Monday in Broadcast History .. August 26th

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IT WAS AUG. 26th … when pioneer Calgary radio station CHCQ became CFAC, its third set of new call letters in three months… When Ted Rogers Sr. manufactured the world’s first commercial AC (alternating current) radio tube… When the radio program “Arch Oboler’s Plays” featured the NBC Symphony as the musical backdrop for the drama, “This Lonely Heart”…. ..and when Red Barber (pictured) announced the first televised baseball games — on experimental TV station W2XBS in New York, the predecessor to WNBC. Brooklyn Dodgers hosted Cincinnati Reds in a doubleheader. ALL the milestones for Aug. 26th INSIDE!

PSR’s 6pm Sunday Night News with the News You Should Know…

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[DS] Projects Civil War, US Military=Savior Of Mankind, Nov 5th The Patriots Go Operational – X22 Report

Radio Mans fave with The Byrds

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The band underwent multiple lineup changes throughout its existence, with frontman Roger McGuinn (known as Jim McGuinn until mid-1967) remaining the sole consistent member.

Sunday in Broadcast History .. August 25th

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IT WAS AUG. 25th .. when ‘Father Knows Best’ starring Robert Young began its 4-year run on NBC Radio… When the TV game show “Concentration” with Hugh Downs (pictured) aired for the first time on NBC… When the married detectives series “Hart to Hart” debuted on ABC-TV… When the 43rd Emmy Awards gave their top trophies to LA Law, Cheers, Kirstie Alley and Patricia Wettig… ..and when the CRTC approved CHUB Nanaimo to move from 1570 KHz to 102.3 MHz, CHPQ Parksville from 1370 KHz to 99.9 MHz, and CKEG Nanaimo from 1350 KHz to 1570 KHz. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE!

Radio Mans fave with Daniel Boone

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Daniel Boone (born Peter Charles Green; 31 July 1942 – 27 January 2023) was an English pop musician who became a one-hit wonder in the United States with the single "Beautiful Sunday" in 1972

Saturday in Broadcast History .. August 24th

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IT WAS AUG. 24th .. when the CBC’s CBX AM1010 signed on with 50,000 watts at Lacombe Alberta, in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to serve both Edmonton and Calgary with one transmitter … When Montreal-born William Shatner appeared for the first time on the cover of TV Guide, with fellow Star Trek actors Deforest Kelley and Leonard Nimoy … When a spinoff of the sitcom “Diff’rent Strokes,” “The Facts of Life” debuted on NBC-TV, starting a nine year run…. ..and when NBC TV’s Jay Leno was the host as Microsoft officially rolled out their Windows 95 operating system in the Seattle suburb of Redmond. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE!

PSR’s 6pm Friday Night News with the News You Should Know…

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Clouds Rolling In, Darkest Days, Red October, Time To Unite The Country – X22 Report