This official Record Review survey was tabulated overall by each record’s popularity and its appeal, sales, listener requests and record airplays based on the judgement of WJBK Radio 1500 (1964)
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Above WJBK music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.
The WJBK FORMULA 40 hits was compiled, tabulated and produced by Radio 1500’s Bob Martin and Rosemary McGann.
This survey was tabulated overall by each record’s popularity and its appeal, sales, listener requests and record airplays based on the judgement of WJBK Radio.
Previewed for the week of December 16, 1957
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Above WJBK music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.
As was published in the September 6, 1966 issue of LOOK magazine. The featured WJBK ad was digitally re-imaged and restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks.
WJBK Drops, WKNR Tops, WXYZ and CKLW Remain in Motor City Top 40 Race
WJBK RADIO 1500 RECORD REVIEW February 28, 1964
DETROIT — The Motor City will soon lose its distinction of being the only city in the U. S. with four full-time contemporary music formatted radio stations.
WJBK, the Storer-owned station,willdropitsrock-pop music format onAug.16in favor of an all-album, conservative music format.
The post-TV situation saw a battle for the pop market between WXYZ, the ABC-owned outlet, WKMH with Robin Seymourleadingtheway,and WJBK.
Six or seven years ago, the 50,000-watt CKLW, just across the river in Windsor, began to feature a younger deejay line-up and more of the current pop singles. The RKO General station with itsbig wattage has been effectively carving an important niche for itself in the Detroit market as well as in secondarymarketsinOhio, Michigan and Indiana.
The next significantly important change in the contemporary station line-up was the switch of WKMH to a standard, no rock policy, leavingthefieldto WXYZ and WJBK, with CKLW contributing its share to the hot pop scene, but not to the same degree.
ENTERWKNR
WKNR MUSIC GUIDE February 13, 1964
The most exciting change in the status quo took place in November of lastyear when WKMH pulled a complete 360– degree switch in music format and call letters. With its new call letters, WKNR, came a 30 plus 1contemporary music format, promotions galore, razzle dazzle and several new swingin’ air men.
The impact ofWKNR greatly altered the market picture, rating-wiseandpopmusic-wise. The tight play-list formula and concentrated on and off-the-air promotion drovethestation’s ratings from obscurity up to a position of prominence.
Although many factors must be taken into consideration in reasoning why a station decides to change its format, many programmerslabelanyformat changes as a certain sign of defeat. Industry observers opinion that the mitigating factor in the forthcoming WJBK change was brought on primarily by the impact ofWKNR on the market, alongwiththesolidifying of WXYZ’s influence on its pop musicaudienceandcoupled withincreasedcompetition in the same area from CKLW.
Other important factors to be taken into consideration is the affinity of the Storer Broadcasting Company for conservative and subduedmusicformats. WJBK will, along with WGBS, Miami; WHN, New York City; WJW, ClevelandandKGBS, LosAngeles, beprogrammed musically fromStorerheadquarter’s music department in Miami. At present Storer’s 50,000–watt station in Philadelphia is thecompany’sforemostand highly successful exponent of contemporary music. Top-rated Storer station. WSPD in Toledo, also features a pop music, news and personality format.
CURRENT RESEARCH
WJBK ispresently inthe survey of the listeners in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties tokeep intouchwith their tastes, desires and preferences in radio. “Although we have only completed approximately half of the current survey we are learning that a majority of the people polled are desirous of the type of format we will be launching in August,” said John Grubbs, WJBK program manager.
WJBK P.D. John Grubbs (1964)
According to Billboard’s May 16 Radio Response Rating for Detroit, WQTE and WWJ reported conservative music formats. WCAR and WJR features music of the standard variety, culled primarily from albums. “WJBK’s‘Soundof(Just Beautiful) Music’ and ‘Total Information News’ format is being designedtoincorporateall membersofthestaff,”said Grubbs. “Our air personalities are all top pros and are capable of handling any format.”
WJBK staffers include Marc Avery, Clark Reid, Bob Lee, Robin Walker, Bob Edgington, and Bob Layne. Grubbs scotched rumors circulating inthe trade in recent weeks that he isbeing transferred to WIBG in Philadelphia as program manager replacing William Wheatley. “The rumors circulating to theeffectthatIambeing moved to WIBG or any other station are not in any way based on fact,” emphasized Grubbs. END
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Information, credit and news source: Billboard, August 1, 1964
This official Record Review survey was tabulated overall by each record’s popularity and its appeal, sales, listener requests and record airplays based on the judgement of WJBK Radio 1500 (1963).
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A sincere, thank you, Mrs. Patti Griggs. This featured presentation would have not been possible without your generosity, dedication, and your continuous support.
Above WJBK music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.
MCRFB Note: Special THANKS to our friend, John Bartony (a.k.a. Jukebox John) St. Clair Shores, Michigan, for providing the above Detroit Free Press WJBK 1500 ad (June 24, 1957) for this site, featured today.
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A special thank you to to our friend, John Bartoney (a.k.a. Jukebox John) of St. Claire Shores, MI., for providing the featured ad, published in the Detroit Free Press, November 1967.
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The WJBK FORMULA 40 hits was compiled, tabulated and produced by Radio 1500’s Bob Martin and Rosemary McGann.
This survey was tabulated overall by each record’s popularity and its appeal, sales, listener requests and record airplays based on the judgement of WJBK Radio.
Previewed for the week of May 13, 1957
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A SPECIAL THANK YOU
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A sincere, thank you, Mrs. Patti Griggs. This featured presentation would have not been possible without your generosity, dedication, and your continuous support.
Above WJBK music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.
This official Record Review survey was tabulated overall by each record’s popularity and its appeal, sales, listener requests and record airplays based on the judgement of WJBK Radio 1500 (1963).
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A SPECIAL THANK YOU
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A sincere, thank you, Mrs. Patti Griggs. This featured presentation would have not been possible without your generosity, dedication, and your continuous support.
Above WJBK music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.
This official Record Review survey was tabulated overall by each record’s popularity and its appeal, sales, listener requests and record airplays based on the judgement of WJBK Radio 1500 (1963).
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A SPECIAL THANK YOU
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A sincere, thank you, Mrs. Patti Griggs. This featured presentation would have not been possible without your generosity, dedication, and your continuous support.
Above WJBK music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.
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