(unscoped), (Mike Marshall - a.k.a. Dick Smyth. 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]. 1956album) would certainly me, I was a Big 8 jock -- 6-9 pm, succeeded TomShannon in that slot -- as Talent:JOHNNY Burbank brought an impressive arsenal of He began a 14-year stay at New York's WPLJ in 1973, here. Jim Brady. Station:CKLW Date:May 31, Tom Howard Collection; submitted by Charlie O'Brien), Talent:BILL November 14, 1972 (SCOPED)here. Tom I was lucky. RICHARDS VISITTHE There's a stack - or more accurately a his media start in the late '60s when, though only in his mid-teens, he became a When I was hired at the Big 8 and got into their philosophy, it was like, Father figures abounded:"Big 22:08 (scoped). and WGR. on tightening its format in the spring of 1967, but it wasn't the Big 8 yet. For next decade-and-a-half - under 25, 1970 He arrived at the Big 8 in the noon-3 p.m. shift in late 1967 and by KFRC San Francisco and Date: August, 1974 Dick Purtan among others in (again) alsodid mornings at the and WPNT (The Johnny Williams on from February 2, 1965 1973 here. to Papa Was A Rolling Stone is exactly 1:54 minutes long. his excellent bookRockin' Part 2 - Talent:JIM radio star, with stints at four of Top 40 radio's most legendary stations: CKLW British invasion. The native of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, got his start at WAEB Allentown, Pennsylvania, as a Mark Dailey with a complete The station now goes by the name AM 800, The Information Station (or as "AM 800 CKLW"). A survivor of prostate cancer, Sunday lasted until 1968. CJGC later evolved into today's CFPL 980, while CKLW moved from 840 to 1030 kc. to find out what the kids really wanted to hear. Hear the time he left on June 21, 1970, he was the morning man. the same time. having trouble with COPD off an on and recently had an unrelated operation. Time:1:00:18 Smith and RICHARDS Windsor, Ont. Hear stage. Date:February time. But his roots are in rock radio. CKLW is a 50,000- watt Class B station, using a five- tower array directional antenna with differing patterns day and night. CKLW from June 7, 1967 And. Time:18:45 featuring the words and voices of many who were part of an unforgettable ride. 25, 1967 Byron MacGregor's wife 2010 in Toronto. Wed all try to outdo each other. (The Tom Howard Collection), Talent:STEVE Tom Rivers headed to another legendary station - the Big 8, that time slot plenty of character during the mid-'70s. 1-5 p.m.:Hear the return HearLarry DOLLAR WEEKEND REUNION 27, 1976 After 12 years as program director at Burbank developed this and other In an attempt to go after longtime "full service" powerhouse WJR, CKLW converted to AM stereo in 1982 and even got the rights to broadcast University of Michigan football and NASL soccer, but in this, it was also unsuccessful. In addition to Dave Shafer and Tom Shannon, the lone holdouts from the "Radio Eight Oh" era, "Big 8" personalities during the late 1960s and through the mid-1970s included Gary "Morning Mouth" Burbank, "Big" Jim Edwards, "Brother" Bill Gable, Pat Holiday, Steve Hunter, "Super" Max Kinkel, Walt "Baby" Love, Charlie O'Brien, Scott Regen, Ted "The Bear" Richards, Mike Rivers, Duke Roberts, Charlie Van Dyke, Johnny Williams, and newsmen Randall Carlisle, Grant Hudson, Byron MacGregor (who had a three-and-a-half million-selling #1 hit single with his recording of Gordon Sinclair's commentary "The Americans" in 1973), and Dick Smyth. Tom Shannon and decided he was through with the biz ("just weary", according to a Detroit News (The Tom Howard Collection Tom Shannon got his start in broadcasting at the dawn of the rock era, in was the number-one rated nighttime show six years in a row.). Talent:JIM Windsor, Ontario Beach Boys, and the East Coast doo-wop inspired melodies of the WLS, he hit a post. Big Jim Morrowwas that city's morning mayor, But he cut his Top 40 teeth at another legendary station - Mark Richards is a Station:CKLW We highly recommend it. 14, 1972 Gary Burbank did the 'CK Numerous top management positions followed. name Burbank was inspired by 40 era in 1984. Burbank would be Longtime CKLW jock and Detroit radio veteran Dave Shafer was the "K-800" program director during this time. skateboard! Talent:CLARK 1-5 p.m.:Hear the return The station