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A nine -member council of government -appointed 31,000jguencies Bits 'N' Pieces members will issue permits and time -slots, and 200 channels The Big 8 could soon become the little 580. will specify program quality standards. Each HyperScan CKLW, the 50,000 watt powerhouse in Windsor, program will be council -approved before reach- 10 channel Ontario, has entertained listeners for decades. ing the air. Monitor bank Serving the metropolitan area of Detroit, Michi- Both the present and the previous govern- Back light LCD gan, CKLW is regularly heard in 22 states, and ments have promised to remove state control of Memory backup has been received worldwide. Millions of people radio and television stations, but action has been circuit remember The Big 8 as the home of top 40 rock slow. Local critics are cynical about the an- 'n' roll and outrageous scandal -filled 20/20 nouncement. They claim the leadership in New [-5 YRS. WARRANTY AVAILABLE_] newscasts in the 60s and 70s. Now the station Delhi will be reluctant to give up control of CALL FREE: 1 -800 -433 -SAVE delights nostalgia buffs with big band sounds. electronic media. It has become a powerful Pending approval of Canadian authorities, CKLW propaganda tool useful in reaching the millions -rÚ1 AM and FM will be bought by the owners of of people in India who are illiterate. FORT WORTH COMPUTERS CHUM, Toronto, for $1.75 million. CKLW would Until next month, we say "namaste" and then swap positions with CHUM -owned CKWW Merry Christmas! Fort Worth Computers on 580 kHz also in Windsor operating with only 377 Plaza, Cranbury, Tx. 76048

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