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Born this date were Gene Autry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bryant Gumbel, Gwen Ifill, Madeline Kahn and MASH's Larry Linville. The daytime radio game show Double or Nothing got its start on Mutual; Lowell Thomas began his 46-year career of nightly radio news broadcasts; and the Adventures of Sam Spade began its Sunday night run on CBS Radio. Sgt. Preston of the Yukon, a radio hit, got its start on CBS-TV. Also debuting on the Tiffany network were the TV hits Designing Women, My Favorite Martian, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Alice, and The Judy Garland Show. Sept. 29th was also the date a number of ABC-TV hits debuted, including Love American Style, My Three Sons, Make Room for Daddy, thirtysomething, Macgyver and Grace Under Fire. And CBR-FM signed on for the first time at 102.1 on Calgary's radio dial. ALL the milestones for this date INSIDE.

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William S. Paley, the founder of CBS was born this date, as was Ed Sullivan, the awkward host of early TV's Sunday night blockbuster. Sept. 28th saw the first color telecast of a World Series game; The Giselle Mackenzie Show, Miami Vice, Hazel, and Dr. Kildare all made their debut on NBC-TV, while the same network aired the finale of The Shari Lewis Show (with Lambchop.) CBS-TV aired M*A*S*H episode 100, and John Lennon was a guest deejay on New York's WNEW-FM. Foster Hewitt described Paul Henderson's summit-clinching goal against the Soviets, and The Beatles were heard for the first time in North America on the Murray the K radio show. Details and ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Celebrities born this date include Randy Bachman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jayne Meadows, William Conrad, Greg Morris, Wilford Brimley, and Meat Loaf. John Palmer replaced Chris Wallace as news anchor of NBC's Today Show; Steve Allen started his run as first host of NBC's Tonight Show; Dolly Parton's short-lived variety show debuted on ABC-TV; Patti Page had the #1 song with 'I Went to Your Wedding'; the Beach Boys performed on CBS-TV's Ed Sullivan Show; and Bob Dylan had a concert at Carnegie Hall. Taking their final curtain call Sept. 27th were actors Lloyd Nolan and Robert Montgomery, song and dance man Donald O'Connor, British entertainer Gracie Fields, and John Facenda, the original voice of NFL films. Details and ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

This isn't the first time an application like this has been sought over the years. Last time was when Rogers applied to have 104.9 - originating in Chilliwack - to broadcast into YVR

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