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Around The Dial Podcast Edition – A Look at Canadian Rock Radio | #1 – February 2020

Posted on February 1, 2020February 7, 2020 by Steve West

All good programming deserves a re-boot.

Chuck Chandler, 630 CHED Edmonton, Alberta | February 14, 1979

Posted on March 10, 2018March 10, 2018 by Steve West

Recording Date: 02.14.1979 Station: 630 CHED Edmonton, Alberta (Wikipedia) (History of Canadian Broadcasting) (Website) Format: (Then) Top 40 (Now) News/Talk/Sports Ownership: Corus Entertainment Featured Air Personality: Chuck “The Chucker” Chandler Contributor: Russ Horton Total Time: 9:34 (Telescoped) …You can make me do anything that you want #1,568 Curator’s Notes: Just a few interesting…

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Sample: CKRA “Mix 96” Edmonton, Alberta | August 20, 1997

Posted on May 1, 2011July 24, 2016 by Steve West

Here’s a quick, 9 minute sample of a station that’s gone through plenty of format changes over the years. From a short period in the mid-90s, here’s the HotAC incarnation of CKRA known then as “Mix 96”.

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Kate Frandon, 92.5 CKNG “Power 92” Edmonton, Alberta | August 20, 1997

Posted on May 1, 2011July 24, 2016 by Steve West

Now known as “Joe-FM”, CKNG was CHR from 1991 to 2003. Right in the middle of that era, here’s a great 10 minute scope of Kate Frandon. Power 92 was a HipHop themed CHR, but this is not ALL HipHop. John Mellencamp sticks out like a sore thumb in this format, but it really sounds…