US Senate Votes to Reinstate FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules

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The FCC’s Republican majority claims that the rules were choking off investment and imposed service regulation on broadband akin to that placed on phone companies in the 1930s.

After 73 Years, the CKNW Orphans’ Fund Changes its Name

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The CKNW Orphans' Fund has been retitled the CKNW Kids' Fund.

Bill O’Reilly in Talks to Return to Cable News

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He's in talks to head back to cable news in his old 8 p.m. slot, but at Newsmax TV, sources exclusively tell Page Six.

Radio’s Future Threatened by Streaming Services, says BBC Boss

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BBC radio is under threat from streaming giants and must reinvent itself to survive, the corporation's most senior music executive Bob Shennan has said.

Newcap Radio Expected to Stay Headquartered in Halifax After Sale

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Newcap CEO Rob Steele said he believes the plan is to keep the company radio operations in Halifax, because of the low operating costs here and because the business seems to be running well the way it is currently configured.

WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. May 16th

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IT WAS MAY 16th … when the first radio broadcast of the Kentucky Derby was heard via Louisville’s WHAS … When the popular radio thriller ‘The Whistler’ debuted on Columbia’s West Coast network, sponsored by Signal Oil … When ‘Cross Canada Check Up,’ the national open line show, debuted on CBC Radio. It has continued for 53 years so far… When ABC aired what turned out to be the final TV special from The Carpenters ... When the popular series ‘In the Heat of the Night,’ ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ and ‘Baywatch Nights’ ended their first runs on national TV. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Seattle’s KUOW (NPR) Tops the 6+ PPM Chart for April

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Movin' 92.5 Drops to Fourth place behind #1 KUOW, #2 KISW and #3 KZOK.