Three Studies Find AM/FM Audience is Greater than Streaming, Contrary to Advertiser Perception
New studies by NIELSEN, EDISON RESEARCH and ADVERTISER PERCEPTIONS dispute advertiser perceptions about the size of radio's audience. The combined research found AM/FM's audience to be far greater than the audience for streaming services.
Max Webster has today’s almost forgotten track
A couple of weeks ago Kim Mitchell resigned his position at Q107 after a pretty good run and, in his on air tribute to Kim, John Derringer stated, among other things, that Max Webster changed John’s life and I think the same is true of a great many Canadians…
WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. Aug. 19th
IT WAS AUG. 19th .... when "Amos 'n' Andy," the 15 minute nightly radio comedy starring Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll, made its network debut on the NBC Blue chain...
When Edmonton got its latest AM station CHQT (1110 KHz) and Yorkton Sask. got its first and only one CJGX AM 1340...
When WINS radio in New York City announced it would no longer play white artist cover versions of R&B hits. For example, the DJs were instructed to play Fats Domino's "Ain't It A Shame," not Pat Boone's...
..and when the 58th and final episode of the rock 'n' roll sitcom "The Monkees" aired on NBC-TV.
ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.
Voltair / PPM Debate Headed To Atlanta
The upcoming NAB/RAB Radio Show in Atlanta will feature two sessions that are bound to be standing room only, as the still red hot ‘rock ’em sock ’em’ Voltair/PPM debate takes center stage — albeit in separate presentations.
Media WASTING Precious Election Questions on Duffy Issue
The national media covering Harper on the election trail should stop wasting their precious limited questions trying to prove Einstein wrong.... Harvey Oberfeld has the scoop...
Freudian Slip? Corus GM References ‘CKNW AM 730’
In a memo to staff announcing the arrival of new Interim PD Larry Gifford, Corus Vancouver GM Brad Phillips perhaps mistakenly refers to the station as "CKNW/AM 730".
Airchecks Exposed Part 4 by Paul Kaye
Paul got his first PD role in the early 2000s, making him the youngest programmer in the UK at the time. After nearly a decade programming in the UK Paul moved to Canada in 2012 to work for Newcap. Paul spends his days looking after stations in the CHR, Hot-AC and Classic Hits formats and also holds the role of National Talent Development Director for the company.
