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It's the date whenVictoria's 2nd TV station, 'The New VI' signed on; when Bob Hope made his radio debut, when Gordon MacRae hosted and sang on radio's very first 'Railroad Hour'; and when two Eastern radio stations aired game one of the first complete World Series to be broadcast. Bryant Gumbel began his run as co-host of NBC-TV's Today Show; Barbara Walters became the first woman to co-anchor a network newscast (ABC); CBS premiered the TV shows December Bride, Playhouse 90 and Leave It To Beaver. CBC Vancouver broadcast its first live hockey game, and CBC News aired the first show in the 'This Hour Has Seven Days' series. Louis Armstrong and Pat Boone were headliners on CBS-TV's Ed Sullivan Show; and Blondie starring Penny Singleton made the move from comic strips and radio to the TV screen. ALL the milestones for Oct. 4th can be found INSIDE.

It was Pat O'Day of KJR Channel 95 Seattle who hired a young Kevin O'Brien in 1975 as their latest energetic talent... Kevin, who's last name is Metheny went on to bigger things in his career. Unfortunately, as the latest PD in his new position, he never had the time to do what he wanted to with KGO San Francisco... Come Inside and Read More...

The TSN GO service allows subscribers to watch TSN programming from all five channels both live and on-demand.

An analysis of downloading traffic during evenings in Canada found that 30 to 40 per cent of the data consumed was usually linked to Netflix streams, which was higher than any other Internet activity.

HUBBARD Top 40/M KQMV (MOVIN) has placed a virtual stranglehold on the market. The station was #1 for the third month in a row (6.2-6.3) and held a commanding lead over its nearest challengers.

Oct. 3rd gave birth to musicians Stevie Ray Vaughan, Tommy Lee, Chubby Checker, Eddie Cochrane and Gwen Stefani. Some legendary family TV fare first aired this date, including the Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, The Real McCoys and the Mickey Mouse Club (ABC); Father Knows Best, The Andy Griffith Show, Captain Kangaroo and The Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS). Desperate Housewives and According to Jim also premiered (ABC), as did Quincy ME (NBC). Among the legendary broadcasters and entertainers who died Oct. 3rd were Charles Collingwood, Woody Guthrie, Del Wood, Janet Leigh, Ronnie Barker and Zachary Scott. Details and ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

In the past two years, our television habits have changed completely. We watch Netflix, drama series on DVD and Rogers On Demand, plus video streamed from YouTube Come Inside and Read More...

".....While Spotify has joined a number of competitors in Canada, among them CBCMusic.ca, Deezer, Google Play Music, Rara, Rdio, Slacker and Songza, the largest of all competitors for music is ......" Come INSIDE and learn the answer!

Teresa Giudice tried to encourage the judge not to be influenced by her portrayal on the Bravo reality show. She says the Real Housewives show is “little more than a carefully crafted fiction, engineered by Bravo TV through scripted lines and clever editing,” according to TMZ, and that she is much nicer than she appears on-screen.

The month will be dedicated to celebrating Russell Peters who has won international acclaim as Canada's number one comedy export. The limited engagement channel will feature exclusive interviews from the SiriusXM archives, as well as never-before-heard interviews from this year with Canada Laughs host Ben Miner. His famed 'Notorious' material will be heard throughout the month and more.