Al Bandiero, WXLO 99X New York, June 1978 (0:27:44)

… guest appearance by ME, the Italian Stallion …
[Description by contributor Andy Bologovsky] This Exhibit ‘SCOPED (05:54) In Stereo: No music more often! But please remember that in addition to music licensing fees for the complete (UNSCOPED) version, there are bandwidth and hardware costs for this ‘SCOPED version, and anything streamed from REELRADIO. Somebody has to pay for it either way, it might as well be you. (Complimentary hack by Uncle Ricky.) When I moved to New Jersey for college, I kept on airchecking. One of my favorite stations was WXLO (99X) in New York. This is a high-quality recording originally made on a chrome tape with Dolby B in June, 1978. It’s an unscoped half-hour in gorgeous stereo. Featured is Al Bandiero, a New York radio fixture at that time. Note the incredible audio processing that really gives everything a larger-than-life sound. This is a true disco-era period piece!

Welcome to the new ReelRadio!

This site is now operated by the North Carolina Broadcast History Museum. 

We want to thank the board of ReelRadio, Inc. for their stewardship since the passing of the founder Richard Irwin in 2018.  It has not been easy and they have maintained the exhibits for future generations to enjoy.

I met Richard Irwin, aka Uncle Ricky, when we were freshmen at East Carolina University.  We both had worked at local stations in our hometowns.  No one was more passionate about radio, especially Top 40 radio, than my friend Richard. 

Our goals with this site are to preserve the exhibits and make them available free of charge for people to enjoy.  Over time, we hope to add some airchecks to the site.  This will not happen immediately.  Time and resources will determine the future of new exhibits. 

Many thanks to the web folks at the Beasley Media Group for countless hours of work.  Again thanks to the board members of ReelRadio, Inc. for their faith in us. 

Richard Irwin’s hope was that his site would live on long after his passing. He said, “I hope REELRADIO will survive as my contribution to the ‘radio business’. The business is allowed to forget me, but the business should never forget the great era of radio that we celebrate here”.

We remember Richard and we thank him. If you enjoy this new site, we would appreciate a contribution. We hope you enjoy the new ReelRadio!

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North Carolina Broadcast History Project