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Christopher Jordan, WSAR Fall River, MA. 1974 (scoped) (0:08:38)

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… I’m the only one here today, everybody took off for Boston and left me here all alone …
Christopher Jordan takes a break from news duties as Roy Wood and fills in for Bob Hollins on a soggy Saturday in Fall River, Massachusetts. Christopher (Mike Scott) is friendly and interactive, at one point using a caller for a time check. WSAR (a Knight Quality Station) had a long history as a Top 40 station, and by 1974, they had morphed into a “slightly hipper” Top 40, featuring a deeper playlist with album cuts and ultra-cool “imaging” promos. Unfortunately, this aircheck was very tightly ‘scoped, and although a few jingles survived, we only hear a few seconds of a promotional announcement. When you’re WSAR, you do a lot more than just play records, or so they said, even though one of the most attractive elements of this restored aircheck are a few unexpected musical selections. Thanks to Stormy Hunter for his assistance with musical restoration.

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