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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!
9/3 9/10 9/17 NOW - Week ending September 23, 2023
- - - 1 Larry McKay, KRIZ Phoenix, April 1971
- - 19 2 Tom Shannon, WKBW Buffalo, July 1961
- - - 3 KROQ-AM Los Angeles, Opening Day 1972
- 32 16 4 Larry Lujack, WLS Chicago, September 16, 1976
1 3 1 5 The REELRADIO Tenth Birthday Special
- - - 6 Fifteen Minutes with Bing Crosby, KHJ, 1931
- - 17 7 Boss Radio KHJ, L.A. Sneak Preview, 1965
- - 2 8 The Real Don Steele TV Show VIDEO, 1974
- - 20 9 Tom Shannon, CKLW Windsor-Detroit, 1967, 1968
- - - 10 Robert W. Morgan, KHJ Los Angeles, February 22, 1969, 1AM-2AM
- - - 11 West Coast Radio Composite/KCBQ, 1971
3 15 11 12 Todd Chase, KQV-FM Pittsburgh, August 16, 1968
- - - 13 The Real Don Steele, KHJ Los Angeles, March 28, 1968 4-5PM (RESTORED)
- - - 14 The Real Don Steele, KHJ Los Angeles, March 15, 1968
- 33 13 15 Larry Lujack, WCFL Chicago, September 5, 1974
- - - 16 kfrc73
- - - 17 Tom Donahue, KYA San Francisco 1961
- - - 18 krla6381
- - - 19 Fred Winston, JJ Jeffrey, WLS Chicago December 20 1974
- - - 20 Davy Jones, WPGC Washington, D.C. December 31, 1968
- - - 21 Dan Ingram, Top 40 Satellite Survey July 26, 1986 Pt.1
- - - 22 Chuck Leonard, WABC NY December 27, 1968 Pt.1
- - - 23 Composite, WROK Rockford IL. 1973
- - - 24 Tiger Bob Raleigh, WPGC Washington D.C. July 20 1969
- - - 25 Robert W. Morgan, KHJ Los Angeles, February 22, 1969, Hours 16-17
- - - 26 Robert W. Morgan, KHJ Los Angeles, February 22, 1969, 2-3 AM
- 9 36 27 Robert W. Morgan, KHJ Los Angeles, February 21, 1969, 8PM-9PM
- - - 28 B Mitchel Reed, Wolfman Jack, The Real Don Steele, Radio North America 1970
- - - 29 rdskoil62
- - - 30 The Real Don Steele, KHJ Los Angeles, March 28, 1968 3-4PM (RESTORED)
- - - 31 Lee Simms, KCBQ San Diego, November 20, 1970 Pt. 2 (restored)
- - - 32 Lee Simms, KCBQ San Diego, November 20, 1970 Pt. 1 (restored)
- - - 33 Larry Lujack, WCFL Chicago, September 5, 1974 (scoped)
- - 23 34 Larry Lujack, WCFL Klunker, June 1973
- - 40 35 John Paul Roberts, WQAM Miami FL, December 18, 1968
- - 6 36 Roby Yonge with John Paul Roberts, June 13, 1995
- - - 37 JJ Jeffrey, WLS Chicago, December 20 1974
- 38 - 38 Dan Ingram, WABC New York, December 21, 1971
- - - 39 Dan Ingram, Top 40 Satellite Survey July 26, 1986 Pt.3
- - - 40 Clark Weber, WCFL Chicago, May 5, 1971 (restored)

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