Chicago Media Headlines
On The Air Archives 09.09.2010


This section is one of my favorites, where I've stored some of the memories from Chicago radio's past.  They are in order of most recent to earliest aircheck, by date. Is there something you think is missing?  Click on the Feedback link on the left-index bar and fire away!


**NEW** The final words of Dick Biondi at WJMK 104.3 HD-2 before the switch to all-jockless music - 07.12.06


The final days of WZFS-FM 106.7 "The Fish" including recorded promotions for rival stations, as well as personal thank-you's from the airstaff - 10.29.04

The sign-on of the new WRZA-FM 99.9 "Nine" - 06.15.04

More than ten minutes from Jonathon Brandmeier on-air at Los Angeles' KCBS-FM 93.1 "Arrow 93.1"

More than five minutes with Jonathon Brandmeier on-air at Los Angeles' KCBS-FM 93.1 "Arrow 93.1"

Over six minutes from Jonathon Brandmeier's first day on-air at Los Angeles' KCBS-FM 93.1 "Arrow 93.1" - 04.19.04

More exclusive audio from Jonathon Brandmeier's first day on-air at Los Angeles' KCBS-FM 93.1 "Arrow 93.1" - 04.19.04

The format flip of WEXT-FM 104.7 "Extreme Country 104.7" to "104-7 The Wolf" - 03.11.04

The format flip of WLLI-FM 96.7 "Will Rock" to WSSR-FM "Star 96-7" (contains several song/imager clips from both formats) - 02.02.04

The format flip from holiday music returning to Hot AC at Milwaukee's WMYX-FM 99.1 - 12.26.03

A jock-shift of WCKG-FM 105.9 with Matt Dahl from 10.04.03

**NEW** "Public Proposals" on WLS-AM 890 with Roe Conn and Garry Meier from 08.20.03

Dropping in on Karen Hand & Dr. Kelly at WCKG-FM 105.9 - 06.06.03

**NEW** Highlighting a blooper reel of Jim Johnson newscasts from WLS-AM 890 with the Roe Conn and Garry Meier show - 05.21.03

Java Joel/Justin Timberlake interview from WKSC-FM 103.5 - 04.23.03

**NEW** The infamous two "Intern Voicemails" heard on WLS-AM 890 with the Roe Conn and Garry Meier show - 01.21.03

Sign-on of only LIVE jock shift at WYXX-FM 103.1 (Party 103.1) - 01.15.03

Sign-on of The New WRXQ-FM (100.7 RXQ) - 01.14.03

Drex debut sign-on for WKSC-FM 103.5 - 01.06.03
 
On-air sign-off of WKIE-FM 92.7 (Energy) including WBBM-FM 96.3 Commercial - 01.05.03
 
Having fun with Steve & Johnnie at WGN-AM 720 - 03.28.02

JTM sign-on at WKIE-FM 92.7 - 07.09.01

Memory Lane from WXXY-FM 103.1 "The 80s Channel"

Two jock shifts (plus imagers/sweepers) of Craig Carson and Rick Party from WKSC-FM 103.5 "The New Kiss 103.5" - 02.17.01 / 03.31.01

Dahl speaks from WCKG-FM 105.9 - 04.17.01
 
A jock-shift of WUSN-FM 99.5 "Chicago's Country, US-99" with Bart Shore (filling in for Deno Day) & Ken Cocker from 1988!
 
A jock-shift of WGCI-FM 107.5 "Power 107.5, GCI" with Doug Banks & Company from 1988
 
A jock-shift of WBBM-FM 96.3 "B96" with Joe Bohannon from Christmas 1987
 
A jock-shift of WYTZ-FM 94.7 with Paul Barksy from August 1987!
 
A jock-shift of WLS-AM/WLS-FM 890/94.7 with Brant Miller from 1985
 
A clip of WAGO-FM 105.9 as "G106" from mid-1980s
 
A jock-shift of WAGO-FM 105.9 "G106" with Jan Jeffries from mid-1980s

A jock-shift of WBBM-FM 96.3 with Don Geronimo and Karen Hand from 1984
 
A jock-shift of WLS-AM 890 with Fred Winston from 1984
 
A Saturday morning jock-shift of WKQX-FM 101.1 "Q-101" with Steve King and newsman Christopher Michael from 1984

A jock-shift of WFYR-FM 103.5 "One Oh Three and a Half, WFYR-FM" with Bob Bateman from New Year's Day 1982
 
Jock-shifts of WLS-FM 94.7 "Hit Rock" with Susan Platt & Rich McMillan from the early 1980s
 
Jock-shifts of WEFM-FM 99.5 "WE - FM" with Jay Stone, Don Cox, Chris Edmonds, Dave Camper and others from the late 1970s
 
A jock-shift of WFYR-FM 103.5 "One Oh Three and a Half" with Fred Winston from 1978
 
A jock-shift of WMET-FM 95.5 "M-E-T" with "Big" Ken Cocker and Randy Thomas from 1978
 

More on the way!