RadioActive wrote:

This time, instead of trying to claim its Orangeville’s Z013.5 is actually a Toronto station, they want to change the frequency altogether and move the station one point down the dial to 103.7. What will go on the abandoned spot? CIRR, more commonly known as Pride FM, which would abandon a weak 103.9 and relocate to its sister outlet’s location

Pride FM is no more. Evanov group has switched CIRR to the ALL NEW PROUD FM effective immediately. 
Source:  http://proudfm.com/  

 

CRTC Decision to (finally) be released by next Friday at 11 am.Dufferin Communications Inc.
CIRR-FM Toronto and CIDC-FM Orangeville – Technical changes
Public record for these applications: 2018-0285-1 and 2018-0286-9 Decision relating to the following application announced in Broadcasting Notice of Consultation 2019-225:

Oh, one other detail regarding the funeral for Mr. Peanut-

It was announced that former President Jimmy Carter would be doing the eulogy. Carter had been friends with  Mr. Peanut, since his days growing up on the family farm in Plains, Georgia.

paterson1 wrote:

Some of the details for Mr. Peanut's funeral have just been released-
Music Provided by - Ben & Jerry accompanied by Mrs. Dash and the Keebler Elves singing a selection from the Nutcracker, and two of Mr. Peanuts favourite songs- Nutbush City Limits and Got Ma Nuts from a Hippie 

Here's another song possibility ... maybe Dale Patterson could feature it on his online station. It's going to be hard for me to listen to it from now on without cracking up.

cash wrote:

It's on all the Buffalo stations right now?

Yes, but that was the point. They'll join in it progress when something dramatic or significant is happening and leave it when it's not. Things have changed since the Watergate days, when it was on gavel-to-gavel and there was no other place ot tune it in. Now those choices are available both on cable and the web, and the networks no longer feel obligated to cover it non-stop. 

Storm wrote:

Only there one year. Did not give them much time to build. Both came from successful ( and separate) gigs out west and now they are out on the street. Tough.

Sounds tough, but they knew what they were getting into. Most likely a one year contract. 
If I were them I'd stick together and go bug CBC Television...their videos are pretty good!!



 

It's on all the Buffalo stations right now?

Nielsen returns for day-one of the trial (12p to 7p ET): 10.7 million combined across all networks AND cable.  That's just 3.3 percent of the country.  CBS had the best over-the-air showing with just 1.9 combined nationwide.  The Price is Right averages 5.3 million viewers (4.2 in the 18-49 demo).  The choice is pretty clear to me.

Peter and Lloyd were usually just Monday-Thursday by the end of their careers.

In the last US election, Mr. Peanut voted Republican...
He thought Donald Trump might be a little nuts...

I initially wondered how much of the Trump impeachment trial would interrupt regular programming on the network affiliated stations in Buffalo, especially if something was happening during primetime. Turns out, it really hasn't been a factor.

And I wasn't the only one wondering. The Buffalo News has an article about why this historic event hasn't been given more prominence and when they plan to interrupt shows like The Price is Right in daytime or This Is Us in primetime. And it gives a fascinating look into the considerations that go into making these decisions. 

The main takeaways from the story:

-Cable's got it covered, so the traditional OTA outlets don't have to go wall-to-wall, as they did in the days of the Watergate hearings.

-They get complaints from viewers when their favourite shows are preempted.

-Advertising revenue is already precarious enough, and they can't afford to not show the paid-for spots. And

-When WGRZ is forced to cut into their shows, they shunt them over onto their subcarrier Antenna TV on Channel 2.2, so they're still available.

Local Buffalo TV executives explain their impeachment trial coverage decisions

This is a bit on the periphery of what normally appears on this board, but a financial advisor who used to host a paid Toronto radio show is in hot water over some leads generated as a result of one of his shows.

It's a bit of an arcane explanation, but it concerns an expert who used to be on air on one of CFRB's weekend programs.

Advisor fined for failing to disclose radio show referral arrangement