[SpongeG]

^^^ There is a Carl's Jr Opening In Surrey this year :D

there were a bunch of burger kings here in the tri cities and they all closed down about the same time - the same franchisee apparently

one of them was turned into Starbucks and something else - a pizza place - can't remember which chain, the other became an italian coffee house and another one became something else

[MolsonExport]

Bruger Things are indeed becoming rather rare. Here in London, at least 3 have closed down in recent years.

[flar]

I don't eat fast food at all anymore, but Burger King was the first fast food place I specifically avoided. It's disgusting.

[srperrycgy]

Not many left in Calgary either. No big loss though. :cool:

[highdensitysprawl]

Holy Fock I don't like Virgin Radio. I've turned it on three separate times in the past two days and it's been the Rolling Stones. The last time I turned it on the DJ's were verbally masturbating over Richard Branson. No thanks.

I turned it on this morning and they were playing 'let it on the line' or whatever that dirge by Triumph.

Mullet rock for mullet heads....that should be their new logo.

I would have thought that Radio Supertramp was the station of choice for this sort of demographic.

[MolsonExport]

^sounds awful. Actually, sounds just like the usual "crassic-rock" dreck of FM radio.

[flar]

Radio stations play Triumph even if they're not forced to by CanCon rules? Wow.

[MolsonExport]

If I hear "Summer of 69" one more fvcking time....

[highdensitysprawl]

Radio stations play Triumph even if they're not forced to by CanCon rules? Wow.

Yeah, I was surprised at that myself. It qualifies as Can Con but who, honestly, really wants to hear Triumph again.

They may as well call Virgin Ottawa.....Cottage Rock for the City.

[harls]

My wife picked me up at lunch today, and she had Virgin on the radio. "what, no Stones?" I said. Then as I turned the channel to Chez 106, who do I hear but the Rolling Stones singin' "Hoo HOO... hoo HOOO." Fuck me, I can't win.

[highdensitysprawl]

My wife picked me up at lunch today, and she had Virgin on the radio. "what, no Stones?" I said. Then as I turned the channel to Chez 106, who do I hear but the Rolling Stones singin' "Hoo HOO... hoo HOOO." Fuck me, I can't win.

Usually it is Supertramp on CHEZ....never in my life have I heard a station so devoted to a band whose contribution to the vast musical tapestry was so limited.

[flar]

I respect Supertramp, they have substance musically and lyrically.

[manny_santos]

Radio in general is sucking more and more, and the change to "Virgin" in Ottawa is just another example of it. And WTF is that name? Is it supposed to be the music virgins listen to? It's such a stupid name. "The Bear" is synonymous with rock.

Every bit as stupid was when Corus neglected "The Hawk" and let it degenerate from a classic rock station to the current generic classic hits station, known as 1039 FM. And I bet they wonder why ratings have plummeted in the past few years.

By the way, what is it with stations now omitting the "point" from the frequency?

[SpongeG]

Virgin Radio is a branch of the "Virgin" empire - they had stations in the UK but are now called "absolute radio"

there doesn't seem to be any change in formt for "crave" other than the name switch to "Virgin" here in Vancouver

they do use a brit accent for station ID's the exact same ones they used to use on Virgin UK

elsewhere in the world - they have Vrigin Atheletic Clubs (quite a lot in South Africa), Virgin Cola, Virgin Airlines, Virgin Trains, Virgin stores, Virghin Mega Stores etc

By the way, what is it with stations now omitting the "point" from the frequency?
i think thats the way Virgin used to do it in the UK and continued it here

[Rathgrith]

NOOOOOO they change the Bear 106.9 to Virgin Radio!

Well, this is just one more reason why I listen to my mp3 player as opposed to radio. There's hardly any diversity in Ottawa radio anymore. Not there was much to begin with.

[vid]

The rock station here is called "Rock 94" because if it was called something else no one would know what it was.

[manny_santos]

The rock station here is called "Rock 94" because if it was called something else no one would know what it was.

I have always been a believer in keeping a consistent, solid brand people can have long-term loyalty to. London stations have been fairly good at this. FM96 has been FM96 since January 1979, exactly 30 years as of last week - although the format back then was a mix of what we now call classic rock, plus jazz and country, and some edgy new-age rock. They were defiant of the highly conservative CRTC regulations on FM radio in the 80s, and as a result had a pretty nasty license renewal in the late 80s, but have been pure rock ever since then. Likewise, BX93 has had the same branding and country format since its launch in 1980, save for a brief stint as Country 92.7 in the early 90s.

