The Jukebox: Radio Archive

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“Scoped” classic radio airchecks from “The Jukebox,” hosted 1995–2000 by Mike Saffran on “Oldies 98.9” WKLX — later known as “99 BBF” — in Rochester, N.Y.

  1. 6D AGO

    The Jukebox: May 18, 1996

    “Jukebox Saturday Night,” hosted by Mike Saffran, on “Oldies 98.9”/WKLX-FM (98.9), Rochester, N.Y. Originally aired 7 p.m.–Midnight May 18, 1996. Callers aired and other show highlights: 00:25 Unidentified female (“I Will Survive”) 00:48 Unidentified male (“The Candy Man”) 01:12 Unidentified female (“My Sharona”) 01:56 First of a few record-tying heat forecast references (Note: High temperature May 19, 1996, was 89° — tying 1971 record) 02:24 Unidentified male (“Dead Skunk”) 03:09 Kate/Bergen (“Little Willy”) 03:42 Larry/Greece (“Copacabana”) 04:48 Scott (“Get Down Tonight”) 05:13 “WKLX, Rochester” legal ID jingle 05:44 Annette/Holley (“Rockin’ Robin” — dedication to daughter Mary Beth) 06:34 “No complaints allowed about the hot weather, OK? If I hear any complaints … your punishment would be: You go listen to ‘WARM Nights’!” (First of a few good-natured digs at my former — and, many years later, future — station, WRMM ;-) 07:25 Rick (“In The Summertime” — dedication to Kathy) 07:58 Teri/Fairport (“Eight Days A Week”) 08:54 “The Beatle Years” and City Mattress (sponsor) references 09:18 “Southtown Frankie D.”/Brighton (“Chantilly Lace”) — including caller references to traffic reporter Tom George, Friendly’s restaurant and the host as “Uncle Mike” (apparently recalling when, a couple years earlier, I had shared on the air about becoming a first-time uncle :-) 10:48 “WKLX, Rochester” legal ID jingle — followed by “Mike Saffran” customized name-shout jingle (including snippet of Jr. Walker & The All Stars – “Shotgun”) 11:22 Bridgette/Greece (“You’re Sixteen” — dedication to Patricia on her 16th birthday) 11:59 “We’re flying here … I promise we’re not on ValuJet” — cryptic reference to ValuJet Flight 592 crash, a week earlier, in Florida 12:35 “Hot Weather Edition” :-) 12:39 Nikki/Working at K and K Food Mart (Holley) (“I Fought The Law” — dedication to Kelly) 13:14 Barb/Rochester (“If You Wanna Be Happy” — dedication to daughter Jenna) 14:27 Frank/Rochester (driving taxi cab) (“[We’re Gonna] Rock Around The Clock”) 15:08 Reference to Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly’s marriage to Jill Waggoner, earlier that day, in Tonawanda, N.Y. 15:44 Jessica/Greece (“The Twist” — for her 11th birthday) 16:38 Jamie/Churchville (“Nights In White Satin” — dedication to Adam) 17:10 Erica (with Christie)/Hamlin (“A Teenager In Love — dedication to Steve and Ray) 17:53 Randy/Greece (“The Ballad Of The Green Berets”) 18:36 “ABC” (“Chapel Of Love” — dedication to Dravin) 19:02 First of a couple “Your Good Time Oldies Magazine,” with Machine Gun Kelly, Captain’s Attic/Rochester (sponsor) and Ruby Shooz (oldies band) references 20:03 Christie/Brighton (“Lil’ Red Riding Hood”) 20:32 Sam/Canandaigua (“Build Me Up Buttercup”) 21:10 Kim/Chili (“Sugar, Sugar”) 21:36 Dave (“Everything That Touches You”) 21:50 “Anyone who complains about the heat, you’re outta here! I’m gonna send you to torture: ‘WARM Nights’” ;-) 22:37 Amy/University of Rochester (“Moonshadow”) 23:35 “Ringo”/Fairport (“Love Me Do”) 24:25 Kim/Henrietta (“Birthday” — dedication to Kenny for his birthday tomorrow) 24:55 Jessi/Rochester (“Unchained Melody” — dedication to Craig) 25:26 Michelle/Waterloo (“Then He Kissed Me”) 26:55 “Two blank pages … the only radio program that is truly all requests, all the time!” :-) 27:07 Renée/Rochester (“Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In”) 27:32 Jim (“Hey Paula” — dedication to David) 28:00 Justine/Hilton (“Candy Girl” — dedication to sister Natalie) 28:45 Stephanie/Chili (“Here, There And Everywhere”) 29:20 Jared/Rushford (“This Boy” — dedication to father, Dale) 30:00 Andrea/Webster (“P.S. I Love You” — dedication to Anthony) 30:18 Amy/Victor (“Brown Eyed Girl”) 31:16 Frankie/Driving to Williamson (“Beyond The Sea” — dedication to wife, Georgette) 32:04 “SOS” (“Devoted To You” — dedication to Junior, Chris and Tom) 32:57 Judy/Batavia (“That’ll Be The Day”) All content (radio aircheck, audio podcast – all components, and show notes): © Michael J. Saffran

