KIRO 7 Launching 7 pm Newscast Monday

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KIRO 7 at Seven, which will be anchored by Steve Raible, Monique Ming Laven, Jesse Jones and Morgan Palmer, will replace The Insider, which is ending its 13-year syndicated run.

Vancouver Radio PPM’s .. May 29 – Aug. 27 2017 (Numeris)

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CBU (Radio One) continues its stranglehold on #1 in the Lower Mainland. QM/FM lost more than a point to fall out of 2nd place. CFBT Virgin had a very good 12+ book to land in 5th place.

Edmonton Radio PPMs.. May 29 – Aug 27, 2017 (Numeris)

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NOW is once again back in the lead, with CHED following in second place. The Bear has made significant strides moving into fourth place...

Calgary Radio PPM’s .. May 29 – Aug. 27, 2017 (Numeris)

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Country 105 took a nice jump to #1 (12 plus), while CBR (Radio One) dropped to third. C-JAY 92 was another big winner, moving up from tenth to #5.

SATURDAY in Broadcast History .. Sept. 9th

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IT WAS SEPT. 9th .. when the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) was formed as a broadcasting service of the Radio Corporation of America, with partners General Electric & Westinghouse. 26 stations made up the US’s first national radio network … When the 1st broadcast of the long-running TV soap “Love of Life” aired on CBS… When the first TV series to use an artificial laugh track debuted on NBC ... When 54 million viewers (82.6 percent of the U.S. television audience) turned their TV dials to the ‘Ed Sullivan Show’ on CBS to see 21-year-old Elvis “The Pelvis” Presley … .. and when NBC-TV’s “Huntley-Brinkley Report” (pictured), their evening newscast, expanded from 15 to 30 minutes, as had the CBS News (with Walter Cronkite) a week earlier. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE!

Troy Gentry of Montgomery Gentry Dies in Helicopter Crash

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Montgomery Gentry is one of country music’s most beloved duos. The Grand Ole Opry members are best-known for songs such as “Something to Be Proud Of,” “My Town,” and “Back When I Knew It All.”

Country Music’s Gentle Giant, Don Williams Dead at 78

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Don Williams, the Country Music Hall of Fame member behind hits such as "Tulsa Time" and "It Must Be Love," whose 6-foot-1 height and warm voice earned him the nickname "Gentle Giant," died Friday.