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45-608: Provincial CFRA is a news / talk formatted radio station in Ottawa , Ontario , Canada, owned by Bell Media . The station broadcasts on the assigned frequency of 580 kHz . CFRA's studios are located in the Bell Media Building on George Street in Downtown Ottawa 's ByWard Market , while its 4-tower transmitter array is located near Manotick . Frank Ryan founded the station, which began broadcasting with
90-722: A 1,000-watt transmitter at 560 kHz on May 3, 1947. The first studios were located at the Ottawa Auditorium on O'Connor Street, where the station spent its first ten years. In 1962, the station moved to its current frequency of 580 kHz and increased its daytime power to 50 kW, and nighttime power to 10 kW. After Ryan's death in 1965, ownership of the station passed to his wife Kathleen, who subsequently sold CFRA and sister station CFMO-FM to CHUM Limited in 1968. Between 1980 and 1984, on Saturday afternoons from 2 to 5pm, CFRA aired an oldies show hosted by American announcer and comedian Gary Owens , formerly of
135-576: A 15-minute news cycle with newscasts repeated every 15 minutes. Another early prototypical all-news format operated through WABC-FM in New York City during the 114-day 1962 New York City newspaper strike which lasted from December 8, 1962, to March 31, 1963. The format only lasted as long as the strike, though, and the station reverted to its regular format of Broadway show tunes and simulcasting of its AM sister station afterwards. The following year, ABC's Detroit FM station, WXYZ-FM , made
180-624: A 24-hour news program in the Philippines with its radio station DZXL (now DZMM ), despite CBN sales director Nitoy Escano noting that audiences at the time were "not too news-conscious". In 1960 KJBS radio in San Francisco, California , became KFAX and changed formats from a blend of music, news, and sports to trial the concept of a "newspaper of the air". The call letters reflected the word facts . However, this experiment proved unsuccessful. Broadcasting pioneer Arthur W. Arundel
225-403: A handful of daytime-only stations keeping the feed. CNN also for a time offered a second all-news channel with the hour filled with CNN Radio newscasts on the hour and half-hour and business, sports and feature segments from CNN Radio and Headline News at specific points each hour, plus time segments for local news to be inserted. Many smaller affiliates, however, preferred Headline News audio which
270-575: A long phaseout in 2007. Headline News's audio feed was popular among some all-news stations, particularly after the AP disbanded the format in 2005, until the TV network decided in 2006 to abandon its all-news format and add talk-show programming in prime time , when many smaller stations do not have air staff and rely on a network feed. Most of the Headline News affiliates became talk-radio stations, with
315-472: A network of eight FM stations and one AM station in major Canadian cities, all using the base callsign CKO (or CK News ). The effort was similar in some ways to NBC Radio's News and Information Service, mostly national news programming with cut-ins for individual stations to broadcast local news. The network was also the first to offer live broadcasts of Question Time in the Canadian parliament. The network
360-453: A one-minute newscast half-hourly. At its launch, 60 stations participated in the network, with more joining under a deal struck between Fox and Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia ). This allowed many Clear Channel stations to carry Fox News Radio newscasts and allowed Fox News Radio to use and nationally distribute news content produced by Clear Channel, with several of those stations ending decades-long relationships dating back to
405-544: A plane crashed into its tower, knocking the AM station off the air). CBS converted some of its other AM outlets to this WCBS "Newsradio" format over the next several months and years, including WBBM Chicago, KCBS San Francisco, KNX Los Angeles and WEEI /590 Boston (which CBS sold in the 1980s). In 1975 the NBC Radio Network shut down its profitable weekend music- and information-service NBC Monitor to launch
450-1063: A similar effort during a newspaper strike. Both stations, which previously had simulcast their AM sister stations, carried ABC Radio Network news programs (including those not heard on the AM Top 40 stations), AM local newscasts plus wire service stories read to fill the balance of the time. Group W , the broadcast division of Westinghouse , adopted an all-news format 20-minute cycle that eschewed network newscasts so that local and non-local news could be freely mixed, according to what appeared more interesting or important on any given day. Westinghouse also used field reporters at its all-news stations, which included 1010 WINS New York, KYW Newsradio 1060 Philadelphia and KFWB News 98 Los Angeles . WINS began broadcasting its all-news format in April 1965. A second New York all-news station, CBS -owned WCBS, began all-news programming on August 28, 1967 (although its first broadcasts were on its FM sister station after
495-467: Is simulcast on CFRA. A complaint against Lowell Green was launched in 2008 after a provocative show on December 4, 2008 about the Muslim faith. The topic began with Green speaking about a school which had named a teddy bear Muhammad . Green then led a discussion on whether the Muslim faith was radical and violent. Lowell himself took the view that it was radical and violent at its core. The complaint to
