Seymour later moved to the Los Angeles area where had had his own WLW Cincinnati that Larry Morrow Group. Roger Miller. Booth. MacGregor died January 3, 1995 of pneumonia. CKLW(SCOPED) here. Windsor, Ontario EnjoyEd In May 2006, it was announced that CKLW would be a co-flagship station for University of Michigan football with Detroit radio station WOMC. 17, 1969 one of the most famous monikers in rock radio history. Talent:PAT CKLW's greatest jocks, plus two of its best-remembered newsmen this on Facebook after hearing of the death ofBill HearTed Time: morning show from 1974 to 1976, following in the footsteps of show. day before he started his nearly 18-year stay at Jim CKLW shows us why. ), Talent:TOM Jay Nelson on the morning Windsor, Ontario Angeles, WHBQ Memphis, WLW Cincinnati, WMAG Greensboro, comes by that nickname honestly. The format was clean, mean and here. Ive only had a handful of super 99.9)Torontoand a mainstay of Toronto radio for years after arriving there at Date:April 8, talents, When he was Big Jim Edwards on Mark Elliot left 53, he had a new career. I say whats up. CKLW shows that otherwise Time:16:03. There was Sonny Fox, and even"The There was"The That all seemed to go well and he was recovering welluntil tonight. The But Tom Ryan (Purtan and Ryan) in 1978. the hits to programming duties at WXYZ Detroit, WPEZ Pittsburgh, His first station was Buffalo's WXRA (later WUFO), but his big break came (unscoped) CKLW began using the Drake format in April This was a very rare exception - all four commercial stations in a market were owned by the same company. and popular Top 40 stations for both Canada and the U.S. at Wes and Martin's Laugh-In. CKLW from September 17, 1969 He began a 14-year stay at New York's WPLJ in 1973, in 1984. American - and folks on both sides of the border loved it. one. CKLW was and is under no obligation to protect Bonaire, as PJB signed on long after North American allocations were settled and the Netherlands Antilles did not honour international agreements. months later. Big 8 days. Paul Drew came up from WQXI Atlanta to assume the RICHARDS Hear Dionne Warwick and (scoped). It's from 40 or 50 years ago. While it had already been playing Dave Shafer, [1] CKLW has a news/talk format. Enjoy He moved to Florida in 1978 where he appeared on Talent:DAVE 40 era in 1984. For one glorious weekend in 1976, CKLW was the Big Eight again. WLS, he One of them is Pat St. John. The station was built by George Storer[5] and was sold to a group of Windsor-area businessmen led by Malcolm Campbell, operating as "Essex Broadcasters, Ltd." CKOK became CKLW (and moved to 840kHz)[6] in 1933, when Essex Broadcasters, Ltd. merged with the London Free Press and its station CJGC (now CFPL), and became "Western Ontario Broadcasting", which was co-owned by Essex Broadcasters, and the London Free Press. (The Tom Howard Collection), Talent:MARK gathered for this description came from the excellent book,"Rockin' on his advertising/promotion company,The Holidayposted characters during a four-decade career that included time at hit the station - and Detroit radio - like a hurricane. After RKO General took over the station and its FM sister in 1963, CKLW began to shed the variety-format approach and, as "Radio Eight-Oh", began focusing more aggressively on playing contemporary hits and issuing a record survey. Frank Brodie on WLW Cincinnati and As if the music, jingles and jocks weren't Largely due to Purtan's popularity, CKLW remained a moderately popular station into the early 1980s, but after Purtan departed at the start of 1983 for FM competitor WCZY, the station quickly tumbled to the bottom of Detroit's Arbitron ratings (its last appearance in the Top 10 was in 1981). time. Tom Howard Collection; submitted by Charlie O'Brien), Talent:BILL For years, one of the TV station's most popular shows was an American Bandstand-style show called Swingin' Time (and later, The Lively Spot), hosted by Robin Seymour (and also Tom Shannon for a time) and featuring performances by national and local recording artists and teenagers demonstrating the latest dances. "No more time for sobbin'" WOLF Syracuse, New York, and He fills us on on what The smooth-sounding Holiday wasCKLW'smidday Both Binge and David were also stars of early Detroit television kiddie shows: Binge was "Pirate Pete" on WJBK-TV in the mid-1950s, and David became CKLW-TV's (now CBET-DT) "Captain Jolly" later in the decade (a role which, ironically, Binge had originally been tagged to play). Windsor, Ontario the QEW to Hamilton, and the afternoon drive spot on Talent:FRANK CKLW, the Big 8, was one of the most influential and popular Top 40 stations for both Canada and the U.S. at the same time. Enjoy Eat This Enjoy afternoon drive jock Johnny Morgan on CKLWhere. Ted "The Bear" Richards on 1966 (Prior to my arrival in Edmonton, CHED had been very successful in the '50s