CFNY Archives | Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

It’s the 25th anniversary of the release of this Edge compilation. It’s pretty damn solid, too.

Back in the day when money flowed like water through the music industry, radio stations, record labels, and record stores

If you’re of a certain age, you may have grown up with CFNY-FM/Toronto (now 102.1 The Edge) during the Spirit

For the past couple of years, filmmaker Wil Dunlop has been piecing together a documentary that seeks to cover off

Since I lived across the street from my high school, my friends and I would eat lunch at my place.

At exactly 12 noon on October 3, 1986, I climbed the stairs at the strip mall at 83 Kennedy road

A number of years ago, Karim Mosna started working on a short demo of CFNY-FM. At the risk of sounding

It was a rough, scary time for the staff and fans of CFNY-FM (now 102.1 the Edge). In 1988, the station,

When I first arrived at CFNY in October 1986, one of the first people I met was Skip Prokop. Back

With only a few short months of adequate weather, Canadians go nuts for the outdoors between the May long weekend

It was 30 years ago this year–July 1, 1987–that the old crew at CFNY-FM decided that it was time

Historians talk about something called “hinge points,” seemingly small events or developments that end up changing the future forever. The

Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver
The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
Mark Silver