As I continue to work my way through the archives, I will post random airchecks here for listening and downloading that I think you might enjoy.

Also, feel free to scroll through the ongoing Archive Log, which will be updated regularly. If you see something you might want to hear, contact me and I'll be happy to put it up for you!

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WHOT-FM: The Aircheck Show - May 31, 1987 (128K stereo)

A typically funny show from the Spring of '87 is unexpectedly punctuated by a caller ("Fred from Queens") that starts playing airchecks over the phone of Hank and Jim that go back to the 1970s - all stuff that we don't have! Meanwhile, there's a mystery DJ, Hank and Jim debate the need for a new studio air conditioner and the usual insanity ensues. Hey Fred - e-mail me, we need your stuff! CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO PART ONE! CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO PART TWO!

WFAT-AM: The First Broadcast - December 31, 1977 (64K mono)

Thirty years ago is when the story really begins. It was thirty years ago today when the legend really began. Hank and Jim signed on WFAT-AM as "Hal Hall" and "Larry McRae" for the first time on New Year’s Eve 1977 - one month later I'd hear the station - and the rest (as they say) is history. WFAT went on to become one of the most well-known US land-based pirates in radio history, and this is how is all began! To mark the 30th anniversary, we’re happy to present almost the entire show as it originally aired. This is the start of something big – and it’s all here right up until the tape ran out. At the end, we’ve tagged on several extra minutes from a tape supplied by a listener in Pennsylvania! CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO PART ONE! CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO PART TWO!

WHOT-FM: Thanksgiving Show - November 25, 1982 (64K mono)

It's Turkey Time at The Hot One in this rare, early aircheck! It's "crazy, crazy party" as Hank and Jim also celebrate their 7th year in show business! Take a guess at the Mystery Sound and get a special insight into a day in the life of Hank and Jim from November of 1982! CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO PART ONE! CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO PART TWO!

WHOT-FM: Memorial Day Show - May 24, 1987 (128K stereo)

WHOT celebrates Memorial Day, 1987 in typical style. Jim and Pete hold down the fort until Hank and Tommy Edison arrive. Terry Walker calls in, and plans are made to meet up after the show at Downtown Beiruts. Lessons are given as to what Memorial Day is all about, and why MTV already stank in 1987. Hank and Tom do the show "Jimmy Swaggart"-style, and wonder what happened to "the $5 from the pig". Hank has one of his very first run-ins with Howard. Hank, Pete and Tom make a hasty exit to rendezvous with Terry, and Jim takes over with an extended "Jingles on Parade" as this tape ends. Good fun all around! CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO PART ONE! CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO PART TWO!

Radio New York International: The Final Broadcast - July 27, 1987 (128K stereo)

July 2007 marked the 20th Anniversary of Radio New York International. To commemorate those five crazy days back in July of 1987, we present the final RNI transmission - Hank Hayes and Jim Nazium manning the helm for a six-hour test show that aired the evening of July 27, 1987. This is just a taste of what RNI could have been - fun, free-form entertainment, no formats, no constraints. Since this was a "test", we get a lot of music - but a lot of typical Hank and Jim insanity as well. Sadly, the dream would come to an abrupt end less than six hours later when the FCC would board The Sarah and shut RNI down for good. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO PART ONE! CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO PART TWO!

Radio New York International: Ivan Jefferies - July 26, 1987 (64K mono)

July 2007 marked the 20th Anniversary of Radio New York International. Here is a "lost" gem that made it's way to us: Ivan Jefferies doing a late night show from 7-26-87. Randi Steele had been on earlier, and after midnight Allan decided to sign off the 1620 AM signal and test a back-up AM transmitter on 530 AM! Ivan is really having a ball here doing his thing on the high seas. Note: at the start of this tape, you can hear Allan and Ivan introducing reporter R.J. Smith of the Village Voice, whose decision to stay on board The Sarah for a few days ended up getting him arrested when the FCC ended the dream on the morning of July 28, 1987. (This aircheck graciously supplied by RNI listener Anthony Catalano) CLICK HERE TO LISTEN!