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Pay Movie Channels Bumpers and ID's from the 80s and 90s

Last post by Mega Hertz « Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:38 pm
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by Riff Raff » Tue Mar 28, 2023 9:18 pm

All the pay channels had kind of unique bumpers and ID's, be it Cinemax, HBO, The Movie Channel, and Showtime.

I always liked this one:

And-

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Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:38 pm
Free pay channel previews

Last post by Mega Hertz « Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:36 pm
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by Riff Raff » 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 Mega Hertz
Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:36 pm
Joe Bob Briggs on The Movie Channel

Last post by Riff Raff « Tue Mar 28, 2023 9:12 pm

by Riff Raff » 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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Tue Mar 28, 2023 9:12 pm
Radio Stations And Personality References In The Movies

Last post by matt1 « Thu Mar 23, 2023 11:39 pm
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by CK-722 » Sat Jul 18, 2020 9:15 am
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Here are the ones I can think of, from mainly in the Great Lakes Region.

Larry Lujack WLS Ferris Bueller's Day Off
J P McCarthy WJR The Rosary...
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Last post by matt1
Thu Mar 23, 2023 11:39 pm
Best Movie Quotes Off The Top Of Your Head

Last post by paul8539 « Thu Mar 09, 2023 4:27 am
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by Kennelly Heaviside » Wed Sep 01, 2021 12:07 pm
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Casablanca.

I was misinformed.

Round Up The Usual Suspects.

Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow. But soon. And for the rest of your life....
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Thu Mar 09, 2023 4:27 am
Gallery of Old Michigan Radio Stations

Last post by paul8539 « Thu Mar 09, 2023 4:22 am
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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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Thu Mar 09, 2023 4:22 am
Arthur Duncan

Last post by Trophyhead « Tue Feb 07, 2023 4:50 pm
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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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Tue Feb 07, 2023 4:50 pm
Milky The Clown

Last post by Riff Raff « Sun Dec 18, 2022 6:45 am
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by Riff Raff » Mon Sep 26, 2022 3:10 am

This was before my time but good god was this creepy! :shock:

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Sun Dec 18, 2022 6:45 am
WJR T.O.H. Chime Audio?

Last post by WOHO « Wed Dec 14, 2022 2:28 pm

by 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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Wed Dec 14, 2022 2:28 pm
Casey Kasem (AT40) and Rick Dees broadcasts

Last post by Deleted User 15905 « Sat Nov 19, 2022 10:02 am
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by Rich S » Thu Nov 17, 2022 7:35 am

Not sure if any/all are aware but thought I would share that Casey Kasem classic American Top 40 countdowns can be heard on the iheart app. They...

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Sat Nov 19, 2022 10:02 am
Worst Cartoon You Can Remember Growing Up (Or In General)

Last post by Trophyhead « Wed Nov 16, 2022 10:33 am
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by sfpcc » Tue Dec 11, 2018 3:41 pm
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I know this thread would probably be a better fit for the Vintage Detroit TV Board, but that's been gone for
a long time. My Question is what is the...
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Last post by Trophyhead
Wed Nov 16, 2022 10:33 am
WJR'S "Saturday Morning Confusion" program

Last post by matt1 « Wed Nov 09, 2022 2:03 am
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by Colonel Flagg » Tue Nov 08, 2022 2:41 pm

Who was the regular host of Saturday Morning Confusion on WJR back in the 70's?

Many years later, Warren Pierce had the Saturday AM shift for a long...

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Wed Nov 09, 2022 2:03 am
Working 1997-1999

Last post by Riff Raff « Sat Nov 05, 2022 2:34 pm
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by Riff Raff » 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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Sat Nov 05, 2022 2:34 pm
Best Cartoons growing up

Last post by Turkeytop « Wed Oct 26, 2022 7:00 pm
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by Riff Raff » 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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Wed Oct 26, 2022 7:00 pm
Worst TV Clowns in The 60s and 70’s

Last post by Riff Raff « Fri Oct 14, 2022 1:29 am
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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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Fri Oct 14, 2022 1:29 am
Gerbert

Last post by Riff Raff « Fri Oct 14, 2022 1:27 am
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by Riff Raff » 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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Fri Oct 14, 2022 1:27 am
Nick at Nite and TV Land these days SUCK

Last post by stopnswop2 « Sun Sep 04, 2022 4:20 pm
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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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Sun Sep 04, 2022 4:20 pm
When TV was Great

Last post by FredLeonard « Sun Jul 31, 2022 12:54 pm
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by windsor » Thu Dec 27, 2018 11:44 am
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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
General Detroit Movie Thread.

