Chapter 82
2006 January onward
Index with links to the other chapters
Radio in Halifax is changing and life on the AM dial will never be the same as 960 CHNS is abandoning ship for the more lucrative FM band. CHNS has a long history on the AM band, but reality bites as the vast majority of radio listeners abandoned the AM band several years ago. CHNS will be moving to 89.9 MHz with an effective radiated power of 100,000 watts. During the transition period, the CRTC ruled that the broadcaster will be allowed to simulcast the programming of the new FM station on CHNS for a period of three months following the commencement of operations of their FM station.
The format is changing too. With the move to FM, CHNS will dump the stale and long-in-the-tooth oldies format for a more commercial Adult Contemporary music format with a mix of locally relevant programming service that is community-centred and community-driven.
With CHNS moving out, Halifax will be left with just two local AM stations clinging for life in a market with very few listeners and slick FM competition and the new 'HOT' Canadian Satellite Radio networks Sirius and XM picking off their listeners on a daily basis.
The recently released spring radio ratings show 920 CJCH at the bottom of the heap in the AM market with a market share of 2.7 down from 3.3 in the fall 2005 ratings. CFDR AM (780/KIXX) sits at 3.9 down from 4.3 and rounding out the AM ratings, CHNS AM sits in second with a 3.5 down from 3.7. All three AM stations suffered losses over the previous period. The writing appears to be on the wall, the AM dial is on its final legs in Halifax.
Rating for the remaining two AM broadcasters in Halifax will likely continue to plummet as CHNS takes a large chunk of the AM audience with them into the future of Halifax radio.
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On 18 May 1756, England formally declared war on
France. This war is known as the Seven Years War in Canada and
Europe, but in the United States it is called the French and Indian
War. In 1756, France controlled far more territory in North
America than England did — five years later this had changed forever,
with England having taken all of France's territory on mainland North
America.
Seven Years War Timeline
http://ns1763.ca/remem/7yw-timeline-w.html
The Seven Years War, 1756-1763, was a worldwide war fought in Europe, North America, and India between France, Austria, Russia, Saxony, Sweden, and Spain on the one side and Prussia, Great Britain, and Hanover on the other.
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On Saturday, 13 May 2006, Premier Rodney MacDonald announced a Provincial General Election to be held on Tuesday, 13 June 2006. The previous general election was held on 5 August 2003. |
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Just before the election was called, the
party standings in the Legislature were: 25 Progressive Conservative 15 New Democratic Party 10 Liberal 1 Independent 1 vacant |
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Nominations for candidates closed at 2:00pm on Tuesday, 30 May 2006. In all, 210 people officially declared themselves as candidates. The PCs, New Democrats and Green Party are represented in all 52 ridings. The Liberal Party has 51 candidates (none in Queens County). Three candidates are running as Independents. |
Parties are listed below in the order of their standings
in the Legislature just before the election was called.
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Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia http://www.pcparty.ns.ca/ http://www.rodneymacdonald.ca/ 52 candidates |
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New Democratic Party of Nova Scotia http://www.ns.ndp.ca/ 52 candidates |
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Liberal Party of Nova Scotia http://www.liberal.ns.ca/ http://www.liberal.ns.ca/campaign/ 51 candidates (none in Queens) |
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Green Party of Nova Scotia http://www.greenparty.ns.ca/ 52 candidates |
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Independent Candidates (Not affiliated with any party) 3 candidates |
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Windows Vista is the latest release of Microsoft Windows, a line of graphical operating systems used on personal computers, including home and business desktops. More than 90% of all desktop computers in the world run on some version of Microsoft's Windows operating system. On 8 November 2006, Windows Vista development was completed and released to manufacturing. Over the next two months it was released to MSDN subscribers, and computer hardware and software manufacturers. On 30 January 2007, it was released worldwide to the general public, and became available for download from Microsoft's website, more than five years after the release of its predecessor, Windows XP. Windows Vista features a slick new graphics set, more security functions and a new version of Microsoft's browser, Internet Explorer. Vista requires at least 512 megabytes of memory to run in bare-bones mode, but for the whole experience, the company recommends at least one gigabyte of memory, and two gigabytes would be even better. The operating system also needs at least a 40 gigabyte hard drive with 15 gigabytes free space and a DVD drive.