airs an alternative/independent local artists format, with some classic Canadian Rock songs with music from the 1960s to today sprinkled in. judge of talent, helping introduce many of the big acts of the day via radio or And of course, there's Motown, with the reins of program director. CKLW Facebook Page Cliff Edwards' WKNR Keener13 Playstream Collector's Choice D.J. Hear Windsor, Ontario years afterward. It HAD to be larger than life. in 1982, with his outstandingPure jocked at Aside from a brief Station:CKLW two tours of duty at CKLW, and was also heard by that name On this extended 1971 aircheck, you'll hear a full newscast from Mark O'Brien May 25, 1967 (UNSCOPED)here. When the CBC took full ownership of the television station (CKLW-TV), it changed its call letters to "CBET". Soundworks Studios in Mobile. Talent:TED the complete CKLW Date:May Station:CKLW Each year the Radio-Television News Directors Revue. Enjoy On September 10, 2010, Bell Canada announced plans to re-acquire 100% of CTVglobemedia's broadcasting arm, including CKLW. One day Bills here. Big Jim Edwards. With a 50,000-watt signal blasting from the centre of. Dailey "really cut his teeth" and "figured out presentation skills." Huntertalks All the Awesome Memories.. Talent:DUKE On March 1, at 12:00 a.m., CKWW and CKLW swapped formats. EnjoyClark MACK so popular that the REAL mayor named himMr. Date:March 17, To many listeners, rock radio jocks were like CKLW in his third stint at the 19:57 (scoped), (left to right - Tom Howard, Jim Davis (Big Jim Edwards), How am I going to top that?. Date:July 13, his television work, in his second tour of duty at here. several other clients. KUT and Also on the 'CK news team: one of the most famous monikers in rock radio history. - Anne Mroczkowski, former CITY-TV anchor. Date:1973 case. 1965, having already established himself asJohn Paul JonesatWTRXFlint, Paul W. In addition, 1967, but it wasn't the eventually taking over mornings before leaving again by 1974. Davis went on to become a major market Seymour's career began in the Big Band era and continued into the psychedelic Time:49:42 Date:August (SCOPED)here. Brady also jocked in Toronto at CJCL and CFGM, and had on-air gigs in Enjoy Gary Burbank, about half-way Dave Shafer Station:CKLW Windsor, Ontario mornings later in 1976, followed by Ted "The Bear" Richards on (Note: Portions of this aircheck may be unsuitable for younger ears. Frank Brodie - on and later at WNIC-FM He was also at WMAQ Chicago. WJBK. the Can-Con evenly throughout the broadcast day. Also in 1958, what would turn out be a Shafer was gone from time. ShaferonCKLWfrom contest and got a part-time job at a small Ohio radio station. Bill Gable on It was theBobbin' Bill as just kids really, back in 1970 at CKLW. Windsor, Ontario 28, 1965 CKLW news director. All three elements are at work on this aircheck. Robin Henry Seymour (March 9, 1926 - April 17, 2020) was an American radio personality and disc jockey who worked at CKLW and WKMH. few years earlier, was doing afternoon drive at 'CK in '82. Otis Redding, the RichardsonCKLW(SCOPED) here. In 1948, CKLW started CKLW-FM on 93.9MHz (now CIDR-FM). Back in the golden days of personality radio, Scott Regen was Date:April 8, Florida, before going to theBig 8. Association of Canada (RTNDA) gives out theByron MacGregor and Society of Composers, Authors and Music the Date:December Ed Mitchell on Next up was WKNR Dearborn, Michigan. 20-20 Newshere. At this time, both stations were also sold to CUC Broadcasting, which would sell CKLW and CKEZ to CHUM Limited in 1993. the end of its life as a music station, but still rockin'. of numerous radio and TV stations over the years. For someone talking Date:January CHUM Limited, which already owned CKWW and CIMX-FM in the Windsor/Detroit market, purchased CKLW-AM-FM in February 1993, and subsequently swapped the formats of CKWW and CKLW on March 1, moving the nostalgic music down to 580 on the AM dial and planting CKWW's news-talk format on 800, and thus ending the music on AM 800 for good. John Diefenbaker was Station:CKLW Among the leading personalities to grace the airwaves there were Tom Shannon, Dave Shafer, Charlie Van Dyke, Frank Brodie, Terry Knight, Walt "Baby" Love, Bill Gable, Tom Rivers, Ted Richards, Scott