- 08/31/01 - Midnight tonight
and the early hours of Saturday morning mark the big network shuffle on British Columbia
Television stations. Here is the new lineup: CHEK-TV/6 "CH" Victoria switches
from CTV affiliation to Global; CHAN-TV/8 "Global BC"
Vancouver from CTV to Global; CKVU-TV/10 "ckvu13"
(reflecting its local cable position) Vancouver from Global to Independent; and CIVT-TV/32 "BC CTV" Vancouver from Independent
to CTV. These changes also affect viewing
throughout the BC Interior.
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- 08/31/01 - Steve Dunbar takes
over the evening show at CFMI FM 101.1 "Rock
101" Vancouver.
Dunbar had been doing weekends and swing for Rock 101, and spent years before that as the
midday jock at CFOX FM 99.3 Vancouver. Also at
Rock 101, Christian Hall adds the duties of Assistant PD to his role as Music
Director. Milkman news source
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- 08/31/01 - Apparently there is a recent
tradition that Rogers
Radio stations make major changes at 5 p.m. on the Friday of a long weekend. As
such, The "STAR-FM" trio of CKSR
FM 98.3 Chilliwack, CFSR
FM 107.1 Abbotsford and CKIS
FM 100.5 Hope officially launched as "The Valley's Light Rock" today at
5. The three new FM stations replace AM frequencies of 1270, 850 and 1240
respectively. They have CRTC authorization to
continue simulcasting on AM for up to three months. Thanks to Brian Walks.
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- 08/30/01 - Rogers
Radio has applied to the CRTC to increase the
effective radiated power of CKVX-1 FM 92.5
Abbotsford, which will improve its signal quality throughout the coverage area. CRTC Info (item 5)
Note: The CRTC generally quotes station ERP as "average" power, whereas
this site uses the more accepted practice of quoting "peak" power from Industry
Canada and FCC records.
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- 08/30/01 - After four years, Aamer Haleem is
leaving as host of VTV Breakfast on CIVT-TV/32
Vancouver to persue other opportunities. His last show is tomorrow (Friday).
New host of the show, now called CTV Breakfast, is Tamara Stanners. The show will
move to an earlier time of 5 to 7 a.m. starting Tuesday, September 4. BC CTV Press Release
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- 08/30/01 - CKWV
FM 102.3 Nanaimo will be off air for a short time around 1 or 2 p.m. today (Thursday)
to accomodate equipment for the new CHLY FM 101.7/CHWF
FM 106.9 transmitters which are being installed at the same site. CE Kam
Abbott says the new stations are scheduled for testing this weekend.
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- 08/29/01 - Rob Johnson has left the CKNW AM 980 Vancouver "Eye In The Sky" to move
back to the east coast. Rob, who has an extensive background in graphic arts and design
has accepted a job in Halifax doing layout and design for a magazine. Milkman Info
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- 08/28/01 - CE for the Lower Mainland Rogers
stations, Jack Wiebe reports the "STAR-FM" trio of CKSR
FM 98.3 Chilliwack, CFSR
FM 107.1 Abbotsford and CKIS
FM 100.5 Hope will officially launch September 1. The three new FM stations
replace AM frequencies of 1270, 850 and 1240
respectively. They have CRTC authorization to
continue simulcasting on AM for up to three months.
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- 08/28/01 - Salem
Communications Corporation expanded band station KTFH AM 1680 Seattle, which recently
changed call letters, but is not yet on air is very likely to brand themselves as
"The Fish" in line with other Salem stations such as KSFH FM 95.9 Anaheim, CA. Thanks to Larry
Waldbillig
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- 08/27/01 - Nick and Nic make a splash as female
co-hosts of the morning slot targeted towards women at CFUN
AM 1410 Vancouver.
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- 08/26/01 - Here is a closer look at the Vancouver TV
changes with focus on News. Bill Good starts the 6 p.m. news September 3 on CIVT-TV/32 Vancouver "CTV British
Columbia", while co-host Pamela Martin doesn't debut until October 8, due to
contractual obligations.
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- 08/24/01 - KPUG
AM 1170 Bellingham is now 24 hour sports. Promotions Director Joe Ponder advises
Mike Gallagher has left. The new lineup is Tony Kornheiser 7-9 a.m., Jim Rome 9-12
a.m., Dan Patrick 12-3 p.m., The ZONE (local sports talk) 3-5 p.m. and J.T. The Brick 5-8
p.m.
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- 08/23/01 - In regard to the
official call letters of NOWTV/66 Fraser Valley, other websites are listing the
station as CFVT-TV. That was the call sign originally applied for. However, on
April 7/01, NOWTV's Albert Lo stated, "The previous call sign of CFVT was not
approved and consequently had been discontinued." His latest correspondence of
Aug. 23/01 states, "We are still awaiting Industry Canada's approval of an
official call".
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- 08/23/01 - Two stations, KSER FM 90.7 Everett and KBCS
FM 91.3 Bellevue say they will suspend Internet broadcasts because of a recent court
decision on royalties for music streamed over the Web. Others are likely to follow.
This and other news from Bill Virgin's Radio Beat,
The Seattle P-I.
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- 08/22/01 - The new Fraser Valley TV station, NOWTV/66 (official call still not released) has delayed
their official launch from September 1 to 15. As of today, there is still no sign of
a test signal. Thanks to Brian Walks.
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- 08/22/01 - Dave Ratener, CE for KNHC FM 89.5 Seattle advises that equipment for their
new Cougar Mountain directional transmitter (47-32-35
122 06 25) has been ordered. ERP will drop to 8.5 kW from the current 30 kW, but
HAAT will increase from 92 to 372 meters, which will offset the power decrease.
Overall coverage will not change significantly, but the signal should be much cleaner in
most areas. The new facility is expected to be in operation by November.
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- 08/21/01 - New website link added for KARI AM 550 Blaine. Meanwhile, KARI has been
running at reduced power as construction progresses on new sister station KVRI
"Vancouver Radio International" AM 1600, which will begin testing their
transmitter in September. Thanks to Ted Wendland, Puget Sound Radio Guide.
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- 08/21/01 - As of today CIVI-TV-2 Vancouver, the channel 17 Mount Seymour
rebroadcasting facility for CIVI-TV/53 Victoria is
on air testing.
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- 08/20/01 - As of today CIVI-TV/53 "The New VI" Victoria is transmitter testing, but there is
no sign yet of their channel 17 rebroadcaster in Vancouver. The CHUM Limited station will officially launch on
October 4. Thanks to Dave Sinclair.
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- 08/19/01 - CISC FM
107.5 Gibsons has been off the air for awhile. Terry Chan, Operations Manager
& PD for parent station CISQ FM 107.1 Squamish,
reports that the transmitter on Bowen Island has been undergoing upgrades and is expected
back on Monday, August 20. Thanks to Erland Carlson
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- 08/18/01 - KNHC FM
89.5 Seattle has officially announced that they will be moving their transmitter to
Cougar Mountain. Actually, the FCC issued the CP
back on June 22. View maps of the current
TL and the new Cougar
Mountain TL. More info will follow. Thanks to Larry Waldbillig.
