Media Guild Raps CBC Cuts : ‘Abandoning Commitment to Local News’

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"This plan will hack at the roots, especially in the North, the Prairies, Windsor and New Brunswick. And the uneven approach to the cuts seems unfair and unbecoming of public broadcasting. These are the same places that are often least well served by private media."

The advent Calendar of Laughter by Donovan for December the 12th

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But I’ve come to the revelation that I am lacking one staple of diversity; It's day number 12....

FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. Dec. 12th

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ON THIS DAY in 1893  actor Edward G. Robinson was born Emmanuel Goldenberg in Bucharest, Romania.  He starred as Steve Wilson for the first 5 years of the CBS radio series Big Town.  In TV towards the end of...

Drex follows up on Smart Meters & BC Hydro

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BC smart meters are more dangerous because these units are made of combustible Plastic, as well include Lithium batteries. A bad combination, especially on a hot summer day.

CBC to Put Morning Radio on TV, Shorten Evening Newscasts

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BY SIMON HOUPT The Globe & Mail  Published Thursday, Dec. 11 2014, 2:32 PM EST The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is taking a page from U.S. radio shock-jock culture, putting its early morning local-radio programs on television as...

VANCOUVER Radio Ratings PPM’s .. Sept. 1 – Nov. 30 2014

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CBU Radio One is the big winner, Rock 101 and Jack FM the losers in the 2+ demographic PPM numbers just out.

CALGARY Radio Ratings PPM’s… Sept 1st – Nov. 30th 2014

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CJAQ took a nosedive in the Numeris A2+ PPM's just out, losing 2 full percentage points. CHQR was up nicely as was Virgin 98.5. CBR was among the few Radio One stations to lose audience share; in both Edmonton and Vancouver Radio One took a big jump up.