CLASSIC TOP 40 RADIO

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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!
2/16 2/23 3/2 NOW - Week ending March 8, 2025
- - 16 1 Jim Stagg, WOKY Milwaukee WI May 1, 1962
- - - 2 TM Productions AirPower 83 Demo
- - - 3 Composite, WJDX Jackson Mississippi, 1973
1 1 3 4 The REELRADIO Tenth Birthday Special
- - 1 5 KRLA Dick Clark Beach Boys Special, May 30, 1983 Pt. 1 (restored)
- - - 6 KHJ Los Angeles Returns, March 15, 2000
- - 6 7 Jack Armstrong, WJAS Pittsburgh, PA. March 14, 1973
- - - 8 Gene Weed, KFWB Los Angeles, March 27, 1959
- - - 9 Al Bandiero, WXLO 99X New York, June 1978
- - - 10 Car Radio Crash, KHJ, 1986
- - 4 11 Jeff Hooker, WBBM-FM Chicago September 26 1983
6 - - 12 The History of Rock and Roll DEMO
- - - 13 PAMS Series 29 Jingles for WSAI Cincinnati OH 1965
- 21 20 14 Doctor Brock, WCFL February 21, 1974
- - - 15 KHJ Story with Bill Drake
- - - 16 Jack Armstrong WPOP Hartford CT 1970 Part Four (RESTORED)
- - - 17 WCFL Chicago Jingle Composite, Part One
- - - 18 B. Mitchel Reed Final Show WMCA New York NY March 20 1965
- 12 13 19 WABC New York NY March 1981
- - 28 20 Ron Britain, WCFL Chicago, March 11, 1970 (unscoped)
- - - 21 Lee Ranson, WIRL Peoria IL., November 27, 1964 11P-12M
- - 5 22 Brian Skinner CHUM Toronto December 1965 (RESTORED)
- - - 23 Bob Foster, WITH Baltimore MD April 1965
- - 2 24 Arnie Woo Woo Ginsberg, WMEX Boston 1965
- - 12 25 Jack Miller: WCFL Retrospective, August 1979
- - 22 26 Tim Kelly, WCFL Chicago, March 13, 1976
- - 7 27 Ron O'Brien, KFI Los Angeles, July 11, 1979
- - - 28 rdwmps75
19 39 26 29 The Real Don Steele, KHJ Los Angeles May 3 1967
- - - 30 Paul Christy, WCFL Chicago, March 15, 1971
- - 29 31 KRLA Dick Clark Beach Boys Special, May 30, 1983 Pt. 2 (restored)
- - - 32 Jim Stagg, WCFL Chicago IL, September 14-15, 1966
- - 30 33 Jerry Kay, WCFL Chicago, March 4, 1971
- - - 34 Jack Gale as Fenway, WMEX Boston, September 30, 1964
- - - 35 Harry Harrison, WMCA, 1965
- - - 36 Big Hugh Baby Jarrett, WPLO Atlanta, December 1963
- - - 37 Danny Dark, WIL St. Louis, 1963
- - - 38 Dick Clark National Music Survey, Nov 3, 1984 Pt. 3
- - 9 39 Dick Clark National Music Survey, Nov 3, 1984 Pt. 1
- - - 40 Art Roberts on WLS, 1967

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