
Big Broadcast: Airchecks

Ed Walker brings back the golden days of radio, as broadcast Sunday nights from 1990 through 2015 on WAMU FM in Washington, DC mostly from 7pm - 11pm.
These shows were recorded by me live off the air onto whatever was handy at the time: cassette tapes, VHS tapes, zip hard drives, flash drives and solid state drives, then eventually digitized and added to the Internet Archive. Many shows are complete, but some aren't, FYI.
This collection is growing so check back.


The Big Broadcast – December 29, 1996

The Big Broadcast – December 31, 1996, Part 1

The Big Broadcast – December 31, 1996, Part 2

The Big Broadcast – January 5, 1997

The Big Broadcast – January 12, 1997

The Big Broadcast – January 19, 1997

The Big Broadcast – January 25, 1997

The Big Broadcast – February 2, 1997

The Big Broadcast – March 9, 1997

The Big Broadcast – March 16, 1997

The Big Broadcast – March 23, 1997

The Big Broadcast – March 30, 1997

The Big Broadcast – April 6, 1997

The Big Broadcast – April 13, 1997

The Big Broadcast – April 20, 1997

The Big Broadcast – April 27, 1997

The Big Broadcast – May 11, 1997

The Big Broadcast – June 15, 1997

The Big Broadcast – June 22, 1997

The Big Broadcast – June 29, 1997

The Big Broadcast – July 13, 1997

The Big Broadcast – July 20, 1997

The Big Broadcast – August 31, 1997

The Big Broadcast – September 7, 1997

The Big Broadcast – September 14, 1997

The Big Broadcast – September 21, 1997

The Big Broadcast – September 28, 1997

The Big Broadcast – October 5, 1997

The Big Broadcast – October 12, 1997

The Big Broadcast – September 24, 2000

The Big Broadcast – October 1, 2000

The Big Broadcast – October 8, 2000

The Big Broadcast – October 15, 2000

The Big Broadcast – October 22, 2000

The Big Broadcast – March 23, 2003

The Big Broadcast – March 30, 2003

The Big Broadcast – April 6, 2003

The Big Broadcast – April 13, 2003

The Big Broadcast – April 27, 2003

The Big Broadcast – May 4, 2003

The Big Broadcast – May 11, 2003

The Big Broadcast – May 25, 2003

The Big Broadcast – June 1, 2003

The Big Broadcast – June 8, 2003

The Big Broadcast – June 15, 2003

The Big Broadcast – June 22, 2003

The Big Broadcast – June 29, 2003

The Big Broadcast – July 6, 2003

The Big Broadcast – July 13, 2003

The Big Broadcast – July 20, 2003

The Big Broadcast – July 27, 2003

The Big Broadcast – August 10, 2003

The Big Broadcast – August 24, 2003

The Big Broadcast – August 31, 2003

The Big Broadcast – September 7, 2003

The Big Broadcast – September 14, 2003

The Big Broadcast – September 21, 2003

The Big Broadcast – September 28, 2003

The Big Broadcast – October 5, 2003

The Big Broadcast – October 12, 2003

The Big Broadcast – October 19, 2003

The Big Broadcast – October 26, 2003

The Big Broadcast – November 2, 2003

The Big Broadcast – November 9, 2003

The Big Broadcast – December 24, 2005

The Big Broadcast – December 25, 2005

The Big Broadcast – January 01, 2006

The Big Broadcast – January 08, 2006

The Big Broadcast – January 15, 2006

The Big Broadcast – January 22, 2006

The Big Broadcast – January 29, 2006

The Big Broadcast – February 05, 2006

The Big Broadcast – February 12, 2006

The Big Broadcast – February 26, 2006

The Big Broadcast – February 19, 2006

The Big Broadcast – March 05, 2006

The Big Broadcast – March 12, 2006

The Big Broadcast – March 19, 2006

The Big Broadcast – March 26, 2006

The Big Broadcast – April 09, 2006

The Big Broadcast – April 23, 2006

The Big Broadcast – April 30, 2006

The Big Broadcast – May 07, 2006

The Big Broadcast – May 14, 2006

The Big Broadcast – May 21, 2006

The Big Broadcast – May 28, 2006

The Big Broadcast – June 04, 2006

The Big Broadcast – June 11, 2006

The Big Broadcast – June 25, 2006

The Big Broadcast – July 02, 2006

The Big Broadcast – July 09, 2006

The Big Broadcast – July 16, 2006

The Big Broadcast – July 23, 2006

The Big Broadcast – July 30, 2006

The Big Broadcast – August 06, 2006

The Big Broadcast – August 13, 2006

The Big Broadcast – August 20, 2006

The Big Broadcast – September 03, 2006

The Big Broadcast – September 10, 2006

The Big Broadcast – September 17, 2006

The Big Broadcast – September 24, 2006

The Big Broadcast – October 01, 2006

The Big Broadcast – October 08, 2006

The Big Broadcast – October 15, 2006

The Big Broadcast – October 22, 2006

