CRTC Under Pressure to Boost Local TV Funding as Hearings Get...
Nearly half of the country’s local TV stations could be off the air by 2020 without a boost in revenues to pay for local programming, the national broadcast regulator has been told as it prepares to open public hearings into the viability of local TV.
SATURDAY in Broadcast History .. Jan. 23rd
Tony Bennett was in the Columbia Records’ East 30th Street studios in New York City to record what would soon become his signature song, “I Left My Heart In San Francisco.”
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Nanaimo Daily News Closes its Doors after 141 Years
“After 141 years, the Nanaimo Daily News will close its doors on Jan. 29,” said a message on Twitter. “We thank our loyal readers and advertisers for their support.”
K97 Radio – ITV Feature 1
Here is K97's feature from your host Wendy Theberge from ITV and features morning man Bruce Kenyon, News Director Sharon Mallon and operator/Traffic guy Sharkey.
Laura Nyro has today’s almost forgotten track
Laura Nyro, I sometimes fear, is in danger of becoming forgotten as an important part of the music of the 20th century…her songs are in no danger, as many of them were such big hits by other artists that they continue to receive airplay
FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. Jan. 22nd
CKNW threw the switch boosting power from 250 to 1,000 watts on 1320 KHz.
One of Irna Phillips’ early daytime dramas ‘The Right to Happiness’ moved from the NBC Blue network to CBS radio.
The hilarious ‘Rowan & Martin’s Laugh In’ began as a weekly series on NBC -TV.
And New Westminster’s Raymond Burr starred for the 1st time as Captain Lee Quince in the debut of “Fort Laramie” on CBS radio.
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Research Director Inc.’s PPM Analysis/Demo Leaders for SEATTLE
KRWM (WARM) used the All-Christmas format to dominate all charts. KQMV (MOVIN') dropped back to #2 (6+), while News/Talk KIRO-FM came in at #3.
Shelly Ocean of Delta TV visits LG104’s Kelly Latremouille
Inside the studio with Kelly and Shelly ...
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Radio to the rescue in Roseburg, Oregon Blast! 1959
listen to this incredible Bill Brubaker story of how he survived the August 7, 1959 accidental dynamite truck explosion in Roseburg, Oregon–and how he then got the only remaining radio station back on the air to help out with the aftermath.