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- 08/17/01 - When the TV networks get shuffled in
Vancouver September 1, Jill
Krop will anchor the new 11 pm News Hour Final on CHAN-TV/8
"Global BC". Other changes at the soon-to-no-longer-be CTV affiliate include extension of the Morning News from
5:30 to 9 am, anchored by Lynn
Collier and Steve
Darling; the Noon News Hour hosted by Randene
Neill; Deborra
Hope moves to the Early News at 5 pm; the new half-hour Global National runs at 5:30
pm with former ABC correspondent Kevin
Newman and former CKVU-TV/10 news anchor Suzette
Meyers handles the weekend morning, noon and 6 pm newscasts.
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- 08/17/01 - John Shields, Senior Program
Director of CKKQ FM 100.3 "The Q" and CJZN FM 91.3 "The Zone" Victoria announces
that Rick Everett (currently of The Q's Afternoon Show) is the Program Director of 100.3
The Q and Al Ford is the Program Director/Music Director of The Zone @91.3. Mark
Addams, will become an integral part of the Q announcer staff. Milkman info
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- 08/16/01 - Ted Wendland of the Puget Sound Radio Guide reports that CFSR FM
107.1 Abbotsford is now testing. CKSR FM 98.3 Chilliwack has been running for about
three weeks. When CKIS FM 100.5 Hope gets the switch turned on, the Rogers
Communications "STAR-FM" trio should be ready for official launch in early
September.
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- 08/16/01 - Not many programs last for 50 years on
the air, but on Wednesday October 3 CBC Television will
launch the 50th season of "Hockey Night in
Canada" with a special
telecast. For local broadcasting history enthusiasts, CBUT/2 Vancouver did not carry the Saturday night
games until October 1958. For the first 7 years on television, radio and TV were
simulcast. Thanks to Brian Walks
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- 08/16/01 - The new Vancouver Giants of the WHL have landed their play-by-play rights for 65 of their
regular season games, plus the playoffs on CKST AM 1040
"The Team" Vancouver. Rick Dhaliwal will handle home games and Craig West
away games. Color commentator Bill Wilms will work all broadcasts. Their first
regular season game is September 21 at home against the Kamloops Blazers. Thanks to Brian
Walks.
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- 08/16/01 - The "Big Changes" touted by CFUN AM 1410 Vancouver consist of program shuffling with a
few new additions. Most noticeable is the 6 a.m. to midnight time slot, now all
local, except for Dr. Laura between noon and 3 p.m.
Thanks to Brian Walks.
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- 08/16/01 - While September 1 will
herald the unprecedented four-way network change at Vancouver and Victoria TV stations
(much more to come on this one), the Labor Day weekend has been a popular one in the past
for radio format changes. In the rumor mill are: KISW
FM 99.9, KQBZ FM 100.7, and KPLZ FM 101.5 Seattle, CFUN
AM 1410 Vancouver and CFEX FM 107.3
Victoria. Odds are one or more of these five will make a substantial change.
Speculation at the Seattle/Tacoma Radio Board
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- 08/16/01 - An in-depth look at
radio's recent trend towards the "beer and babes" approach, and other
miscellaneous info too at Bill
Virgin's Radio Beat, The Seattle P-I.
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- 08/14/01 - Due to an equipment delay, CHLY FM 101.7 and CHWF FM 106.9 Nanaimo now plan to test
their new transmitters on September 3, according to CHLY Technical Manager Kam Abbott.
The two new stations will share the same transmitter location as CKWV FM 102.3.
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- 08/13/01 - NORTHWEST
BROADCASTERS turned four years old today. At last count we are getting
close to 8000 page hits a month and we are very appreciative of all the visitors to our
site.
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- 08/08/01 - Tim Morgan, 7 to midnight host on CFMI FM 101.1 Vancouver, is moving back to CJAY FM 92.1 Calgary mid-days effective August 28th.
He was the evening guy at "CJAY 92" prior to moving to Vancouver in 1999.
Milkman news source
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- 08/08/01 - According to a posting on the Seattle/Tacoma Radio Board,
"Corey Dylan is out at KBKS FM 106.1
Tacoma, judging from her absence both on-air and on the website. Also looks like Kristin has inherited her
midday slot and Kaci from the
afternoon drive is now taking over overnights from Kristin."
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- 08/06/01 - The new Trinity Fraser Valley TV station,
NOWTV/66 is expected on air September 1. It will
be carried on cable 10 in the BC Lower Mainland. As of July 31, Industry Canada had
not yet listed official call letters for the station. Thanks to Brian Walks
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- 08/06/01 - With KYCW AM 1090 Seattle shutting down
Classic Country and switching to an Extreme Talk format at 5 a.m. Monday August 6, here is
a detailed look at how the station will unfold: Bill Virgin, Seattle P-I
Meanwhile, Becky Brenner, PD of sister station KMPS
FM 94.1 says the station will look at ways to include more classic country in its
format.
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- 08/05/01 - The format changes keep right on coming.
The CFUN AM 1410 Vancouver website says,
"Big changes coming soon". They also have dropped their "Talk With
Attitude" slogan. Meanwhile, 9 to noon CFUN host Pia Shandel, has been hired as
the political specialist for CIVI-TV/53 "The
New VI" Victoria, expected on air in early October. Both CFUN and The New VI
are CHUM Limited stations. Thanks to Brian
Walks
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- 08/04/01 - "Listen at your own risk" say
the promos on KYCW AM 1090 Seattle. The station will switch formats Monday August
6th at 5:00 a.m. with the warning that "It will be an 18 and over format".
The 50 kW AM stereo powerhouse, which can be heard during the day from Vancouver to
Centralia and at night over much of the western states and provinces (the only real
interference comes from equally powered XEPRS Rosarito,
Baja California, Mexico), is abandoning its Classic Country format after two and a half
years.
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- 08/04/01 - KRIZ AM
1420 Renton is no longer simulcasting KYIZ AM 1620,
but carrying Solid Gold Soul (the same satelite-fed format that KSRB AM 1150 Seattle
recently dropped in favor of All News). That leaves all three Z stations (they call
them the ZTwins) with different formats: KRIZ with R&B oldies, KYIZ with urban
contemporary, and KZIZ AM 1560 Sumner with gospelmusic/Spanish-brokered. Thanks to
Mike Cherry
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- 08/04/01 - Rumors are being circulated on the SeaTac message board of Radio-Info.com about a format switch to Talk for one of
the Seattle stations Monday morning. Thanks to Brian Lord.
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- 08/03/01 - Could there be a format change in the
works at CFEX FM 107.3 "Extreme"
Victoria? CJZN FM 91.3 "The Zone"
Victoria swapped from Country to Modern Rock back on June 21, followed by a call letter
change, leaving a possible void. Recent changes at "Extreme 107.3" include
Bryan Adler on afternoons and PD Jim Scanlon no longer mentioned on the on-air roster.
