WXYZ OFFERS 12 HOURS NON-STOP NEWS . . . SEPTEMBER 5, 1964

MarqueeTest-2From the MCRFB news archive: 1964

 

Detroit Newspapers’ Strike Spike Demand for Daily News

 

 

 

 

DETROIT — A rare split of the usual tandem of broadcasting AM and FM has been made by WXYZ, ABC-owned station, as in the direct result of Detroit’s current newspaper strike. WXYZ-FM has been turned over to 12 hours of continuous news, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., placing an unparallelled demand for continuous news reporting weighed upon WXYZ-AM-FM 13 manned news staff.

The station, meanwhile, was seeking to recruit newspapermen (as possible news reporters) temporary unemployed because of the strike. Earlier, the regular AM program has been revamped to include 35 special news reports during the day, in addition to the usual scheduled newscasts. END.

In lieu of the two Detroit newspapers dailies having gone on July 13, 1964, The Detroit Daily Press went to print temporarily for the duration of the strike.
On strike! In lieu of the two daily Detroit newspapers having ceased publications on July 13, 1964, the Detroit Daily Press, went to print (August) as a weekly publication established by unionized strikers during the duration of the strike. At time the largest newspaper blackout of it’s kind, the strike lasted 134 days. (Click image for larger view)

 (Information and news source: Billboard, September 5, 1964).

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