Puget Sound Radio

One in eight Canadians have stopped or suspended their television subscriptions — traditional or streaming — to switch over to a different media service, with the plan to switch back at some point.

I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter Fats Waller did I’m Gonna Sit Right Down & Write Myself A Letter, and Billy Williams made it a hit again in 1957.

After more than 13 years on ABC-TV’s daytime schedule ‘Ryan’s Hope’ aired its final episode. The Canadian band Rush headlined a “Canada for Asia” tsunami-relief CBC telethon in Toronto. The ‘made-in Canada’ action series ‘La Femme Nikita’ debuted on the USA cable channel. The 100th episode of NYPD Blue aired on ABC. Samantha (Eliz. Montgomery) gave birth to baby Tabitha on ABC-TV’s ‘Bewitched.’ And we lost two luminaries of early CBC television as comedian Frank Shuster and news anchor Earl Cameron died. ALL the milestones for Jan. 13th INSIDE.

For those unaware, a short (well not really) recap. As CEO/President of the station in the late 90's and early 2000's -- six years -- I changed the station format from heavy professorial talk/lectures and classical music with a few hours of specialty music, to mostly JAZZ, no lectures and a few hours of related music features every week.

According to the CRTC, new broadcasting legislation should encourage the production and consumption of Canadian content (CanCon),

The preview weekend will offer a sample of Crave’s various films and TV series, including, most notably, the third season of HBO’s True Detective crime drama. The first two episodes of the series are set to premiere back-to-back on HBO and Crave on Sunday.

After 17 years with Victoria's second television station, Astrid is leaving .. for a position handling Media Relations with BC Ferries.