Derrick's Aircheck Collection

1990s Airchecks

1) Knoxville Radio Composite - Knoxville, TN (1991)
Info: This short scoped composite features clips from WOKI,
WIMZ and other Knoxville radio stations. A clip from a
Chattanooga station is included at the end.
Time: 2:25
2) Baton Rouge Radio Composite - Baton Rouge, LA (1992) 

Info: This is a composite of Baton Rouge radio from 1992.
Stations include KRVE, WQCK, and others.
Time: 40:01
3) WHVE-FM 104.1 - Cocoa Beach, FL (Summer 1992) 
Info: This is an unscoped aircheck of WHVE-FM 104.1
(“104.1 The Wave”) from sometime in the summer of 1992.
This was an extremely short-lived Hot AC station that
existed from May 1992 through August 1992. This led to the
format change to talk, a format that still exists on the
frequency today. The station had very strict formatics.
Apologies for the static heard at times on the aircheck.
Time: 1:13:21
4) WCMQ-FM 92.3 - Miami, FL (4/1994) 
Info: This is an unscoped aircheck of Jorge Mier on WCMQ-FM
92.3 (“Mega 92”) from April 1994. This aircheck was recorded
days after
the switch from Spanish AC (“FM 92”) to Spanish
Tropical/
English Dance (“Mega 92”).
Time: 30:00
5) Toronto FM Band Scan - Toronto, ON (1/1996) 
Info: This is a composite of FM radio in Toronto, Ontario
from
January 1996. Stations include CILQ-FM 107.1 (“Q107”),
CKFM-FM 99.9 (“Mix 99.9"), CHUM-FM 104.5 (“104.5 Chum FM”),
and others.
Commercials and jock chatter included; music is scoped.
Time: 88:47 minutes (46:34 on part one; 42:13 on part 2


6) CKEY-FM 101.1 - Niagara Falls, ON (11/16/1996) 
Info: This is an aircheck of Don Berns (Dr. Trance) on
CKEY-FM 101.1 (“FM 101 The Planet”) from November 16, 1996.
The aircheck is unscoped and features some commercials,
a mix, and some chatter from Don Berns.
Time: 46:36
 
7) WA2XNY 106.1 - Tampa, FL (1/1998) 
Info: This is an unscoped aircheck of experimental radio
station WA2XNY 106.1 from January 1998. There are no DJs
on this aircheck as the station was broadcasting
automated Spanish music at the time. The only announcement
from this station is that they show the station’s purpose.
Also, the station was testing out an early version of
digital radio.
Time: 31:04