BTW CKLW reinvented Top 40 radio. Through a geography quirk, they became a powerhouse in the Eastern US and their 20/20 news would today make Fox News sound like the BBC.
@Irv Leavitt - CKLW was owned by General Tire (RKO General) and they were so outrageous that Canada banned US ownership of Canadian stations.
Keep Ovaltine out of this.
Ford made sure Michigan stayed on Eastern Time to be in sync with NYC and Wall St.
AND he created Dearborn, MI where Blacks were not welcomed.
Pre 1967 Detroit was arguably the equal to Chicago.
Oddly the most popular radio station in Detroit in 1967 was across the river in Windsor, Ontario
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnNldWw0T-U
Great piece!
BTW CKLW reinvented Top 40 radio. Through a geography quirk, they became a powerhouse in the Eastern US and their 20/20 news would today make Fox News sound like the BBC.
@Irv Leavitt - CKLW was owned by General Tire (RKO General) and they were so outrageous that Canada banned US ownership of Canadian stations.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCWJJz-tHso