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WNBC (660 AM) only

I also have a few airchecks of WNBC's predecessors at 660 on the New York dial, WEAF and WRCA.  Actually, WEAF, which began broadcasting as AT&T-owned WBAY on July 25, 1922 and became WEAF on August 16, 1926 after purchase by RCA, became WNBC on November 10, 1946.  It became WRCA on October 18, 1954, and then it switched back to WNBC on May 23, 1960, call letters it kept continuously until the NBC station met its final demise on October 7, 1988.

Both WEAF and WRCA are listed on my "All Other New York City Stations" page, and there is WEAF material on my pre-1950 page.

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Date (YYYY/MM/DD) Start Time Disk Jockey Duration (min) Scoped/Unscoped Location
------------ ------ Collection of WNBC jingles, news intros, sports intros, "Time Machine" promos, Norm N. Nite spots, and a few other things.  Bob James comments and laments the demise of WNBC at the end of the tape. 22 ------ 1879/HD
Pre-1960
1948/11/18   Dave Garroway 29 Unscoped 1207/HD
1952/08/28   30th Anniversary of commercial broadcasting by NBC at 660 on the dial.  Features lots of Bob & Ray, plus Fred Allen, repeat of Lindbergh returns to U.S. in 1927 with Graham MacNamee, and Ukelele Ike. 28 Unscoped V139/HD
1960-1969
1969/07/05 09:05 Joe O'Brien.  Newcast is from NBC Monitor.  Gene Rayburn is heard. 56 Unscoped (except news at the half-hour) 1820/HD
1969/07/12 08:34 Jack Spector (substituting for Joe O'Brien) 46 Unscoped 728/HD
1970
1971
1972
1972/05/29 06:38 Don Imus 24 Unscoped 2041/HD
1972/06/04   Ted Brown on NBC's Monitor 15 Unscoped 174/HD
1972/11/11 07:20 Don Imus 46 Unscoped 193/HD
1972/12/04 06:12 Don Imus 62 Unscoped 1809/HD
1973
1973 or 1974   WNBC Promotion 8 Unscoped 151/HD
1973/08/--   Don Imus, with Robert W. Morgan 10 Unscoped 151/HD
1973/09/05   Wolfman Jack (first day at WNBC, some dx) 47 Partial 998/HD
1973/10/11   Don Imus 92 Unscoped 141/727/HD
1973/10/30 06:07 Don Imus 45 Unscoped 727/HD
1973/12/31 23:02 Don Imus and Wolfman Jack welcome the new year. 118 Unscoped 1861-1862/HD
1974
1974/03/15 09:51 Don Imus/Big Wilson (Wilson's last day) 41 Partly 1963/HD
1974/08/19 21:17 Bruce Morrow (segment of his first show at WNBC) 32 Unscoped 1865/HD
1974/12/31 09:59 Bruce Morrow (first three hours of his four-hour show on New Year's Eve) 190 Unscoped CD1103-1106/HD
1975
1975/--/-- ------ Bob Vernon 8 Scoped CD1152/HD
1975/01/01 10:00 Bruce Morrow 184 Unscoped 2368-2369/HD
1975/01/07 16:08 Bob Vernon 182 Unscoped 2350-2351/HD
1975/01/15 20:05 Oogie Pringle 177 Unscoped 2355-2356/HD
1975/01/21 06:13 Don Imus 180 Unscoped 2357-2358HD
1975/03/03 05:10 Radio City Bill (mild dx) 30 Unscoped 1882/HD
1975/03/04 05:26 Dick Summer 31 Unscoped 1882/HD
1975/03/11 20:53 Oogie Pringle.  First seven minutes is the end of a segment with Dr. Demento as a guest.  Dr. Demento plays some of his unique songs.  He was in town to appear on the "Tomorrow" show hosted by Tom Snyder which followed The Tonight Show at that time.  Includes full 9 p.m. newscast. 36 Unscoped CD793-796/HD
1975/03/12 20:06 Oogie Pringle 55 Unscoped CD793-796/HD
1975/03/12 21:06 Oogie Pringle.  Dr. Demento is a guest this hour.  Continuation of aircheck above but picks up after the 9 p.m. newscast, which is missing.  Ends at 21:24. 18 Unscoped CD793-796/HD
1975/03/12 21:27 Oogie Pringle.  Dr. Demento is guest.  Continuation of aircheck above with the three minutes between 9:24 and 9:27 p.m. missing. 34 Unscoped CD793-796/HD
1975/03/20 18:03 Bob Vernon 41 Unscoped CD796/HD
1975/03/22 10:00 Dick Summer (fair quality) 74 Unscoped 2359/HD
1975/03/22 17:58 Oogie Pringle leading into Bob Vernon 48 Unscoped 2360/HD
1975/04/01 10:12 Jody Morrow (Bruce Morrow's wife) 30 Unscoped CD1187/HD
