Sunday in Broadcast History .. June 9th
In 1915, one of the most influential guitarists in pop music history, Les Paul was born. In 1958, “The Purple People Eater” by Sheb Wooley topped the singles charts and stayed there for 6 weeks. Chilliwack’s CHWK AM1270 received approval to flip to FM.. in 2017, Glen Campbell‘s (pictured) 64th and final album “Adios” was released. He would be dead two months later.
“Deplorable”: Vancouver radio station The Peak is back and some aren’t thrilled
102.7 THE PEAK
Yo!! THE PEAK is Back on FM @ 102-7 with these fresh faces! Meet Jaclyn and Brayden, on air weekdays and celebrating the return of Vancouver’s Original Alternative station with free tickets...
8 potential replacements for Rick Ball on Calgary Flames TV broadcasts
It was announced on Thursday that Rick Ball is leaving Sportsnet to join the Chicago Blackhawks as their new play by play voice for the 2024-25 season
Radio Mans fave with Jay & The Americans
Jay and the Americans are an American rock group who formed in the late 1950s
Saturday in Broadcast History .. June 8th
IT WAS JUNE 8th .. in the earliest experimental days of television when WGY-TV in Schenectady, NY revamped its regular program schedule. While continuing to broadcast three days a week, there were only two times each day that viewers could watch TV: 1:30 to 2:00 p.m. and 11:30 to Midnight…
It was a different June 8th …..when ‘Lassie’ debuted on ABC radio. It was a 15-minute show about an extraordinary collie…
When the future ‘Mr. Television’ Milton Berle made his debut as host of NBC-TV’s ‘Texaco Star Theatre’….
When Saskatoon radio listeners were first treated to programming from CKOM …
..and when the show that introduced us to John Travolta, “Welcome Back, Kotter” aired its final episode on ABC TV.
ALL the milestones for June 8th INSIDE.
PSR’s 6pm Friday Night News with the News You Should Know…
Trump’s VP Pick Will Stun The World, [DS] Believes That Illegals Will Vote, They Won’t – X22 Report
Google signs deal with organization to distribute $100M to Canadian news companies
The Canadian Journalism Collective will be responsible for ensuring eligible news organizations get their share of the money.










