BIG EIGHT CKLW: MOTOR CITY BIG 30 HITS! 08/15/1967

— AUGUST 1967 CKLW —

THIS WEEK 52 YEARS AGO

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The CKLW BIG 30 hits in Windsor/Detroit. This survey was tabulated overall by record popularity appeal, sales, listener requests and record airplays based on the judgement of CKLW Radio.

Previewed for the week of August 15, 1967

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TOM SHANNON!

Motor City Radio Flashbacks would like to extend warmest birthday wishes to a great Detroit broadcasting legend. Tommy Shannon was born on August 11, another celebrated year having passed 4 days ago, this past Monday.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY. HOPE THE DAY WAS FABULOUS! 🙂

— In Memory of George Griggs —

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

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

CKLW! THE CK SURVEY 80: ‘THE GREAT EIGHT’ 08/11/64

**CKLW RADIO 8-0 SURVEY** August 11, 1964

THIS WEEK 55 YEARS AGO

CKLW AUGUST 1964

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The CKLW BIG 50 (plus) hits in Windsor/Detroit. This survey was tabulated overall by record popularity appeal, sales, listener requests and record airplays based on the judgement of CKLW Radio. (1964)

Previewed for the week of August 11-17, 1964

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— In Memory of George Griggs —

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

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

THE DETROIT SOUND: 5 CHARTS FOR AUGUST! 08/08/66

WXYZ 1270

— AUGUST 8, 1966 —

THIS MONTH 53 YEARS AGO

This list is selected each week by WXYZ Radio from reports of records sales gathered from leading record outlets in the Detroit area and other sources available to WXYZ.

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For the month of August — each week — Motor City Radio Flashbacks will feature all 5 weekly music charts WXYZ 1270 published in August 1966.

For last week’s featured WXYZ August 1, 1966 chart go HERE.

(The Jim Heddle Collection)

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WHYT-FM 96 HOT HITS’ SURVEY: THIS WEEK! 08/04/1983

WHYT DETROIT’S HOT HITS!

— 36 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK —

August 4, 1983

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— In Memory of George Griggs —

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

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

THE DETROIT SOUND: 5 CHARTS FOR AUGUST! 08/01/66

WXYZ 1270

— AUGUST 1, 1966 —

THIS MONTH 53 YEARS AGO

This list is selected each week by WXYZ Radio from reports of records sales gathered from leading record outlets in the Detroit area and other sources available to WXYZ.

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For the month of August — each week — Motor City Radio Flashbacks will feature all 5 weekly music charts WXYZ 1270 published in August 1966.

(The Jim Heddle Collection)

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WJBK 1500 FORMULA ’40 SURVEY SOUNDS: 07/29/1957

— JULY 1957 —

WJBK RADIO 15

62 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

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The WJBK FORMULA 40 hits was compiled, tabulated and produced by Radio 1500’s Bob Martin and Rosemary McGann.

This survey was tabulated overall by each record’s popularity and its appeal, sales, listener requests and record airplays based on the judgement of WJBK Radio.

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Previewed for the week of July 29, 1957

Note: By year’s end, 1957, Casey Kasem was no longer at WJBK 1500. Kasem left Detroit for Buffalo’s WBNY, New York, in November 1957. To fill Kasem’s departure, Dan Baxter became the new replacement. Baxter was hired for the all-night shift on WJBK.

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— In Memory of George Griggs —

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

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

IT’S OFFICIAL! WJBK SCRAPS TOP 40 FORMAT: 07/24/64

— July 24, 1964 —

WJBK RADIO 1500

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A NOTABLE CHANGE . . .

“Thank you for following the WJBK Radio 15 Record Review during the past year. This weekly listing now ceases publications to make way for a notable change in WJBK programming which results from a continuing study of audience preferences in the greater Detroit area.

Keep your dial on WJBK 1500 for the sound of ‘Just Beautiful’ music. Tune in to a special sneak preview of ‘The Sound of Music and Total Information News’ starting at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 16th.”

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This official Radio 15 Record Review was the very last playlist chart published by WJBK, week of July 24, 1964.

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WJBK JULY 1964

— In Memory of George Griggs —

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

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

DETROIT’S ROCK ‘N’ EASY 100.3 FM: THIS MONTH, 1979!

— JULY 1979 —

WNIC 100.3 FM

40 YEARS AGO

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— In Memory of George Griggs —

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

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

BIG EIGHT CKLW: MOTOR CITY BIG 30 HITS! 07/17/1979

— OFFICIAL ISSUE 531 —

JULY 1979 CKLW

THIS WEEK 40 YEARS AGO

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The listing herein of this CKLW BIG 30 playlist is the opinion of CKLW based on its survey of record sales, listener requests and CKLW’s judgement of the record’s appeal.

Previewed for the week of July 17, 1979

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— In Memory of George Griggs —

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

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

CKLW: THE CK SURVEY 80! ‘THE GREAT EIGHT’ 07/14/64

THIS WEEK 55 YEARS AGO

CKLW JULY 1964

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Previewed for the week of July 14-20, 1964

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— In Memory of George Griggs —

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

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