Industry News

IT WAS SEPT. 3rd .. when CHAB-TV Moose Jaw and CHRE-TV Regina switched to CBK call letters as Moffatt completed their forced sale to the CBC… When ‘The Lawrence Welk Show’ aired for the last time on ABC-TV, enroute to becomng a syndicated property… When enormous ratings were racked up for the finale of the “Mary Tyler Moore Show” on CBS-TV.,, ..and when Jerry Lewis smashed all previous records for TV charity fund-raising, as $32,074,566 was pledged on the Labor Day Telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE!

Blackgold Broadcasting gets go ahead to launch a new Country station in Ponoka, Alberta on 89.7

Gabe Sherman's story, “The Revenge of Roger’s Angels: How Fox News took down the most powerful, and predatory, man in media,” was published early Friday morning on NYmag.com.

IT WAS SEPT. 2nd … when the radio show “15 Minutes with Bing Crosby” debuted on CBS. For the first six months it ran six nights a week…. When “The CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite” expanded from 15 to 30 minutes, becoming US television’s first half-hour nightly newscast… When the CJOR call letters and its News/Talk format disappeared from 600 on Vancouver’s AM dial, as Classic Rock CHRX was born in its place… ..and when Hootie & The Blowfish made their national T.V. debut on NBC’s Late Night With David Letterman. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE!

"JASON AND BURNS" debuts TUESDAY (9/6) in the 7-10p slot.

A Cox spokesperson told TVSpy the station group expects to name O'Connor's successor at the end of the year, which is when Jay will be leaving.

Bringing back some familiar faces and rock music experts, these hosts go beyond sound bites keeping listeners plugged into the latest news and entertainment stories making waves in the city, while sharing their excitement for Winnipeg’s rock.

If you don’t know how to do a CNA, expect your long-term clients to go MIA.

IT WAS SEPT. 1st .. when radio station CKNW officially signed on, with 250 watts on 1230 KHz, some two decades after AM radio had begun on the lower mainland… When CFRB Toronto moved to 1010 KHz as Canada’s first 50,000 watt radio station …. When colour television officially arrived in Canada, courtesy of CTV …. ..and when the last episode of “I Dream of Jeannie” aired on NBC-TV, after a 5-year run. ALL the milestones for Sept. 1st INSIDE!

Kennedy has worked in radio for more than 20 years. She shared the news of her split from Corus Entertainment on her Facebook page