FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. Jan. 30th
This was the date 'The Lone Ranger' aired for the first time, from Detroit's WXYZ radio.
Vancouver got its second TV station (first privately-owned) in CHAN, now known as Global TV.
NBC-TV introduced the anthology series 'Robert Montgomery Presents'; the hour-long show would continue for 8 years.
And Mutual radio began airing 'The Larry King Show' from midnight to 5:30 am Eastern.
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Winnipeg Powers down tonight for BiG 97.5
Corus moves and flips out of Manitoba...
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Dennis Rimmer digs up some Saskatchewan radio history
Our friend and long time radio man Dennis Rimmer reports from the Saskatchewan prairies
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CRTC Allows U.S. Super Bowl Commercials Starting in 2017
The decision won't take effect in time for this Sunday's game in Phoenix between the New England Patriots and defending champion Seattle Seahawks, but it could be in place for next year if Bell Media — the rights holder for the 2016 event — waives its rights to switch ads.
CBC Journalists Must Stop Taking Money for Speeches, Appearances
On-air journalists are still allowed to speak at public events, to moderate debates or take part in other public appearances. But they can't get paid for appearing.
THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. Jan. 29th
Victoria's former CJVI (AM900) changed from playing Top 40 music to the 'Jack FM' format, 'playing what we want' on 103.1 MHz.
Lionel Barrymore was conscripted to host CBS's 'Lux Radio Theatre' after star host/producer C.B. DeMille refused to join the performer's union.
The 'Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour' premiered on CBS-TV.
And the 'Crook & Chase' talk show debuted on cable TV's Nashville Network.
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CRTC To Announce New Regs for Local TV
Owners of local stations have long argued the economic model for this service is badly broken. Advertising dollars alone, they say, are no longer sufficient to keep these stations profitable. The answer, they argue, is to allow owners of local channels to charge carriage fees to distributors.
The Bright And Dark Side Of Super Bowl
reporter Alex Stone stopped for a chat with two ATF officers as they and their bomb-sniffing dogs patrolled the streets
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Portland’s KOIN-TV Turns Off Comment Boards on Website
“Pseudonymous commenters seemingly have limitless time to post inanities, vitriol, sexually explicit, mindless, vulgar and hurtful notes about people and things of which they have only cursory knowledge,” the station wrote on its website.
Taylor Smith moves up to Edmonton’s SONIC FM
From Nait to Corus Edmonton, and now over to Rogers...
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