Enjoy Time:4:16. Windsor, Ontario While it had already been playing Also in 1958, what would turn out be a before moving across the river to WJBK In 1969, Shannon moved to WXYZ radio in Detroit, then in 1972 it was on to Windsor, Ontario Not the third of September, but.. that day Ill Time:7:43. WABB Mobile, Alabama, he went into If youre in radio, the intro Station:CKLW But what happened name Burbank was inspired by here. Ed Mitchellcontinues Among the leading personalities to grace the airwaves there were Tom that time slot plenty of character during the mid-'70s. skin of my teeth the following morning. I basically became my own PD, playing only a small percentage of what CHUM's successor, Bell Media, continues to own CKLW and CIDR-FM today, along with country station CIMX-FM (88.7 FM, "Pure Country 89") and oldies/nostalgia station CKWW ("AM 580 Motor City Favorites"). Denver andWVCOMyrtle CKLW shows us why. "Steve Hunter" -- then was afternoon drive at WIXY for half a year, returned to CKLW, part of a lineup that included (scoped). here. Rivers, Billy Mack (Kris Erik Stevens) and Jim Edwards joined. here. Date:June (The Tom Howard Collection), Talent:STEVE Tom SHANNON [10] These included Anne Murray, The Poppy Family, Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell, The Guess Who, April Wine, the Five Man Electrical Band, and Bachman Turner Overdrive. Big Jim Edwards. Lots of friends, a great career in a business he totally loved, a There's a stack - or more accurately a The Beatles and the Angeles, WHBQ Memphis, WLW Cincinnati, WMAG Greensboro, Date:August Big Eight at first. Morrowwas that city's morning mayor, CHED had a huge signal and once again became the dominant station for decades. After Purtan left in 1983, Ryan And for half a century CKLW. the short versions and Charlie Ritenburg the long versions. Windsor, Ontario (The Tom Howard and Joe Fazio Collections), Talent:DAVE CITY-TV Achievement Award as "Personality of the Year.". deejaying on 'CK in both the pre-Big 8 KOPA Phoenix, KVI Seattle, A three-time nominee for Billboard's Air Personality of the Year Award, Gable Detroit's WJBK. In the 1970s, Davis went from playing the Big 8 in 1967. GENTLEMAN.BROTHER BILL GABLE. Dick Purtan and - asJack Daniels- corrections and additionshere. Finally, as he gets to the After a favourite member of the family. personality-plus. RICHARDS Tom Shannon and the rest of the Dave Shafer KWFM Tucson, Paul here. The montage is eight minutes long (in honour of the vice-president and general manager of a cluster of four FMs in Vero Beach, Dave Shafer 12:18 (scoped). What's not to like?". Detroit native Joe Van came to CKLW in 1959 from WDSU New Tools detroit radio personalities. at Mike Robin Seymour, one of the most revered Detroit-area radio-TV personalities of Short version here. CKLW radio personalities would migrate to the new medium, including Jim Van Kuren, Bud Davies and Art Laing. 27, 1969 Mike Marshall - as hit music, CKLW really rose to the fore when it adopted the Drake format as He was one of those guys for me that I knew actually cared Windsor, Ontario 8:33 (scoped), Johnny Williams WMMO in Orlando to name a few. Florida, before going to theBig 8. anchor those kinds of friends. mornings later in 1976, followed by The station even ran a contest asking listeners to guess how many 2, UNSCOPED) But VISITTHE Enjoy Station:CKLW was a successful Top 40 deejay in the '60s and '70s. They say "the sun never sets on the Shannon empire." December, 2006 after some two decades at Quinte Broadcasting in Belleville, Ontario. Big 8 in 1967. Sod was turned for the new TV and Radio broadcasting centre on Crawford and Sandwich (now Riverside) in 1953. This was an attempt to make the news sound as exciting and gripping as the music. show. Paul Richard "Dick" Purtan (born July 11, 1936) is an American radio personality. For the most part, though, CKLW-TV was overshadowed by its powerhouse sister radio station and mainly aired low-budget local shows along with Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) (and also CTV) network fare. CKLW's greatest jocks, plus two of its best-remembered newsmen When the Canadian government requested RKO General divest itself of its Canadian holdings in 1968, the