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WAQQ (95.1 The Edge) – Charlotte, NC – April 1994
WAQQ is among the more interesting radio stations to be featured on FMairchecks.com. The “Edge” name instantly brings to mind “Alternative”. But while the station certainly played a lot of Modern Rock...
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WKSS (Kiss 95.7) – Hartford, CT – 4/11/97
Recorded 16 years ago today, this is a sample of the “Kiss Club” dance mix show on Hartford’s longtime CHR outlet. In this era, the station offered an upbeat, high-energy presentation voiced by two...
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WDXD (103.3 VYB) – Daytona Beach, FL – April 1997
This is a montage of 103.3 VYB shortly after its debut, recorded 16 years ago this month. At the time, the station offered a relatively broad, interesting mix of CHR currents, recurrents and even...
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WKXJ (Hot Jammin’ Kicks FM) – Chattanooga, TN – 5/10/98 – Dr. Dave
Hot Jammin’ Kicks FM was a unique station, offering a late 90′s Rhythmic-leaning CHR format mixed with a late 80′s style presentation — featuring reverb, jingles, lasers and a “big” sounding voice...
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WHTZ (Z100) – New York – 5/13/98 – Kid Kelly
Many thanks to Rory Francisco for contributing this aircheck and the detailed description below! 1998 was a great year for Top 40 music and Z100′s renaissance after their ill-fated “alternative” years...
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WILN (Island 106) – Panama City, FL – 5/14/95 – Sean Phillips
Island 106 is one of the longest-running Top 40 stations in the United States. This sample of the station is from the mid-90′s (recorded 18 years ago this month), when it offered a Rhythmic-leaning...
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KZZP (Hit Music 104) – Phoenix – 5/4/84 – Steve Goddard
KZZP was one of America’s most successful CHRs of the 1980′s. On this aircheck, recorded in early May 1984, longtime Phoenix radio personality Steve Goddard hosts the “Phoenix Favorites Top 30″ weekly...
View ArticleWZZP (Fun 107) – Atlantic City, NJ – 5/15/98
The last Class B signal to debut in the Atlantic City market began testing in late February 1998. 107.3 WZZP was owned at the time by Spring Communications with a tower at the top of the Trump Taj...
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WWZZ/WWVZ (Z104) – Washington D.C. – 5/23/98 – Zack Stone
“Washington’s Monument in New Music” — this is a sample of Z104 about 2 months shy of its 2nd birthday. At this time, the station still offered a dance-friendly approach similar to nearby WXYV (102.7...
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WZLE (Kiss 104.9) – Lorain/Cleveland, OH – 5/23/99
According to Wikipedia – on May 20, 1999, WZLE changed its format from Christian Contemporary to Mainstream CHR as “Kiss 104.9 FM”. At the time, debuting/rebranding stations as “Kiss” had become a...
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WSNX (104.5) – Grand Rapids, MI – 6/1/98 – Brita, Fast Eddie
WSNX was one of the standout CHRs of the mid/late 90′s. It offered an upbeat, recurrent-friendly music mix accompanied by outstanding jingles & sweepers, voiced by the late and great Brian James....
View ArticleKIDR 740 – Phoenix – 6/4/98 – Matt Miller & Brotha Fred
During the mid-90′s, KIDR (740 AM) in Phoenix was one of several radio stations across the U.S. affiliated with the childrens’-targetted “Radio AAHS” network. Ten of these stations were owned by Radio...
View ArticleWFAT (96.5 The Fat One) – Kalamazoo, MI – 6/8/98
According to Wikipedia, the WFAT call letters lasted a decade and a half on 96.5 FM in Kalamazoo, yet represented a wide variety of formats. This montage (recorded 15 years ago today) is a sample of...
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KCDD (Power 103) – Abilene, TX – 6/28/97
According to Wikipedia, KCDD has been known as Power 103 since 1987, making it one of the longest-running CHR stations in the United States. This is a sample of the station about ten years into its...
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WXYV (102.7 XYV) – Baltimore – 6/27/97
16 years ago today, Urban-formatted V103 came to an end. A longtime station in the format, the station began to feel its age in the mid 1990′s as it was bombarded by a pair of Radio-One sisters....
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KLAZ (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” recorded 16 years ago this month, during surprisingly...
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WBLI (106.1 ‘BLI) – Long Island, NY – 7/7/98
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. This is a sample of the station...
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WXXL (XL-106.7 FM) – Orlando – July 1992
“Of all of life’s experiences…you must at one time or another encounter…RAVE”. Voiced by the legendary Mitch Craig, this is a sample of Orlando’s longtime CHR during progressive underground dance mix...
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WXTR/WXVR (Z104) – Washington, D.C. – 7/18/96
Recorded 17 years ago today, and just three days after its debut, this is a sample of the station that represented the Mainstream CHR format in our nation’s capital during the mid to late 90′s. The...
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KKXX (105.3) – Bakersfield, CA – 7/23/91
Since 1977, the KKXX call letters have been associated with four different frequencies in the Bakersfield market. This is a sample of the station from 1991 (recorded 22 years ago today), when it was...
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