Milkman news source.
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- 08/02/01 - The CRTC
has renewed the licences of CTV and Global networks and their affiliated television
stations in Canada - subject to a number of conditions. CRTC News Release
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- 08/02/01
- KPLU FM 88.5 Tacoma is expanding its Jazz and Blues
programming. The legendary Pat O'Day is back to call the hydro races on KOMO AM 1000 Seattle, part of the station's Seafair
coverage 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. These and other stories at Bill Virgin's
Radio Beat, Seattle P-I.
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- 08/01/01
- Saga Communications station KIXT AM 930
Bellingham has taken on a new Adult Standards format. New call letters are KBAI with
the slogan"The Bay" for America's Best Music.
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- 07/31/01 - KVRI AM 1600
Blaine is expected to be on air in September with an ethnic format. Puget Sound Radio Guide
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- 07/30/01 - Another
upcoming format change in the Northwest. Previously new country KIXT AM 930 Bellingham is currently
playing a continuous loop of seagulls and ocean waves with the announcement, "There
is a new radio station coming to Bellingham August 1st at 9 a.m.". Thanks to
Larry Waldbillig.
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- 07/30/01 - Veteran country
music announcer Bob Bye has passed away just short of his 75th birthday. Bob died of
a heart attack earlier this month at his home in Penticton, BC. He began his
broadcasting career on the Prairies, in Regina, SK and Winnipeg, MB but was best known for
his many years, starting in 1966, at former country giant CKWX AM 1130 Vancouver, where he retired in 1989.
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- 07/26/01 - Mel Risdon (a.k.a. Bailie Hayes) of CHTT FM 103.1 "Hot 103" Victoria moves to CJAY FM 92.1 "CJAY 92" Calgary to handle
overnights and weekends, according to CJAY PD Bob Harris. Formerly of Calgary's "Power 107", she moves back to the Alberta city after spending a
year on the coast. Milkman
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- 07/26/01 - Rogers
Communications Inc., operator of a number of Greater Vancouver and Vancouver Island
radio stations, reported a wider second-quarter loss as "disappointing" results
from its wireless operations overshadowed solid revenue growth across all the company's
businesses. Terry
Weber, Globe and Mail
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- 07/26/01 - More
rumors about an Ackerley radio selloff, with
President/COO Denis Curley retiring. You’ve got to think that Clear Channel would be just one of the
parties who’d love to get their hands on sports twins KJR
AM 950 and KHHO AM 850, urban KUBE FM 93.3, and "The Beat" KBTB FM 95.7. You’d have to count
Seattle-based Paul Allen as a bidder, too.
Officially, Ackerley says 15-year exec Denis Curley is retiring, to be replaced by Chris
Ackerley. Chris is Barry Ackerley’s son, who became "Co-President" in
February 2000. Ackerley could cure a lot of balance-sheet woes by selling off radio
and focusing on outdoor and TV. M Street news
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- 07/24/01 - CE for the Lower Mainland Rogers
stations, Jack Wiebe reports that CFSR FM 107.1 Abbotsford is scheduled to be on air
in two to three weeks. Meanwhile, CKIS FM 100.5 Hope was tested for the first time
yesterday and is expected to be operational in about two weeks.
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- 07/23/01 - CE for the Lower Mainland Rogers
stations, Jack Wiebe reports that CKKS-FM-1
Whistler on FM 96.9, which will re-broadcast CKKS FM
96.9 Vancouver, is scheduled for startup around October.
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- 07/23/01 - Former CIVT-TV/32 Vancouver "VTV
Breakfast" weather anchor Nicola
Crosbie will team up with broadcaster and journalist Nicky Renshaw on CFUN AM 1410 Vancouver. The program will air daily
from 6 to 9 a.m. starting August 8 and deal with women's issues. News source Joe
Leary, The Province
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- 07/22/01 - CKSR
FM 98.3 Chilliwack is now testing their new FM transmitter with slogan "Star
98.3, The Valley's New Light Rock". The Rogers
Broadcasting station, which was started as CHWK in 1927 by Casey Wells and Jack
Menzies of Menzies Hardware, will vacate the AM 1270 spot later this year. Thanks to
Ted Wendland, The Puget Sound Radio Guide
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- 07/19/01 - The FCC
has released the following counts of radio stations in the US as of June 30: 4,716
AM stations, 6,000 commercial FMs, 2,216 non-commercial educational FMs and 3,416 FM
translators. Source, M Street Publications
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- 07/19/01 - Vancouver partnership Multivan Broadcast
Corp. (MVBC), which includes James Ho, owner of Mainstream Broadcasting Corp., operater of
Vancouver multicultural station CHMB AM 1320 will
compete against Rogers for multicultural TV licence in
the city. Wyng
Chow, The Sun
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- 07/18/01 - While
the public will not have access to the applications for approximately 30 days, at closing
deadline July 13, the CRTC had received only two
responses from its call regarding a multicultural television license in
Vancouver. There had been rumors of as many as six, including Global TV. The two who have applied are Rogers Communications and CHMB AM 1320 Vancouver. - Thanks to Alan Herbert
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- 07/18/01 - Glen
Harris, KLKI AM 1340 Anacortes PD advises that starting
with the "What's Going On?" page, their website is undergoing an extensive
overhaul to reflect the new Adult Pop Standards Music Of Your Life programming on the station.
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- 07/18/01 - KCBS-FM
“Arrow 93” Los Angeles has dropped the Bob Rivers Show after only two weeks in the
station's morning slot. Program Director Tommy
Edwards said, “After overwhelming response to listeners who have called, written
and emailed the station, we are returning Joe
Benson and music to the morning show.” KZOK FM 102.5 Seattle is scheduled to pick up the morning
show in the fall after a non-compete clause with Rivers' previous employer KISW FM 99.9 Seattle expires.
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- 07/17/01 - Madman Moskowitz has been playing zany
tunes for the Northwest for almost 25 years. "Music with Moskowitz" can be
heard on KSER FM 90.7 Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. and
Sunday on KYCW AM 1090 from 8 p.m. to midnight. Sharon
Prill, Seattle Times
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- 07/17/01 - Vancouverite Carole Taylor to boost staff
morale as new chairwoman of the CBC. The Province
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- 07/16/01 - Roy A. Robinson, part owner of KRKO AM 1380 Everett, passed away at his home in Mukilteo
July 8th at the age 73. He was also among the founders of Frontier Bank in Everett
and co-owned several car dealerships in the Northwest. Herald Net story
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- 07/16/01 - Television wars
heat up in Vancouver September 1 as two new stations are added and the major shuffle of
networks nears.
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- 07/16/01 - Larry and Willy
have tallied up 13 consecutive years as the morning team at CFOX
FM 99.3 Vancouver.
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- 07/12/01 - Todd Hancock starts Monday July 16 at CFEX FM 107.3 "extreme" Victoria.
