SEVERAL MORE BLASTS FROM THE PAST

97.3 CJEZ-FM Toronto from February 25, 1991. ID “Vital financial information every morning at ten on your information update.” ID advertising Saturday gardening program. Intro to Broadcast News. ID advertising gardening feature weekday afternoons with Art Drysdale. Weather forecast. On the other side of the tape was the same station from March 2, 1991. Andy Neill giving time of 4:26, saying that Carl Banas would be in at 6:00 after news and TSN sports. Entertainment news: Gloria Estefan makes comeback a year after being injured in bus accident, Paul Schafer hosting the Juno Awards, Johnny Cash shows up in person for his induction into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame and donates memorabilia. Later promoted “Easy to Remember” and gave weather forecast. Later gave time of 4:50 and had an item about the town of Glendon, Alberta planning to erect a giant model pierogi.

 

UCB Canada (CKJJ-FM) Belleville from spring 2007. Jay Christie shift during a sharathon. Al Baker and James Hunt in studio with Jay begging for money. Were in process of constructing radio stations in Coburg and Brockville. Commercial for Mackey Insurance, “Insights.” A teenager and his nine year old brother were put on the air to talk about the station because their mom had come by to drop off a donation. Later weather forecast. Later commercial for Bayshore Credit Union. UCB Business Card. Mention of UCB applying for national license. Later, former General Manager of UCB Gary Quinn stopped by the studio. “Happy Heart Moments.” Commercial for Sunrise Christian Academy’s spring musical. Dave Ramsey’s “Daily Money Makeover.”

 

800 CJBQ Belleville from 1988 Ted Bradford taking requests mostly from teenage girls including one whose boyfriend worked at Bandito Video.

 

102.1 CFNY Toronto David Marsden mentioning a guy named Robert had won the opportunity to see The Fix at Canada’s Wonderland including two albums, dinner for two at The Oriental Garden and a chance to meet the band. On the other side of the tape, CIUT playing similar music to CFNY with a promo for “Nirvana for Hedgehogs” Tuesdays 8:00-10:00.

 

88.1 CKLN Toronto with “Radiation Radio.” On the other side of the  tape, Q-107 with female anncr hosting “The 1:00 Blues” followed by a show called “The Night.”

 

1050 CHUM Toronto from June 5, 2005 from 10:55-12:02. Roger Ashby “Sunday Morning Oldies” sponsored by Listen Up Canada. Taking requests and mentioning CHUM Music Advisory Board. Commercials for Smoky Robinson at Fallsview Casino, Hollywood On The Queensway, Mitsubishi Motors, Bruno’s Fine Foods, and the HBC Run for Canada. Later commercials for Dr. Flea’s, Listen Up Canada, the Red Cross Lottery, and the GMC Envoy. “Sunday Morning Oldies” ended followed by Robbie Lane in for Lee Eckley on a rock and roll Heaven weekend.

 

UCB Canada (CKJJ-FM) Belleville from September 19, 2007. Jay Christie talking about a station remote from Marshmann Jewelers in Picton the next day (the store was closing), shortage of OPP officers in Belleville, commercial for Belleville YMCA, talked about extension of the Highway of Heroes, NHL pre-season, Emergency Notification System being implemented in Belleville, that night’s Jays-Red Sox game, inflation rate, Gospel sing at Portland Community Church, promoted “In Touch” with Charles Stanley, played High Low. Frequent time-checks and weather at the top and bottom of the hour.

 