The Big Broadcast – October 29, 2006

The Big Broadcast – November 04, 2006

The Big Broadcast – November 12, 2006

The Big Broadcast – November 19, 2006

The Big Broadcast – November 26, 2006

The Big Broadcast – December 03, 2006

The Big Broadcast – December 10, 2006

The Big Broadcast – December 17, 2006

The Big Broadcast – December 24, 2006

The Big Broadcast – January 07, 2007

The Big Broadcast – January 14, 2007

The Big Broadcast – January 21, 2007

The Big Broadcast – January 28, 2007

The Big Broadcast – February 04, 2007

The Big Broadcast – February 21, 2007

The Big Broadcast – March 04, 2007

The Big Broadcast – March 18, 2007

The Big Broadcast – March 25, 2007

The Big Broadcast – April 01, 2007

The Big Broadcast – April 08, 2007

The Big Broadcast – April 15, 2007

The Big Broadcast – April 22, 2007

The Big Broadcast – May 06, 2007

The Big Broadcast – May 13, 2007

The Big Broadcast – May 20, 2007

The Big Broadcast – May 27, 2007

The Big Broadcast – June 03, 2007

The Big Broadcast – June 10, 2007

The Big Broadcast – June 24, 2007

The Big Broadcast – July 01, 2007

The Big Broadcast – July 08, 2007

The Big Broadcast – July 15, 2007

The Big Broadcast – July 22, 2007

The Big Broadcast – July 29, 2007

The Big Broadcast – August 05, 2007

The Big Broadcast – August 19, 2007

The Big Broadcast – September 02, 2007

The Big Broadcast – September 09, 2007

The Big Broadcast – September 16, 2007

The Big Broadcast – September 30, 2007

The Big Broadcast – October 07, 2007

The Big Broadcast – October 14, 2007

The Big Broadcast – October 28, 2007

The Big Broadcast – November 04, 2007

The Big Broadcast – November 11, 2007

The Big Broadcast – November 18, 2007

The Big Broadcast – November 25, 2007

The Big Broadcast – January 27, 2008

The Big Broadcast – February 03, 2008

The Big Broadcast – February 10, 2008

The Big Broadcast – February 17, 2008

The Big Broadcast – February 24, 2008

The Big Broadcast – March 23, 2008

The Big Broadcast – March 30, 2008

The Big Broadcast – April 06, 2008

The Big Broadcast – April 13, 2008

The Big Broadcast – April 20, 2008

The Big Broadcast – April 27, 2008

The Big Broadcast – May 04, 2008

The Big Broadcast – May 11, 2008

The Big Broadcast – December 21, 2008

The Big Broadcast – December 24, 2008

The Big Broadcast – December 25, 2008

The Big Broadcast – December 28, 2008

The Big Broadcast – January 11, 2009

The Big Broadcast – January 18, 2009

The Big Broadcast – January 25, 2009

The Big Broadcast – February 15, 2009

The Big Broadcast – February 08, 2009

The Big Broadcast – March 01, 2009

The Big Broadcast – March 08, 2009

The Big Broadcast – March 15, 2009

The Big Broadcast – March 21, 2009

The Big Broadcast – March 28, 2009

The Big Broadcast – April 05, 2009

The Big Broadcast – April 12, 2009

The Big Broadcast – April 19, 2009

The Big Broadcast – April 26, 2009

The Big Broadcast – May 03, 2009

The Big Broadcast – May 10, 2009

The Big Broadcast – May 17, 2009

The Big Broadcast – May 31, 2009

The Big Broadcast – June 14, 2009

The Big Broadcast – June 21, 2009

The Big Broadcast – June 28, 2009
Aircheck Collection
I used to be a hoarder of found moments on the AM & FM radio airwaves:
The Big Broadcast
Ed Walker, one of the Joy Boys, brought back the golden days of radio every Sunday night for 30 years.
Gunsmoke. Jack Benny. Dragnet. Lum 'n Abner. The Shadow. News of the day, much more.
The Big Broadcast played on WAMU FM on Sunday nights, mostly from 7 to 11.
The Eddie Stubbs Show
Eddie Stubbs's Sunday show on WAMU FM played a variety of classic honkytonk, traditional country and vintage bluegrass + deep catalog favorites.
This was a show for listening to while drinking beer in the sun in the afternoon, great music delivered with unique insight.
The Dick Spottswood Show
The "Obsolete Music Hour" played rare classic recordings of bluegrass, country, string bands, honky tonk, western swing, blues, gospel & old world music.
Great Music & Sports
Off-the-air live recordings of a now-defunct station playing all sorts of great American popular music from the mid-20th century, back when music was good.
You'll also find some Baltimore Orioles post-game highlights from the mid-1980s.
News & Music on WAMU
From elections to 9/11 to the war on terror, these off-the-air live recordings of events of the day are from NPR on WAMU FM.