Kelowna’s CKKO-FM Denied Transmitter Change “to Better serve West Kelowna”
The CRTC says the change would have made the station well received in Penticton, and would have turned K96.3 Classic Rock into a regional station.
WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. October 1st
A huge date in Canadian broadcasting, as the CTV network was born with stations from Vancouver to Halifax. CBC-FM also went coast to coast for the first time, and the CBC's Montreal station produced Canada's first colour telecast. Much More Music debuted on the country's cablesystems; Vancouver's CJOR moved down the dial to its longtime home at 600 KHz; Duncan BC got its own radio station as CKAY AM1500 debuted; the second national CBC radio network (The Dominion network) went dark as more national advertising migrated from radio to TV. STAR FM debuted with two transmitters in the Fraser Valley, and Calgary's CFXL AM1140 (successor to Top 40 powerhouse CKXL) transitioned to FM. In Nanaimo, CKEG AM 1570 moved from a country format to 'Feelgood Oldies.'
And it's the birthday of radio tycoon Jimmy Pattison.
Details of these, and Johnny Carson's first hosting of NBC's 'Tonight Show,' indeed ALL the October 1st broadcast milestones INSIDE.
Seattle Radio PPM’s … Sept. 2014
More good news for KQMV Movin' in the #1 spot, and for KIRO and its AM sister station 710 ESPN, both of which benefitted from their carriage of the NFL champion Seattle Seahawks.
And a big jump for non-commercial Classical KING-FM. Now where did that come from?
Apology to Justin Trudeau for Levants remarks
Ezra Levant show narrator reads apology to Justin Trudeau for host’s on-air rant
Over NFL Protests, FCC Unanimously Eliminates TV Blackout Rule
The NFL has warned that if the blackout rule is ended, it could mean even more games will move from free broadcast TV to pay TV; but opponents of the rule point out pro football games on broadcast remain highly rated and the licensing rights are extremely lucrative for the league and its 32 teams.
Casey Kasem’s Final Resting Place STILL Unresolved
Norwegian Funeral Home Refuses Wife Jean's Burial Request
courtesy AllAccess.com September 29, 2014
KERRI KASEM has notified her TWITTER followers that a funeral home in NORWAY has refused to bury the remains of legendary DJ CASEY KASEM. The...
TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. Sept. 30th
It's the birthdate of Johnny Mathis, Angie Dickinson, Fran Drescher, Eric Stolz, Jenna Elfman, DJ Chuck Chandler and country music's Marty Stuart.
The BBC finally started it's own pop music station, and yet exactly five years later Radio Caroline resumed broadcasting it's pirate radio servce. Vancouver's 1410 AM radio station resumed using the C-FUN call sign it gave up for an ill conceived all-news service. The first World Series telecast was seen on the US East Coast, 'Cheers' and Red Skelton debuted on NBC-TV, 'The Rifleman', 'The Flintstones' and 'Alias' got started on ABC-TV; and 'The Friendly Giant' began its long run on CBC-TV.
Obits for Sept. 30th include James Dean, Edgar Bergen, Mary Ford, Freddy Martin, George Kirby. Al 'Jazzbo' Collins, and Barbara Ann Scott.
Come inside for the details and ALL the milestones for this date.
