CLASSIC TOP 40 RADIO

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The Christmas Special is streaming on Aircheck Channel. Featuring an Original Christmas, M.G. Kelly's Top 30 Christmas Hits, Wolfman Jack's Christmas Party, and more!

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PURPOSE Founded in 1996, this online aircheck museum is operated by REELRADIO, Inc., a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. The primary function of REELRADIO is archival and educational. Our focus is Top 40 radio from 1955 to 1989. Our aircheck exhibits are recordings of one-time radio broadcasts, both full-length and "Scoped". Scoped airchecks are shorter in length and do not include musical performances.

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HITBOUND!
Fresh FAB 40
For The Week Beginning

June 2, 2019

Richard W. Irwin, WIXE July 1969

June 6, 2019, marks one year since the passing of Uncle Ricky. In rememberance, Reelradio looks back at his radio career with this special recording of a young, 18 year-old Ricky at the helm of WIXE in Monroe, North Carolina. Please enjoy and remember Richard in the comments.


REELRADIO
FAB 40!
1/26 2/2 2/9 NOW - Week ending February 15, 2025
2 1 2 1 The REELRADIO Tenth Birthday Special
- - 12 2 Sandy Jackson, KOIL Omaha NE March 7, 1962
- - 1 3 Richard Irwin, John Craddock as Grady Grit, WYCL York SC 1972
- - 15 4 Robert C. Allen, WCAO Baltimore MD February 11, 1971
7 5 4 5 The Real Don Steele, KHJ Los Angeles, January 7, 1969
- - - 6 The History of Rock and Roll DEMO
- - - 7 Ed Dean, WIST Charlotte N.C. June 11, 1965
- - - 8 Harry Harrison, WABC New York, NY December 31, 1975 (restored) Pt.2
- - - 9 Dan Ingram, WABC New York, 1963
- - 9 10 Charlie Tuna, KHJ Los Angeles, January 9, 1971
- - 7 11 CRUISIN' 1955 - Jumpin George Oxford, KSAN San Francisco
- - - 12 WABC New York Composite, January 1978
- - 14 13 The Real Don Steele, 93 KHJ February 9 1968
- - 32 14 Tom Shannon, CKLW Windsor-Detroit, 1967, 1968
- - - 15 Lohman and Barkley KFWB Los Angeles January 1968
- - - 16 Jim Stagg, WCFL Chicago, March-April 1966 (composite)
- - 24 17 Jack Armstrong, WKBW Buffalo NY, March 1971 Pt. 1
- - - 18 Tom Kent, Stephen Stills, TKO Radio Network May 5, 2006
- - - 19 The Real Don Steele, KHJ Los Angeles May 3 1967
- - 25 20 Dave Diamond, KFWB Los Angeles, February 10, 1968
- - - 21 Bobby Ocean Radio and Records Weekend KHJ 1979
- - 28 22 Al Brady, WOR-FM New York, May 30, 1969 Pt.3
- - 19 23 Al Brady, WOR-FM New York, May 30, 1969 Pt.2
- - - 24 Robert W. Morgan American Top 40 February 8 1975 Pt.2
- - - 25 Richard Sands, KITS-FM San Francisco, August 13, 1983
- - 5 26 Paul Freeman KNAK Salt Lake City UT June 27, 1970
- - - 27 Paul Barsky WCAU-FM Philadelphia PA April 28, 1983
- - - 28 Lee Sherwood, WQAM Miami FL July 29, 1966
- - 3 29 Flashback! ABC Radio Networks September 1998
- - - 30 Ernie Phillips, WAKE Atlanta, August 31, 1963
- - - 31 Dr. Don Rose, KFRC San Francisco January 7, 1975 (RESTORED)
- - 26 32 Bob Lewis, WABC NY February 7, 1964
- - - 33 Bill Deane, WFUN Miami, December 1961 (RESTORED)
6 39 20 34 WLS Chicago Sign On 1967
- - - 35 Tony Taylor, WQXI Atlanta, GA. April 1965 (RESTORED)
- - - 36 Tom Kent Christmas Demo, 2004
- - - 37 Hall of Fame Coast To Coast with Tom Kent, 2003
- - - 38 Into The Seventies with Tom Kent, 2005 Memorial Day Weekend Marathon
- - - 39 Sam Hale, WQXI Atlanta, January 4, 1965
- - - 40 Sean Casey, WOR-FM New York, May 30, 1969

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