THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. Sept. 7th

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IT WAS SEPT. 7th … when pioneer Vancouver radio station CKFC first took to the air from First Congregational Church… When a young Sally Field debuted in the title role of 'The Flying Nun' on ABC-TV... When the final episode of (pictured) the original “Dick Van Dyke Show” featuring Mary Tyler Moore, as well as the last “Beverly Hillbillies” episode, aired on CBS-TV… When ESPN, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, made its debut on US cable TV as the world’s first fulltime sports TV station… .. and when CJRY-FM Edmonton signed on as Shine-FM, with 100,000 watts at 105.9 MHz. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE!

Stutman Stu Makes Ottawa Radio Return after Leukemia Battle

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The station reported that the phones hadn’t stopped ringing since news of Stu Schwartz’s return broke, and listeners were quick to take to Twitter to welcome him back.

NPR News/Talk KUOW Jumps to #1 (6-plus) in Seattle PPM’s

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Movin'92.5 drops from top spot to third, KRWM remains #2.

CFWE News of Expansion from Boyd Leader

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Our friend Boyd Leader, Director of Radio CFWE Radio Network shares some good news from the CRTC this morning

A Giant of Vancouver’s 40-50’s Radio Cal George Has Died

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In his quarter-century with CKWX Cal was one of British Columbia's best known and respected radio voices.

WFAN New York Co-Host Craig Carton Charged with Running a Ponzi Scheme

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CARTON and his business partner have been accused of running a Ponzi scheme involving at least $5.6 million in funds from investors for a concert ticket sales business.

Kamloops’ CFBX Radio Launches Volunteer Drive

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CFBX is an entirely volunteer-run and volunteer-programmed radio station and is always looking for people to help out on air and off air.