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Category: Montreal
Donnie Burns on 98 CKGM Montreal | January 3 1975
CKGM 98 Montreal – Donnie Burns – January 3 1975 Courtesy: Mike McCann On January 1, 1970, CKGM became a full-time Top 40 station. The ratings quickly climbed, with CKGM beating direct competitor, CFOX. CKGM would quickly become one of North America’s legendary Top 40 stations. CKGM would crank through the 70s as a…
The Hitman on 980 Hits CHTX Montreal | August 1990
CHTX 980 Hits Montreal – The Hitman – August 1990 98 CKGM was a legendary Top 40 station in Montreal, through the 1970s, into the 80s. It was one of the few bi-lingual stations, with jocks speaking in English & French, and the music in both languages as well. That was until the…
Montreal Radio Dial Sweep | August 1990
Montreal Radio Dial Sweep | August 1990 Back in summer 1990, I made my very first trip to Montreal. I brought along my trusty Sony Walkman recorder, so I could sample the southern Quebec radio dial, and record the radio stations there. This recording is from one of those tapes. On this aircheck…
Ralph “Birdman” Lockwood, 98 CKGM Montreal | October 4, 1978
Ralph Lockwood woke up listeners in Montreal from 1972-1981 and again 1985-1987. He was known as the Birdman, cracking jokes about everyone, whether they were on staff at CKGM or celebrities. In those days, CKGM was hands-down the most listened to station in Montreal, even with FM in the picture during the latter years of…
CHOM-FM 97.7 & CFQR 92 FM Montreal | August 1990
Radio Station: CHOM-FM / CFQR Frequency: 97.7 MHZ / 92.5 MHZ format: Rock / Adult Contomporary In 1990, I made my first ever trip to Montreal. Of course I had my trusty boombox on the back seat of the car. As I drove around “The City Of Saints,” I recorded as much radio as I…
CHOM-FM 97.7, CFQR 92, CKOI 96.9 Montreal | August 1990
Back in summer 1990, I made a trip to Monreal, Canada. While I was there, with my trusty tape recorder, I recorded a few radio stations. This is one of the tapes I recorded. The lion’s share of this tape features Montreal rocker 97.7 CHOM-FM. I also recorded a bit of Adult Contemporary formatted 92.5…
Dennis Coffey, 980 CKGM Montreal | January 16, 1972
It’s a “Beatles Weekend” on CKGM and there’s lots of Beatles music on. This is a good quality aircheck which includes some interesting promos and commercial (segments). We couldn’t find much information on Dennis Coffey, so for that, we’ll rely upon our visitors to fill in the blanks.
Around The Dial Podcast Edition – A Look at Canadian Rock Radio | #1 – February 2020
All good programming deserves a re-boot.
