TSN 1290 Ramping Up Blue Bombers Coverage

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TSN Winnipeg to increase its coverage of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Jason Manning to Corus Winnipeg

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Jason Manning is off to Winnipeg for his newest role. He most recently was PD at The Ocean 98.5 and Jack FM for Rogers in Victoria.

Canada’s North Next Target for Putin Aggression by Harvey Oberfeld

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Russia’s Vladimir Putin has been taking advantage of Barack Obama’s penchant for talk, but little real action in the face of repeated territorial aggression by Russia over the past few years and now in the Ukraine. And that’s why Putin has been poking/insulting Canada so publicly lately ...he has a plan ... and it involves territory in the North we THINK is ours ...

Ben Fong-Torres: Where Have All the Jingles Gone?

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As different as they may not sound, radio station jingles serve important purposes: to promote DJ shows, contests, station-produced concerts and, of course, the stations themselves. They are, essentially, commercials for the station, and they are known as “audio imaging and contesting elements,” or sweepers, according to Ron Hummel, who has been producing them for almost 40 years.

Is Dave Wheeler the real king of Winnipeg radio?

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Getting to the bottom of BBM ratings puts 92 CITI on top

SUNDAY in Broadcast History .. June 8th

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June 8th brought us actors Robert Preston, Kathy Baker and Penticton's Alexis Smith; comedians Joan Rivers and Jerry Stiller; and rapper Kanye West. Airing for the first time were radio's "Lassie" and Milton Berle's legendary Tuesday night TV show. Frank Sinatra played Vancouver, and Rod Stewart played Toronto. The finale of "Welcome Back Kotter" aired on ABC-TV, while actor Robert Taylor, singer Jimmy Rushing and hotliner Pat Burns breathed their last. Details of these and scores more anniversaries INSIDE.