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Aboriginal radio
hits digital stride

A LOCAL radio station
heard in more than SO
communities across the
northern half of the pro-
vince has just completed a
digital upgrade. worth
$75,000,

“While the listeners
likely won’! hear the dif-
ference, CFNR’s new
Touch Screen system re-
presents: huge change for
the staff, said general
manager Clarence Martin.

“It makes our job a lol
easier,” Martin said.
“There’s no more running
around the library looking
for CDs.”

Until recently, disc
jockeys carried armloads
of compact discs into the
on-air booth before — and
during — a show.

Programming is much
easier now because songs

are stored on computer.
‘Editing, recording, pro-

gramming, and even in- | [

voices and billing are now
done using the Tough
Screen system, Martin
said.

The internal upgrade is
merely on component of a
long-term strategy ta real-
ize the inherent potential
of Northern Native Broad-
casting’s Kitselas-based
aboriginal radio station,

Listeners will know that
after experimenting with a
variety of formats, CFNR
has settled on Classic
Rock, which is popular
with Baby Boomers and
younger folk.

The next goal Martin
has in mind is increasing
the number of communi-

ties that can pull in the ,

station’s signal.

Airline tightens
parts swapping

AIR CANADA is tighten-
ing the screws on competl-
ing airlines — including
Terrace’s Hawkair Avia-
tion — by ending the tradi-
tion of aiding other carriers
in obtaining airplane parts.

“Traditionally in the
aviation racket you can
compete ali you want out
in the market but on the
hangar flcor there’s a lot of
co-operation between
companies,” says Hawkair
co-owner Rod Hayward,

Canadian Regional
workers had been prepared
to sell Hawkair some, parts

for its.Dash-8,-he said: 39,
But: he said Canadian
officials then called him
back to say they could no
longer do that under orders
from Air Canada president
Robert Milton.

“They got a memo from
Milton stating that they’re
not allowed to sell parts to
any other Canadian opera-
tor that’s on a competing
route with them,” Hawyard
said.

He said that marks the
end of an era, and a more
American operating style.

Hayward said even Air
Canada and Canadian Air-
lincs exchanged parts fre-
quently when they were
competitors, prior to their
merger early this year.

But he noted all their
assels aré now pooled any-

way lo form by far the lar-
gest airline in Canada,

He said Hawkair had
been prepared ta in return
offer the larger airline the
services of one of its en-
gineers qualified to work
on the Fokker F-28 jet that
Canadian Regional flies.

“We could have backed
them up if they needed as-
sistance here in Terrace,”
he said. “But if they’re not
going to help me I’m not
going to help them out.”

He said Hawkair will
have to cast 4 wider net in
its search for Dash-8 -parts.
possibly,.euen..into thea.

in Canada are owned by
Air Canada or affiliates.

“It just means we are
going to have to stock
more things ourselves.”

It would cost millions of
dollars to stock every
spare part that a Dash-8
operalion could conceiy-
ably need, he said, so they
will continue to rely on
other avenues to get parts.

Canadian Regional Air-
lines spokesman Dean
Brawn said the airline has
written reciprocal service
agreements with some
other carriers. “We do not
have an agreement. wilh
Hawkair,” he said.

Brawn said he was un-
aware of any memo of the
sort Hayward described.

"U.S. beéaise mostDash-8s° * Toads,”

THE RIGHT TOUCH: CFNR’s Lynne Terbasket (seen here with station manager
Clarence Martin), a radio host, reporter and producer, says her complex job
just got a little easier. With the station’s new touch screen technology, she can
edit her interviews, record news and weather, and program the next day’s
music faster and easier than before, giving her more time to do research.

HAIRBUSTERS Welcomee

Out &
About

Hawkair

is rising
THE NUMBER of people
flying with Hawkair Avia-
tion continues to rise and
airline officiats say they’re
gradually edging. towards
their break-even point.

The homegrown airline,
which started flying Sept.
8, says its flights: need to
average 60 per cent full.

“We're getting darn
close... ta 50. per,
co*owner
Hawyard said. “We still
need more but it’s getting
better every day.”

They’re also attracting
more freight business.

He said they were haul-
ing about 1,000 pounds of
pine mushrooms per day to
Vancouver. last week,

Hayward . said
tweaking of their schedule
is also being planned.

That’s likely to involve’ -.
the addition of a flight .

Sunday, bringing the sche-
dule ta two flights that day
to meet high demand.

They'll: probably: com-
pensate by cutting one or
two flights mid-week, he
added.

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