Reflecting the state of the economy in Detroit, WDTW went silent on January 1st. Less than two weeks later, the towers come down:
Thanks, Chris R for the video link.
The license has been donated by Clear Channel to MMTC (Minority Media and Telecommunications Council), but not the land or towers. It remains to be seen whether the station will return to the air, however, given the costs involved and the economic conditions in Detroit, that is unlikely.
The station signed on in 1946, moving to 1310 KHz with full time operation in 1948. Back in the day, it was a flame throwing top 40 station and is purported to be the source of the “Paul is dead” rumors that surrounded the Beatles in the late 60′s. Much more history at Keener13.com.
Take pictures of your favorite AM stations now because tomorrow, they and all their history may be gone.
These SOB’s didn’t waste any time, makes me sick. If it was a real donation they would have included the tower site, Frequency is pretty useless without it. Reminds
me of the Bing Crosby movie “Going my Way” I watched at Christmas where a parishoner donated a basket of puppies to the church and by the way she wants the basket back.
Paraphrasing Fr.Fitzgibbon remarks thats real charity dumping something you really have to get rid of on someone else. NO REAL CHARITIBLE EFFORT ON CLEAR CHANNELS PART.
Very sad to see this! Stations like this were the crown jewels of broadcast back in the day. I’m sure the land the towers were on has been sold to some developer.
Probably worried about the insurance on the tower site. Some idiot climbs & falls off the tower, then sues the owner because the fence wasn’t high enough to keep the idiots out.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
~1st amendment to the United States Constitution
Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.
~Benjamin Franklin
The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. To be your own man is hard business. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.
~Rudyard Kipling
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes the freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers
~Universal Declaration Of Human Rights, Article 19
...radio was discovered, and not invented, and that these frequencies and principles were always in existence long before man was aware of them. Therefore, no one owns them. They are there as free as sunlight, which is a higher frequency form of the same energy.
~Alan Weiner
These SOB’s didn’t waste any time, makes me sick. If it was a real donation they would have included the tower site, Frequency is pretty useless without it. Reminds
me of the Bing Crosby movie “Going my Way” I watched at Christmas where a parishoner donated a basket of puppies to the church and by the way she wants the basket back.
Paraphrasing Fr.Fitzgibbon remarks thats real charity dumping something you really have to get rid of on someone else. NO REAL CHARITIBLE EFFORT ON CLEAR CHANNELS PART.
Very sad to see this! Stations like this were the crown jewels of broadcast back in the day. I’m sure the land the towers were on has been sold to some developer.
Probably worried about the insurance on the tower site. Some idiot climbs & falls off the tower, then sues the owner because the fence wasn’t high enough to keep the idiots out.
It´s a act of killing MW ans SW Radio worldwide.
It seems to be a concerted effort