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...
View ArticleWQGN (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...
View ArticleWZJM (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...
View ArticleKYOT (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...
View ArticleWDJB 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...
View ArticleWRZE (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...
View ArticleWZEE (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...
View ArticleScott Shannon’s Rockin’ America Top 30 Countdown (Year-End 1989)
Recorded from Chicago’s WBBM-FM (B96), this is a very brief snippet of Scott Shannon’s Rockin’ America Countdown, highlighting the Top 4 songs of 1989. Included is a portion of a B96 jingle. Per...
View ArticleDYUR (UR105) – Cebu City, Philippines – 4/20/98 – Mac Haley
https://fmairchecks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/UR105-Apr-20-1998.mp3 Per Wikipedia, DYUR was branded as “UR105 Ultimate Radio” from 1993 to 2010. This aircheck, recorded about 5 years into that...
View ArticleWIXX (101.1) – Green Bay, WI – 1/5/99 – Dan The Man
https://fmairchecks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/WIXX-Jan-5-1999-edited.mp3 Recorded at one of the peak eras for pure pop music, this is a sample of Green Bay’s longtime Mainstream CHR outlet. Per...
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