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I’m not one to believe in things like ghosts and spirits, but this is a little weird so what the hell, let’s write it down. Most nights we fall asleep listening to Those Old Radio Shows on CHML. On the weekends, that often means waking up to infomercials by Purity Products, who would like very …
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If anyone from the New York Yankees organization is reading this, next time you guys are looking for a play by play voice, keep me in mind. I’ve got a decent radio voice, I can think quickly, I’ve been told a time or 2 that I’m friendly and even engaging, and my ability to follow …
I just heard the news that 97.7 HTZ FM’s Iron Mike Bensson died of cancer this morning. He was 60, which I never would have guessed. I’m shocked. Not shocked that he had cancer, but shocked that it took him. Shocked and sad. He put up a hell of a fight against it, from the …
I’ve known about 101.9 Dawg FM since it launched a few years ago, but for one reason or another I’d never tuned in to check it out until yesterday even though the idea of a full-time blues station sounded like one of the best things in the world to me. Suffice it to say, after …
Continue reading “Focusing On The Music At The Expense Of The Listener. Welcome To Radio”
Update: I still don’t have a percentage of the Canadian radio market that even more monstrous Bell holds following the sale, but have a look at the list of stations they’re taking over. Remember, this is just new stuff they own now. It’s not a list of stations they already had. Competitive broadcasting system, my …
Continue reading “The CRTC Lets Bell Buy Astral, Sells Canadians Down The River Again”
A few weeks ago, I wrote about 680 CFTR. I didn’t realize it at the time, but the day I put that up (May 7th) was a month to the day before the 20th anniversary of the change. In case you don’t know what I mean by the change, that was the day that one …
This is cool. Somebody in the comments on a post over at Toronto Mike has dug up some old recordings of 680 CFTR. You youngsters will probably only know that as 680 News, but in it’s day it was one of the most popular music stations around. I used to listen to it all the …
At last, our long local nightmare is over. After the incredible stupidity of forgetting to make sure it was legal and the completely ridiculous explanation of why it forgot to do that, CBC has the licence it should’ve had when it announced it would be launching in March and will be making its triumphant return …
Continue reading “CBC KW Hits The Air Friday, And This Time It’s Legal”
Update: The CRTC is in a good mood today. According to The Record, CBC KW has a licence now. Still no word on when it will return to the air or if there will be any fines handed out over this debacle. The Guelph Tribune has gotten an explanation from the CBC about how the …
Continue reading “CBC Radio Kitchener Explains The Botched Launch…In The Silliest Way Possible”
I love the CBC. Its news coverage is among the best around, it’s meant the world to the Canadian comedy scene, it plays loads of great music and is the home of some of my favourite sports memories. With all that going for it, how could I not love it? But as much as I …