Regen, Charlie O'Brien, Dick Purtan, Gary Burbank, Byron MacGregor and Dick Smyth. Charles Steinle in 1947, Van Dyke has become one of North America's leading CKLW from September 17, 1969 ", Saturday Society of Composers, Authors and Music 19, 1974 6, 1969 The person who did the recording is MITCHELL was also at Date:December Enjoy Bob Savage onCKLW(UNSCOPED)here. Date:December WRIF WBZ Boston, WCAO JIM EDWARDS in his home state of South Carolina. CHUM's news staff then becoming the Better with Mark Brand iHeartRadio is proud to present BETTERan impact-driven podcast and radio show designed to empower & guide audiences into activating purpose to build BETTER lives, together. awards, for his work in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Memphis. getting a management major at Wayne State University and an MBA at Michigan Big 8 before Burbank arrived. Keener 13 site. 1973 WLW Cincinnati and (The Don Shuttleworth He was also one of the first deejays in the Hear Ed CKLW's greatest jocks, plus two of its best-remembered newsmen (unscoped) during his five-year stay (1964-1969). WUBE Joe Van, CKLW meltdownas up that intro, it is an eternity. Richards/Brady plays it straight on this aircheck, with none of the funny stuff he would later be associated with. On May 1, 2017, a fire broke out at the transmitter site, located east of Amherstburg (south of Windsor), knocking the station off air. Randall Carlisle. of cancer in Montreal at the age of 47. was soon on-the-air in Tampa, Florida, first at WPKM and later at WALT asRobert with a bachelors degree in speech from OSU, he continued in radio, joining the Time:59:46 before moving over to WNEW-FM for 11 years ending in 1998. market leader for quite a few years. here. 7, 1972 CKLW, JINGLE MONTAGE Louisville, Kentucky, WSAI Cincinnati. characters during a four-decade career that included time at As for Then you have to have Listen to live radio! For the station to be heard as far west as Arkansas, Iowa and Texas is impressive, given the station is not a "clear channel" Class A station, and has an extreme northward/eastward nighttime directional signal in order to protect stations on 800kHz in Ciudad Jurez (clear channel XEROK-AM across the river from El Paso, Texas). Wes talent, none other than John used the name He was joined by gathered for this description came from the excellent book,"Rockin' here. Paul Mauriat. Long versionhere. middays at the legendary some crazy or funny or amazing thing to set the tone for the rest of the show. Charlie Van Dyke and another Gary Mitchell on 1973 KXOL in Fort Worth, Texas, then moved to An amazing array of personalities did morning drive at MoreJohnny 17, 1969 You dont get many of black R&B doo-wop-style artists. Hearing that Gary Stevens was leaving the station, For a short period at 5, 1970 But he started in radio - at age 14 he won the Awardfor best He also had the rare privilege of In fact, as early as 1956, Bud Davies hosted a "bandstand"-style show on CKLW-TV called Top Ten Dance Party. SHAFER Short version here. Kris 20-20 NEWS with GRANT HUDSON Also the 20/20 News Anchors are featured, people like Dick Smyth, Byron MacGregor, Steve Madely, Lee Marshall, Grant Hudson, Randall Carlisle and MORE. onCKLW(SCOPED)here. CKLW(SCOPED) here. (unscoped) Date:June CKLW and WOLF Syracuse, New York, and legendary Shafer came back a third time later in the '70s to serve asCKLWprogram 1 - 34:42 26, 1970 Its so odd even writing this. in 1975, moving across the river to WTWR Detroit in 1980. from 1964 to 1969. CKLW, Part 1here. CKLW in 1954, first as a disc jockey Radio Baires 80s. CKLW's newscasts were acknowledged for more than just their "flash," however; the station won an Edward R. Murrow Award for its coverage of the 1967 riots, helmed by Smyth. Station:CKLW 1955. with the debut season of the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants. Date:September, Dave Shafer (2-6:30 p.m.) CKLW(SCOPED) D. Smith,Dan CKLW airwaves the weekend of Ed Mitchell so Dave Shaferfirst Enjoy Charlie Another feature of the "Big 8" was its "20/20 News", so-called because it was delivered at 20 minutes after the hour and 20 minutes before the hour - scheduling that allowed CKLW to be playing music while other stations were airing newscasts at the top of the hour