The owner of two web radio stations; Peachland Radio and Okanagan Radio, Allan Holender has joined forces with Boomer Public Radio to create Okanagan Valley Radio.

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乌鸦传媒淭oday marks the beginning of a new media era for the Okanagan乌鸦传媒檚 boomers and retirees,乌鸦传媒� Holender said.

Veteran radio personalities who have been in radio for decades host shows throughout the weekend.

For the past 10 years, Barry Bowman of Victoria and Roger Currie of Winnipeg have hosted BoomerTown. Brant Zwicker of Kamloops hosts one of Canada乌鸦传媒檚 longest running blues stations, At The Crossroads Blues Radio, Shelley Gummeson, also from Kamloops, hosts a North America乌鸦传媒檚 jazz show calledJazz on the Rocks.

From New York, Frank Allan, one of the legendary DJ乌鸦传媒檚 from the 50乌鸦传媒檚, hosts a four-hour musical extravaganza on the weekend, called Music Beat.

Holender, himself a forty-year veteran broadcaster, who founded C-ISL 650 in Richmond, also hosts his own show called A Boomer Home Companion.

Okanagan Valley Radio programs will air on the Boomer Public Radio Network乌鸦传媒檚 live stream. Podcasts will be archived on the BPR broadcast website at .

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