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