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A 1965 DETROIT WXYZ RADIO NEWSPAPER FLASHBACK!

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Sunday, June 20, 1965

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE

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A NEW FEATURE ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS!

DETROIT FREE PRESS: DJ-OF-THE-WEEK LEE ALAN ‘Why He Carries a Chip for Adults’

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A WXYZ CAPSULE COUNTDOWN: WEEK OF 01/08/1968!

WXYZ 1-8-68 (HK)WXYZ TOP 10 CAPSULE COUNTDOWN * January 1968 * A Henry Krueger Production

A WIXIE RADIO COUNTDOWN!

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SPECIAL THANKS! Going out to Henry Krueger for sharing his ‘WIXIE Capsule Countdowns’ productions with MCRFB.COM!

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A 1957 DETROIT CKLW RADIO NEWSPAPER FLASHBACK!

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Sunday, September 29, 1957

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE

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A NEW FEATURE ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS!

DETROIT FREE PRESS: A RELAXED DJ ‘His Fans Love Bud Because He’s So Casual’

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PROGRAMMING THE DETROIT RADIO DIAL: 01/07/1966

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Friday, January 7, 1966

 

DETROIT FREE PRESS: FRIDAY RADIO 

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50TH! THE TOP 40 ON DETROIT RADIO, THIS WEEK, 1966

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Saturday, January 1, 1966

DETROIT RADIO’S BIGGEST 40 HITS

 

These were the most popular records tabulated by the Billboard Hot 100 (01/01/1966), all numbers gathered byway through Metro Detroit record dealers, record distributors, retail record sales. These were the most popular radio plays on Detroit top 40 WKNR, CKLW and WXYZ, and also on conservative-easy listening stations WJR, WJBK, and WCAR, week-ending December 24, 1965.

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BILLBOARD HOT 50 COUNTRY SINGLES THIS WEEK: 1966

BILLBOARD HOT 40 RHYTHM & BLUES SPECIAL SURVEY January 01, 1966 (Click on image 2x for largest detailed view).
BILLBOARD HOT 50 COUNTRY SINGLES SPECIAL SURVEY January 01, 1966 (Click on image 2x for largest detailed view).
THE NO. 1 HOTTEST COUNTRY SINGLE IN AMERICA * Buck Owens * January 01, 1966

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These records were also many of the most popular radio plays on Detroit’s only country station 1340 on the AM dial at the time, WEXL, week-ending December 24, 1965.

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