International
Radio
Report Program summary Sunday, November 28, 2004
- Radio in Montreal/CIDX
Christmas Dinner
> 1132 Marcel Laurin at 7 p.m. on Dec. 2
> RSVP: Sheldon Harvey, ve2shw@yahoo.com
- Montreal Amateur Radio Club's course for ham radio licence
> 12-weeks, beginning Jan. 15 -- cost TBD
> For information, contact ve2arc@rac.ca
> Vernon Ikeda (514) 697-7205
- Ex-CKUT announcer Keith Perron leaving China Radio International
> Last show is on Jan. 31
> Wants to know if there are any Montrealers who listen
> Will be on new Radio Beijing station on 774 AM, first English
station
> kperron@hotmail.com
- Christmas music invades Rock Détente, Q92, WEZF
- Corus restarted technical tests on 92.9 FM from Nov. 24
> Wants to show Industry Canada that it's possible to operate radio
station on 2nd adjacent
- Montreal broadcaster Jimmy Tapp has died at age 86
> Famous for the Tapp Room, CBC's first TV talk show
> Also manager of CJAD, heard on CFMB and CFCF radio
> Was last at CHWO Toronto until a stroke at age 80 impaired his
speech
> Was the voice of Hercules in TV cartoon series
> Was to be inducted in Canadian broadcasting hall of fame
- Classic radio personality Tom Rivers has died of cancer at age 57
> Worked at CKFM, CJEZ and CHOG in Toronto and across the U.S.
> Was last at Jack FM
> Recorded a fake aircheck --
http://rockradioscrapbook.ca/x100.ram
> Story behind fake aircheck --
http://rockradioscrapbook.ca/x100tr.html
- Hutu, Tutsi journalists working side by side in Rwanda
> African Public Radio --
http://www.burundidirect.net/EN/index.asp?d=34&fb=BurundiDirect+-+Associates+-+African+Public+Radio
