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1/30/21 (Updated) - The February 2021 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 various storms, more COVID-19 stats, the trend to syndication and much more. February Clay's Corner
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1/29/21 - Veteran KOMO News Seattle broadcaster Elisa Jaffe
has announced she has breast cancer, but it was discovered early. She
is urging others not to postpone mammograms. Elisa joined KOMO in 1987
and has been a field reporter, TV news anchor, host and executive
producer of KOMO's daily television talk show Northwest Afternoon, morning host on KVI AM 570 and currently anchors drive time on KOMO News Radio. Twitter Announcement
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1/29/21 - KNKX-FM 88.5
Tacoma/ Seattle is one of five non-profit jazz stations to receive
grants totaling more than $1.3 million to participate in a collaborative
new program to strengthen jazz radio and its engagement with artists
and diverse audiences. Each will receive grants of up to $275,000 over
three years from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to support their involvement in the collective, and supply them with core support and innovation capital. Erik Hanberg, KNKX
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1/28/21 - Rob Nason
celebrates 50 years teaching well over 1,000 students as a Television
Production Instructor at British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT).
Many of them are working at various stations throughout BC. Nason
gained on-the-job experience from his time working in television in
Atlantic Canada, including time as a Director at CBC. Amy Chen, BCIT News
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1/28/21 - The Ratings Experts at Research Director, Inc. provide exclusive Holiday PPM analysis for Seattle-Tacoma and four other radio markets. All Access Music Group
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1/28/21 - Charges have been laid against former Vancouver broadcaster Marrett Green
following an altercation at a Vancouver courthouse involving a man who
allegedly refused to wear a mask and got physical with police, leaving
one officer with a broken leg. Green was a news anchor at CKVU-TV (then
branded UTV) Vancouver from 1994-99. CTV News
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1/28/21 - Vancouver-based May Lam has been promoted by Bell Media
from Regional Marketing Manager, Western Canada to Operations Manager
and Manager of Marketing & Promotions, Local Radio & TV. She has
been with Bell Media since 2014 and previously held a number of
promotions and marketing roles in Vancouver.
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1/28/21 - Producer Jordan of the Kevin & Sonia morning show on KISS RADiO CKKS-FM 104.9 Vancouver opens up about having COVID-19 following his return to work after two weeks. KiSS Audio
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1/28/21 - Engineer David Youell has moved Pulse CISF-FM 107.7
Surrey into a new control room, which is part of a larger system that
will eventually have four on air controls rooms, two production rooms,
two edit/ voice track/ production rooms and a large news room. The back
bone of the system is in two equipment rooms. The system is based
on a Wheatstone Wheatnet AOIP digital network. The on air playout system
was supplied by Media Touch. David Youell Facebook Photos
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1/27/21 - News/ Talk KIRO-FM 97.3 stays in first place with a 7.2 share in the Nielsen Audio Seattle-Tacoma Holiday '20 PPM 6+ ratings. News/ Talk KUOW-FM 94.9 remains in second place with a 6.4 share. AC KRWM-FM 106.9 moves up to third with 6.0. Radio Online
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1/27/21 - Former HITS 106.1 KBKS-FM Seattle PD Jared Fallon
has been named VP/ Marketing for iHeartRadio. He was released from KBKS
in November. Fallon's new position is based in Nashville. All Access Music Group
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1/26/21 - Numerous
postings on Facebook are acknowledging the passing of Vancouver news
anchor John Copsey, who died Monday, one day before his 54th birthday.
He spent seven years as news anchor/ reporter at CJOB Winnipeg before
moving west to join CKWX Vancouver. Copsey then joined CKNW in 2018 in
his most recent position as Network News Anchor with Global News
Radio. Facebook Postings Global BC News
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1/26/21 - The Seattle Kraken has announced a multiyear agreement with ROOT SPORTS, making the regional network their television home in the Pacific Northwest. Veteran announcer John Forslund, who has handled play-by-play duties for national NHL broadcasts for NBC Sports, will serve as the voice of the Kraken. Brent Stecker, 710 AM ESPN
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1/25/21 - Longtime legislative journalist Rob Shaw, who recently joined CHEK-TV Victoria as its on-air Political Correspondent, has joined Daily Hive Vancouver
as its new political columnist. The award-winning reporter has been
writing about politics in BC for the past 13 years and will be
contributing weekly political news. Daily Hive Release
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1/25/21 - After seven months of maternity leave, Anita Bathe is back co-anchoring CBC-TV Vancouver News at 6 p.m. with Mike Killeen. Twitter Announcement
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1/25/21 - Former Pulse FM CISF-FM 107.7 Surrey morning/ midday host and news anchor Tara Lopez has moved back to Vancouver to join OMNI TV BC as a video journalist and news anchor. She has most recently been a CTV Morning Live reporter and video journalist for CTV Winnipeg.
