The radio’s not what it once was. Oh sure, everyone says so, but here’s the proof.

Radio station CKLW was based in Windsor, Ontario, across the river from Detroit. If you were in a car in southeastern Michigan in the ’60s or early ’70s (and let’s face it, if you were in southeastern Michigan, that was a good deal of the time) chances are you had this station on a lot.

So what was happening on the radio as 1970 was drawing to a close in those wild west days before each and every segment of the market had their very own station?

How nice to see that Mr. Relaxation himself, Perry Como could prove it wasn’t impossible to compete with Elton John, and that Dawn doesn’t yet have to name-check Tony Orlando. What a nice mix of rock, soul, pop, musak, and with newcomers Tyrannosaurus Rex entering the chart at number 30, glam.