Post by Deleted on May 3, 2012 14:13:07 GMT -5
It's almost been 20 years since Americas Top 10 produced its final first run show. The last one aired the weekend of June 27, 1992 when "I'll Be There" spent its 2nd week at #1. The show continued to air another couple of months after this, but it was all reruns and the final episode was from I believe 1986, the Top 10 Women of the Rock Era.
By this time, the show hadn't aired locally for many years but my dad had a satellite in his bedroom so I'd record it in there. For anyone familiar with the old satellites there were things called wild feeds. I think the idea was local affiliates would record these shows to VTR's when they aired at these times for airing themselves later. Wednesday's while I was at school the AT10 wild feed would run for that weekend, so I'd know the top 10 before the radio countdown aired on Sunday. For those not familiar with wild feeds, they were great. You'd see the open where it would tell you show #, recorded date, air date, etc. Got a couple national commercials in breaks then another minute or 2 of black where local commercials were to be, and the show promos. I wish I still and that VHS tape I made with those on them.
By this time, the show hadn't aired locally for many years but my dad had a satellite in his bedroom so I'd record it in there. For anyone familiar with the old satellites there were things called wild feeds. I think the idea was local affiliates would record these shows to VTR's when they aired at these times for airing themselves later. Wednesday's while I was at school the AT10 wild feed would run for that weekend, so I'd know the top 10 before the radio countdown aired on Sunday. For those not familiar with wild feeds, they were great. You'd see the open where it would tell you show #, recorded date, air date, etc. Got a couple national commercials in breaks then another minute or 2 of black where local commercials were to be, and the show promos. I wish I still and that VHS tape I made with those on them.
