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- Canada to Shut Down Its VHF Weather Radio Service
Environment and Climate Change Canada has announced it will be shutting down its Weatheradio Canada service. The shutdown is effective March 16. The bilingual service operated with a network of approximately 225 transmitters from Nunavut to the Maritime Islands, according to data collected by William Hepburn. Just like NOAA Weather Radio in the U.S., the Canadian stations transmit on frequencies between 162.400 and 162.550 MHz, usually with between 50 and 500 watts of transmitter power output. ECCC also will discontinue the country’s “Hello Weather” program on the same date, which made local forecasts and alerts available via telephone. “Due to increasing costs, maintaining the technology and services used to operate Weatheradio and Hello Weather is becoming increasingly challenging,” Samantha Bayard, a spokesperson for Environment and Climate Change Canada, told Radio World. As a result, she said ECCC decided to discontinue the services as “more viable alternatives are available.” Bayard said that the associated infrastructure for the transmitters will be decommissioned over a two-year period. Emergency weather alerts will continue to be available through partners like Alert Ready, the national public alerting system in Canada, Bayard said. ECCC is working with Public Safety Canada to strengthen the country’s alerting system. Bayard also pointed to the Canada.ca website and the WeatherCAN mobile app. Environment Canada also operates a number of continuous marine broadcast stations, and Bayard said those stations will continue. The stations cover most Canadian marine regions, including the Great Lakes, Manitoba Lakes and Great Slave Lake. Weatheradio Canada first broadcast in Montreal and nine other cities in 1976, according to Stephen Balena of The Suburban in Saint-Laurent, Quebec. The service received a Specific Area Message Encoding technology upgrade in 2004. Akin to the timeline for U.S.-based NOAA Weather Radio, computer-generated voices took over broadcasts in the early 2000s. Radio World welcomes letters to the editor on this or any story. Email radioworld@futurenet.com. The post Canada to Shut Down Its VHF Weather Radio Service appeared first on Radio World. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - ‘Iran Is Run By Lunatics!’ Rubio Loses Patience With Reporters While Explain...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio ran out of patience explaining why it was a good thing U.S. and Israeli forces killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and continue to strike Iran while speaking to reporters in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. “Listen, let me explain to you guys in simple English: Iran is run by lunatics! Religious fanatic lunatics!” Rubio told the gathered press. He continued: They have an ambition to have nuclear weapons. They intend to develop those nuclear weapons behind a program of missiles and drones and terrorism that the world will not be able to touch them for fear of those things. And this is the weakest they’ve ever been, now is the time to go after them. The president made the decision to go after them, take away their missiles, take away their Navy, take away their drones, take away their ability to make those things so that they can never have a nuclear weapon. That’s why the president made this decision. It was the right decision, and the world will be a safer place when these radical clerics no longer have access to these weapons. Rubio’s answer comes a few days after the strikes killed the ayatollah and dozens of other leaders from Iran’s theocratic regime. Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst reported on Tuesday an Israeli mission wiped out “what’s left” of Iran’s Supreme Council earlier in the day as it was set to select Khamenei’s successor. His answer also follows reporting on comments made by Rubio on Monday, seeming to indicate Israel pressured the U.S. into launching Operation Epic Fury. Rubio sparred with reporters over the comments on Tuesday and accused them of “misrepresenting” his meaning. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt pushed back on the claims Rubio’s remarks showed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was leading the charge, with Leavitt sharing a National Review story on Tuesday titled “No, Marco Rubio Didn’t Claim That Israel Dragged Trump Into War With Iran.” President Donald Trump also said it was wrong to think Israel had “forced” the U.S. to attack Iran while speaking to reporters at the White House on Tuesday. “If anything, I might’ve forced Israel’s hand,” Trump said. Watch above via CNN.The post ‘Iran Is Run By Lunatics!’ Rubio Loses Patience With Reporters While Explaining Trump’s Attack first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - Former Trump DHS Spox Rips GOP Senator for Accusing Her Husband of ‘Corruption...
