CKNW Absorption by Global Results in Ever-Shrinking Newsroom
This is a predictable outcome of the Shaw family–controlled Corus Entertainment taking over Shaw's TV brands, including Global, in 2016.
Don Imus Says Goodbye
"There's been nobody better on the radio than me... nobody ever did this, nobody. But it wasn't me who did this... you know who I'm gonna miss? I'm gonna miss you (the listeners)."
Radioman Mark Burley joins Matt Cundill on this weeks ‘Sound Off’ Podcast
We are off to the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia and catching up with Mark Burley (Pictured). (SUN-FM, AM 1150 & 101.5 EZ Rock)
THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. March 29th
IT WAS MARCH 29th when Jack Benny appeared on radio for the first time, on newspaper columnist Ed Sullivan’s interview show in New York City…
When the melodramatic radio serial ‘Our Gal Sunday’ debuted at 12:45 ET on CBS Radio, where it would remain for the next 22 years!…
When the great frequency switch of 1941 sent Vancouver’s CKWX 950 to AM 980, CFCT 1450 Victoria became CJVI 1480, and Vancouver’s CBR 1100 moved to AM 1130….
When the CBC first announced it would be removing all commercials from its radio stations…
and when Jack Paar (pictured) left his wildly-popular NBC-TV ‘Tonight Show’ after five years.
ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.
‘Roseanne’ Revival Delivers HUGE Ratings
ABC's returning comedy averaged a whopping 18.1 million and an unbelievable 5.1 rating in the key demo.
DISGRACEFUL MEDIA by Sparky Taft
Seattle Broadcasting Sales Icon Sparky Taft talks about the industry today...
Rent Not Paid for 8 Years, McBride’s Tofino Radio is Silent
A sister station in Ucluelet at 99.5 KHz, also licensed to McBride Communications, is unaffected, since it operates independently.