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Old soundchecks and TV commercials for West MI radio stations

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tc
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weathernut wrote: Wed Feb 22, 2023 11:40 pm KLQ ran a couple of contest during the overnight hours where they would play snippet of a song and you had to call in with the title and artist. They called it the late night quickie.
You could only win every 30 days. Sorry for the confusion.
That was probably Mary McKarrack or Pam Roberts, Darla was on the Q Morning Zoo.
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Pam Roberts! You are correct TC!
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Not an aircheck, but i found this browsing West Michigan Twitter.

Wayback to 83-85 times

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Sure this has been posted sometime in the past, but wanted to contribute something.

https://youtu.be/OdbbFVqZkgI
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MWmetalhead wrote: Fri Feb 24, 2023 1:04 pm Look how young Tony Gates looks! (1:45 mark of the video.)
I was working at WLAV-AM during that time. A few things....

That was filmed shortly before Doc Donovan passed away.

Laurie DeYoung is now a popular morning country DJ in Baltimore and has been for decades.
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Thanks for posting that clip Honeyman. I haven't seen that before. 1979 was the year that WLAV-FM really became a powerhouse radio station in Grand Rapids/West Michigan. Spring of 1979 was the first time LAV-FM posted numbers that made them the #1 12 plus station in the market.
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http://www.facebook.com/#!/andyoriley
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MWmetalhead wrote: Wed Mar 08, 2023 6:51 am Pretty impressive that KLQ kept to its fourplay themed weekend even during Outta Control. 😎

1995 was a tough year for that station but it still sounded great in the music dayparts.
it was never stipulated, but what the hell :)
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Outta Control Saturday nights - hell yeah! Andy - that was a great show and got some good heavy stuff on the air that I would not have heard anywhere else around here. Your show was always cranked up in the truck after a night at the races in Marne.
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What do I do with these old airchecks? As I grow older and saved these for years. It comes to a point where they just take up space. The kids don't want them. Except the ones with Dad's voice. I hate to see them eventually in a land fill. I've enjoyed listening to them through the years and I would certainly like to share them. They need to be preserved as part of Grand Rapids radio history. I thought I would compile a list of what I have.
WGRD 1974 Top 98 of 74 with Gary Hoffman
WGRD 7-31-84 98 Rock with Sean Stevens middays. Spots with Bob Berry and JJ Duling.
WGRD Jan 1989 with Jim Jackson and Maria Knight. Live remote with Frosty from Wild Steve's Stereo.
WGRD 1-17-90
WGRD 1-11-91
WKLQ 11-18-85 Hit Rock KLQ with Chris Mitchell. KLQ was so new. The spots were from retailers in Holland by Robert J. Wright and Mike Tinnis.
WKLQ 1-14-88 In the night time with double D. Danny Douglas
WKLQ 9-4-88 with Danny Douglas.
WJFM 11-18-85 All Hit 93 with Big Dave Fuller.
LAV FM 1982 with Tim Steele
LAV FM 1983 Aris in for Allison
LAV FM 1983 with Kev's all night cafe.
LAV FM 12-30-88
WLAV The History of LAV FM 15 years. Narrated by Matt Shafer Powell.
WCXT X105 Hart 1983.
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