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FYI

John Parikhal & Warren Cosford Remember the Yonge St. Days

Warren Cosford recently wrote a column in his e-letter about the glory days of rock radio in Toronto, inspired by

John Parikhal & Warren Cosford Remember the Yonge St. Days

By FYI Staff

Warren Cosford recently wrote a column in his e-letter about the glory days of rock radio in Toronto, inspired by an article authored by John Parikhal published in FYI. Cosford's editorial is reprinted with permission, with Parikhal's response to it in the lower part of this lengthy written exchange.


In 1977 I thought of Radio as an Art.  John Parikhal saw it as a Science.  

With Research leading the way, it was about to become Both.

CHUM had just finished producing The Evolution of Rock (the music that made the world turn round). 

It was 64 hours and would be broadcast throughout much of the English-Speaking World.  

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It was also one hell of a challenge.  

But, as Canadians, we were proud to take what America had, essentially, invented……

And take it all to The Next Level.

NOW what do we do?

— Continued in Media Beat

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Streaming

Music Streaming Growth Slows in Quebec: Report

According to the Observatory of Culture and Communications of the Quebec Institute of Statistics, there were 31.9 billion streams last year, an increase of only 3% compared to 12% in 2024 and 16% in 2023.

Streaming music isn't growing at the same rate it once was in Quebec.

A new report from the Observatory of Culture and Communications of the Quebec Institute of Statistics reports that while there were 31.9 billion streams across various platforms, music streaming grew by 3% in 2025. That’s compared to its 12% increase in 2024 and 16% in 2023.

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