Industry News

IT WAS JULY 24th .. when U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt stopped in the middle of his 4th 'Fireside Chat' on national radio and asked for a glass of water, which he then sipped... When the melodramatic "Romance of Helen Trent" debuted on midwest regional radio before becoming a CBS network staple three months later, and running daily for the next 27 years!... When NBC correspondent Edwin Newman became news anchor of the TV network's 'Today Show'.... ..and when the independent sales of three BC radio stations.. CJAT Trail. CJAV Port Alberni, and CKAY Duncan .. were approved by the CRTC. ALL the milestones for July 24th INSIDE.

Rose worked at a number of local stations during his career, including host of DX Prowl on CKMO Vancouver in 1945, moving on to CHWK Chilliwack and CKNW New Westminster, then CFUN Vancouver and CJJC Langley.

IT WAS JULY 23rd ... when the Telstar communications satellite made possible the first live TV broadcast from the US to Europe... When Toronto-born rocker Neil Young (pictured), at age 17, held his first recording session in the studios of Winnipeg radio station CKRC... When the FCC approved the AM stereo radio system; KTSA in San Antonio was the first to go stereo... ..and when the three-year old television network FOX-TV topped ABC, NBC and CBS in the ratings for the 1st time, thanks to "America's Most Wanted." ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

For the first time LIVE (to tape) baseball games will be airing on Vancouver Island television screens.

IT WAS JULY 22nd ... when the British sitcom that gave rise to CBS-TV's 'All in the Family', 'Till Death Us Do Part' debuted on BBC-TV... When a UK floating pirate radio station, "Swinging Scotland", shut down for lack of funds... When The Doors were guests on ABC-TV's American Bandstand, performing "Crystal Ship" and "Light My Fire"... .. and when a license for Kelowna's second radio station CKIQ-1150 was approved by the CRTC. ALL the milestones for July 22nd INSIDE.

an incredible slate of on-air talent has been lined up, including journalist/Radioman Kirk Lapointe and Terry David Mulligan to get shows on the future Roundhouse Radio 98.3

NIELSEN will not support VOLTAIR. But the company also announced coming enhancements to its own technology that could help enhance detection of the watermarks.

Mike McCoy died after his battle with cancer on October 21st...

Keillor said his final 'Prairie Home Companion' will be in July 2016. In September of next year, the show’s new host, musician Chris Thile, will take over.