WABX, Dave Dixon's old station, may have evolved into WWWW.

Nope. 'ABX was 99.5, W4 was 106.9 and they were both competition for the 'RIF. Later W4 went Hick and 'ABX got new WLLZ [[Whole Lotta Led Zepplin) to hold off 'RIF.

Rock radio in the 60s and 70s in Detroit set some standards and launched or accelerated many bands.



I just can't picture Harlen as a Rocker.