FM Airchecks

For six months in 1996, KBZR (103.9 FM)/Coolidge, AZ offered one of the most creative stunts in radio history.  In between an automated Rhythmic Oldies format was a series of clever interstitial...

https://fmairchecks.com/2023/06/15/kbzr-103-9-fm-coolidge-phoenix-az-summer-1996-s-t-e-v-e-stunt/

On November 1, 1996, following a five-year absence of the format, Mainstream CHR radio returned to the Portland, Maine market via the launch of Q 97.9, thanks to owners Bob Fuller and J.J. Jeffre...

https://fmairchecks.com/2022/12/30/wcso-q-97-9-portland-me-12-6-96-jeff-parsons/

One of the longest-running CHRs in America is Tucson’s KRQQ (93.7 KRQ). Here’s a sample of this heritage station from Christmas Week 1987. The montage was contributed by industry veteran Sean...

https://fmairchecks.com/2022/12/22/krqq-93-7-krq-tucson-az-mike-elliot-roger-scott-12-21-87/

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 — has made hip-hop and R&B the primary (if not exclusive) focus of its Rhythmic CHR fo...

https://fmairchecks.com/2022/06/26/kkfr-power-92-phoenix-10-21-01-charlie-huero-dj-shy-aquanet-set/

Per Wikipedia – this is a sample of 93.5 FM during the final year (or so) of its nearly two decade run as an English-language Adult Contemporary station. This aircheck was recorded during overn...

https://fmairchecks.com/2021/08/24/wjtw-star-93-5-joliet-il-8-26-02/

In 1993, the NBA’s Phoenix Suns had a magical season that captivated their hometown fans, featuring run to the Finals round against the defending champion Chicago Bulls. In this aircheck, CHR Y...

https://fmairchecks.com/2021/07/06/koy-fm-june-18-1993-steve-douglas-elvis-medina-bo-reynolds-jamie-white/

Recorded at one of the peak eras for pure pop music, this is a sample of Green Bay’s longtime Mainstream CHR outlet. Per Wikipedia, the station adopted this approach in February 1977 and is the...

https://fmairchecks.com/2021/06/08/wixx-101-1-green-bay-wi-1-5-99-dan-the-man/

Per Wikipedia, DYUR was branded as “UR105 Ultimate Radio” from 1993 to 2010. This aircheck, recorded about 5 years into that era, showcases the station at a time when it offered what (in the ...

https://fmairchecks.com/2021/06/04/dyur-ur105-cebu-city-philippines-4-20-98-mac-haley/

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...

https://fmairchecks.com/2021/02/26/scott-shannons-rockin-america-top-30-countdown-year-end-1989/

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. ...

https://fmairchecks.com/2020/12/31/wzee-z104-madison-wi-12-31-98-tommy-bodean/