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WYSI 1480 and WYNZ 1520 Ypsilanti
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by Deleted User 16173 » Sat Feb 03, 2024 1:39 pm
This goes back to 1963 two stations were in competition for Top 40 in Ypsilanti, WYSI 1480 and WYNZ 1520. The battle lasted for about 3 years until...
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Sun Feb 04, 2024 3:32 pm
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CHYR Radio 7 Leamington
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by Deleted User 16173 » Sat Jan 27, 2024 4:39 pm
This station was my alternative to CKLW The Big 8 and WKNR Keener 13 in the late 60’s and early 70’s, before I discovered FM rock. www.chyr7.com
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Last post by Ben Zonia
Mon Jan 29, 2024 4:07 pm
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WCFL “The Big 10” Chicago
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by Deleted User 16173 » Tue Jan 23, 2024 9:26 am
Another great classic Top 40 station from Chicago, WCFL here’s the link www.wcflchicago.com.
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Last post by Ben Zonia
Thu Jan 25, 2024 9:54 pm
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Wed Jan 24, 2024 12:15 pm
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Last post by Realist
Wed Dec 27, 2023 2:25 pm
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Norman Lear dies
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by
matt1 » Wed Dec 06, 2023 12:59 pm
Norman Lear, TV producer for All In The Family , Maude & The Jeffersons has died at 101 years old.
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Last post by FredLeonard
Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:13 pm
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Last post by Deleted User 16144
Thu Dec 07, 2023 9:06 am
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Last post by matt1
Tue Dec 05, 2023 5:18 am
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Keener 14 Battle Creek and Keener 16 Marshall.
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by Deleted User 16144 » Wed Nov 22, 2023 7:32 pm
Does anyone have any history for Keener 14 from Battle Creek from back in the day? There is an internet radio station Keener 16 from Marshall that is...
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Last post by Deleted User 16144
Sat Nov 25, 2023 7:55 pm
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800am CKLW Sunday mornings back in the day
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by Deleted User 16093 » Fri Nov 17, 2023 6:05 am
My Mom likes to tell a story about this. Back in the late 60s/70s on Sunday morning I guess they had someone named Pastor Bachee or Bachmann. I guess...
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Last post by Deleted User 16093
Mon Nov 20, 2023 9:24 am
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WTVS "TV City Room" (1967)
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ChrisWL1980 » Fri Oct 20, 2023 6:53 pm
During the Detroit newspaper strike in 1967, WTVS 56 experimented with its own newscast during the evening hours, meant to mimic the style of an...
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Last post by ChrisWL1980
Fri Oct 20, 2023 6:53 pm
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Last post by FredLeonard
Sat Oct 14, 2023 12:23 pm
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99.5 WDFX, Detroit, 1989
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Mega Hertz » Thu Sep 28, 2023 4:19 pm
During their mostly CHRock/Rock 40 phase (pretty white regardless), Terry MotorMouth Young on the mic.
99.5 The Fox
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Last post by Mega Hertz
Thu Sep 28, 2023 4:19 pm
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Housecats by Peg McClure
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by Deleted User 16093 » Sun Sep 24, 2023 10:42 pm
Aired on Nickelodeon a good handful of times around 1990-1991 I believe. I just discovered this on YouTube today and instantly remembered this.
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Last post by Deleted User 16093
Tue Sep 26, 2023 8:43 pm
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Arthur Duncan
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by
Bobbert » Thu Jan 26, 2023 8:29 am
Arthur Duncan, the tap dancer on the Lawrence Welk show, died on January 4 at the age of 97.
He was one of many great performers on that show, and...
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Last post by paul8539
Sun Sep 24, 2023 11:41 pm
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WVMV 98.7 Detroit, 2001
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Mega Hertz » Sat Sep 23, 2023 6:07 pm
I think this would be a good thread to throw up some air checks of Detroit/Windsor radio past (Good God, this one was 22 years ago).
The video...
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Last post by Deleted User 16093
Sat Sep 23, 2023 8:09 pm
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Free pay channel previews
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by Deleted User 15835 » Thu Mar 30, 2023 11:50 pm
I always used to get The VCR ready and record some movies.