History of Nova Scotia: Battle at Grand Pre, 1747 by Peter Landry
...This was December in the Bay of Fundy and it could not have been
expected that any great time would be made by sailing. The vessels
would have had to buck head winds; and, so too, they had to buck the
reversing tides of the Fundy, the fastest and the highest in the world.
The land loving men on the sailing vessels, at one point, became
nervous and they were put ashore at the
"French Cross"
(Morden), on the other side of the North Mountain; they would simply
meet the sailors and their vessels at Grand Pre, whenever they got
there. Thus, on Christmas eve of 1746, we would have seen a couple of
hundred New Englanders being put ashore; they were to make their
way from there, best they can. This second group, while they might have
originally thought that they were to have the easier time of it, had a
tough eight day march, "without paths or guides," through the winter
snow, over the Aylesford mountain and along unmarked sidehills,
northeast, down the valley, until, finally, they met the south bank of
the River Gaspereau, and there to find their comrades; who, most
likely, were by then, well settled in at their destination,
Grand Pre. It was now January; the ground would most likely have
been frozen and covered with the snows of winter...
http://www.blupete.com/Hist/NovaScotiaBk1/Part5/Ch03.htm
Photographs: Grand Pre Attack 1747 historic monument Kings County
http://ns1763.ca/kingsco/attack1747.html
Footnotes to Chapter 10: Port Royal and The English Takeover: 1690-1744 by Peter Landry
The ambush took place about 12 miles northeast of the fort on the north side
of the Annapolis River. Now known as Bloody Creek, a memorial marks the spot
today on the south side of the river just where highway 201 intersects
Bloody Creek, a mile west of the present day community of Carleton Corner...
http://www.blupete.com/Hist/NovaScotiaBk1/Part2/Ch10fn.htm
Photographs: Battle of Bloody Creek historic monument Annapolis County
http://ns1763.ca/annapco/bloodycrk.html
For the last fifteen years or so, AM broadcast radio stations in Nova Scotia, as well as many throughout Canada, have been converting their broadcast signal from AM (amplitude modulation) to FM (frequency modulation). Today there are just seven commercial AM radio stations remaining in operation in Nova Scotia:
• CJCB 1270 kHz AM Sydney
• CKDH 900 kHz AM Amherst
• CJCH 920 kHz AM Halifax (see note 3)
• CFDR 780 kHz AM Dartmouth (see note 4)
• CFAB 1450 kHz AM Windsor (see note 1)
• CKAD 1350 kHz AM Middleton
• CKDY 1420 kHz AM Digby
Note 1: In 2006, CFAB Windsor received official approval from the CRTC to convert from AM to FM in 2008. This conversion was precipitated by the twinning of Highway 101 in the Windsor area, which soon will take the site of CFAB's transmitting tower for the highway, forcing CFAB to build a new tower in another location. Maritime Broadcasting Company, owner of CFAB, decided to make the change to FM at this time. (On November 20, 2008, the CRTC approved an extension until November 27, 2009, of the deadline for transition to FM.)
– Source: CFAB Wikipedia
Note 2: CKEC New Glasgow ceased broadcasting on AM just one month ago, in mid-March 2008. In 2006, CKEC New Glasgow was licensed by the CRTC to convert to FM. As of December 11, 2007, CKEC launched its FM station, 94.1MHz at 9:41am. Simulcasting on both the AM and FM stations continued for 90 days, before converting entirely to FM in mid-March 2008.
– Source: CKEC-FM Wikipedia
Note 3: CHCH Halifax continued broadcasting on AM for another seven weeks after this date. Then, on May 30, 2008 at 10:00am AST, CJCH went silent on AM and the new station CJCH-FM launched on 101.3MHz. The station did not take advantage of its right to simulcast on both frequencies for three months as is customary in such cases.
