| VANCOUVER BROADCASTERS The history of Vancouver radio, along with mini bios and photos of the personalities who made it happen ASSOCIATIONS The British Columbia Association of Broadcasters – represents the interests of the vast majority of private over-the-air radio television broadcasters in the province. Canadian Association of Broadcasters – The voice of most of Canada’s private radio and TV stations. Society of Broadcast Engineers Chapter 16 – contains member Clay Freinwald’s very informative monthly column about a variety of radio topics in and around Seattle. National Association of Broadcasters – For 75 years, the National Association of Broadcasters has represented the radio and television industries in Washington Seattle Area Radio Association – Mission is to empower the marketplace with best practices through education and research on how to use Radio effectively. CLUBS International Radio Club of America – Broadcast Band DX Club, founded in 1964 National Radio Club – The world’s oldest and largest Medium Wave DX club, founded in 1933. DISCUSSION BOARDS/ FORUMS/ BLOGS Broadcast Dialogue – Canada’s broadcast industry publication Puget Sound Radio – Discussion board for Puget Sound and Western Canada RadioWest – Discussion board for radio in the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada with regional listings, station histories, historical music surveys, promo items and audio archives GUIDES Channel Canada – Entertainment and Broadcasting News pdxradio.com – Portland, Oregon radio – past, present and future HISTORIES & MEMORIES bcradiohistory.com – British Columbia radio history with lots of photos, nostalgia and audio archives.Canadian Communications Foundation – The History of Canadian Broadcasting The History of the Car Radio – From its inception in the early 1900s to 2020 and beyond. Marc Denis’ 1470 CFOX Montreal Radio Archive – Online since 2006 Marc Denis’ 980 CKGM Super 70s Tribute Page – Online since 2003 Northwest Hall of Radio History Dedicated to the media pioneers who built the region’s broadcasting institutions. Through their stories, the hall interprets the past to inspire others to shape the media of tomorrow. The hall is curated by Seattle-based radio/ TV producer and media historian Feliks Banel. QZVX.com – (Formerly Puget Sound Media) Jason Remington’s broadcast history and current affairs. Red Robinson was spinning the hits on Vancouver’s CJOR while still in high school in 1954 and was the first DJ to play rock’n’roll music on a regular basis in Canada. The Reel Top 40 Radio Repository – An Authentic Aircheck Museum of Classic Top 40 Radio and the Greatest Radio of All Time! Subscription service Rock Radio Scrapbook – The Golden Age of Rock ‘N’ Roll Radio with History and Airchecks VANCOUVERBROADCASTERS Listings and broadcast biographies of radio/TV personalities, plus station history from 1922 to current for Vancouver, B.C. VANCOUVER TOP 40 RADIO Hit Parade Charts of the 50s & 60s from Vancouver’s leading stations INTERNET RADIO and TV Voice America offers Internet talk radio shows and popular programs on a variety of topics. Listen to Internet radio broadcasting or host your own Internet talk radio show. WAGRadio – Produced by prominent Vancouver voice over artist, stage and film actor Bill Reiter Canadian Broadcasting Corporation – Canada’s national public radio and television service Knowledge Network – British Columbia’s Public Educational Television Service, with satellite and cable feeds and numerous low power translators. National Public Radio – Based in Washington, DC, NPR is the world’s first noncommercial, satellite-delivered radio system. PBS – The World Wide Web site for the Public Broadcasting Service RATINGS SERVICES Numeris – PPM ratings Diary ratings Weekly TV ratings of the top thirty programs Nielsen – Diary and Portable People Meter ratings for U.S. cities REGULATORY AGENCIES Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commissionis an independent agency responsible for regulating Canada’s broadcasting and telecommunications systems, reporting to parliament through the Minister of Canadian Heritage. Federal Communications Commission Website FCC database searches: AM Radio – FM Radio – TelevisionIndustry Canada Database – Canadian broadcasting database. Data has to be downloaded/ unzipped. Industry Canada Spectrum Direct – Broadcast data search facility. SCHOOLS Bellingham Technical College – Chief Operator/ Broadcast Training/ Electronic CommunicationsRadio Connection: A music industry talent placement service with 5,000 students worldwide who train on-site at major radio and TV stations, recording studios, record labels, film studios and video production companies. Washington Polytechnic Institute‘s Electronics Engineering Technology program trains students to troubleshoot, calibrate, repair and maintain electronic and electro-mechanical devices. Students learn DC, AC, SemiConductor, Digital, RF, Troubleshooting, Fiber, Laser, etc. The instructor has a background in RF. SERVICES Since 1962 BTS has been involved in the design and maintenance of radio stations in western Canada. Broadcast Engineer Dan Roach wrote a monthly column for Broadcast Dialogue Magazine. His articles are available here. Imagine Words and Music – A creative and production resource based on Canada’s west coast retained by more than 300 radio stations across North America and offshore Misc HAM Radio for beginners This site was submitted to me by a reader of the site. It is a good resource for learning about HAM radio |
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