NEW! THE BIG 8 SOUND NOW STREAMING ON THE WEB!

The Big 8 is Back!

If you remember the great music radio stations in Detroit and Windsor like WKMH, WXYZ, CKLW, WKNR and WJBK, then you’ll love the music on Big 8 Radio!

Featuring the best Motor City music from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s – the golden age of rock radio! It’s all here: Motown, the British Invasion, the rock and pop hits and those curious crossovers!

The Way It Was

Big 8 Radio is a tribute radio station honoring the Motor City Classics and features Big 8 Breaks with legendary voices like Dave Shafer, Tom Shannon, Scott Regen, Big Jim Edwards, Pat Holiday, Frank Brodie, Ted Richards, Bill Gable and MORE!

— Charlie O’Brien

LISTEN HERE! FOR MORE ON CHARLIE O’BRIEN’S NEW BIG 8 RADIO STREAM ON THE WEB — GO HERE

NEW! THE ‘BIG 8 RADIO’ LINK ADDED TO THE MCRFB BLOGROLL!

CKLW-FM BACK ON THE RADIO: CHARLIE O’BRIEN!

**CKLW RECALLED ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS**

**CKLW-FM 94 * 1986 * CHARLIE O’BRIEN**

Charlie O’Brien CKLW aircheck date: Saturday, June 21, 1986

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NEW! A special THANK YOU to Ted Smucker, Granger, Indiana, for recently donating this CKLW-FM radio aircheck (unscoped!) to Motor City Radio Flashbacks!

* THE TED SMUCKER COLLECTION *

A MCRFB Note: While there is several FM frequency audio distortions having been recorded on this CKLW-FM aircheck, you’ll note the quality is quite stellar with this recording overall. The distortion you will hear was due, in part, the recording having been made beyond the 93.9 FM bandwidth coverage — extending far outside of its Detroit frequency range and boundaries on June 21, 1986.

According to this aircheck’s contributor, Ted Smucker, he recorded this CKLW-FM memory that day on his cassette recorder at his home in — Upland, Indiana!

7/15/17: GOING ON TODAY! A SPECIAL ‘BIG 8’ TRIBUTE

A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO THE BIG 8!

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Hello, Charlie O’Brien here. Just a quick note about the CKLW Charity Tribute happening today for the 50th Anniversary of the BIG 8 Format.

It was spring/summer 1967 50 years ago that the Big 8 debuted on CKLW.

The Mt. Clemens Fraternal Order of Eagles are holding a FREE party at their lodge and property along the Clinton River in Harrison Township – TODAY – Saturday — July 15 — from 4pm-10:30-pm.

All proceeds from food and raffles go to Ronald McDonald Charities of Detroit.

“Brother’ Bill Gable, JoJo Shutty MacGregor and Charlie O’Brien are scheduled to appear.

It’s a FREE event open to all CKLW and all Motor City radio fans! More info on the Big 8 Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/big8cklw – so come on down and join in on the fun — SEE YOU THERE! 🙂

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