– Source: CJCH-FM Wikipedia
Note 4: CFDR AM Dartmouth went off the air permanently on July 27, 2009 at 10:00am ADT.
CBA AM signed off forever at 7:00am yesterday, 7 April 2008. The 50 kW CBA transmitter was located on the Tantramar Marsh near Sackville, New Brunswick, about five km north of the Nova Scotia border, but its signal was strong throughout most of Nova Scotia. In Nova Scotia in the 1940s and 1950s, CBA was the voice of CBC radio, and it continued as the main signal for CBC Radio One through the 1990s and into the new millennium. On 8 January 2007, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approved the station's proposed move to 106.1 MHz FM. The call sign for the new FM signal was to be CBA-FM. The old 1070 kHz AM signal signed off for the last time on 7 April 2008.
• CFXU-FM 92.5 MHz FM Antigonish
• CJFX-FM 98.9 MHz FM Antigonish
• CKBW-FM 98.1 MHz FM Bridgewater
• CKJM-FM 106.1 MHz FM Cheticamp
• CIFA-FM 104.1 MHz FM Clare
• CHCN-FM 106.9 MHz FM Cole Harbour
• CJLS-FM-2 93.5 MHz FM Digby
• CFEP-FM 94.7 MHz FM Eastern Passage
• CKOA-FM 89.7 MHz FM Glace Bay
• CKDU-FM 88.1 MHz FM Halifax
• CFDR-FM 88.9 MHz FM Halifax
• CHNS-FM 89.9 MHz FM Halifax
• CBHA-FM 90.5 MHz FM Halifax
• CBAX-FM 91.5 MHz FM Halifax
• CBAF-FM-5 92.3 MHz FM Halifax
• CJLU-FM 93.9 MHz FM Halifax
• CJNI-FM 95.7 MHz FM Halifax
• CKUL-FM 96.5 MHz FM Halifax
• CIRH-FM 97.9 MHz FM Halifax (moving to 107.7 MHz)
• CKRH-FM 98.5 MHz FM Halifax
• CIOO-FM 100.1 MHz FM Halifax
• CJCH-FM 101.3 MHz FM Halifax
• CHFX-FM 101.9 MHz FM Halifax
• CBH-FM 102.7 MHz FM Halifax
• CKHZ-FM 103.5 MHz FM Halifax
• CFRQ-FM 104.3 MHz FM Halifax
• CJFX-FM-1 102.5 MHz FM Inverness
• CIJK-FM 89.3 MHz FM Kentville
• CKWM-FM 94.9 MHz FM Kentville
• CKEN-FM 97.7 MHz FM Kentville
• CKBW-FM-1 94.5 MHz FM Liverpool
• CBHL-FM 97.1 MHz FM Liverpool
• CJIJ-FM 99.9 MHz FM Membertou
• CBH-FM-1 93.3 MHz FM Middleton
• CBHM-FM 105.5 MHz FM Middleton
• CBAF-FM-6 107.5 MHz FM Middleton
• CBH-FM-2 103.1 MHz FM Mulgrave
• CBHB-FM 106.7 MHz FM Mulgrave
• CBAF-FM-11 107.5 MHz FM Mulgrave
• CBAF-FM-10 88.7 MHz FM New Glasgow
• CBHN-FM 89.5 MHz FM New Glasgow
• CKEC-FM 94.1 MHz FM New Glasgow
• CIGO-FM 101.5 MHz FM Port Hawkesbury
• CKBW-FM-2 93.1 MHz FM Shelburne
• CJLS-FM-1 96.3 MHz FM Shelburne
• CKPE-FM 94.9 MHz FM Sydney
• CBAF-FM-14 95.9 MHz FM Sydney
• CBIT-FM 97.1 MHz FM Sydney
• CHER-FM 98.3 MHz FM Sydney
• CHRK-FM 101.9 MHz FM Sydney
• CKCH-FM 103.5 MHz FM Sydney
• CBI-FM 105.1 MHz FM Sydney
• CBHC-FM 89.1 MHz FM Truro
• CINU-FM 98.5 MHz FM Truro
• CKTY-FM 99.5 MHz FM Truro
• CKTO-FM 100.9 MHz FM Truro
• CJIS-FM 107.1 MHz FM Truro
• CKDY-1-FM 103.3 MHz FM Weymouth
• CBHY-FM 92.1 MHz FM Yarmouth
• CJLS-FM-3 94.7 MHz FM Yarmouth
• CJLS-FM 95.5 MHz FM Yarmouth
• CBAF-FM-9 107.3 MHz FM Yarmouth
— Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_Nova_Scotia
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) announced today, 15 April 2008, that on Monday 13 April 2008, dot-ca crossed a significant milestone – the registration of the one-millionth dot-ca domain name. As one of the world's most wired nations, Canadians continue to use the Internet for personal and business reasons in ever increasing numbers. Reaching the one million dot-ca domain name milestone demonstrates Canada's strong Internet presence and the popularity of Canadian websites. Dot-ca is a made-in-Canada success story that started with the registration of the first dot-ca domain name in 1988 and follows the rapid growth of the Internet.
