THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. Sept. 3rd
IT WAS SEPT. 3rd .. when CHAB-TV Moose Jaw and CHRE-TV Regina switched to CBK call letters as Moffatt completed their forced sale to the CBC...
When 'The Lawrence Welk Show' aired for the last time on ABC-TV, enroute to becomng a syndicated property...
When enormous ratings were racked up for the finale of the "Mary Tyler Moore Show" on CBS-TV.,,
..and when Jerry Lewis smashed all previous records for TV charity fund-raising, as $32,074,566 was pledged on the Labor Day Telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
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Dean Jones, Star of Classic Disney Family Flicks, dead at 84
Jones died Tuesday of complications from Parkinson’s disease in Los Angeles.
Seanna Collins talks with Jackie Rae about CFCW’s new frequency
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATqtrsTMlFE&feature=youtu.be
Global Edmonton's Seanna Collins & her crew visited Alberta's legendary radio station CFCW to talk about the stations new frequency at 840 on the...
WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. Sept. 2nd
IT WAS SEPT. 2nd ... when the radio show "15 Minutes with Bing Crosby" debuted on CBS. For the first six months it ran six nights a week....
When "The CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite" expanded from 15 to 30 minutes, becoming US television's first half-hour nightly newscast...
When the CJOR call letters and its News/Talk format disappeared from 600 on Vancouver's AM dial, as Classic Rock CHRX was born in its place...
..and when Hootie & The Blowfish made their national T.V. debut on NBC's Late Night With David Letterman.
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Seattle PPM’s: KZOK Alone #1, Movin’ 92.5 Drops to 2nd
KJR-FM continues fast climb to tie with KISW for 3rd.
Fighting Facebook with KUBE — Parksville man takes on the...
Finally, this looks like a social network which offers much more than facebook, Only You Get to keep YOUR Privacy...
Sophie Lui Joins Gailus on Global’s News Hour
“This change will give us more flexibility to have our best-known, most experienced anchors on scene at major events and take the strength of the News Hour across multiple platforms by providing content for BC 1 and online,” says Jill Krop, News Director and Station Manager, Global BC.
Former party leader joins Newstalk 770
It was announced on the CHQR 770 website, the Calgary NewsTalk radio station has now hired Danielle Smith former leader of the Wildrose Party of Alberta. Smith had been on trial for a few weeks this summer, no doubt testing the waters.
CRTC Grants CFWE Power Increase 100,000 watts
Congratulations to Boyd Leader and the team at CFWE, they received some great news this morning, their application to increase power to 100,000 watts erp was approved by the CRTC.
A Big Ego Is Crucial For Success by Paul Kaye
How many times have you heard someone say “his ego is too big for the room” when someone loudly talks only about themselves?