Ottawa radio might not be perfect, but no radio market is worse than Kitchener.

[manny_santos]

Bruger Things are indeed becoming rather rare. Here in London, at least 3 have closed down in recent years.

At least four I can think of. The two downtown are both gone, the one near Masonville is gone, and the one on Wharncliffe is gone.

[vid]

Rock94, the market leader, is about 12 years old now, and CKPR has been CKPR since its inception in the 1950s, it's basically a wide variety of music with lots of news and talk and stuff. All the other stations (except CBC) change a lot. We have one station that has changed at least 5 times in 5 years.

[harls]

By the way, what is it with stations now omitting the "point" from the frequency?

I remember long ago when they were using "dot" instead of 'point', because that was somehow edgier and cool.

[kirjtc2]

One of the rock stations here used to say "105-dot-3", but are now "105-point-3".

Then again, the other rock station calls itself "Fred FM". What's with this naming stations after people these days? I know of Fred, Jack, Bob, (Big) John, Hal, Mike...

[MolsonExport]

Gupta FM
Ebeneezer FM
Xing-Qao FM

[harls]

Those CAA commercials are irritating...you know, the ones with some couple going shopping with some fat tow truck driver carrying all of their bags while they leave him behind, laughing. That's exactly how you get treated by surly CAA truck drivers when you get locked out of your car.

[vid]

They don't say dot or point here. It's "105 3 The Giant" or "91 5 FM". No word between the number. CBC says "88 point 3" sometimes but if the announcer says it themselves they say "88 3". Must be a local thing.

88.3, 94.3, 105.3
101.7, 102.7
91.5, 95.1
103.5, 104.5

The CRTC has some sort of weird pattern going on here. Except 99.9, that one is forgettable.

I think out radio station named after someone was call Bob FM? It lasted less than a month.

[SteelTown]

I can't stand when Z103.5 goes "Zee 103 dot 5". It's Canada it should be "Zed 103 dot 5".

[vid]

Actually, it should be:

"You are listening to / Vous êtes écoutez à
zed one hundred three point five / zed une cent trois pointe cinq"

But with actual French.

[Ayreonaut]

Ottawa radio might not be perfect, but no radio market is worse than Kitchener.

Ever been to the Okanagan?

[Rathgrith]

I can't stand when Z103.5 goes "Zee 103 dot 5". It's Canada it should be "Zed 103 dot 5".

Yea, but that's because they're hip.

Virgin radio in Ottawa pisses me off. if my iPod wasn't broken I would so be listening to it. Bad enough we have Bob FM, Hot 899 and the other franco stations which I actually listen to because I can't barely understand what they are trying to market to me.:P

[manny_santos]

Ever been to the Okanagan?

Yeah, once almost 20 years ago. But I admittedly don't remember the radio landscape there.

Does the Okanagan have its own rock station? Kitchener doesn't, rock there comes from London, Toronto, and Hamilton.

[jeremy_haak]

Actually, it should be:

"You are listening to / Vous êtes écoutez à
zed one hundred three point five / zed une cent trois pointe cinq"

But with actual French.

Wouldn't it be virgule cinq?

[Ayreonaut]

Yeah, once almost 20 years ago. But I admittedly don't remember the radio landscape there.

Does the Okanagan have its own rock station? Kitchener doesn't, rock there comes from London, Toronto, and Hamilton.

I think Kelowna might have a shitty rock station (that I can't get in the Vernon area), but I think for the most part your options are top-40, and top-40. Needless to say, I stick to CDs and my iPod.

[Jay in Cowtown]

I think Kelowna might have a shitty rock station (that I can't get in the Vernon area), but I think for the most part your options are top-40, and top-40. Needless to say, I stick to CDs and my iPod.

With the exception of X92.9 in Calgary, my pickup or office is always on Sirius - 90's on 9 or Lithium.

[SpongeG]

i like to listen to talk 1410 when i can at work if in my car just CD's or coast to coast am at night

[manny_santos]

I think Kelowna might have a shitty rock station (that I can't get in the Vernon area), but I think for the most part your options are top-40, and top-40. Needless to say, I stick to CDs and my iPod.

