Puget Sound Radio

IT WAS MARCH 22nd when NBC Radio's "Voice of Firestone", a 30-minute showcase of semi-classical music, became the first commercial radio program to be carried simultaneously on both AM and FM stations... When Vancouver's CFMI 101.1 FM signed on with an automated rock/country hybrid format ... When Barry Manilow made his first television appearance, performing "Mandy" and "It's A Miracle" on ABC's "American Bandstand"... and when two disparate music acts Bob Dylan and Liberace played NBC-TV's Late Night with David Letterman. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

CNN estimates that at its peak, each edition of his network program, “Larry King Live,” reached 1 billion people in 212 countries. By comparison, Ora TV’s “Larry King Now” attracts just 8 million viewers each month.

"All broadcasting channels are going to be under pressure. Some will disappear and some won't and that will really be determined by consumer choice," said Michael Hennessy, noting that's not entirely a bad thing.

Born with cerebral palsy, Cam Tait is one heck of a guy (Marty Forbes) Come Inside and read about an inspiration, just goes to show, one can do anything when they set their mind to it....

But the CRTC decision involves far more than just pick-and-pay. It notes that Bell, Rogers, and Shaw/Corus control nearly 80 per cent of English language “Category A” services (specialty services that must be carried by broadcast distributors) and that two-thirds of the French language services are owned by Quebecor, Bell, and Shaw/Corus.

He even took a pay cut to be able to work at a station more dedicated to pop music. Come Inside and partake in this excellent read about Fred Latremouille...

Journalist Charlotte Helston is fed up with communication pertaining to government press releases, or lack there of More Inside...