Collection search - CFRA (Ottawa) fonds [sound recording]

Record information – Brief
1
CFRA (Ottawa) fonds [sound recording]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1946-1978.

Reference:

R9050-0-1-E

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

189945

Context of this record:

Show detail Hide detail

CFRA (Ottawa) fonds
Link to this record

Add to My Research

Link to this record

This link identifies the web page describing this particular record. Unlike the temporary link in your browser, this link will allow you to access, and reference, this page in the future. To link to this descriptive record, copy and paste the URL where ever needed (wiki, blog, document).

Sign in

Sign in to start saving records using My Research

Sign in
Record information – Details

Date(s):

1946-1978.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

81 audio reels (149 h, 48 min).
10 audio cassettes (9 h, 15 min).

Language of material:

English

Scope and content:

Show detail Hide detail

Fonds consists of sound recordings broadcast and/or produced by CFRA. Includes an interview with Stephen Truscott by broadcaster Brian Thomas; episodes of the telephone call-in series Green line, hosted by Lowell Green; and recordings of news, sports, speeches, editorials and year-end specials.

Provenance:

Show detail Hide detail

CFRA (Radio station : Ottawa, Ont.)

Biography/Administrative history:

Show detail Hide detail

CFRA (Radio station : Ottawa, Ont.) : AM radio station CFRA began broadcasting from Ottawa on May 3, 1947. It was started by Frank Ryan, who had previously worked in advertising and publishing as well as broadcasting. During its first couple of decades, CFRA produced and broadcast programs for both city residents and the outlying rural areas, reflecting Ryan's interest in agriculture. The station's first employees were Ryan and his wife Kathleen, who both had on-air duties, program director Brian Hodgkinson, Michael Hopkins, sportscaster Tom Foley, newscaster Terry Kielty, and announcer Fred Davis. Frank Ryan did the Farmer's Notebook series while his wife Kathleen Whitton Ryan wrote and hosted The Better Half, a series for women. In 1955 the corporate name changed to CFRA Ltd. Its subsidiary FM station CFMO went on the air in 1959 with an easy-listening format. After Frank Ryan died in 1965, his wife Kathleen (died in 1995) took over ownership of the company, by that time known as CFRA Broadcasting Ltd. In 1966 the corporate name changed to Radio Station CFRA Ltd. 1967. CFRA ceased to be locally-owned in 1968, when CHUM Ltd. bought both CFRA and CFMO. In 1984 CFRA and CFMO became a division of CHUM Ltd. In 1986, CFRA switched from playing adult contemporary music to a soft rock format. In 1992 CFMO ceased operation and was replaced at the same frequency by KOOL-FM. In 1993, CFRA switched to an all-talk format, with a mix of news, sports and call-in talk shows. Radio World, May 17, 1947, Vol. 3, No. 16, p. 16, Shirley E. Woods Jr., Ottawa, The Capital of Canada, Doubleday Canada Limited, Toronto, 1980, pp. 284-285.

William G. Dulmage's list of Canadian radio station histories at . 1347

Finding aid:

Show detail Hide detail

(Electronic) See MISACS for item-level descriptions.

(Paper) See AV collection files for item-level descriptions.

Additional information:

Show detail Hide detail

General note:

Received between 1976 and 1979.

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

Show detail Hide detail

(1973-05-29)
(1973-05-30)
(1973-05-31)
(1973-06-01)
1976-0045 MISA
1977-0200 MISA
1978-0075 MISA
1978-0111 MISA
1978-0137 MISA
1978-0199 MISA
1979-0022 MISA
1979-0177 MISA
Ordering and viewing options

Conditions of access:

Show detail Hide detail

Sound recordings

[Consultation90 Open]

Terms of use:

Show detail Hide detail

Reproduction and use in any form requires the written permission of the copyright holder.

You can order materials in advance to be ready for you when you visit. You will need a user card to do this.

Cannot visit us on site? You can purchase a copy to be sent to you. Some restrictions may apply.