International Radio Report
Program summary Sunday, March 14, 2004
Host:
Bill Westenhaver
- CJMS resumes broadcast of André Arthur with one-day delay
- March 9 was launch of CFAV 1570 kHz Radio Nostalgie
> Lots of IDs, asking for feedback from listeners
> www.nostalgie1570.com
- March 12 in La Presse:
> CKAC, RadioMedia employees ask CRTC to approve sale of stations to Astral
> Sale disallowed by competition board
- St. Patrick's parade today
> Radio stations usually take advantage of celebration for breakfasts,
floats, other publicity
- Justiciers masqués (Masked Avengers, telephone pranksters) strike
again
> Called Janet Jackson on the air of CKOI 96.9 MHz
> Faux-Céline Dion talked with Jackson about "wardrobe malfunction,"
asked how trick could be repeated
> www.ckoi.com
- Talks on hockey violence on CBC Radio One today:
> Inside Track, hockey fight 100 years ago leads to death (1 p.m. ET)
> Cross Country Checkup, call-in about Todd Bertuzzi incident (4 p.m.
ET LIVE nationally)
- CRTC clamps down on Corus radio stations in Ontario
> CKDK-FM Woodstock and CING-FM Hamilton accused of programming for London
and Toronto
> Agency will monitor station to make sure they run local programming
for communities to which they were licensed
- Threat of increased foreign ownership of media could dog reigning federal
Liberals in coming election
> Especially in Western Canada
- TV program about radio next month, Rise and Fall of the Big Eight
> Documentary on CKLW 800 kHz Windsor, leading rock station of mid-west
way back when
> History Television on April 7, 8 p.m. and 1 a.m. ET
- A few notes from Radio Canada International:
> Ukrainian broadcast will retain current schedule until at least fall,
pending negotiations with Ukraine's national radio company
> French service's Anne-Marie Yvon has been on maternity leave, daughter
born on Thursday
- New York Times profiles airborne traffic reporter, a dying breed
> Being replaced with cameras installed along highways, bridges
- Liberal talk radio network starting up in the United States
> Called Air America, starts March 31
> Serving New York (WLIB 1190 kHz), Los Angeles, Chicago (WNTB 950 kHz)
> Looking to buy, lease other stations -30-