    34 min

  2. MAY 13

    The Jukebox: May 11, 1996

    “Jukebox Saturday Night,” hosted by Mike Saffran, on “Oldies 98.9”/WKLX-FM (98.9), Rochester, N.Y. Originally aired 7 p.m.–Midnight May 11, 1996. Callers aired and other show highlights: 00:27 Unidentified female (“Stayin’ Alive”) 01:11 Raoul (“Knock Three Times” — dedication to Brenda) 02:00 Sarah/Rochester (“Kung Fu Fighting” — dedication to brother Alex) 02:36 First of many Mother’s Day references 03:07 Lisa/Henrietta (“Thunder Island”) 03:38 Brenda (“Top Of The World” — dedication to Raoul) 04:32 Unidentified male (“That Smell”) — including reference to Mr. Duckworth’s Brighton High School driver-ed class 05:48 Kathy/Rochester (“Dancing Queen”) 06:08 “WKLX, Rochester” legal ID jingle — followed by “Mike Saffran” customized name-shout jingle (including snippet of Jr. Walker & The All Stars – “Shotgun”) 06:41 Lilac Festival reference 06:55 Andrew/Kendall (“Beep Beep”) 08:11 Holly/Fairport (“Dancing In The Moonlight” — dedication to mother, Patsy) 08:48 Brett/Canandaigua (“Nobody But Me”) 09:27 First of multiple uses of “Technical Difficulties” SFX (due to CD player malfunction) 09:46 Donna/Rochester (“The Lion Sleeps Tonight” — dedication to daughter Samantha) 10:18 “WKLX, Rochester” legal ID jingle 10:38 “Crunch” SFX (“Keep dancing … I’ll play more!” :-) 10:56 Jennifer (with Sam)/Rochester (“You’re Sixteen” — dedication to sister Julie on her 16th birthday) 11:56 Sheila/Rochester (“Twist And Shout”) 12:55 Lisa/Henrietta (“Brandy [You’re A Fine Girl]”) 13:22 Kim (“Sweet Pea” — dedication to Dom) 13:52 Kim/Henrietta (“We Can Work It Out”) 14:24 Unidentified female (“Yellow Submarine” — dedication to aunt) 14:57 Eastman Kodak Co. (“Big Yellow Box”) annual meeting and Chairman/CEO George Fisher references 15:43 Unidentified male (“Concrete And Clay”) — including Lilac Festival reference 16:41 “Mom” (“Last Kiss” — dedication to Patty) 17:08 Jessica/Fairport (“Spirit In The Sky” — dedication to mother, Diane) 17:36 Christina/Rochester (“Oh, Pretty Woman” — dedication to mother, Avor) 18:54 Chris/Churchville (“Chapel Of Love” — dedication to Julie) 19:18 Jenny/Rochester (“Breaking Up Is Hard To Do” — dedication to Sheila) 19:33 Beginning of Ronald McDonald House message featuring voice of “sister station” WBEE-FM weekday morning-show host Bill Coffey 19:49 Tricia/Henrietta (“Free As A Bird” — dedication to Jeff) — including “The Beatles Anthology” (1995) reference 20:34 Kim/Henrietta (“P.S. I Love You” — dedication to Kenny) 21:03 “Beatle Brunch” with Joe Johnson and Hawley Motors (Batavia) (sponsor) references 21:31 Bill/Rochester (“Blueberry Hill” — dedication to Jeanette) 22:02 Brianne/Rochester (“Unchained Melody” — dedication to Tim) 22:17 Alisha/Rochester (“Unchained Melody” — dedication to Len) 22:39 Tina/Delivering pizza for Coliseum Pizza (Dewey Avenue) (“Roses Are Red [My Love]” — dedication to mother, Adelie) 23:18 Brandy/Marion (“Leader Of The Pack” — dedication to Lisa and Paul) 23:44 Robert (“Chain Of Fools” — dedication to Avor) 23:59 Becky/Chili (“I Want To Hold Your Hand” — dedication to Mark) 24:36 “The Beatle Years” with JJ Jackson reference 24:47 Cassette tape ran out :-( 25:06 “Backseat Memories” imaging 25:19 Fred/Greece (“The Wanderer”) 25:37 Marcia/Mount Morris (“If You Wanna Be Happy” — dedication to aunt Sandy and uncle Steve) 26:09 Gary (“Love Is All Around” — dedication to Colleen) 27:10 Katie/Brockport (“Five O’Clock World”) 27:41 Brian/Webster (“Come And Get Your Love” — dedication to Lonnie) — including reference to fellow WKLX DJ Chuck McCoy 28:55 Stephanie/Chili (“Reach Out Of The Darkness” — dedication to sister Danielle and Emily) 29:35 Unidentified male (“Little Sister”) 30:25 “Oldies Night” (with WKLX’s Nick Evans) at the Garage Door (Irondequoit bar) plug 30:36 Melissa (with roommate) (“Honey”) All content (radio aircheck, audio podcast – all components, and show notes): © Michael J. Saffran

