Steve West
This year begins Steve’s 31st year in radio! Steve grew up in the small town of Orange, Massachusetts, about 75 miles west of Boston. He first got into radio in 1980, after his mom suggested that since he loved radio so much maybe he should go down to his local hometown station, WCAT (1390) and apply for a job. After putting the DJ’s records away for a few months, his first show was on Thanksgiving Day, 1980, and thus began his long trek through the halls of radio stations big and small. Perhaps it wasn’t his mother so much as Al Bandiero, whom he listened to on WKBW 1520 at night. From 500 miles away, the pull of this 50,000 watt AM transmitter pumping out Rock music was so strong that it was irresistable.
Over the years he’s done a dozen or so stations, including KOUL Cool 103.5 and KLTG Oldies 96-5 in Corpus Christi. He was PD of little WCAT for about 6 months in 1989. After 13 years in the Navy and several years as a truck driver, Steve was happy to be doing what he loved best full time. He arrived in Memphis in March, 2000 and was picked up for weekends on country WOGY Froggy 94. The format changed to Modern AC and he did nights on the New 94-1 The Buzz (WMBZ) until July 2001.
From 2002 until 2005 Steve was the PM drive News Anchor on the Information Radio Network (IRNUSA Radio News), while also doing news on the Young and Elder morning show on Country WGKX durning the same time period! He also was a Jock at WGKX and sister station WJZN/Smooth Jazz on weekends before moving over to become the night jock on the legendary WMC-FM 100. Talk about busy!
These days, when not playing HitOldies, he can also be heard on the Amateur Radio bands. Listen for K1FRC calling CQ and maybe you’ll get a QSL card! He’s been licensed since 1989 and currently holds a general class license.
Steve also owns and maintains one of the most important aircheck sites on the internet: Airchexx.com. You can contact him at his email address by clicking HERE.
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In case you haven’t tuned in lately, here’s the playlist from Steve West’s latest HitOldies show!
Meco – Star Wars Theme – (77) (3:30)
Genesis – Abacab (Live) (Lp) (8:41)
[Unknown] – Steve West Plays Hit Oldies (0:08)
Jingle NO HIT OLDIES – CJMQ Jingle UP (0:02)
[Unknown] – 1979-Whisper (0:01)
Blondie – Heart of Glass (79) (3:19)
Whitney Houston – How Will I Know (4:30)
[Unknown] – Blue Seal Nutrition Centre (0:33)
[Unknown] – Boutique Du Cordonnier V 2 (0:37)
[Unknown] – Cjmq Weather With Toh Bed (23 Sec) (0:23)
Vicki Lawrence – The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia – (73) (3:30)
Zombies – She’s Not There – 64 (2:21)
Jeffradio Produced Sweeper NO HIT OLDIES – On The Air On The Web CJMQ FM (0:04)
[Unknown] – 1975-Whisper (0:02)
Earth, Wind & Fire – Sing A Song (3:20)
Olivia Newton John – Make A Move On Me (3:09)
Jingle Produced w/Shout Tag NO HIT OLDIES – Hot Hits CJMQ (Old K900 Jam Rip) (0:05)
Van Halen – Girl You Really Got Me Now (2:34)
The Spencer Davis Group – Gimme Some Lovin’ (2:50)
[Unknown] – Hit Oldies Promo 1 (0:51)
Jackson 5 – I Want You Back (2:49)
Peaches and Herb – Shake Your Groove Thing – (79) (3:18)
[Unknown] – Hot Rockin (Inst Bed) 88-Point-9 Fm Cjmq Hitoldies (0:04)
Debbie Gibson – Out of The Blue – (88) (3:50)
[Unknown] – St Vincent 1 (0:34)
[Unknown] – Gro For Eng Multi Gov 01 (0:29)
[Unknown] – Hit Oldies Promo 1 (0:51)
[Unknown] – 1974 (0:02)
Blue Magic – Stop To Start (74) (3:10)
Miracles – I Second That Emotion – (67) (2:43)
[Unknown] – T O H-Fusionbed-Top 40classics (0:12)
Jingle NO HIT OLDIES – CJMQ Jingle UP (0:02)
George Thorogood & the Destroyers – Move It on Over (4:18)