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#1732786555864540-696: Is a Canadian television journalist who was the anchor for CTV Ottawa 's 6 o'clock newscast on CJOH-DT from 2010 to 2024. Richardson was born in Connecticut to Canadian parents and raised in Toronto. He earned a Bachelor's Degree from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario and a post-graduate journalism degree from the University of King's College in Halifax, Nova Scotia . He worked for
585-597: Is a companion channel to the audio simulcasts of the Fox News Channel on SiriusXM 114 and Fox Business on SiriusXM 113. The channel draws heavily from the newsgathering resources of Fox News Radio's two terrestrial radio networks. TuneIn offers audio simulcasts of several television networks, including CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, and Fox News, along with 'commercial-free' feeds (in reality, extra network features overlaid over commercial advertising) through its Premium tier. Many all-news stations only operate as such during
630-807: Is credited with establishing the first 24-hour all-news station in the United States in January 1961 on his owned-and-operated WAVA in Washington, D.C. The station met with success amongst an audience in the capital city then riveted to news of the Vietnam War and of the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King and Robert F. Kennedy. Arundel helped other stations in New York and Chicago to convert to his "All News, All
675-449: The Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In TV show. it was entitled Soundtrack Of The Sixties, where song requests were offered by postcard to the station as an entry towards the yearly-end prize. CFRA played pop music until the mid-1980s as Ottawa's leading Top 40 music station, known in the late '70s and early '80s for its hugely popular and controversial evening host Mark Elliot . So popular
720-711: The CBC in Calgary, Alberta until 1997. He then joined CITV in Edmonton and stayed until 2001, at which time he joined Global outlet CIII-TV in Toronto as host of Focus Ontario . He then joined CTV as parliamentary correspondent and occasional fill-in host for Mike Duffy Live . When Mike Duffy left CTV, Richardson anchored On the Hill in that time slot for several weeks. As parliamentary correspondent, he covered
765-715: The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) was launched in December 2008. The CBSC responded that no standards had been broken and there was no obligation for Green to be uncritical of the topic at hand. The Ontario Regional Panel of the CBSC reviewed the case again after the complainant reiterated his points and did not accept the original decision. Then CBSC then decided that the December 4th Lowell Green show had violated clause 2 ( Human Rights ) and clause 6 (Full, Fair and Proper Presentation) of
810-870: The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 's English and French radio services respectively before the public broadcaster switched to the FM dial. But as AM radio listenership in Montreal declined sharply in recent years – only longtime talk-radio stations CJAD in English and CKAC in French (now an all-traffic station) remained popular – neither CINW nor CINF were able to make a profit (even after several format changes on CINW), and Corus finally shut down both stations on January 29, 2010. Graham Richardson (journalist) Graham Richardson
855-510: The Golden Age of Radio with ABC News Radio (now owned by competitor Cumulus Media ) and CBS Radio News to carry Fox News Radio. Fox also produces Fox News Talk , with talk radio programs featuring Fox News personalities. The programs are broadcast on terrestrial radio stations in the U.S. as well as a dedicated channel on SiriusXM Satellite Radio's digital platform on Channel 450. The national audio feed of CNN Headline News , began
900-595: The Ruby Tower in Manila. Starting out on the AM band, FM started to become a successful nationwide prospective trend in 2009. Almost all AM stations in large broadcast markets of the Philippines are all-news stations while smaller markets employ a full-service format. The stations listed are flagship stations based in Manila. Prior to 2009, the format was experimental on independent provincial FM stations and were mostly operated via time-brokerage until key stations in
945-434: The "News & Information Service" (NIS), the first all-news radio network. It closed two years later in a cost-cutting move, though it had strong ratings in some markets. In 1994 Associated Press launched an effort similar to NIS. Officially known as AP All-News Radio, it had affiliates from coast to coast. However, it was informally better known by its promotional title of "The News Station". Associated Press discontinued
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#1732786555864990-520: The CBSC code of ethics . A previous complaint had been made to the CBSC in 2006 after a May 18 episode in which Green spoke about the Muslim faith and the Qur'an . Both complaints resulted in CFRA not being obligated to agree with the complainant but to respond to the complainant in a timely and thorough manner. A response was written by the news director but ultimately, the complainant was not satisfied with
