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05/16/13 - On The Coast with Stephen Quinn on CBC Radio One CBU AM 690/FM 88.1 Vancouver has moved into the top-ranked spot between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. in the April PPM ratings. It was eighth when the former municipal affairs reporter became host five years ago. Meanwhile, CBC Radio One's Early Edition, which is hosted by Rick Cluff, continues to lead among morning shows in the market. Charlie Smith, straight.com (BBM Quarterly Summary Data is scheduled for public release June 6.)
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05/15/13 - A legal battle between KOMO and the Seattle Police Department
over access to police dashcam videos has reached the Washington State
Supreme Court. KOMO News sued the Police Department after it repeatedly refused to release the public records. and the court has been asked to find that SPD violated the Public Records Act. Tracy Vedder, KOMO News
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05/15/13 - Hudson Mack, news director and senior news anchor at CTV News Vancouver Island has been awarded the RTDNA Canada
President's Award, RTDNA's highest honor, presented annually to
individuals or groups that have brought distinction to, or made major
contributions to, electronic journalism. RTDNA release
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05/14/13 - Former CBS television and radio foreign correspondent Jan Petersen died
Saturday at age 63 from early-onset Alzheimer's disease. She
began as a part-time news writer at KIRO-TV Seattle, before rising to
producer, reporter, and anchor, under her maiden name, Jan Chorlton. David Morgan, CBS News
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05/14/13 - John Curley returns to Seattle market KIRO-FM 97.3 with
the new "John Curley Show with Andrew Walsh." Curley hosted
evenings until last year, when he was moved to mornings, then replaced
in the morning show with Dave Ross. Josh Kerns, mynorthwest.com
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05/13/13 - CBC Vancouver's very first film editor,
Arla Saare (Saarukka), passed away on May 9 at age 98. She became
known as the "Mother of Canadian Film Editing" by such notable
directors as Alan King and Harry Rasky and also won a number of awards
for both film and sound editing. She lived in retirement on
Galiano Island. A celebration of life will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 25 at Confederation Centre, 4585 Albert Street, Burnaby. Sun/Province obituary
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05/13/13 - In honor of mothers on Mothers Day, Virgin Radio CKZZ-FM 95.3 Vancouver morning show co-host Drew Savage and producer Scooter hooked up to muscle stimulation machines to simulate the feelings of birth contractions. You Tube video
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05/11/13 - There are some changes at CHEK-TV Victoria as the station cuts its noon news for the summer and shuffles management. There is a small net loss of staff with one crew now covering supper and late news. The noon news is expected to be back in the fall. Andrew Duffy, Victoria Times Colonist
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05/08/13 - Newly hired Rock 101 CFMI-FM 101.1
Vancouver brand director Ronnie Stanton has advised in a memo that
morning host Bro Jake (Edwards) is leaving this summer after 17 years
with the station. He is currently on vacation this week and next
and is scheduled to return to the air Tuesday, May 21.
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05/08/13 - KPTZ 91.9 FM Port Townsend chief engineer Bill Putney advises that the station is operating at 2200 watts as of noon today with the same directional pattern as with the previous 900 watts. Signal reports would be appreciated at billp@kptz.org.
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05/03/13 - The FCC has dismissed an application by Snoqualmie Educational Radio Project for a minor change to a licensed facility for KWJZ-LP 98.5
Fall City. KWJZ had been operating at 104.5 MHz but was granted a
Remain Silent Authority on March 19 following an application stating
that the station had lost its transmitter site due to the landlord being
no longer interested in leasing the space. The station's website is in operation, but there appears to be no audio feed. Station owners have not replied to a request for further information. FCC data Request for Silent STA
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05/03/13 - Seattle-based Fisher Communications
has reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March
31. The Company reported a net loss of $0.8 million, or $0.09 per
share, in the first quarter, compared to a net loss of $1.9 million, or
$0.21 per share, in the first quarter of 2012. The first quarter's
results include $1.2 million of pre-tax transaction-related expenses. Fisher release
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05/02/13 - A reunion of CKO personnel is scheduled for Saturday, September 28, 2013 at the Toronto Holiday Inn. CKO was a Canadian all news radio network which operated in most major Canadian cities from 1977 until it was shut down in 1989. The Vancouver station was officially licensed as CKO-FM-4 96.1, which signed on in November 1977. Dozens of past and present broadcasters were involved in the Vancouver operation including still familiar names Squire Barnes, Jim Bennie, Shell Busey, Richard Dettman, Erica Johnson, Mi-Jung Lee, Catherine Pope, Catherine Urquhart and Tommy Wolski. Steve Kee Communications info
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05/02/13 - Chris H. Bennett, Chairman of Kris Bennett Broadcasting, has
announced a format change for KZIZ AM 1560 Pacific. Bennett said,
“I’m proud to announce that we have acquired the exclusive rights to
the Smooth Jazz format, and will be the officially licensed Pacific
Northwest affiliate for the Smooth Jazz Network effective May 1, 2013." Seattle Medium
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05/01/13 - Former The End KNDD-FM 107.7 Seattle MD/afternoon host Marco Collins is working on a documentary about the Seattle scene during the 1990s and the legacy of The End. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer says The Glamour and the Squalor is
currently in production. Director Mark Evans put out a
call-to-contribute to Seattle area music fans who may have been
chronicling the rise of the grunge-era in the Pacific Northwest during
the early-mid-'90s. All Access Music Group
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05/01/13 - Ronnie Stanton has been hired away from Virgin Radio CKZZ-FM 95.3 Vancouver to program Rock 101 CFMI-FM 101.1. He has been operations manager and brand director of Virgin Radio since 2008. Prior to his arrival on these shores, he was on-air, PD and manager of a number of radio properties in Australia.
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05/01/13 - KZFX-LP 98.5 Fall City has changed it call letters to KWJZ-LP and format from Classic Hits to "Smooth Jazz & Adult Standards, music from the 50′s to today’s hits" and imaging to Smooth 98.5. The KWJZ call was formerly used by Seattle's 98.9 before a format change in December 2010.
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