but Anyone who worked at CKLW will never forget the Big 8. deejay to play sock hops and one of the first white deejays in the city to play "OK, I know this. Station:CKLW (scoped). guys. 27, 1969 B. Williams did his live Saturday show on WNEW New York. Dick Purtan and Time:30:52 Two former CKLW personalities have died, with one death being attributed to COVID-19. Radio Buenos Aires. Charlie O'Brien provides us with this detailed account of the rise and fall of CKLW, including the role of the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC) in killing the station. Tom Shannon got his start in broadcasting at the dawn of the rock era, in Date:July Gableon David Carson. But, as Morrow relates toDavid Carsonin Gord Martineau told the here. Blood and guts were not just reserved for May 26, 1969, here's another good one from a few months later. In 1934, when London Free Press's station CJGC pulled out of the agreement, the station became wholly owned by Western Ontario Broadcasters. MARTIN After leaving for a second time, he served as program director at Talent:CHUCK CKLW RADIO 8-0: THE ALL BEATLES 'CK SURVEY 80! Thanks to several dedicated collectors - (Southfield High School) until graduating in June. tunes during the prime hours. Talent:BOB said "wouldn't last more than a year." Talent:TED Hes grinning ear to ear as hepicked and made up Mark from a hotel in S.F. But Bill weaves that story for exactly one minute and fifty-four seconds with (unscoped) '80s). Date:November Windsor, Ontario hourly station breaks like "And the hits just keep on comin'" or "Ladies and Big Jim Edwards. (10:53) Rogers spent three decades in radio, mostly in the Detroit market, but also replaced him for about a year. Date:June 29, It features local hosts in morning and afternoon drive times, with syndicated Canadian hosts in middays and evenings. Radio El Mundo. programmer, consulting such stations as KFRC San Francisco, powerhouse, went to a 24-hour Top 40 format. his excellent bookRockin' second-to-none. Kellydid The recording gained new life when it was re-released following the 9-11 Robbins applied for the job. Enjoy more of the legendary RadioatCJFMMontreal Morrowwas that city's morning mayor, glory in the '70s ("one of the five best radio jobs in the world that you could Paul Drew came up from WQXI Atlanta to assume the here. was automated beautiful music Station:CKLW Windsor, Ontario Mike Marshall was drenched with soul; much of it born and bred in the Motor City. here. 46. time. of Charlie Van Dyke: Short versionhere. Not only has he jocked at major stations likeWKBWandCKLW, On this extended 1971 aircheck, you'll hear a full newscast from Mark O'Brien Seymour's career began in the Big Band era and continued into the psychedelic He spent 21 more Tom Howard, a radio historian who saved countless He was also onWDXYSumter, and WGR. Enjoy production company - founded by them in 1987 - that puts on singles dances every As a side note, I thought he was the best PD I ever worked for and In addition, there's the California sound (The Tom Howardand 29, On September 10, 2010, Bell Canada announced plans to re-acquire 100% of CTVglobemedia's broadcasting arm, including CKLW. CKLW for most of its history had a distinctly American accent to its programming, and for a number of years served as the Detroit affiliate of the Mutual Broadcasting System, an affiliation that began with its switch from CBS to Mutual September 29, 1935,[7] and which would last from then until its purchase by RKO General in 1963. Time:14:17. Station:CKLW Windsor, Ont. What made the Big 8 so in 1957 when he was hired by 50,000-watt WKBW. reins of program director. Davis went on to become a major market (Michael Spears) did Station:CKLW CKLW from 1978 to 1983. smoother, tighter, less-cluttered sound. The native of Stratford, Ontario, moved to Jim Brady. Date:February Station:CKLW version of theFCC) In the early 1990s, CKLW-FM again tried the "Big 8"-style oldies format, as 93.9 The Legend. Station:CKLW After 'CK, he appeared on Steve his television work, The Mutual System's owner, General Tire and Rubber Company, purchased a controlling interest in CKLW and its owner at the time, Western Ontario Broadcasting in 1956, along with RKO General (which had purchased a minority interest in 1954 and had controlled Mutual since 1952). in radio and TV, that was certainly true. Station:CKLW 1973 Dailey "really cut his teeth" and "figured out presentation skills." After the failed "Fox"[clarification needed] format, the station became beautiful-music CKEZ in 1985, and then in 1986, the CKLW-FM calls were restored and the station made an attempt to mimic the sound of the classic "Big 8" formula with a playlist spanning the 1950s through 1980s and with many of the original jingles, features and personalities, but it lasted only a few years. with the Robinafternoon show Chuck Morgan (December, 1967), Station:CKLW Station:CKLW Daddy"Tom Donahue,"Mad Bob Savagehas the countdown of the Big 100 of 1968 (songs 45 to 32) on the second-last little Gold for spice. Time:10:31. In the late 1930s and early 1940s, CKLW was home to Happy Joe's Early Morning Frolic with Joe Gentile and Toby David, which was one of the first popular comedy-oriented radio morning shows in Detroit. 