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