Lost Audio Tapes: 1980's Radio-Station Air-Checks, Commercials, and Other Recordings.

This particular tape was found in a large box of tapes that I was given at some point. These came from various radio stations in the Georgia and Florida area. I found these recordings by mistake actually. I am glad I could record them and put them to video.
As you will be able to plainly see, this tape was actually a top-40 (80's) hits tape, originally had music on it, but a station or two had recorded their own material onto it.
This tape in particular is a good example on several occasions, to show what tape print through is.
From what I can tell, there is more than two stations recorded on the tape sometime in the 1980's.
Some of this recorded material is funny, some things are interesting. Its certainly not something you hear every day.
I'm pretty sure most of this was likely recorded with an ATR-700.
The tape Deck is my Teac 35-2B Professional Reproducer/Recorder Machine.

[@scottyfixit]

Very clean recordings. No hiss, or other unwanted noises.

[@SpeakerFreak95]

I noticed that too. Pretty nice.

[@primozanton6264]

Of course, that's reel to reel

[@82dorrin]

Also, I'm Scott Harris

[@allenpamscofield]

I was a radio jock from 1985 to 2000. I wish I had kept some of the tapes from those years. I still have one 7 inch reel with commercials on it...but I don' t have a machine to play it back on. I recorded it on a Tascam at 15 ips speed (like the one playing this tape). Up until last spring (2020) I was still doing some voiceover work for a local station. Finally hung up the headphones and put the mic back in the box. It's still great fun to hear stuff like this and remember how we used to do things before the digital era.

[@danielwestfall9578]

Cool find. I never owned one of these tape players, but haven't seen one of these forever. To agree with one of the other commenters, this is a really clean set of recordings.

[@vwestlife]

AM 980 WTOT is co-owned with FM 100.9 (ex-"Q101") WJAQ, thus they probably share the same production studio where this tape would've been recorded.

[@ortizramon]

Back in the mid 90s I used to work on a radio station and I remember doing a lot of outtakes for radio commercials

[@TrullaCæmentarìí]

THIS IS AWESOME!! THANK YOU for sharing!!

[@rickycoker5830]

man i love those southern accents

[@redconsciousness2090]

god damn even the woman voice is so 80´s like

[@SpeakerFreak95]

+Mitch MC Epic isn't it.

[@Chachoes]

These are really good recordings for the 80's, i was sittings here thinking these were some recordings from the 90's-2000's way north of America, buts it's actually where i live ! lol

[@hyzyhine2455]

Goldmine - thanks for taking the trouble to post this.

[@pocoace5415]

Im waiting for youtube to recommend this

[@gli7utubeo]

Love the look of those reels. Thanks.

[@SpeakerFreak95]

+rrrrr thank you!

[@kirillivanov9638]

That's a very nice tape deck you have.

[@garybernstein3539]

I would have loved hearing that guys blooper reel.

[@gerryroberts662]

sweet.. i love this old radio stuff.

[@johnchristophersutton2022]

I had a collection of 100s of reel to reels from Toronto and U.S. radio stations from early 80s but had no player gave them away to a collector and never heard anything more from Him...This kinda makes up for it a little.

[@mysoundrights]

the magic of radio all over the place!!

[@AlphaDangerDen]

Those bulls are READY TO GO TO WORK!

[@SpeakerFreak95]

+AlphaDangerDen One of my favorite parts of this whole tape.

[@smsdrunk6190]

Just subscribed due to watching your str-d2020 repair, nice to see a fellow audiophile make some repair and funny videos too! Just to comment on this video, I am guessing that due to what I heard as to the then governor of Florida, and the month that keeps coming up, I would guess that this tape is from right around January 1986.

[@jeffisontheair]

10:59 "HELLO CHECK!!!" lol

[@kelhard5632]

Nice deck you got there!!!

[@garymckee8857]

Quality reel to reel setup.

[@pd1jdw630]

i only hear a little analogue noise on the background, but very clear audio (Y)

[@gerryroberts662]

Nice commercials, i had a player once, now very few repaire them anymore.

[@bogglqueen]

Can anyone direct me where to find lots of 70s, 80s talk radio show archives.?

[@ApartmentKing66]

Sounds like a production room work tape.

[@jamespfitz]

There's one voice throughout. Maybe someone's demo reel compilation?

[@stevenking2980]

Tim and some others said I need to ask you about a peavey amp I have, shows some of the transistors shorted, and with them disconnected still blows the breaker. Neat tape. ! Sounds just like the radio! I subscribed to ya about a year ago... Good stuuf. You in NC?

[@mjpalafox1]

10:50 sounds like Fred Norris of Howard Stern show.

[@FOHFILMS]

Cool!!!

[@entitled86]

10:59 MAN GOT HEATED

[@umajunkcollector]

PSAs and money makers, kewl tape.

[@SpeakerFreak95]

Thanks. Glad you liked!

[@WestleyWolf]

***** for some reason this reminds me of GTA only real. also this was likely recorded around February 1986 since i heard the word "Discs" witch is obviously CDs.

[@stevenking2980]

Don is the coolest guy ever. Umafriend of Don.

[@lauraschlieselhuber8487]

Perfect.

[@ciro589m]

Very nice

[@radionicpowers5938]

WOW how ultra cool aka awesome

[@Rbyrd77]

Hello...CHECK!!! ...Do you own a mobile home 14 foot wide?..

[@SpeakerFreak95]

+Support MS Awareness 1991 I can't get over that check. It is so incredibly loud. He wasn't happy.

[@Rbyrd77]

Yeah he was disgruntled about something!

[@DennisGruetter]

Love that one

[@brianmckoon6042]

Where's the beef! Lol!

[@malcolmpalm]

Hi SpeakerFreak95, would you know what that cart for your Teac 35-2 is called, or where I might find one for my 35-2? Thanks

[@SpeakerFreak95]

I unfortunately sold this deck, so I don’t have a way now to tell. But a close friend has it, KZbin user woofercooker has it now.

[@malcolmpalm]

@@SpeakerFreak95 Thanks, but I couldn't find him on YTube if my life depended on it. Got a link?

[@stevenking2980]

Oh right, Florida. Marianna???

[@socalexpat]

1985

[@SpeakerFreak95]

More than likely.

[@mcramp20]

Herb, WHERE'S THE OLD LADY !!

[@videosuperhighway7655]

Mortgage rates have dropped only 12% for a 30 year loan.

[@ronpolo]

Where this small market station?

[@SpeakerFreak95]

North Florida.

[@madidisney1890]

I love you

[@quyae-2641]

Whaaaa???

[@SLVMBER80s]

20:20 Where's the beef!?

[@SpeakerFreak95]

I’m still wondering.

[@Movie-Tech]

WJAQ is a country station now...

[@SpeakerFreak95]

I saw that. Wonder if the same people work there now.

[@logf1062]

how did you find this

[@SpeakerFreak95]

I have connections through good friends of mine. This tape was given to me in a load of other tapes from various locations. Most of them were pulled from the closets of old radio stations.

[@bassblaster505]

can i shout me out ive been subbed to you for a year

[@SpeakerFreak95]

Wow! Thanks for subscribing. If I do a shout out video I'll mention you.

[@bassblaster505]

***** yeay!