Hancock was most recently at CFOX FM 99.3 Vancouver and
replaces outgoing host Ray Grover who moves back to Kelowna. Program Director Jim
Scanlon says more changes are in the works at extreme over the next couple of weeks.
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- 07/12/01 - 3250 Low Power
FM applications have been filed with the FCC, and as
many as 1200 could become licensed in the US. While these are only applications for a
CP, in many cases they are unopposed. Unless petitions to deny are filed, they could
become reality quite quickly. 100-watt LPFMs will be licensed exclusively to local
groups for the first two years. Non-local groups will be eligible later on.
And eventually a licensee may own up to 10 stations nationwide. News source, M Street Publications Several
applications have been filed in the Pacific Northwest.
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- 07/12/01 - The Scandinavian Hour, which has run for
over 40 years in the Seattle area, finds its way back to a traditional morning time with
its debut on KKNW AM 1150 at 9-10 a.m.
starting Aug. 4. - This and other stories at Bill Virgin's Radio Beat, The
Seattle P-I
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- 07/11/01 - CHWF FM 106.9 "The Wolf"
Nanaimo is planning to start transmitter testing on or about August 4 with an official
launch date of September 1. The station's call letters change from CKEG along with
the move from AM 1570. - Thanks to Kam Abbott, Technician Seccus
Networks
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- 07/11/01 - KUOW
FM 94.9 Seattle radio personality Lisa Levy leaves the station after 14 years hosting
a weekly Latino music show, which also airs in Chicago and San Antonio. - Pam
Sitt, Seattle Times
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- 07/10/01 - Assistant program director Mark Addams
reports that CKKQ FM 100.3 "The Q" Victoria is
starting to shift somewhat away from current music toward a Classic Rock sound. This
will help distinguish it from Modern Rock sister station CJZN
FM 91.3 "The Zone".
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- 07/09/01 - The CRTC
has denied application by 1158556 Ontario Ltd. to add a low power transmitter of CHIM-FM Timmins, ON in Vancouver.
Although NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS usually does not
cover low power radio translators, this one is particularly interesting, as the applicant
proposed to use FM 92.9, the frequency already in use by semi-local 50,000 watt at 744
meters HAAT, KISM-FM Bellingham. It is
interesting that the application was not turned down for technical reasons by Industry Canada. - CRTC info
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- 07/08/01 - New website address for CHLY FM 101.7 Nanaimo. Not yet on air, the station is
still aiming at a September 1st startup. - Thanks to Mike Cherry, CHLY "Roots
Train"
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- 07/08/01 - The ERP and HAAT have been updated on our
FM Page for KEXP FM 90.3 Seattle. They now are 720 watts and
162.0 meters respectively. - Thanks to John Laughlin
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- 07/07/01 - CKXM FM
91.3 "The Zone" Victoria has a new official set of call letters to match the
new slogan and Modern Rock format. It's now CJZN-FM. Thanks to Zonemeister Bud
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- 07/06/01 - For the past two days KLKI AM 1340 Anacortes has been running a new format,
satellite delivered Music Of Your Life.
The station still keeps it's morning and afternoon North Sound News broadcasts,
however it appears all talk programming has been dropped. As of this writing, their
website still does not reflect the format change. - Thanks to Lawrence Waldbillig
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- 07/05/01 - Former Seattle radio and TV sports host
Keith Shipman, president of Horizon Broadcasting Group, says the market for radio deals
has slowed. This and other items at Bill Virgin's Radio Beat,
Seattle P-I
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- 07/04/01 - The CRTC
has extended from 29 June to 13 July 2001, the deadline (initially announced in Public
Notice CRTC 2001-32)
for the filing of applications for a licence to carry on a new over-the-air ethnic
television programming undertaking to serve Vancouver.
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- 07/03/01 - Long-time CHAN-TV/8 "BCTV" Vancouver news anchor Pamela
Martin is leaving to join CIVT-TV/32
"VTV". Martin will co-anchor the 6pm newscast with Bill Good, who made the
switch earlier (see 05/16/01 below). Existing anchors, Ravi Baishwall and Sonya
Nordahl-Currie will be involved in expanded programming at VTV. More information to
follow.
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- 07/03/01 - September 1st TV changes in the Vancouver
market are getting closer. CHAN-TV/8
"BCTV" Vancouver becomes Global B.C., CHEK-TV/6 Victoria will be renamed "CH
Victoria", CIVT-TV/32
"VTV" Vancouver will officially become known as CTV British Columbia, and
CKVU-TV/10 has been acquired by CHUM and will
serve as a sister station to Moses Znaimer's upstart Citytv
and New VR in Toronto. - Alex
Strachan, The Sun
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- 07/01/01 - A new Biographies heading has been added
to NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS Links Page. The first
two listings are the founding father of Northwest rock 'n' roll, Seattle's Pat O'Day and Canadian
Broadcasters Hall of Famer, Vancouver's Red
Robinson. Please submit suggestions and bio links to webmaster Gord Lansdell in order for us to add
prominent Northwest broadcasters to this list.
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- 06/30/01 - KYPT FM
96.5 is the last Seattle FM with its own independent broadcast tower on Cougar
Mountain (see 06/29/01 below). Their transmitter has been there since it was
Classical KLSN in the early 70s. It subsequently changed to R & B KYAC, then to
Top 40/New Wave KYYX from 1977-1984, Adult Contemporary KKMI from 1984-1985, "Quality
Hits" KQKT 1985-1987, Album Rock KXRX 1987-1994, "Young Country" KYCW
1994-1999 and '80s Hits "The Point" KYPT 1999 to date. - History from Lawrence
Waldbillig
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- 06/29/01 - The FCC
has granted a Construction Permit for transmitter relocation of KYPT FM 96.5 Seattle to Tiger Mountain 47-30-17
121-58-4 and ERP change to 49 kW at 698 meters HAAT.
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- 06/28/01 - Johnny Staub of Power 107 Calgary is reportedly moving west to
Vancouver July 10 to fill the evening slot and work with former Power 107 programmer Rob
Mise at CKZZ FM 95.3 "Z95.3" Vancouver. Milkman Unlimited info
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- 06/28/01 - As of the weekend of July 7/8 there will
be a re-launching of "Hot/20" with new production, and new host Buzz Bishop of
the Z Morning Crew at CKZZ FM 95.3 "Z95.3"
Vancouver. Milkman Unlimited
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- 06/25/01 - New website link has been added on our AM
Page for KPUG AM 1170 Bellingham.
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- 06/25/01 - New website is up and running for CKLR FM 97.3 Courtenay "The Eagle" -
Thanks to Kam Abbott
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- 06/23/01 - KHCV-TV/45
Seattle is now running Infomercials, Shepherd's
Chapel, and a few Kids Shows while KWOG-TV/51 Bellevue has dropped Shop At Home Network in favor of Shop NBC, the former ValueVision. - Thanks to Joe
Capitano, who also reports a signal on Channel 61 Seattle IDing as a test channel for Dotcast, a company sending digital content via broadcast TV
to Dotcast enabled devices.