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1/23/21 - C89.5 KNHC-FM
Seattle, operated by Seattle Public Schools, and named for its Nathan
Hale High School, celebrates 50 years on-air January 25. PD J.B.
McDaniel will co-host a 2 p.m. online Open House today with Larry Adams,
the electronics teacher who helped found the station, as one of the
guests. Sean Ross, RadioInsight
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1/23/21 - Former
Vancouver radio sales manager Alan Anaka died January 14 at age 85. He
had a very successful career at CKLG, CJOR and CKNW before taking the
position of Sales Manager at CHQR Calgary, where he later became
President. Anaka received the Western Association of Broadcasters Broadcaster of the Year award in 1996. Sun/ Province Obituary
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1/22/21 - The British Columbia Association of Broadcasters has recognized Vancouver radio host Stirling Faux with entry into its Half Century Club. He began his career at CKSO Sudbury ON on November 15, 1970. Faux is currently the Weekend Mornings talk show host on CKNW AM 980. BCAB Facebook Release
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1/21/21 - Warren Dean joins CTV Vancouver Island, filling in for Brittany King while she’s on maternity leave. He’s been Senior Weather Anchor at CTV Regina for the last two years, while King is also morning co-host at Virgin Radio CHBE-FM 107.3 Victoria.
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1/21/21
- Former Vancouver radio engineer Greg Jardine is retiring as Stingray
Radio’s Chief Engineer for Alberta South after 48 years in radio. He was
CE for CKLG AM/FM Vancouver for almost 30 years, until joining Newcap
Radio Calgary following the sale of the Vancouver stations.
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1/21/21 - Long-time Praise 106.5
KWPZ-FM Lynden morning co-host and Operations Manager Jim Bouma died
unexpectedly Tuesday at age 61. A cause of death hasn’t been announced.
Bouma was a 40-year veteran with the station. Calvin Bratt, Lynden Tribune
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1/20/21 - The CRTC has approved
an application by the CBC to change the authorized contours of CBU-2-FM
88.1 Vancouver, a rebroadcasting transmitter of CBU AM 690 Vancouver
(Radio One), by increasing the maximum ERP from 97,600 to 99,432 watts
and decreasing the effective height of the antenna above average terrain
from 605.8 to 589.2 metres. CRTC Release
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1/20/21 - The CRTC
has approved an application by the CBC to change the authorized
contours of French-language station CBUX-FM 90.9 Vancouver (ICI
Musique)
by increasing the maximum ERP from 2,790 to 2,930 watts and increasing
the effective height of the antenna above average terrain from 567.2 to
589.2 metres and amending the coordinates of the transmitter site.
CRTC Release
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Seattle
TV
Program
Changes
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1/20/21 - There have been several changes in programming on Seattle area TV subchannels. KYMU 6.2 has changed to theGrio. KCPQ 13.4 has changed to BUZZR. KIRO 7.2 has changed to COZI TV. KZJO 22.4 has removed TBD.
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1/19/21 - Following yesterday's announcement that Les Staff has left CTV Vancouver, we have received reports that John Voiles,
Vice President, Bell Media Sales, Western Canada has also left his
position. He has been there since 2013 and has previously held positions
as VP/GM of Astral Radio Vancouver, Sales Manager of Citytv Vancouver/ A
Channel Vancouver Island and Local Sales Manager at BCTV
Vancouver. Connie Thiessen, Broadcast Dialogue
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1/18/21 - CTV Vancouver
executive Les Staff has left his position with the station. He now
lists himself as "Former, Director of News and Information, CTV News
Vancouver" on his LinkedIn page. Staff joined CTV Vancouver as an executive producer in 2007, becoming ND in 2012.
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1/15/21 - The Bull KNUC-FM 98.9 Seattle adds syndicated The Bobby Bones Show in mornings, replacing Fitz, who left last month. The station has
been filling in with Country artist guest hosts for the last few weeks.
Bones will air from 5 - 9 a.m. weekdays beginning January 19th. All Access Music Group
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1/12/21 - Global BC ENG Videographer Darrell Patton is retiring this Friday, January 15 as he turns 65. He previously worked at Citytv
(he was one of the "originals" that was laidoff when BCE bought CHUM),
joining Global BC in 2006. Patton will be moving to Vernon following his
last day at work this Saturday.