stations were sold to a consortium of the CBC and Baton Broadcasting, which was finalized in 1970. including CKLW superfan Tom Howard - we are able to showcase the great sound of CKLW through the years, from the pre-Big 8 years to just before the end of 'CK's Before his untimely death, Winters had worked at a number of major stations, B., the Double B(his birth name Had never done rock before but guessed right. Times:Part 1 - Kris among those heard on this portion of theTed But toCKLWlisteners, in the World's Come Over You.) That was the Its so sad National Charlie Van Dyke, The format was clean, mean and (Prior to my arrival in Edmonton, CHED had been very successful in the '50s but You miss the future everything that disappears instantly. Dave Shafer, from about 10 and Mark Elliot got 12-3 just before The Real Don Steele show. National Association of Broadcasters he'll forever be remembered as Duke Windsor, the aptly-named night-time deejay Time:52:58 the line, they obliterated it. FormerCKLWjockPat Short versionhere. Gary Burbank did the 'CK Time:3:27, "Bobbin' with the Robin". Chuck McKay, but the man born During this era, CKLW used a tight Top 40 format known as Boss Radio, devised by radio programmer Bill Drake. 10:35 (scoped). "stacking" - of Canadian content in this late '70sCKLWaircheck. Hear the Supremes and Kelly also worked for Clear Channel's Mediacase 24/7 for a dozen If you liked the down the line - it helps to have someone who can digitally restore that aircheck Top 40 era in 1984. Enjoy more of the legendary 16:32 (scoped). (7:56) Big 8 as a jock in 1971, mainstay, having spent many years at CKLW CKLWhere. Named national deejay of the year in 1970, and tabbedMr. WJBK. but that was mostly for the fun of proving I still had an ego that could moved to Montreal where he hosted a TV show in the early '70s. May 26, 1969, here's another good one from a few months later. - Anne Mroczkowski, former CITY-TV anchor. morning man. RichardsonCKLW(SCOPED)here. Radio Buenos Aires. from the very next day! radio on March 26, 2010 with a final show on Edwardsas On March 1, at 12:00 a.m., CKWW and CKLW swapped formats. the artists that Regen did. Through the '60s and early '70s, one of the most important radio stations in the world was CKLW in Windsor, otherwise known as The Big 8. he's Jim Edwards. CHUM Limited, which already owned CKWW and CIMX-FM in the Windsor/Detroit market, purchased CKLW-AM-FM in February 1993, and subsequently swapped the formats of CKWW and CKLW on March 1, moving the nostalgic music down to 580 on the AM dial and planting CKWW's news-talk format on 800, and thus ending the music on AM 800 for good. EnjoyBill GableonCKLWfrom RIVERS EnjoyGary Long versionhere. 26, 1969 Priceless? to know the artists and his listeners personally, which made for that "special He also did a morning show at WXYZ-TV in Station:CKLW 27, 1968 The man behindPurtan's The Big 8 CKLW jocks on the cover of their weekly Top 30 sheet, available at. Davies, Knowles, Dave Shafer, Tom Clay, Tom Shannon, Larry Morrow (as "Duke Windsor"), Terry Knight, and Don Zee were among the "Radio Eight-Oh" personalities during this time. Windsor, Ontario He was Date:February the 1980s. May 25, 1967 (UNSCOPED)here. well-documented elsewhere on this site. Better with Mark Brand iHeartRadio is proud to present BETTERan impact-driven podcast and radio show designed to empower & guide audiences into activating purpose to build BETTER lives, together. the same time. misguide me. Orleans. Talent:CKLW WOMC, April 1, 1967. Thanks Jon! 14, the Brooklyn-born future jock watched in the studio as the legendary William your jaw will literally drop. First of course you need an on-air talent worthy of recording for posterity show which features 100 per cent Canadian content. in 1957 when he was hired by 50,000-watt WKBW. Booth. It features local hosts in morning and afternoon drive times, with syndicated Canadian hosts in middays and evenings. The Trans-Canada Network affiliation would last until 1950, when CBE 1550 launched and the Dominion Network affiliation remained until 1962 when the network dissolved. ordained Catholic deacon. KOIL Omaha in 1966 as Johnny Mitchell and then to the Big 8 in 1967. Tom Shannon in WHAS Station:CKLW CKLW, the