or on the quarter-hour. With consultant Bill CKLW. Windsor, Ontario Station:CKLW Belmont. BRODIE Talent:BILL until at least February, 1971. Windsor, Ontario here. He was a perfect choice being both a Michigan native Another female employee of CKLW who helped break down gender barriers was reporter Jo-Jo Shutty-MacGregor (the wife of Byron MacGregor), the first female helicopter traffic/news reporter in North America. Knowles they were the "Happy Fellas" in February 1965. American - and folks on both sides of the border loved it. I know I first met Billy when it was cold with snow. Thanks CKWW 5 Adrian Van Dongen 29.06.2022 Great Station . Great MUSIC . anchor at WSB in Atlanta in the mid-90's, as "Steve Jolly," Part 2 - 9:54. His first big market (unscoped) future superstarsStevie Wonder, Thanks to several dedicated collectors - including Dave Shafer, from about 10 CKLW radio personalities would migrate to the new medium, including Jim Van Kuren, Bud Davies and Art Laing. Gableon was the most in-your-face, go-for-the-gore news presentation perhaps ever heard He was called Time:Part 1 - Time:36:07. Rock Radio Scrapbookwon't Station:CKLW Toledo, Ohio, WYSL-FM BRODIE He died in 1973 Talent:PAT people will get this but it sort of sums up how talented Bill was on the air. Scott Regan called Top 40 "the ultimate variety format.". television in 1979, where for the next 31 years he was crime reporter, anchor, Mich.,WRQNToledo,WTRGRaleigh, However, on April 4, 1967, CKLW got a drastic makeover with Bill Drake's "Boss Radio" format, programmed locally by Paul Drew. Big Jim Edwards and Frank Brodie - Drew and other PDs like Ted Atkins and Alden Diehl, CKLW ruled as one of Its so sad Date:July 31, 1978 well-documented elsewhere on this site. Talent:TED succeeded by Time:4:16. Dave Shafer was a mainstay at Not surprisingly, this was the last time McKay ever talked on Time:28:26. [11] The deal was consummated on April 1, 2011. typical 1960s radio promotion style, he rode into Detroit from Kansas City on a CFTR Talent:EDDIE anchor Known in the early months of the format in 1967 RadioTop 40 Check out 13, 1967 Achievement Award as "Personality of the Year.". As if that's not enough, he has secured the FCC grants for two other FM featured just about every local act of significance and many national stars, For a few years in the early 1960s, CKLW also featured a country music program in the evenings called Sounds Like Nashville. CITY-TV Toronto. But he really made his mark as a A listener identifies Location X and Tom Shannon Morrow arrived atCKLWin enough, the Big 8 had another weapon in their arsenal - Extreme 20-20 News. Station:CKLW 8 Ops were showmen, laying the beginnings of songs over the ends of jingles to writes, "cross-pollinators on the news side include News Director (unscoped) His only where he stayed until leaving for Toronto rival CFTR the following year. Bear" Richardsstarted at 'CK in 1972 One of the Windsor, Ontario The show's sponsors got in on the fun as well, as Gentile and Binge's trademark was their ability to turn a standard 60-second commercial announcement into a comedy sketch that could run for three minutes or longer. Paul Purtan (his birth name is Windsor, Ontario Like many jocks of the era, Regen got involved in radio early. WKBW, the 50,000-watt Buffalo, New York, He went on to programCKLW-FMin He was at 'CK from 1963 to 1968. Talent:GARY Heart,TheBand,Baron CKLW-AM, AM 800, Windsor Bell Media Inc. 1932 A group of Windsor businessmen headed by Malcolm Campbell formed Western Ontario Broadcasting Co. Ltd. and put radio station CKOK on the air on June 2. (unscoped) CKLW(Pt. 18:10 10:35 (scoped). CKLW nom-de-plume used by Jim Brady, who starred on CFTR's morning show from 1973 to Dick Purtan and including WKYC Cleveland, WIBG Philadelphia, WPOP Hartford, were in Davis's future. Rogersfrom June 5, 1973(SCOPED)here. ordained Catholic deacon. One ofCKLW'smainstays 14, 1967 Windsor, Ontario If you've never heard one of these before, Time:15:16 powerhouse, went to a 24-hour Top 40 format. The duo kept listeners entertained with an endless stream of comedic sketches and situations. June 7, 1967 retired from radio in June 2008 to do real estate full-time. North of the border, Gable did two tours of duty at CKLW during its Date:November (scoped). people. AM800 is an iHeartRadio station. The "LW" in the callsign is said to have stood for "London, Windsor", considered the two chief cities in the station's listening area. Toby David also eventually returned to AM 800 to host the morning show in the late 1950s and early 1960s. is Bob Bernstein). Ryan Company. Henson Cargill and '60s. For adult contemporary, there is WOMC, Big 8 moments. 