Yuck, sounds like Huntsville, Ontario. Your choices are Hot AC on the local More FM, Hot AC on Moose FM from Bracebridge, and CBC Radio One and Radio 2, the latter of which is pretty much Hot AC now too. You're just a tad too north to get any AM signals from Toronto or any of the Barrie/Orillia FM stations.

[vid]

A post so nice he posted it thrice.

Wouldn't it be virgule cinq?

Je ne sais pas. Je ne parle pas français. Sans gras trans.

[habfanman]

I love the 'classic rock' stations, Hotel California 10 times a day at 7:42, 9:13, 11:21 etc.. you can set your watch to them and they're all "THE HOME OF ROCK!!" buahahahaha!

Hmmm... 250 'homes' accross North America!! More like, 250 'clones' accross North America and that goes for every other format as well.

Commercial radio sucks!

[Acajack]

Wouldn't it be virgule cinq?

Yes, that would be the correct way to say it. In the real radio world, though, you heard both "virgule" and "point" interchangeably in French.

[kirjtc2]

With the exception of X92.9 in Calgary, my pickup or office is always on Sirius - 90's on 9 or Lithium.

Same with me...I'm usually on either Jam On, Deep Tracks or the Spectrum.

The only time I've listened to local radio since I got Sirius has been in the car.

[mr.John]

If you guys want to listen to really really bad radio tune in to Sirius 98 hardcore sports ....especially the sportsrage show featuring ex-Montreal foulmouth clown Gabriel Morency, this no-talent jackass couldn't make it on community radio in Montreal (in fact he used to pay for his airtime) that should tell you what to expect

[MolsonExport]

BOB-FM or any other "Crassic Rock" Morning Playlists:

7:15am Summer of 69 (Goddamn Bryan adams)
7:20am Hotel California (Beagles)
7:25am Nickecrap song
7:30am Jack and Diane (Camp-of-Mellons)
7:35am Carry on my wayward son (Kansass)
7:40am Sympathy for the Devil (Rolling over and over and over Stones)
7:50am Tragically Shit song
7:55am Tom Cockrain and Red Rider song
8:00 am Oyo como va (Santana)
8:05 am Sweet Home Alabama (Loser Skynyrd)
8:15am Summer of 69 (Goddamn Bryan adams)
8:20am Hotel California (Beagles)
8:25am Nickecrap song
8:30am Jack and Diane (Camp-of-Mellons)
8:35am Carry on my wayward son (Kansass)
8:40am Sympathy for the Devil (Rolling over and over and over Stones)
8:50am Tragically Shit song
8:55am Tom Cockrain and Red Rider song
9:00 am Oyo como va (Santana)
9:05 am Sweet Home Alabama (Loser Skynyrd)
9:15am Summer of 69 (Goddamn Bryan adams)
9:20am Hotel California (Beagles)
9:25am Nickecrap song
9:30am Jack and Diane (Camp-of-Mellons)
9:35am Carry on my wayward son (Kansass)
9:40am Sympathy for the Devil (Rolling over and over and over Stones)
9:50am Tragically Shit song
9:55am Tom Cockrain and Red Rider song
10:00 am Oyo como va (Santana)
10:05 am Sweet Home Alabama (Loser Skynyrd)
10:15am Summer of 69 (Goddamn Bryan adams)
10:20am Hotel California (Beagles)
10:25am Nickecrap song
10:30am Jack and Diane (Camp-of-Mellons)
10:35am Carry on my wayward son (Kansass)
10:40am Sympathy for the Devil (Rolling over and over and over Stones)
10:50am Tragically Shit song
10:55am Tom Cockrain and Red Rider song
11:00 am Oyo como va (Santana)
11:05 am Sweet Home Alabama (Loser Skynyrd)
11:15am Summer of 69 (Goddamn Bryan adams)
11:20am Hotel California (Beagles)
11:25am Nickecrap song
11:30am Jack and Diane (Camp-of-Mellons)
11:35am Carry on my wayward son (Kansass)
11:40am Sympathy for the Devil (Rolling over and over and over Stones)
11:50am Tragically Shit song
11:55am Tom Cockrain and Red Rider song

