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

bcradiohistory.com - British Columbia radio history with lots of photos, nostalgia and audio archives.

Canadian Communications Foundation - The History of Canadian Broadcasting

CKLG AM 730 Vancouver "LG73" Tribute Page   LG73 Live on the Internet

The Industry - BCIT graduate Mitch Hawes chronicles the ups and the downs; the struggles and the achievements; the laughter and the frustration of what it takes to break into the radio industry.

Marc Denis' 1470 CFOX Montreal Radio Archive - Online since 2006

Marc Denis' 980 CKGM Super 70s Tribute Page - Online since 2003

Puget Sound Media - Jason Remington's Seattle radio memories, personalities and listings

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

SPARC is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving radio and electronic communications artifacts and history, with an emphasis on a Canadian perspective

INTERNET RADIO

HouseMusic101.com - Soulful vocals, garage and other types of pure house music from Seattle

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.

PUBLIC BROADCASTERS

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 Commission is 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  -  Television

Industry 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 Communications

Broadcast 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 Engineering 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.

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

TRIBUTES

Tribute to Broadcaster Rick Jonasson

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