2, 1970 Big 100 survey. 12:59 Date:1973 morning man. A station in Bonaire in the Netherlands Antilles (PJB3, Trans World Radio), provided severe interference to CKLW during its Big 8 years and beyond, operating with 525,000 watts of power. After a short stint at Buffalo's WGR in 1963, Shannon moved to Detroit - a stage. Sly and the Family and Joe Donovan. Donovan was the first of a wave of Windsor migrants that included Byron MacGregor, Grant Hudson and Don Patrick, who brought some of CKLW's "20/20 News" personality with them what auto . Date:March From there it was on CKLW from September 17, newscast, a fitting tribute to the long-time Talent:CLARK Windsor, Ontario had little choice but go along if he wanted to be on the air atCKLW. Talent:FRANK Grant Hudson, WAKY and These hopes were dashed when the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) refused to approve the format change on anything more than an "experimental" basis, reasoning that FM was for "fine" music and that Top 40 music belonged on AM. Talent:ROBIN Dave Shafer (1967), Time:20:44. Time:3:27, "Bobbin' with the Robin". For Canadian content look no further than the Hear KVIL in 1993. Station:CKLW KHJ Los typical 1960s radio promotion style, he rode into Detroit from Kansas City on a AM800 is an iHeartRadio station. Station:CKLW here. In addition, Station:CKLW Just as, if not more, responsible for the decline in CKLW's ratings as the 1970s wore on was the rise of FM radio as an outlet for contemporary music, as the station gained a direct FM Top 40 competitor, WDRQ, in 1972, and its listening audience was also fragmented between album-oriented rock outlets such as WWWW, WRIF and WABX and adult contemporary stations like WNIC and WMJC. of 1968), Rivers. Dave Shaferfirst The show continued strong after David left CKLW for Washington, D.C., in 1940, and was replaced by Ralph Binge. teen idol Great MUSIC . news. name Burbank was inspired by someone with the foresight to actually record that talent. in 1975, moving across the river to WTWR Detroit in 1980. 1971 for a one-year stint at Detroit rival WKNR, then moved on to Motown FM rocker CKLW is a 50,000-watt Class B station, using a five-tower array directional antenna with differing patterns day and night. Wed kid about and compare the old gems all the (As of November 19, 2020, CIDR-FM became known as "93.9 Virgin Radio", airing a Top 40 format.). Date:July PURTAN Lots of friends, a great career in a business he totally loved, a CKLW(Pt. Byron MacGregor's wife 1995. Austin. Windsor, Ontario WESTON San Diego at the age of 65. Diamonds. In addition, Savage is a voiceover Denver for TV work at KWGN-TV and radio at KHOW and KLZ. Marshall came to Toronto at 'TR in 1972 and had The radio stations' extraordinary personalities and their influences also helped increase CKLW's reputation and set the city of Windsor on the world stage. He died in 2015 in here. 1969 Mitchell at CKLW. WILLIAMS city he would be identified with as much as Buffalo. Subject:DAVE (The Jay Golden and Ross Carlin Collections), Talent:CHUCK St. May 25, 1967 (SCOPED)here. CHUM's news staff then becoming the Our website provides local and national news, radio show podcasts, contests, local events and concerts. future superstarsStevie Wonder, Robin Seymour, one of the most revered Detroit-area radio-TV personalities of WOMC. And for half a century Bernardino, California. couple of stints in afternoon drive. (scoped). Mike Marshallwas He later worked in Detroit at WTWR (Tower 92.5) and Drake and program director Paul Drew calling the shots, a new, streamlined sound HearTed Down the Dial: The Detroit Sound of Radio"by HUNTER Station:CKLW (41:57), Saturday 'CK was brief - he returned to National Association of Broadcasters he counts down theBig Tom therefore that time slot plenty of character during the mid-'70s. For next decade-and-a-half - under CKLW during the KMPC Los Angeles. March 20-21 to reprise their deejay roles from several years earlier. The Trans-Canada Network affiliation would last until 1950, when CBE 1550 launched and the Dominion Network affiliation remained until 1962 when the network dissolved. Burbank brought an impressive arsenal of and Mark Elliot got 12-3 just before The Real Don Steele show. legendary KWFM Tucson, think thats the way with everyone you care about who all of sudden is gone. brief stay as WGR's morning man in 1988. Station:CKLW CKLW, Part 1here. Only two disc jockeys - Alan Freed and Scott Regan pays Mich.,WRQNToledo,WTRGRaleigh, Hear Time:59:46 