Vintage AM Radio Airchecks from 1973

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:

Ever wonder what it would be like to time travel? Well, just sit back and relax in your favourite armchair, put on the headphones and enjoy the short six and a half minute trip back to 1973. Here is a collection of 23 AM broadcast band radio airchecks / ID's from 23 U.S. states as recorded at Ancaster, Ontario, Canada. Equipment used was a Realistic DX150A hooked up to a long wire antenna. Please bear in mind these recordings were made using an open mike placed in front of the speaker. For example, WTMJ Milwaukee makes an NBC colour TV announcement (blooper) and you will hear a voice in the background ask "how can that be"?

1. KKJO St. Joseph, MO 1550
2. WCFL Chicago, IL 1000
3. WWWE Cleveland, OH 1100
4. WOWO Fort Wayne, IN 1190
5. WHO Des Moines, IA 1040
6. WLAC Nashville, TN 1510
7. WWL New Orleans, LA 870
8. WBAP Ft. Worth-Dallas, TX 820
9. WSB Atlanta, GA 750
10. WBZ Boston, MA 1030
11. WHAS Louisville, KY 840
12. WWVA Wheeling, WVA 1170
13. WRVA Richmond, VA 1140
14. WCCO Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN 830
15. KAAY Little Rock, AR 1090
16. WTIC Hartford, CT 1080
17. WBAL Baltimore, MD 1090
18. WJAR Providence, RI 920
19. WVOK Birmingham, AL 690
20. KOMA Oklahoma City, OK 1520
21. WTMJ Milwaukee, WI 620
22. KSL Salt Lake City, UT 1160
23. KFAB Omaha, NE 1110

Vintage AM Radio Airchecks from 1973
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UAE Radio Dubai: Circa 1983

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:

Broadcaster: United Arab Emirates Radio from Dubai

Date of recording: circa 1983

Frequency: 21.655 MHz

RX location: Brantford, Ontario, Canada

Receiver and antenna: Panasonic RF-3100 and longwire antenna

Notes: By the 1980's, UAE Radio stations in Dubai and Abu Dhabi were using high powered transmitters and could often be heard nice and clear here in Southern Ontario, Canada with English language programs.
Here is an aircheck circa 1983 from United Arab Emirates Radio from Dubai broadcasting on 21655 kHz.

UAE Radio Dubai: Circa 1983
Dan Greenall

Russ Edmunds' Mediumwave DX Airchecks 2: 1996-2013

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Russ Edmunds, who has kindly shared another collection of mediumwave airchecks (click here to check out all of his contributions).

Russ notes that the reception location was Blue Bell, PA using a Hammarlund modified HQ-150 and a 4' air core amplified loop.

Russ also shares details about each recording in the following table. All recordings have been embedded below:

CHRB 1140 kHz: Feb 25, 2004
HJCZ 690 kHz: Jan 31, 2004
YVKK 770 kHz: April 8, 2005
CCR 1020 kHz: April 19, 2005
CHTN 720 kHz: Feb 21, 1996
RJR 720 kHz: Nov 11, 2004
XECAQ 740 kHz: Dec 17, 2005
KTNN 660 kHz: Nov 22, 2006
KRHW 1520 kHz: Dec 12, 2006
HJCU 730 kHz: Nov 27, 2007
XEMTS 780 kHz: Nov 1, 2007
KFIZ 1450 kHz: Feb 7, 2008
KOLM 1520 kHz: Feb 13, 2011
KOA 850 kHz: Dec 19, 2003
XEPE 1700 kHz: Mar 22, 2013

Russ Edmunds' Mediumwave DX Airchecks: 1968-1978

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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Russ Edmunds, who has kindly shared another collection of mediumwave airchecks (click here to check out all of his contributions).

Russ notes that the reception location was Parsippany, NJ (in a garden apartment) using a Hammarlund modified HQ-150 and a 4' air core amplified loop.

Russ also shares details about each recording in the following table. All recordings have been embedded below:

Russ MW Logs.JPG
YVMF: December 1, 1970
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XEDM: August 13, 1970
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CMJY: April 20, 1970
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HRVW: April 22, 1970
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HJCK: April 18, 1970
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KFBK: April 6, 1970
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HIJB: March 2, 1970
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XERCN: February 23, 1970
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CFCN: January 26, 1970
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XEMO: January 12, 1970
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XEG: December 29, 1969
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TGJ: October 6, 1969
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TIOS: October 5, 1969
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PRE3: October 24, 1971
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CFCY: February 3, 1975
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XERH: October 15, 1970
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KKAA: December 3, 1974
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HIAU: November 15, 1974
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HJHN: April 3, 1973
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KRZI: March 3, 1978
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XEMP: December 6, 1971
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PJD2: October 18, 1970
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HRTV: September 30, 1970
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HJES: December 20, 1971
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HJQZ: January 6, 1975
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KRDS: January 10, 1972
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YVOZ: April 20, 1970
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Russ Edmunds’ Mediumwave Airchecks: 1969 - 1978

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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Russ Edmunds (WB2BJH), for sharing this collection of mediumwave airchecks dating from 1969 to 1978. (Click here to check out all of Russ’ contributions.)

If you’ve subscribed to the SRAA podcast, you might only automatically download the first of these recordings. I would encourage you to view and listen to all 29 recordings on this dedicated Shortwave Radio Audio Archive post.

Click here to download a spreadsheet with full details of each clip.

TIOS 825 kHz: October 05, 1969
TGJ 880 kHz: October 5, 1969
XEMO 860 kHz: January 12, 1970
CFCN 1060 kHz: January 26, 1970
XERCN 1110 kHz: February 23, 1970
BBC 1214 kHz: February 23, 1970
HIJB 830 kHz: March 2, 1970
KKHI 1150 kHz: April 06, 1970
KFBK 1530 kHz: April 6, 1970
HJCK 1160 kHz: April 14, 1970
YVOZ 1200 kHz: April 20, 1970
HRVW 1172 kHz: April 22, 1970
CMJY 860 kHz: April 20, 1970
XERH 1500 kHz: October 15, 1970
PJD2 1295 kHz: October 18, 1970
YVMF 1120 kHz: December 1, 1970
HRTV 715 kHz: September 30, 1971
PRE3 1180 kHz: October 24, 1971
XEMP 710 kHz: December 6, 1971
KSVC 980 kHz: December 6, 1971
HJES 980 kHz: December 20, 1971
KRDS 1190 kHz: January 10, 1972
KLIF 1190 kHz: January 10, 1972
KKIM 1000 kHz: February 19, 1973
HJHN 960 kHz: April 13, 1973
HIAU 1241.5 kHz: November 15, 1974
KKAA 1560 kHz: December 03, 1974
CFCY 630 kHz: February 3, 1975
KRZI 1580 kHz: March 3, 1978
KCTA 1030 kHz: December 3, 1978

Radio Havana Cuba (Aircheck): August 2, 2017

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Anthony Messina, who shares the following recording and notes:

This is an aircheck of Radio Habana Cuba on 6145 from 8/2/17 via a KiwiSDR in Alexandria, VA at 1:15am EDT roughly. 
Radio Havana Cuba (Aircheck): August 2, 2017
Anthony Messina

Radio Exterior de Espana: Aircheck April 25, 2014

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Chris for this short Radio Exterior de España (REE) aircheck

Chris made this recording on April 25, 2014 at 00:55 UTC on 6,055 kHz. You'll hear a classic Flamenco tune from 1971 and sign off with the REE interval signal. The recording was made with an Eton E1 and smartphone microphone recording app.

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Radio Exterior de Espana: Air Check April 25, 2014
Chris