The Okanagan Valley’s 10 best radio personalities

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The Peach City Beach Cruise that’s on this weekend in Penticton, was a gentle reminder of how great radio is. Like print newspapers, radio is timeless... and like print, still very relevant

Bill Good Sparks Questions as Voice of New Anti-Electoral Reform Group

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His appearance in automated robocalls and radio ads on the controversial issue, at the same time he continues his daily radio column on News 1130, has raised eyebrows among media ethics commenters.

Adam Wylde is heading to CHUM FM

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Interesting developments in Toronto. Toronto Mike reports that Adam Wylde left Rogers and Kiss 92.5

Toronto JAZZ.FM91 Listeners Stunned at Changes, Allegations at Beloved Station

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"It's so disappointing, shocking that this is going on," says long-time listener Deborah Abbott. She's already cancelled her monthly donations of $120. "It's very, very sad to see it all fall apart."

Early Start to the Season Gives CFL a TV Ratings Bump

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Rights holder TSN posted a 12 per cent increase in their Week 1 viewership numbers over 2017, despite the fact the season has been moved up by a week.

SATURDAY in Broadcast History .. June 23rd

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IT WAS JUNE 23rd … when Chilliwack’s first radio station CHWK signed on at 1210 KHz with 5 watts. At first it only broadcast an hour or two a day… When Don McNeill took over as host of Chicago’s ‘Pepper Pot’ program, and renamed it ‘The Breakfast Club’ which ran on the networks for 35 years… When ‘The Jimmy Durante Show’ concluded its run on NBC-TV, and ‘The Pat Boone Show’ ran for the last time on ABC-TV… When 2,200 CBC broadcast technicians ended their 5-month strike ... …and when ‘The David Letterman Show’ began its torturous 4-month run on NBC-TV daytime. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Former Broadcaster Chris Hebb Named BC Hockey League Commissioner

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Hebb is a former senior executive with two of the biggest sports and entertainment companies in Canada – Orca Bay Sports and Entertainment (OBSE) in Vancouver and Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) in Toronto.