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Oct 29, 2026
Eighty-eight years after Orson Welles and the Mercury Theatre turned a novel about Martians into a night of national confusion, Aircheck Radio will replay the complete one-hour broadcast on Friday, October 30, with an encore the same evening. This is the story of why 1938 radio could make fiction feel like news, and why that night still matters.
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Jun 7, 2026
By Gunther Forde If you are reading this and your stomach turned a little at the words “music log” or..
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Oct 29, 2025
Rocking the Mid-Day : The Life & Career of Pierre Robert of WMMR‑FM For trade-radio professionals When one thinks of..
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Oct 10, 2025
WCOL’s Golden Groove: Columbus Voices 1965–1978 Welcome to WCOL’s Golden Groove, a nostalgic trip back to the glory days of..
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