Derrick's Aircheck Collection

1980s Airchecks

1) WOKI-FM 100.3 - Knoxville, TN (1981) 
Info: These are two scoped airchecks of Brother John St.
John on WOKI-FM 100.3 from 1981. The station broadcasted
UT football games back then.
Times: 4:03 and 5:18
 
2) E-Skip (6/7/1982)
Info: This is a clip of radio e-skip from 6/7/1982. Stations
featured are WKYQ, WIHN, KGRC, and others
Time: 5:33

 
3) Miami Radio Composite - Miami, FL (1984)
Info: This is a composite of Miami radio from 1984. The
Miami AM and FM stations are featured here. You’ll hear
stations such as WGBS, WNWS, WHYI, and other Miami AM and
FM stations.
Time: 1:54:01
4) Knoxville Radio Composite - Knoxville, TN (1984-1988) 
Info: This is a composite of Knoxville’s FM stations from
1984 through 1988. Stations in this composite include
WTNZ-FM 95.3 (“Power 95”), WOKI-FM 100.3 (“Hits 100” and
“I-100”), WIMZ-FM 103.5 (“104 WIMZ”), and a jingle for
WMYU-FM 102.1 (“U-102”).

The composite comes from the clips I combined into one
aircheck composite using Windows Movie Maker.
Time: 17:32
5) Buffalo Radio Composite - Buffalo, NY (7/1985) 
Info: This is a scoped composite of Buffalo radio in July
1985. Stations in this composite are WBEN-FM 102.5 (“Rock
102”), WGR-FM 96.9, and WKBW-AM 1520.
Time: 17:55
6) WOKI-FM 100.3 - Knoxville, TN (2/1986)
Info: This is an unscoped aircheck of Mick Edwards on
WOKI-FM 100.3. This aircheck features the songs of 1986.
Time: 31:14
7) Seattle Radio Composite - Seattle, WA (1986-1988) 
Info: This is a composite of Seattle radio from 1986
through 1988.

Stations featured in this composite are KUBE-FM 93.3,
KMGI-FM 107.7 (“Magic 108”), KLSY-FM 92.5, and others.
Time: 32:13
8) WMRE-AM 1510 - Boston, MA (1/1987)
Info: This is an unscoped aircheck of WMRE-AM 1510 from
January 1987. This aircheck features a program called
"Talking Trivia" hosted by Morgan White, Jr. and The
Flicker. This must have been their last show before the
station went dark.
At the end of the program, a clip from a radio show on 
WMWM in Salem, MA from 1989 is included. The audio is low
from the WMWM clip so you may have to turn the radio up
to hear it.
Time: 91:47 (45:47 on part one; 46:00 on part two)
9) WOKI-FM 100.3 - Knoxville, TN (5/1987)
Info: This is an unscoped aircheck of Ted Ousley on
WOKI-FM 100.3. This
aircheck features the songs that were
popular at the time. Ted Ousley goes
by Gunner on WIVK-FM
107.7.
Time: 42:16
10) WYAV-FM 104.1 - Conway, SC (6/4/1987) 
Info: This is a short unscoped aircheck of WYAV-FM 104.1
(“Wave 104”) from June 4, 1987. It is unknown who the DJ
heard is on there but is unscoped and includes music,
commercials, and a liner.
Time: 16:23
11) Seattle AM Radio Composite - Seattle, WA (1988) 
Info: This is a composite of Seattle AM radio from 1988.
Stations included are KVI-AM 570, KOMO-AM 1000, and
others.
Time: 32:18
12) WOKI-FM 100.3 - Knoxville, TN (4/1988) 
Info: This unscoped aircheck features Gary Beach and
includes all the hits you may have heard in April of 1988.
Time: 44:51
13) KPXR-FM 102.1 - Anchorage, AK (8/8/1988) 
Info: This is an unscoped aircheck of Jason Hall (?) on
KPXR-FM 102.1 (“Power 102”) from August 8, 1988. The
aircheck features great songs from that year.
Time: 46:04
14) WBYR-FM 98.9 - Van Wert, IN (1/11/1989) 
Info: This is an aircheck of the sign-on of WBYR-FM 98.9
with a little bit of the stunting included. When the
station signed on in January 1989, the station played
9,890 songs in a row.

Before that, the 98.9 frequency was WKSD, then known as
“Kiss 99”.
Time: 11:00
15) 1989 Dial Scan - Various US Markets (1989) 
Info: This is a composite of FM in the eastern United
States from 1989. Stations included in this composite are
WWDM-FM 101.3 (“The Big DM 101”), WIMZ-FM 103.5 (“104
WIMZ”), WDCG-FM 105.1 (“G105”),
WJMH-FM 102.1 (“102 Jamz”),
and many others.
Time: 1:15:21
16) Florida Radio Composite - Various Florida Markets (1989) 
Info: This is a composite of radio in the state of Florida
from 1989. Stations in this composite include WUSA-FM 100.7
(“W-101”), WRBQ-FM 104.7 (“Q-105”), WINK-FM 96.9 (“Wink FM”),
and others.
Time: 40:14