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- 06/23/01 - Slogan change for KISW FM 99.9 Seattle to "The Rock Station" -
Thanks to Dave in Seattle
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- 06/23/01 - Vancouver Sports Broadcasters' shuffle:
Don Taylor goes from CKNW AM 980 Vancouver to CTV Sportsnet; Blake Price leaves Sports Page on
CKVU-TV Vancouver to anchor Sportsdesk on TSN in Toronto; CKST AM 1040 is talking to TSN's David Pratt and CKNW's
Brook Ward to replace Jay Triano who's off to coach national basketball and CKVU-TV's
Barry Macdonald may be headed to CKST or CHEK-TV/6
Victoria.
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- 06/23/01 - Oops! Our power and location map
information was outdated for KKOL AM 1300
Seattle. The info and link has been updated on our AM Page. TL
map
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- 06/21/01 - CKXM FM 91.3 Victoria changed format from
Country to Modern Rock "The Zone @ 91.3" at
noon today.
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- 06/21/01 - CKXM FM
91.3 Victoria website says: "It's coming. Thursday at noon. A new station
at 91.3 FM."
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- 06/21/01 - When Central
Island Broadcasting station CKEG AM 1570 Nanaimo moves to FM 106.9, scheduled for late
August, it will be called "The Wolf" with official call letters CHWF. All
three Nanaimo FM stations will broadcast from the same tower at 49-13-20 124-00-07. - Thanks
to Kam Abbott, Assistant Engineer
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- 06/21/01 - A look at Sunday morning radio in
Seattle. At 10 pm Saturday, KIXI AM 880 Seattle
picks up the syndicated show "Jim Lowe and Company" hosted by the singer who had
the hit "Green Door". These and other noteworthy radio items - Bill Virgin's Radio Beat,
Seattle P-I
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- 06/20/01 - Dan Russell's Sports Talk returns to CKNW AM 980 Vancouver September 1st. Russell's highly
rated show was dropped by the station last July due to a dispute with the Vancouver
Canucks. Russell has been a part of the morning show on CKST AM 1040 "The Team" since early May, where
he tendered his resignation last week. - Ted Wendland, The Puget Sound Radio Guide
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- 06/20/01 - The "Twisted" Bob Rivers
Show joins the Los Angeles morning drive radio scene at KCBS-FM
“Arrow 93” on July 2. The former
morning host at KISW FM 99.9 Seattle has been
broadcasting as a dot com in recent months due to a non-compete clause. KZOK FM 102.5 Seattle is scheduled to pick up the morning
show in the fall. - Thanks to Ted Wendland, The Puget Sound Radio Guide
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- 06/20/01 - KGHO AM 920 Olympia is back on the air
with Automated Oldies. The station was forced to relocate its transmitter and is now
diplexing with KLDY AM 1280. New
TL - Thanks to Brian Lord
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- 06/19/01 - Kelly
Alford, Vice President of Engineering for The Ackerley
Group reports that the new KJR AM 950 50 kw
transmitter has been operating for about three weeks. All testing now has been
completed and final FCC license to cover is expected soon. The new
TL is near Tacoma, about 20 miles south of the old one.
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- 06/19/01 - KJR AM 950 Seattle gets ever closer to 50,000 watts with
testing of their new transmitter. Rumors have it that the switch should be turned on
permanently by mid July. - Thanks to Lawrence Waldbillig
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- 06/14/01 - NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS pays tribute to broadcaster Rick
Jonasson who passed away peacefully just before noon on Wednesday June 13th at Surrey
Memorial Hospital after a courageous fight with stomach cancer. Rick's early
days in radio included announcing duties at CFCP Courtenay and CJJC Langley in the 1960's.
More recently Rick was Assistant Instructor of Radio Broadcast Communications at
the British Columbia Institute of Technology and
Operations Manager of CFML, the campus carrier current radio station.
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- 06/14/01 - KSER FM 90.7 Everett is unique in it's live coverage of
AquaSox professional baseball, which starts its fourth season. This and other
stories from Radio Beat, Bill
Virgin Seattle P-I.
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- 06/09/01 - A few
more programming tweaks at CKZZ FM 95.3 Vancouver as the
Zed Morning Crew will end at 9 a.m. with Erin Wilde hosting a new Top 9 @ 9 weekdays. -
Info from Milkman Unlimited
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- 06/06/01 - KGHO AM
920 Olympia, which has been off air for several months due to transmitter relocation,
appears to be preparing for relaunch. The station is currently airing public service
announcements and IDs. - Thanks to Joe Capitano
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- 06/05/01 - The CRTC has approved application by FOCUS Entertainment Group for a new station to
operate in Vancouver on FM 94.5 with an ERP of 46,000 watts. The station will be
known as "The Beat" and offer a format of Urban Music, similar to stations
recently licensed in Calgary and Toronto. CRTC Info
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- 06/05/01 - The CRTC has approved in part, application by Gary
Farmer, on behalf of Aboriginal Voices Radio.
The Commisssion denies the use of FM 90.9 but suggests it re-apply for another
frequency. CRTC
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- 06/05/01 - The CRTC has approved in part, application by Simon Fraser Campus Radio Society for a new
Burnaby community-based campus station. The Commisssion denies the use of FM 90.9
but suggests it re-apply for another frequency. The station, CJSF, has operated on carrier current and cable for
several years. CRTC Info
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- 06/05/01 - The CRTC has denied application by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to add a Victoria transmitter
on FM 88.9 for French language CBUF-FM
Vancouver. The Commission, which previously approved the application in part,
has directed the CBC to find an alternate frequency for this monaural service, likely FM
88.1. CRTC
Info
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- 06/05/01 - The CRTC has approved application by Rogers Broadcasting to convert CFSR
AM 850 Abbotsford to FM 107.1 with an ERP of 215 watts. The station's format
will change slightly from Oldies to Gold-based Adult Contemporary. CRTC Info
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- 06/05/01 - The CRTC has approved application by Central Island Broadcasting to convert CKEG AM
1570 Nanaimo to FM 106.9 with an ERP of 1,600 watts. The station's format will
change from Oldies to Great OIdies and Great 80s. CRTC Info
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- 06/05/01 - The CRTC has approved application by Radio Malaspina Society for a new community-based
campus station to operate in Nanaimo on FM 101.7 with an ERP of 1,300 watts. The
station, CHLY, plans to devote more than 5% of its weekly schedule to foreign language
programming. CRTC Info
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- 06/05/01 - The CRTC has denied all other applications for a new
station to operate in Vancouver on FM 94.5. CRTC Info
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- 06/05/01 - CRTC Introductory
statement to Decisions CRTC 2001-312 to 2001-320: Radio applications considered at the
20 November 2000 public hearing in Burnaby, B.C.
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- 06/05/01 - The CRTC has called for comments on a proposed policy to
oversee the transition from analog to digital over-the-air television broadcasting in
Canada. CRTC
Info
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- 06/04/01 - On-air
shuffling at CKZZ FM 95.3 (Z-95) Vancouver sees Big
Daddy move to evenings and Rick Bailey on overnight. Hot 10 @ 10 is being dropped
for the syndicated Carson Daly's Most Requested. Info from Milkman Unlimited
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- 06/02/01 - CKXM FM 91.3 Victoria has made a staff realignment that
includes the departure of morning show hosts Peter Schaad and Kerry Campbell and mid-day
host Trish Gal. Scott James takes over morning show duties while Kate Graham
assumes mid-days. On Monday, June 4, "X91 Three" will go back to a Pure
Country sound, vacating their New Country/Pop hybrid they've been experimenting with over
the last 8 months. - Thanks to Erland Carlson and Milkman Unlimited
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- 06/02/01 - Starting
September 1st, Toronto's CITY-TV guru Moses Znaimer
will be bringing local production to the Vancouver-Victoria TV markets on CIVI-TV Victoria and, subject to CRTC approval, CKVU-TV
Vancouver.