Amboy Dukes – Journey To The Center of The Mind (single) (68) (3:08)
[Unknown] – Your Station Cjmq Hitoldies (0:04)
Journey – Send Her My Love – 83 (3:48)
Olivia Newton-John – Have You Never Been Mellow – (75) (3:23)
[Unknown] – Favorite Oldies Slow 2 Fast (0:12)
Elvis Presley – Hound Dog (2:12)
Tom Jones – She’s A Lady – (71) (2:46)
Jingle w/Shout Tag NO HIT OLDIES – CJMQ-The Most Music (0:03)
Ray Goodman & Brown – Special Lady (DJ Promo) – (80) (3:34)
Paul Revere And The Raiders – Kicks (Lp) (2:19)
Percy Faith – Theme From a Summer Place – (60) (2:11)
Jeffradio Produced Sweeper NO HIT OLDIES – The Place For Most Music Variety CJMQ (0:08)
[Unknown] – 1973-Whisper (0:02)
O’Jays – Love Train – (73) (2:54)
[Unknown] – Jl Paul Mc Cartney (0:11)
[Unknown] – Your Station Cjmq Hitoldies (0:04)
The Beatles – I Should Have Known Better – (64) (2:39)
Jingle/Shout NO HIT OLDIES Steve West Custom – CJMQ Twin Spin (0:05)
Paul McCartney & Wings – Listen To What The Man Said (Edited) (3:50)
Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give You Up (3:28)
Hot Chocolate – You Sexy Thing (76) (4:00)
The Bangles – Walk Like An Egyptian (Extended Dance Mix) (5:51)
[Unknown] – Hrsdc St R30e Rev (0:29)
[Unknown] – Adv# 0500-09 Fnglish Food Safety (0:30)
[Unknown] – Aee10-M Ali Malibu (0:29)
[Unknown] – Cjmq Weather With Toh Bed (23 Sec) (0:23)
Peter Brown – Dance With Me – (78) (3:46)
Sly & The Family Stone – Thank You (edit) – (70) (3:09)
[Unknown] – T O H-Fusionbed-Top 40classics (0:12)
Survivor – High On You (85) (4:04)
Cyndi Lauper – Girls Just Want to Have Fun (84) (3:41)
[Unknown] – Hitoldies S3 (0:14)
Asia – Heat Of The Moment (3:41)
Sade – The Sweetest Taboo – 85 (4:13)
Jingle w/Shout Tag NO HIT OLDIES – Music Radio CJMQ (K900 Medium Merge) (0:05)
Cliff Richard – A Little in Love (81) (3:15)
Belinda Carlisle – I Get Weak – (88) (4:46)
Cjmq – Hit Oldies All Weekend Long (0:06)
Lionel Richie – Say You Say Me (3:56)
Billy Idol – White Wedding – (83) (4:07)
[Unknown] – Listen And Decide On Hitoldies Radio (0:14)
Year – 1986 (0:04)
Daryl Hall – Dreamtime – (86) (4:53)
Eddie Money – Take Me Home Tonight (86) (3:26)
[Unknown] – Best Music Test 2 (0:05)
Year – 1983 (0:04)
ABC – Poison Arrow – (83) (3:21)
ArtistName – All The Kings Horses (3:10)
38 Special – Second Chance – (89) (4:24)
[Unknown] – Marjo Piercing Funky Town (1:00)
David Teasedale – CJMQ Advertising V2 030610 (0:37)
Cjmq – Hit Oldies All Weekend Long (0:06)
Year – 1984 (0:03)
Yes – Leave It – 84 (4:11)
Blondie – Rapture – (81) (3:54)
[Unknown] – T O H-Fusionbed-Top 40classics (0:12)
[Unknown] – 1972-Whisper (0:01)
Steely Dan – Reeling In The Years (72) (Lp) (4:17)
Led Zeppelin – D’Yer Mak’er (4:19)
Jingle Produced Hit Oldies – Hit Oldies Top 40 Classics Steve West (0:06)
Abba – The Name Of The Game (3:53)
Loverboy – Hot Girls In Love (3:52)
[Unknown] – Blue Seal Nutrition Centre (0:33)
[Unknown] – Dominos January Ad (0:32)
[Unknown] – Cjmq Weather With Toh Bed (23 Sec) (0:23)
France Joli – Come To Me (4:09)
[Unknown] – Listen And Decide On Hitoldies Radio (0:14)
Eric Burdon & The Animals – San Franciscan Nights (3:14)
Queen – You’re My Best Friend (77) (2:48)
[Unknown] – J L Beatlemania (0:15)
Jingle NO HIT OLDIES – CJMQ Swirl Jingle UP (0:01)
The Beatles – I Am The Walrus – (67) (4:26)
Atlanta Rhythm Section – Spooky (79) (3:45)
Jingle w/Shout Tag NO HIT OLDIES – Music Radio CJMQ (K900 Medium Merge) (0:05)
Doobie Brothers – Here to Love You (82) (3:48)
Roger Voudouris – Get Used To It (79) (2:56)
[Unknown] – Hit Oldies Promo 2 (0:46)
[Unknown] – 1971-Whisper (0:01)
Chicago – Free (71) (2:15)
Styx – Never Say Never (80) (3:01)
Kiss – I Was Made For Lovin You (79) (4:21)
Andrew Gold – Thank You For Being A Friend (3:53)
