WEBSITE UPDATE: Tue
. Feb. 9  7:15 am.
Feb. 9, 1936: Stompin' Tom Connors best known for  "The Hockey Song" was born in Saint John, NB.
Feb, 9, 1976: Canadian born band and orchestra leader Percy Faith died in Encino, California. (67)
 Feb. 9, 1994: On Chinese New Year’s Eve at 9 pm MEMORY MUSIC CHQM 1320 ends its over 34 years of nostalgic and easy listening music with Bob Hope’s “Thanks for the Memories.”  After a brief pause CHMB 1320 signs on with an all night Chinese program.  This new multilingual format continues for about 7 months before becoming ALL Chinese Monday-Saturday.  CJVB 1470 would follow suit.  ,
Feb. 9, 2004 5 am: MOJO RADIO AM 730 drops its "Talk Radio for Guys" to become Vancouver's 2nd all-sports radio station with the slogan "Just Sports". For the next 6 months most of its programming  originated from ESPN Sports Radio.  


Program Changes for the "winter event": 
Wed. Feb. 10 8 pm-5 am nightly until March 1 5 am: AM 650 AutoRadio, the popular Russian-language radio service from Russia is broadcasting LIVE from the Russian Pavilion at Science World.

Fri. Feb. 12:
10 am INDIVIDUAL SKI JUMPING: OLN/Daytime package on CTV.
2 pm MOD on Demand Live from Whistler Much Music (daily)
4 pm OPENING CEREMONIES
CTV, Rogers Sportsnet, TSN & OLN
In French on RDS & V
In Cantonese & Mandarin on OMNI
In Punjabi on ATN
In aboriginal languages on APTN
Radio coverage: CKWX 1130
7 pm: 3 hours delay on NBC on the west coast.
All CTV prime-time programming and "Regis & Kelly" move to "A Channel" until Feb. 28.
11 pm nightly: Bill Good and Pamela Martin host a national CTV newscast from Vancouver.

Sat. Feb. 13:
Daily or hourly Olympic bulletins on
CKLG (JACK FM) Vancouver, CHTT (JACK FM) Victoria, CIOC FM 98.5 Victoria, STAR FM 98.3 Chilliwack/FM 100.5 Hope, Country FM 107.1 Abbotsford, SUN FM 89.7 Duncan, CILK FM 101.5/SUN FM 99.9/CKFR AM 1150 Kelowna, CJOR AM 1240 Osoyoos, Summerland CHOR AM 1450,Vernon CICF FM 105.7 and the host stations CKWX 1130 Vancouver & Mountain FM in Squamish & Whistler.

Please refer to Channel Canada.com for up-to-date listings.  They are too numerous to list here.



**All men's and women's hockey games involving TEAM CANADA will be broadcast LIVE on CFUN-FM 104.9 Vancouver/FM 107.5 Chilliwack.
Play-by-play for the Men's games will be by Peter Maher, current voice of the Calgary Flames with colour by John Garrett, from the Vancouver Canucks telecasts on Rogers Sportsnet.
Olympic hockey games:
Sat. Feb. 13 5 pm Women: Canada vs. Slovakia
Mon. Feb. 15 2:30 pm Women: Canada vs. Switzerland
Tue. Feb. 16 4:30 pm Men: Canada vs. Norway
Wed. Feb. 17 2:30 pm Women: Canada vs. Sweden
Thu. Feb. 18 4:30 pm Men: Canada vs. Switzerland
Sun. Feb. 21 4:40 pm Men: Canada vs. US
Playoffs for Men and Women follow
Thu. Feb. 25 3:30 pm Women's Gold Medal Game
Fri. Feb. 26 12:00 & 6:30 Men’s Semi Final Games
Sat. Feb. 27 7 pm Men’s Bronze Medal Game
Sun. Feb. 28 12:15 pm Men’s Gold Medal Game (A note to Red Robinson, the Diner will close 2 hours early)



  

POSTER OF THE DAY:
CKWX 1958:




   
"RECORD RECORDS"  Most of these albums have had some sort of record chart achievement on various music charts from Billboard as well as others from all around the world.  Others may have been pioneers in their particular genre.  A different album every day.  Keep checking back. From Feb. 6-13, we are looking at some of those early Broadway musicals and movie soundtracks which spent many years on the Pop Album charts. 

