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Testing For Echo – Episode 97 – Almost 100! – Orig. Air Date Feb 21, 2026

Just in case you’re keeping track as I am, Episode 100 is coming! Stay tuned. 🙂 This is Testing For Echo Episode 97on CHSR FM 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world and I am always thankful to be your host Tim Scammell. I’ve gone digging around to some of the great stuff that we’ve

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Testing For Echo – Episode 93 – My Apologies

For some reason this episode has refused to publish. My apologies. We shall just have to carry on. Take Care, Tim   Episode 93 already?? Wow This is Testing For Echo Episode 93 on CHSR FM 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world and I am always thankful to be your host Tim Scammell. I

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Testing For Echo – Episode 90 – Remaster You Say? – Orig. Air Date Nov 22, 2025

Hi there everyone. It’s great that you’ve tuned in today and for that I thank you. This is Testing For Echo Episode 90 in Fredericton and around the world and I’m your host Tim Scammell This episode feels pretty interesting to me. I think you will feel as I do as it goes on. Let

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Testing For Echo – Episode 88 – Read Some Literature – Orig. Air Date Oct. 25, 2025

Hello again everyone. Thank you very much for tuning in today. This is Testing For Echo Episode 88 in Fredericton and around the world. I do have a pretty large stack of songs to squeeze into our show today so let’s get this started. Tim “The World of Music, One Song at a Time” Episode

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Testing For Echo – Episode 86 – This one feels Great – Orig. Air Date Sept. 27, 2025

Hello again everyone. I hope that you’re in the mood for some amazing music as I am. It’s a pretty full show so let’s boogie. This is Testing For Echo Episode 86 on CHSR FM 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world and I am always pleased to be your host Tim Scammell. To start

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Testing For Echo – Episode 85 – Requests? Heck Yes! – Orig. Air Date Sept. 13, 2025

Hi there everyone. I trust that all is well with you and you’re ready to roll. This is Testing For Echo Episode 85 on CHSR FM 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world and I am your host Tim Scammell. I have a nice stack of musical mayhem to entertain you for the next hour

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Testing For Echo – Episode 74 – Music and Mayhem – Orig. Air Date April 26, 2025

Hello there everyone. I trust that all is well and that you’re in the mood for an amazing hour of musical mayhem. This is episode 74 of Testing For Echo on CHSR FM 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world and I am your host Tim Scammell. Before we begin I just want to mention

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Testing For Echo – Episode 75 – “Testing For Echo and Canadianity eh?” – Orig. Air Date April 12, 2025

Hello everyone. I trust that all is well and that you’re in the mood for an amazing hour of musical magic. This is episode 75 of Testing For Echo on CHSR FM 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world and I am your host Tim Scammell. Today is a very special episode all about Canadians

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Testing For Echo – Episode 56 – I Hope You Can Hear Me Now – Orig. Air Date August 3, 2024

Hello everyone. It’s great that you’re here and supporting Public Radio. This is Episode 56 of Testing For Echo on CHSR FM 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world and I’m your host Tim Scammell. This episode has plenty of great music from friends of the show that has been passed along for your listening

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Testing For Echo – Episode 53 – Ready for Some New Stuff? – Orig. Air Date June 22, 2024

Hello there everyone. Thanks for dropping in. This is Testing For Echo Episode 53 on CHSR 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world. I’m your host Tim Scammell. There are several cuts on here today that many of you may have not heard for a while, if at all. But I’m confident that you’ll dig

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Testing For Echo – Episode 39 – Many Classics, Bunch of Newer, Business as Usual – Orig. Air Date December 9, 2023

Hello there everyone. I hope that all is well. Again, I apologize for the listeners who have relied on my show links from Facebook. Unfortunately, Facebook has blacked out Canadian media sources, including CHSR, so I’ll keep using the Facebook posts to Twitter links to get you here. This is Episode 39 of Testing For

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Testing For Echo – Episode 31 – Full House – Orig. Air Date August 19, 2023

Hello there everyone. Welcome to Episode 31 of Testing For Echo on CHSR 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world. I’m your host Tim Scammell. Recently, we lost a world-renowned and universally respected Canadian superstar. His influence was everywhere and his loss has shaken the music world to its core. I always knew him and

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Testing For Echo – Episode 26 – Let’s Rock – Orig. Air Date June 10, 2023

Hi again everyone. Welcome to Episode 26 of Testing For Echo on CHSR 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world. I’m your host Tim Scammell. As always, we’ve worked pretty hard to compile a great list of tunes that you’ll love. It’s the usual mix of hard and soft, but a little harder than some.

