Aircheck courtesy of: Matt Seinberg (from Big Apple Airchecks)

Taking us into WQHT's fourth day on the air (a rarity of a sound file indeed, especially for HOT's 37th anniversary) is the first HOT show of yet another WAPP holdover Robin Marshall (here she doesn't say her name on the air since she also worked at crosstown 102 WPIX, and so later came up with the alias Chelsea Lewis to hide any suspicion of working at two stations). You'll find plenty of rare tracks spun during HOT's very early life with the "point-five" moniker (even though this file cut out the Chuck Riley-voiced liners).

This aircheck includes the following:
"Under the Influence" - Vanity
"How Many Hearts" - Evelyn Thomas
"Something About You" - Level 42
"Can't Give Her Up" - Skipworth & Turner
"When I Think of You" - Janet Jackson
"Stop and Think" - Fire on Blonde
"Two of Hearts" - Stacey Q
"Diamond Girl" - Nice & Wild
"Anotherloverholenyohead" - Prince & The Revolution
"Love Zone" - Billy Ocean
"You're So Fine" - Egyptian Lover
"Private Number" - The Jets
"Truth or Dare" - Shirley Murdock
"Venus" - Bananarama
"Living on Video" - Trans-X
"Can't Wait Another Minute" - Five Star
"Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" - Pet Shop Boys
"Can't Give Her Up" - Skipworth & Turner (again)
"Sweet Freedom - Michael McDonald
"Love Comes Quickly" - Pet Shop Boys
"Love of a Lifetime" - Chaka Khan
"Summer of Love" - The B-52's
"Sledgehammer" - Peter Gabriel
"Don Quichotte" - Magazine 60
"Borrowed Love" - The S.O.S. Band
"How Many Hearts" - Evelyn Thomas (again)
"Sledgehammer" - Peter Gabriel (again)
"City Nights / Manhattan Cafes" - Cory Daye
"Love Zone" - Billy Ocean (again)
"Love of a Lifetime" - Chaka Khan (again)
"Getting Away With Murder" - Patti Austin
"Vanity Kills" - ABC
"Exposed to Love" - Expose
"Papa Don't Preach" - Madonna
"You're So Fine" - Egyptian Lover (again)
"Words Get in the Way" - Miami Sound Machine
"Can't Give Her Up" - Skipworth & Turner (third time)
"We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" - Jermaine Stewart
"Man Size Love" - Klymaxx
"Two of Hearts" - Stacey Q (again)
"Stay a Little While, Child" - Loose Ends
"Higher Love" - Steve Winwood
"Don't You Want My Love" - Nicole
"Point of No Return" - Nu Shooz
"Say You Love Me" - Lime
"Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" - Pet Shop Boys (again)
"Say It, Say It" - E.G. Daily
"Jump Back (Set Me Free)" - Dhar Braxton
"Love of a Lifetime" - Chaka Khan (third time)
"Oh, People" - Patti LaBelle
"Something About You" - Level 42 (again)
"I Want You" - Animotion
"Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But the Rent" - Gwen Guthrie
"Set Fire to Me" - Willie Colon
"Venus" - Bananarama (again)
"City Nights / Manhattan Cafes" - Cory Daye (again)
"Point of No Return" - Nu Shooz (again)
"Man Size Love" - Klymaxx (again)

WQHT (Hot 103.5) - August 18, 1986 - Robin Marshall (Scoped)

A slice of October 24, 1987 sometime in the afternoon.  The songs are "Be Mine Tonight" by Promise Circle; hotmixes of Belinda Carlisle's "Heaven is a Place on Earth" and "Catch Me (I'm Falling)" by Pretty Poison, and an imager including songs just added to the playlist:  Erasure's "Victim of Love," the aforementioned Carlisle song, and Double Destiny's "Prove It."

Hot 103 Freddie Colon October 24, 1987

A delightfully upbeat, solid representation of radio station WQHT "Hot 97" in New York in September of 1989.

By now, Hot 97 was leaning more top 40/CHR and less R&B and dance.  Mary Thomas takes listeners through a Sunday late afternoon.  There are few commercials, lots of promos/jingles/sweepers, and tons of music.

The aircheck begins with TKA's "You Are the One"; a "top of the Empire State Building" transition sweeper that brings the tempo down for "Rock Wit'cha" by Bobby Brown.

Next comes an instant request for "Cover Girl" by New Kids on the Block as part of the station promoting the music and concert tour; "Secret Rendezvous" by Karyn White; a new song from Simon Cowell's main squeeze Sinitta and "Right Back to Where we Started From"; the Hotmix of Natalie Cole's "Pink Cadillac"; "Toy Soldiers" by Martika (note uncredited backing vocals from Fergie and Jennifer Love Hewitt); Soave's "Crying Over You"; the "top of the Empire State Building" sweeper again being used to transition into the downtempo "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" by Milli Vanilli; "What You Don't Know" by Expose; "Me So Horny" by 2 Live Crew; "I Still Believe" by Brenda K. Starr; a slightly altered version of "Cherish" by Madonna with an extended intro; "Forever Your Girl" by Paula Abdul; "Memories" by Johnny O; "Get Away" by Stephanie" and the very end of the aircheck has "I Like It" by Dino.

WQHT Hot 97 Aircheck - September 24, 1989

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Little Louie Vega Live From Hearthrob On HOT 103fm  (1986)

Madonna "Open Your Heart" -- Clean copy of exclusive HotMix from radio station WQHT New York ("Hot 103/Hot 97")

WQHT New York Hotmix --- Madonna, "Open Your Heart"

This aircheck from April 28, 1989 features the great Broadway Bill Lee.   You can hear Hot 97 start to lean more toward Top 40 and less toward dance/R&B.


Although it is scoped, here are the songs:

Paula Abdul, "Straight Up"
New Kids on the Block, "I'll Be Loving You Forever"
Nu Shooz, "I Can't Wait"
The Information Society, "Walking Away"
Corina, "Give Me Back My Heart"
Vanessa Williams, "Dreamin'"
Denise Lopes, "If You Feel It"
Rick Astley, "Giving Up on Love"
Jody Watley, "Real Love"
Neneh Cherry, "Buffalo Stance"
Five Star, "Can't Wait Another Minute"
Sa-Fire, "Thinking of You"
Gypsy Kinds, "El Camino"
New Kids on the Block, "You Got It (The Right Stuff)"
Donna Summer, "This Time I Know It's for Real"
Johnny Kemp, "Just Got Paid"
Stevie B, "I Wanna Be the One"
Real Life, "Send Me an Angel '89"
El Debarge, "Talk to Me"

WQHT (Hot 103.5) - August 18, 1986 - Robin Marshall (Scoped)

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WQHT (Hot 103.5) - August 18, 1986 - Robin Marshall (Scoped)