Back in the 80's,
I was really into music and radio.
I obsessed about trying to catch new hit songs on tape.
Since 1982, and into the early '90s,
I regularly recorded the pop and R&B hit radio stations.
Every weekend, I visited the record stores,
buying 45's and collecting any of the radio station's
free music guides and bumper stickers stacked on the counters.
22 Years Later...2004.
I started listening to all those old tapes again.
As I rewind and play through them,
I noticed how the styles of popular music and radio stations
have changed over the years, keeping up with the times.
Recorded along with the hit songs are the
radio stations' jingles, disc jockeys, and commercials of the day.
Many of the stations had their own catchy jingles,
designed to remind us what we were listening to, and
launch the excitement of more music.
The jingles were unique, unforgettable and played often.
We just don't hear jingles like those classic
WHYT, Cozy-fm, Z-95.5,
WJLB and WDTX jingles anymore.
When you hear those old jingles play again today,
they sound just as fresh and familiar
as many of your old favorite hit songs.
My old cassette tapes are now true "time capsules"
of the '80s & '90s, and Detroit radio.
Hearing those old favorite songs,
commercials, radio jingles and DJs
play again is a real throw-back and
entertaining memory of the good old years,
when radio was the king of portable entertainment.
All these flashbacks inspired me to create this website,
a great and easy way to share our classic Detroit "retro" radio
recordings, hits lists, commercials and bumper stickers.
Enjoy, and thank you for visiting!
Detroit Radio Flashbacks...
"A Motor City Megahertz Retrospective"
Since Feb 1. 2004.
This
website is just for fun, not for profit.
I try to be as accurate as possible
and to give proper credit to the people
featured in the sound files.
If I don't know who someone is, I just post it untitled.
If you see any corrections or changes that I should make,
please let me know! Your
input is truly appreciated.
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There's me, Scott, with the WDRQ Funky Chicken in 1977.  ...and, as Paul Harvey would say: "Now, you know... the rest of the story..." |
This website is funded by myself using Yahoo Small Business Webhosting.
The webpages, graphics and audio contents were edited and created on an Apple computer.
Thank you for visiting!
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Big
Thanks to some of our - Content Contributors - |
| George G. A huge thank you for all of the flashbacks, from his collection of hundreds of amazing classic commecials, jingles, and off-the-air recordings... along with all the print material and other fun stuff. |
| Annie Thank you for all the scans of the CKLW, WDRQ and WKNR hits lists! |
Spencer Thanks for all of the great ideas, logos scans and more. |
| Thank You Roberto, in Italy, for the WJZZ and WRIF stickers! |
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Thanks
to the Cobra Commander for sharing the amazing audio from WWJ, WXYT and WJR and more! |
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The
Airhead's Radio Survey Archive A MAJOR MEMORY OVERLOAD...ALL OVER ! |
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Pam & Earl Clark Thanks for all of the radio flashback contributions: the CDs of classic Detroit radio flashback audio clips from our old favorites- WNIC, WMJC, WOMC, WLTI, WKSG, WHYT, WYST & WWWW. |
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Jay
Golden Thanks for sharing those great old CKLW and 94 Fox-fm logos and stickers. |
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Jim
Michaels Thanks for the WABX License Plate. |
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Sam Thanks for the 96.3 Jamz, WJLB, & Young Country Stickers. |
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My
Brother For the classic TV and Radio print advertisements. |
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Steve
Thanks for the cool flashbacks from Z-Rock, The River, 97-Rock, Star 97, W4, Q-955, The Edge 105.1, WDMK, WJOI and more! |
Sorry if you are not listed, but Thank YOU so much.
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