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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!
3/9 3/16 3/23 NOW - Week ending March 29, 2025
- 21 - 1 Big Wilson, WNBC New York, March 15, 1974 (RESTORED)
4 1 1 2 The REELRADIO Tenth Birthday Special
- - - 3 khjretro
- - - 4 Drake-Chenault, The First 20 Years, 1981
- - - 5 Jim Carson, Drake Chenault Best of 1979 Top Ten Countdown
- 26 7 6 Steve York, WCFL Chicago, January 14, 1971
- - - 7 Larry Lujack, WLS Chicago, October 13, 1977
- - - 8 Montage: WMCA New York, NY, 1963-1970
- - - 9 Uncle Dougger, WXIL Parkersburg, WV 1976-1978 Composite
- - - 10 The Real Don Steele, KHJ Los Angeles, March 28, 1968 3-4PM (RESTORED)
1 13 2 11 Jim Stagg, WOKY Milwaukee WI May 1, 1962
- - - 12 John Driscoll, WCFL July 2, 1975
- - - 13 Wolfman Jack, KXLY Spokane, WA 1975
- - - 14 WIFI Philadelphia Programming Composite May 1976
- - - 15 Russ "Weird Beard" Knight, KILT Houston, 1965
- - - 16 Rick Hughes, 13Q (WKTQ) Pittsburgh PA. March 4, 1977
- - 37 17 Jim Nettleton, WCAU-FM Philadelphia, 1972
- - - 18 Big Wilson, WNBC New York, March 15, 1974 (scoped)
20 16 5 19 Ron Britain, WCFL Chicago, March 11, 1970 (unscoped)
- - - 20 Rob Durkee, American Top 40, KIEV 1999
- - - 21 Larry Lujack, WCFL Chicago March 15, 1976 Part Three
- 38 - 22 Larry Lujack, WCFL Chicago, March 15, 1976, Part Two
- 17 31 23 Larry Lujack, WCFL Chicago, March 15, 1976 Part One
5 5 6 24 KRLA Dick Clark Beach Boys Special, May 30, 1983 Pt. 1 (restored)
- - - 25 Jim Stagg, WOKY Milwaukee WI May 1, 1962 (scoped)
- - - 26 Gary Seger, KRIZ Phoenix, August 3, 1961
14 19 19 27 Doctor Brock, WCFL February 21, 1974
- - - 28 Cy Jobes, WXIL Parkersburg, WV. 1979
- - - 29 Yvonne Daniels, WLS Chicago, June 18, 1977
- - 20 30 X-ROCK 80 (XEROK) The Live Years, 1977-80
- - - 31 Tom Murphy, Bob Dearborn, WCFL Chicago November 21, 1973
- - - 32 Steve York, WCFL Chicago, January 14, 1971 (scoped)
- 27 8 33 Shana, KFRC San Francisco, January 3, 1976
- - - 34 Russ McDonald, KYA San Francisco, February 20, 1973 (scoped)
- 29 9 35 Russ McDonald, KYA San Francisco, February 20, 1973
- - - 36 Red Jones, WQXI Atlanta, January 4, 1965
- - - 37 Les Turpin, WCBS-FM July 12, 1971 Pt.2
- - 13 38 Larry O'Brien, WCFL Chicago, April 21, 1971
- - - 39 Long John Wade, WFIL Philadelphia, 1970
- - - 40 laduel

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