    31 min

  3. MAY 6

    The Jukebox: May 4, 1996

    “Jukebox Saturday Night,” hosted by Mike Saffran, on “Oldies 98.9”/WKLX-FM (98.9), Rochester, N.Y. Originally aired 7 p.m.–Midnight May 4, 1996. Callers aired and other show highlights: 00:23 Unidentified female (“Silly Love Songs”) 00:48 Unidentified male (“The Boys Are Back In Town”) 01:55 Unidentified female (“This Will Be [An Everlasting Love]”) 02:21 First of a couple “Keeping The ’70s Alive” with Bob Shannon plugs 02:41 Valerie/Rochester (“[Don’t Fear] The Reaper”) 03:18 Debbie/Chili (“Stumblin’ In”) 03:55 “’70s at 7” with Chuck McCoy, “Billboard Top Movie Hits: 1970s” CD giveaway and Media Play plugs 04:27 Cliff (“Saturday Night” — dedication to Elvis) 05:06 “WKLX, Rochester” legal ID jingle 05:35 Caitlyn/Hilton (“The Lion Sleeps Tonight” — dedication to Angela) 06:15 Unidentified male asking about station’s dollar-bill contest — including Ellis and Dee Dee (weekday morning-show) plug 07:10 “Live from the Peebles Office Building!” — tongue-in-cheek reference to recent opening of Peebles department store in the B. Forman Office Building, Heritage Media Corp., WBBF-AM and namesake, Benjamin B. Forman 07:36 Steve/Newark (“Knock Three Times”) 08:08 References to rainy weather, Erie Canal refilling and Seabreeze Amusement Park reopening 08:37 Kim/Henrietta (“You’re Sixteen”) 09:18 First of a couple “Traveling Oldies Show” with Ellis B. Feaster, May 5, at Lollypop Farm plugs — including Thompson’s Pasta Plus dog treats, Italy trip giveaway, Elvis impersonators and “adopt-a-thon” weekend references 10:02 “WKLX, Rochester” legal ID jingle 10:27 Tracy/Working at Pontillo’s Pizzeria (Brockport) (“My Ding-a-Ling”) — including references to Little Caesar’s and fellow WKLX DJ Tom Noonan 11:30 Reading the weather forecast by memory ;-) 12:06 Mike/Penfield (“Lies”) 12:36 Kathy/Victor (“Sweet Pea”) 12:59 First of a couple “Oldies Night” (with WKLX’s Nick Evans) at the Garage Door (Irondequoit bar) plugs — including brief live in-studio crosstalk 13:30 Matt/Holley (“I Fought The Law”) 15:13 Dawn and Missy (“Beep Beep” —dedication to Pat and Jeff) — including references to the song as WKLX’s “most requested oldie,” Nash Motors Co.’s merger creating American Motors Corp. (AMC) and Pontiac GTO 16:06 Katie (“Under The Boardwalk” — dedication to Danny) 16:41 Tricia/Henrietta (“California Dreamin’” — dedication to Jeff) 17:13 Kim/Henrietta (“Let It Be” — dedication to Brian) 17:59 “Backseat Memories” imaging 18:18 Rick/Victor (“Love Grows [Where My Rosemary Goes]”) 18:48 Julie (“A Teenager In Love” — dedication to Tim) 19:20 Beverly (“Sixteen Candles” — dedication to daughter Sabrina on her recent birthday) 19:58 Dawn (“Do You Want To Know A Secret” — dedication to Jeff) 20:48 Jason/Farmington (“Wonderful World” — dedication to Dottie) 21:03 Leah (“Killing Me Softly With His Song” — dedication to Nick) 21:29 References to fellow WKLX DJ Tom Noonan, second week with new computers and how the studio resembles a nuclear facility or airplane cockpit (“sometimes ’ya fly, sometimes ’ya crash ’n’ burn” ;-) 22:14 Emily/Rochester (“Why Do Fools Fall In Love”) 22:33 Nancy (“Calendar Girl” — dedication to granddaughter Megan) 22:56 Missy (“Lean On Me” — dedication to Pat) 23:59 Brian/Brockport (“Message To Michael” — dedication to Diane) — including Brockport “party town” reference 24:46 Shirley/Lyons (“Baby I Need Your Loving” — dedication to Donnie) 25:10 Cassette tape ran out :-( 25:26 Jen (“Unchained Melody” — dedication to Jill) 25:44 Unidentified female (“Sugar, Sugar” — dedication to “G”) 26:28 Jennifer/Rochester (“Candy Girl” — dedication to RJ) 27:18 Scott (“Barbara Ann” — dedication to Barb and Haley) 27:51 References to upcoming Lilac Festival and fellow WKLX DJs Ellis B. Feaster, Dee Dee Sharp, Abby Rhodes and Johnny Angel (the latter at Macaroon’s Nite Club/Cheektowaga) 28:47 Monica/Greece (“Leader Of The Pack” — dedication to Jared) All content (radio aircheck, audio podcast – all components, and show notes): © Michael J. Saffran

