The event was broadcast  by J. Frank Willis of the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission (CRBC) to more than 650 radio stations throughout North America over the course of fifty-six hours, and was picked up by the BBC and broadcast to Europe. It was the first live 24-hour radio coverage of a breaking news story in Canada.
The event was broadcast by J. Frank Willis of the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission (CRBC) over fifty-six hours to more than 650 radio stations across North America and Europe. It marked the first live, twenty-four-hour coverage of a breaking news story in Canada.