UCB Canada (CKJJ-FM) Belleville from a Tuesday in December 2006 with Jay Christie. Promoted birthday announcements on the morning show, free flu shots in Madoc, gave away a Christmas pack of cds, joked about Christmas bonus, upcoming hockey games, psa from Kiwanis Club of Trenton, promoted listeners sending Christmas greetings overseas via UCB comment line, gave away Amy grant cd/dvd set, promoted “Word for You Today”, canned promo for “Haven Today” with Charles Morris. On the other side of the tape, part of Jay Christie’s shift from January 16, 2007. Talked about lack of good TV specials during the holidays, joked about cat getting caught in snow-blower, talked about what people got for Christmas, congratulated OPP on holiday RIDE program, man being arrested for taking a sip of beer at traffic stop, joked about Arizona being fastest growing U.S. state. Then into Jay Christie’s shift from the following day. Talked about television premier of “Supersize Me”, promoted birthday and anniversary announcements, gave away cds including aforementioned Amy Grant cd, this day in history, Congress resuming, joked about low pay, promoted directory of area churches, mentioned how to become a monthly UCB supporter, joked about discovery of King Tut’s tomb, joked about supplier of Whoopie cushions for show, that night’s NHL games, promoted comment line, hotel in Florida offering dog massages, Quinte weather stats for 2006, blood donor clinic at Belleville Fish and Game Club. Then his shift from the day after that. Promoted birthday announcements, unseasonably warm temperatures and weather-related and other injuries, gave away cds, comment line.

 

98.3 CFLY-FM Kingston unknown anncr giving time of 6:42.

 

98.3 CFLY-FM Kingston Neil Kirby giving time of 12:41.

 

Q-107 (CILQ-FM) Toronto from 1987 with tenth anniversary ID. On the other side of the tape, CKFM Toronto from December 1, 1987 Kevin Maclean giving times of 3:48 and 4:01 a.m., the latter accompanied by the Knob Hill Farms “World Info Update” complete with ad for Knob Hill Farms.

 

UCB Canada (CKJJ-FM) Belleville Jay Christie from September 5, 2005. Quinte Christian High opening day assembly, Belleville Christian School schoolyear kick-off barbecue, UCB’s IStore, Ivanhoe Family Camp, Michael W. Smith coming to Kingswood Music Theatre, commercial for Dorann, comment line, Al Baker pre-recorded weather forecast, joked about being named an honourary pestilence, promoted “Adventures in Odyssey”, “Great Hymns of the Faith”, “Twenty: The Countdown Magazine”, “The Gospel Greats”, “Focus on the Family”, and Ravi Zacharias, commercial for Wellington Pharmacy, Bridge and Catherine Streets closed for Quinte Exhebition, African Children’s Choir coming to Maranatha Church, CFL Labour Day classic, online church directory, promoted Chuck Missler, “God’s Own Country” and “Haven Today.” Then into Jay Christie’s shift from the following day. This day in history and Swaziland Independence Day, Terry Fox run, promoted “Adventures in Odyssey”, gas prices coming down slightly, lost cat, upcoming sporting events, online church directory, death of bluesman R. L. Burnside, gave away Michael W. Smith tickets (only got four calls in fifteen minutes), promoted I Store, promoted Z-JAN.  Then into Jay Christie’s shift from the following day. This day in history, upcoming sporting events, commercial for Wellington Pharmacy, death of actor Bob Denver, promoted “Haven Today” and “Focus on the Family”, Michael W. Smith tickets, New Jersey Devil Scott Stevens retiring, how to become a monthly UCB supporter, top four at 4:00, Jay’s pick of the week, health benefits of coffee.

 

UCB Canada (CKJJ-FM) Belleville from 2006 7:57-9:27 Jay and Susan hosting “Saturday Night Gospel.” Chit-chatting in between songs. Commercial for Mackey Insurance, hundredth anniversary of Sidney Baptist Church, Susan wished her twins a happy birthday. Then into “Bill Gaither’s Homecoming Radio Show” complete with Ferguson Fuels ad.

 

UCB Canada (CKJJ-FM) Belleville Jay Christie from May 18, 2007. Promoted birthday and anniversary announcements, UCB Community Notice which included: Wesley Acres men’s ministry’s Fish and Chips and More, Mark L’Amour holding Set Free meetings at Travel Lodge in Kingston and clothing giveaway at Quinte Bible Chapel. Then commercial for Ferguson Fuels, psa from Kiwanis Club of Belleville, talked about Wellington Beach being closed, opening of Wilf Wilkinson Rotary Children’s splash pad, commercial for singles weekend at Wesley Acres, talked about Ernie Parsons’ retirement dinner, UCB Community Notice including United in Worship at Desert Stream Christian Fellowship, commercial for Revell Ford Lincoln, the release of Belleville band Stir’s new cd “Soul Retrieval”, “Plugged In” feature reviewing “Gracie”, commercials for Bayshore Credit Union and Mackey Insurance, gave away prize packs of cds, listener saves life of radio announcer in Colorado, UCB Business Card included: VanVark Electric, O’Koin Construction Ltd and Etiquette for Success. This was followed by a canned promo for “Insight for Living”, promoted UCB’s Great Sites to Visit page, commercial for Fiddlers on the Trent, Canadian dollar rising, yard sale in Trenton.