The dot-ca domain name was established in 1987 by a group of volunteers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and transferred to CIRA in 2000. In 1988 the first dot-ca domain name, upei.ca, was registered by the University of Prince Edward Island. Since then dot-ca domain name usage has grown at over 20% per year. This growth is remarkable considering that dot-ca domains are reserved exclusively for Canadians. "Dot-ca represents Canada on the Internet. A dot-ca domain name, website, or email address means you can be confident that you are dealing with a Canadian or Canadian business online," says Byron Holland, President and CEO of CIRA.
Dot-ca now ranks as the seventeenth largest Internet domain name registry when compared to generic domain names like dot-com and country specific domain names like dot-uk (United Kingdom). "The registration of over one million dot-ca domains is a testament to the great work being done by CIRA. On behalf of the entire ICANN community, congratulations," said Dr. Paul Twomey, President and CEO of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the global organization that governs Internet domain names.
To thank Canadians for making a dot-ca their domain name of choice CIRA has launched a celebration website,
www.onemilliondomains.ca to highlight dot-ca success stories. Dot-ca domain names are available through a network of over 140 Canadian domain name registrars who also provide a range of Internet solutions including website hosting, email service, and website design.
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) is the not-for-profit, member-driven organization that manages Canada's dot-ca (.ca) domain name registry, develops and implements policies that support Canada's Internet community, and represents the dot-ca registry internationally. CIRA processes over 300 million requests per day to connect Internet users with over one million dot-ca Internet addresses.
— Source: http://www.cira.ca/en/media-room/news/224.html
Representative government: A term used for government with an elected assembly. These assemblies, in the British tradition, are the only body with the right to legislate and tax citizens. In Canada, representative government was first won in Nova Scotia in 1758.
Responsible government: A term used for government responsible to the electorate (for example, through elections). In Canada, the term was coined in the 1830s in Upper Canada to refer to a government that was responsible to the elected members of the House of Assembly. Prior to 1848, governors could select the Executive Council (the equivalent of today's Cabinet) without the support of the Assembly. On the instructions of the colonial office in Britain, the first responsible government in British North America was formed in Nova Scotia in 1848.
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The First Nova Scotia General Assembly consisted of 22 members: sixteen members elected for the province at large, four members for the Township of Halifax, and two members for the Township of Lunenburg. |
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"...too many of the Members chosen are such as have not been the most remarkable for promoting unity or obedience to His Majesty's Government here..." — Letter from Governor Lawrence to Lords of Trade, 26 September 1758 |
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The rules, governing who was eligible to vote in the election of Members, are found on page 14 of Statutes, Treaties and Documents of the Canadian Constitution 1758-1929. http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/PageView/9_03428/0043?id=58ae6c84630086d7 |
More InformationNova Scotia was the first part of what is now Canada to win representative government... http://www.canadiana.org/citm/themes/constitution/constitution4_e.html |
Conservative Party of Canada
http://www.conservative.ca/
Liberal Party of Canada
http://www.liberal.ca/
http://web1.liberal.ca/
(Both URLs point to the same site.)