    29 min

  4. APR 29

    The Jukebox: April 27, 1996

    “Jukebox Saturday Night,” hosted by Mike Saffran, on “Oldies 98.9”/WKLX-FM (98.9), Rochester, N.Y. Originally aired 7 p.m.–Midnight April 27, 1996. Callers aired and other show highlights: 00:25 Unidentified male (“Play That Funky Music”) 01:04 Barb (“Rock Me Gently”) 01:21 “Oldies Night” (with WKLX’s Nick Evans) at the Garage Door (Irondequoit bar) plug 01:45 Michelle/Rochester (“Knock Three Times”) 02:03 Cassette tape ran out :-( 02:36 Ron (“The Things We Do For Love” — dedication to Nicole) — including reference to fellow WKLX DJ Johnny Angel 03:32 Cynthia/MCC (“Dancing Queen”) — including reference to Alpha Sigma Sigma dance contest 04:19 Bill/Chili (“Kung Fu Fighting”) 04:55 First of a few “Keeping The ’70s Alive” with Bob Shannon plugs 05:21 Unidentified male (“Indiana Wants Me”) 05:39 “WKLX, Rochester” legal ID jingle 06:04 Pete (“And When I Die”) 07:15 Melissa/Fairport (“Mustang Sally”) 07:42 Reference to fellow WKLX DJ Tom Noonan and new studio computers 08:15 Pat (“Indian Reservation [The Lament Of The Cherokee]”) 08:55 First of a couple “’70s at 7,” Doan Dodge and Doan Buick/Greece (sponsor) references 09:19 “WKLX, Rochester” legal ID jingle — followed by “Mike Saffran” customized name-shout jingle (including snippet of Jr. Walker & The All Stars – “Shotgun”) 09:51 Rebecca/Spencerport (“Beep Beep”) — including reference to fellow WKLX DJ Mike McKay 10:45 Reference to the host marking 66 straight weeks hosting “Jukebox Saturday Night”: “One of the few things you can count on on your radio!” :-) 11:34 Nicole/Macedon (“Leader Of The Pack”) 12:17 “Jukebox Saturday Night” ramp jingle (partial) 12:32 Tim/Greece (“Spirit In The Sky” — dedication to wife, Donna, and daughter Samantha) 13:23 “The Beatle Years” and City Mattress (sponsor) references 13:41 Unidentified female (“Splish Splash”) 14:14 Darlene/East Rochester (“When A Man Loves A Woman” — dedication to Ron) 14:46 Dave (“Crimson And Clover” — dedication to sister Sarah) 15:11 Kim/Henrietta (“Here Comes My Baby” — dedication to Brian) 16:17 Brianne/Rochester (“Seasons In The Sun”) 17:00 Don/Rochester (10th Ward) (“Cherish” — dedication to wife, Marianne) 18:26 Laurie/Penfield (“Happy, Happy Birthday Baby”) — including reference to receiving a birthday card signed by the WKLX staff 19:09 Tricia/Henrietta (“California Dreamin’” — dedication to Michael) 19:28 Unidentified male (“There Is A Mountain”) 20:06 Mary Lou/Rochester (“Sylvia’s Mother” — dedication to sister Sylvia) 20:25 Carol/Fairport (“Can’t Help Falling In Love” — dedication to the host) 21:29 Morgan/Marion (“Rainy Day Women #12 & 35”) 21:57 Julie/Hilton (“Last Kiss”) 23:22 Alan/Kendall (“Wildfire” — dedication to wife, Alice) 24:04 Venice (“The 59th Street Bridge Song [Feelin’ Groovy]”) 24:35 Laurie (“I’m Into Something Good” — dedication to William) 25:14 Robert (“Soul Finger” — dedication to Avor) 25:40 Tricia/Hilton (“Love Potion Number Nine”) 26:26 Dave/Greece (“Donna The Prima Donna”) 26:41 Christine/Greece (“A White Sport Coat [And A Pink Carnation]” — dedication to her sister) 27:00 Cassette tape ran out :-( (Note: Rare instance in which final segments of the show were missed/not recorded) All content (radio aircheck, audio podcast – all components, and show notes): © Michael J. Saffran