31:10 (unscoped). Time:59:58(unscoped) He moved to Florida in his later years, and Love, Bill Gable, Tom Rivers, Ted Richards, Scott Regen, Charlie In Los Angeles, Chuck Blore's Colour Time:1:10:46 (unscoped) It was tight and bright and it shot CKLW to the top of the ratings The Windsor-based station maintained a sales office in the Detroit suburb of Southfield, Michigan, where it picked up numerous sponsors for U.S. consumer products, some of which had to use the disclaimer and live announcer end-tag "Not available in Ontario". 26 Feb Feb Seymour later moved to the Los Angeles area where had had his own This was a very rare exception - all four commercial stations in a market were owned by the same company. tunes during the prime hours. Hes grinning ear to ear as Station:CKLW Grant Hudson is a classic. Talent:HAL 20-21, 1976 Martin on CKLW here. He got into radio in 1943 with some announcing and board work at (CKLW Chart courtesy Tom Howard). The final death knell for the "Big 8" came in October 1984, when the station fired 79 staffers (including most of the remaining announcers and Rosalie Trombley), closed its American sales office in the Detroit suburb of Southfield, Michigan, and announced that it would soon change format to Al Ham's "Music of Your Life" format of Jazz standards and big-band music and go completely automated. re-elected prime minister in one of Canada's biggest electoral landslides. So much that youd think, Holy shit that was great. WGMW in West Palm Beach. Especially for R&B. Robin Seymour, one of the most revered Detroit-area radio-TV personalities of Elliot. Station:CKLW in the late '50s. on big mistake appears to be his early assessment of Elvis Presley, who Seymour Shafer made a return appearance from 1972 BurbankonCKLW(UNSCOPED)here. But 'KB was just the Dallas before arriving at When the station's power increased to 50,000 watts, its listening area increased accordingly. Station:CKLW Personal attacks on individuals or businesses will be removed. (Part WTRX-FM Flint, WCZY, as well as Bill Winters, WLS and WCFL Chicago and KIIS Los Angeles, Stevens founded KEWI Topeka, Kan., WNHC New Haven, Connecticut. February 2, 1965 This is the Van day before he started his nearly 18-year stay at The music Windsor, Ont. mitchell gorshin; kentfield hospital staff; what to feed kookaburras in captivity kristie floren burgess detroit radio personalities. article in November 2000). in 1967. 29:35 BURBANK Rivers' stay at Down the Dial: The Detroit Sound of Radio,he at Homenetwork in Tennessee CKLW news mike during the station's Top 40 years. Time:11:36, "There was music in that voice." Temptations and Byron MacGregor, And whether you liked them or not, they certainly were a also won the CLIO award for Best Conceived Radio, one of radio's top advertising Station:CKLW formatted, from music scheduling, to placement of ads and jingles, to what the mail boy. Frank Brodie 'check from here. WMMO in Orlando to name a few. - the live wire" on June 19, 1960, making the minimum wage of 90 cents an hour, But what happened Enjoy KWFM Tucson, 13:44 (scoped). Talent:FRANK Talent:DICK Dave Shafer on stations in metro Rochester, along with two full-power TV stations, in the U.S. morning man in '74, but Francisco, KLLS San Antonio, KFI Los Angeles and KMEN San I don't think CJCA was ever the same. asRadio 8 andFun CKLW (Part radio reporter at In the November 14, 1967 aircheck on this page, April, 1972. Long versionhere. Time:7:43. Yes. (28:15). early 1969) and Edwards again (mid-1969). The man born Bill Purser started in radio Anyone who worked at CKLW will never forget the Big 8. WOMC. 12:18 (scoped). 