Airchecks
Whether we were perfecting our skills, or just having fun, MSU Campus Radio provided the tools and the mentors to inspire us. In the beginning the tools were a little crude, a couple of turntables, a microphone, a mixing board, and tape cartridge machines that didn’t always fire when the buttons were pushed. It’s a far cry from today’s state of the art equipment at Impact 89 and The Fix. But whether you ride a beach bike or a ten speed racer, you still learn.Here are a few clips that represent the sounds students heard during the Campus Radio years. We hope that this archive will grow as attics and basements reveal more reel to reel tapes and cassettes. Contact Us if you have some memories to share.
- WBRS 9/67 Station ID – Walt Sorg (72 KB WAV) – “The station designed for the college mind.
- WMSN Hitbound Jingle (65 KB MP3) – Late 60′s Gwinnsound?
- WBRS 10/67 Donn Allen Show – Walt Sorg (6.8 MB MP3) – “Dumpy Donn” starts the term. James & Bobby Purify number 8 on the Brody Radio Survey. Bond a Month plan. Pick-a-Ride. Listen to the reverb.
- WMSN 2/68 Donn Allen Show – Walt Sorg (2.6 MB MP3) – Final show of the term, lots of topical political humor.
- WBRS Hitmaker Jingles – 1970
- WBRS 3/72 Kip Meyers Show – Kip Bohne (6.8 MB MP3) – The beat goes on. Last day of classes, exam week. We sure stole a lot of jingle beds. Listen for Mark Bashore and Steve Schram on a PIRGIM spot. Buy a deep dish pizza from the Brewery for a nickel.
- WBRS 3/72 Mark Westcott Show – Mark Westcott (1.4 MB MP3) – “Where a poor boy can come from the country to a big university and be perfectly obnoxious.” Featuring Harry Nilson’s “You’re Breaking My Heart”. And a new A&M Records release from America. Listen to that 60 Hz hum.
- WBRS Circa 1972 – Jazz Promo – Steve Schram (347 KB MP3) – Open your mind to Jazz on the weekend.
- WBRS 3/72 Rick Haglund Show – Rick Haglund (1.4 MB MP3) – “WBRS 82 – Put us On”. Straight ahead rock n roll. Harold Melvin, Jim Croche, Seals & Crofts, Stevie Wonder, MSU Volunteers.
- WEAK Circa 73 – Sunday Programs Promo – Gary Houston/Jeff Smith
- WMCD Station IDs – Jim Kerr (3MB MP3)
- WEAK Circa 74 – Jeff Smith (Frank Bonfiglio oldies spot at the lead-in)
- WMSN Circa 74/75 Chuck Goudie Show – Chuck Goudie (2.1 MB MP3) – Early phone interview.
- WMSN Circa 74/75 Chuck interviews Santa – Chuck Goudie (3.3 MB MP3) – Interviews a lecherous Santa Claus.
- WMSN Circa 74/75 Byron Macgregor Interview – Chuck Goudie (950 KB MP3) – Talks about the smash hit “The Americans” with CKLW’s greatest newsman.
- WMSN 5/75 MSN News – Dennis Kauff/Chuck Goudie (103 KB MP3) – Dennis hands the mantle to Chuck. The Hubbard Hall fire and Vice President Ford’s visit.
- WMSN 9/75 Morning Show – Scott Westerman (2.1 MB RM) – Typical show open. “Anyone found to be listening to this program will be expelled from this university.”
- WMSN 4/75 Artist Spotlight – Promo for the Final Program (The Eagles) Jeff Smith
- WMSN Circa 74 – Hockey Play by Play – Gary Mescher MSU vs Michigan
- WMSN Spartan Sportscene 1974 – Gary Mescher Spring term.
- WMSN Hockey Promo 1974 – Gary Mescher MSU vs Wisconsin.
- WMSN 1/81 Abrams Planetarium – Scott Wenzel (43 KB MP3) – A perennial PSA topic.
- WMSN 3/81 Night Train Jazz – Scott Wenzel (41 KB MP3) – Before we called it “smooth”.
- WLFT Production Cuts – 99 nuggets from 1987-88
