On This Day In Canadian History....
1979 - CFMT-TV goes on the air,in Toronto, broadcasting in 26 languages to an audience of 4.5 million. It is the world's first full time private multilingual TV station; MT= Multicultural Television.
On This Day In Canadian History....
1912 - US rodeo showman Guy Weadick opens the first Calgary Stampede Rodeo - called 'The Last and Best Great West Frontier Days Celebration. The six-day rodeo included a bucking horse ride, calf roping, steer wrestling, and trick riding; a highlight was Tom Three Persons' ride on the notorious bronco Cyclone.
KiSS Fm ViP Song:
8am: Tinie Tempah - Written In The Stars
Noon: Katy Perry - Last Friday Night
4pm: David Guetta ft. Rihanna - Who's That Chick?
8pm: Taio Cruz - Telling The World
On This Day In Canadian History....
1879 - Springhill, N.S. mine workers organize Provincial Workmen's Association, after wage cuts; first trade union to be legalized for Canadian coal mines.
KiSS Fm ViP Song:
8am: Jessie J ft B.o.B - Price Tag
Noon: Nicky Minaj - Super Bass
4pm: Nicole Scherzinger Feat. 50 Cent - Right There (not one of the choices but Lupe Fiasco - The Show Goes On works)
8pm: LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem
On This Day In Canadian History....
1987 - Quatre Saisons network launches La Maison Deschênes; 30 minute drama Canada's first daily TV soap opera.
KiSS Fm ViP Song:
8am: The New Cities - Heatwave
Noon: LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem
4pm: Cobra Starship - You Make Me Feel
8pm: Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger
On This Day In Canadian History....
1611 - Newly appointed Governor John Guy issues Newfoundland's first laws; to protect forests and harbours and regulate the fishery.
Poll results for "Where Did You Go On Your Summer Vacation? (Multiple Answers Allowed)", based on 61 responses....
17 votes(27%)......I worked in/around the house and/or garden
17 votes(27%)......Went to the cottage
17 votes(27%)......I did not take/get a vacation
10 votes(16%)......On my couch and/or hammock in the back yard with a "cold one"
09 votes(14%)......The United States
08 votes(13%)......A Staycation within the Eastern Ontario/West Quebec region
06 votes(09%)......Travelled within the Windsor- Quebec City coridor
06 votes(09%)......The Maritimes
03 votes(04%)......Went camping
02 votes(03%)......Northern Ontario/Quebec
02 votes(03%)......The West Coast
02 votes(03%)......Europe/Asia/Africa/Austrailia
01 votes(01%)......The Caribbean
00 votes(00%)......The Prairie Provinces
KiSS Fm ViP Song:
8am: Bruno Mars - Lazy Song
Noon: Nicki Minaj - Super Bass
4pm: Lupe Fiasco - The Show Goes On
8pm: LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem
On This Day In Canadian History....
1883 - Thomas Ahearn, head of the Ottawa Street Railway Company, presides over a demonstration of his pioneering electric stove at the Windsor Hotel in Ottawa. This is believed to be the world's very first dinner cooked on an all-electric stove.
KiSS Fm ViP Song:
8am: Enrique Iglesias - Tonight I'm Loving You
Noon: Black Eyed Peas - Don't Stop The Party
4pm: Selena Gomez - Love You Like A Love Song
8pm: Katy Perry - Last Friday Night
