WNBC - 1980 through 1988
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WNBC (660 AM) only

I also have a few airchecks of WNBC's predecessors at 660 on the New York dial, WEAF and WRCA.  Actually, WEAF, which began broadcasting as AT&T-owned WBAY on July 25, 1922 and became WEAF on August 16, 1926 after purchase by RCA, became WNBC on November 10, 1946.  It became WRCA on October 18, 1954, and then it switched back to WNBC on May 23, 1960, call letters it kept continuously until the NBC station met its final demise on October 7, 1988.

Both WEAF and WRCA are listed on my "All Other New York City Stations" page, and there is WEAF material on my pre-1950 page.

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Date (YYYY/MM/DD) Start Time Disk Jockey Duration (min) Scoped/Unscoped Location
1980
1980/03/17 06:36 Don Imus 60 Unscoped 1573/HD
1980/06/05 10:05 Johnny Dark 31 Unscoped 2203/HD
1980/10/30 18:30 Alan Beebe (substituting for Mike Sarzynski) 44 Unscoped 2360/HD
1980/11/27 07:58 Don Imus 26 Unscoped HD
1980/11/28 07:34 Don Imus 24 Unscoped 1838/HD
1981
1981/01/-- 11:40 Kevin Metheny 26 Unscoped HD
1981/01/09 14:31 Frank Reed 28 Unscoped 2061/HD
1981/02/08 17:52 Kevin Metheny (substituting for Roz Frank) 61 Unscoped 2168/HD
1981/06/15 05:40 Don Imus 62 Unscoped 1852/HD
1981/06/20 15:13 Alan Beebe 31 Unscoped HD
1981/08/21 09:28 Don Imus 30 Unscoped 1837/HD
1981/08/21 10:01 Johnny Dark 30 Unscoped 1837/HD
1981/09/19 20:01 Ron O'Brien 60 Unscoped HD
1981/10/09 07:30 Don Imus.  Tribute to John Lennon on what would have been his 41st birthday.  Mr. Lennon had been assassinated the previous December 8. 5 Unscoped HD
1981/12/31 08:47 Ron O'Brien for Don Imus 31 Unscoped HD
1981/12/31 18:37 Alan Beebe 30 Unscoped HD
1982
1982/01/-- 22:00 Michael Sarzynski 34 Unscoped HD
1982/01/04 07:00 Don Imus 60 Unscoped 1860/HD
1982/01/04 10:03 Johnny Dark 30 Unscoped 1856/HD
1982/01/09 11:01 Frank Reed 60 Unscoped HD
1982/02/04 03:47 Ron O'Brien 46 Unscoped 1576/HD
1982/02/05 07:32 Don Imus 46 Unscoped 1576/HD
1982/04/28 08:11 Don Imus 60 Unscoped HD
1982/07/25 19:21 Ron O'Brien (some dx) 27 Unscoped HD
1982/08/16 06:58 Don Imus 30 Unscoped HD
1982/08/30 16:35 Howard Stern (first show).  Holding a telethon to save Bill Cosby's career. 47 Unscoped HD
1982/09/06 16:43 Howard Stern 60 Unscoped HD
1982/10/-- 18:39 Howard Stern 30 Unscoped HD
1982/10/-- 19:16 Howard Stern (begins about 5 minutes after above aircheck ends) 31 Unscoped HD
1982/10/05   Ron O'Brien 45 Unscoped HD
1982/12/13 22:08 Jessie 41 Unscoped HD
1982/12/13 23:02 Jessie (begins 13 minutes after the aircheck above ends) 43 Unscoped HD
1983
1983/01/13 05:59 Don Imus 91 Unscoped CD1388/HD
1983/07/04 16:41 Howard Stern 87 Unscoped CD1388/HD
1983/10/10   Howard Stern 25 Commercials only HD
1983/11/26 07:28 Jessie on a WNBC "Million Dollar Weekend." 31 Unscoped 2296/HD
1983/11/27 13:44 Danny Lyons on a WNBC "Million Dollar Weekend." 61 Unscoped 2295/HD
1983/11/29 08:28 Don Imus 62 Unscoped 2291/HD
1984
1984/01/12 18:56 Howard Stern (occasion is his 30th birthday) 35 Unscoped 1851/HD
1984/02/03 18:00 Howard Stern (playing Dial-a-Date with Kevin Metheny) 81 Unscoped HD
