Aircheck Radio Magazine

Stories from radio — then and now.

Station histories, personality profiles, ordinary radio careers, forgotten moments, recollections, and reporting on the medium itself.

Mar 6, 2025

AM Radio’s Quiet Fade: Local Stations Fall Silent Across America By Boris McClendon, Staff Writer Late one October morning..

Mar 4, 2025

Skip Essick: A Life on the Airwaves – From WGRD to Radio Leadership “Radio is the most intimate and socially..

Feb 25, 2025

Gordon McLendon’s Lasting Legacy In the pantheon of radio pioneers, Gordon McLendon stands tall as a true innovator whose influence..

Aug 10, 2024

JD Spangler: A Trailblazer in Radio Broadcasting The story of John David Spangler—known to listeners and colleagues alike simply as..

Apr 25, 2023

13Q, the beloved former Pittsburgh radio station WKTQ 1320 AM, left an indelible mark on the city’s airwaves from 1973..

Mar 3, 2023

Inside the Powerhouse That Rocked the Radio World In the annals of radio history, few stations have left as..