1970s: How CKLW Radio Dominated American Music – From Canada
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2020
Abstract
The radio and music industries have a symbiotic relationship: record label teams convince station managers to play certain songs that attract an audience to sell to advertisers while increasing music sales. This article shows how one Canadian station used geography and a disruptive format to have an outsized influence on the American music business in the 1970s. CKLW also provided a conduit to the U.S. market for Canadian musicians it was required to play. But an effort to continue that success as an FM station was stymied by Canadian regulators.
Original Publication Citation
Kevin J.N. Curran (2020) 1970s: How CKLW Radio Dominated American Music – From Canada, Journal of Radio & Audio Media, 27:2, 334-350
Digital Commons @ LMU & LLS Citation
Curran, Kevin, "1970s: How CKLW Radio Dominated American Music – From Canada" (2020). Journalism Faculty Works. 9.
https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/jour_fac/9
