April 30th 1977 pg 8687
"CBC SQ QUAD"
Canada goes "Q" Classical on CBC Radio..........(CBC= The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Using mostly SQ recordings and SQ material and Live SQ from The BBC , Andrew Marshall's "In The Middle Of The Music" is the first 'Q' Classical Series on Canada's FM networks.
Canada's rapidly expanding cross-Continent FM Stereo Network launched it's first 4 Channel series Sunday April 30th . The premiere on " In The Middle Of The Music " is hosted and produced by Andrew Marshall
The Quadraphonic Classical series , an outgrowth of experimental programs ,broadcast by Marshall over CBC FM the past year is his extensive collection of mostly SQ recordings, plus SQ material and live performances recorded in SQ by The BBC in England.
With 8 stereo stations now on the air , the CBC claims the longest stereo network anywhere in the World , and one of the highest quality with a good signal up to 15khz , according to Roger Mossop , Coverage Planning Officer ,for the CBC for the CBC Radio Service in Toronto.
Penetration is as high as 90 per cent in some of the border cities , like Toronto on it's 1500 foot high transmitter on top of the CN Tower . He notes the network stretches from St John ,Newfoundland to Vancouver, BC ., in between are Halifax ,Nova Scotia , Montreal , Ottawa ,Calgary Alberta , and Winnipeg Manitoba.
By next year at this time Mossop says the CBC is programmed for new outlets in Regina (May 01) , Fredericton N B in the Fall , Sydney N S and Windsor Ont (Dec) , Saskatoon SASK, and London ,Ontario (Spring 78).
Both he and Richard Coulter of the BBC music department are working with Marshall on the series ,and see the Quadraphonic series as a prime example of programming to get the most out of network penetration. CBC is committed to all 13 week programs , with an option for renewal ,notes Marshall.
Now 34 he has been a CBC Announcer , and a record producer. He began the first Hifi education Radio program, Audio Ideas ,in 1972 in Toronto CKFM ,as a freelance writer and currently the editor of the monthly "Audio Market News", one of the Dominions leading hifi trade papers.
Marshall notes that he expects the series not only to provide greater realism of Quadraphonic Sound to those listeners with SQ and QS Matrix systems, but also to allow headphones listeners to hear greater directional and ambient effects.
Acknowledging CBS Technology Center in Stamford Connecticut, most of the program is in SQ . First program is (Saturday? 30th).
The possibility of originating some programs in Canada is in the future ,using an SQ Encoder , and the new Ghent Microphone , particularly if the program catches on with listeners.
The opening show will be a Sampler of what's to come ,he notes . Included are excerpts of "The Concert Of The Century" in Carnegie Hall on Columbia SQ records ,Scott Joplin's The Entertainer with E Power Biggs and the opening movement of Mahler's Symphony #1 with Haitink conducting The London Philharmonic.
Marshall shares the view of many in the Music industry in North America and abroad that Quadraphonic Broadcasting is the only means to salvage the 4 Channel medium . And perhaps to provide a new impetus for software sales.
CBC is committed to 13 shows initially.
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