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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!
12/15 12/22 12/29 NOW - Week ending January 4, 2025
1 1 1 1 The REELRADIO Tenth Birthday Special
- - 10 2 Terry Young, WCAU-FM Philadelphia, August 1984
- - 35 3 Dan Ingram, WABC New York, April 17, 1970
- - - 4 Robert W. Morgan, KHJ HORR, February 23, 1969 2AM-3AM
- - - 5 Coffee Jim Dandy, Mark Lane, KENO Las Vegas April 7 1966
- - - 6 WCBS-FM New York, Radio Greats Reunion 1991 Part 1
- - - 7 horrts2
- - - 8 The Real Don Steele, KHJ Los Angeles February 25, 1967
- - - 9 tywcau83
- - 5 10 tywcau82
- - - 11 Bobby McGee Bill Lee WTIC-FM 1978
- - - 12 Bill Lenke Top Hits 1977 WTIC-FM Hartford CT 12-31-77 Part 1
- - - 13 rdwhbq76
- - - 14 Jay Marks, Y-100 WHYI-FM Miami FL December 24, 1974
- - 19 15 Ted Richards, CKLW Logger June 29 1973 Pt. 3
- - - 16 Bob Eubanks 1965, KRLA Pasadena, April 1, 1992 Pt. 2
- - - 17 99X WXLO New York Top 99 of 1974, Part One
- - - 18 Don Steele, KIMA Yakima, Washington, March 1961
- - 29 19 The Real Don Steele, KHJ Los Angeles, January 8, 1970
4 - - 20 Boss Radio KHJ, L.A. Sneak Preview, 1965
- - - 21 Joe O'Brien, WMCA New York, NY February 24, 1965
- - 18 22 Don Laughnane, WHB Kansas City, MO. May 2,1960
- - - 23 Bill Lee on WTIC-FM, Hartford, 1978-80
- 18 3 24 Bill Drake on WAKE, Atlanta GA 1961
- - - 25 99X WXLO New York Top 99 of 1974, Part Two
- 22 23 26 Ron Riley, WOKY Milwaukee, 1960
- - - 27 Herb Kent, WVON Chicago, May 19, 1971
34 - - 28 Dr. Don Rose, WFIL Philadelphia PA. October 6, 1973
- - - 29 arwls66-2
- - - 30 Terry Young, WCAU-FM Philadelphia, August 1984 (scoped)
- - - 31 Russ Knight Weird Beard KLIF Dallas, 1963
- 25 - 32 Robert W. Morgan, KHJ HORR, February 23, 1969 3AM-4AM
- - 34 33 The Fateful Hours: KLIF Dallas Covers The Kennedy Assassination
- 16 - 34 Barney Pip, WCFL Chicago, December 28, 1966
- - - 35 Bob Moody, CKLW Windsor-Detroit, December 31, 1973 Part Two
20 7 12 36 Casey Kasem, American Top 40 January 20 1973
- - - 37 Casey Kasem, American Top 40 Jan 20 1973 Demo
- - 8 38 arwls66-1
- 17 40 39 Wolfman Jack, WAEB Allentown PA. Graffiti Gold (re-creation)
- - - 40 Steve York, WCFL Chicago, January 14, 1971

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