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3/28/20 - The FCC has accepted for filing applications by Bustos Media to take KMIA AM 1210 Auburn-Federal Way/ Seattle and KXET AM 1130 Mount Angel/ Portland off the air “due to health
considerations and economic conditions....in light of the coronavirus
emergency”. The 25 kW KXET daytime signal has caused considerable interference to CKWX AM 1130 Vancouver during times near dawn and dusk. Lance Venta, RadioInsight KMIA Info KXET Info
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3/27/20 - The FCC
has postponed indefinitely its upcoming Auction 106 for FM broadcast
licenses. Among the proposed auction items is a Class A allocation
assigned to Coupeville, WA. The frequency is for 101.1 MHz on
Whidbey Island and is coverage-restricted by a CRTC-FCC agreement to
protect CFMI-FM Vancouver and a yet-to-be-assigned station near the
River Jordan community on Vancouver Island. FCC Release
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3/26/20 - The April 2020 edition of Clay's Corner, prepared by veteran RF Systems Engineer Clay Freinwald for the Seattle Chapter of the Society of Broadcast Engineers
newsletter The Waveguide, is now available. In this edition Clay
discusses the COVID-19 virus and how it relates to broadcasters,
possible new owners for KING-TV and KONG-TV, another upcoming FCC
spectrum auction and much more. April Clay's Corner
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3/26/20 - KUOW-FM 94.9
Seattle announced Wednesday that it had made an editorial decision to
stop airing White House briefings on the coronavirus pandemic live on a
daily basis, but would continue to cover the briefings after they are
fact-checked. KUOW Announcement Today, NPR released further information on the matter. Elizabeth Jensen, NPR
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3/26/20 - Bonneville and Hubbard Seattle clusters are partnering to bring vital information to residents.
Hubbard CHR “Movin’ 92.5” KQMV, AC “Warm 106.9” KRWM and country “98.9
The Bull” KNUC will broadcast hourly local news updates from Bonneville
news/ talk KIRO-FM 97.3. Inside Radio
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3/26/20 - Vancouver market CKNW AM 980
has announced its new daytime schedule, which will go into effect
March 30. Following the recent announcement of Simi Sara in
mornings, The Mike Smyth Show will air from 9 a.m. to noon. Former CKNW weekend host and Global BC reporter Jill Bennett will host The Jill Bennett Show from noon to 3 p.m. each weekday. Bennett will leave her position with Global BC when her show starts on CKNW. Milkman Unlimited
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3/25/20 - KIRO-FM 97.3
Seattle launches a daily podcast to educate the Northwest region and
Washington State residents during the coronavirus global pandemic
entitled COVID-19: Seattle Podcast. It's hosted by Dave Ross and KIRO reporter Aaron Granillo. Radio Online
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3/25/20
- JR Shaw, founder of Shaw Communications and Corus Entertainment has
died at age 85. He had been named Officer of the Order of Canada,
received the Alberta Order of Excellence and was a member of the
Canadian Business Hall of Fame. Locally, Corus operates Vancouver market CKNW, CHMJ, CFMI-FM, CFOX-FM and Global TV. Global News
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3/22/20 - Vancouver broadcaster, voiceover talent and Vancouver Canucks announcer Al Murdoch
is cheering up fans by announcing goals from home during the current
sports shutdown. He has decided to call virtual goals every day, picking players by request from fans. Rob Williams, Daily Hive
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3/21/20 - The British Columbia Association of Broadcasters
has postponed its 73rd Annual Conference due to the ongoing outbreak of
COVID-19. The conference was to have been held May 8th in Vancouver and
is now postponed until Spring 2021. BCAB Announcement
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3/19/20 - Riaz Meghji, who left his position as host and producer of Breakfast Television on Citytv Vancouver last July after ten years, has launched Every Conversation Counts. The platform is focused on helping leaders and companies create authentic relationships and more inclusive work cultures.
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3/19/20 - The Najafi Companies and Trinity Broadcasting Network have entered the market of companies attempting to acquire KING-TV/ KONG-TV Seattle parent company Tegna Inc.