1035-569: The FM band. Most all news stations in Germany are operated by the local public broadcasters in the different states. All of these stations carry ARD-Infonacht produced by NDR Info during the overnight hours. And 29 April 2024 all of these stations (except Antenne Saar and WDR 5) carry ARD-Infoabend produced by BR24, NDR Info and rbb24 Inforadio during the news, discussion debates and live sport coverage. Between 1977 and 1989 Canada All News Limited operated Canada's first attempt at all news radio with
1080-517: The Morning ) on weekdays, which many talk radio stations air at 4 a.m. or 5 a.m. The network's mobile app also contains a 24/7 stream featuring rolling news and features on a set schedule, along with breaking news coverage. All-news has for years been a top-rated radio format in New York, Washington, D.C., and other cities, but as big-city traffic worsens and people work longer hours that increase
1125-744: The Time" format and then met direct competition from Washington Post -owned WTOP /1500 in 1969. Radio programmer Gordon McLendon , who has been credited with pioneering top 40 , all-sports , beautiful music and telephone talk formats, is also an acknowledged pioneer in the all-news format. XTRA News went on the air May 5, 1961, from XETRA , a station licensed to Tijuana , Mexico, whose 50,000- watt signal could be heard in San Diego and Los Angeles . Not long after, WNUS debuted in Chicago (the NUS in
1170-561: The all-news format in July 2005. However, the Associated Press continue to offer top-of-the-hour updates, which are streamed 24/7 online. In 2003, Fox News began syndicating one-minute radio updates to radio stations via syndication service Westwood One . Some years later, Fox opted to make a full foray into network radio news services. On June 1, 2005, Fox News Radio employed 60 people and provided hourly five-minute newscasts and
1215-503: The all-news programming as presented on the stations, accompanied by staff reductions due to budget cuts. In 2016 "24/7 News" on the iHeart app was renamed NBC Newsradio. It also carries a second all-news network, AP Radio News. In late 2015, Fox News Radio began offering Fox News Headlines 24/7 exclusively to SiriusXM subscribers on Channel 115. The program is a live-anchored all-news radio channel offering news, sports, entertainment and social media discussion in fifteen-minute blocks. It
1260-494: The call letters standing for "news"). The format, which can be heard to this day on many all-news stations, started each half-hour with world and national news, from a national network, then switched to locally anchored area news, filling out the half-hour with updates on weather, sports, business and features. XETRA had no outside reporters and got all of its local news from the AP and UPI wire services. Both stations operated using
1305-562: The controversy about confidential documents dealing with the Chalk River nuclear reactor having been left at the CTV news bureau. Richardson was himself quoted as saying the documents had "been here in the bureau for six days and we hadn't heard from Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt or her office looking for them". In December 2009, it was announced that in March 2010, he would replace
1350-482: The country began a trend on operating all-news radio networks on FM, though the earlier practice still has considerable extent in smaller radio markets. This foray has a major advantage from the long-standing "news-intensive AM" because of high-quality broadcasting and penetrates all locations, unlike the older AM transmissions that are prone to electrical and other signal interference. As of December 2018, six major network operators have their distinction of this format on
1395-475: The current news / talk format in June 1993. Many believe that CJMJ-FM 's launch in 1991 (co-owned with CFRA since 1999 ) led to the demise of CFRA's adult contemporary format. In 2002, CFRA's slogan became "left on the dial, right on the issues", as a tribute to its conservative talk political leanings. The current studios have been located at CHUM's downtown Market Media Mall since 2000. In 2007, CFRA, along with
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1440-461: The daytime, or may preempt news. To be included in this list, a station must broadcast news programming during a majority of a normal broadcast day. Chronicle Broadcasting Network (now ABS-CBN ) first attempted to produce a 24-hour news program with its radio station DZXL (now DZMM ) in 1956. The all-news radio format in the country is largely credited as having started in 1968 at the height of that year's Casiguran earthquake that notably toppled
1485-468: The discussion and broadcast of news . All-news radio is available in both local and syndicated forms, and is carried on both major US satellite radio networks. All-news stations can run the gamut from simulcasting an all-news television station like CNN , to a "rip and read" headline service, to stations that include live coverage of news events and long-form public affairs programming. Many stations brand themselves Newsradio but only run news during
1530-484: The host of a talk show for people recovering from addictions on Toronto radio. On August 18, 1986, CFRA changed formats to "Favourites of Yesterday and Today," describing itself as a gold-based adult contemporary station (and mirroring a similar change from Top 40 to gold-based AC that same year at sister station CHUM in Toronto). In 1991, CFRA changed the format again to an all- oldies station, before changing to