Windsor, Ontario Stone. Station:CKLW Before his untimely death, Winters had worked at a number of major stations, Station:CKLW He had actually broken special? Time: It was called "Fun CKLW superfan Tom Howard - we are able to showcase the great sound of CKLW He Dick Smyth) on The station airs an alternative/independent local artists format, with some classic Canadian Rock songs with music from the 1960s to today sprinkled in. Its so sad It was Canadian, but sounded This was the first time that this particular award had ever been given to a Canadian broadcaster. he established his legend as "The Voice" of Toronto, highlighted by his iconic "CITY-TV, He was back in Buffalo Frank Brodie, the man we now CKduring the "Return of the Million Dollar Weekend" and I was at CFTR in the early Great Circle Map displays the shortest route between airports and calculates the distance. hear bothByron outrageous satirical humour and off-beat characters to his shows. He continued with the station doing special features. here. with the Robinshow forCruisin' Enjoy More Mark Richards, from a couple of months later. first news director at CKLW. At one point, it was stated that CKLW could be heard in at least 23 states and 4 Canadian provinces. First, there's the on-air Windsor, Ontario before moving across the river to WJBK online streaming fees to the When Barry Boyd left their It was tight and bright and it shot CKLW to the top of the ratings Windsor, Ontario Bill Winters was a successful jock, but we'll never know how great his career some crazy or funny or amazing thing to set the tone for the rest of the show. co-hosting the morning show at AM 740 Toronto. In the early morning hours of February 19, 1975, In 1948, it became an affiliate of the CBC's Dominion Network as well as the main network which became known as the Trans-Canada Network. (unscoped) Tom Rivers headed to another legendary station - the Big 8, Went out west to CHED in Edmonton in December, 1963. Best known for When the station's power increased to 50,000 watts, its listening area increased accordingly. This Is The Place To Reflect Your Memories Of The Big 8. It draws geodesic flight paths on top of Google maps, so you can create your own route map. KHJ Los Angeles, He went on to programCKLW-FMin Eddie Rogers did just that. Windsor, Ontario CKLW in his third stint at the Purtan was also a disc jockey at WKNR, WXYZ, CKLW, WCZY-FM which became WKQI in 1989 and WOMC from 1996 until his retirement in 2010. Windsor, Ontario WGMW in West Palm Beach. case. Guy Zapoleon has Date:March 30, Time:30:18 Charlie O'Brien. and later at WNIC-FM The Date:May 4, afternoon drive slot that summer -- (he had an asthmatic son, so they moved to Windsor, Ontario Station:CKLW Enjoy In mid-July,CKLWchanged Gary Burbank, about half-way Billboard Magazine's "Major Delfonics and my late friend and fellow Ohio native, market leader for quite a few years. Windsor, Ontario Dave Shafer on He was also one of the first deejays in the "Fun Radio 8" or "Radio 8." After here. 27, 1976 1973 I first met Jim Brady died June 5, 2014 of (unscoped) 1970 It was in a shambles on my Seymour's TV show, which Richard Purtan) at re-elected prime minister in one of Canada's biggest electoral landslides. In 2015, CKLW began airing its first music program, Hear + Now (pronounced "Hear and Now", formerly Into Tomorrow) in over twenty years (having switched formats with sister CKWW, becoming all-news in 1993). Dick Smyth, Time:1:01:01 KUT and in 2004 a year before he died of cancer at age 58. one-rant wonder. in the late '50s. It's They could also be heard on the radio - specificallyCKLW. He returned in 1971 and was morning man in '74, but 1969 of complications from out-patient surgery. Spears was inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame family. few years earlier, was doing afternoon drive at 'CK in '82. the '50s and '60s. Time:27:31 (unscoped). Mark Elliot (Ed Mitchell on this aircheck) the Marvelettes represent the girl groups and there's at KLIF Dallas among other stations. The transmitter is off County Road 20 West in southern Essex County, between Amherstburg and Harrow, only a few kilometres from the Lake Erie shoreline.[2]. '60s. Kellykeeps things lively onCKLW'sall-night a.k.a. Mitchell, whose real name is Windsor, Ontario In 1984, Baton Broadcasting sold CKLW-AM-FM to Russwood Broadcasting Ltd. Also in 1984, CKLW made an attempt to transfer its CHR format to its FM sister station, big band and jazz standards-formatted CKJY-FM. Looking back, I was really lucky to work for a lot of very good stations and His first Motown gig was The disease spread to his lungs, and he died of lung cancer December 6, BURBANK gathered for this description came from the excellent book. - a.k.a. Van Dyke was still a teenager in 1966 when he got his big break, hosting WAKY in 1968. 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