THURSDAY in Broadcast News .. April 26th

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IT WAS APRIL 26th … when the Ozarks comedy ‘Lum & Abner’ was broadcast for the first time on Arkansas radio station KTHS… When the daytime drama ‘Lorenzo Jones’ debuted on NBC radio… When ‘The Prince and the Pauper’ appeared in prime time on NBC-TV, starring former Beatle Ringo Starr… When John Wayne, Bob Hope, and Tom Jones were guests of Raquel Welch on her NBC-TV special ... .. and when the 200th episode of ‘The Simpsons’ aired on FOX-TV. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Music Modernization Act Unanimously passes US House

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In what is being hailed as a historic day for music creators, theMusic Modernization Act paves the way for improved royalty payments to songwriters, artists and creatives in the digital era.

CKPM FM (The Point) is off the air…

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Power surge has damaged some equipment. We are off the air

WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. April 25th

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IT WAS APRIL 25th .. when the future iconic broadcast news pioneer Edward. R. Murrow (pictured) was born in North Carolina… When the New York experimental TV station that preceded WCBS aired the first circus on television…. When Vancouver’s CKST AM 1040 dropped its adult contemporary music format and began airing commercial free Classic Rock, enroute to adopting an all-sports format two weeks later… and when the TV-movie “Dukes Of Hazzard: Reunion!” aired on CBS, 12 years after the series left the air. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Corus Radio Turfs Ottawa Music Host on Eve of 30 Year Anniversary

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Wendy Daniels, host of Boom 99.7’s midday show, was let go on Monday, with the station announcing the news on its Facebook page.

Lauryn Schaffner joins Matt on the ‘Sound Off’ Podcast

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Lauryn Schaffner (Pictured) is a writer, blogger, YouTuber, and overall lover of Rock music. On this week's show we ask how her passion for rock music took her down this path, and find out what role radio played in getting her there

CBS All Access Launches in Canada

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Canadian audiences will now be able to access 20 primetime shows including Star Trek: Discovery, NCIS, Bull, Seal Team, MacGyver and Instinct, with new episodes available seven days after they are broadcast.