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Aircheck: KMCK (K-106) Siloam Springs, AR 26 June 1980

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spiritof67

KMCK has been a longstanding Top-40/CHR in northwest Arkansas since October 1979. In their first ten years as a CHR, they were known as "K-106." They were the first station in the region to become a 100 kW Class C in a market where AM's were daytime only and FM's were mostly 3 kW (or lower) Class A's.

The first time I heard K-106, I was on vacation visiting relatives in Fayetteville in June 1980. The station became a fast favorite of mine during my stay (and subsequent visits over the years).

A few days after I returned home to St. Louis, I was tuning around the FM dial. The area's closest FM on 105.7 (KSGM-FM) signed off at 10 PM. Usually I would hear WWCT out of Peoria, IL, but not this time. Instead, I heard K-106 loud and clear that night. I grabbed a cassette and rolled tape for 90 minutes, and I also called the station to let them know I was listening.

While I live in St. Louis, northwest Arkansas is a place that is near and dear to me.

There are not many airchecks of radio stations from the region, so I thought I'd share this one. Here's 90 minutes of KMCK (K-106) from the overnight hours of 26 June 1980, encoded at 192/44.1 and at this folder link:

http://www.4shared.com/folder/onH7HYci/KMCK_Files.html
 
I also enjoyed listening to this. Thanks for sharing! I was only 4 years old when you recorded this, but I was raised on K106 in the 80s and Power 105.7 in the 90s. If you remember Dan Hentschel...he was a longtime voice on this station during the 70s, 80s and even into part of the 90s. He still can be heard in Northwest Arkansas at Nash Icon 94.9.

I would welcome any more K106 airchecks you might have!
 
wxman1976, I remember Dan Hentshcel very well. In 1976, my dad and I visited the radio station where he worked at the time--KSPR/KCIZ Springdale. Dan was kind enough to show us around the station, which was located on Quandt Street at the time. In later years, I stopped by K-106, or at their remote functions to say hello and catch up.
 
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