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Testing For Echo – Episode 16 – Mixing it Up – Orig Air Date Jan 21, 2023

Hello again everyone. Once again I really want to thank you for dropping in. You’ll enjoy this episode. It’s another pretty great mix of different artists and styles and keeping within the Prog boundaries. For the most part. Let me know what you think. Drop into our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/TestingForEchoCHSR . Email me any

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Testing For Echo – Episode 13 – Great Show Eh? – Orig Air Date Dec 10, 2022

Hello again. Welcome to Episode 13 of Testing For Echo on CHSR 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world. I’m your host Tim Scammell. You’re going to love this episode. I know it. Just press that little arrow down the page to listen/download the podcast. One thing I noticed when I reviewed the song list

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Testing For Echo – Episode 10 – The Best of the Best – Orig Air Date Oct 29, 2022 — Classic editor

The Best of the Best. It’s Episode 10 already! Wow. I want to thank everyone who has listened and enjoyed the music as much as I have. I guarantee that everyone will like at least one song in EVERY episode. If not, listen again. 🙂 I am convinced that this is the best one yet.

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Testing For Echo – Episode 8 – Let’s Loosen Up – Orig Air Date Oct 1, 2022

I’d like to think that we’ve lightened up this show a little bit. I’ve also raised the level of class with one of music’s classiest dudes, Bryan Ferry. Plus, Kate Bush has defined classy for years. A local chap Marcello Ciurleo has reached out to me with some great songs he has done. I’ve included

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Testing For Echo – Episode 6 – Still Having Fun – Orig. Airdate 2022-09-03

Hello again friends. I hope that you are well. I really liked doing this episode. I think I’m starting to get the hang of this. I don’t think I mentioned this before but this radio thing is completely new to me. There is quite a lot to learn. I admire the folks who do this

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Testing For Echo – Episode 3 – How are we doing so far? 2022-07-23

I don’t know if I’ve mentioned it on here but I have an email set up just for this show. TestingForEchoCHSR [at] gmail [dot] com I’d love to hear from you. Hit me with comments, recommendations, requests, constructive criticism (I can take it. Really). I have access to a LOT of music here that I

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Mornings Are Hard // 2018-09-25

Mornings suck. But mornings suck a little bit less with Bondo weekdays @8am on CHSR 97.9FM! Each morning she’ll roll out of bed to chat about music and other nonsense while pulling CD’s from CHSR’s library and her personal collection to spin on-air. Like local? Pop? And of course Rock & Roll? She’s got ya covered.
Engaging in witty banter with herself, this isn’t just another morning radio show…

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The Crazy Train – Chat with Sammie X Regarding the Local Metal & Punk Scene Survey

A couple months ago, Sammie X and the Fredericton Metal page on Facebook put together a survey about the local / regional Metal & Punk scene and many of you participated in this survey, which gleaned very important information to not only the musicians, but bar owners and gig promoters. Sammie X has been an

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The Crazy Train Episode #CVII

This episode dipped into new Metal from Coast to Coast! From Vancouver with my good bud’s ’88 Mile Trip’ over to Calgary with some brand new ‘Napalmpom’, OK I skipped the prairie provinces AND Ontario but the next province was Quebec with ‘Special Ops’ who will be coming to Fredericton in May. Also from Quebec

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The Crazy Train Episode #XCVI

On this weekends The Crazy Train, I welcomed on Fredericton’s ‘Dead City Angels’ for a chat about the band, where they came from, what they’ve been up to and where they are going. DCA had just released a three song EP and is planning on going into the studio in the next few months to

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The Crazy Train Episode #XCV

Fredericton’s ‘Winter’s Howl’ joined me for a chat on this weekends 95th episode of the Crazy Train. ‘Ruckus’, ‘CuJo’ and ‘Winter’s’ talked about the origins of this new Cross-Over Punk band that’s been on the scene only about a year but has garnered a great following after playing a stint of shows throughout the year.

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The Crazy Train Episode #XCIV?

Aloha Amigos! On this weeks Crazy Train we brought in some new music from Fredericton’s ‘Dead City Angels’ and a brand new track from Punk-ish-kinda Metally ‘Cable Crusher’.

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