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Radio Tech 

Electric vehicles could doom AM radio, the oldest form of broadcasting

August 1, 2022August 1, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments AM Radio, Broadcasting, Electric Vehicles, EVs

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] My neighbourhood is lousy with electric vehicles: all flavours of Teslas,

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: History repeating

May 25, 2022May 26, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Broadcasting, Radio, Records

In the 1920s, radio was to music what the Internet is today. When commercial radio was born towards the end

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Radio 

A personal appreciation of AM radio

February 15, 2021February 15, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments AM Radio, Broadcasting

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] Many years ago, someone asked singer Tom Waits about his favourite

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Radio 

Toronto’s Q107 Turning 40 This Week

May 21, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 5 Comments Album Rock, Broadcasting, Classic Rock, Format, Great Hits, GTA, Mainstream, Modern Rock, Q107, Radio, Real Classics, Toronto

Video never quite got this radio star. One of the mainstays of Toronto over the decades, Q107 is turning the

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Music Industry 

Are You Looking for a Career in Media? Then You Might Want to Attend This Free Industry Panel

February 1, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Broadcasting, Media, OAB, Students

I spent a chunk of yesterday at Ryerson University talking to students in the Radio and Television Arts program. As

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Cool! 

Brilliant and Funny: How to Report the News

November 29, 2015November 28, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Broadcasting, news, News Reporting, Parody

Okay, so this doesn’t have to do with music–but it does have to do with broadcasting, one of the topics

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Radio 

The CRTC’s Latest Overview of Broadcasting in Canada

September 5, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Broadcasting, Canada, CRTC

Every year, the CRTC release a report on the health of the Canadian broadcasting industry. Here are some highlights that

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