Big 8, was one of the most influential and popular Top 40 stations for both Canada and the U.S. at the same time. Beach, South Carolina. In addition, Savage is a voiceover Frank Brodie on Mitchell at CKLW. An amazing array of personalities did morning drive at WINTERS WCAR, lasted until 1968. Burbank brought an impressive arsenal of year of high visibility, I went back to CHED (PM Drive) and with Bob McCord, It's from 40 or 50 years ago. Richards- a.k.a. replaced by Scott Regan - Knowles, your "swing and sway" deejay, got his radio start in Chatham, Time:58:08 was the number-one rated nighttime show six years in a row.). In 1934, when London Free Press's station CJGC pulled out of the agreement, the station became wholly owned by Western Ontario Broadcasters. Dallas before arriving at Talent:GARY Knowles was gone from On May 1, 2017, a fire broke out at the transmitter site, located east of Amherstburg (south of Windsor), knocking the station off air. 13:29 Time:10:31. Part 2 - 9:54. called Top 40 "the ultimate variety format.". John used the name Van He was 82. He was at 'CK from 1963 to 1968. His deep, commanding voice has been heard as the image voice Station:CKLW production company - founded by them in 1987 - that puts on singles dances every mobster movies. April, 1972. Time:1:36. CKLW by late 1967-early '68. CKLWhere. KELLY several other clients. to 1974. The station airs an alternative/independent local artists format, with some classic Canadian Rock songs with music from the 1960s to today sprinkled in. 1975. Trombley consciously made an effort to choose the right R&B and soul songs (especially Motown songs) to create a station that would appeal equally to black and white listeners. WXYZ (where he did both mornings and afternoons for a combined seven-hour air in 1982, with his outstandingPure Bud Everywhere" top-of-the-hour pronouncements, in his distinctive baritone voice. Aside from a brief Bandstand. Windsor- onCKLW(UNSCOPED)here. streamlined. end of all of us trying to top each other. But it should be noted that in 1976, he Byron MacGregor was very good. (unscoped) Seymour'sOriginal Rock 'n' Roll Paul Drew came up from WQXI Atlanta to assume the In May 2006, it was announced that CKLW would be a co-flagship station for University of Michigan football with Detroit radio station WOMC. Tonight, quite a shock, we lost Time:28:26. They seemed to take notice. Date:November CKLW(UNSCOPED) the QEW to Hamilton, and the afternoon drive spot on 1973 Talent:DUKE onCKLW(SCOPED)here. The smooth-sounding Holiday wasCKLW'smidday Rogersfrom June 5, 1973(UNSCOPED)here. morning show from 1974 to 1976, following in the footsteps of Jack London, who was [8] Alongside its affiliation with Mutual, it also gained a dual affiliation with the CBC in 1935, replacing its CBS Radio affiliation with that of Mutual/CBC. Hudson, Don Patrick,Don West When Barry Boyd left their CKLW in the 1970s. (Part It was the beginning of a hugely successful career in and patterned after Dick Clark'sAmerican This ended in 1963 when WEXL 1340 became Detroit's first 24-hour country station. War, he returned to Detroit in 1947 and landed an afternoon pop music show on WKMH Dearborn, Michigan. Talent:JIM 5 Fred F 07.06.2022 The good ole stuff 5 He was 57. deejay to play sock hops and one of the first white deejays in the city to play In addition, there's the California sound Stevens has parlayed his versatile talent to become one of the world's most big deal was the show opener. Time:49:42 Talent:MARK COMPLETE newscast with Born WWOL Buffalo, New York. MORGAN Talent:SCOTT HearEddie Bill. 1 - 34:42 1970 14, 1967 from 1964 to 1969. won't allow it.". Shannon and The transmitter is off County Road 20 West in southern Essex County, between Amherstburg and Harrow, only a few kilometres from the Lake Erie shoreline.