BOB-FM or any other "Crassic Rock" Afternoon Playlists:
12:00 pm Oyo como va (Santana)
12:05 pm Sweet Home Alabama (Loser Skynyrd)
12:15pm Summer of 69 (Goddamn Bryan adams)
12:20pm Hotel California (Beagles)
12:25pm Nickecrap song
12:30pm Jack and Diane (Camp-of-Mellons)
12:35pm Carry on my wayward son (Kansass)
12:40pm Sympathy for the Devil (Rolling over and over and over Stones)
12:50pm Tragically Shit song
12:55pm Tom Cockrain and Red Rider song
1:00 pm Oyo como va (Santana)
1:05 pm Sweet Home Alabama (Loser Skynyrd)
1:15pm Summer of 69 (Goddamn Bryan adams)
1:20pm Hotel California (Beagles)
1:25pm Nickecrap song
1:30pm Jack and Diane (Camp-of-Mellons)
1:35pm Carry on my wayward son (Kansass)
1:40pm Sympathy for the Devil (Rolling over and over and over Stones)
1:50pm Tragically Shit song
1:55pm Tom Cockrain and Red Rider song
2:00 pm Oyo como va (Santana)
2:05 pm Sweet Home Alabama (Loser Skynyrd)
2:15pm Summer of 69 (Goddamn Bryan adams)
2:20pm Hotel California (Beagles)
2:25pm Nickecrap song
2:30pm Jack and Diane (Camp-of-Mellons)
2:35pm Carry on my wayward son (Kansass)
2:40pm Sympathy for the Devil (Rolling over and over and over Stones)
2:50pm Tragically Shit song
2:55pm Tom Cockrain and Red Rider song

...

[highdensitysprawl]

BOB-FM or any other "Crassic Rock" Morning Playlists:
...

Molson....you have perfected the format....maybe you should copyright this and provide it for a fee for any 'male first name' radio station wanting to start up.

Would this playlist work for a station containing a 'morning zoo crew' in the AM.

Based on this limited playlist is it any wonder people don't listen to the radio as much now.

Jango for me at my computer.

[Rathgrith]

My God! That playlist sounds just like Moose Fm in Haliburton and Chez 106 in Ottawa. Its so eerie.

[highdensitysprawl]

My God! That playlist sounds just like Moose Fm in Haliburton and Chez 106 in Ottawa. Its so eerie.

If it was CHEZ there would be Supertramp every 20 minutes interspersed with a Red Rider, Max Webster and Bob Seger song.

People who have lived in Ottawa for ever always tell me how it was much better back in the late 70's/early 80's. Then again so was CHOM and CHUMFM and CFNY.

[highdensitysprawl]

Chez 106 in Ottawa. Its so eerie.

Here for your reading enjoyment is the latest installment of the greatest songs of all time..#87 especially gets under my wick

http://www.chez106.com/onair/top106/

I can't believe #3 was as high...probably the most recent song in the list

[habfanman]

Yikes! That's every playlist from every classic rock station I've ever listened to.

BTW, lovely smattering of Hotel California's!

[kirjtc2]

You know what's sad is that a lot of those artists/bands are actually pretty good....they just turn people off by playing the same 2-3 songs on the radio. I love Skynyrd, but there's a hell of a lot more to them than Freebird and Sweet Home Alabama. I was *shocked* when I was in the car the other day and heard 105.3 play a live version of Call Me The Breeze. At least they're trying to branch out.

Classic rock radio has corrupted people....my favourite band is the Black Crowes and I saw them in TO last summer. Their concerts are decidedly not greatest-hits shows. On the way out I heard half the people complaining about how they didn't do Hard to Handle or She Talks to Angels....probably because those were the only ones they've ever heard.

[harls]

What's scary about that Chez list is songs like Thunderstruck, Enter Sandman and Smells like Teen Spirit are now 'classic' rock.. which makes me officially and old geezer.

[manny_santos]

Molson....you have perfected the format....maybe you should copyright this and provide it for a fee for any 'male first name' radio station wanting to start up.

It's ironic how my local BOB FM claims they have a massive playlist.

A lot of rock stations have very limited playlists. There was one day I heard the same Linkin Park song on FM96 four times in ten hours. And I wasn't even listening the whole time, so it could've been more. Right now Weezer's "Troublemaker" is in heavy rotation.

[Acajack]

It's ironic how my local BOB FM claims they have a massive playlist.

A lot of rock stations have very limited playlists. There was one day I heard the same Linkin Park song on FM96 four times in ten hours. And I wasn't even listening the whole time, so it could've been more. Right now Weezer's "Troublemaker" is in heavy rotation.