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Last post by djb
Tue Jun 27, 2023 12:17 pm
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Last post by WOHO
Wed May 31, 2023 11:36 pm
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Hilarious House Of Frightenstein
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by
Sfpcp » Tue May 16, 2023 11:29 pm
Does anyone remember seeing The Hilarious House Of Frightenstein on Detroit TV? It might have been on Old 62 but I’m not sure? I saw it on YouTube...
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Last post by ChrisWL1980
Fri May 19, 2023 5:45 pm
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Last post by Ben Zonia
Sun May 07, 2023 11:44 am
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The Adventures of the little Koala
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by Deleted User 15835 » Tue Apr 18, 2023 9:23 pm
I remember this on Nickelodeon when I was young.
This is a good history of it and other stuff from the early days of Nick
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Last post by ChrisWL1980
Wed Apr 19, 2023 6:08 pm
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Last post by matt1
Mon Apr 10, 2023 12:25 am
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Joe Bob Briggs on The Movie Channel
by Deleted User 15835 » Tue Mar 28, 2023 9:12 pm
Growing up we always had The Movie Channel, my dad watched it a lot. This just popped in my head, kinda of silly snarky humor.
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Last post by Deleted User 15835
Tue Mar 28, 2023 9:12 pm
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Gallery of Old Michigan Radio Stations
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by
SolarMax » Sun Oct 02, 2022 5:26 pm
Seen on Michigan History FB site.
From WMFK, a photo gallery of radio stations- many exteriors, some staff pics and promotional material.
The radio...
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Last post by paul8539
Thu Mar 09, 2023 4:22 am
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Milky The Clown
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by Deleted User 15835 » Mon Sep 26, 2022 3:10 am
This was before my time but good god was this creepy! :shock:
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Last post by Deleted User 15835
Sun Dec 18, 2022 6:45 am
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WJR T.O.H. Chime Audio?
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WOHO » Wed Dec 14, 2022 2:28 pm
Sorry to cross-post, but looking for a clean copy of the old (y2K) 'boingg', 'chime', note, tone, that was played exactly at the top of each hour...
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Last post by WOHO
Wed Dec 14, 2022 2:28 pm
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Last post by Deleted User 15905
Sat Nov 19, 2022 10:02 am
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Last post by Trophyhead
Wed Nov 16, 2022 10:33 am
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Last post by matt1
Wed Nov 09, 2022 2:03 am
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Working 1997-1999
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by Deleted User 15835 » Sun Oct 30, 2022 12:05 pm
This was a sitcom that featured Fred Savage as a young 20 something fresh out of college, in his first corporate job. I kinda like this show, after...
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Last post by Deleted User 15835
Sat Nov 05, 2022 2:34 pm
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Best Cartoons growing up
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by Deleted User 15835 » Fri Oct 14, 2022 1:41 am
So I grew up in the late 80s-90s, graduated high school in 1999. There is a worst cartoons thread, so I figured I'd make a best cartoons thread....
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Last post by Turkeytop
Wed Oct 26, 2022 7:00 pm
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Worst TV Clowns in The 60s and 70’s
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by Deleted User 14803 » Tue Dec 11, 2018 5:47 pm
My picks are Bozo on CKLW Channel 9 and Milky the Clown 🤡 On WWJ Channel 4 one more but he’s not really a clown ,Mr.Rogers that dude was wierd now...
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Last post by Deleted User 15835
Fri Oct 14, 2022 1:29 am
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Gerbert
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by Deleted User 15835 » Sat Oct 08, 2022 11:49 am
I wasn't raised in a religious home but I faintly remember seeing this briefly on INSP, which was ch 26 on the cable TV service we had in Bedford twp...
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Last post by Deleted User 15835
Fri Oct 14, 2022 1:27 am
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Nick at Nite and TV Land these days SUCK
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by
bmw » Wed May 25, 2022 9:17 am
I haven't watched either in well over a decade. Out of curiosity, I checked out their schedules.