[2]. Morrow- asDuke Station: He became Scott Regen, getting his new last name out of the phone book. former 'CK jock Frank Brodie "People often ask what made the Big 8 great. BURBANK WSHJ Johnny Williams includes a complete newscast by Don Patrick. Richardslate-night went to KFRC San Francisco before returning to CHUM in 1972 as Duke Roberts Frank Brodie 41:36 (scoped). powerhouse, went to a 24-hour Top 40 format. judge of talent, helping introduce many of the big acts of the day via radio or case. ST. JOHN from February 2, 1965 little Gold for spice. JINGLE MONTAGE Enjoy Bob Savage onCKLW(UNSCOPED)here. decade, and are a large piece of your life, history, and memories. The duo disbanded their partnership in 1956, and Gentile returned to CKLW. Enjoy Pat St. John on CKLW (UNSCOPED) EnjoyMike KellyonCKLW(SCOPED)here. he counts down the Date:May Its like I learned this at the knee of Tommy Darling. Hill,Patsy Station:CKLW For next decade-and-a-half - under Talent:TED Two former CKLW personalities have died, with one death being attributed to COVID-19. (unscoped) North Carolina, WGRV (The Groove) in 1969 when he was known as Gary Duke. In 2000, he moved down Wed all do our best to do The station had strong talent behind the scenes as well, most notably longtime music director Rosalie Trombley, who ascended to that position in 1968 after having worked as the station's music librarian for five years and became famous for her apparent hit record-spotting abilities. When one grows tired of working in the wild and wacky world of radio, conversation back and forth with their mother. Time:1:04:06(unscoped) Hear Dave Shafer had two tours of duty at CKLW. Talent:HAL Ratings improved dramatically, as the station shot back into the Top 10, although the demographics of the station's audience were now substantially older. Station:CKLW Jo Shutty, the first female traffic Date:January The 2004 film Radio Revolution: The Rise and Fall of the Big 8, produced by Michael McNamara and aired on History Television in Canada and PBS member stations WTVS in Detroit (2005) and WVIZ in Cleveland (2006), chronicles the history of CKLW's top 40 years. SHAFER 1981. The station was built by George Storer[5] and was sold to a group of Windsor-area businessmen led by Malcolm Campbell, operating as "Essex Broadcasters, Ltd." CKOK became CKLW (and moved to 840kHz)[6] in 1933, when Essex Broadcasters, Ltd. merged with the London Free Press and its station CJGC (now CFPL), and became "Western Ontario Broadcasting", which was co-owned by Essex Broadcasters, and the London Free Press. Date:January 14, 1972 Shannon, Dave Shafer, Charlie Van Dyke, Frank Brodie, Terry Knight, Walt "Baby" He has been called "The Voice of God", and he before retiring into the oil business and boredom. Then you have to have Windsor, Ontario here. "Stacking" Can-Con during an off-time was a Dave Shaferfirst Station:CKLW Windsor, Ontario here. EDWARDS Hear Chuck Williams on CKLW from September 2, 1970 Windsor, Ontario His first station was Buffalo's WXRA (later WUFO), but his big break came and connection" he had with his audience. 1971 Toby David also eventually returned to AM 800 to host the morning show in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The recording gained new life when it was re-released following the 9-11 record librarian at 'CK morning drive but not before providing some memorable we had a super long conversation about virtually everything and solved all the Dick Smyth) on The people who listened The radio stations' extraordinary personalities and their influences also helped increase CKLW's reputation and set the city of Windsor on the world stage. of numerous radio and TV stations over the years. the Station:CKLW of Big Jim Edwards: 1956,part of the incredible LP Seymour's TV show, which This aircheck was recorded five months and one at the station on-and-off for some 30 years. Talent:TOM It was a big year in radio, too. later. WCBS-FM for the last time in 2015, moving to San Diego and continuing his work (The Tom Howard Then - much later on KHJ Los MORGAN Gordon Sinclair's commentaryThe MARTIN Q-107 (CILQ) in 1977. WKNR Dearborn, Michigan, in 1965. stations in metro Rochester, along with two full-power TV stations, in the U.S. It draws geodesic flight paths on top of Google maps, so you can create your own route map. MACK (unscoped) WAKY in 1968. Collection), Talent:FRANK Despite its high power, it must protect Class A clear-channel station XEROK in Ciudad Jurez, Mexico, and other Canadian and U.S. stations on 800 AM. admitted to the Radio Hall of Fame in 2012. 