CLASSIC TOP 40 RADIO

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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!
11/21 11/28 12/5 NOW - Week ending December 11, 2021
- 36 26 1 Jay McKay, WFUN Miami FL Fundamental News, 1961
- - - 2 Larry O'Brien, WNOR Norfolk, VA. August 11, 1970
- - 4 3 Larry Lujack, WCFL Chicago IL December 7, 1973
4 6 34 4 The REELRADIO Tenth Birthday Special
- - 38 5 Chris Cooper KONO San Antonio March 2, 1972
1 1 1 6 K.O. Bayley, KFRC San Francisco, December 1968
- 10 3 7 Jay Stevens, KFRC San Francisco, December 2, 1968
- - - 8 The Real Don Steele, KHJ Los Angeles, 2-27-67
- - 10 9 Robert W. Morgan, WIND Chicago, August 17, 1971
- - - 10 WNBC-The First 66 Years, Part One
- - - 11 Al Brady, WOR-FM New York, NY February 5, 1970
9 - 24 12 Dan Ingram, WABC New York, December 21, 1971
- - - 13 Greaseman, Jay Thomas, WAPE Jacksonville FL 1980
- - 2 14 Rudy Rocha, XEROK El Paso, December 1972
- - - 15 John Records Landecker, WLS Chicago December 17, 1979
- 20 - 16 Scott Burton, WDGY Minneapolis, MN July 6, 1967
- - - 17 Bob Dearborn, WCFL Chicago, November 26, 1971
- - - 18 Dave Diamond, WIL St. Louis, August 6, 1963
- 33 40 19 Dan Taylor, WNBC NY Time Machine, October 1, 1988
- - - 20 Greg Barman Travelog: Des Moines IA to South Lake Tahoe CA 1977
- - 20 21 Al Brady, WOR-FM New York, May 30, 1969 Pt.1
- - - 22 California Radio Summer, 1977
34 - - 23 KLIF Dallas TX, November 22, 1963
- - - 24 Randy Robins, KLIF Dallas, 1973
- - - 25 Terry Knight The Bellboy, WJBK Detroit, July 11, 1963
- - - 26 Jeff Davis: WLS, The MusicRadio Years, 1960-1985
- - 7 27 WOKY Snippets, 1968-1969 (Bob Collins)
- - - 28 Alan Freed, WINS New York, March 1955
- 23 15 29 Bob Chase, WNOE New Orleans June 28 1963 (restored)
- - - 30 Bill Deane, WFUN Miami, December 1961 (RESTORED)
- - - 31 Barney Pip, WCFL Chicago IL May 25, 1968
- - - 32 Chuck Browning, KFRC San Francisco, August 31, 1969
- - - 33 Charlie Van Dyke, WLS Chicago IL, July 26, 1973
- - - 34 Clark Weber, WCFL Chicago, May 5, 1971 (restored)
- - - 35 Dan Ingram, WABC New York, August 7, 1963 (restored)
- 34 - 36 The Elvis Presley Story, The Final Tribute
- - - 37 Jim Jackson, CKLW Detroit-Windsor, 1971
- - - 38 Jerry Kaye, WING Dayton, OH August 9, 1966 (scoped)
- - - 39 Jimmy Rabbitt, KLIF Dallas, 1966
- - - 40 Jim Stagg, KYA San Francisco April 14, 1961

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