Nick-at-Nite air a whopping 4 different shows....
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Last post by stopnswop2
Sun Sep 04, 2022 4:20 pm
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When TV was Great
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by
windsor » Thu Dec 27, 2018 11:44 am
I thought i would start a thread on some great classic tv shows from yesteryear.Please add a link if you come across something good.
They dont make...
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Last post by FredLeonard
Sun Jul 31, 2022 12:54 pm
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General Detroit Movie Thread.
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by
sfpcc » Mon Jan 07, 2019 7:11 pm
I know I've brought this up in other ways before, but it's a new year and their seems to be some new folks on this board. Does anyone out there have...
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Last post by FredLeonard
Sun Jul 31, 2022 12:47 pm
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Past WJBK network slogans
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by Deleted User 7620 » Mon Jun 24, 2019 2:32 pm
Here are the ones I know of.
As a CBS affiliate:
Catch the Brightest Stars on TV-2
TV-2, the Hot Ones
Reach for the Stars on TV-2
You and Channel...
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Last post by k8jd
Thu Jul 07, 2022 7:02 pm
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Apology Line on WCHB
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by
Mr.Transistor » Wed Dec 02, 2020 1:55 pm
Does anybody remember the apology line on WCHB ? I can't remember if it was like an hour long show or the exact duration but it used to be on during...
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Last post by thatguy
Thu Jun 23, 2022 10:20 pm
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Dwayne X Riley
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by
km1125 » Thu Jun 24, 2021 8:19 pm
Ran across some old home 8mm movies of this event, but then found this one online with sound. Remember this guy?
(tried to get the actual video...
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Last post by thatguy
Thu Jun 23, 2022 10:13 pm
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Lancelot Link Secret Chimp
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by Deleted User 14803 » Sun Dec 30, 2018 7:49 pm
My wife brought this up the other day, apparently in the 70’s there was a children’s show called “Lancelot Link Secret Chimp” it aired on Saturday...
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Last post by matt1
Thu May 19, 2022 4:18 am
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Old TV and Movie Cliches
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by
Turkeytop » Sat Aug 17, 2019 10:36 pm
Remember some of the old cliches from TV and the movies?
Like when there was an outdoors scene at night, there was always the sound of crickets....
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Last post by Turkeytop
Mon May 02, 2022 1:30 pm
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Bozo Sold
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by
sfpcc1 » Thu Nov 25, 2021 1:34 am
The rights to Bozo The Clown has been sold to actor David Arquette, (the Scream Series, a bunch of movies to obscure to mention.) He mentioned this...
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Last post by paul8539
Fri Apr 15, 2022 5:10 pm
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Last post by ftballfan
Mon Apr 11, 2022 7:51 pm
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Herb Tarlek Has Died
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by
sfpcc » Thu Jun 17, 2021 3:31 pm
Actor Frank Bonner, who played WKRP's Sales Manager Herb Tarlek, has died at the age of 79.
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Last post by Realist
Sat Mar 19, 2022 8:20 pm
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GR Radio in 1967
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by
Scratchy45LP » Thu Mar 03, 2022 4:55 pm
My first post on the board! I was 14 years old in 1967. I lived in Grandville. We rode our bikes to WERX, which was on 52nd street and chatted with...
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Last post by Scratchy45LP
Sun Mar 06, 2022 5:47 pm
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Respecting Legacy On Air Staff
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by
Sholmes » Mon Jun 14, 2021 4:05 pm
I would be nice to go back to the stability of the Golden Age when On Air staff were respected, and allowed to have a following and here local...
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Last post by paul8539
Sun Feb 20, 2022 1:40 am
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Kenny Everett
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by
sfpcc1 » Tue Sep 14, 2021 11:03 am
Does anyone out remember when Channel 50 used to show the Kenny Everett Video Program? I think channel 50 showed it around 1981 on Saturday nights....
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Sat Sep 25, 2021 8:05 pm
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Wed Jun 16, 2021 9:36 am
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Sat May 22, 2021 4:39 pm
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Mon May 10, 2021 2:18 pm
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