    27 min

  5. APR 22

    The Jukebox: April 20, 1996

    “Jukebox Saturday Night,” hosted by Mike Saffran, on “Oldies 98.9”/WKLX-FM (98.9), Rochester, N.Y. Originally aired 7 p.m.–Midnight April 20, 1996. Callers aired and other show highlights: 00:24 Beth/Hilton (“Billy Don’t Be A Hero”) 00:47 Partial custom Tom Snyder (then host of “The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder”) imaging liner (Note: I likely rolled tape knowing the cassette was near its end) 00:55 Cassette tape ran out :-( 01:20 Unidentified male (“The Show Must Go On”) 02:10 “The ’70s at 7” (partial imaging) 02:24 Sharona/Park Avenue (“My Sharona”) — dedicated to herself on her 21st birthday 03:05 “Playing the songs that were great back when Channel 8 had a little bit of stability on the air! And it’s been a long time — ’member when it was Tom Decker, Mort Nussbaum and, of course, who could forget Bob Mills on weather?” 03:20 Tail end of Rice-A-Roni commercial-audio snippet followed by my saying “Yeah, it’s the ‘Saffran-cisco’ treat!” ;-) 03:34 Unidentified male (“Y.M.C.A.”) 04:22 Unidentified female (“A-B-C”) 04:50 Sherry/Holley (“Band On The Run”) 05:11 “WKLX, Rochester” legal ID jingle 05:32 “One of the few constants in your lifetime!” :-) 05:38 Kathy (“Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen” — dedication to niece Rachel on her 16th birthday) 06:29 Unidentified caller asking about station’s dollar-bill contest 07:29 Matt/Fairport (“Brandy [You’re A Fine Girl]” — dedication to Brandy) 08:18 First of a few “Beatle Brunch” with Joe Johnson, Harris Garden Center and HCR Home Health(sponsors) references 08:46 Michelle/Bergen (“Crocodile Rock”) 09:32 Unidentified male (“Hot Rod Lincoln”) 09:49 “WKLX, Rochester” legal ID jingle 10:13 Kate/Bergen (“Mony Mony”) 11:38 Avor (“Puff The Magic Dragon” — dedication to daughter Christina) — including reference to host’s dog, Dutch, who also was 7 years old (the same age as caller’s daughter) and is allowed to stay up to watch “The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder” ;-) 12:50 Kevin (“Beep Beep” — dedication to Trudy) 13:21 Unidentified male (“Lies”) 14:27 Michelle/Bergen (“Michelle”) 15:11 Unidentified male (“Cherish”) 15:35 Kristin (“Mrs. Robinson” — dedication to Danielle and Matt) 16:44 Stosh (“Happy Together” — dedication to Tina) 17:11 Kim/Henrietta (“Hello Goodbye”) 17:35 Kate/Bergen (“Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da”) 18:24 Ray (“Chapel Of Love” — dedication to Myra) 18:55 Ashley (“I Got You Babe” — dedication to Joe) 19:24 Sean (“So Much In Love” — dedication to Tracy) 20:11 Unidentified female (“Love Grows [Where My Rosemary Goes]”) 20:39 Rick/Rochester (“Can’t Help Falling In Love” — dedication to Jane) 21:11 Liz/Rochester (“Come Together” — dedication to Elton) 21:41 Buddy (“Wouldn’t It Be Nice” — dedication to Amanda) 22:38 Emily/East Rochester (“Soldier Boy” — dedication to Helen and Bob) 23:04 Kim/Henrietta (“Eleanor Rigby”) 23:20 Robert (“96 Tears” — dedication to Avor) 23:41 Danielle/Rochester (“Sleep Walk” — dedication to Adam) 24:08 Unidentified male/Working at Mobil (Brockport) (“Blue Velvet”) 24:23 Unidentified female (“Daniel”) 24:45 Sam (“Forget Him” — dedication to Sue) 25:15 “Oldies 98.9 WKLX: The only choice for more dogs in Rochester!”: Both my dog, Dutch, and my next-door neighbor’s dog, Brunswick, enjoy listening to WKLX :-) 26:00 Amanda/Canandaigua (“Remember [Walkin’ In The Sand]”) 26:30 “Oldies Night” (with WKLX’s Nick Evans) at the Garage Door (Irondequoit bar) plug 26:49 Frank (“Can’t Buy Me Love” — dedication to Laura) All content (radio aircheck, audio podcast – all components, and show notes): © Michael J. Saffran

