Does anyone remember the station in your town that carried the Indianapolis 500 in the 1960s?
I remember that WAMM 1420 carried it in Flint. I suspect that because WMAX 1480 was coowned by Mid States/PANAX at the time, they may have been the one in Grand Rapids. It seems like it was on Daytimers at the time. I was never sure why.
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Anyone Remember The Stations That Carried The Indy 500 In The 1960s?
Anyone Remember The Stations That Carried The Indy 500 In The 1960s?
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Re: Anyone Remember The Stations That Carried The Indy 500 In The 1960s?
I don't recall WMAX ever running the 500. I remember WOOD being the station that had the 500 in the Grand Rapids market
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WSPD ran it live a few years
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According to the Detroit Free Press archives on Newspapers.com, here was the coverage in Detroit in 1966:
INDIANAPOLIS 500 RACE Closed circuit TV at the Palms, Carmen, Dearborn, Great Lakes, Woods and Royal theaters at 10:30 a.m.; Radio stations WBRB (1430 am, 102.7 fm), WTAK (1090 am), 10:15 a.m.
INDIANAPOLIS 500 RACE Closed circuit TV at the Palms, Carmen, Dearborn, Great Lakes, Woods and Royal theaters at 10:30 a.m.; Radio stations WBRB (1430 am, 102.7 fm), WTAK (1090 am), 10:15 a.m.
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The erstwhile WBRB-AM in Mt. Clemens. I remember listening on my 6-transister in Highland Park.
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I see Bobbert above mentioned it.
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I see Bobbert above mentioned it.
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