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Thread #38275   Message #853333
Posted By: Jim Dixon
24-Dec-02 - 07:21 PM
Thread Name: Classic Top 40 Radio Airchecks Online
Subject: RE: Classic Top 40 Radio Airchecks Online
I just found this website, and was going to start a thread on it, when fortunately I thought to check to see if Mudcat already had one.

Here it is again:

Airchecks Radio: The Reel Top 40 Radio Repository

When I first encountered this website, I didn't even know what an "aircheck" was. I eventually found a glossary of radio jargon that gave this definition: "recording of a live broadcast". The recordings at the above website include all kinds of things -- commercials, popular songs, intro and "patter" by DJ's, station ID's and jingles, bumpers -- and other things that I don't even know the proper jargon words to describe. They all come from top-40 stations. They have their own top 40 list of recordings, and they include recordings of Wolfman Jack from 1975, Alan Freed from 1955, Casey Kasem from 1972, and others you might recognize. Nostalgia galore!

Happy listening.