    27 min

  6. APR 15

    The Jukebox: April 13, 1996

    “Jukebox Saturday Night,” hosted by Mike Saffran, on “Oldies 98.9”/WKLX-FM (98.9), Rochester, N.Y. Originally aired 7 p.m.–Midnight April 13, 1996. Callers aired and other show highlights: 00:25 Unidentified female (“Let ’Em In”) 01:05 Unidentified male (“Moonlight Feels Right”) 01:33 Heather (“We Are The Champions” — dedication to brother Matt) 01:52 Cassette tape ran out :-( 02:47 Unidentified male (“Spirit In The Sky”) 03:24 Donna/Rochester (“Magnet And Steel”) 04:27 Sharon/Walworth (“Sylvia’s Mother”) 05:09 Robin/Chili (“Beep Beep” — dedication to Devin) 06:36 Leah/Henrietta (“The 59th Street Bridge Song [Feelin’ Groovy]”) 07:03 Tax Deadline reference 07:36 Unidentified caller (“Hot Rod Lincoln”) 07:59 “The San Francisco Treat” (Rice-A-Roni commercial-audio snippet ;-) 08:17 Heidi/Rochester (“Delta Dawn”) 08:55 “Oldies Night” (with WKLX’s Nick Evans) at the Garage Door (Irondequoit bar) plug 09:04 “WKLX, Rochester” legal ID jingle — followed by “Mike Saffran” customized name-shout jingle (including snippet of Jr. Walker & The All Stars – “Shotgun”) 09:37 Tom (with Katie and Sylvia)/Irondequoit (“Sugar, Sugar”) 11:08 Amanda and Kara/Irondequoit (“Knock Three Times”) 11:52 First of a few “Beatle Brunch” with Joe Johnson, Empire Ford/Webster (sponsor), “The Beatle Years,” City Mattress (sponsor) and “Beatles By Request” with Tom Noonan references 12:25 Unidentified female (“The Wanderer”) 13:00 “The Village Idiot”/Rochester (“I’m Telling You Now”) 14:06 Candy (“Splish Splash”) 14:40 Adam/Greece (“My Special Angel” — dedication to mother) 15:16 Mary Ellen/Brockport (“Till” — dedication to husband) — including reference to fellow WKLX DJ Tom Noonan 16:04 Leah/Hilton (“Honey” — dedication to Jessica) 17:07 Unidentified female (“American Pie” — dedication to Robin) 17:27 Elaine/Canandaigua (“Happy, Happy Birthday Baby” — dedication to husband, Eric, on his 37th birthday) 18:30 Jim/Rochester (“25 Or 6 To 4”) 19:20 Olivia/Shortsville (“Patches” — dedication to sister Andrea) 19:57 Tricia/Henrietta (“Dedicated To The One I Love” — dedication to Jeff) 20:21 Unidentified female (“Pretty Little Angel Eyes” — dedication to best friend on her birthday) 20:56 Christie (“Twist And Shout” — dedication to Megan) 21:20 Kim/Henrietta (“If I Fell” — dedication to Brian) 21:57 Linda/Walworth (“Birthday” — dedication to Michelle, Leonard, May and Bev on their 40th birthday) 22:43 Tom (“Unchained Melody” — dedication to Heather and Kelly) 23:15 Reference to getting a flat tire the day before — and lamenting poor road conditions (especially South Clinton Avenue by Geva Theatre), while the U.S. gives $200M in aid to Bosnia 24:42 Megan (“Sweet Pea” — dedication to Christine) 25:03 Roxanne/Greece (“Brown Eyed Girl” — dedication to Bobby) 25:18 Bobby (“Love Me Tender” — dedication to Brian, Matt and John Paul) 25:39 Dave (“When”) 26:37 Sherry (with Kristin) (“Puff The Magic Dragon” — dedication to Andrea) 27:01 Michael (“Calendar Girl” — dedication to Tasha) 27:23 Dan/Walworth (“Michelle”) 28:00 Robert (“Happy Together” — dedication to Avor) 28:19 EmilyRochester (“Sixteen Candles” — dedication to Alicia on her 16th birthday) 28:59 Rick (with Debbie, Terry and Nancy)/Wellington, Ontario, Canada (“Oh, Boy!”) — including reference to fellow WKLX DJ Chuck McCoy All content (radio aircheck, audio podcast – all components, and show notes): © Michael J. Saffran

