Audio will be added soon to this page. Our focus is Side B (scroll down.) This is a log of the recorded contents of a typical unscoped aircheck containing detailed technical info: times, song titles, etc.
(a)One More Song for You, an LP by The Imperials / (b)WSPZ Aircheck 20 March 1987
TDK
SA-90 High Bias (CRO2) analog audio cassette tape
Serial
# AKAH6097
Recycled
tape, formerly “Updating Generic Aircheck Tape”
SIDE
A encoded
in Dolby c, stereo
- What I Can Do for You
- I’m Forgiven
- All My Life
- Living Without You Love
- Eagle Song
- Closer Than Ever
- One More Song for You
- Higher Power
- More Like You
- Jeremiah—Russ Taff
- Inside Look—Russ Taff
- The Vision—Darrell Mansfield Band
SIDE B encoded in Dolby B, stereo, Dolby HX applied
Aircheck
(unscoped) WSPZ-AM Douglasville, GA. Neal Rhoden performing as Jim
O’Neal.
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| Neal Rhoden at WSPZ Radio |
Rec:
20 Mar 1987
WSPZ-AM Studio on Tascam 122B; Urei 1683 console; Sennheiser MD-421
Microphone; Audi-Cord cart deck(s); Technics SP-15 turntables. Board
mix recording. No dynamics processing except DBX 160x
compressor/limiter on Microphone.
20
Mar 1987. It was the last day of winter. The PTL scandal was in full
swing. Jim Bakker had freshly resigned with Jerry Falwell summarily
replacing him. President Ronald Reagan was denying any US involvement
in the Arms
for Hostages fiasco
that would later be billed as the Iran-Contra
Affair.
WSPZ was promoting the Bill Gaither concert the following night at
The Civic Center in Atlanta. Also in town at the Omni, future Rock ‘n
Roll hall of Fame inductee, Billy Joel in a sold out show (He had a
second show the next night, Sunday the 22nd.)
WSPZ provided free tickets to the Gaither show which I likely
attended (I begun a Saturday show 1-6 pm and would have been pressed
for time making it to the concert) and remember it being a
note-for-note recreation of their shows the previous August in
Atlanta and March, 1986 in Savannah—3
times, one year. The concert featured The Bill Gaither Trio, The
Gaither Vocal Band, Larnelle Harris and comedians Hicks &
Cohagan. The Savannah show was courtesy of WWJD-AM, my former
employer there. I was just getting my feet wet reading API news copy
fresh of the ticker—aka
rip
and read.
Errors are plentiful in my live presentation performing under the
name, Jim O’Neal. This aircheck is representative of a 21 year old
broadcaster’s attempt to please a highly conservative management.
Overall, my performance is wooden. The music is the Christian
equivalent of the easy listening format—elevator
music. My
comparatively hotter production style is displayed in two spots: WSPZ
Christian Skate Party, and
Cornerstone
Sew & Vac.
-1:00
Instrumental fill. You’re
Beautiful-Praise
Strings
:00
USA Network News (Regan Arms for Hostages Denial/Bakker Resigns)
4:55
True
Love-Dawn
Rogers w/Paul Smith
8:00
BACKSELL/TEASE
(O’NEAL)
Fairest
Lord Jesus-unidentified
12:06
HADDLE INSURANCE (RAYMOND BURR/JIMMY HADDLE)
13:03
SPORTS/TEASE/BUMPER
(O’NEAL)
14:00
McPLANTS GARDEN CENTER & NURSERY
“Color
Explosion” (MERRIL MOUNTAIN)
14:52
WEATHERTRAX/FRONTSELL
15:15
I
Want to Spend My Life Mending Broken People-Mike
Murdock
20:00
Through
Your Eyes-(Dave
Will) Imperials
23:39
FORD MOTOR COMPANY “Escort/Tempo”
(agency
spot for Southland Ford Dealers)
24:39
HARBOR DISCOUNT FURNITURE (SHEHAN, K)
25:16
WSPZ CHRISTIAN SKATE 28 MAR 1987 (O’NEAL)
25:53
GAITHER LIVE PROMOTION “GAITHER TRIO RADIO
SPECIAL”
local sponsor NEWLIFE CHRISTIAN BOOKSTORE
(O’NEAL)
27:27
I
Will Go On-Bill
Gaither Trio
30:50
HOW TO MANAGE YOUR MONEY (BURKETT)
31:45
Daughter
of Heaven-Jaime
Owens Collins
35:23
SEGUE
(O’NEAL)
35:38
I
Can-Bobby
Michaels
38:37
Heaven-Lulu
Roman Smith
41:26
BACKSELL/GRACE
RECORDS PROMOTION “Bogo”
(O’NEAL)
42:27
You
Shall Seek Me-Grace
Records
42:40
CORNERSTONE SEW & VAC (O’NEAL)
43:20
GAITHER CONCERT (AGENCY SPOT)
NEWS
HEADLINES
“GOOD
NEWS” 2 Peter 1:2
WEATHER
45:05
Unidentified
46:19
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