Big Announcement

Hello everyone! I do have a big announcement and this is absolutely good news. I will be co-creating a radio station tribute site. The site will pay tribute to a short-lived top 40 station known as "POWER 95". As many of you who know, the calls were WTNZ-FM. Before that, the station was known as "95-3 TNZ" where they played a CHR/Dance format.

I am going to keep the site open because I enjoy learning about Knoxville radio history and I enjoy posting airchecks. I will be creating the "POWER 95" tribute site with Chad Austin. This site it will feature airchecks, pictures, and so much more.

Keep it right here for the link to the "POWER 95" tribute site and keep it here for more airchecks coming very soon.

Vintage Airchecks: WOKI

Here are three more airchecks I have uploaded onto Esnips and they are unscoped airchecks.

http://www.esnips.com/doc/a1be3004-a99a-4fa6-946b-129362023534/April1988_GaryBeachWOKIAircheck

(This aircheck from April 1988 invcludes Gary Beach and the music that was heard in 1988)

http://www.esnips.com/doc/fd7504f2-9f59-4760-aad5-5c02c5f6c537/May1987_TedOusleyWOKIAircheck

(In this aircheck from May 1987, you'll hear Ted Ousley doing an airshift and the music that was popular in 1987)

http://www.esnips.com/doc/36319822-d352-4305-857c-d544d384db44/February1986_WOKIMickEdwardsAircheck

(In this aircheck from February 1986, you'll hear some of Mick Edwards doing an airshift and the music that was popular in 1986)

All of these airchecks are courtesy of Chad Austin. Keep it here in the next few days as new airchecks are going to be uploaded.

Vintage Airchecks: WIMZ, WMYU, and WOKI

Hi again everyone! Here are the links to some more airchecks:

http://www.esnips.com/doc/e17fe35b-6961-4031-9fd7-a8f4f0d8be93/1986_WMYUJingle

(This is a jingle for U-102 WMYU from 1986. The jingle heard is part of a jingle package that U-102 used at the time called "Hot KIIS" by Jam Productions)

http://www.esnips.com/doc/1aef938b-d4b5-4bfe-8d25-c7cc54f0aa31/1986_WOKIFMJJRandleLiveRemote

(In this aircheck from 1986, you hear JJ Randle doing a live remote at Tony's VIP in Knoxville)

http://www.esnips.com/doc/f2e0cd10-8240-46a7-9240-c3e6e7880817/1986_WOKIFMSweeper

(This is one of the sweepers WOKI-FM used in 1986)

http://www.esnips.com/doc/3cfee338-514e-463f-9f14-aad1d8c754e0/1986_WOKIFMSweeper2

(This is another one of the many sweepers WOKI-FM used in 1986)

http://www.esnips.com/doc/fb83bd05-5a79-4181-9221-82aef9948db0/1986_WIMZFMColvinIdolNewsbreak

(In this aircheck from 1986, you'll hear Colvin Idol do a local newsbreak during Phil Williams' shift on WIMZ-FM 103.5)

http://www.esnips.com/doc/40fc4a51-1d9b-4ef4-b832-b9fc12e695f7/1986_WIMZFMPhilWilliamsAircheck

(In this aircheck from 1986, you'll hear a short clip of Phil Williams hosting a morning show on WIMZ-FM 103.5)

http://www.esnips.com/doc/3541251f-d3a9-4be3-afad-3be24ff87c52/1985_WOKIFMShotgunStevensDannyTheGeek

(In this aircheck from 1985, you'll hear Shotgun Stevens and Danny The Geek. This is a very funny aircheck of both Shotgun and Danny)

http://www.esnips.com/doc/41aaeb2f-17e1-482c-b1d9-6672e4110919/1985_WOKIFMShotgunStevens

(In this aircheck from 1985, you'll hear a clip of Shotgun Stevens where he talks about Topper Shutt who worked at WTVK-TV 26 in Knoxville at the time. Topper Shutt now works at WUSA-TV 9 in Washington, DC)

http://www.esnips.com/doc/9e8333c4-beac-413f-96f7-804efcdb5b54/1986_WOKIFMStevieNicksConcertPromo

