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"People want facts. People want data. I am still dumbfounded how many continue to believe there are 'magic beans' that can increase your ratings. - Randy Kabrich (Pictured)

IT WAS JULY 27th .. when Moose Jaw radio station CJRM signed on with 500 watts at 665 KHz. It was later moved to Regina and became CKRM .... When Steve Allen (pictured) began a local late-night TV talk show in New York City that the following year went national on NBC-TV as 'The Tonight Show' .... When a summer replacement series "Dean Martin Presents The Bobby Darin Amusement Company" debuted on NBC-TV... .. and when NBC-TV removed the daily Dinah's Place from its programming roster. The move brought Dinah Shore's 23-year association with the Peacock Network to a close. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

When asked about his seven decades on the radio, Massey stated that his favorite part of the job was “making his listeners smile”.

It appears the morning duo have been relieved of duties at Jack FM in Calgary.

We were back in L. A. and it was easy for Jerry Weintraub (pictured) to be in attendance and of course be very visible as “Dylan’s Manager.” I remained in the background. Besides I looked forward to a little less pressure for the week or so at Universal. I was about to spend the rest of the year with Dylan. That would be more than enough. The concerts at the Universal Ampitheatre had mixed reviews. To be honest, more negative than positive. I could tell it bothered Bob but he didn’t let on.

IT WAS JULY 26th .. when the Abe Burrows Show premiered on CBS radio, as the comedy writer got his own 15 minute program... When UBC radio station CiTR was approved for operation on 650 KHz via AM carrier current, to cover the Point Grey campus only.... When the ABC-TV daytime soap General Hospital taped its 7,000th episode... ..and when legendary radio personality Don Percy (pictured) did his last morning show on Vancouver's oldies station CISL AM 650, before returning to Winnipeg. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

2 Thousands tweets by noon, KEXP was mentioned in 808 tweets in the past day — and the station hosted 10,000 live streams, double its normal online listenership.

IT WAS JULY 25th ... when the Canadian Marconi Company made the first trans-Atlantic two-way radio broadcast from Signal Hill, Newfoundland, to the S-S "Victoria" 1200 miles away... When 2XAG in Schenectady, NY (later known as WGY) became the first radio station in the U.S. to broadcast with a 50,000-watt transmitter.... When in pre-WWII New York City TV station W2XBS presented television's first musical comedy.The show was Topsy and Eva .... ..and when NBC-TV's "Midnight Special" featured songs by Neil Sedaka, Janis Ian, Jessi Colter, and Kraftwerk. Hostess for the week was Helen Reddy (pictured). ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

The relatively smooth approval process is in direct contrast with Comcast, whose bid to buy Time Warner Cable for $45 billion was quashed by regulators earlier this year.