    29 min

  7. APR 8

    The Jukebox: April 6, 1996

    “Jukebox Saturday Night,” hosted by Mike Saffran, on “Oldies 98.9”/WKLX-FM (98.9), Rochester, N.Y. Originally aired 7 p.m.–Midnight April 6, 1996. Callers aired and other show highlights: 00:16 “It is my favorite night of the week!” (no lie! :-) 00:33 Unidentified male (“Sylvia’s Mother”) 00:44 One of the first (if not the first) airings of new show imaging liner recorded by Tom Snyder, then host of “The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder” (CBS); I had received it (on Betamax tape via U.S. Mail) less than three weeks earlier (it might’ve taken another week or so before having it dubbed from Betamax to audio reel-to-reel by, as I recall, a friend who worked at one of the local TV stations where Betamax was still used) 01:13 Gina/Gates (“Bennie And The Jets”) 02:04 First of many references to Rochester Red Wings Opening Day, start of Daylight Saving Time and Easter Sunday 02:38 Phil/Brockport (“Afternoon Delight”) 03:29 “’70s at 7 Jingle Flashback” — “Playing the songs that were great back when you used to hear ’em on this great radio station!” [Old WBBF-AM jingle] “Or maybe if you were down the Thruway in the Queen City you might’ve heard ’em on this radio station…” [Possibly an old WYSL-AM jingle] “Yeah, but now you’re hearing them on this great radio station!” [WKLX imaging] 03:57 Ken/Webster (“Don’t Give Up On Us”) — including reference to ’70s TV show “Starsky & Hutch” (ABC) 04:25 Margaret/Webster (“Let’s Stay Together”) 05:09 Detailed reference to Red Wings Opening Day loss, 4-1, to Charlotte at Silver Stadium (the old ballpark’s anticipated final home opener; Frontier Field construction was in progress) 05:31 “Playing the songs that were great back when Joe Altobelli (“Alto”) was manager of the Red Wings, and when Joe Cullinane and Pete Brown were the voices of the Red Wings!” 05:47 Unidentified female (“Last Dance”) 06:07 “WKLX, Rochester” legal ID jingle 06:39 Unidentified male (“The Rapper”) 07:43 “Trademark infringement!” (Did the preceding commercial use the word “jukebox”? ;-) 08:19 Al/Hemlock (“He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother”) 09:08 Mike/Working at a liquor store (“The Battle Of New Orleans”) 10:02 “WKLX, Rochester” legal ID jingle 10:34 Unidentified female (“Mellow Yellow”) 12:07 John/Rochester (“Rock And Roll Heaven”) 12:45 Kristin and Melissa (“Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen”) 13:20 Sante/Greece (“Limbo Rock”) 14:52 Venice/Henrietta (“Something” — dedication to Kenny) 15:20 Lily (“Hey Jude” — dedication to brother working at Don & Bob’s) 15:40 Robert/Gates (“When” — dedication to Avor) 16:14 Avor (“Book Of Love” — dedication to Robert) 16:49 Rose (“Band Of Gold” — dedication to fiance, Floyd) 18:23 Joe/Rochester (“Only You [And You Alone]” — dedication to Tammy) 18:44 Carol/Fairport (“Can’t Help Falling In Love” — dedication to husband, Juan) 19:42 Carolyn/Henrietta (“Maggie May”) 20:25 Jim/Wellsville (“Julie, Do Ya Love Me” — dedication to Julie) 20:56 Alicia (“Gee Whiz [Look At His Eyes]” — dedication to Dave) 21:47 Dan (“Honey” — dedication to wife, Rosemary) 22:35 Kim/Henrietta (“All You Need Is Love” — dedication to Brian) 22:47 Rita/Canandaigua (“Hot Rod Lincoln” — dedication to husband, Tom) 23:18 Unidentified male/Rushford (“Theme from ‘A Summer Place’”) 23:35 Donna (“Teddy Bear” — dedication to David) 23:52 Tricia/Henrietta (“Dedicated To The One I Love” — dedication to Scott) 24:18 Wilson Farms (East Ridge Road) shoutout 25:23 Phil/Rochester (“Precious And Few” — dedication to wife, Barbara) 25:55 Melissa (“The Shoop Shoop Song [It’s In His Kiss]” — dedication to Dom) 26:23 Ken/Rushford (“Dance, Dance, Dance”) 26:44 Michelle (“Sugar, Sugar” — dedication to Archie) 27:04 Melissa/Webster (“Crimson And Clover” — dedication to Keith) 27:31 Dave (“She’s My Girl”) — reference to “Wags” (“sister station” WBEE-FM DJ Dave Beck) 28:37 Anita/Greece (“If” — dedication to Dave) 29:08 Verta/LeRoy (“Judy In Disguise [With Glasses]”) 29:59 Kathy/Greece (“If You Don’t Know Me By Now”) All content © Michael J. Saffran

