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Viewers using over-the-air rooftop or indoor antennas to access these channels will need to re-scan their television channels to restore service..

IT WAS APRIL 24th .. when Jack Webb introduced his short-lived pre-Dragnet detective-adventure radio show ‘Johnny Madero: Pier 23’ on Mutual, with Gale Gordon and William Conrad in the cast … When Dick Powell (pictured) appeared for the first time as ‘Richard Diamond, Private Detective’ on NBC radio… When ‘X-Minus One’, a quality show for science fiction fans, was first heard on NBC radio, offering some of the best drama of the era… and when ‘Your Hit Parade’ ended after a nine-year run on NBC TV and many more years on network radio. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

My TV career was short lived as I resigned today. Realized that after 12 years building then selling Clear Sky Radio and 32 years in local media, it would be good to take some time to unwind and discover what else is out there. Maybe "semi" retirement isn't such a bad plan after all! The team at Global Okanagan are true professionals and I wish them every success.

Doug Linn died Saturday in Chilliwack. He'd been in hospital for about 1 month. He was in his late 70's, having worked in Vancouver, Nanaimo and Chilliwack.

The report estimates that about 32 per cent of Canadian households will not have a traditional TV subscription by the end of 2020.

IT WAS APRIL 23rd .. when Lucille Ball made the first of her 34 appearances on the cover of TV Guide … When Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, and Vicki Carr, with comedian Bob Newhart were Glen Campbell’s guests on his weekly CBS-TV variety show… When NBC-TV aired the pilot of ‘Baywatch,’ the show that introduced the world to Ladysmith BC’s Pamela Anderson … and when Toronto-born conductor/composer Robert Farnon (pictured), who got his start in the 1930’s playing trumpet on CBC Radio’s “Happy Gang,” died in England at age 87. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

The argument for defunding CBC got another justification, as the forcibly taxpayer-funded CBC invited Omar Khadr onto their Easter Sunday show

Mike Huckabee sprung into action Friday to defend his daughter, White House Press Sec Sarah Sanders after CNN’s April Ryan called for Sanders’ head to “lopped off.”

IT WAS APRIL 22nd … when the Army-McCarthy hearings became a big hit in the daytime for peviously little-watched ABC-TV…. When Barbara Walters was officially named a co-host of NBC-TV’s Today Show, after doing the job without the title for 5 years… When the final episode of the “All in the Family” spinoff, “Maude” aired on CBS-TV… and when Johnny Carson gave advance notice that he intended to retire from NBC-TV’s “Tonight Show” the following year. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

My Pillow guy Mike Lindell visits Mark Levin and talks about his 40 year addiction to drugs and how he got out of it. An incredible story!