Jim Briggs, WONE Dayton, OH August 26, 1964 (scoped) (0:18:16)

Scoped
… Tony and Bryant are accused of rustling four cows and a calf …
[Description by Uncle Ricky] This rare studio recording of WONE & WONE-FM in Dayton, Ohio was initially so buried in hum that it was considered unusable. With extensive filtering, most of the hum was removed, but the higher frequency harmonics remained as a lower-mid-range buzz. The buzz couldn’t be banished without damaging the audio. Obviously, WONE wasn’t accustomed to requests for airchecks! It’s The Jim Briggs Show, which also includes eight seconds of dead air, following the last spot in the opening newscast by Al Francis. The late Ed Krahling (d. 1998) is featured with sports. There are a couple of PAMS jingles, classic Beer spots for Rolling Rock and Carling Black Label, and, best of all — a short ten-second jingle from the Lively Companion series promoting portable radios. It sounds as though Dayton and WONE might been a bit slow merging rock ‘n’ roll into their playlist. The music you’ll hear sounds pretty tame for the time, and Mr. Briggs introduces one song by Steve Lawrence, only to backsell the same song as performed by Dean Martin.

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