New Democratic Party of Canada
http://www.ndp.ca/
Green Party of Canada
http://www.greenparty.ca/
http://green.ca/
Canadian Action Party
http://www.canadianactionparty.ca/
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
http://www.chp.ca/
http://www.chpelection.ca/
Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada
http://www.mlpc.ca/
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Conservative Party of Canada
http://www.conservative.ca/ http://www.youtube.com/cpcpcc http://www.myspace.com/pm_harper http://www.flickr.com/photos/pmharper http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stephen-Harper/9106562109 [17,640] |
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Liberal Party of Canada
http://www.liberal.ca/ http://www.thisisdion.ca/ http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stephane-Dion/7874631159 [14,138] |
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New Democratic Party of Canada http://www.ndp.ca/ http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jack-Layton/6330284938 [24,157] |
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Green Party of Canada
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Christian Heritage Party http://www.chp.ca/ http://www.chpelection.ca/ |
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In 1759, New England farmers and fishermen sent
agents to Halifax to discuss with Governor Lawrence the settlement of
the underdeveloped areas of Nova Scotia. Substantial immigration began
in 1760 and by late 1763 several thousand settlers were established
throughout Nova Scotia.
They were particularly successful in the area around Minas Basin, where they took up the fallow lands of the displaced Acadians.
By 1780, Edmund Burke could describe the province of Nova
Scotia as "formed by the overflowings of the exuberant population of
New England". The influx was to have a significant effect on the
character and development of the province.
Early June 1760
Historical narrative (title and author not known) ...The Haliburton family records tell of an even larger number of settlers, who sailed together in a fleet of twenty-two vessels conveyed by a brig-of-war with sixteen guns under the command of Captain Pigot that reached the Cornwallis Town Plot on June 4, 1760. Horton Landing in King's County on the opposite side of the river from Cornwallis had been the chief place of anchorage for vessels going to Grand Pre through the whole French period in Acadia, but there is no record of a ship landing at Horton until Sunday, June 7, 1760, the day Betty Wickwire, the daughter of Captain Peter Wickshire of New London, was born in the harbor of Horton. Soon there would be ports at Hortonville, Wolfville, and Avonport... http://www.csmaginnis.com/NOVASCOTIA.htm | |
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CKBW moves to new North Street, Bridgewater, location
It's been an exciting summer of change in the radio broadcasting industry here on the South Shore. Acadia Broadcasting Limited, the company responsible for longtime South Shore broadcasting mainstay CKBW, officially launched its new radio station serving the South Shore on July 22, 2010.
CJHK, which will be known more popularly as Hank FM, is broadcasting at 100.7 MHz, offering a listening menu that includes today's best country music and yesterday's favourites. The new station also has its own fully staffed newsroom that will be providing coverage on matters close to the heart of South Shore residents.
The launch of the new station coincides with the migration of the Acadia Broadcasting Limited headquarters from its former location at the Gateway Plaza on Bridgewater's west side to new, state-of-the-art studios at 135 North Street, Bridgewater. Jim MacMullin, the vice-president of Acadia Broadcasting Limited, said the energy surrounding the new developments, both on the air and off, is palpable. "It's really exciting to finally launch our new station after two years of planning, approvals and construction," he said, via a press release.
"Hank FM will carry on the tradition of its sister station, CKBW, providing reliable local news, promoting community events and, now, playing the best variety of country music on the South Shore."
Acadia Broadcasting has had a presence in our region dating back more than 60 years. After several years of preparation, CKBW began transmitting in 1947 on Christmas Eve at 1000 kHz on the AM band. The first official broadcast took place two days later, at 8pm on Boxing Day, with president of the company and Lunenburg resident C.J. Morrow being the first to say, "Welcome to our listeners."