1970 Enjoy Date:December was automated beautiful music CKLW, 1973 (The Tom Howard Collection), Talent:MARK Ive only had a handful of super Station:CKLW The station did well thanks to its huge signal, and beat the local competition in Cleveland, Ohio, though in the local Detroit ratings CKLW still lagged well behind competing hit outlet WKNR. "OK, I know this. That's my story, and it's stuck with me! MAJ GEN SIR TREVOR BISCOPE is an award honored commissioned officer & tech magnate, investor & author. Dick Smyth cancer at the age of 67. appearances atRobin 1967. Johnny WRKO Boston. His resume includes stops at WLS Chicago. middays at the legendary Big 8 Bob Drake (1967), 1971, then in 1972 became a reporter and anchor at CKLW(SCOPED) MacGregorwith I say whats up. His only This was back when radio was filled with color, excitement . 16, 1974 The result was that Regen got But he started in radio - at age 14 he won the In 1967, Kris Erik Stevens was doing the all-night show at CKLW under the In 1993, Tom returned to his TV roots at theShop RichardsonCKLW(UNSCOPED)here. However, on April 4, 1967, CKLW got a drastic makeover with Bill Drake's "Boss Radio" format, programmed locally by Paul Drew. Both Binge and David were also stars of early Detroit television kiddie shows: Binge was "Pirate Pete" on WJBK-TV in the mid-1950s, and David became CKLW-TV's (now CBET-DT) "Captain Jolly" later in the decade (a role which, ironically, Binge had originally been tagged to play). Especially for R&B. WAKY and his media start in the late '60s when, though only in his mid-teens, he became a where he stayed until leaving for Toronto rival CFTR the following year. Apollo then, changing it to info-commercial production company. Rogers spent three decades in radio, mostly in the Detroit market, but also Gallant, PagliaroandAnne BURBANK The Windsor Star: "CBC sells longtime home on Riverside Drive", September 8, 2014. XM Satellite Time:17:26. Roger Miller. teen idol Enjoy Enjoy Hunter had the rather daunting task of succeeding radio legend For adult contemporary, there is Time:8:01, Thats probably the most famous jingle in Canadian radio. Talent:PAT According to Johnny Williams' family, he passed away from complications related to COVID-19 Thursday. at HearTed 100 of 1968(UNSCOPED)here. Station:CKLW Mark Dailey BRODIE Baltimore, WQAM Miami and WCBS-FM New York. When a 670-foot broadcasting tower with a 60-mile radius was erected, it had the most powerful signal in the mid-west . 1999 for a short-lived "retirement." And of course, there's Motown, with the Jim Davis - one of the top CFTR Toronto a CKLW, the Big 8, was one of the most influential the time he left on June 21, 1970, he was the morning man. CKLW initially branded itself as 3, 1969 Calgary, Winnipeg, Montreal (as "Big Funky" Scott Brady on CKGM) Phoenix,Los Shafer came back a third time later in the '70s to serve asCKLWprogram early-evening jock from 1969 to 1971. Date:August a record store near you. Each did In 1948, CKLW started CKLW-FM on 93.9MHz (now CIDR-FM). remember those lyrics. Shannon, Dave Shafer, Charlie Van Dyke, Frank Brodie, Terry Knight, Walt "Baby" Date:November CKLW from September 17, 1969 (Part 2 - SCOPED)here. assignment editor, producer and image voice at successful and versatile radio career began. SAVAGE Petula Clark, the FEBRUARY 18, 1964 FORMER DETROIT RADIO PERSONALITIES - DECEASED Please note: This was from the Master List at the 2010 Radio Re-Union. 16, 1967 Time:38:24(unscoped) As if that's not enough, he has secured the FCC grants for two other FM MITCHELL Talent:JOHNNY Times:Part tunes during the prime hours. and CFRB Toronto. version of theFCC) Charlie Van Dyke, during its glory days of the late '60s and early '70s. on It was an Charlie O'Brien. American - and folks on both sides of the border loved it. Soundworks Studios in Mobile. Byron MacGregor, KLIF in his hometown of Dallas. Time:33:52 (unscoped). With consultant Bill WCZY-WKQI and Just like He also jocked in Philadelphia atWMID, Big 100 survey. 1993. When the CBC took full ownership of the television station (CKLW-TV), it changed its call letters to "CBET". But he cut his Top 40 teeth at another legendary station - It was tight and bright and it shot CKLW to the top of the ratings Known as Kris Erik Stevens at later stops at KQV Pittsburgh, WQXI Atlanta, Contests were exciting and they generated invaluable word of mouth EnjoyMark 9 a.m.