(In this clip from 1986, you'll hear a promo for the Stevie Nicks concert as heard on WOKI-FM 100.3)

http://www.esnips.com/doc/35d6e284-1cd3-4fb0-a195-8aca083a50f1/1985_WOKIFMJerryHowellShotgunStevensPromo

(In this aircheck from 1985, you'll hear a promo Jerry Howell did for Shotgun Stevens' night show on WOKI-FM 100.3)

All of these airchecks are courtesy of Chad Austin.

Stay tuned in the next few days for a clip of Ashley Adams doing the afternoon show on WLIQ-AM 1340.

Coming very soon

Hello everyone! I hope that everyone has had a good week so far. It has been a good one for me and I have enjoyed it. Why the topic "coming very soon"? Well, you're about to find out in this post.

Coming in the next few days, some more classic Knoxville radio clips are going to be posted. Some highlights includes a Colvin Idol newsbreak he did on WIMZ from 1986 and a clip of Shotgun Stevens with Danny The Geek from 1985. That clip of Danny the Geek and Shotgun has to be the funniest clip I have ever heard. Another highlight has to be a jingle for WMYU-FM 102.1 from 1986 when they were U-102.

I have already put the clips onto Esnips and sometime on Saturday night or Sunday, I will post the links to the airchecks for anyone who wants to hear those airchecks.

And that's not all, you will also hear a classic aircheck of Ashley Adams, the current morning DJ doing an afternoon shift on WLIQ-AM 1340 from 1988. For those who do not know this or for many of you who know, WLIQ-AM 1340 was known as "13Q" and played oldies at the time.

These airchecks come to us from Chad Austin so thanks to Chad for these wonderful airchecks.

Also, don't forget to check out my favorite website I visit everyday called "Knoxville Radio History 101". The site features lots of good pictures and lots of interesting information.

The site is located at http://ktownradio.blogspot.com/ so when you get the chance, don't forget to check it out like I always do everyday.

Keep it here this weekend for new airchecks and lots more on Knoxville Radio History. This is Derrick saying have a good Saturday and keep it right here for more from Knoxville Radio History.

Vintage Aircheck: WOKI-FM 100.3 (1975-1977)

Here is another vintage aircheck of WOKI-FM 100.3. In this aircheck, you'll hear IDs and jingles from the period of 1975 and 1977.

http://www.esnips.com/doc/e9d262f2-9c2d-440f-aecb-af29cbe07172/75-77_WOKIIDsandJingles

Aircheck courtesy of Patrick W. Meeks.

Vintage Aircheck: WOKI-FM 100.3 (10/8/1975)

This is an aircheck of WOKI-FM 100.3 from October 8, 1975. This aircheck was recorded during its first few months of operation. The DJ is J. L. Myers and features some commercials.

http://www.esnips.com/doc/e25bbd09-9dec-4175-956e-85fdfb7b0029/10875_WOKI-FMJLMyers

Aircheck courtesy of Patrick W. Meeks.

Vintage Aircheck: WOKI-AM 1550 (9/13/1977)

This is a vintage WOKI-AM 1550 aircheck from September 13, 1977. It is scoped which features Patrick W. Meeks, the DJ at the time, talking

http://www.esnips.com/doc/61d99a0f-f459-4b0b-8840-6020ec9676c6/91377_WOKI-AMAircheck

This is courtesy of Patrick W. Meeks, a former WOKI-AM 1550 DJ.

Hey everyone!

Hello everyone! I apologize if I have not posted on the blog in a few months. I have been so busy with everything including college. I graduate from Roane State in May of 2008 and afterwards, I will be taking online course.

I will keep the site open because I want to learn more about Knoxville radio history and I am going to post more airchecks in the near future so be on the lookout for those coming up. I have some clips of WOKI from the 1970s including the AM version from 1977.

Keep it here for more as they happen.

- Derrick