That's because radio stations in North America all buy their playlists pretty much from the same places. The playlist ops have prepackaged "classic rock", AOR, AC, CHR formats that pretty much (according to them anyway) guarantee you a minimum X%market share no matter the city you air it in anywhere on the continent.

[highdensitysprawl]

That's because radio stations in North America all buy their playlists pretty much from the same places. The playlist ops have prepackaged "classic rock", AOR, AC, CHR formats that pretty much (according to them anyway) guarantee you a minimum X%market share no matter the city you air it in anywhere on the continent.

Depressing but unfortunately very true. Talk about fill in the blank cookie cutter radio.

Is there a magical formula for university/college stations.?

[Acajack]

Depressing but unfortunately very true. Talk about fill in the blank cookie cutter radio.



Talk about being treated like "fill-in-the-blank-cookie-cutter"... people!

[SpongeG]

If it was CHEZ there would be Supertramp every 20 minutes interspersed with a Red Rider, Max Webster and Bob Seger song.

People who have lived in Ottawa for ever always tell me how it was much better back in the late 70's/early 80's. Then again so was CHOM and CHUMFM and CFNY.

radio was still more independant back than - stations had to compete to get listeners so listeners had a lot more say in what they played ie requests etc

nowadays stations have the same owners from coast to coast and most have more than 1 station in the same market

nowadays its like one program director makes decisions for all the stations instead of each one doing it on their own

kinda sucks

on a good note 100.5 the peak in vancouver is really good they broadcast online - they are somewhat independant - jim pattison owned instead of rogers or astral etc.

Top 30 Songs Playing at The PEAK

1 1 Help I'm Alive Metric
2 2 Rock & Roll Eric Hutchinson
3 3 Shattered O.A.R.
4 4 Lost Coldplay
5 5 Take Back the City Snow Patrol
6 7 O My Heart Mother Mother
7 9 More Time Needtobreathe
8 8 Hideaway The Weepies
9 11 Red Heart Hey Rosetta
10 10 I'm Yours Jason Mraz
11 20 Your English is Good Tokyo Police Club
12 19 You Are The Best Thing Ray LaMontagne
13 14 I'm Amazed My Morning Jacket
14 15 Kids MGMT
15 17 Oblivion Wintersleep
16 18 Talking To The Walls Finger Eleven
17 13 Home Marc Broussard
18 12 Golden Train Justin Nozuka
19 16 Never Miss a Beat Kaiser Chiefs
20 23 Civil Twilight The Weakerthans
21 25 Detroit '67 Sam Roberts
22 29 Private Wars Grand Theft Bus
23 24 Come On Get Higher Matt Nathanson
24 27 Gone in the Morning Newton Faulkner
25 28 Man Of Two Minds The Trews
26 21 All Empires Fall The Waking Eyes
27 26 Foundations Kate Nash
28 22 Boys With Girlfriends Meiko
29 30 Use Somebody Kings of Leon
30 Human The Killers

[vid]

What's scary about that Chez list is songs like Thunderstruck, Enter Sandman and Smells like Teen Spirit are now 'classic' rock.. which makes me officially and old geezer.

It doesn't make you an old geezer. It's just them trying to get younger listeners. The classic rock station here plays Nickelback and Simple Plan. :rolleyes:

University radio is hit or miss. They play lots of local music but only during certain times and you never know when. Last year there was a radio show hosted by a guy from Estonia. No idea what was going on but there was some good music.

[Rathgrith]

I swear Bear Virgin Radio in Ottawa is just a carbon copy of Chez 106 now. I try to listen to University Radio sometimes (cough CHUO in Ottawa cough), but when some leftist comes on telling everyone to vote NDP, I then proceed turn it off.

[MolsonExport]

Prends donc une grande morceau de fromage

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[MolsonExport]

greatest commercial of all time

fzm2tUuHTU8


Manly style: <Youtube>fzm2tUuHTU8{/Youtube}

[Acajack]

greatest commercial of all time

fzm2tUuHTU8


Manly style: <Youtube>fzm2tUuHTU8{/Youtube}

Oui! Paw-paw!

I'd forgotten about those guys. Thanks for the memories. :jester:

[SpongeG]

whats with the new boston pizza commercial?

is that mom the same womean from the staples and rogers commercial?

