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“This change will give us more flexibility to have our best-known, most experienced anchors on scene at major events and take the strength of the News Hour across multiple platforms by providing content for BC 1 and online,” says Jill Krop, News Director and Station Manager, Global BC.

It was announced on the CHQR 770 website, the Calgary NewsTalk radio station has now hired Danielle Smith former leader of the Wildrose Party of Alberta. Smith had been on trial for a few weeks this summer, no doubt testing the waters.

Congratulations to Boyd Leader and the team at CFWE, they received some great news this morning, their application to increase power to 100,000 watts erp was approved by the CRTC.

How many times have you heard someone say “his ego is too big for the room” when someone loudly talks only about themselves?

IT WAS SEPT. 1st .. when radio station CKNW officially signed on, with 250 watts on 1230 KHz, some two decades after AM radio had begun on the lower mainland... When CFRB Toronto moved to 1010 KHz as Canada's first 50,000 watt radio station .... When colour television officially arrived in Canada, courtesy of CTV .... ..and when the last episode of "I Dream of Jeannie" aired on NBC-TV, after a 5-year run. ALL the milestones for Sept. 1st INSIDE!

Ross was Regional Cluster Manager, BC South GM/GSM 1039 Juice FM Vista Radio Ltd for over two years. Previous to that, he has an extensive and impressive resume....

“I talked it over with my wife, SANDI, and my family and we’ve decided to do it again in 2016,” said SCULLY; it will be his 67th season at the Dodger mic.

IT WAS AUG. 31st .. when the first news program on radio was aired in Detroit, when election returns were broadcast on 8MK, (later to become WWJ), owned by the Detroit Evening News. Only some 30 homes in the city were equipped with radio receivers... When "The Great Gildersleeve", a spin-off of the longtime laughfest "Fibber McGee and Molly," began its two-decade run on NBC Radio's Red Network... When "The Adventures of Superman" started on network radio on the Mutual Broadcasting System, quickly becoming one of the era's most iconic series... ..and when "The Partridge Family'' TV show aired its last episode, leaving David Cassidy free to pursue a solo music career. ALL the milestones for the last day of August INSIDE.

When radio was BOSS. Here are the classic Johnny Mann Singers with KHJ jingles from the '60s. 50 years old and they still sound as fresh and as great as they did then.