1575-589: The morning and afternoon drive times , or in some cases, broadcast talk radio shows with frequent news updates. These stations are properly labeled as "news/talk" stations. Also, some National Public Radio stations identify themselves as News and Information stations, which means that in addition to running the NPR news magazines such as Morning Edition and All Things Considered , they run other information and public affairs programs. In 1956, Chronicle Broadcasting Network (now ABS-CBN ) began an attempt to provide
1620-790: The other CHUM stations, were sold to CTVglobemedia . In January 2012, Bell Media applied to increase nighttime power to 30 kW noting that co-channel stations in Antigonish ( CJFX-FM ), Baie-Comeau ( CHLC-FM ) and Thunder Bay ( CKPR-FM ) have all switched to FM. On September 26, 2012, Bell Media's application received CRTC approval to increase CFRA's night-time power from 10 to 30 kW and by modifying its antenna pattern (improving reception towards Montreal ), resulting in changes to its authorized contours. All other technical parameters would remain unchanged. CFRA would remain on 580 kHz. Notable personalities include Bill Carroll and The Morning Rush producer Katherine Colbert who also does
1665-469: The popular What’s Trending segment. Newsroom staff is made up of anchors/producers, Ted Raymond, Zach McGibbon, Dylan Dyson, and Sara Cimetta. Most weekday newscasts are read by CTV's Graham Richardson , Trisha Owens, and Matt Skube. CFRA also broadcasts syndicated talk radio shows such as Viewpoints with Todd van der Heyden overnight and on weekends. Since April 2012, the audio feed of CTV affiliate and sister television station CJOH-DT 's 6 PM newscast
1710-484: The result. The complaint was then sent to the adjudicating panel of the CBSC but no further action was required. *Currently being sold to other owners pending approval of the CRTC. 45°25′39.1″N 75°41′28.2″W / 45.427528°N 75.691167°W / 45.427528; -75.691167 ( CFRA's broadcast location ) All-news radio All-news radio is a radio format devoted entirely to
1755-493: The switch and instead aired talk shows). Michaels gave up on the format after approximately one year (after an attempt to add 'conversational breaks' discussing the news), and changed formats on both the New York and Chicago stations to music, later selling the stations. Talk Radio Network launched America's Radio News Network , a 15-hour weekday block of news, in January 2011; the company had been launching three-hour news blocks in specific dayparts since January 2009. The network
1800-620: The urgency of planning their day ahead, the focus of such stations has increasingly turned to traffic and to weather, updated every 10 minutes. Attempts at long-form commercial all-news stations, such as Washington Post Radio , have been largely unsuccessful. A newcomer to all-news in the early 2010s, Randy Michaels , acquired FM stations in New York, Chicago and Philadelphia (through his Merlin Media company) in preparation for all-news formats in those cities (the Philadelphia station never made
1845-616: Was Elliot at his peak that he was tapped to be a presenter at the Juno Awards in 1985. Much of Elliot's wildness on the air could be attributed to the fact that he was suffering from drug and alcohol addictions at the time. One of Elliot's most eyebrow-raising behaviors came in 1986 when he quit on the air after a switch to an oldies-based format (see below) was announced. After a short time at competitor CFGO (where his addictions and erratic behaviour cost him his job), Elliot went into rehab and managed to kick his addictions; he later became
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1890-566: Was branded as "24 hour news radio, powered by CKNW." NW2 shared newsroom resources with CKNW, including several anchors and reporters. However, NW2 did not achieve broad appeal, and was shut down in May 2002. The station currently airs an all-traffic format under the call sign CHMJ . That same year, Corus acquired two all-news stations in Montreal, CINW ("940 News") at 940 AM in English and CINF ("Info 690") at 690 AM in French, which had launched in late 1999. These frequencies were previously operated by
1935-491: Was more suited to turn-key (or unattended, automated) operation. CNN Radio ceased operations April 1, 2012, although CNN continues to stream an advertisement-supported audio simulcast of CNN on TuneIn . While not a full-time NIS, the CBS Radio Network provides significant content for most all-news radio stations in the United States. WestwoodOne offers two morning news magazines ( First Light and America in
1980-825: Was plagued by low ratings and poor advertising sales (similar to problems faced by all-news radio networks operated by NBC, CNN and AP in the US). Ironically, many of the stations listed below operate in cities which CKO News had served previously. News-talk radio stations 570 News in Kitchener / Waterloo , Ontario , News 95.7 in Halifax (also Rogers Broadcasting-owned stations) use an all-news wheel for their morning and afternoon shows, simulating their sister station, 680News in Toronto. In February 2001, Corus Entertainment launched an all-news sister station to Vancouver news-talk station CKNW . All news NW2 (CJNW AM730, formerly CKLG)
2025-621: Was syndicated mostly to smaller stations in need of turnkey news operations during the day; the network never produced programming for overnights or weekends. The service shut down in September 2013. In 2012 Cumulus Media added more all-news hours on KGO in San Francisco and KLIF in Dallas under the branding "News & Information", but both stations have since changed to a news-talk format due to audience and talk staff rejection of
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