This has to be one of the more unusual airchecks I have received in my time.
The guy that went under the air name of Hank Hayes really loved radio. Growing up in Brooklyn, he heard all of the great jocks and stations from New York. He and his buddies would have liked to work in radio, but radio was beginning to sound bland, with ‘robot DJ’s’ playing tunes that were selected by bean counters hired by big media conglomerates that didn’t know what their own stations were playing!
So, to keep that classic sound, they set up their own ‘pirate’ FM station from their high-rise apartment building near Coney Island. Yes, the FCC heard their broadcasts, and issued a cease and desist order to stop broadcasts. They were eventually raided by the Feds, taking away all of their equipment and transmitter.
In this recording, Hank presents his show complete with reverb and custom-made PAMS jingles!