Puget Sound Radio

The invention of radio changed the way people think in the twentieth century. People started to buy radio receiver sets. They went from about 1,000 receiving sets in 1921 to around 700,000 sets in 1931.”

KING-FM signed on from the new studios in the Seattle Opera Center Feb. 21 as Ted Askew introduced Beethoven’s Consecration of the House Overture.

As streaming platforms become the priority for dramas and comedies, traditional networks are relying on more cost-effective unscripted series to fill out schedules.

“I’ve had two jobs in my adult life, working for the Seahawks as a player and broadcaster and working for KIRO 7 radio and television,” Raible said. “And I’ve been able to make that (retirement) decision both times."

The Four Aces are still performing today, but not with the original group. Tell Me Why in 1952 was a big hit.

It's the day bandleader Jimmy Dorsey, singer Dinah Shore (pictured) and actor Dennis Farina were born. Bellingham Wash. got its second radio station, KPUG AM 1170. And President Bill Clinton held a summit with broadcast and cable executives which established a self-administered program rating system. ALL the milestones for Feb. 29th INSIDE.

Subway had sued the CBC for defamation over a “Marketplace” report that focused on the amount of chicken in its chicken sandwiches.