NEW: Calgary’s 90.3 AMP Doubles Down on Music
90.3 AMP in Calgary has embarked on a bold new strategy to present Calgary with a radio station that actually plays twice as many songs. The station is now branded as “Twice The Music”,
Shaw Buys Colorado Data Center Biz for $1.2 Billion
07/31/2014 by Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter,com
The "Big Brother Canada" broadcaster is looking to boost its data center and cloud computing revenues as part of a...
FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. Aug. 1st
It's the date Tempestt Bledsoe of The Cosby Show was born, along with rocksters Jerry Garcia and Tim Bachman, plus actors Arthur Hill and Henry Jones,
CKWX signed on in Vancouver from the Belmont Hotel, CKDA Victoria moved down the dial to 1280 Khz, Duncan's CKAY Radio became SUN-FM, Johnny Cash signed with Columbia Records, 'Good Times' aired its final episode on CBS-TV, and WMCA radio in New York City published its first record chart.
The Beatles' 'A Hard Days Night' was #1, the Rolling Stones played the London Palladium for the first time, and Roy Orbison recorded his future smash, 'Oh Pretty Woman.'
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Darren Brown Moves from APD/MD To PD at CRUZ
A big congrats to Darren Brown who is set to take over the PD role at CRUZ Edmonton, where he's currently APD/MD.
CRTC Approves Clear Sky Radio’s Acquisition of CKVN-FM Lethbridge, Alberta
Paul Larsen and Clear Sky Radio are on a roll... CRTC approves another application
(Programming) 40 Secrets from Successful Morning Shows
Steve Reynolds shares tips with RadioInk about successful morning radio shows
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THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. July 31st
It's the date of birth for Dallas Cowboy's' owner Mark Cuban, actors Don Murray and Dean Cain, singer Gary Lewis and sportscaster Curt Gowdy.
'Jack Armstrong the All-American Boy' debuted on the radio, Leeza Gibbons debuted on TV's Entertainment Tonight, Vancouver's AM 600 debuted a new Standards format, CBC Newsworld debuted on Canadian cablesystems, anchor Chet Huntley reitred from NBC-TV, and Alanis Morissette started a Canadian tour in Vancouver.
Signing off for the last time were Mitch Miller, singers Jim Reeves and Anne Shelton, bandleader Enoch Light, and Bill Raisch, the one-armed man on TV's The Fugitive.
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Kelsey Lehman Moves To Middays At Virgin 104.9
Congrats to Kelsey who announced the move on her Facebook page.
"Pumped to say I have a new home on 104.9 Virgin Radio! When I...
Andrew Chang Replacing Gloria Macarenko as CBC Vancouver TV News Anchor
CBC Vancouver is making changes to its local TV newscast, announcing today that Andrew Chang, who recently left the anchor desk at CBC News Montreal, will become the anchor of the supper hour broadcasts, replacing longtime staple Gloria Macarenko.
Will There Ever Be Another ‘Seinfeld’?
Even before the outgoing Fox network president, Kevin Reilly, tempted fate by calling the sitcom “the new Seinfeld,” John Mulaney's new show has come to be seen as the last hope of the traditional sitcom shot with multiple cameras in front of an audience, the test case for whether the format can still produce quality work.