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Airchexx.com - Composite: 102.7 WBMX Chicago | December 1986

Posted by WYTZZ95FM <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/chicagomediachat/info/user=WYTZZ95FM' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on March 11, 2023, 9:54 am

The irony is, WBMX-FM at the time was rolling jingles and were a very hip Urban/CHR, with a CHR clock in place (spinning the top hits often). At the time when B96 was presenting themselves in the opposite direction.

Thanks to Steve West awesome website, check out the WBMX air check below. Note, majority of songs were in Chicago top40 rotation at the time, including Simply Red, Holding back the Years. @ 21:35 is a top hour jingle, something majority of Urban stations did not have in the 80s.

One can only wonder what would have happened if WBMX never changed to V103 and B96 had direct competition.

Z

Link: Airchexx.com - Composite: 102.7 WBMX Chicago | December 1986

Re: Airchexx.com - Composite: 102.7 WBMX Chicago | December 1986

Posted by Jeffro <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/chicagomediachat/info/user=Jeffro' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on March 16, 2023, 11:36 am, in reply to "Airchexx.com - Composite: 102.7 WBMX Chicago | December 1986"

Would have been nice had the very distracted Rick Dees soundalike been within 5 feet of the microphone on that first winner call! Bad studio acoustics drive me crazy. This happens when all of the mics are hot to the phone/reel and the jock is being picked up by mics across the room. Echo hell!!!

Re: Airchexx.com - Composite: 102.7 WBMX Chicago | December 1986

Posted by WYTZZ95FM <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/chicagomediachat/info/user=WYTZZ95FM' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on March 17, 2023, 11:19 am, in reply to "Re: Airchexx.com - Composite: 102.7 WBMX Chicago | December 1986"

Jeffro,

WBMX was trendsetting in their format and musical selection. Also being able to garner 10 - 20% White audience. But WBMX overall was not trendsetting in the on air presentation. (There were a LOT Of exceptions like Veronique, Doug Banks etc) Neither was WJPC-AM at the same time in the 80s. But, they provided a lot of the rhythmic hits in Chicago that CHRs from 80 - 87 did not provide.

Z

Re: Airchexx.com - Composite: 102.7 WBMX Chicago | December 1986

Posted by Jeffro <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/chicagomediachat/info/user=Jeffro' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on March 17, 2023, 8:44 pm, in reply to "Re: Airchexx.com - Composite: 102.7 WBMX Chicago | December 1986"

"Not trendsetting." LOL...Dan Shannon was barely interested!

Re: Airchexx.com - Composite: 102.7 WBMX Chicago | December 1986

Posted by WYTZZ95FM <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/chicagomediachat/info/user=WYTZZ95FM' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on March 18, 2023, 12:28 am, in reply to "Re: Airchexx.com - Composite: 102.7 WBMX Chicago | December 1986"

Sir, this is one area we can agree to disagree. Its a Chicago thing and a Dance radio thing.🤘

Z

Re: Airchexx.com - Composite: 102.7 WBMX Chicago | December 1986

Posted by Jeffro <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/chicagomediachat/info/user=Jeffro' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on March 18, 2023, 4:00 pm, in reply to "Re: Airchexx.com - Composite: 102.7 WBMX Chicago | December 1986"

Music has nothing to do with my comment. I'm talking about the morning jock, Dan Shannon. He was barely paying attention to the show. So many pauses, distractions, and a lack of any emotion. Too focused on his pipes. Are you telling me that's a "Chicago thing?"

Re: Airchexx.com - Composite: 102.7 WBMX Chicago | December 1986

Posted by Jeffro <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/chicagomediachat/info/user=Jeffro' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on March 18, 2023, 4:12 pm, in reply to "Re: Airchexx.com - Composite: 102.7 WBMX Chicago | December 1986"

And yes, I know I just described Lujack to a T. LOL...no comparison!!!

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