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Victoria's former CJVI (AM900) changed from playing Top 40 music to the 'Jack FM' format, 'playing what we want' on 103.1 MHz. Lionel Barrymore was conscripted to host CBS's 'Lux Radio Theatre' after star host/producer C.B. DeMille refused to join the performer's union. The 'Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour' premiered on CBS-TV. And the 'Crook & Chase' talk show debuted on cable TV's Nashville Network. ALL the milestones for Jan. 29th INSIDE.

Owners of local stations have long argued the economic model for this service is badly broken. Advertising dollars alone, they say, are no longer sufficient to keep these stations profitable. The answer, they argue, is to allow owners of local channels to charge carriage fees to distributors.

reporter Alex Stone stopped for a chat with two ATF officers as they and their bomb-sniffing dogs patrolled the streets Come Inside and Read More...

“Pseudonymous commenters seemingly have limitless time to post inanities, vitriol, sexually explicit, mindless, vulgar and hurtful notes about people and things of which they have only cursory knowledge,” the station wrote on its website.

From Nait to Corus Edmonton, and now over to Rogers... Come Inside and Read about Taylor's new gig...

The Whatcom County council announced that it was upholding a decision by the county hearing examiner to reject an application to build several radio transmission towers in Point Roberts, near the Tsawwassen border.

Garry Moore (pictured) was the MC as 'Beat the Band' debuted on NBC Radio. The very first Emmy Awards were handed out in Los Angeles. The zany 'Goon Show' ended its 9-year run on BBC Radio. And 'Fantasy Island' began its 6-year-long Saturday night run on ABC-TV. All the milestones for Jan. 28th INSIDE.

Corus Entertainment today confirmed that the new reality series Hockey Wives will premiere March 18 on W. Some cast members had been announced previously, but now the full cast has been revealed. Come INSIDE for the details.

In a month where the terror attack at the office of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo dominated cable news for weeks, CNN saw the most gains.

“We created the Sound Awards to connect with and to encourage marketers, creatives, and brands to join forces and showcase the power of sound,” said Brandon Berman, Westwood One SVP/Sports Sales & Marketing. Come Inside and Read/Listen to More...