1984/02/24 18:08 Howard Stern 53 Unscoped 1851/HD
1984/02/27 06:29 Don Imus 44 Unscoped CD1388/HD
1984/05/25 ------ Frank Reed (last show) 59 Scoped 2236/HD
1984/05/30 06:10 Don Imus 47 Unscoped HD
1984/06/18 06:12 Don Imus 31 Unscoped HD
1984/09/05 05:06 Johnny Dark (last half-hour of last show) 31 Unscoped 1811/HD
1984/09/21 07:42 Don Imus (dx) 31 Unscoped HD
1984/09/22   Wolfman Jack (dx) 30 Unscoped HD
1984/10/30 13:05 Wolfman Jack 91 Unscoped 1568/HD
1984/11/-- 00:00 Wolfman Jack 47 Unscoped HD
1984/12/-- 23:55 Wolfman Jack 93 Unscoped 2283/HD
1984/12/-- 15:48 Howard Stern 47 Unscoped V105/HD
1984/12/11 06:20 Don Imus 46 Unscoped V105/HD
1984/12/11 17:03 Howard Stern.  "Match Game 1984."  Don Imus, among others, is guest. 46 Unscoped HD
1984/12/27 18:27 Joel Sebastian 31 Unscoped 2285/HD
1985
1985/01/02 07:32 Don Imus 91 Unscoped HD
1985/01/08 ------ Wolfman Jack 13 Scoped 2277/HD
1985/01/24 07:00 Don Imus 46 Unscoped HD
1985/01/24   Howard Stern 46 Unscoped HD
1985/04/23 09:59 Soupy Sales (first day) 18 Unscoped HD
1985/04/30 15:22 Howard Stern 90 Unscoped 942/HD
1985/05/02 17:40 Howard Stern 31 Unscoped HD
1985/07/-- 10:00 Soupy Sales 45 Unscoped HD
1985/07/-- 21:29 Gary Bridges 45 Unscoped V113/HD
1985/07/12   Howard Stern 30 Unscoped HD
1985/07/15 05:59 Don Imus 45 Unscoped HD
1985/07/16 09:12 Don Imus 23 Unscoped HD
1985/07/18 09:12 Don Imus 21 Unscoped HD
1985/07/29   Howard Stern 90 Unscoped HD
1985/08/-- 01:39 Wolfman Jack 48 Unscoped HD
1985/10/01 14:59 Janet "Janet from Another Planet" Bates (takes over for Howard Stern) 30 Unscoped 839/HD
1985/10/08   Soupy Sales 48 Unscoped HD
1986
1986/03/20 15:29 Joey Reynolds (first show at WNBC) 60 Unscoped 1914/HD
1986/04/18   Joey Reynolds 31 Unscoped HD
1986/05/12 18:33 Joey Reynolds 30 Unscoped 2347/HD
1986/06/05 15:03 Joey Reynolds 60 Unscoped HD
1986/06/26 ------ Soupy Sales ("Moldy Oldies Show") 27 Scoped 1916/HD
1986/06/26 ------ Joey Reynolds 36 Scoped 1916/HD
1986/07/18 15:04 Joey Reynolds 30 Unscoped 2347/HD
1986/07/20   Soupy Sales ("Moldy Oldies Show") 117 Unscoped HD
1986/08/10 17:18 Bill Grundfest 90 Unscoped HD
1986/10/-- ------ Joey Reynolds 34 Scoped 909/HD
1986/10/07 12:36 Soupy Sales 77 Unscoped HD
1986/10/15   Joey Reynolds 100 Unscoped HD
1986/10/23 06:55 Don Imus 61 Unscoped HD
1986/10/23 00:36 Lee Chambers 45 Unscoped HD
1986/10/23 14:59 Joey Reynolds 45 Unscoped HD
1986/11/05 02:54 E. J. Crummy 61 Unscoped 1808/HD
1986/11/12 12:09 Soupy Sales with guest Dan Ingram, live from the NBC Commissary. 49 Unscoped HD
1986/11/28 15:07 Bill Grundfest 46 Unscoped 1915/HD
1986/12/02 17:44 Joey Reynolds 47 Unscoped 1915/HD
1986/12/06 10:14 Soupy Sales ("Moldy Oldies Show") 47 Unscoped V109/HD
1987
1987/01/10-11   Soupy Sales ("Moldy Oldies Show").  NBC radio network program. 110 Unscoped CD2243-2244/HD
1987/01/17 17:26 Joey Reynolds 43 Unscoped HD
1987/01/26 06:02 Don Imus 46 Unscoped HD
1987/02/--   Alan Colmes' first show on WNBC.  Mr. Colmes does a "Tribute to Radio."  Among his guests are Dan Ingram and Bruce Morrow. 180 Unscoped HD
1987/03/14   Soupy Sales ("Moldy Oldies Show").  NBC radio network program. 111 Unscoped CD2422-2423/HD
