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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!
3/30 4/6 4/13 NOW - Week ending April 19, 2025
2 2 1 1 The REELRADIO Tenth Birthday Special
- 1 2 2 The Real Don Steele, KHJ Los Angeles, March 15, 1968
- - - 3 Art Roberts, WLS and The Beatles, 1964 and 1974
- - - 4 Charlie Van Dyke, Michael Hagerty, Mary Reilly, KGLQ Phoenix AZ 1997
10 7 5 5 The Real Don Steele, KHJ Los Angeles, March 28, 1968 3-4PM (RESTORED)
- - 18 6 Larry Lujack, WCFL Chicago July 5, 1972
- - - 7 Larry Lujack, Beautiful Music WCFL Chicago 3-16-76
- - - 8 Jerry Kaye, WING Dayton, OH August 9, 1966
- - - 9 Chickenmania Episode 1-17
- - - 10 Fred Lewis, Shotgun Tom Kelly, The Heart of San Diego, 2006 (VIDEO)
- - - 11 Disco Demolition: The Day After, WLUP-FM Chicago, July 13, 1979
- - - 12 Roby Yonge, WQAM Miami FL January 7, 1969
- - - 13 The Real Don Steele, KRLA Los Angeles, September 18, 1985
- - - 14 Dan Ingram, The Make It Fit Blues
- - - 15 Larry McKay, KRIZ Phoenix, April 1971
- - 7 16 Greaseman, WRC Washington D.C., August 9, 1973
- - - 17 Beau Weaver, KFRC San Francisco November 14, 1973 (RESTORED)
- - - 18 bgwqam63
30 - - 19 X-ROCK 80 (XEROK) The Live Years, 1977-80
- - - 20 wmkfwb65
- - - 21 99X WXLO New York Top 99 of 1974, Part One
- - - 22 tkkrth97b
- - - 23 Ronn Terrell, WKDA Nashville, TN January, 1960
- - - 24 Larry Lujack, Gary Gears WLS Chicago April 17, 1972
- 40 - 25 KRLA Dick Clark Beach Boys Special, May 30, 1983 Pt. 2 (restored)
- - 31 26 The KFRC Hummel Tape, 1973
- - - 27 Jim O'Brien, WFIL Philadelphia, January 26, 1972
- - - 28 Captain Whammo, (Jim Channell), WMET Chicago, 1977
- - - 29 Chickenmania (Chicken Man) Episode 1-1
- - - 30 Brian Murphy WNVZ-FM (Z104) Norfolk, VA, July 1984
- - - 31 Wolfman Jack for the USAF, January 1975
13 4 36 32 Wolfman Jack, KXLY Spokane, WA 1975
- - - 33 Walt Baby Love, WXLO (99X) New York, August 1974
- - - 34 wbklif62
- - - 35 Bill Drake on WAKE, Atlanta GA 1961
- - - 36 WABC New York NY March 1981
- - - 37 Terry Young, WCAU-FM Philadelphia, August 1984
- - - 38 Ted Richards, CKLW Windsor-Detroit, 1973
- - - 39 Tony Pigg, WPLJ New York NY September 23, 1977
- - 38 40 Tom Maule, KGB San Diego, 1966 (restored)

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