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- 06/01/01 - KKNW AM 1150 Seattle "News Channel
1150", formerly KSRB, launches at 6 a.m.
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- 05/31/01 -
Nationally syndicated "Honky Tonk Sundays" with Ichabod Caine ends a seven year
run June 17th. This and other Seattle radio items by Bill Virgin, Seattle P-I.
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- 05/30/01 - Access
to this website was not available through our domain name of nwbroadcasters.com for a number of hours spanning
last Monday and Tuesday. This was due to equipment failure affecting thousands of
websites at our domain name provider Domain Direct.
The company has made assurances that the problem has been fully resolved.
Access to our secondary pages via their direct url addresses was not affected during the
outage. We apologize for this inconvenience.
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- 05/29/01 - Five companies have indicated they will
apply to the CRTC for a new multicultural TV station
in the Vancouver area. - William Boei, The
Sun
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- 05/28/01 - New website link added for KHHO AM 850 Tacoma - Thanks to David Twiggs
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- 05/25/01 - Well known Vancouver radio personality
and former morning show host for CJJR FM 93.7 and CKWX AM 1130, Jim Fraser has resurfaced as the new
host of the CKNW AM 980 Sea Watch.
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- 05/25.01 - Twelve year KCTS Channel 9 "Serious Money" host, Barry
Mitzman is leaving to join recently opened Bellevue office of New York PR and ad company.
Seattle P-I story
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- 05/20/01 - The weekly two-hour mad music and crazy
comedy show Dr. Demento returns to the Northwest
Sunday nights at 10 on KISM FM 92.9 Bellingham. -
Thanks to Lawrence Waldbillig
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- 05/19/01 - Public Radio Conference concludes at the
Washington State Convention and Trade Center - D. Parvaz, Seattle P-I
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- 05/16/01 - The three-way network shuffle (CTV, Global, CHUM) involving Vancouver/Victoria TV stations, CHAN (BCTV), CIVT (VTV), CHEK and CKVU is scheduled for September 1.
As a result, one of western Canada's most respected broadcasters, Bill Good is moving from BCTV to anchor
the supper-hour newscast at VTV. He will continue to host his CKNW AM 980 radio show.
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- 05/14/01 - Veteran Newsman Bob Livingston passed
away in Kelowna hospital from a very short battle with Cancer. He spent many years
at CFUN and CKLG and had moved to Salmon Arm a few years ago. He spent the last year
at KBS in the West Kootenays. - Thanks to Wayne Kelly and Milkman Unlimited for this
information.
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- 05/13/01 - KMNT FM
102.9 Centralia has dropped its K-103 moniker in favor of "Country 102.9
KMNT". - Thanks to Lawrence Waldbillig
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- 05/12/01 - The Howard Stern Show starts Monday
morning, May 14th on KISW FM 99.9 Seattle. ID
change to "Classic Rock That Really Rocks". - Thanks to David Twiggs
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- 05/12/01 - Identification change for KVI AM 570 Seattle to "KVI Talk Radio 570, More
Stimulating Talk". KVI's streaming audio is temporarily interrupted due to loss
of service provider. - Thanks to David Twiggs
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- 05/11/01 - The CRTC
has denied application by CKVU Sub Inc., licensee of CKVU-TV Vancouver, to create a new
trust arrangement for their shares. CRTC info
The station has since been sold to CHUM
Television pending CRTC approval.
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- 05/07/01 - CKST AM
1040 Vancouver officially launched their new Team
1040 All Sports format at 10:40 a.m. PDT. The Team sports network debuted
nationally across Canada at 12 noon PDT (3 p.m. EDT)
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- 05/05/01 - With the launch of a new national sports
network in Canada on May 7, comes the end of an era for the new network's kingpin, CHUM AM 1050 Toronto. In 1958 CHUM was the first
Canadian station to program full time Top Forty.
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- 05/05/01 - More stories on the launch of The Team,
Canada's national sports radio network, of which CKST AM
1040 (to air Seattle Mariners games) is the Vancouver affiliate. Chris
Jones, National Post
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- 05/04/01 - CKST AM
1040 Vancouver officially launches Team 1040 All Sports Radio Monday May 7 at 10:40
a.m.
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- 05/02/01 - Columnist Dan Russell and broadcaster
Bill Courage to join CKST AM 1040 Vancouver "The
Team" when it launches all sports radio Monday May 7.
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- 05/01/01 - Popular CKVU-TV Vancouver program, Sports
Page will move to CHEK-TV Victoria on
September 2. Global
TV story
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- 04/26/01 - The FCC
has granted application by KGHO AM 920 Olympia for a transmitter location change to 47-3-44
122-49-49 with power of 3 kw day and .007 kw night non-directional. The station
is currently off air.
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- 04/26/01 - The new Christian TV station on channel
66 in the Fraser Valley area of BC is scheduled to be on air in September. The
station will be using the slogan NOWTV.
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- 04/25/01 - Short lived interim format? CKST AM
1040 Vancouver has moved to commercial-free Classic Rock. The station is scheduled
to join the CHUM Sports Network May 7 with an All Sports format "The Team - 110
Percent Sports". Thanks to Brian Walks for this update
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- 04/25/01 - KOMO AM
1000 Seattle has dropped its live audio stream due to a loss of service provider, but
continues with video news clips. The station is now using the slogan "Talk
Radio With Personality". Thanks to David Twiggs
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- 04/14/01 - House of Commons committee to launch
probe into Canada's TV industry. National
Post story
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- 04/13/01 - New website and url for KRKO AM 1380 Everett. Thanks to Larry Powers
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- 04/13/01 - CKVU-TV Channel 10 Vancouver has been
sold to CHUM Television. Many thanks to
Dave Youell, Chief Engineer CFUN/QM/FM Vancouver. The C$125 million deal is subject
to CRTC approval. Selling the station was a
condition of a 1999 CanWest acquisition of eight new stations to add to its stable of
newspapers, cable channels and radio networks. CHUM recently received the nod for a
new Victoria TV station, CIVI, which is expected to
be on air this coming fall. Story and video from Pulse24.com
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- 04/12/01 - CKST AM
1040 Vancouver is once again transmitting in AM stereo after running in mono for
several months due to technical difficulties. Thanks to Chief Engineer, Ed Jurak for
this information.
