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IT WAS JUNE 17th ..when NBC's WNBT-TV, channel 4 in New York City, was granted the first construction permit to operate a commercial TV station in the United States... When 'Suspense.' radio's outstanding theatre of thrills, began its 20-year run on CBS... When Seattle's KOL-FM 94.1 switched from automated background music to "Progressive Rock"... ..and when "The Discovery Channel" first appeared on U.S. cable systems. First program was "Iceberg Alley." ALL the milestones for June 17th INSIDE.

Question from the Q's afternoon disc jockey Ryan Awram: should a Q! weather forcast include mention of chemtrails? I’m asking for a listener who feels it’s misleading to simply mention “sun & clouds” while not indicating “sun & chemtrails”. Thank you for your feedback. ~Ryan Chemtrail over Beacon Hill Park in 2010 (Photo by Michael Easton)

"We are industry-owned, industry governed. There's agency and advertiser people who sit on the board and were there for this discussion and voted on this. So it's the industry deciding for itself what it wants to do with the measurement system."

IT WAS JUNE 16th .. when the first network TV news aired in the US on Dumont's "News from Washington"... When the sitcom 'My Little Margie' debuted on CBS-TV... When "The Dean Martin Summer Show" featuring the comedy team of Rowan & Martin, debuted on NBC-TV... ..and when the CRTC authorized the XM & Sirius satellite subscription-based radio/music services for Canadian consumers. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Kudos to BC Media’s coverage and persistence over the scandal surrounding the firings of eight Health Ministry staff and contractors ... one of whom committed suicide after his professional life was destroyed ...for no justifiable reason. And that was just the beginning of the story ... that MUST be exposed in its entirety - Harvey Oberfeld

One of my all time favourite Seattle radio personalities, and NewsGuy Dick Curtis joined up with Pat O'Day in the 60's to form Concerts West, a giant in the entertainment industry

IT WAS JUNE 15th .. when the first-ever radio broadcast of live music took place from Chelmsford, England, featuring Australian soprano Dame Nellie Melba... When the rural TV comedy "Hee Haw" with Roy Clark and Buck Owens premiered on CBS as a summer replacement for the Smothers Bros... When Rev. David Mainse broadcast the first "100 Huntley Street" program out of its studios at the said address in downtown Toronto... ..and when 83-year-old Bob Barker's final appearance as emcee of CBS TV's"The Price Is Right" aired. He had hosted the game show for 35 years! ALL the milestones for June 15th INSIDE.

The disturbing trend involves hecklers running up and yelling, “F–k her right in the pu–y” into microphones as reporters stand in front of the camera.