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SOWNY » New Billy Joel doc coming to HBO » Today 8:46 pm

Tq345
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It's a two part documentary showing on HBO Canada.

Part one debuts on Friday the 18th of July at 8:00 p.m. ET with part the following Friday, the 25th at the same time.

SOWNY » Hell's Bell(s)! Service OUTAGE in Toronto with Customers SOL » Today 7:54 pm

RadioAaron
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I download the current season of everything I'm currently watching for travel purposes.

SOWNY » Hell's Bell(s)! Service OUTAGE in Toronto with Customers SOL » Today 7:40 pm

RadioActive
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betaylored wrote:

https://x.com/Bell_Support/status/1943771047225917917?t=ROEpavJnhVtxMW1Sq7QyOQ&s=19

full restoration of service won't be until tomorrow apparently but the photo of where the outage occurred sure is nice 😑

Another reason why it pays to have a back-up internal antenna! If your phone and TV service are both kaput due to an outage, you can still watch something on the tube. Otherwise, you're pretty much out of luck for the night - unless you have an old DVD player hanging around somewhere for tonight's entertainment or have a radio to listen to the Jays game. 

If not, you're pretty much shut out. Not that you'll be able to read this until tomorrow...

SOWNY » Hell's Bell(s)! Service OUTAGE in Toronto with Customers SOL » Today 6:21 pm

cash
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I switched from Rogers to Bell in Sept 2023. The service has been great all around. 

SOWNY » Hell's Bell(s)! Service OUTAGE in Toronto with Customers SOL » Today 6:10 pm

tvguy
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I switched from Bell Fibre to Distributel and saved nearly $70 per month including free wifi extenders.
Guess what?  Distributel is owned by Bell.  The installation guy was from Bell.

Oddly I'm in midtown but not impacted by the Bell outage. Internet running well all day.

Bell kept calling me to tell me not to switch to Distributel telling me it was not reliable.  Ha!!!!!
The guys calling me didn't even know that their company owns distributel.  

Not surprising given the top tier management of Bell.
 

SOWNY » Hell's Bell(s)! Service OUTAGE in Toronto with Customers SOL » Today 5:53 pm

Interesting. No Bell issues in Etobicoke.

SOWNY » Corus closing 5 kids channels » Today 5:44 pm

torontostan
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mace wrote:

None are channels I have ever, or would ever watch. No great loss for me.

You don't say, 70 year old man

SOWNY » CFRB Show Does Salute To Casey Kasem » Today 5:37 pm

kevjo
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RadioActive wrote:

This infamous outtake from AT40 has Casey swearing and getting very frustrated over a "death dedication." Not the guy we all remember! Did they ever get Don on the phone?



This compilation seems to reveal that behind the scenes he had a rather vile temper. 
 

SOWNY » Don Cherry and Poppygate - an exit strategy? » Today 5:14 pm

betaylored
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Interesting article. If this revelation about Don's exit gets discussed on the sports radio shows, I'd like to hear what OverDrive's team of Hayes, O Dog and Noodles on TSN will make of it. Spin is spin.
😏💄🐖

The 2025-2026 hockey season sure feels like it's light years away.

SOWNY » Hell's Bell(s)! Service OUTAGE in Toronto with Customers SOL » Today 5:01 pm

betaylored
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https://x.com/Bell_Support/status/1943771047225917917?t=ROEpavJnhVtxMW1Sq7QyOQ&s=19

full restoration of service won't be until tomorrow apparently but the photo of where the outage occurred sure is nice 😑

SOWNY » Don Cherry and Poppygate - an exit strategy? » Today 4:56 pm

Wherein Ron McLean tells Postmedia that Don Cherry’s “Poppygate” comments, which got him canned from HNIC, were part of a deliberate strategy to allow him to leave Coach’s Corner on his terms, rather than due to his health problems.

Judge for yourself.

https://www.thewhig.com/news/ron-maclean-calls-poppygate-don-cherrys-exit-strategy-from-coachs-corner-after-health-scare

SOWNY » Corus closing 5 kids channels » Today 4:35 pm

RadioActive
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It's actually a reprint of a Canadian Press story, so you can read it for free elsewhere.

Corus to stop distributing Nickelodeon, four other kids' entertainment channels

SOWNY » Corus closing 5 kids channels » Today 4:19 pm

mace
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None are channels I have ever, or would ever watch. No great loss for me.

SOWNY » Hell's Bell(s)! Service OUTAGE in Toronto with Customers SOL » Today 4:15 pm

mace
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betaylored wrote:

Midtown/downtown Toronto businesses and homes that use Bell are SOL this afternoon. Phone systems are hamstrung with companies unable to transfer incoming phone calls to extensions, stores can't process customer purchases, home owners can't access their WiFi and on and on.

I'm with Rogers but use Bell WiFi so I'm not totally out of luck but there's a lot of businesses losing much needed income on a busy Friday afternoon.

Guess someone in Bell senior management didn't want to spend the money to build safeguards.

And the old chestnut Always Carry Cash is still a smart move for when our smartphones aren't.... smart?

Cash is King for me. Yes I have a debit card for bank id and a credit card for gas and major purchases. I was taught by my parents that needs come before wants. If you can't afford your wants, save up your money until you can. Banks don't like me. I always pay my credit card bill on time every month.

SOWNY » Is Today's News From Washington A Sign of Darker Times Ahead » Today 4:13 pm

TomTV
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Anytime, any place in the world when your government is using lie detector tests to ensure that it's enforcers of the law are ALL completely loyal to the top man, you know that this government is planning something heinous in the near future.

