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On APRIL FIRST .. Victoria's first radio station CFCL went on the air for the first time, broadcasting the Easter Sunday sunrise service from the top of Mt. Tolmie. The same day the predecessor to Vancouver's CKWX went on the air in Nanaimo .. with a whopping 10 watts of power, 23 years later on April 1st, Port Alberni got its own 250 watter, CJAV AM 1240. It was April 1st when Chet Huntley (pictured) began his career with NBC News.. and when 'General Hospital' began its record-setting run (52 years so far) as a key part of the ABC-TV daytime schedule. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

KSQM’s own Bob Massey will be featured TONIGHT on King 5 Evening Magazine (Tuesday 3/31/15) at 7:30pm. At 90 years young, Bob is our nation’s most senior active radio announcer!

eMarketer.com says Facebook is reportedly in talks with “several news publishers”

Trevor Noah is raising eyebrows, and not good ones!

TuneGenie has received certification from Nielsen for its digital audio streaming measurement solution, making it the third company to incorporate the technology.

“The key is, you can’t just do what you’ve always done and hope to remain successful,” said Julie Adam. “It’s a constant evaluation.”

MARCH 31st ... was the birthdate of legendary radio entertainers Arthur Godfrey (pictured) and Henry Morgan. It was the date Quebec City FM radio station CJMF was ordered off the air by the CRTC for playing contemporary hit music in contravention of the terms of its licence. And when Madonna's appearance on "Late Show With David Letterman" caused headaches for C-B-S censors. The network deleted 13 offending words from the audio track before the show aired. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

In choosing Trevor Noah, a 31-year-old of mixed-race parentage, Comedy Central is banking that following a tried-and-true formula will keep the program that is arguably the linchpin of its schedule top of mind among its core audience of young male viewers

IT WAS MARCH 30th ... when Bette Davis starred on the premiere of the anthology series 'Academy Award' on CBS Radio... When the TV game show ' Jeopardy,' developed by Merv Griffin, began an 11 year daytime run on NBC... When the final episode of "Police Woman" starring Angie Dickenson aired on NBC-TV... and when the season-ending episode of CBS-TV's 'The Waltons' featured the return to the household of Grandma after a stroke that had left her (actress Ellen Corby, pictured) virtually speechless. ALL the milestones for March 30th INSIDE.

“Police in Westminster are investigating an allegation of threats to kill,” Metropolitan Police told CNN in a statement Sunday.