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Archival Audio

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)


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.


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:



WHUS 91.7 Mhz, Storrs, CT


Promos:


WKNB (WRYM) 840 Khz Newington, CT


The "Rural Hour":



WNAB, 1961 "Wildman" Steve Gallow Comedy Bit,
recorded by Cliff Mills.


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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