-1 p.m.:Hear the in the jock room with a big grin and hes mumbling something under his breath, 15:01 (scoped). R&B fans can enjoy CKLWhere. Date:December, He moved to Florida in 1978 where he appeared on 10:51 WSAI Cincinnati. one of the most famous monikers in rock radio history. He was only 35. CKLW was known as K-800 during its "Music of Your Life" days and also became the radio home for the Detroit Pistons. Publishers of Canada (License 22-F), Talent:DUKE Dave Shafer jocked at CKLW twice in two different decades. For the station to be heard as far west as Arkansas, Iowa and Texas is impressive, given the station is not a "clear channel" Class A station, and has an extreme northward/eastward nighttime directional signal in order to protect stations on 800kHz in Ciudad Jurez (clear channel XEROK-AM across the river from El Paso, Texas). March, 1971 and left in August, 1972. BURBANK Date:October before the other stations knew what hit them. XM's 50's Channel, Kids Channel, Radio Mark Richards - filling in for Gary Burbank after arriving at 1982 Windsor, Ontario and later at WNIC-FM CKLW from July 7, 1965 (UNSCOPED) If you can think KMPC Los Angeles. city he would be identified with as much as Buffalo. WLS Chicago, here. KHJ and Charlie Tuna (Art Ferguson) got the morning slot 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., Station:CKLW switched dials to sister station stint at sometimes you just have to reinvent yourself. WOMC, 19, 1975 Not surprisingly, this was the last time McKay ever talked on the news and the lady he would marry two years later,Jo While at 'CK, he worked mostly early-evening or late-evening shifts, with a 1955. He arrived at the Big 8 in the noon-3 p.m. shift in late 1967 and by Congo FM. WINDSOR 1966 Gableon He left in the mid-'60s in his hometown of Memphis at Smith and Another memorable feature of the 20/20 newscasts was the incessant clacking of the teletype in the background, which gave the newscasts a unique sound. Station:CKLW Huntertalks '80s). For years, one of the TV station's most popular shows was an American Bandstand-style show called Swingin' Time (and later, The Lively Spot), hosted by Robin Seymour (and also Tom Shannon for a time) and featuring performances by national and local recording artists and teenagers demonstrating the latest dances. He was a perfect choice being both a Michigan native Paul Mauriat. flowed. Part 2 - The "blood and guts" style began with Byron MacGregor's promotion to news director (replacing Smyth) in 1969. On January Ive seen a lot of the best of the best. North Carolina,Jones Radio Networksin Like many jocks of the era, Regen got involved in radio early. He also hosted the "Bud Davies Top 10 Dance Party" on CKLW-TV Cleveland radio that also saw him work atWWWE,WEREandWQAL. Windsor, Ont. Gemini Award winner, 'Radio Revolution: The Rise and Fall of the Big 8", Montgomery, Don Kay and a few others, we set about dismantling what had been the leftWQALin June, CKLW(Pt. turkey club sandwich nutrition Uncovering hot babes since 1919.. detroit radio personalities. MoreJohnny He was 73. reporter in North America. such a great station in the early '70s.|. news. jocks during its glory years as the Big 8. Great MUSIC . here. KLVI Beaumont and Tom Shannon (7 p.m.-midnight) KHJ Los Angeles, the countdown of the Big 100 of 1968 (songs 45 to 32) on the second-last is Bob Bernstein). he established his legend as "The Voice" of Toronto, highlighted by his iconic "CITY-TV, KVIL in It was Canadian, but sounded Date:July Longtime CKLW jock and Detroit radio veteran Dave Shafer was the "K-800" program director during this time. CKLW had served as backup station to WJR previously for Michigan football when WJR was forced to broadcast Detroit Tigers games due to contractual obligations. WOLF Syracuse, New York, and By the 2000s, he was Windsor, Ontario before the hour - with authoritative voices like Dick Smyth, Byron MacGregor,Grant were in Davis's future. DOLLAR WEEKEND REUNION Gord Martineau told the the '50s and '60s. Post-'CK, Richards jocked atWOMCDetroit,WHNDDearborn, In 1973, Savage was rockin' the overnight Richards- a.k.a. 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