Testing a shitty Poloroid digital camera that shoots in 640x480 mono AVI files, where you have to talk weird to be heard over the dither noise. Also announcing my new MSI Vector GP76 laptop and the arrival of my WR400 and Sangean at the school campus.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1tGlqIvAEQ
All of these airchecks from June 1, 2022 were recorded from a Sangean CL100 weather alert radio, the only radio I owned at the time with good reception and a stereo headphone jack. I simply connected it to my laptop with an AUX cable and recorded using Audacity.
All stations are from the Charleston metro area and were recorded at the old house, about 10 miles away from downtown Charleston in h heavily wooded area. As a result, weaker stations (WRVZ and WMXE) sometimes switched between stereo and mono recordings. This is entirely the Sangean's doing, as it sacrifices stereo for less noise beyond a certain point.
Individual station notes:
* WKWS: Despite refering to itself as "The New Superstar Country," this station had been using this branding for some time.
* WRVZ: If you note the reused "The beat, 98.7 the Beat" voice clip, the station had recently switched pre-recorded voiceover recordings, and I guess the new guy, who remains to this day, hadn't recorded much. The old guy can be heard directly after the first ad break. Anybody else think he sounds like the "Damn son where'd you find this/This is a certified hood classic" guy? All his lines are now gone from the station. The hiphop format is now on 107.3 WRVZ, with the 98.7 frequency now being home to Classic Rock station WCST-FM.
* WVAF: n/a
* WMXE: Music programming is also transmitted from 102.3 WWQB in Westwood, KY. However, the two stations have different ad sets, targetting Charleston and the tri-state area, respectively.
I recorded all these airchecks for some reason which I eventually forgot about, and found the files on my external hard drive on February 14, 2024.
For copyright reasons, all airchecks are scoped in their YouTube postings. However, I do have the full length recordings. If you would like to obtain these, DM KanawhaCountyWX on Discord.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LhUs-po0tE