In the early days, Acadia Broadcasting had about a dozen employees at CKBW working under station manager John Hirtle. After decades of local success and a variety of formats over the years, the station flipped to the FM band in 2001, broadcasting at 98.1 MHz in Bridgewater.
John Wiles, the current manager for CJHK and its sister station, said that while getting new headquarters has been enough excitement on its own, being part of the launch of an entirely new station, which will cater to a very special demographic, is especially riveting.
"It's one thing to move CKBW to beautiful new surroundings," he said, "but it's even more amazing to launch a new station at the same time."
The first live broadcast from Hank FM began at 6am on July 22, 2010, with Nick Yorston reading the news, sports and weather. Mr. Yorston was immediately followed by morning announcer Jonathan Crouse, who played the first two songs, Hank Snow's "I've Been Everywhere" and Toby Keith's "How Do You Like Me Now?"...
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Acadia Broadcasting Limited launches Hank FM, christens new North Street location by Patrick Hirtle, Lighthouse Publishing Company, 3 August 2010
http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/2010/080310/business/index002.php
Hank Snow
Hank Snow Country Music Centre
Hank Snow
Wikipedia
Hank Snow Hits
YouTube
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Hank Snow: The Wreck Of The Old 97 2:23
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Hank Snow: My Nova Scotian Home 2:31
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Hank Snow: I've Been Everywhere 2:43
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Hank Snow: Nobody's Child 3:22
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Hank Snow: Address Unknown 3:54
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Hank Snow & Anita Carter: No Letter Today 2:41
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Hank Snow & Anita Carter: I Dreamed of an Old Love Affair 2:51
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Hank Snow & Anita Carter: When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again 2:40
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Hank Snow & Anita Carter: Down The Trail Of Aching Hearts 2:16
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Hank Snow & Anita Carter: Mockin Bird Hill 2:01
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Hank Snow: Music Makin' Mama From Memphis 2:30
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Hank Snow: When mexican Joe met Jolie Blon 2:20
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Hank Snow: The Blind Boys Prayer 4:31
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Hank Snow: I Don't Hurt Anymore 3:01
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Hank Snow: A Fool Such As I 2:49
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Hank Snow: Miller's Cave 2:40
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Hank Snow: Hello Love 2:50
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Hank Snow: Old Shep 3:35
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Hank Snow: Little Buddy 3:20
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Hank Snow: The Last Ride 2:37
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Hank Snow: Black Diamond 2:54
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Hank Snow: Blind Boy's Dog 3:01
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Hank Snow: You Pass Me By 2:47
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Chet Atkins & Hank Snow: Wheels 2:34
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Chet Atkins & Hank Snow: Difficult 2:26
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Chet Atkins & Hank Snow: Poison Love 2:59
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Chet Atkins & Hank Snow: I Saw The Light 2:09
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Chet Atkins & Hank Snow: Under The Double Eagle 2:34
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Chet Atkins & Hank Snow: Limbo Rock 2:17
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Hank Snow with Chet Atkins: Reminiscing 2:17
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Hank Snow talks about Jimmie Rodgers 2:34
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Hank Snow: Squid Jiggin Grounds 3:15
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Hank Snow: I've Got a Tangled Mind 2:38
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Hank Snow: The Soldier's Last Letter 3:08
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Hank Snow: Country Music Hall Of Fame 4:43
On 1 January 2003, Acadia Broadcasting Company Limited and New Brunswick Broadcasting Company Limited were amalgamated as Acadia Broadcasting Limited Société Acadienne de Radiotélévision Limitée, Saint John, New Brunswick. Acadia Broadcasting Limited Société Acadienne de Radiotélévision Limitée [RJSC ID#3077742] has its registered office at 10 Sydney Street, Saint John, New Brunswick. The company's directors, as of 10 February 2011, were:
• Anne C. Irving Oxley, Director, Saint John NB
• John E. Irving, Director, Chairman & CEO, Saint John NB
• John K.F. Irving, Director & President, Saint John NB
Source: Nova Scotia Registry of Joint Stock Companies [RJSC]
http://www.gov.ns.ca/bacs/rjsc/
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