WNBC Time Machine - Oct 7, 1987 - Dale Parsons - Pt 1

Original aircheck of radio station WNBC in New York City.
Recorded on Oct 7, 1987

This aircheck brings home everything this channel represents, which is that records during that time were made to sound their best in mono for broadcast on AM Top 40 radio. NOT in stereo, for pop music during that time was rare to hear on FM stereo radio.

During the time frame from 1987 to Oct 7, 1988, WNBC had special shows during the weekends called "The Time Machine". This was a very accurate re-creation of how AM Radio sounded like during the late 60's to early 70's.
This show has become legendary in radio circles!

Sadly, Radio Station WNBC no longer exists.
On Oct 7, 1988 (exactly one year after this aircheck was recorded), it became WFAN and changed to a sports talk format. Yes, it is hard to believe that WNBC radio is no longer around.

This aircheck also allows you to hear EXACTLY how it sounded like. Radio stations like WNBC & WABC used lots of audio "processing" to make the music sound it's best when heard on either a car radio's 6 X 9 inch dashboard speaker, or from an AM Transistor Radio's tiny 3-1/2 inch speaker. As a result, these AM radio stations added reverb and then highly "compressed" the audio, which made it sound even louder. You can hear that in this aircheck!

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