KRPI Again Loses over Pt. Roberts Towers
The towers would have transmitted South Asian radio station KRPI, AM 1550, which broadcasts from studios in Richmond for a Lower Mainland audience.
Vin Scully Misses Dodgers Playoffs, recovering from ‘Recommended Medical Procedure’
On the advice of his doctors, SCULLY will miss the DODGERS’ postseason games to rest up but is looking forward to returning in 2016.
Canada Caves on Copyright in TPP: Michael Geist
The cost to Canadians will be enormous. If the New Zealand’s estimate is accurate, the cost to the public alone will easily exceed $100 million per year. Hundreds of well known Canadian authors and composers who died years ago will not have their work enter the public domain for decades.
Election Reveals Racist Pandering By ALL Three Major Party Leaders
What a shame: all three major party leaders have pandered to racism, division ...even segregation ...during the election campaign. (Harvey Oberfeld)
Could Podcasts Act as the Minor Leagues for Radio?
Many in radio lament the loss of weekend and overnight talent as a training ground, but AMPLIFI MEDIA Founder STEVE GOLDSTEIN says fret not, podcasts can fill that need.
Charles Adler to Host New Show on SiriusXM with Warren Kinsella
Adler, who moved his family to B.C., will soon host “The Charles Adler Show” every weekday on SiriusXM’s Canada Talks (channel 167).
THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. Oct. 8th
Happy Birthday to Nick Cannon, Matt Damon, Bruno Mars, Dawna Friesen, Sigourney Weaver, Angus T. Jones, and Chevy Chase.
Ozzie & Harriet got married this date, and nine years later to the day began their weekly radio sitcom on CBS; the radio show with the distinctive opening, 'Grand Central Station' also debuted on CBS; 'Quirks & Quarks' began its long run on CBC Radio; 'Empty Nest' and 'Ed' had their premieres on NBC-TV, 'Royal Canadian Air Farce' began its weekly TV run on the CBC; 'Cagney and Lacey' got their start as a TV movie on ABC; Jerry Lee Lewis recorded his smash hit 'Great Balls pf Fire'; and Stan Freberg's satirical 'St. George and the Dragonet' was the #1 recording.
Departing this 'veil of tears' were actors Fernando Lamas, Nigel Bruce and Karl Swenson, musicians Roger Williams and Jimmy Ferguson (Irish Rovers), and NBC newsman Frank Bourgholtzer.
Details and ALL the milestones for Oct. 8th INSIDE.
The Men Who Killed KGO, WABC, etc. etc.
The current ownership model for radio stations in which a few corporations own a huge number of stations in each market has been documented to be a dismal failure.
‘Down in the Boondocks’ Billy Joe Royal Dies in his Sleep,...
In the sixties, Royal was signed to Columbia Records where he released hits like "Down in the Boondocks," "I Knew You When," and "Cherry Hill Park," which was his last hit in the Top-40 charts.
Roundhouse Is In The Air!
The tower is up, the antennae is next! Vancouver’s newest FM station Roundhouse Radio 98/3 is on the air in days!