[harls]

whats with the new boston pizza commercial?



the one with the dork family asking why everything is 10 dollars?


is that mom the same womean from the staples and rogers commercial?

Yeah, I noticed that too. I think she's in another one too.. can't remember.

I was flipping through the channels last night and discovered Justin Trudeau's wife is now the EXCLUSIVE etalk reporter for all things Quebec. She looked like she was about 11 months pregnant.

[mr.John]

Urban legend has it that the youngest one committed suicide over gambling debts (or probably after watching that commerical) Anyone remember former Montreal Canadiens player Yvon Lambert's commerical for Dorion suits? poor guy tried to say "there's no hassles at dorion suits" but it came out as "there's no assholes at Dorion suits"

[Rathgrith]

^That reminds me of my French teacher trying to say "The third tree by the theatre."

[MolsonExport]

Urban legend has it that the youngest one committed suicide over gambling debts (or probably after watching that commerical) Anyone remember former Montreal Canadiens player Yvon Lambert's commerical for Dorion suits? poor guy tried to say "there's no hassles at dorion suits" but it came out as "there's no assholes at Dorion suits"

Hehe. Yeah heard that legend. Also remember the ads (Yvon). There were plenty of dorion suits ads done by Ralph Lockwood (in one, he was naked, wearing a barrel).

Do you see the way the youngest one jabs his arm up and down so rapidly? Looks like he is m*****bating.

[Acajack]

Hehe. Yeah heard that legend. Also remember the ads (Yvon). There were plenty of dorion suits ads done by Ralph Lockwood (in one, he was naked, wearing a barrel).



I’ve been trying to remember the name of the family since last night and have finally found it: the Shiller family! With this info, I have since discovered that they have branched out and are behind the quite large Blinds to Go/Marché du Store chain in Quebec, Ontario and down the east coast of the U.S. So some people here undoubtedly have some of their blinds in their homes.

And for those who can read French, you will find that they have also helped to revitalize some depressed commercial streetscapes in Montreal:
http://www.ledevoir.com/2007/10/06/159698.html

[mr.John]

Getting back to Yvon Lambert, after the infamous "asshole" commerial ran for a few months Yvon filmed a sequel ...but this time when it came time to deliver his now legendary line Yvon just looked at the camera and smiled.

[harls]

What's that commercial from the furniture store from Longueuil with the old geezer that just sits there and points his finger at you.. or is that the same guy? (this commerical is fairly recent, I think).

The cheesiest is that 'I buy your jewellery' guy from Toronto.. he even had slides at the f'n theaters for chrissakes.

[Rico Rommheim]

"Whether you have good credit, bad credit or no credit at all I will process your loan in a matter a minutes!"

"I'm the cash man!" Oh yeeaaah!!"


btw, this guy sounds like a grade A jerk. Were I the Ottawa mayor I'd send some hired goons to go to work on his person.

gkBIsGTlUT8&feature

[MolsonExport]

I’ve been trying to remember the name of the family since last night and have finally found it: the Shiller family! With this info, I have since discovered that they have branched out and are behind the quite large Blinds to Go/Marché du Store chain in Quebec, Ontario and down the east coast of the U.S. So some people here undoubtedly have some of their blinds in their homes.

And for those who can read French, you will find that they have also helped to revitalize some depressed commercial streetscapes in Montreal:
http://www.ledevoir.com/2007/10/06/159698.html

yes the shillers. Steven, David, and whatz-his-putz. Good article. I like the vibe of masson street. never knew that the shillers were behind much of the revitalization.

[harls]

So the premiere of Lost is on tonight, but it won't be on CTV.. instead it's on A channel?? :shrug:

(I know they're the same company.. just wondering why they're doing this?)

[vid]

I guess people got tired of it. It looks like TBT has dropped it completely. Not sure if they have purchased or apply to purchase rights to A Channel programming, or if the CTV affiliation can get them the programming or what. I guess they can't air it if it isn't on CTV.

[manny_santos]

I guess people got tired of it. It looks like TBT has dropped it completely. Not sure if they have purchased or apply to purchase rights to A Channel programming, or if the CTV affiliation can get them the programming or what. I guess they can't air it if it isn't on CTV.

I thought CHFD aired some Global stuff too. Or did that all move to CKPR?

