WHND RECALLED on MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS
WHND-AM 560 * 1991 * BOB HEYDEN
NEW! BOB HEYDEN WHND aircheck date SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 1991
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— WHNE FM ‘HONEYRADIO’ WHND AM —
In August 1973, Detroit oldies station WHFI 94.7 FM became the former when the station changed its call letters to WHNE. WHNE, better known as ‘Honeyradio’ since its beginning, promoted and increased their own “All-Oldies” brand (1955-1970) on “FM 95” under the direction of FM automation programmers Bill Drake and Lester Chenault, owners of Drake/Chenault Enterprises.
By April 1976, Greater Media, owners of WHNE 95 and WQTE 560, dropped the oldies format on the FM side and changed formats to adult contemporary, playing soft-rock favorites on the new WMJC “Magic 95”.
WQTE (at time playing “Beautiful Music”) became the new WHND in April 1976, retaining the FM automated ‘All-Oldies’ banner on AM after having made its mark as “Honeyradio” on 94.7 FM. Four years later, the automation was dropped on WHND for live in-studio disk Jockeys, latter-1980.
By 1991, WHND was billed to be the oldest, all oldies radio station in the nation still on the dial. The station notched its place on 560 AM having played the biggest hits from the rock ‘n’ roll era for over 18 incredible years in the Motor City.
WHND’s amazing run came to an end on November 25, 1994, when, just before sundown, Fred “Boogie” Brian closed out ‘Honeyradio’ with a farewell and final song, “I’ll Remember You,” by Elvis Presley.
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