[Nextrush]

I love this website and have used it extensively to enjoy some music from the past and the news from the past presented in its original form, humor from the disc jockeys in the past and so on.....

Excerpts of the old newscasts have figured in some of my posts on FR over the years and I consider the website a good source of historical research as well as entertainment.

[Fiji Hill]

I began collecting airchecks back in the 1980’s, and Reel Radio is a goldmine.

[Inyo-Mono]

I have been lurking on ReelRadio since they started in ‘96. Back then it was free to listen to anything. Very entertaining website.

[SamAdams76]

Thanks for posting. This is a fabulous website and an invaluable repository of the way that radio used to be. Before the Internet and before compact discs and MP3s, radio was the only way we got exposed to what was new in music. Television had virtually no music whatsoever. Yes, we had some late night shows like Don Kirshner's Rock Concert and Saturday Night Live (which featured two songs per episode) and some variety shows like Ed Sullivan, American Band Stand and Donny & Marie. But by and large, music was scarce on the TV. If you wanted to hear what was happening with music, you went to the radio.

I especially like the mid 1970s top 40 airchecks. That was when I came of age and it's great to hear that music as it was first introduced to the world. If I could go back to say 1962, I would be a radio DJ and I'd have a wonderful 30 year career in front of me.

[disndat]

Do they have stuff from WKRP in Cincinnati?

[M1903A1]

I enjoyed it immensely in the past (had to let my subscription lapse for financial reasons). It sounds like the owner is having a hard time keeping it afloat...I hope he can.

[Impala64ssa]

Another good site, WABC Musicradio Airchecks from the 60's and 70's when WABC in NYC was one of the biggest top40 stations around. They also have some airchecks from WMCA, Fabulous 57, home of the Good Guys. I downloaded some airchecks from 1964, with the Beatlemania hype that was prevelant then. Converted them to mp3 and play them through the radio on my 64 Chevy when I'm at the car shows. It's like stepping into a time warp :)

[golux]

Still love your handle!

-GeoWashingtonResurrected