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The Independence Day Special is streaming on Aircheck Channel. Featuring reruns of American Top 40, On the Radio, and Rick Dees!

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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!
10/13 10/20 10/27 NOW - Week ending November 2, 2024
7 1 3 1 The REELRADIO Tenth Birthday Special
13 2 1 2 Larry O'Brien, WCFL Chicago, April 21, 1971
- - - 3 TM Image 73 Jingles Demo for WNBC, New York
- - - 4 Fantasy Park (Demo) KNUS Dallas, 1975
- - - 5 Bob Sirott, WLS Chicago, June 16, 1977
- - - 6 Buffalo Dick Birch, WCBS-FM New York, NY July 12, 1971 Pt.1
- - 21 7 Ron Lundy, Dan Ingram, WABC NY October 14, 1970
- - - 8 American Top 40 Greatest Disappearing Acts, July 7, 1973 Pt.1
- - - 9 Gary Owens, Soundtrack Of The Sixties, March 28, 1981 Pt. 1
- - - 10 Harry Harrison, WABC New York, March 11, 1975 Pt. 3
- - - 11 Gary Edens, WKIX Raleigh NC, August 1964
3 8 4 12 Ron Britain, WCFL Chicago, March 11, 1970 (unscoped)
- 19 16 13 Walt Baby Love, WXLO (99X) NY, April 1975
- - - 14 Terry Young, WCAU-FM Philadelphia, August 1984
22 - 40 15 Bill Shirk, WERK Muncie Indiana 1972
- - - 16 Ron O'Brien, WCFL Chicago, November 1975
- - - 17 Ron Lundy, WCBS-FM New York, NY May 14, 1984 Pt.1
- 3 - 18 kswls72
- - - 19 Jack Armstrong, KTNQ Los Angeles June 1979
- 39 6 20 Dr. Don Rose, KFRC San Francisco October 14, 1983 Pt.1
- - - 21 The True Don Bleu, KDWB Minneapolis-St Paul 1968
- - - 22 bbkfwb61
- - - 23 American Top 40 Greatest Disappearing Acts, July 7, 1973 Pt.3
- - - 24 Jack Armstrong, Scott Howitt, WMJI Cleveland, October 11, 1997
- - - 25 Les Turpin, WCBS-FM July 12, 1971 Pt.2
- - - 26 Chickenmania Episode 1-11
- - - 27 Bill Brown WCBS-FM New York, October 20 1989
2 21 - 28 Robert Murphy, WAYS Charlotte NC, Composite 1977
- - - 29 Paul Milam, KHOG, Fayetteville, Arkansas, June 8, 1963
- - 36 30 Larry Lujack, WCFL Chicago July 5, 1972
- - - 31 Gary Owens, Soundtrack Of The Sixties, March 28, 1981 Pt. 3
- - - 32 Chickenmania (Chicken Man) Episode 1-1
9 - 2 33 Dale Dorman, WRKO Boston, January 23 1970
- - - 34 TM Productions Propellants Jingle Demo
- - - 35 Murray The K, WNBC NY July 1, 1972 Pt.2
- - - 36 Larry Lujack, WLS Chicago, IL. April 26, 1971
- - - 37 Jay Sorensen, WNBC NY Time Machine, August 30, 1988, 3AM-4AM
- - 14 38 Humble Harve, KKDJ Los Angeles, October 13, 1974
- - - 39 Program Aids For That Haunting Theme
- - - 40 George Michael, WABC New York December 19, 1974 (2007 REWOUND)

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