Last post by FredLeonard « Sun Jul 31, 2022 12:47 pm
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by sfpcc » Mon Jan 07, 2019 7:11 pm
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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
Past WJBK network slogans

Last post by k8jd « Thu Jul 07, 2022 7:02 pm
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by Deleted User 7620 » Mon Jun 24, 2019 2:32 pm
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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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Thu Jul 07, 2022 7:02 pm
Apology Line on WCHB

Last post by thatguy « Thu Jun 23, 2022 10:20 pm
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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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Thu Jun 23, 2022 10:20 pm
Dwayne X Riley

Last post by thatguy « Thu Jun 23, 2022 10:13 pm
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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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Thu Jun 23, 2022 10:13 pm
Lancelot Link Secret Chimp

Last post by matt1 « Thu May 19, 2022 4:18 am
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by Deleted User 14803 » Sun Dec 30, 2018 7:49 pm
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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
Old TV and Movie Cliches

Last post by Turkeytop « Mon May 02, 2022 1:30 pm
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by Turkeytop » Sat Aug 17, 2019 10:36 pm
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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
Bozo Sold

Last post by paul8539 « Fri Apr 15, 2022 5:10 pm
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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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Fri Apr 15, 2022 5:10 pm
Metro Detroit cable lineups, April/May 1994

Last post by ftballfan « Mon Apr 11, 2022 7:51 pm
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by mtburb » Sat Feb 13, 2021 5:18 pm

All via Detroit Free Press archives on newspapers.com. Lineups are incomplete in order to fit into the sizes of the TV Books, so some certain cable...

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Mon Apr 11, 2022 7:51 pm
Herb Tarlek Has Died

Last post by Realist « Sat Mar 19, 2022 8:20 pm
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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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Sat Mar 19, 2022 8:20 pm
GR Radio in 1967

Last post by Scratchy45LP « Sun Mar 06, 2022 5:47 pm
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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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Sun Mar 06, 2022 5:47 pm
Respecting Legacy On Air Staff

Last post by paul8539 « Sun Feb 20, 2022 1:40 am
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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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Sun Feb 20, 2022 1:40 am
Kenny Everett

Last post by organman95 « Sat Sep 25, 2021 8:05 pm
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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
Anyone Remember The Stations That Carried The Indy 500 In The 1960s?

Last post by moldyoldie « Wed Jun 16, 2021 9:36 am
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by Ben Zonia » Thu May 13, 2021 9:26 pm

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...

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Wed Jun 16, 2021 9:36 am
Pre WITL Top 40 Lansing 1963 Station Survey

Last post by Ben Zonia « Sat May 22, 2021 4:39 pm
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by Ben Zonia » Sat May 15, 2021 11:42 pm

WMRT 1010 and WMRT-FM 100.7 Top 40 Survey From 1963.

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Sat May 22, 2021 4:39 pm
The Jeff Christie School Of Broadcasting 1971

Last post by FredLeonard « Mon May 10, 2021 2:18 pm
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by Ben Zonia » Wed Feb 17, 2021 10:56 pm

Not that bad as a DJ. Adored and tried to copy Larry Lujack, to the point he once used the surname Lujack on the air on one gig. His dream, like many...

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Mon May 10, 2021 2:18 pm
WBRB and Rosie OGrady?

Last post by ChrisWL1980 « Fri Apr 23, 2021 5:31 pm
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by km1125 » Sat Apr 17, 2021 12:44 pm

Was going through some old 8mm movies can caught this pic in one of the parades. Probably very early 70's, maybe 71.

Who was she? Was she a big deal...

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Fri Apr 23, 2021 5:31 pm
Sunrise Semester

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by sfpcc » Wed Sep 30, 2020 10:26 pm

Does anyone out there remember Sunrise Semester, (or shows like it.) Basically a college course was aired around 6:30 in the morning and viewers...

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Sat Apr 17, 2021 11:47 am
WWJ 4 (now WDIV) from 1950 and 1977

Last post by SolarMax « Thu Mar 04, 2021 5:05 pm
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by Deleted User 7620 » Tue Mar 02, 2021 7:07 pm

Ch 4 was a mess in the late 1970s, just before it became WDIV (became WDIV in July, 1978). I can see why Post Newsweek rebuilt the station from...

