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CJAT (Radio station : Trail, B.C.)
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20th anniversary greetings and tributes to CHWK

  • AAAC1165
  • Item
  • 1947 [date recorded]
  • Part of CHWK fonds

SUMMARY: Various tributes, salutes, greetings, etc., from other radio stations, congratulating CHWK Chilliwack on its 20th anniversary and the inauguration of its new facilities.;

CJAT 25th anniversary messages

SUMMARY: Congratulatory messages from Columbia recording artists and former CJAT employees on the 25th anniversary of CJAT Trail. Columbia recording artists include Nelson Riddle, Gene Vincent, King Sisters, J;ulie Andrews. Also from 4WK Australia and Dennis Sweeting.;

Earle Connor interview

CALL NUMBER: T4049:0004 - 0005
RECORDED: Chemainus (B.C.), 1976-11-25
SUMMARY: Early reception, CKMO, wages and money, first Vancouver stations, CKWX, battery-powered transmitter, CKWX start, equipment, disc cutters, broadcasting singer, records, CJAT Trail, CKWX transmitter, drama program from Trail.

Alan Ramsden interview

CALL NUMBER: T3948:0001
SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Radio CKLN, Nelson, 1927-1950
RECORDED: Nelson (B.C.), 1982-02-21
SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Alan Ramsden discusses: radio stations received in Nelson pre-1939; Earle Kelly at CKCD; effect of local conditions on reception; origins of local radio in Nelson; CKLN on-air, 1939; early equipment; effect of war years regarding personnel; CBC affiliation; personnel; women on radio; home radio sets (evolution of); "mystique" of radio; antennas used. TRACK 2: Mr. Ramsden discusses: "entrepreneurs" in B.C. radio industry; technical changes at CKLN transmitter; interference from passing trains and sawmill; line problems; original transmitter; transcription and transcription services; recording methods, including wire, early tape, disc cutters; working conditions and attraction of radio.

CALL NUMBER: T3948:0002
SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Radio CKLN, Nelson, 1945-1960
RECORDED: Nelson (B.C.), 1982-02-21
SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Ramsden discusses: story about curling broadcast from Nelson for CBC; live music on radio; use of 'reverb' in recording; live radio drama at CKLN; train whistle story; problems of Nelson as a radio market; competition for audience, etc; CKLN controlled by local paper; technical problems with Nelson transmitter site design, ca. 1958. TRACK 2: Mr. Ramsden discusses: transmitter site design (cont'd); FM stations; some CKLN personnel; response to arrival of television in Nelson, 1952; out-of-town hockey broadcasts popular; changes in CKLN programming after television; community involvement; American influence; origins of CJAT Trail, ca. 1930; network program, "Ghost Walker", originated in Trail.

CALL NUMBER: T3948:0003
SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Recollections of radio in Nelson and Trail, 1940-1950
RECORDED: Nelson (B.C.), 1982-02-21
SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Ramsden discusses: popular syndicated radio programs of the '30s and '40s; transportation to and from Nelson then and now; broadcast turntable and other equipment at CJAT Trail, 1946-49; duties at CJAT; relocation of CJAT transmitter, 1949; multiplicity of skills in radio; training; radio vs. television; first on-air experiences. [TRACK 2: blank ; end of interview]

David Glover interview

CALL NUMBER: T3949:0001
SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Radio CJAT, Trail
RECORDED: Trail (B.C.), 1982-02-22
SUMMARY: TRACK 1: David Glover discusses: the origins of CJAT Trail, ca. 1931; relations with local newspaper; Glover's involvement with radio; radio's response to advent of television; CBC affiliation; network programs from Trail; radio personnel; technical evolution of station; early equipment at transmitter site; recording methods, including disc, wire, tape; station's place in the community; competition in the area; popular syndicated programming and its decline. TRACK 2: Discussion of the original transmitter site and tower; distant reception of CJAT. (End of interview)

Rudy Hartman interview

CALL NUMBER: T3952:0001
SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Radio CJAT, Trail, ca. 1936-1942
RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1982-03-10
SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Rudy Hartman discusses: the popular radio drama series "Ghostwalkers", produced at CJAT by Mercer McLeod; Hartman's early duties at CJAT transmitter; management of station under Taylor Pearson and Carson; state of equipment and facilities; reception of outside stations in Trail; CJAT's network affiliation, programming; more on the "Ghostwalkers" series and Mercer McLeod; CJAT and WWII news; station personnel; CJAT heard in U.S. TRACK 2: Rudy Hartman discusses: hockey broadcast from Nelson; recording done on disc; programs on transcription discs; story about cat electrocuted by transmitter; broadcast coverage from CJAT transmitter; changes in radio broadcasting; "breaking into radio"; Sprott-Shaw Broadcasting School in Vancouver; production of "Ghostwalkers". (End of interview)