The Najafi Companies is a private global investment firm based in
Phoenix, while TBN is a faith-and-family broadcaster. For the
acquisition of Tegna, Najafi and TBN expect to create a wholly owned new
entity, which they propose as a private company. Michael Balderston, TV Technology
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3/18/20 - CBC is temporarily eliminating most of its local TV newscasts and consolidating its resources to focus on coverage at CBC News Network
amid the evolving COVID-19 crisis. Effective today, it won’t be airing
local TV newscasts across the country except at CBC North. CBC News
Network will instead be the “core live breaking-news service” and
replace all the other local supper-hour and late-night newscasts across
the country. CBC News
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3/17/20 - CHR MOViN KQMV-FM 92.5 retains first place in the Nielsen Audio Seattle-Tacoma February
2020 Portable People Meter 6+ ratings with a 6.5 share. AC Warm KRWM-FM 106.9 moves up to second with 5.3 and Classic Rock KZOK-FM 102.5 climbs to third with 5.1. Radio Online
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3/16/20 - Don Taylor of TSN 1040 CKST AM
Vancouver says sports talk radio stations without live games to discuss
due to the COVID-19 pandemic will be challenging, but the veteran
broadcaster expects to see a lot of shows "get creative" in the days
ahead. Steve Ewen, The Province
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3/16/20 - Vancouver market CKNW AM 980
has added more live weekend shows, including the preemption of some
prerecorded programs, with more than 40 hours of COVID coverage over the
weekend and news every 30 minutes. It is one of several stations in our
area to bolster news coverage during spread of the virus.
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3/15/20 - Former Vancouver broadcaster Reshmi Nair
has left CBC after a decade and has resurfaced as a guest host at Bell
Media Radio. She had been an anchor with CBC News Network since 2009 and
was a reporter at News 1130 CKWX AM Vancouver from 2004-08.
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3/13/20 - Kid Carson, who is returning to the morning show on Z95.3 CKZZ-FM
Vancouver March 30th, has announced he will be joined by stand-up
comedian and actor Jordan McCloskey. The new show will mark Carson’s
return to the airwaves after he left KiSS Radio 104.9 in 2017. Daily Hive News
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3/12/20 - Restaurateur and Seattle Kitchen
host Tom Douglas will temporarily close 12 of his 13 restaurants this
weekend due to the coronavirus. The closures are expected to last about
eight to 10 weeks. Seattle Kitchen airs Saturday afternoons on KIRO Radio FM 97.3. Tan Vinh, Seattle Times
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3/12/20 - Comedian and TV producer Byron Allen has made a US $20-a-share, all-cash offer for Tegna.
He plans to merge his existing businesses, which include 15 local TV
stations and the Weather Channel cable network, into an entity called
Allen Media. Allen's offer joins two others previously announced. Tegna owns Seattle market KING-TV and KONG-TV. The Business Times
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3/09/20 - Both Kid Carson and Z95.3 CKZZ-FM Vancouver
have tweeted he will join the station on March 30th. Carson has been
absent from Vancouver airwaves since leaving KiSS Radio in December
2017, where he had hosted mornings since 2012. Twitter News Daily Hive Backgrounder
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3/08/20 -
Long-time Puyallup Valley broadcaster Carl Lambert passed away February
23 at age 86 in Sumner, WA. He was a producer of High School Sports
Broadcasts on KLAY AM 1180 Lakewood/ Tacoma or over 40 years. Puget Sound Media
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3/06/20 - Reuters reports that U.S. regional TV station operator Gray Television Inc. has made an offer to acquire larger peer Tegna Inc. for approximately $8.5 billion. Tegna owns Seattle market KING-TV and KONG-TV among its 62 television stations and four radio stations in 51 markets. Reuters News
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3/05/20 - Seattle
market radio stations are providing extensive coverage of the
coronavirus without causing needless alarm, along with keeping their own
employees safe, at the office and in the field. InsideRadio
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3/04/20 - Veteran Vancouver radio personality Graham Hatch advises that he has been released from his p.m. drive position at The Breeze CHLG-FM 104.3, where he has hosted since 2014. The Breeze is sister station to Z95.3, owned by Stingray.
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3/04/20 - Z95.3 CKZZ-FM
Vancouver morning show hosts Leslie, Scooter and Producer Jaclyn have
left the building, with their last show Tuesday. Sources indicate a new
morning show will be announced next Monday. Facebook Announcement
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3/04/20 - CKNW AM 980 Vancouver has announced Simi Sara will be the new morning show host effective March 30. She moves from middays and takes over from the now retired Jon McComb. Hosts for two new midday shows are expected to be announced in the coming weeks. Global News
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3/02/20 - Q13 KCPQ-TV
Seattle appears to be the first newsroom to be impacted by the
coronavirus. General Manager Pam Pearson has sent an internal memo to
staff advising that a family member of one of its employees works at a
facility where a coronavirus patient was recently identified. FTVLive
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3/01/20 - KBTC-TV Tacoma-Seattle and KCKA-TV Centralia have added The FNX Network to their channels 28.3 and 15.3. FNX is exclusively devoted to Native American and world indigenous content. It replaces MHz
Worldview, which has ended affiliate distribution and has transitioned to digital streaming. KBTC Release
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