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- 04/12/01 - Word has been received that newsman and
talk host Bill Munson passed away in January. Munson worked at such Seattle area
stations as KOL, KAYO and KJR (partnering there with Gary Lockwood in an afternoon drive
show). According to colleague Bill Taylor, Munson also worked at stations in San
Francisco and Los Angeles, under his real name B.R. Bradbury, and in Vancouver. Info from Seattle PI.
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- 04/11/01 - CKST AM
1040 Vancouver is now set to debut with all sports programming May 7.
Affiliation will be with the CHUM Sports Network coast to coast from flagship CHUM AM 1050 Toronto, which is currently featuring a
goodbye reunion of its oldies format. Thanks to Brian Walks.
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- 04/03/01 - The FCC
has granted application by KWOK AM 1490 Hoquiam to change city of license to Cosmopolis
with transmitter location change to 46-57-30
123-48-35. Transmitter power will be 1kw day/.76 kw night.
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- 03/29/01 - KYCW AM 1090 Seattle is now broadcasting
their Classic Country format in AM Stereo. Thanks to Brian Lord
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- 03/16/01 - The CRTC
decision on the new 94.5 FM Vancouver station, originally expected in March, is to be
released in May. Thanks to Brian Walks.
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- 03/11/01 - Spencer Broadcasting has applied to the FCC for a transmitter location change for station KGHO AM
920 Olympia. New location will be 47-3-44
122-49-49 with power of 3 kw day and .017 kw night non-directional. Currently
off air, the station will transmit from the same facilities as KLDY AM 1280 Lacey when it returns.
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- 03/05/01 - KSRB
AM 1150 Seattle is now running with night time power increased from 5 to 6 kw.
Thanks to Brian Lord, source M Street Journal.
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- 03/04/01 - KRWM
FM 106.9 Seattle is now operating from new transmitter facilities with improved
signal. Thanks to Broadcast Svcs
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- 03/04/01 - The 6.8 Northwest earthquake Feb. 28th
claimed one radio casualty: KJR AM 950 Seattle was
knocked off the air for about 45 minutes due to loss of power. The station returned to the
air at about 12:30 p.m. despite damage to a tower and a water main break, temporarily
using a tower slated for relocation to Tacoma. None of the other Ackerly stations was affected. Thanks to
Broadcast Svcs
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- 03/01/01 - The House of Commons heritage committee
will launch hearings this spring into the future of the Canadian broadcasting system.
National
Post story
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- 02/01 - The FCC
has granted application for assignment of license of KSWW FM 102.1 Elma from Marrow, Inc.
to Gregory J. Smith. FCC
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- 02/01 - NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS pays
tribute to another radio personality well known to fans in this area. Daryl
Burlingham, known on air as Daryl B, passed away from a stroke February 27 in
Winnipeg. Thank you to Ted Wendland of the Puget
Sound Radio Guide for this information.
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- 02/01 - The US Federal
Aviation Administration has approved the eight radio towers proposed for construction
in the Lord's Hill valley by KRKO AM 1380 Everett.
The new towers, opposed by environmentalists, are required for the station's new
50,000 watt transmitter. Further info from the Everett Herald.
Thanks to Larry Waldbillig
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- 02/01 - With much sadness I pass this on...AM600
morning man Rick Honey finally lost his battle with throat cancer. His last airshift
was Thursday, Feb. 22. Mike Cherry, Saltspring Island, BC
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- 02/01 - A warm voice. A thoughtful
personality. An unforgettable friend. Thank you Rick Honey. Lawrence
Waldbillig, Mount Vernon, WA
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- 02/01 - NORTHWEST
BROADCASTERS pays tribute to veteran Vancouver broadcaster Rick Honey who
passed away Saturday February 24. He was the current morning host on CKBD AM 600. Rick started in radio in Winnipeg in
the early 60's. He moved to CKLG (now CJNW) AM 730 in 1969 and went on to spend many
years as the afternoon drive host at CKNW AM 980.
CKNW website story.
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- 02/01 - Applications have been filed with the FCC by Pamplin Broadcasting-Washington Inc. for
construction permits for new AM stations on 730 in Hoquiam and on 740 in Redmond. FCC
info
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- 02/01 - KBCS FM
91.3 Bellevue has applied to the FCC for a small
power increase to 8000 watts, a slight decrease in HAAT to 64 meters, with a
non-directional antenna and a change in antenna location. KBCS has been experiencing
interference in some areas from CKXM FM 91.3 Victoria
since that station came on the air. Thanks to Brian Lord
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- 02/01 - Call letter change from KBLO to KVRI AM 1600
Blaine, Way Broadcasting Inc. Station is not yet on air.
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- 02/01 - Will CKST AM 1040 link up with the CHUM Radio Group instead of Telemedia Radio and not
become "The Fan" after all? If so, it still will be All Sports, but with a
different affiliation. Thanks to Eric Floden
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- 02/01 - KSVR FM 90.1
Mount Vernon g.m. Rip Robbins reports their construction permit for a frequency change to
91.7 is nearing approval by the FCC. Construction
will likely start this spring with their new antenna located off campus on a city owned
tower on Little Mountain. Coverage is expected south to Silvana and west to Oak
Harbor. Thanks to Larry Waldbillig
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- 02/01 - FM 95.7
Seattle "The Beat" has changed call letters from KMBX to KBTB. Thanks
to Larry Waldbillig
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- 02/01 - Vancouver's second all news station, CJNW AM
730, "NW2 24 Hour News Radio Powered by CKNW" premiered on schedule at midnight
February 1, replacing long time music station CKLG. CKNW website info
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- 01/01 - Grand Slam Radio takes over CKST AM 1040
Vancouver February 1, with an interim format until the launch of The Fan on April 1.
Thanks to Brian Walks
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- 01/01 - CKST AM
1040 format change to All Sports "The Fan" is scheduled to take place April
1. New station owner is Grand Slam Radio headed by former Global TV Sports anchor
Paul Carson.
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- 01/01 - Two All Sports stations for the Vancouver
market? Toronto broadcaster CHUM Ltd. says
it is starting a national all-sports AM radio network called The Team that will include a
Vancouver station. Vancouver Sun
story. Vancouver
Province story. Thanks to Erland Carlson.
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- 01/01 - New website address for KYPT FM 96.5 "The Point" Seattle. Thanks
to Larry Waldbillig.
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- 01/01 - Update: Industry
Canada now has rejected the use of FM 94.5 on a temporary basis by CHLY Radio Malaspina Nanaimo due to potential
interference with the low power Lions Gate Bridge and Fraser River Floodwatch information
stations on the same frequency. CHLY will be on air at FM 101.7 as soon as clearance
is given by the CRTC. (see 12/00 below).
Thanks to Mike Cherry.