[kirjtc2]

So the premiere of Lost is on tonight, but it won't be on CTV.. instead it's on A channel?? :shrug:

(I know they're the same company.. just wondering why they're doing this?)

Two words: American Idol.

Yes, the Canadian one might be toast, but they're still chugging on south of the border, trying to stay relevant.

[vid]

I thought CHFD aired some Global stuff too. Or did that all move to CKPR?

Both stations air Global stuff but the bulk of it is on CHFD. It's schedule is primarily Global though. The CRTC cracked down on their behaviour so they have little choice.

[SpongeG]

thay added a 4th judge a woman even to spice it up

[MolsonExport]

So the premiere of Lost is on tonight, but it won't be on CTV.. instead it's on A channel?? :shrug:

(I know they're the same company.. just wondering why they're doing this?)

Admit it, you just want to see Evangeline Lilly.:slob:

[harls]

This is true.

[mr.John]

I was listening to the radio earlier this week (cjad) and the host was talking about Obama's coronation to a reporter in Washington ,as the conversation went on the host pointed out how the Canadian flag was prominently displayed on all U.S. networks(they were broadcasting next to the Canadian embassy), the reporter agreed and also informed the host that one network phoned the Canadian Embassy and asked them to take down their flags because it was interfering with their view of the street and potentially blocking the view of the holy man as he marched down the street.....needless to say the Canadian embassy told them to screw off.

[harls]

Coronation.. I see what you did there.

[mr.John]

Wasn't the initial plan to flood the street so Obama could walk on water all the way to the white house? After watching half an hour of that crap on American TV I had to reach for a bottle of pepto bismal.... PS Canadian tv wasn't much better especially that brown nosing twit Kevin(Toronto)Newman

[MolsonExport]

I do beieve that they did want to flood the street. However, my sources tell me that the reason was to wash away the skyhigh shit of the outgoing bush administration.

[mr.John]

Hey hey hey that's not a nice thing to say about president Gomer pyle ,the man was a trailblazer, name one president who racked up a trillion dollar deficit in only 1 year?....Bold prediction Kevin(Toronto)Newman will lead off tonight's news cast with the shooting in Toronto's subway,airhead Newman will however first inform the viewers that Toronto is "THE NATION'S LARGEST CITY"

[Rathgrith]

Kevin is just getting ready to run for Conservative Party in the next election federal election. Just like that the really annoying Peter Kent. We can`t they both cover a hurricane some time?

[harls]

"you don't have Rogers? but it's the fastest"

I want to kill them both. with a blunt pen.

[Ayreonaut]

That guy's a decent stand-up though.

[manny_santos]

Hey hey hey that's not a nice thing to say about president Gomer pyle ,the man was a trailblazer, name one president who racked up a trillion dollar deficit in only 1 year?....Bold prediction Kevin(Toronto)Newman will lead off tonight's news cast with the shooting in Toronto's subway,airhead Newman will however first inform the viewers that Toronto is "THE NATION'S LARGEST CITY"

Oh of course, Leslie "Toronto Roberts" would be fuming for the full News Hour at 6 if Kevin didn't do that. The reality of the Toronto-based provincial and national media is that a minor fender-bender on Kingston Road is a bigger story than a murder in another Ontario city (this really has happened). It's like how ATV covers the Maritimes. As one of our forumers once said, PEI could get bombed and it wouldn't get more than a passing mention half an hour into the ATV evening news.

[Rico Rommheim]

I was listening to the radio earlier this week (cjad) and the host was talking about Obama's coronation to a reporter in Washington ,as the conversation went on the host pointed out how the Canadian flag was prominently displayed on all U.S. networks(they were broadcasting next to the Canadian embassy), the reporter agreed and also informed the host that one network phoned the Canadian Embassy and asked them to take down their flags because it was interfering with their view of the street and potentially blocking the view of the holy man as he marched down the street.....needless to say the Canadian embassy told them to screw off.

Thank you Thank you Thank you!

I already got disowned by my mother and my buddy for having implied that King Obama's 'inauguration' was a little perhaps just a little too close to a coronation and got hated on for suggesting the coverage on TV was 'excessive'.