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1/12/21 - Cascade Public Media is petitioning the FCC to institute a rulemaking proceeding allowing it to move KCTS-TV
Seattle from RF channel 9 to 17. Cascade states that it has
consistently received viewer complaints of poor reception and
interference since the digital transition in 2009. FCC Info
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1/12/21
- The CRTC has approved an application by the CBC to change the
authorized contours of French-language CBUF-FM 97.7 Vancouver by
decreasing the maximum ERP from 95,800 to 95,485 watts, increasing HAAT
from 610.1 to 610.8 metres and amending the coordinates of the
transmitter site. CRTC Release
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1/12/21 - The CRTC
has approved an application by the CBC to change the authorized
contours of CBU-FM 105.7 Vancouver by decreasing maximum ERP from 95,800
to 95,485 watts, increasing HAAT from 610.1 to 610.8 metres and
amending the coordinates of the transmitter site. CRTC Release
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1/12/21 - Inspiration Media has applied to the FCC for a Special Temporary Authority to operate KGNW AM 820
Burien-Seattle at reduced power in order to restore nightime monitor
point field strengths. Problems occurred following installation of a
nearby communications support tower. FCC Info
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1/11/21 - Q13 KCPQ-TV Seattle news writer/ producer Bobbie Nickel has been promoted to Morning Executive Producer. It's her second time around at Q13 as she was a producer there before leaving for New York in 2017. Rick Gevers Newsletter
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1/09/21 - Veteran KVI AM 570 Seattle talk show host Kirby Wilbur
has announced his retirement. He was with KVI from 1993-2009 and again
from 2016-current. Wilbur's last show will be January 27th when he will
be moving with his family to Texas. Radio Ink
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1/08/21 - Long time CTV Vancouver reporter Jon Woodward departs for CTV Toronto.
He's been at CTV Vancouver since 2008 and has won numerous awards for
excellence, including a 2020 international RTDNA award. Woodward has
also been an instructor at BCIT and Langara College. Twitter Announcement
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1/07/21 - Bustos Media is buying KZGI-FM 105.7
Sedro-Woolley for $70,000 US from Gerson Infante-Reina of Burien. The
700-watt ERP station reaches down into the Mt. Vernon area and has been
running Bustos' La Gran D format. All Access Music Group
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1/07/21 - KPTZ-FM 91.9
Port Townsend is relocating to a different nearby tower site at 48° 07'
57.10" 122° 49' 31.40". Maximum ERP will be 1.95 kW, down from 2.2 kW
due to a 5.8 metre height increase and will keep its highly directional/
nulled antenna pattern to protect cross-border interference. FCC Data App Info
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1/07/21 - Award-winning CBC photojournalist Ben Nelms
was attacked by a demonstrator at a small pro-Trump rally while on
assignment outside the Vancouver Art Gallery Wednesday afternoon.
Vancouver Police say they are “actively investigating.” Megan Devlin, Daily Hive
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1/05/21 - An
obituary has been published for legendary KJR and KOL Seattle
broadcaster and concert promoter Dick Curtis, who died December 26 in
Olympia at age 87. He later hosted a morning oldies show on KVI for
nearly a decade and was a news anchor at KVI prior to retirement in
2001. Grayson Journal-Times Obituary
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1/05/21 - KING 5 Seattle Media Group promotes Frank Palino
to Director of Sales from his previous position as Director of Local
Sales. He is a graduate of the University of Washington with a B.A. in
both political science and multimedia communications, and is a
thirteen-year veteran of the KING 5. KING Release
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1/04/21 - The 20th year of the KING 5
Seattle annual Home Team Harvest food drive raised more meals for
Northwest Harvest than ever before. Funds and donations were collected
from mid-October through the end of 2020. A total of 23,552,116 meals
were raised, nearly tripling the number of meals raised in 2019. KING 5 News
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1/04/21 - A number of prominent country music stars are filling in mornings at The Bull KNUC-FM 98.9 Seattle, following the stepping down of Fitz. All Access Music Group
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1/04/21 - TEGNA Inc. and NBC
today announced a comprehensive, multi-year deal that renews station
affiliation agreements for 20 TEGNA markets nationwide, including 10 of
the top 25 markets for NBC. The new agreement includes full carriage of
the NBC broadcast network, including KING-TV Seattle. TEGNA Release
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1/02/21- Retired
CTV then CBC-TV Vancouver Supervising Technician Erv Wegwitz passed away
December 13 at age 75 from complications following lung surgery. He
retired from CBC in 2002. Arbor Memorial Obituary
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