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- 01/01 - CKLG AM 730 Vancouver is changing call
letters to CJNW on February 1, with a format change to News/Talk. Thanks to
Erland Carlson
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- 01/01 - The FCC
has accepted for filing, license to cover construction permit BPET-19990701KJ, Puget Sound
Educational TV, Inc. KDWK ch. 56 Tacoma, transmitter location and ERP change. FCC
Info
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- 01/01 - The FCC
has granted voluntary assignment of licenses for KELA AM
1470 Centralia-Chehalis and KMNT FM 102.9
Centralia, plus several other WA stations from Jacor Broadcasting of Washington, Inc. to
Citicasters Licenses Inc. FCC
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- 12/00 - CHLY
Radio Malaspina Nanaimo is awaiting a CRTC
license for 2 kW on FM 101.7. Pending approval, CHLY expects be on air with full
power by summer 2001. Thanks to Mike Cherry.
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- 12/00 - The CRTC
has approved the application for authority to transfer the assets of CKVU-TV Channel 10
Vancouver and its retransmitter CKVU-TV-1 Channel 5 Courtenay from CanWest Television Inc. to its wholly-owned
subsidiary CKVU Sub Inc. CRTC website
details.
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- 12/00 - The CRTC
has approved the application by Grand Slam Radio Inc. to take over the assets of CKST AM
1040 from Radio One Broadcasting Corp. A format change to All Sports will follow by
February or March. CRTC website
details.
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- 12/00 - The long awaited power increase to 50 kw for
KJR AM 950 Seattle will undergo final testing during
the first week of January.
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- 12/00 - KWBN-TV Channel 51 Bellevue has changed call
letters for a second time. It previously was KBEH-TV and is now KWOG-TV.
Thanks to John B.
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- 12/00 - CBC Television
is converting their satellite signal distribution to their stations across Canada from
analog to digital during December and January. Further information.
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- 12/00 - KITZ AM
1400 Silverdale reportedly has been sold. No further details are yet available.
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- 12/00 - As of December 1, Shaw Communications assumed the cable and @Home Internet Service in British Columbia previously
operated by Rogers Communications. During the past few months the access and
download speed of this and other @Home sites deteriorated noticeably. Shaw has
committed a large investment to vastly improve the @Home service with increased server
capacity and local routing. We eagerly look forward to these improvements.
When operating at full potential, we are confident that this and other @Home sites in this
area will once again download at lightning speed. We thank you for your patience.
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- 11/00 - KBLE AM 1050
Seattle has been sold by HHH Broadcasting for $3.2 million to Sacred Heart Radio, which represents their
first entry into the radio market. The station is off the air until January pending
FCC approval. Thanks to John B.
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- 11/00 - KBEH-TV Channel 51 Bellevue has changed call
letters to KWBN-TV and is running programming from Shop At Home Network. Thanks to John B.
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- 11/00 - KZIZ AM
1560 has filed to change their city of license from Sumner to Pacific.
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- 11/00 - Pamplin Broadcasting of Portland has filed
applications for several new AM stations in Washington and Oregon, including Redmond,
WA 740 AM 50 kw day 4.4 kw night; and Hoquiam, WA 730 AM 1 kw day
& night.
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- 11/00 - The CRTC
is preparing a report on the establishment of over-the-air television services to meet the
needs of the Greater Vancouver Area’s multicultural, multilingual and multiracial
population. Click
for CRTC news release. Thanks to Alan Herbert.
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- 11/00 - Format change for CFOX FM 99.3 Vancouver to "The Ultimate Rock
Experience, New Rock Now". Thanks to Erland Carlson.
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- 11/00 - Legendary Rock & Roll DJ and Hall of
Famer Red Robinson has retired. He hosted his final show on CISL AM 650 Vancouver November 8 after a career which
spanned back to 1954. His stations included CJOR, CKWX, KGW (Portland), CFUN, CKNW,
KVOS-TV and CISL. He also hosted performances by Elvis, The Beatles and many many
more. Canadian
Communications Foundation Bio and Photo
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- 11/00 - The CRTC
has granted CanWest Global Communications an
extension to sell CKVU Channel 10 Vancouver to December 29. After that time, all
sale negotiations will be carried out by a trustee approved by the commission.
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- 11/00 - CanWest
Global Communications has asked the CRTC to
extend the deadline for divesting its assets of CKVU Channel 10 Vancouver from November 6,
2000 to May 2001.
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- 10/00 - New web address for KMBX FM 95.7 Seattle. Thanks to Lawrence
Waldbillig.
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- 10/00 - Watch for format and personnel changes at CFOX FM 99.3 Vancouver in the near future due to a slip in
ratings.
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- 10/00 - Although the following is not strictly
within the scope of this website, it is significant in Canadian media news: The CRTC has approved an asset swap between Rogers Cable and Shaw
Cable which will see Shaw taking over cable systems in British Columbia December 1 in
exchange for Rogers gaining customers in Ontario, New Brunswick and Quebec. Click here for info
from CRTC.
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- 10/00 - Format change for KMBX FM 95.7 Seattle, to "Jammin' Oldies",
with new slogan, "95.7, the Beat, The Rhythm of Seattle". Thanks to
Stephen Hyde and Mike Cherry for this information.
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- 10/00 - Grand Slam Radio Inc. has applied to the CRTC to acquire the assets of CKST AM 1040 Vancouver from Radio One Broadcasting
Corporation.
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- 10/00 - KXPA AM 1540 Bellevue has dropped the
Z-Spanish Radio Network in favor of Multicultural & Local programming.
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- 09/00 - Call Letter changes for Rogers Broadcasting stations (Radio Max) CKMA AM 850
Abbotsford to CFSR, CKGO AM 1240 Hope to CKIS, and CHWK AM 1270 Chilliwack to CKSR.
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- 09/00 - Format change for KNTB AM 1480 Lakewood/KBRO
AM 1490 Bremerton from Triangle Broadcasting
(gay and lesbian programming) to computer automated Oldies.
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- 09/00 - Construction will begin soon for the new
transmitter facilities for KWDK, Channel 56 on West Tiger Mountain, under the FM array on
the east tower. KDWK was recently purchased by Daystar
of Dallas. Their antenna will be mounted on the east tower under the FM array.
KWPX 33, KCHV 45 and KWOG 51 are currently operating from Tiger.
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- 09/00 - KBLE AM 1050
has been sold for $2.85 million to HHH Broadcasting, who have also purchased KARS, AM 860
in Belen, NM.
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- 09/00 - KCMS FM
105.3 Edmonds has moved their transmitter to Cougar Mountain. Power has been
lowered to compensate for the increased height. They were the last FM station in
this area with a grandfathered power output - 115,000 watts. The current allowable
maximum is 100,000.
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- 09/00 - CHTT-FM
103.1 Victoria has changed to a new Hot 103 format along with their call letter change
from CJVI, AM 900.
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- 09/00 - CKMO
Victoria is now broadcasting on AM 900 which is a frequency swap from FM 103.1.
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