Rock Radio Scrapbook
AIRCHECK OF THE WEEK
For week of
April 17, 2011
Weekly issue #626
Talent:
RAY DEE
Station: CKPR Thunder Bay. Ont.
Date: April 1, 1981
Time: 20:48 (Pt. #1)
Many radio stations forget about their history. But not CKPR - they celebrated their 50th anniversary not once but twice within a two-month period.
The history of CKPR can be traced back to 1920, when 14-year-old Ernie Swan got his first operators license and started amateur station 3HU. In 1926, 3HU became CKPR, operating out of the King Hotel in Midland, Ont., and owned by a group of local businessmen. Patterson Steamships bought CKPR and moved it to Port Arthur (now Thunder Bay) and began broadcasting out of the northwestern Ontario city on February 3, 1931.
CKPR celebrated its 50th anniversary on-air February 2-3, 1981 then did it again in April with what was billed as a 50th anniversary "encore." Highlighting the festivities was this show hosted by Ray Dee, who played many '50s and '60s songs from his personal collection.
Enjoy Ray Dee on CKPR here.
(The Don Shuttleworth Collection)
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