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FORGOTTEN 45 * 1969
DETROIT RADIO STATIONS PLAYING MORE CANADIAN DISKS . . . MAY 15, 1971
From the MCRFB news archives:
CKLW Station Owner Bassett Says CANCON Music Gaining Influence Across Detroit River
OTTAWA — The CRTC has been informed by Canadian radio station owner, John Bassett, that domestic content regulations in Canada (“CANCON” Canadian Content; acronym) has forced Detroit radio stations to program many Canadian records to compete with the Windsor station, CKLW.
CKLW was recently acquired by Bassett. The station has a claimed 3 million-listener audience in Michigan, Ohio and expanded coverage throughout the Eastern Seaboard. CKLW has dominated their influence on record sales in Detroit, where it is has been the dominant top-rated station since the late-1960s.
CRTC chairman, Pierre Juneau, said on a national television program that Bassett told him Canadian records were making inroads into at least one U.S. major market — Detroit. Since January 18, CKLW has been required to program 30 per cent Canadian content, which has forced competing U. S. stations to to also play many more Canadian disks than previously.
“Since the 30 per cent rule,” Juneau said, all the radio stations have been able to meet that requirement without too much difficulty.”
The current CKLW Top 30 only lists two Canadian Records — “Put Your Hand In The Hand” by Ocean and the Guess Who’s current release “Albert Flasher.” END.
(Information and news source: Billboard; May 15, 1971).
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CKLW-AM 800: Featuring Tom Shannon on the BIG 8 from 1979, click for audio here.
A nice studio shot! This Tom Shannon photograph was previously listed on eBay in 2012.
BABY WASHINGTON * 1963
WAY-BACK DETROIT RADIO PAGES: WXYZ . . . MAY 11, 1946
From the MCRFB old radio news scrapbook: 1946
King-Trendle Sale To ABC Adds 5th Outlet To Network
NEW YORK, May 4 — Expansion plans of American Broadcasting Company took a long step forward this week with the web’s purchase of all outstanding stock of the King-Trendle Broadcasting Corporation of Detroit for $3,650,000. The deal was announce Thursday, May 2, by Edward J. Noble, chairman of the board of ABC, is now contingent upon FCC approval.
King-Trendle Corporation, which grossed $2,357,000 last year, owns WXYZ in Detroit, WOOD in Grand Rapids, and the Michigan Network, servicing a gropu of outlets within the state. WXYZ is an ABC affiliate and WOOD is an NBC affiliate.
WOOD To Be Sold
Under present plans, the King-Trendle Corporation, a wholly-owned ABC subsidiary, will retain WXYZ and the Michigan Network, but will sell WOOD.
ABC, with the acquisition of WXYZ in Detroit, now has five owned and operated stations — the others being WJZ in New York, WENR in Chicago, KECA in Los Angeles, and, KGO in San Francisco.
Disclosure of the sale of WXYZ proved a surprise even to staff members here, although negotiations, closely guarded, had been underway for about six months. Price was set high and the deal was not expected to go through for this reason. Expectation here now is that another network, unnamed, may make a bid for the station before the deal is finally okayed by the FCC.
Plans of George W. Trendle, originally head of the present United Detroit Theaters Circuit before he switched 100 per cent to radio, are to operate as a production agency after the deal is finally met approval in Washington. He is retaining rights to The Lone Ranger, The Green Hornet, Challenge Of The Yukon, and Ned Jordan, Secret Agent — the last name no longer in production — and would continue to produce these shows, presumably using the facilities of WXYZ for both the direct origination and the Coast rebroadcast.
H. Allen Campbell, general manager of WXYZ, is slated to leave with Trendle, while James G. Riddell, assistant commercial manager, is expected to be promoted to the post of general manager. Merritt Schoenfeld, who has been in the local ABC office for some months, is expected to take over in a supervisory capacity. Also slated to go with the new Trendle agency are Earl Moore, formerly station supervisor, who is currently handling television research, together with the entire of the Lone Ranger group, including Fran Striker, principal writer. END.
(Information and news source: Billboard; May 11, 1946).
WAY-BACK DETROIT RADIO PAGES: WXYZ . . . JULY 27, 1946
From the MCRFB old radio news scrapbook: 1946
WXYZ, WOOD SALE APPROVED TO AMERICAN BROADCASTING NETWORK
Commission also approves web’s purchase and resale of Noble stock
WASHINGTON, February 20 — The Federal Communications Commission appears strongly determined to build up American Broadcasting Company as a major rival for Columbia Broadcasting System and National Broadcasting Company, even to the extent of compromising of its often expressed policy of holding down prices paid for station transfers.
Latest evidence of this is seen in speedy approval of FCC this week of ABC’s bid to buy Detroit’s WXYZ and Grand Rapids’ WOOD for $3,675,000 from King-Trendle Broadcasting Corporation. Tossed in with two standard stations, almost as an afterthought, are Detroit video and FM grants. At the same time, FCC announced approval of ABC’s stock deal in which the web takes control from Edward J. Noble and resells about $12,000,000 worth of stock to its affiliates.
Acquisition of WXYZ gives ABC a profitable Detroit outlet to add to owned and operated stations in New York (WJZ), Chicago (WENR), Los Angeles (KECA), and San Francisco (KGO). When proceeds of the stock begins to flow into ABC coffers, it is anticipated that the net is likely to be shopping around for one or two more stations in profitable market areas. WOOD is to be disposed at a later time. END.
(Information and news source: Billboard; July 27, 1946).
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50TH: BUDDY HOLLY REMEMBERED TODAY 1959 – 2009
HOLLY: THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED . . . FEBRUARY 3, 1959
‘A SPECIAL NEWS BULLETIN FEBRUARY 3 , 1959’
“TRIBUTE TO BUDDY HOLLY” * Mike Berry & The Outlaws * CORAL RECORDS
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