… I was going to give the weather forecast, but there isn’t one …
[Description by Uncle Ricky, contributed by Mike Miles]
As this exceptionally rare recording of Salt Lake City radio history opens, we hear John Van ending his show and introducing Steve Carlson, who flubs his first set before John returns with a lengthy newscast. This is another REELRADIO EXCLUSIVE (we have the original tape), and we believe this news report to be accurate and that the aircheck originated in the local radio station, programmed locally, with local employees (at least two, John and Steve.)
Otherwise, this is a cool wannabe original local radio station that was drawing from the fringes of everything most of us knew about radio in 1973. Why not present Top 40 music like an album rock station with jingles? Here we have the PAMS SOLID ROCK series (ie: WLS) used on a station with a female-focused Top 40 playlist (VARIETY, not diversity). They play 3-record sets (were they themed?) and the jock backsells each set. Then they play lots of spots with jingles between a couple of them.
Notice how ONLY the newsman refers to the station as Crisp.