WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. July 25th

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IT WAS JULY 25th … when the Canadian Marconi Company made the first trans-Atlantic two-way radio broadcast from Signal Hill, Newfoundland, to the S-S “Victoria” 1200 miles away… When 2XAG in Schenectady, NY (later known as WGY) became the first radio station in the U.S. to broadcast with a 50,000-watt transmitter…. When in pre-WWII New York City TV station W2XBS presented television’s first musical comedy. The show was Topsy and Eva …. ..and when NBC-TV’s “Midnight Special” featured songs by Neil Sedaka, Janis Ian, Jessi Colter, and Kraftwerk. Hostess for the week was Helen Reddy (pictured). ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

KIRO-TV & Other Cox Media TV Stations For Sale

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Cox Enterprises says it is exploring a sale of its 14 television stations or a merger of them into a larger group. The company says it has decided its TV group “will need to be part of a larger entity to thrive in the future.”

Canadian Media Narrative differs from America’s CBS over Toronto Shooting!!!

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Why are the Canadian Media Covering up the Facts of the Toronto Terrorist Attack, because that is exactly what it was.... we're being fed lies.... Wake up Canada!

non-profit community radio station in Prince Edward County, Ontario seeks new GM!

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99.3 County FM, a non-profit community radio station serving Prince Edward County Ontario, seeks a General Manager.

Demi Lovato Hospitalized After Possible Heroin Overdose

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In a YouTube documentary about the singer that debuted last fall called Simply Complicated, she opened up about her past drug use, which began when she was 17

KRKO in Everett, WAS truly a great small market radio station!

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KRKO is the oldest radio station in the State of Washington and has a proud history

TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. July 24th

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IT WAS JULY 24th .. when U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt (pictured) stopped in the middle of his 4th ‘Fireside Chat’ on national radio and asked for a glass of water, which he then sipped… When the melodramatic serial “Romance of Helen Trent” debuted on midwest regional radio before becoming a CBS network staple three months later, and running daily for the next 27 years!… When NBC correspondent Edwin Newman became news anchor of the TV network’s ‘Today Show’…. ..and when the independent sales of three BC radio stations.. CJAT Trail. CJAV Port Alberni, and CKAY Duncan .. were approved by the CRTC. ALL the milestones for July 24th INSIDE.