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Thu Mar 04, 2021 5:05 pm
Roseville Cable line-up, 1982ish

Last post by km1125 « Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:50 pm

by km1125 » Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:50 pm

These are the stickers for the cable converters that were used in Roseville. That was a Continental Cablevision system.

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Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:50 pm
WTHM Lapeer Survey 1979

Last post by Mickey Lolich « Wed Dec 09, 2020 3:59 pm
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by Ben Zonia » Wed Dec 02, 2020 11:33 pm

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Wed Dec 09, 2020 3:59 pm
Glen Glenn Sound (laugh track)

Last post by matt1 « Sun Nov 29, 2020 1:12 pm
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by matt1 » Fri Nov 20, 2020 2:24 pm

When I was watching ABC's Hollywood Palace reruns on YouTube (1964 till January 1970), the Glen Glenn Sound laughter track came on (instead of a real...

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Sun Nov 29, 2020 1:12 pm
Holy Grails

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by sfpcc » Thu Nov 19, 2020 10:56 pm

Does anyone out there have a certain program, movie, or anything else TV related that can be a Holy Grail. That would be something that you have...

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Thu Nov 19, 2020 10:56 pm
History of WWJ

Last post by Honeyman « Thu Oct 29, 2020 1:58 pm
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by Deleted User 14896 » Mon Oct 26, 2020 8:33 pm

I've been plowing through one of my gmail accounts opening and deleting emails. Ran across this. A nice history of WWJ:

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Thu Oct 29, 2020 1:58 pm
Dark Shadows

Last post by Ben Zonia « Fri Sep 25, 2020 1:29 pm
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by sfpcc » Fri Sep 25, 2020 12:19 am

Due to reality being what it is in 2020 I've been watching a lot of Decades TV. At midnight they're showing Dark Shadows, (it moves to 5 AM on...

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Fri Sep 25, 2020 1:29 pm
Hugh Downs

Last post by MWmetalhead « Sun Sep 20, 2020 4:44 pm
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by sfpcc » Fri Jul 03, 2020 3:16 am

Former 2020 host Hugh Downs died at the age of 99. (not to be insensitive but I didn't know he was still alive.)

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Sun Sep 20, 2020 4:44 pm
WNIC past personalities.

Last post by bjmcdevitt « Sun Aug 23, 2020 1:37 am
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by Deleted User 15342 » Sun Aug 02, 2020 2:07 pm

Any idea as to where these former WNIC personalities are today Dick Shafron, Gene Maxwell, Jim Harper and Steve Gannon.

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Sun Aug 23, 2020 1:37 am
Keener 14 Battle Creek

Last post by Deleted User 15342 « Fri Jul 31, 2020 12:25 pm
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by Deleted User 15342 » Thu Jul 30, 2020 6:52 pm

Can anyone give information as to the years Keener 14 was on the air in Battle Creek. WKNR Keener 13 from Dearborn was known as Keener 13 from...

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Fri Jul 31, 2020 12:25 pm
Christmas song on WJR in the 1960s/1970s

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by kleinlc » Tue Jul 21, 2020 12:10 am

Does anyone remember a Christmas song (probably local) played on WJR in the late 1960s or early 1970s? It was sung by a little girl. Lyrics started...

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Tue Jul 21, 2020 12:10 am
WHFI 94.7 Birmingham

Last post by Deleted User 15342 « Tue Jul 14, 2020 5:47 pm
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by Deleted User 15342 » Tue Jul 14, 2020 3:17 pm

Back in the 60’s WHFI was my mom’s favorite station. There were a ton of personalities that came out of that station guys like Don Zee, Marc Avery,...

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Tue Jul 14, 2020 5:47 pm
Fixed Frequency AM radios

Last post by Turkeytop « Sun Jul 12, 2020 10:38 pm
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by Deleted User 15342 » Sat Jun 13, 2020 6:40 pm

Back in the 60’s and 70’s some AM top 40 stations would give away through contest radios that only received that station. Does anyone remember these...

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Sun Jul 12, 2020 10:38 pm
Zippo In The Morning

Last post by audiophile « Sun Jul 12, 2020 1:21 pm
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by sfpcc » Thu Jul 09, 2020 7:24 pm

Does anyone remember hearing Zippo In The Morning in the Detroit area? It was a syndicated morning show featuring the somewhat wacky host Jim Zippo....

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Sun Jul 12, 2020 1:21 pm
Carl Reiner dies at 98

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by matt1 » Tue Jun 30, 2020 10:59 am

Carl Reiner has died at 98 years old.

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