There's an interview with Patty Hartman who warns that there is no longer a separation between the White House and the Dept of Justice as there has been in the past. Under Pam Bondi, you can undoubtedly expect more cover-ups (like with the ridiculous announcement this week from her office that there is no client list for Jeffrey Epstein, despite Bondi herself only months earlier saying that she had the files on her desk, heaps of documents... hmmm, wonder what orange-skinned cheeto she's trying to protect?)



You can watch the clip of her with CBS News here:
https://x.com/RpsAgainstTrump/status/1943495707102449869

The Epstein case being buried by Bondi is sparking a huge clash among Trump's people including MAGA followers. Conservatives have been very vocal about learning who are the names on that list, Trump promised to release the files on day one of his presidency (but all that was given out was the same information that the Biden admin had already provided, just repackaged in a new format -- many MAGA were already feeling betrayed at that, now even more angry that Trump's government is dismissing the case completely and trying to move on).

From: https://www.instagram.com/p/DL-e-kouM_S/

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A growing rift has emerged within the Trump administration over the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recent handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case, with reports confirming a heated confrontation between FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino and Attorney General Pam Bondi. The dispute, centered around the DOJ’s decision to close the case and its release of a controversial internal memo, has stirred frustration among key

SOWNY » Corus closing 5 kids channels » Today 3:59 pm

"In other news, shareholders have been asked to vote on approval for a name change from 'Corus' to 'Gore Us'."

SOWNY » Corus closing 5 kids channels » Today 3:56 pm

andysradio
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So I guess this leaves them with Cartoon Network and their own YTV in that genre.

SOWNY » Corus closing 5 kids channels » Today 3:48 pm

andysradio
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There is a story on the Globe's site [paywalled] that Corus will close ABC Spark, Nickelodeon, Disney XD, La Chaine Disney and Disney Jr. on Sept. 1.

SOWNY » Hell's Bell(s)! Service OUTAGE in Toronto with Customers SOL » Today 3:43 pm

betaylored wrote:

Guess someone in Bell senior management didn't want to spend the money to build safeguards.

They blew their budget with Bell staff calling me repeatedly after I cancelled my fibre optic service.  To repeatedly offer me deals that they claimed they couldn't when I was a customer. 🤔😇😁

SOWNY » Hell's Bell(s)! Service OUTAGE in Toronto with Customers SOL » Today 3:36 pm

betaylored
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Midtown/downtown Toronto businesses and homes that use Bell are SOL this afternoon. Phone systems are hamstrung with companies unable to transfer incoming phone calls to extensions, stores can't process customer purchases, home owners can't access their WiFi and on and on.

I'm with Rogers but use Bell WiFi so I'm not totally out of luck but there's a lot of businesses losing much needed income on a busy Friday afternoon.

Guess someone in Bell senior management didn't want to spend the money to build safeguards.

And the old chestnut Always Carry Cash is still a smart move for when our smartphones aren't.... smart?

SOWNY » the Rogers gouging continues... » Today 3:12 pm

mace
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splunge wrote:

I just got an email about my Sportsnet plus account. Going up by a staggering $50 per year.

There better be both a world series and stanley cup appearance in the jays/leafs immediate future!!!

no doubt tsn plus will follow suit sometime soon.

I would bet on the Jays to make it to the World Series before the Leafs get to the Stanley Cup Final. It is simply a numbers game. The NHL has four best of seven series. MLB has a best of three Wild Card, best of five divisional round and two best of seven, League Championship and World Series. Not going to happen in the "immediate future" though.

SOWNY » the Rogers gouging continues... » Today 3:01 pm

mace
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Took me all of five minutes to cancel my subscription. Upon receiving my confirmation, they added a small note. "We're sorry to see you go" I will now use the several streaming sites that are of dubious legality.

SOWNY » Ex-Jocks John Landecker & Bob Sirott Reminisce About WLS' Glory Days » Today 2:49 pm

RadioActive
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The one I always heard was "Bill Withers - but so would you if they didn't water you enough."

SOWNY » Ex-Jocks John Landecker & Bob Sirott Reminisce About WLS' Glory Days » Today 2:45 pm

How do you turn a duck into an R&B singer? Put it in the microwave until its Bill Withers.

SOWNY » Ex-Jocks John Landecker & Bob Sirott Reminisce About WLS' Glory Days » Today 2:31 pm

RadioActive
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My favourite story has to be the part about "Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone" by Bill Withers. I wish I could have heard what they did with it. Hilarious!

SOWNY » Former Network Comedy Making Unusual Comeback With Original Cast » Today 2:29 pm

mace
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RadioActive wrote:

Speaking of shows with a second life, I've heard this story before, but in case you never have, it's almost become legendary. 

Longest-running western TV show was almost canceled for shocking reason

Moving the un-cancelled Gunsmoke to Mondays at 7:30, later 8pm, proved to be a monster ratings move for CBS. For the next six seasons it ranked no lower than 6th place in the Neilsen ratings, once rising to #2 behind Laugh-in. However by the 18th season, the ratings began declining from 9th, to 15th to 25th in season 20. 

SOWNY » Ex-Jocks John Landecker & Bob Sirott Reminisce About WLS' Glory Days » Today 2:23 pm

RadioActive
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They were part of the greatest rivalry in Top 40 radio, the battles between WLS and WCFL in Chicago. On Thursday, veterans Bob Sirott and former CFTR morning man John "Records" Landecker spent over half an hour reminiscing about their incredible days in rock radio. 

Landecker recalls his first night on the air, as well as why the first guy in charge refused to allow him to use his middle name - which really was "Records." While Sirott jokingly (?)  laments that by the time they got to WLS, payola was over. And both remember the power of the Big 89's 50K signal. 
  
I love stuff like this: two radio vets having a lot of fun trading stories on the air. Ironically, this show aired on what was once their most staid competition - WGN 720 AM. 

For Radio Geeks Only: Bob Sirott and John Landecker team up to share stories from the 1970s

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