(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) Former Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin lashed out at Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) over questions earlier in the day involving government contracts and her husband. “If you’re going to accuse someone of corruption you better have your facts straight,” McLaughlin wrote in an X post calling out Kennedy by name. McLaughlin left her role as a DHS spokesperson last month. She shared a statement from The Strategy Group Co. pushing back on allegations made that day in a congressional hearing with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem over hundreds of millions being spent on advertising, much of starring Noem. Kennedy accused Noem of using the advertising campaign to boost her own name recognition and he said multiple times he’d be shocked to learn President Donald Trump gave direct approval for the massive spending. The Strategy Group Co.’s statement reads: The Strategy Group has never had a contract with DHS. We had a subcontract with Safe America for limited production services. Safe America paid us $226,137.17 total for 5 film shoots, 45 produced video advertisements and 6 produced radio advertisements. If you’re going to try to question our integrity, bring actual evidence – we did. Safe America Media was put under the microscrope during the congressional hearing as it received millions in federal funds. The group was tied by some lawmakers to Ben Yoho, McLaughlin’s husband. She pointed to his company’s statement as proof their is no direct match between him and Safe America Media. Yoho is listed as the chief executive officer for Strategy Group Co. .@SenJohnKennedy, if you’re going to accuse someone of corruption you better have your facts straight. No, my husband doesn’t own Safe America and is not apart of it. He nor his company have ever had a contract with DHS. In fact, it is clear you aren’t even aware who either… https://t.co/UPbBhTV6HZ — Tricia McLaughlin (@TriciaOhio) March 3, 2026 “No, my husband doesn’t own Safe America and is not apart of it. He nor his company have ever had a contract with DHS,” she wrote. “In fact, it is clear you aren’t even aware who either of the TV ad campaigns contractors are. Do your basic homework and research before dragging my or my husband’s names through the mud.”The post Former Trump DHS Spox Rips GOP Senator for Accusing Her Husband of ‘Corruption’: ‘You Better Have Your… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - Audio and podcasts best venues for consumer engagement in sports (Audacy)
We see a new research output from audio behemoth Audacy, part of the Audacy Shorts series. This installment is titled State of Audio: Sports Fandom. The key word in this presentation is “avid," and it's not the first time Audacy has hammered on the idea of avidity as a desirable audience characteristic. Continue Reading → [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - ‘Tired of the Endless Wars’: GOP Congressman Tells CNN Americans Are ‘Righ...Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) said that Americans are right to be skeptical of the ongoing U.S. military operation in Iran during a Tuesday afternoon appearance on CNN News Central. Anchor Boris Sanchez kicked off the interview with the following query: “I want to start by asking you about something that we heard from President Trump earlier today, who said that it was his opinion that Iran was going to launch a strike against Israel and U.S. allies and assets in the Gulf. I wonder what evidence you would need to see to believe that opinion was well-founded?” “Well, you know, I’ve asked for a classified briefing for, you know, well over a week at this point, and I haven’t seen that kind of information yet. And frankly, only a handful of members of Congress have so far,” replied Davidson. “So I’m looking forward to today’s briefing and going into it with an open mind. You know, we know President Trump has been reluctant to embrace war, he campaigned on on avoiding wars, and has a great track record of promoting peace. So he found something compelling and I look forward to seeing the intel.” “It is somewhat dubious, only at least on the surface, given what the administration has released publicly, because the Pentagon assessed that Iran was not going to attack unless it was hit first. Also, it was the defensive intelligence agency’s view that Iran is a decade away from the ICBM that Trump said would be targeting the U.S. mainland potentially imminently. Further, the IAEA said that there was no imminent threat of Iran developing a nuclear Weapon. Even Secretary Rubio has frequently said that it would have been a year or more past the point of immunity with conventional weapons for Tehran,” argued Sanchez before following up: “So, why was this an imminent preemptive strike if there was no clear threat of a risk to Americans?” “Well, look, I think the public’s right to be skeptical, and, frankly, that’s part of why President Trump’s, you know, no new wars kind of campaign mindset resonated with the public. I mean, you look at war-weary people who’ve seen just endless wars really in this century so far, post 9/11, the U.S. has kind of been in a continual state of war. Really in the 90s, I mean, we used air power with hopes of regime change… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- ‘This Is My Press Conference’: Marco Rubio Spars With Manu Raju on His Claim...Secretary of State Marco Rubio blasted the media and duked it out with reporters, including CNN’s Manu Raju, on Tuesday over a statement on Iran and Israel he claims the media is “misrepresenting.” At a Tuesday press conference, Rubio was asked multiple times about a statement many took as the secretary of state suggesting Israel was ultimately behind the decision to strike Iran. “We knew that there was going to be an Israeli action,” Rubio told reporters after a congressional meeting on Monday. “We knew that that would precipitate an attack against American forces, and we knew that if we didn’t pre-emptively go after them before they launched those attacks, we would suffer higher casualties.” After already accusing one reporter of taking his quote out of context by saying he was suggesting Israel’s coming actions forced the U.S. to take action, Rubio was confronted again on it, this time by Raju. “Mr. Secretary, I want to just clarify what you said, I just want to clarify what you said,” Raju said as Rubio jumped in. “There’s nothing to clarify,” the secretary said, telling Raju he needs to “read the whole statement.” “Your quote is, we knew that there was going to be an Israeli action, we knew that would precipitate an attack,” Raju began reading. “I understand,” Rubio said, cutting in. The secretary then shut Raju down as the reporter continued asking him to clarify the quote. “Hold on a second. Let me answer,” he said, “because this is my press conference.” Rubio had earlier accused media outlets of only clipping a portion of what he said and some reporters of attributing a “false statement” to him. He explained: You guys can misrepresent it, but I was asked a specific question yesterday. The bottom line is this, the president determined we were not going to get hit first. It’s that simple, guys. We are not going put Americans’ troops in harm’s way. If you tell the president of the United States that if we don’t go first, we’re going to have more people killed and more people injured, the president’s going to go first. That’s what he did, that’s what the president will always do. He will always put the safety and security of men and women in uniform and of all Americans before anything else. He’s always going to do that. And that’s why he did here.… [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
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