Puget Sound Radio

Winnipeg’s radio landscape has dialled up a successful roadmap in the latest ratings book to cap off the Spring 2019 period.

CFQX  Country has dropped a couple of points. Radio One continues to lead the pack, with Newstalk coming in second place.  

CBC Radio One leads the Victoria 12+ chart, followed by The Q and C-FAX. Nice gains were scored by The Zone and the newly rebranded Virgin Radio.

Former 630 CHED, as well as CBC Edmonton reporter Byron Christopher has covered some incredible stories in his career, including the Talisman. 

Kay was popular in pop and jazz circles. She started out in 1939 and entertained until her death in 2016 at age 94. Bonaparte’s Retreat was a hit for her in 1950

IT WAS MAY 30th … when America’s Town Meeting debuted on NBC Blue (the predecessor to ABC radio). First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the debaters on the opener… When the first major league baseball network telecast saw Cleveland down the Chicago White Sox 7-2… When future Canadian superstar Anne Murray (pictured) signed a contract with C-B-C-TV’s “Singalong Jubilee.’ She would be paid between $71.50 and $99 per show … When an early experiment with sports talk radio came to an end on Vancouver's AM 730 ... ..and when CKPG-AM (Prince George) and its news-talk format gave way at noon, to replacement FM station CKDV 99.3 “The Drive” with a classic rock format. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

The telecom’s proposals would risk starting a trade war with the U.S., a University of Ottawa professor is warning.