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OF THE WEEK...

(Contributors in brackets)

March 1
Fred Latremouille
CFUN, March 6/91
(Don Shuttleworth)

February 22
Pete N' Geets
CFNY, Feb. 28/84
(Bill Dulmage)

February 15
Duff Roman, CHUM
Feb. 28/84
(Duff Roman)

February 8
Joey Reynolds
WKBW, Feb. 21/84
(Bill Dulmage)

February 1
Cousin Brucie
WABC, Feb. 2/74
(Doug Thompson)

January 25
Joe Duchesne w/Dick Williams
CJBK, Dec. 2/77
(Charlie Ritenburg)

January 18
Dex Card
WLS, Jan. 28/65
(Don Shuttleworth)

January 11
Charlie Greer
WABC, Jan. 14/67
(Doug Thompson)

January 4
Rick Shaw
WXLO, Dec. 31/73
(Joe Fazio)

December 28
Harv Moore
WHTT-FM, July 3/98
(Bill Dulmage)

December 21
Ron Lundy
WABC, Dec. 25/75
(Don Shuttleworth)

December 14
Rich Brother Robbin
KCBQ, Dec./73
(Joe Fazio)

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AIRCHECK OF THE WEEK
Edition #1388 - March 8, 2026

DAVE SHAFER
CKLW Windsor, ON
February 1965 (UNSCOPED)

(Contributor: Charlie O'Brien)

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Before it was the Big Eight, CKLW was Radio 8-0.

CKLW became a hit music station in 1963, four years before the Drake format arrived at the Windsor-Detroit outlet. Ratings for Radio 8-0 were lukewarm, but part of that stemmed from the strong competition from Detroit rivals WXYZ and WKNR. Here's a rare listen to CKLW, pre-Drake,

Enjoy Dave Shafer on CKLW from February 1965 (UNSCOPED) ... in the Aircheck of the Week.

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