....Listen to Original Air Checks

[PlanetPage]

....listen to your favorite songs, DJ's, in this thread, celebrate Radio History.......

...coming up, Zep Dazed and Confused... WMMR Philadelphia......Saturday, February 26, 1972

http://www.berdom.net/audio/airchecks/wmmr/Chunk03.mp3'>http://www.berdom.net/audio/airchecks/wmmr/Chunk03.mp3

.....and more of your favorite artists.......Hendrix, Who, Faces, etc....

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...please keep adding more air checks, I will also later...

Hope you enjoy........

[Wolfman]

Very cool.

[PlanetPage]

...Couple more cool airchecks... December, 1969 WABC77 New York....

...listen to McCartney death rumors - DJ Roby Yonge....

Roby Yonge's last show for WABC on the very night he was fired and removed from the air. For those who don't know the story, Roby's contract at WABC was not going to be renewed and he knew it (and says so). By October of 1969 he was relegated to the overnight show. On October 21 he went on the air with the rumors of the "death" of Beatle Paul McCartney. He was fired approximately an hour and a half into that overnight show when program director Rick Sklar (who had been alerted by the WABC switchboard operator) arrived in the studio with a security guard. Roby was removed from the air and Les Marshak took over.

This is a fascinating aircheck for many reasons. First, Roby goes into great detail about the McCartney death rumors. Beatles fans will find that interesting. Second, Roby is blatantly breaking the format by turning his program into a talk show and even speaks about being fired! Third, since this was the overnight show, Roby comments about the vast area that WABC is being heard (about 40 states). And, finally, Roby's final song ("Backfield in Motion") which then segues into a couple of additional songs and the news before Les Marshak identifies himself and advises people to stop calling WABC. By then Rick Sklar had removed Roby from the studio. (courtesy Jonathan Wolfert) (21 mins.)

http://www.musicradio77.com/images/robylast.mp3

....and that's the way they use to announce it.....Led Zeppelin Whole Lotta Love ....No. 31 this week, December 1969

http://www.musicradio77.com/images/ing693.mp3

....More Airchecks WABC throughout the classic years....

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