1987/03/21   Soupy Sales ("Moldy Oldies Show").  NBC radio network program. 114 Unscoped CD2424-2425/HD
1987/04/09 13:54 Last minutes of Ray Dariano followed by Alam Colmes 93 Unscoped HD
1987/04/21-22   Soupy Sales ("Moldy Oldies Show").  NBC radio network program. 111 Unscoped CD2245-2246/HD
1987/05/08 07:04 Don Imus 183 Unscoped 1853-1854/HD
1987/05/30 12:28 Lee Chambers 46 Unscoped HD
1987/05/30 13:17 Lee Chambers (begins about three minutes after the aircheck above ends) 46 Unscoped HD
1987/06/13 09:55 Lee Chambers (follows end of Imus show) 46 Unscoped HD
1987/06/13 14:12 Bill Grundfest (dx) 46 Unscoped HD
1987/07/02 00:00 Jay Sorenson (full show) 369 Unscoped HD
1987/07/19 09:45 Lee Chambers 46 Unscoped HD
1987/07/20 08:35 Dan Taylor (for Don Imus) 46 Unscoped HD
1987/08/21 06:22 Charles McCord 47 Unscoped 739/HD
1987/09/05 13:52 Jack Scott 47 Unscoped HD
1987/09/05 14:35 Jack Scott 47 Unscoped V105/HD
1987/09/05 15:20 Dan Taylor (in AM stereo) 47 Unscoped V105/HD
1987/09/05 16:11 Dan Taylor (in AM stereo) 92 Unscoped V139/HD
1987/09/06 10:04 Jim Collins 57 Unscoped HD
1987/09/06 11:00 Jim Collins (continuation of the aircheck above) 59 Unscoped HD
1987/09/06 14:29 Dan Taylor 62 Unscoped HD
1987/09/06 18:27 Jack Scott 182 Unscoped HD
1987/09/12 19:01 Dan Taylor 62 Unscoped HD
1987/10/07 14:43 Dale Parsons 18 Unscoped HD
1987/10/21 05:52 Don Imus (dx) 59 Unscoped HD
1987/11/29 11:02 Jim Collins 57 Unscoped HD
1987/12/16 05:31 Don Imus 46 Unscoped HD
1987/12/19 14:34 Jim Collins/Dan Taylor 46 Unscoped HD
1987/12/26 18:04 Dan Taylor 46 Unscoped 1575/HD
1988
1988/01/16 18:20 Dan Taylor 47 Unscoped 1575/HD
1988/02/19 10:59 Jack Scott 194 Unscoped V102/HD
1988/04/01 13:37 Dan Taylor. 46 Unscoped HD
1988/04/17 10:19 Jack Scott 84 Unscoped HD
1988/05/28 00:03 Jeff Baker 237 Unscoped CD2333-2336/HD
1988/05/28 14:22 Bob James 46 Unscoped V104/1509/HD
1988/05/28 16:07 Dan Taylor 46 Unscoped 1503/HD
1988/06/01   Alan Colmes 46 Unscoped 1503/HD
1988/06/04 00:03 Jay Sorenson 47 Unscoped 1508/HD
1988/06/06 14:08 Carol Mason 46 Unscoped 1504/HD
1988/06/09 10:02 Bob James 86 Unscoped HD
1988/06/10 23:04 Dave Sims (Sportsnight) 46 Unscoped 1508/HD
1988/06/18 ------ Bob James 31 Scoped 1811/HD
1988/07/14 08:11 Don Imus 46 Unscoped 1964/HD
1988/07/21   Don Imus with Wolfman Jack 40 Unscoped HD
1988/07/23 07:09 Jim Collins 46 Unscoped 1509/HD
1988/07/30 10:41 Bob James 46 Unscoped 1964/HD
1988/07/31 12:51 Jeff Baker for Dan Taylor 92 Unscoped HD
1988/08/01 13:10 Peter Shane 46 Unscoped 1504/HD
1988/08/23 00:00 Jay Sorenson (complete show) 328 Unscoped 2063-2068/HD
1988/08/23 05:30 Don Imus (follows directly from the Jay Sorenson show above) 31 Unscoped 2068/HD
1988/08/24 00:00 Jay Sorenson (complete show) 322 Unscoped 2069-2074/HD
1988/08/24 05:30 Don Imus (follows directly from the Jay Sorenson show above) 31 Unscoped 2074/HD
1988/08/25 00:00 Jay Sorenson (complete show) 325 Unscoped 2119-2121, 2140-2141, 2166/HD
1988/08/25 05:30 Don Imus (follows directly from the Jay Sorenson show above) 45 Unscoped 2166/HD
1988/08/26 00:00 Jay Sorenson (complete show) 329 Unscoped 2188-2189, 2235/HD
1988/08/26 05:30 Don Imus (follows directly from the Jay Sorenson show above) 31 Unscoped 2287/HD
