This page is dedicated to audio and airchecks. Stations are listed in alphabetical order:
W1XPW (WHCN):
First broadcast, featuring Major Edwin Armstrong, relayed by W1XPW on Meriden Mountain, 1940: (coming soon)
WAPJ July, 2012 interview with Brandon Kampe, producer of the Hartford Circus Fire documentary which has aired on WAPJ and WWUH.
WCCC (AM), 1290 khz, Hartford, CT
Early Children's Show with Ivor Hugh:
Early church program:
Early (1948) show done by High School students (poor audio):
The next five rather unusual clips are ads for "Double E" c. 1960. Does anyone know what that was?
Double E Spot 1
Double E Spot 2
Double E Spot 3
Double E Spot 4
Double E Spot 5
Here are several more examples of locally produced spots:
General Oil Spot 1
General Oil Spot 2
General Oil Spot 3
General Oil Spot 4
General Oil Spot 5
This next series of provocative and entertaining spots features the theme "Is God Dead?:
"Is God Dead" Spot 1
"Is God Dead" Spot 2
"Is God Dead" Spot 3
"Is God Dead" Spot 4
Hurricane Audry - 1957: \Live with Betty Hugh of the Red Cross:
Comedy show with Ivor Hugh:
WTMI (WCCC AM) Inaugurates HD Broadcasting, 1995
Additional WCCC audio in the WCCC-FM Retrospective section below.
Howard's WCCC audition!
WCCC-FM 106.9 Mhz, Hartford, CT
1970 Morgan aircheck:
1971 Sandy aircheck:
1972 Brooklyn Joe aircheck:
1973 Sebastian aircheck:
1974 Rusty Potz aircheck:
In 1975 WCCC celebrated 30 years of rock programming. To commemorate the occassion the sation produced and aired a series of thirty "retrospectives" featuring airchecks of the period and interviews with key personnel. These were compiled by Rich Conway.
1975 Retrospective:
1976 Retrospective:
1977 Retrospective:
1978 Retrospective:
1979 Retrospective:
1980 Retrospective:
1981 Retrospective:
1982 Retrospective:
1983 Retrospective:
1984 Retrospective:
1985 Retrospective:
1986 Retrospective:
1987 Retrospective:
1988 Retrospective:
1989 Retrospective:
1990 Retrospective:
1991 Retrospective:
1992 Retrospective:
1993 Retrospective:
1994 Retrospective:
1995 Retrospective:
1996 Retrospective:
1997 Retrospective:
1998 Retrospective:
1999 Retrospective:
2000 Retrospective:
2001 Retrospective:
2002 Retrospective:
2003 Retrospective:
2004 Retrospective:
2005 Retrospective:
1985 Air Check:
Rusty Potz Air Check:
WGCH-FM 95.9 MHz, Greenwich, CT
Wonderful audio history of WGCH-FM by Dick Bertel:
WHCN 105.9 Mhz, Hartford, CT
Gary Lee Horn of WHCN:
Chip Triest Newscast the day after John Lennon was shot:
WHUS 91.7 Mhz, Storrs, CT
Promos:
WKNB (WRYM) 840 Khz Newington, CT
The "Rural Hour":
WKSS 95.7, Hartford, CT
Format Switch - 1984
1985 Composite Year:
WNAB 1400, Bridgeport, CT
recorded by Cliff Mills.
1961 "Wildman" Steve Gallow Comedy Bit
WWUH 91.3 Mhz, West Hartford
Exerpt from "Adam & Eves Calvacad of Stars", Mark Persky, '72
(predesessor of the Greatest Show from Earth)
WWUH founder Clark Smidt doing a Top-40 show, 1968.
"Assassination Journal" produced by George Michael Evica
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