 

UCB Canada (CKJJ-FM) Belleville Jay Christie from May 22, 2007. Song of the day contest, yard and bake sale at Wesley United Church, UCB Community Notice for The Awakening at Bethel Church in Kingston, gave away tickets to Monkfest, where to send birthday and anniversary announcements, outdated UCB Community Notice about Keith Green coming to Kingston Gospel Temple, Project Kenya fundraiser at Parkdale Baptist Church, commercial for Pillars of Leadership Academy, Stirling Business Directory included Cameo Flowers and Jon Koopman Construction. Then into Jay’s show from May 25, 2007. Gave away more Monkfest tickets (only got four callers in three minutes), Mike E. concert at Centennial Secondary School, replayed interview with Colleen McAllister from the 22^nd, the Cop Shop being demolished in Toronto, Project Kenya concert, worldwide prayer gathering, online dvd giveaway.

 

This tape was given to me by Jay Christie and was taped over an issue of the Seventh-day Adventist audio magazine “Update” from 1986. It contained material from Dr. D. James Kennedy who, in his message before an audience, predicted that, due to AIDS, in five to ten years, you would “have to look far and wide” to find homosexuals, intravenous drug users or prostitutes in America. Then the editor, Pastor Charles Wheeling of Countdown Ministries, came on saying that AIDS was one of the seven last plagues (see Book of Revelation) and mentioned the SDA church being against blood transfusions.

 

UCB Canada (CKJJ-FM) Belleville Jay Christie from August 9, 2005. Gave away tickets to Encounter Ontario, mentioned Cheryl Dunn coming to Kiwanis Club of Madoc and gave away copy of new cd “Let Go”, “God’s Own Country”, online contest, Todd Bertuzzi’s suspension ends, money needed for transportation costs for treatments of two year old Wellington boy with leukemia, “Chronicles of Narnia” and “Adventures in Odyssey”, death of former baseball player and manager Gene Mauch, Madoc Pentecostal Church VBS, online church directory, “Top Four at 4:00”, joked about smog advisory, celebrity birthdays and this day in history. Then into Jay’s shift from the following day. Gave away more Encounter Ontario tickets, “Desiring God” with John Piper, thunderstorm warning, “66 40” with Chuck Missler, upcoming sporting events, “In Touch” with Dr. Charles Stanley, “Haven Today” with Charles Morris, “Top Four at 4:00”, Jay’s pick of the week, comment line, Stirling Fair.

 

UCB Canada (CKJJ-FM) Belleville Jay Christie from January 22, 2006. Hello Kelly’s “Green Things Grow” tour, canned promo for “Saturday Night Gospel”, UCB Community Notice included: Article One at Quinte Christian High, Rob Rupino at Cambodian Evangelical Fellowship Church and ham and scallop potato supper at Holy Rosary Perish, “Winning Fit Tip”, gave away cd, “Insights” feature with Chuck Swindoll, commercial for Steele Funeral Home, “Amazing Grace” movie, Alzheimer’s Society of Belleville Community Outreach Program, promoted “Haven Today”, wind warning, CAN YOU HELP banner on website, joked about exercising, that nights NCAA football championship. Also off the tape, a home recording, as it were, of Jay asking the other staff at the station the current weather forecast for the pre-recorded forecast he was going to do that would air after the 5:00 news, followed by a few attempts to record said forecast. After that, Jay saying, “Hurray, it’s done. A successful show.” 

Country 59 (CKYC-AM) Toronto unknown anncrs back and frontselling songs.