Coronavirus: UK Radio listening booms while music streaming stalls

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The BBC said streaming of its radio stations had risen 18% since last week.

In Seattle, Hubbard and Bonneville Stations are Working Together

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Bonneville’s news station KIRO-FM and three Hubbard music stations (KQMV-FM, KRWM-FM and KNUC-FM) have announced a partnership that will result in the music stations airing hourly local news updates about the coronavirus from KIRO.

Radio Is Here To Help Make Sense Of Our ‘New Normal’

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COVID-19 is the biggest and deadliest worldwide infectious disease since the SPANISH FLU of 1918. That pandemic infected an estimated 500 million people worldwide and claimed between 20 and 50 million lives. In CANADA, it killed about 55,000, mostly young adults.

Chuck’s Classics, featuring The Beach Boys

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The Beach Boys had many, many hits in the ’60’s. Still performing today with hits like I Can Hear Music from 1969.

THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. March 26th

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IT WAS MARCH 26th when comedian Red Buttons made his serious acting debut on CBS-TV’s Studio One… When the TV special ‘Welcome Home Elvis,’ with Frank Sinatra as host, was taped in Miami Beach …. When CBC Radio listeners chose Four Strong Winds written by Victoria’s Ian Tyson as the greatest Canadian song … When the daytime drama ‘The Young & the Restless’ began its long run on CBS-TV … When Johnny Carson was the headlining comedian on CBS-TV’s Ed Sullivan Show … and when radio’s original Marshall Dillon on “Gunsmoke,” William Conrad (pictured) starred in the TV movie “Cannon” on CBS which spawned a weekly series. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

How Big Is the Stay-At-Home TV Spike? Significant, For Now

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With the coronavirus pandemic keeping millions of people at home, TV use has spiked, with figures from Nielsen showing rises across all demographics. Kids and teenagers, home from school, are posting the largest percentage gains.

Elton John Hosts The iHeart Living Room Concert For America Benefit Special

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The commercial-free hour on Fox will feature performances by ALICIA KEYS, BACKSTREET BOYS, BILLIE EILISH, BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG, MARIAH CAREY, TIM McGRAW and more, from their own homes.