    30 min

  8. APR 1

    The Jukebox: March 30, 1996

    “Jukebox Saturday Night,” hosted by Mike Saffran, on “Oldies 98.9”/WKLX-FM (98.9), Rochester, N.Y. Originally aired 7 p.m.–Midnight March 30, 1996. Callers aired and other show highlights: 00:21 Joanna/Working at Party City (“I Will Survive”) 00:57 Dan/Avon (“Alone Again [Naturally]”) 01:44 “I saw the first … ‘ragtop’” of spring! (First of a couple mentions :-) 02:23 Candace/Working at TQX (Henrietta) (“The Hustle”) 03:09 ’70s “Flip Side”: Elton John – “I Saw Her Standing There” (ft. John Lennon) 03:44 Sal/Greece (“That’s The Way [I Like It]”) 04:27 Teri/Fairport (“Imagine”) 05:10 Lisa/Palmyra (“Chevy Van”) 05:45 First of a few references to the Syracuse Orangeman earlier that day beating Mississippi State, 77-69, in the “Final Four” semi-final game of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in East Rutherford, N.J. — with John Wallace of Greece scoring 21 points 05:57 Tammy/Ontario (“Beach Baby”) 06:11 Cassette tape ran out :-( 06:47 “Moving in on my territory … that’s trademark infringement!” (What on earth was the previous commercial selling? I have no recollection! ;-) 07:18 Michella/Rochester (“Escape [The Pina Colada Song]”) 08:00 Nikki (with Teri)/Greece (“Lola”) 09:20 “WKLX, Rochester” legal ID jingle — followed by “Mike Saffran” customized name-shout jingle (including snippet of Jr. Walker & The All Stars – “Shotgun”) 09:51 Unidentified female (“The 59th Street Bridge Song [Feelin’ Groovy]”) 10:29 Carol/Greece (“Maybe”) 11:09 “The Beatle Years,” City Mattress (sponsor) and “Beatles By Request” with Tom Noonan plugs 11:54 Andrea/East Rochester (“Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”) 12:50 Morgan/Marion (“Rainy Day Women #12 & 35”) 13:41 Sonia/Irondequoit (“Calendar Girl” — dedication to cousin Kelly on her 13th birthday tomorrow) 14:27 “The only radio program for the attractively enhanced … yes, only good-looking people, like you, listen to ‘The Jukebox’!” — followed by prerecorded line, possibly from an old TV ad, “Anyone who doesn’t should have his face examined” ;-) 15:11 Dennis (“Indian Reservation [The Lament Of The Cherokee]” — dedication to Penny) 15:46 Carol (“Can’t Help Falling In Love” — dedication to son Jerry and and his fiancee, Ruth) 16:26 Garrett/West Irondequoit (“Till There Was You” — dedication to girlfriend, Erin) 17:22 Tricia/Henrietta (“Paperback Writer”) 17:52 Carrie/Marion (“Brown Eyed Girl”) 18:48 Kathy (“Happy, Happy Birthday Baby” — dedication to sister Penny) 19:24 Carolyn/Henrietta (“Maggie May”) 19:52 Unidentified male (“The Ballad of the Green Berets”) 20:16 Avor (“When” — dedication to Robert) 20:43 Mike/Rochester (“Love Hurts” — dedication to Donna) 21:24 Jenny/Marion (with Carrie) (“American Pie”) 22:18 Bob (“Are You Lonesome Tonight?” — dedication to Michella) 22:50 Kim/Henrietta (“Here, There And Everywhere” — dedication to Brian) 23:16 Katie (“Scarborough Fair/Canticle”) 24:10 “Backseat Memories” (partial imaging) 24:22 Dan/Albion (“Mountain Of Love”) 24:55 Don (“Another Saturday Night” — dedication to grandfather Gabe) 25:23 Samantha/Canandaigua (“I Can’t Help Myself [Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch]”) 25:50 Eileen (“Bring It On Home To Me” — dedication to Larry) 26:14 Colleen/Henrietta (“My Girl” — dedication to her father on his 40th birthday) 26:32 Justine/Hilton (“Leader Of The Pack” — dedication to Dan) 26:50 Bob/Rochester (“The House Of The Rising Sun” — dedication to Tom and Linda) 27:07 Sarah/Alexander (“Dream Lover” — dedication to John) — including reference to my once having worked at an Attica radio station 28:09 “Oldies Night” (with WKLX’s Nick Evans) at the Garage Door (Irondequoit bar) plug 28:26 Penny/Spencerport (“Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen” — dedication to Cindy on her 40th birthday) 29:25 Laurie (“I’m Into Something Good” — dedication to William) All content (radio aircheck, audio podcast – all components, and show notes): © Michael J. Saffran

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“Scoped” classic radio airchecks from “The Jukebox,” hosted 1995–2000 by Mike Saffran on “Oldies 98.9” WKLX — later known as “99 BBF” — in Rochester, N.Y.

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