Featured song: Tonight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_QffCZs-bg
TODAY: WEST SIDE STORY  SOUNDTRACK  (1962)
         #1 for 27 weeks on the Billboard Album chart.  Some sources say its 54 weeks, but that is 27 for mono and 27 for stereo charts which were added together.
          Billboard Top 40 Album  chart for longevity of 144 weeks.
          Billboard Top 200 Album chart for longevity of 198 weeks.
          UK chart of longevity of 175 weeks.
          #1 for 27 weeks on the Cashbox Album chart.
          Cashbox Top 40 Album chart of longevity of 162 weeks

       

      






SOUNDATHON 2010
Feb. 8 6 am-Feb. 12 4 pm: A special pre-Olympic schedule this week:
6 am: ALL TRAFFIC AM 730.
Information about all those road closures and detours. LISTEN LIVE!!
9:00 CARIBBEAN EXPRESS
A daily two-hour program of Caribbean music mostly soca and reggae with Mr. Sunshine--Wayne Vernon.  LIVE @ FM 96.1
11:00  VANCOUVER TOURIST RADIO FM 89.3
Welcome all 250,000 of you and find out what is going on!!  LISTEN LIVE!!
3:00 ALL TRAFFIC AM 730.
(see 6 am)
7:30 LG73.com
A continuation of last week's variety of programming from this tribute internet station to the original CKLG 73.
Wed. 8-10 pm AM 650.com. 
Introduction to the all-Russian Auto Radio beginning with the hourly news.  I don't understand Russian, but I am going to check it out anyway. LISTEN LIVE!!

My name is Brian Walks.

This website is dedicated to the history of radio and television surrounding Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  This includes the Lower Mainland area from Hope to Powell River and Whistler BC, all of Vancouver Island and stations in Blaine, Bellingham and Lynden, Washington, USA. This website is not meant in any way to compete with any individual websites or radio or TV websites that service this area.  In fact, I welcome your input.  You can e-mail me at my HOTMAIL  account and title each correspondence "Vancouver Radio Museum".  brianwalks@hotmail.com or try my new e-mail address: brian.walks@gmail.com.


Featured in the Vancouver Radio Museum:

The Time Tunnel:

The Time Tunnel is a chronological history of radio and television in the Greater Vancouver area.


Updated: Jan. 15, 2010  (2005.html)


RADIO STATION GALLERIES:
 
CJOR  Updated: Feb. 8, 2010
CISL   
Updated: Jan. 6, 2010
CBU AM  Updated Sept. 8, 2008
CKLG  Updated: Oct. 21, 2008 
Fraser Valley Radio
Updated Oct. 21, 2008
CJVI  
Updated Oct. 22, 2008
CKNW   Updated:  Sept. 4, 2008 
CFAX  Updated Oct. 21, 2008
CKWX   Updated: Feb. 8, 2010
CKDA
Updated Oct. 22, 2008
CHQM  
Updated: Oct. 7, 2008
CFUN    Updated: Sept. 3, 2008
CFMS-CIOC 
Updated Nov. 4, 2005
CFOX    
Updated: Dec. 3, 2005
CFMI     Updated: Feb. 26, 2009
CBU FM  Updated: Dec. 1, 2005. 

TV STATION GALLERIES:

CHEK TV
Updated: Aug. 21, 2009
CHAN/BCTV  Updated: Aug. 8, 2009
CKVU TV  Updated Oct. 21, 2009




 
The Pioneer Years now has its own page with 34 photos from Vancouver Radio's early years 1922-1950.  Updated: Feb. 8, 2010


A big thank you to Gord Lansdell, Chuck Davis and Christopher Walks for their support and encouragement in launching this website. Also thanks for contributions to Jack Bennest, Alan Newberry, Joseph Planta, Wilf Ray and Major Pash for their contributions. 

  visitors since July  27, 2003.




VANCOUVER CLASSIC RADIO GRIDS: Updated: Saturday mornings.
Feb. 6-13: The first 2 days of CKLG 1070 Vancouver from Feb. 2 & 3, 1955. See how many programs that you recognize!!