1975/04/01 10:40 Al Brady 161 Unscoped CD1187-1189/HD
1975/04/01 14:58 Al Brady/Bob Vernon 60 Unscoped 891/CD484/CD1190-1191/HD
1975/08/15 00:30 Dick Summer 30 Unscoped 1532/HD
1975/09/27 12:23 Bob Vernon 65 Unscoped 2301/HD
1975/10/05 18:00 Norm N. Nite 182 Unscoped CD1053-1056/HD
1975/11/09 20:00 Norm N. Nite - Doo-Wop, Randy and the Rainbows live 62 Unscoped 1149/HD
1975/11/27 10:08 Bruce Morrow.  First hour has Cousin Brucie covering the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. 184 Unscoped 2361-2362/HD
1976
1976/01/01 10:11 Bruce Morrow (full show) 229 Unscoped CD980-985/HD
1976/01/01 14:00 Bob Vernon 131 Unscoped CD986-987/HD
1976/02/29 20:05 Norm N. Nite 61 Unscoped 1877/HD
1976/04/04 12:11 Dick Summer (full show) 178 Unscoped CD988-991/HD
1977
1977/01/17 08:33 Ellie Dylan 59 Unscoped 2054/HD
1977/04/14 06:54 Don Imus 48 Unscoped 1874/HD
1977/07/23 08:04 Don Imus 180 Unscoped 1947-1948/HD
1977/08/08 06:48 Scotty Brink (first show) 90 Unscoped 2049/HD
1977/08/12 18:00 Bruce Morrow (last show) 245 Unscoped 689-692/HD
1977/08/19 17:07 Walt Baby Love (last show, right up to the end--aircheck extends into Steve Orange show after 6 p.m.) 59 Unscoped 1881/HD
1977/08/24 08:23 Don Imus 46 Unscoped 2048/HD
1977/08/26 08:24 Don Imus 46 Unscoped 2048/HD
1977/08/27 08:23 Don Imus 45 Unscoped 2056/HD
1977/08/27 15:03 Buzz Brindle (last hour of last show) 61 Unscoped 2053/HD
1977/08/29 ------ Dennis the Menace.  Johnny Dark doing a spoof to throw off the competition.  Mr. Dark came up with the name Dennis the Menace as a salute to his friend Dennis Waters with whom he worked in Sarasota, Florida as Ken Kold. 32 Scoped 2147/HD
1977/08/31 13:04 Joe McCoy (last show) 62 Unscoped 1538/HD
1977/08/31 14:08 Steve Warren 46 Unscoped 2057/CD485/HD
1977/08/31 18:28 Norm N. Nite (last show--sort of) 46 Unscoped 2047/CD486/HD
1977/09/01 12:03 Johnny Dark (second-last hour of the "old" WNBC) 57 Unscoped 2055/HD
1977/09/01 ------ Begins just before 2 p.m. this day with the introduction by WNBC program director Bob Pittman of WNBC's "All New" format.  Features snippets of Lee Masters, Allen Beebe, Batt Johnson, Ellie Dylan, and Johnny Dark.  Extends into the next day. 49 Scoped CD487/HD
1977/09/10 13:52 Jay Stone 46 Unscoped 2062/HD
1977/09/11 13:15 Bob Pittman 44 Unscoped 2062/HD
1978
1978/01/17 08:33 Ellie Dylan 60 Unscoped CD488/HD
1978/02/11 00:27 Scott Benjamin 44 Unscoped CD552/HD
1978/03/09 01:59 Lee Masters 47 Unscoped 2056/HD
1978/04/30 17:55 "Unknown DJ" (Jack Armstrong) 47 Unscoped 840/HD
1978/05/08 18:42 Mark Driscoll 48 Unscoped 2057/HD
1978/05/10 18:25 Mark Driscoll 44 Unscoped HD
1978/08/05 17:34 Lee Masters (last show) 84 Unscoped HD
1978/08/07 18:40 Scotty Brink 89 Unscoped 2036/HD
1978/07/23 01:00 Norm N. Nite 44 Unscoped HD
1978/09/01 01:00 Norm N. Nite 46 Unscoped 2047/HD
1978/09/04 02:56 Roz Frank 39 Unscoped HD
1978/10/23 19:00 Mike Sarzynski 69 Unscoped 2058/HD
1978/12/04 18:50 Mike Sarzynski 45 Unscoped 1878/HD
1979
1979/04/12 14:00 Lee Masters 46 Unscoped 1876/HD
1979/04/12 19:00 Mike Sarzynski 46 Unscoped 1876/HD
1979/06/21 ------ Frank Reed 8 Scoped 361/HD
1979/09/03  05:31 Don Imus.  First show back in New York after a two-year stint in Cleveland.  Pretty much complete.  Some speed fluctuations for about six minutes from about 8:24 to 8:30 a.m.  There's a break in the recording between 8:30 and 8:45 a.m.  Recording extends 15 minutes into the Johnny Dark show which followed at 10 a.m. 277 Unscoped (except for 15 minute break between 0830 and 0845) 2050-2052/HD
1980
1980/03/17 06:36 Don Imus 60 Unscoped 1573/HD
1980/06/05 10:05 Johnny Dark 31 Unscoped 2203/HD
1980/10/30 18:30 Alan Beebe (substituting for Mike Sarzynski) 44 Unscoped 2360/HD
1980/11/28 07:34 Don Imus 60 Unscoped