WKNR – Page 3 – Motor City Radio Flashbacks

ROCK ‘N ROLL! THE WKNR MUSIC GUIDE: MARCH 20, 1972

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After 8 years, 19 weeks, and 435 official WKNR surveys having been published since the November 7, 1963 premiere, this is, by all accounts, the last official music guide (03/20/1972) the legendary Detroit radio station published before WKNR changed it’s call letters and music format to WNIC in April of 1972.

A reliable music source and collector informed this site that the station, in essence, had publish one more chart, dated March 27, 1972 (which the collector is still in search of). Throughout the years having passed we’ve yet to see of such chart — anywhere — if such chart is known to exist, to this day.

One month after issuance of this chart, WKNR became the former. The station gave birth to a new Detroit radio sound on a Tuesday morning, April 25, 1972.

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The above WKNR chart was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

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A sincere thank you, Mrs. Patti Griggs. This featured presentation would have not been possible without your generosity, dedication, and your continuous support.

Above WKNR music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.

WKNR MUSIC GUIDE: THE KEENER COUNT 13! FEBRUARY 13, 1967

Audio courtesy of Bob Green. Bob Green Productions, Houston, TX

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The above WKNR chart was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

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A sincere thank you Mrs. Patti Griggs. This featured presentation would have not been possible without your generosity, dedication, and your continuous support.

Above WKNR music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.

THE SCOTT REGEN 1 PLUS 3 VOTING: WKNR #2! TIM TAM, FEBRUARY 1966

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“Wait A Minute” debuted on the WKNR Music Guide at #28 for the week of December 22, 1965. The group from Allen Park peaks their new Palmer Records single at WKNR on January 19, 1966 at #3. Seven weeks overall at WKNR, the single drops to #9 on its final week on the music guides, February 2, 1966.

“Wait A Minute” was voted #2 for consecutive nights by Keener listeners during the Scott Regen 1 Plus 3 Voting for nearly a week in January, 1966.

A side note: “Wait A Minute” was co-written by Tom DeAngelo, who also at the time was managing Tim Tam & The Turn-Ons. In late 1967, DeAngelo became DJ Johnny Williams at CKLW in Windsor, Ontario. Tom DeAngelo (a.k.a. Johnny Williams) passed away in April 2020.

The above Billboard February 5, 1966 ad was digitally re-imaged and restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

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BROADCASTING | DETROIT RADIO WKNR AD: MARCH 3, 1964

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HAPPY NEW YEAR! WKNR TOP 113 HITS of 1967: YOUR SOUVENIR EDITION

**WKNR SOUVENIR EDITION** Keener 113 Hits of 1967

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The 113 records and 13 albums and their positions on this “Keener Hits of 1967” Music Guide were determined by mathematical computation, considering each record’s and album’s position and duration on each of the WKNR Music Guides during the past 52 weeks and does not necessarily reflect the comparative sales of these records and albums.

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The featured WKNR music chart was entirely digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

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A sincere thank you, Mrs. Patti Griggs. This featured presentation would have not been possible without your generosity, dedication, and your continuous support.

Above WKNR music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.

SENDING BIRTHDAY ACCOLADES TO . . . BOB GREEN! NOVEMBER 24

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He is remembered today as the legendary, the “Voice of Keener 13”.

Motor City Radio Flashbacks extends, warm, Birthday well wishes to Bob Green. Happy Birthday, Bob! We hope your day will be truly special.

And once again, we thank you. For the wonderful memories, those happy radio moments you shared with us all those years ago on Keener 13 🙂

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The two photos featured in this post is courtesy of Bob Green. The Bob Green picture inserted (in the photo below) is courtesy of our friend, Kevin Willett (Facebook).

KEENER GOLD! THE WKNR ‘TOP 31’ MUSIC GUIDE: NOVEMBER 22, 1967

**THE WKNR MUSIC GUIDE** November 22, 1967

Audio courtesy of Bob Green. Bob Green Productions, Houston, TX

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The above WKNR chart was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

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A SPECIAL THANK YOU

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A sincere, thank you, Mrs. Patti Griggs. This featured presentation would have not been possible without your generosity, dedication, and your continuous support.

Above WKNR music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.

WKNR NEW RADIO 13! A 1963 [Detroit Free Press] DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE AD

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The above featured Detroit Free Press WKNR ad was digitally colorized, restored and re-imaged by Motor City Radio Flashbacks.

A special thank you to senior MCRFB consultant Greg Innis, of Livonia, MI., for contributing the Newspapers.com archives (Detroit radio related) articles, ads, and images we have featured on this site, since 2016.

Thank you, Greg Innis, for making these historic Detroit radio features possible. 🙂

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WKNR NEW RADIO 13! A 1963 [Detroit Free Press] DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE AD

**The Detroit Free Press** November 1, 1963

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The above featured Detroit Free Press WKNR ad was digitally colorized, restored and re-imaged by Motor City Radio Flashbacks.

‘Battle Of The Giants’ promo is courtesy of Bob Green Productions, Houston, Texas. Audio digitally remastered by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

Thank you, Greg Innis, for making these historic Detroit radio features possible. 🙂

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WKNR BACK ON THE RADIO: JOHN SMALL, OCTOBER 1969

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This WKNR recording was donated to the Motor City Radio Flashbacks archive, some years back. Accordingly, it was given to this site by the contributor who personally recorded the program on reeled tape, in October 1969. Since then, the recording had been converted into a digitized file for audio preservation.

A Sunday evening presentation, it appears the program may have aired on WKNR AM and, most likely was simulcast on WKNR FM. You will note the recording sounds as though it may have been recorded off the AM band instead, hence the static heard throughout the program.

Also, without any degree of certainty, not clear whether this was the original WKNR broadcast which initially launched the ‘Is Paul Dead?’ controversy. The nameless donor, in sharing this recording expressed complete anonymity. He resides elsewhere outside the State of Michigan today.

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