Aircheck Radio streams over 3,500 historic broadcasts — free, unedited, uninterrupted, every day. No ads. No subscriptions. No algorithm deciding what you hear.
That costs real money. Bandwidth, storage, licensing, and digitization don't pay for themselves. Your contribution keeps this archive alive and accessible to everyone.
You can support us with a financial donation, or by contributing recordings from your personal collection. We welcome both — and we honor every gift.
100% of donations fund operations and preservation. Aircheck Radio has no paid staff. We are all volunteers.
A one-time or recurring gift of any size keeps the servers running,
the licenses paid, and the stream live.
$10 covers a day of streaming. $50 covers a month of storage.
$100 funds the licensing history of an entire station.
Every donor receives a written acknowledgment for tax purposes.
Payments are processed securely through our GiveWP platform.
Got a box of old airchecks? Reel-to-reel from your board op days?
Cassettes from a market you worked?
We want them — unscoped, unedited, imperfect.
Digital files upload directly from your browser. Physical tapes
are accepted by mail. We digitize, catalog, and stream every
recording — preserved permanently and credited to you.
Aircheck Radio is committed to accessibility. Our archive is free and open to all listeners — including those with hearing loss, visual impairment, or limited data access. If you encounter any barrier using this site, contact us directly and we will personally assist you.
Any amount helps. Every gift is acknowledged in writing for tax purposes.
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Aircheck Radio is a federally recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 99-2245030). Your donation is tax-deductible to the full extent permitted by law. A receipt is emailed automatically.
This archive streams enormous amounts of data — every listener session costs us bandwidth. We have no ads, no grants, and no paid staff. Every dollar comes from people who care about radio history.
No salaries. No overhead. Every dollar donated goes directly to servers, licensing, and digitization.
Digital files upload right from your browser. Physical tapes ship to our archive — we cover return shipping on collections over 10 items.
Physical media is digitized at broadcast quality. We identify station, market, year, and talent. No tape is too damaged or incomplete to be worth submitting.
Your recording joins over 3,500 airchecks streaming free worldwide. Your name is credited as the donor if you choose.
Have digital files ready? Upload directly — MP3, WAV, or FLAC. Include station, market, and approximate year if you know it. We can figure out the rest.
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Questions? archive@aircheckradio.us
All donations acknowledged in writing · Collections returned on request