Category: MCRFB Back On The Radio

THE BIG 8 CKLW: A NEW YEAR’S EVE COUNTDOWN! ’73

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CKLW-AM 800 * December 31, 1973 * 12-HRS. NEW YEAR’S EVE COUNTDOWN!

THE BIG 8. 44 YEARS AGO TODAY

Relive the LAST 12 HOURS on CKLW 1973!

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With all the commercials, sports, news and weather of the day, hear the sounds of the Big 8 on New Year’s Eve, 1973, with Pat Holiday, Brother Bill Gable, Johnny Williams, Ted Richards. Ted Richards kicks off the CKLW Top 100 Hits of 1973. And hear the actual midnight countdown with Super Max Kinkel as he ushers in the New Year 1974!

A MCRFB Note: For a more approximate “real-time” experience START the PLAY button at approximately 12:56:40 p.m., this afternoon.

Relive this entire 12 hour non-stop CKLW New Year’s Eve 1973 Countdown, “as it happened.”

HAPPY NEW YEAR from MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS!

CKLW IN REAL TIME!

NEW YEAR’S EVE ’73

* 12 CONTINUOUS HOURS! AS IT HAPPENED *

12:56 P.M. through 12 MIDNIGHT – DECEMBER 31, 1973

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CKLW-AM BACK ON THE RADIO: SCOTT REGEN!

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CKLW-AM 800 * 1970 * SCOTT REGEN

NEW! Scott Regen CKLW aircheck date (UNSCOPED!): Tuesday, March 24, 1970

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* The Jim Feliciano Collection *

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WJBK-AM BACK ON THE RADIO: MARC AVERY!

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WJBK-AM 1500 * 1963 *  MARC AVERY

Marc Avery WJBK aircheck date: Monday, March 25, 1963

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NEW! A special THANK YOU to Dan Murphy, of Boston, MA, for recently donating this WJBK radio aircheck to Motor City Radio Flashbacks!

 * The Dan Murphy Collection *

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

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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!

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WWWW-FM BACK ON THE RADIO: TOM CLAY!

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WWWW-FM 106 * 1970 * TOM CLAY

Tom Clay WWWW aircheck date: Thursday, December 24, 1970

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NEW! A special THANK YOU to Dan Murphy, of Boston, MA, for recently donating this WWWW radio aircheck to Motor City Radio Flashbacks!

 * The Dan Murphy Collection *

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WDRQ-FM BACK ON THE RADIO: KEVIN O’NEILL

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WDRQ-FM 93.1 * 1980 * KEVIN O’NEILL

NEW! Kevin O’Neill WDRQ aircheck dates:

Tuesday, December 09, 1980 and Wednesday, December 10, 1980

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* The Jim Feliciano Collection *

DETROIT FREE PRESS Tuesday, December 9, 1980
DETROIT FREE PRESS Tuesday, December 9, 1980

WHAT DETROITERS READ THE MORNING AFTER JOHN LENNON DIED

A MCRFB VIEWING TIP

To read the entire Detroit Free Press article (December 09, 1980) click on the article image above (2x) for largest PC view.  Click on image again to return to normal image size. Hit your server’s back-button to return to the Motor City Radio Flashbacks home page.

On your mobile device? Tap newsprint image to second window. “Stretch” image across your device’s screen to magnify for a larger print view.

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WJBK-AM BACK ON THE RADIO: CLARK REID!

WJBK RECALLED ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS

WJBK-AM 1500 * 1963 *  CLARK REID

Clark Reid WJBK aircheck date (unknown): 1963

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NEW! A special THANK YOU to Dan Murphy, of Boston, MA, for recently donating this WJBK radio aircheck to Motor City Radio Flashbacks!

 * The Dan Murphy Collection *

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WJBK-AM BACK ON THE RADIO: CLARK REID!

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WJBK-AM 1500 * CLARK REID

Clark Reid WJBK aircheck date: UNKNOWN

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NEW! A special THANK YOU to Dan Murphy, of Boston, MA, for recently donating this WJBK radio aircheck to Motor City Radio Flashbacks!

 * The Dan Murphy Collection *

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WHFI-FM BACK ON THE RADIO: DON ALCORN!

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WHFI-FM 94.7 * 1970 * DON ALCORN

DON ALCORN WHFI (Mother’s Day) date: Sunday, May 10, 1970

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NEW! A special THANK YOU to Bob Pratt, of Farmington Hills, MI, for recently donating this WHFI radio aircheck (unscoped!) to Motor City Radio Flashbacks!

 * The Bob Pratt Collection *

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WHFI-FM BACK ON THE RADIO: TOM CLAY!

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WHFI-FM 94.7 * 1969? 1970? * TOM CLAY

TOM CLAY WHFI aircheck date (unknown): 1969 or 1970

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NEW! A special THANK YOU to Bob Pratt, of Farmington Hills, MI, for recently donating this WHFI radio aircheck (unscoped!) to Motor City Radio Flashbacks!

 * The Bob Pratt Collection *

ABOUT THIS WHFI AIRCHECK

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Tom Clay’s Detroit radio resume lists the legendary jock having been on WJBK, WQTE, CKLW and WWWW. But we cannot find any indication he was ever on WHFI.

So, was he? We can only speculate, as this WHFI aircheck bears supporting, possibly he was there for a very brief period of time (days? weeks maybe?) — either sometime late-1969 or earlier-1970. By late summer, 1970, Tom Clay was on WWWW-FM.

Regardless, we present today an extremely rare aircheck find, thanks to Bob Pratt, who recorded it (again, no date). It’s Tom Clay on 94.7 FM WHFI.

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