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The letter says a host on the station promoted a Vancouver marijuana dispensary during a segment last month. The CKNW host at the centre of the letter from Health Canada is Justin Wilcomes.

IT WAS JUNE 2nd ... when TV broadcasting started in Canada as Radio Canada's Channel 2 in Montreal began airing a test pattern... When the coronation of 27-year-old Queen Elizabeth II was broadcast around the world... When Barbara Walters interviewed the legendary Katharine Hepburn on TV and asked what kind of tree she would be... ..and when the final episode of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" aired in syndication. ALL the milestones for June 2nd INSIDE.

Meanwhile, just under half of TV newsrooms reported budget increases this year, while most radio news budgets stayed flat.

IT WAS JUNE 1st .. when the first seeds of the CBC were sown as Canadian National Railways formed the CNR Radio Department under W.D. Robb.. When the soon-to-become-legendary Lux Radio Theater moved from New York City to Hollywood... When "The Mask of Medusa," on ABC-TV's Twilight Theater, featured the network-TV acting debut of New Westminster's Raymond Burr (pictured), soon-to-be TV's 'Perry Mason'... When CNN first began broadcasting via US cable systems ... ..and when the CBS/CBC Sunday night TV showcase which drew families together for 22 years, the Ed Sullivan Show aired for its final time. ALL the milestones for June 1st HERE.

NBC News chairman Andy Lack has reportedly asked employees to “think creatively” in terms of a slot for Williams.

Bob Schieffer called it a career Sunday as he hosted his last edition of “Face the Nation,” saying “I’m going to miss being in the middle of things,”

CBC Radio 990 has bumped CJOB from the top spot in the spring radio ratings book, breaking a decades-long reign for the Corus-owned talk radio station.

IT WAS MAY 31st ... when the first Canadian TV signal on the prairies took to the air as CBWT Winnipeg signed on... When the weekly Odessa Texas TV show featuring Roy Orbison and the Teen Kings boasted Elvis Presley as their singing guest... When Bobby Darin appeared on CBS-TV's Ed Sullivan Show singing his two top pop singles "Mack the Knife" and "Dream Lover." And Canada's Wayne & Schuster did a takeoff on TV crime shows... ..and when Mel Cooper (pictured) received approval to acquire 71% of Victoria's CFAX 1070 from Clare Copeland. Cooper kept CFAX at the top of the Victoria ratings for the next 30 years, before selling to CHUM in 2004. ALL the milestones for May 31st INSIDE.

My Millennial friends don’t understand what I mean when I say that “Radio was my first love.” This video tribute may help them understand. - Beau Weaver