RadioActive wrote:

   
(I sometimes wonder whether Rogers regrets prematurely shutting down Shomi.)
 

I think Rogers is happily avoiding the movie side of things.
With the elimination of Shomi, 
their desire seems to be a more current focus on Rogers anyplace TV
https://www.rogers.com/consumer/tv/anyplacetv

It suggests to me that Rogers intends to be a Television entertainment business first, and everything else second...then again, they also own Ignite TV now, so who knows...

Hate to resurrect such an ancient theme, but this popped up on the web on Tuesday. 

Grilled.Cheese may get the last laugh after all...

Up 40% Over 6 Months, Could This Entertainment Stock Beat Netflix in Canada?  

I suspect someone's asleep at the switch. They're clearly dominating 960 at 8:35 pm ... no say they should. I'm 2.5 hours drive northeast of Mississauga. They should be on reduced power after sunset. 

My monocle subscribes to the Criterion Channel.

we still have cable, mostly for live news and sports, and stuff worthy of falling asleep to.... so we subscribe to netflix and shudder.  amazon video comes along with a prime sub.  anything else is available via "other" means.  if i want to watch letterkenny for example, bell makes me sub to crave for a month, rather than giving me an on demand option.  no thanks.  i'd like to support that particular production, however the entire crave experience ain't worth the price of admission.

Saul wrote:

Precisely...
He's heard a ton of stuff ... I've set up temporary rigs on the s.e. tip of the Avalon Peninsula, basically facing UK / Spain/Brazil ... and have heard AM from China, South Africa, India ...every continent but Oceania. And darn good listenable signals. 

If and when "Grapevine Radio" actually ever gets on to 1220, I have no doubt that Allen Willie will hear them in Newfoundland.  Although he'll have to put up with interference from Radio Globo in Rio De Janeiro (and of course WHKW-Cleveland).

markow202 wrote:

Im still waiting for a stream link for CKNT because their signal isnt audible naturally.  

Your wish has come true!

Sauga960am.ca

Im still waiting for a stream link for CKNT because their signal isnt audible naturally.  

I continue to be amazed by how much interest there is in this station. Perhaps there's something about the "WKRP" nature of the place that accounts for it. Or perhaps it's just the fact that someone thought they could make money with an expensive News/Talk format in a small market like Mississauga. Either way, it's a train wreck and it's hard to look (listen?) away.

Dial Twister wrote:

RadioActive wrote:

Remember the good old days when TV was free?

...and paid for by commercials?

I was OK with that. Back in the early days, that's what your bathroom and refrigerator were for!

The numbers are from the U.S., but they’re telling – according to a new survey, more people now subscribe to streaming services than cable and satellite. That spells a big worry for broadcasters and cablecasters, who up until recently have had the field pretty much to themselves.
  
It’s hard to compare the American numbers to Canada, since they have so much more choice. In addition to well known services like Netflix and Amazon, there’s Hulu, CBS All Access, Acorn, Britbox, HBO Go, Starz, YouTube and waiting in the wings, newcomers from Warner Brothers, Disney and NBC. And I’m sure I’m leaving out a slew of them.
 
Here in Canada, we only get a handful of those services and most complain the Canadian Netflix is far inferior to the one available down south. Outside of Bell’s CraveTV and some limited sports channels, there really aren’t all that many mainstream streamers for those north of the border. (I sometimes wonder whether Rogers regrets prematurely shutting down Shomi.)
 
What’s telling here is that streaming services are quickly overtaking cable. But that brings up the question: how many is too many? Some consumers are already complaining that it’s costing them big bucks to get all the shows they want and they’re spending a small fortune to receive everything.
 
So if we had that choice, I’m curious. How many would you pay for before you’d say enough is enough? Is there a point at which you’d say I’d like to see “Show X” but I just can’t justify laying out the bucks for one more service?
 
Many are already there in the States. I wonder how long before Canadians face the same dilemma. Because the way things are going, there’s no end to them in sight, as more pr

Saul wrote:

Dale Patterson wrote:

RadioActive wrote:

The problem is they may have more listeners in Newfoundland than in the GTA!

Are they still doing newscasts over a phone line?

 turned out it was a repeat. So no chances of winning those Gordon Lightfoot tickets unless I had a ouji board. I actually knew the answer to their skill testing question...

RadioActive wrote:

The problem is they may have more listeners in Newfoundland than in the GTA!

True in my case.

After seeing a couple of posts regarding ok reception in Whitby,  I decided to try again.  I live in northern Whitby (Brooklin: Highways 12 & 7) and can honestly say that I cannot get a decent signal.  My second floor condo fronts west and an empty lot is on the adjacent property.  Despite this the station is practically non existent for me over the air.  The same is true for car reception.
 

TheWiz wrote:

DeepTracks wrote:

Just for my own edification, where do these numbers originate from?

AM Station # 1889
Ontario AM Station # 43
Canadian AM Station # 157

Cheers
 

My guess is this is the for the DX'ers personal reference. 1889 AM stations picked up to date... and 43 were in Ontario.

Precisely...
He's heard a ton of stuff ... I've set up temporary rigs on the s.e. tip of the Avalon Peninsula, basically facing UK / Spain/Brazil ... and have heard AM from China, South Africa, India ...every continent but Oceania. And darn good listenable signals. 

RadioActive wrote:

The problem is they may have more listeners in Newfoundland than in the GTA!

Are they still doing newscasts over a phone line?