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Movin' 92.5 continues to dominate all demo breakout charts.

CBS News and BBC News unveiled an editorial and news gathering partnership that they said would "significantly enhance the global reporting capabilities" of both organizations.

IT WAS JULY 14th … when satirist Stan Freberg (pictured) debuted a weekly sketch comedy series on CBS Radio; it ran for 15 unsponsored weeks…. When one of the shock jock’s early forays into TV, “The Howard Stern Summer Show” premiered on WWOR-TV in New York City… When TV trash-talk show host Jerry Springer officially filed papers to run for the U.S. Senate from Ohio… ..and when two distinguished network news anchors, CBS’s Douglas Edwards and NBC’s John Chancellor, were born. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

KJR-FM The Jet moves into a tie for second place, and KNKX-FM (the former KPLU) moves into a tie for fifth place, giving NPR news/talk two of the top five spots in Seattle radio.

IT WAS JULY 13th .. when KDBQ San Francisco changed its call letters to KYA, and soon became an iconic rock radio force… When BBC Radio banned “No One Is Innocent” by the Sex Pistols…. When sportscaster Howard Cosell said that he was “tired of being tied to the football mentality” and asked to be released from duties on ABC’s Monday Night Football… ..and when Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler (pictured) announced he was leaving FOX-TV’s American Idol after two seasons, to focus his attention back on the band. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

It looks that Scott Rintoul, who’s back at 1040 calling Lions games after being let go earlier this year from hosting duties could land full time as an afternoon host on the new Rogers sports outlet. Most think it’s a done deal. Seems he’s going to host with Andrew Walker, who’s moving from Sportsnet’s Toronto station 590 the Fan.

A transmitter for our sister radio station CIFM serving the Ashcroft and Cache Creek area has been destroyed by the Ashcroft Reserve Wildfire.

The Fox News network's morning show has become the eye of the president's media hurricane, with ratings and revenue soaring and its controversial hosts reveling in their new relevance.

IT WAS JULY 12th .. when the Toronto Daily Star’s pioneering radio station CFCA had its Grand Opening. Foster Hewitt broadcast his first hockey game on CFCA seven months later. .. When The Adventures of Sam Spade was heard for the first time, on ABC Radio. Howard Duff (pictured) starred as the San Francisco detective in the summer replacement series which quickly won a year-round following … When PBS began airing concerts by the Boston Pops Orchestra… …and when the daytime game show “Family Feud” premiered on ABC-TV with Richard Dawson as host. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.