Author: Jim Feliciano

CLASSIC DETROIT RADIO BUMPER STICKERS: 98.7 WLLZ!

 

DETROIT’S WHEELS IS BACK! 106.7 ON THE DIAL

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CONGRATULATIONS!

 

Great news broke out earlier this month (March 1) informing Detroiters the former classic rock station – WLLZ – is back on the dial after first breaking on 98.7 FM, 29 years ago in the Motor City, November 1980.

The NEW WLLZ 106.7 jocks lineup consists of Detroit radio veterans Doug Podell, Bill McAllister, Trudi Daniels, Casey, Anne Erikson and Producer Tyler.

For more information on the new WLLZ 106.7 you can go to their link over to their new Facebook page – HERE – or you can listen live anytime to the new 106.7 WLLZ page on the web – HERE.

 

THE NEW GENERATION OF ROCK FOR THE MOTOR CITY

 

The ‘Classic Rock’ image below is courtesy of the WLLZ Facebook page

 

 

THANK YOU!

 

A special THANK YOU to website contributor Vaughn Baskin for providing Motor City Radio Flashbacks with a plethora of former classic WLLZ 98.7 FM bumper stickers from the 1980s and 1990s.

 

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JINGLES HEARD! THE JAM PRODUCTIONS SERIES: WKQI

 

WKQI ‘JAM’ Jingle Pak on MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS

 WKQI-FM * “Better Variety More Music the New Q95! * (late) 1980s

 

 

JAM PRODUCTIONS DALLAS

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A special THANK YOU to Vaughn Baskin for recently contributing this WKQI ‘JAM’ jingles package (late-1980s) to our Motor City Radio Flashbacks jingles archive!

 

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JINGLES HEARD! THE JAM PRODUCTIONS SERIES: WNIC

 

WNIC ‘JAM’ Jingle Pak on MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS

 WNIC-FM * “Soft Rock Favorites! Yesterday, Today, WNIC! * (late) 1990s

 

 

JAM PRODUCTIONS DALLAS

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A special THANK YOU to Vaughn Baskin for recently contributing this WNIC ‘JAM’ jingles package (late-1990s) to our Motor City Radio Flashbacks jingles archive!

 

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BIG EIGHT CKLW: MOTOR CITY BIG 30 HITS! 03/20/1973

CKLW TOP 30 RECORDS March 20, 1973
CKLW TOP 30 RECORDS March 20, 1973
CKLW TOP 30 RECORDS March 20, 1973
CKLW TOP 30 RECORDS March 20, 1973

 

THIS WEEK 46 YEARS AGO. CKLW MARCH 1973

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The CKLW BIG 30 hits in Windsor/Detroit. This survey was tabulated overall by record popularity appeal, sales, listener requests and record airplays based on the judgement of CKLW Radio.

Previewed for the week of March 20, 1973

 

 

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A MCRFB Note: Above 1973 CKLW Big 8 monolith image courtesy of Charlie O’Brien

 

 

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

In Memory of George Griggs

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Above CKLW music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.

 

 

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DETROIT MOTOWN MONDAY RECORD FLASHBACK ’69!

 

JR. WALKER & THE ALL STARS

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 Released May 31, “What Does It Take” peaked at #1 for two consecutive weeks (16 total weeks) on the Billboard R&B chart in 1969. B-side: “Brainwasher (Pt. 1)”

SOUL 35062 (Source: Billboard Top R&B Singles)

 

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UPPER DECK! ‘MOTOWN MONDAYS’ ’66 NEWS FEATURE

DETROIT FREE PRESS August 13, 1966

 

Saturday, August 13, 1966

 

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A MOTOWN MONDAY NEWS PRINT BACK-PAGE

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Above article is courtesy freep.com newspaper archive. Copyright 2018. Newspapers.com.

The above featured ‘Motown’ article/ad was clipped, saved, and imaged from the credited source by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

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Missed any of our previous MOTOWN related news prints? GO HERE

 

THE ROOSTERTAIL (early-1960s) 100 Marquette Dr., Detroit, MI 48214

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THE MAGIC BEHIND THE DETROIT MOTOWN SOUND! ’69

 

“I’M GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME” (EXT. INSTRUMENTAL; w/VOCAL) * THE SUPREMES and THE TEMPTATIONS

 

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WKNR TOP DETROIT KEENER HITS: WEEK OF 03/20/1972

WKNR ROCK ‘N’ ROLL March 20, 1972

WKNR ROCK ‘N’ ROLL March 20, 1972

 

A MCRFB NOTE

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After WKMH became WKNR on October 31, 1963, the “New Radio 13” in Detroit premiered it’s first music guide, released for the week of November 7, 1963.

After 8 years, 19 weeks, and 435 official WKNR surveys having been published since it’s premiere, this was the last official music guide (03/20/1972) the legendary Detroit radio station published before WKNR changed it’s call letters to WNIC on April 25, 1972.

 

 

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

In Memory of George Griggs

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Above WKNR music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.

 

 

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THIS WEEK IN AMERICA! BILLBOARD HOT 100: 03/22/69

BILLBOARD HOT 100 March 22, 1969

 

BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY

BILLBOARD HOT 100 MARCH 16-22, 1969

 

 

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