1988/08/27 00:00 Jay Sorenson (complete show) 351 Unscoped HD
1988/08/30 00:00 Jay Sorenson 292 Unscoped HD
1988/08/31 00:00 Jay Sorenson (complete show) 326 Unscoped HD
1988/08/31 05:30 Don Imus (follows directly from the Jay Sorenson show above) 30 Unscoped HD
1988/09/01 00:00 Jay Sorenson 297 Unscoped HD
1988/09/01 05:00 Jay Sorenson followed at 5:30 by Don Imus.  Essentially picks up where the aircheck above ends. 69 Unscoped HD
1988/09/05 09:00 Jim Collins 122 Unscoped HD
1988/09/05 13:03 Carol Mason for Dan Taylor 60 Unscoped HD
1988/09/07 10:00 Bob James (complete show) - Carol Mason (last hour) 305 Unscoped HD
1988/09/11 14:00 Dan Taylor 246 Unscoped HD
1988/09/19 00:28 Jay Sorenson 62 Unscoped 1967/HD
1988/09/24 11:53 Bob James 46 Unscoped 1574/HD
1988/09/24 14:07 Dale Parsons 46 Unscoped 1574/HD
1988/10/02 08:36 Jim Collins 46 Unscoped HD
1988/10/02 14:42 Dan Taylor 46 Unscoped 2279/HD
1988/10/06 10:14 Ray Dariano (last music show on WNBC) 234 Unscoped 2268-2271HD
1988/10/07 04:02 Jay Sorenson.  Final 90 minutes of Jay Sorenson on WNBC's last day.  Some DX. 92 Unscoped HD
1988/10/07   WNBC, "The First 66 Years."  Celebrates WNBC's 66 year history as WNBC and its previous incarnations as W2XY, WBAY, WEAF, and WRCA.  Included is the following
bulletLowell Thomas, Amos 'n' Andy, Charlie McCarthy and Mae West, Rudy Vallee, Will Rogers, Eddie Cantor, Jack Benny and Mel Blanc
bulletWEAF in the 1930s (Henry Aldrich, One Man's Family, Major Bowes, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, and Adolph Hitler)
bulletWorld War II  (Pearl Harbor, War Bonds, Bob Hope, Burns & Allen, D-Day, German and Japanese Surrender)
bulletFred Allen, Fibber McGee and Molly
bulletWEAF becomes WNBC (11/10/46)
bulletJimmy Durante, Bing Crosby, Al Jolson, Groucho Marx, Dragnet, Dimension X, Tallulah Bankhead and the Big Show
bulletArturo Toscanini and the NBC Symphony
bulletDavid Sarnoff, Ben Grauer
bulletWNBC Becomes WRCA (10/18/54)
bulletThe Great Gildersleeve
bulletNBC Monitor
bulletDave Garroway, Marilyn Monroe, Bob & Ray, Jonathan Winters, Ernie Kovacs, Burt Parks
bulletWRCA becomes WNBC (5/20/60)
bulletRobert Wagner (Mayor of New York)
bulletSounds of the '60s (JFK, MLK, "One Small Step", Big Wilson, Sports and Talk, Long John Nebbel, Mort Sahl, Ted Brown)
bulletVoices of the '70s (Nixon, Ford, Carter, Don Imus—"1200 hamburgers to go", Imus on Monitor, Wolfman Jack-1973, Cousin Bruce Morrow-1974, Imus and Morrow out, More Music, Frank Reed-1977, Imus returns-1979)
bullet1981: The Most Listened-to Station In America, 1982: Howard Stern, 1985: Soupy Sales, 1986: Dave Simms, Joey Reynolds, 1987: Alan Colmes, Brian Wilson, The Time Machine, WNBC Becoms WFAN, Don Pardo
 85 ------ CD757-760/HD
1988/10/07 14:00 Last day as WNBC.  Includes changeover to and first half-hour of WFAN.  Host is Alan Colmes (now of "Hannity and Colmes" on the Fox News Channel). 181 Partly 2084-2086/HD
1988/10/07 12:00  Another version of the last day as WNBC.  Includes change to WFAN.  Features Alan Colmes.  Begins about 12 noon and includes WNBC retrospective. 252 Partly 142-144/HD

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