Chrisphen wrote:

An obligatory link to the Ultimate Argument Settler. This has more authority than RS.

I guess this is supposed to be a joke. I got as far as when the interviewer asked him to rate Television and he said he does nor know who they are. That's when I left. I was tempted to leave a bit earlier when he said Bowie and Neil Young rot because they have gone through too many changes and he was unfamiliar with most of Neil Young's catalog.
 

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The best are the matte primer grey ones. I'm assuming they are sold at a significant discount (since the buyer would have to finish the job themselves).

Interesting that CFUK and CFUC aren't on this list, yet I don't believe are being used! CKKK and CFAG are available though!  ;) 

They should probably treat these like license plates and not allow certain ones to be used 

Not really broadcast related, but what is the deal with the colour of cars and trucks?  They seem to be only White (which isn't really a colour), Black, Grey or Silver, some Red and the odd Blue.  All of the colours on new vehicles whatever you see seem to be pastel or creamy coloured which Subaru has been using for a few years. BLEECHHT 
   What happened to the nice burgundy, brown or green with some fleck so it really shined?  Just like the AM radio and CD in vehicles, the colour choices for new cars and trucks seems to be fading away or very limited.  Does everyone really like grey and black or white that much?  Or is it what the makers are offering.  And the creamy versions of these colours..UGLY..IMHO..
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I preferred Sony's SDDS technology. They never adapted it to other media though.

Hollywood Suite on cable (a Jay Switzer idea) shows many, but not all movies with Dolby 3.1/Pro Logic instead of Dolby 5.1 or DTS.   The audio sucks!   

Recently I upgraded to a Rogers 4k NextBox (I love trailing edge) for $20 a month and I'm getting free 4k programming.  It's great content, except that the audio is Dolby 3.1/Pro Logic!   Old technology that sounds like shit compared to normal OTA / cable which is Dolby 5.1 digital! 

Why do they do this?        They did the same with Hollywood Suite movies!   

My theory is that it's a bad marketing ploy!       Hold back the good stuff!  Yeah right.
 

This has been around a while, but if you've never seen it, it's a fun timewaster. It's the government list of available call letters for Canadian radio stations.

Note that previously used letters, like CHOG, CHWO, CIAO, CJRN, CFYZ and CKFH are all back in play. I'm surprised C-HIT is still around, but I suppose it could easily be pronounced another way that's a lot less flattering. 

See the long list here. 

 

I guess it depends on how you define "instant replay"...

Here is an article with some detail....  

http://instantreplaylivblackwellpassassignment.weebly.com/history.html
 

I can only imagine the bumper music coming in and out of breaks on this format.

Go Down Gamblin' - Blood Sweat & Tears
The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
Ramblin Gamblin Man - Bob Seger

The Winner Takes It All - ABBA

Play Me - Neil Diamond

The Race Is On - Jack Jones

You Better, You Bet - The Who

Luck Be A Lady - Frank Sinatra

It's Getting "Bettor" (Better) - Beatles

Poker Face - Lady Gaga

Viva Las Vegas - Elvis Presley 

Queen Of Hearts - Juice Newton 

When You're Hot, You're Hot - Jerry Reed

Tumbling Dice - Rolling Stones

Games- Redeye
Games People Play -The Spinners
Games People Play - Joe South
Games People Play - Alan Parsons Project

And of course, anything by "Bette" Midler!

Why it practically produces itself!

Ale Ont wrote:

506 sports resent a tweet from yyzsportsmedia that Jim Hughson will not be calling games on Hockey Night.  He was the main play-by-play guy for years.

Hughson only did Canuck games last year as he wouldn't travel due to Covid.

I much prefer Chris Cuthbert anyways as I've always found Hughson competent but oh so boring. 
 

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/jim-hughson-not-calling-playoff-games-hockey-night-in-canada

Question -- is this an old story? Past playoffs or forthcoming?

RadioActive wrote:

paterson1 wrote:

City's election coverage was the best.  Live music, open bar, depending on the time of year outdoor set up with a tent, casual chats with candidates and past politicians.  I always thought that they and Much Music made it more of a celebration or party for the viewer watching. Because good, bad or ugly, democracy is worth celebrating. 

Plus, they tried to get younger people to vote, something stats regularly show those in that demo all too often blow off. Was Much part of the "Rock the Vote" campaign? MuchMusic is certainly a shadow of its former self. I'm frankly surprised it's still around on cable in any form.

Much Music actually had reports from the Progressive Conservative convention in 1993 with Master T.  I remember interviews with Jean Charest when he was Minister of State for Youth and they did have coverage on some federal elections, somewhat similar to City which makes sense since they were in the same building.  Also they would have musicians occasionally interview the politicians.  Barenaked Ladies took part in a couple of these.  Yes Much, along with MTV is pretty much relegated to youth oriented reality shows and sitcoms on cable.  But the original format was brought back this past summer with Tik Tok.  Apparently they have VJ's and have brought back new versions of some of their old shows like Video on Trial.  Never seen it, and likely never will, don't know if the younger demos are watching or have discovered it. 

The independents did exactly what I said they should do.  They took out a full page ad in last Saturday's National Post in the" A" section.  Perfect, the ad was simple,  and got their message out clearly right before the election.  The ad encouraged the reader to vote for someone or party who wants to lower internet rates and increase fair competition.

The smaller companies will still have a real uphill battle with the appeal.  Regardless what anyone thinks of Bell, Rogers etc, they were forced to let the small operators use their equipment and systems. Sort of like you building a new backyard inground pool, and the city notifies you that you will need to let everyone in the low rise apartment down the street use your pool anytime.  They will pay but their apartment can't afford their own pool so rates will be priced accordingly. 

Also if I were one of the independents I wouldn't make a big issue out of a $3 increase.  When was the last time they had an increase?  This is dangerous since the big players have spent billions upgrading their systems and will hammer home that they are doing all of the work and spending the big money and they have every right to increase rates to the independents if they can prove that costs have gone up and that they aren't receiving market value for the use of their technology.  The sorry fact that Bell, Rogers, Shaw, etc make billions in profit will not be the issue with the court.  

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City's election coverage was the best.  Live music, open bar, depending on the time of year outdoor set up with a tent, casual chats with candidates and past politicians.  I always thought that they and Much Music made it more of a celebration or party for the viewer watching. Because good, bad or ugly, democracy is worth celebrating.