10/13/2023 0 Comments Dave butler radio![]() ![]() Jay Lawrence, a 20-year radio veteran and Program Director at 590 VOCM was no longer with Newcap Radio/Steele Communications. The station continued to produce a non-directional signal during daytime hours and now used a directional pattern for night-time operation. Butler introduced Edward Craniford, a director of Harvey & Co., who said, "VOCM, now ten thousand watts", officially marking the switch of transmitters and the increase in power. Ltd., the company that presented the first sponsored program on the station in 1936. On September 1, VOCM increased power to 10,000 watts during the mid-day news, sponsored by Harvey & Co. Butler, son of Joseph L., acquired control of Colonial Broadcasting System Ltd. Night-time power would remain 1,000 watts. Harry Tobin was the winner and guessed exactly right - 1,037 feet.ĥ90 VOCM received federal permission to increase daytime power output from 1,000 to 10,000 watts. After VOCM lost its tower the station held a contest which had listeners guess the height of the new (replacement) tower. CJON staff had to walk five miles to the transmitter site to broadcast because the power was out at the studios. VOCM returned to the air the following day. CJON-TV and its repeater, CJOX-TV Argentia, were also off the air. CJON was the only commercial station left but it transmitted an intermitant signal and could only be heard on battery operated radios because hydro was knocked out across the city. John's and toppled some of the antenna towers for both CBN and VOCM, knocking them off the air. The CBC Board again turned down VOCM's request for a power increase. ![]() VOCM became a member of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters. VOCM was carrying Newfoundland baseball games this season. Michael Harrington would now be featured in the premier's place on the show. "The Barrelman" moved from CBN (VONF) to VOCM as of June 24. VOCM's application for a power increase was deferred by the CBC Board. The station would go ahead with a 1,000 watt proposal. VOCM found that a 1,000 watt non-directional transmitter would deliver better coverage than the 500 watt directional system applied for. The station occupied the entire top floor of the Pope Building on Water Street. VOCM obtained new studios in the heart of the business district. There were also greetings from CKCW Moncton, CKSF Cornwall, CKCK Regina, CJBR Rimouski and CKLW Windsor. CKVL Verdun provided 15 minutes of Hal Stubbs and Corey Thompson. There was a five minute talk from CJGX in Yorkton. CHAB Moose Jaw offered a program of western music. There was an address from the mayor of Nelson, B.C., provided by station CKLN. ![]() "Town Meeting of the Air" came from CJOR Vancouver and would continue to air on VOCM on a regular basis. To mark the province's joining Confederation, a number of stations from across the country supplied VOCM with special programming. came under the ownership of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., and adopted the standard CBC call sign, starting with the letters “CB”. Stations owned by the Dominion Broadcasting Co. Any new stations that signed on the air in the new province after this, would have to have the standard Canadian “C” call sign. As part of joining Confederation, existing Newfoundland radio stations having “V” call signs would be allowed to keep them. Newfoundland joined Canada where call letters began with the letter “C”. ![]()
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