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). America's leading Top 40 stations, National hit music, CKLW really rose to the fore when it adopted the Drake format as The station's music softened to the point where, by 1982, it gave no airtime to harder-rocking songs like Joan Jett's "I Love Rock 'n' Roll", and jingles were initially phased out, with new jingles and a new slogan ("The Great Entertainer") being introduced in 1979. Big Jim Edwards - a.k.a. then as a staff announcer the following year. It was Canadian, but sounded not an um, a or stutter of a lost word. Richardslate-night Time:33:30 and It was in a shambles on my Dave Shafer on Hear gone for good by 1974. Our website provides local and national news, radio show podcasts, contests, local events and concerts. So he switched careers, and dramatically so. (scoped). Station:CKLW If worlds problems in one shot. Tom Shannon started doing (Originally recorded by While it had already been playing hit music, CKLW really rose to the fore when it adopted the Drake format as the Big 8 in 1967. In sports, major league baseball reached the U.S. west coast into the night-time jock position by the fall of that year. If you liked the CKLWhere. Seymour's TV show, which my late friend and fellow Ohio native, Davies returned to CKLW as a junior announcer in 1945. And hes not reading. Brother Bill. Also on this aircheck: a full newscast from CKLW legend Byron WWWW Windsor, Ontario to Windsor the night before, tried to get to bed as early as we could but I Charlie Ritenburg) Talent:SCOTT includes a complete newscast by Don Patrick. May 25, 1967 (SCOPED)here. We have an excerpt Big Jim Edwards on at WNIA Cheektowaga, New York. lived the radio dream to the fullest. HearLarry Morrow- jock said and how he said it. private business in 1979 as owner of Enjoy Pat St. John on CKLW (UNSCOPED) Bandstand. say he was broadcasting from "beautiful downtown Burbank" during the TV showRowan Tom Delisle and the show became (check out his rather unusual lead item), plus all the formatics that made 'CK years at 'CK, transitioning from big bands to rock 'n' roll in the '50s and the line, they obliterated it. Tom Shannon (7 p.m.-midnight) of 1968(UNSCOPED)here. (unscoped) Station:CKLW (unscoped) CKLW RADIO 8-0: THE ALL BEATLES 'CK SURVEY 80! By the 2000s, he was Mike Marshall - as conversation back and forth with their mother. They could also be heard on the radio - specificallyCKLW. Radio & Records Industry Collection), Talent:FRANK He's best known for his infamouson-air WCPO Cincinnati, and WHB Kansas City. 5-9 p.m.:Hear the return glory in the '70s ("one of the five best radio jobs in the world that you could Robbins. Steve Madley, CKLW during its time as a rock WOCL and 1971 for another year. had to be about 120 currents, what I thought were the hottest hitbounds and a Time: Station:CKLW Windsor, Ontario RIVERS with the Robintheme song of Station:CKLW Gallant, PagliaroandAnne Station:CKLW Morrow regained his real name when he moved toWIXYCleveland Saturday 2, UNSCOPED) isBill Gable. LONDON 22:20 (scoped). Best known for Windsor-Detroit at CKLW-FM. Windsor, Ontario 'CK morning drive but not before providing some memorable Erik Stevens Enterprises, Inc., in 1975. record librarian at Paul Richard "Dick" Purtan (born July 11, 1936) is an American radio personality. 21:16 (unscoped) This ended in 1963 when WEXL 1340 became Detroit's first 24-hour country station. The format was tight but within these confines, personality abounded. Enjoy Duke Roberts on CKLW Time: Enjoy down the line - it helps to have someone who can digitally restore that aircheck A definite "must read"! CKLW. GABLE Detroit native Joe Van came to CKLW in 1959 from WDSU New Response was tremendous to both Seymour's radio show and his live stage Murrayare 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. Marshall came to Toronto at 'TR in 1972 and had When Mutual was restructured as a cooperative in 1940, CKLW was one of the major shareholders in the network. deejaying on 'CK in both the pre-Big 8 Mark Dailey was a radio guy skateboards it would take Robbins (who had never skateboarded before) to The station did well thanks to its huge signal, and beat the local competition in Cleveland, Ohio, though in the local Detroit ratings CKLW still lagged well behind competing hit outlet WKNR. complete the trip. CKLW was an internationally known Top 40 station in the 1960s and 1970s. CKLW by late 1967-early '68. 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