WXYZ-AM 1270 * THE DETROIT SOUND SURVEY * JULY 11, 1966

MarqueeTest-2From the MCRFB archive files:

THE TOP 35 HITS ON WXYZ ON THIS DATE IN 1966

 

WXYZ 1270 Detroit Sound Survey; No. 13 issued July 11, 1966 under Lee Alan, Program Director; WXYZ

 

 

wixie149(WXYZ 1270 Detroit Sound Survey for July 11, this date 1966; survey courtesy the Jim Heddle Collection. For the previous weekly WXYZ July 4, 1966 survey click here).

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1967 FAB FOUR RACKS GOLD NO. 22 . . . APRIL 8, 1967

“STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER” * The Beatles * CAPITOL Records (MONO; 1967)
BILLBOARD 1967 BEATLES FLASHBACK:
BEATLES 1967 FLASHBACK: LOS ANGELES — The Record Industry Association of America (RIAA) has given gold record certification to the Beatles’ newest Capitol single “Strawberry Fields Forever / “Penny Lane.” The award is the 22nd given the British foursome during the past three years. — Billboard Magazine; April 8, 1967

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‘STEREO’ CALLED FM’S MOST EXCITING MEDIUM . . . APRIL 13, 1963

Motor City Radio Flashbacks logo From the MCRFB news archive: 1963

Specialized Programming Urged

 

 

 

 

 

CHICAGO — FM broadcasters termed “stereo” the most exciting programming tool in the medium’s history. “It offers the greatest potential for FM radio and can be the answer to many of your problems,” Jack Kiefer, KMLA-FM, Los Angeles, said last week.

Sylvania Stereo Ad 1963.  (Click image for larger view)
A Sylvania Stereo Ad 1963 (Click image for larger view).

He spoke with a group of FM leaders at a day of panel discussions devoted to the FM medium at last week’s National Association of Broadcasters convention here.

Other salient points made during the discussions:

“Many FM stations are now effectively competing with AM outlets by doing a strong local job,” — James Sondheim, QXR Network, New York.

“Don’t let stereo lull you into a false sense of security. Use good broadcasting techniques — stereo is a tool, not a panacea.” — David Polinger, WTFM, New York.

“Sell your listeners on stereo, (despite) the greatest percentage of receivers are still monaural. We constantly remind our listeners that they broadcast they are about to hear in stereo sounds excellent on their monaural sets, but would so much better on stereo.” — Everett Dillard,  WASH, Washington D. C.

Stereo and FM Synoymous

And in comments from the floor, Marie Lurie, WXFM, Chicago, the local QXR outlet, noted that, “to be competitive, stereo and FM will soon be synonymous.  It’s FM’s biggest selling point.”

Parker Smith, WVJS and WSTO, Owensboro, KY., pointed out that his station dropped the  FM designation in its call letters and substituted the word “stereo.” Smith said his station announced itself as “WSTO-Stereo.”

Panelist agreed that stereo separation offered exciting possibilities for commercials, news, sports, live interviews, as well as traditional recorded music.

Sports in Stereo

Examples of a basketball game with players moving from speaker to speaker, newscasts with announcers  switching speakers for different voices, and other possibilities were cited.

Dillard said he felt national advertiser will support an FM stereo station that shows it’s a good broadcasting station. The reference was to FM broadcasters exercising good, competitive broadcast techniques similar to that employed by AM outlets.

Panelist also felt that the day had come when FM should examine all types of programming — not just “fine arts” as many stations were confining themselves to. A show of hands show that a sizeable percentage of FM broadcasters in the audience were using popular music.

Specialized Programming Urged

An FCC spokesman in the audience pointed out that FM stations should concentrate on filling a local community need. In a large market with numerous FM and AM outlets, a particular broadcaster might well decide to program to a specialized audience.

Smaller markets with a fewer stations, however, might well need a more general-type programming, the FCC commissioner said.

Pollinger noted that last year, 20 per cent of the stereo records he received were unsuitable for stereocasting because of distortion. “This year, it’s down to 5 per cent,” he said. END.

(Information and news source: Billboard; April 13, 1963).

Motorola Electronics Stereo Ad Flashback: The push was on for home-entertainment stereo products, such as this magazine  Motorola ad reflected in 1962.
MCRFB AD FLASHBACK: The push was on promoting modern home-entertainment stereo products as this Motorola magazine ad reflected in 1962 (click image for larger spread).
MCRFB Ad Flashback: Motorola magazine ad promoting their new line of stereo consoles in 1963.
MCRFB AD FLASHBACK: Motorola magazine ad promoting their new line of stereo consoles for 1963 (click image for larger spread).

 

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PAT MURPHY: TV RADIO SHOW MAGAZINE * JAN. 1967

WXYZ's Pat Murphy January, 1967

Special thanks to Jim Heddle for sharing this WXYZ Pat Murphy article with us at MCRFB! (From the Jim Heddle Collection).

UPDATE: Lee Alan added comments here regarding this post today, submitted 2013/07/04 at 11:21 AM

Thank you, Lee Alan. We appreciate always of you sharing your thoughts with us here on Motor City Radio Flashbacks!

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WXYZ-AM 1270 * THE DETROIT SOUND SURVEY * JULY 4, 1966

Motor City Radio Flashbacks logoFrom the MCRFB archive files:

THE TOP 35 HITS ON WXYZ ON THIS DATE IN 1966

 

WXYZ 1270 Detroit Sound Survey; No. 12 issued July 4, 1966 under Lee Alan, Program Director; WXYZ

 

 

wixie148(WXYZ 1270 Detroit Sound Survey for July 4, this date 1966; survey courtesy the Jim Heddle Collection. For the previous weekly WXYZ June 27, 1966 survey click here).

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CLASSIC BBC “TOP OF THE POPS” VIDEOS FROM 1965!

Top Of The Pops

Jimmy Saville, photographed here, was host of the BBC's "Top Of The Pops" TV dance show in 1965.
Jimmy Saville was host of the BBC’s popular “Top Of The Pops” TV dance show in 1965
A commercial photograph for the British "Top Of The Pops" televised dance show aired ob BBC TV.
A 1965 promo photo for the British “Top Of The Pops” televised dance show aired on BBC TV

BBC TV logo 1964

The “Top Of The Pops” aired on the BBC television network from 1964 through 2006. For a review on this British dance show’s history go here!

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