[mr.John]

Leslie Roberts that loser used to work in Montreal until he moved to New York where he didn't last an year before moving back to Canada, and he also tries to hide the fact that he's gay(according to the Montreal Mirror) PS I have nothing against gays I'm just quoting what I read in the mirror

[MolsonExport]

Bold prediction Kevin(Toronto)Newman will lead off tonight's news cast with the shooting in Toronto's subway,airhead Newman will however first inform the viewers that Toronto is "THE NATION'S LARGEST CITY"

noway. Toronto? Largest city?!?!?! Man, I always thought that was Winnipeg.

Kevin Newman is a total Tranto-centric tool.

[kirjtc2]

noway. Toronto? Largest city?!?!?! Man, I always thought that was Winnipeg.


No no no, it's Thunder Bay!

[vid]

Global News is terrible. TBT used to air it so that people here could see what Toronto was up to but people complained so now they just air a recording of CNN. Which is almost worse. The funny thing is, TBT News has a tendency to air things like a fender bender in Toronto during their "local" news segment. Except when they do it's not so much a fender bender as much as it is a 50 car pile up on Highway 400 when there is nothing equally interesting going on up here. Leslie Roberts eyebrows are suspicious. He kind of looks like a less chunky faced version of the guy that owns Abercrombie and Fitch.

On CBC Radio 1 the other night they were talking about how his inauguration was the closest you can get to a coronation in a Republic. It got a lot of laughs for the seven people and myself who listened to it.

[Rico Rommheim]

I remember Leslie Roberts. He used to be Big on CTV Montreal for a few years. As per usual he fucked off to the big TO when he got big. I remember before he left he had this crappy daily morning program on CTV called "Lemon Fresh", it lasted like a week and then he vanished into the wild....

[harls]

what ever happened to Frank Cavalarro (ctv mtl weatherdude)?

[Rico Rommheim]

what ever happened to Frank Cavalarro (ctv mtl weatherdude)?

He's the CBC weatherman now. If his "how big is his zuccinni" is returning I'll have no problem with that.

[vid]

Anyone watching Jeopardy on CBC?

Final question:

"Out of all the countries ending in -stan, this one borders the most -stans. *list of all -Stan countries that it borders, which is pretty much every one*"

1: Russia? (Lost everything)
3: ? (lost about half)
2: Pakistan? (lost about half)

The answer was Uzbekistan.

Another time they had to name the only two countries that started with A but didn't end with A. Someone put down Australia. One guy got Azerbaijan. No one got Afghanistan. You know, the country with which America is at war? One of the guys on that episode was from Toronto and in typical Canadian fashion he was in the red most of the show and came in third. In the Uzbekistan episode there was a fat woman from the south who knew more about college football than I ever will.

[Rico Rommheim]

Anyone watching Jeopardy on CBC?

Final question:

"Out of all the countries ending in -stan, this one borders the most -stans. *list of all -Stan countries that it borders, which is pretty much every one*"

1: Russia? (Lost everything)
3: ? (lost about half)
2: Pakistan? (lost about half)

The answer was Uzbekistan.

Another time they had to name the only two countries that started with A but didn't end with A. Someone put down Australia. One guy got Azerbaijan. No one got Afghanistan. You know, the country with which America is at war? One of the guys on that episode was from Toronto and in typical Canadian fashion he was in the red most of the show and came in third. In the Uzbekistan episode there was a fat woman from the south who knew more about college football than I ever will.

Reminds me of the Canadian edition of Who Wants to be a Millionaire. I think the biggest winer of the show won $64,000...it was a sad state of affairs. At the end, all the contestants waived at the camera and screamed "BYE!! BYE!!!" like a bunch of idiots.

[vid]

Well, if the Americans every get on Reach for the Top we'll kick their asses. :)

[Ice Water]

Wow congratz to Ryan Reynolds (good ol Vancouver boy). He's marrying the hottest woman on the planet, Scarlet Johanson

[Ayreonaut]

:5:

Yay, two people I don't know are getting married. Congrats to Johnny Whatsisname of Burlington, ON for getting hitched too. :banana:

[Ice Water]

:5:

Yay, two people I don't know are getting married. Congrats to Johnny Whatsisname of Burlington, ON for getting hitched too. :banana:

If Alicia Cuthbert (extremely hot Albertan girl) was gettin married you'd probably celebrate :banana:

[Ayreonaut]

Why?

[bigcanuck]

Wow congratz to Ryan Reynolds (good ol Vancouver boy). He's marrying the hottest woman on the planet, Scarlet Johanson

Ummm - did you miss the fact that they got married in September:

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20229417,00.html