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SOWNY » The Best Evidence Yet That A.I. Knows Nothing About Broadcasting » Yesterday 2:26 pm

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I'm beginning to think that site is trolling/click-bait.

SOWNY » What's The Story Morning Tory » August 24, 2025 1:05 pm

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If I'm DVRing programs I think will be delayed, I usually use the Seattle stations.

SOWNY » 680 Newsradio: An Overly Long Pause For Thought » August 24, 2025 12:41 pm

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When CHAY was (very) easy listening, there where dead air gaps between everything.
That station would put me nearly to sleep on my drives back to Kirkland Lake (82-83), but it's signal was all one could get and there was no entertainment unit in my short bed basic Chrysler van. 

SOWNY » Foreign Ownership & Less Regulation Would Help Cdn. Broadcasting » August 13, 2025 1:12 pm

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I texted with a friend in Gander and they've instituted a ban on ATVs. The area is dry as tinder and waiting for one match or spark. Unfortunately, it's basically unenforceable he said. Not enough responsible people - of any age - left. But, you know, it "can't happen to me or mine".

SOWNY » My Pet Peeve: Alleged ... » August 13, 2025 12:41 pm

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"...=12px but they paid her some money because it would have cost more to litigate the case ..."

This happens in insurance claims all the time, and the fraudsters know it and use it to their advantage.

SOWNY » Toronto Mike Outlines What Goes Into Making A Podcast » August 10, 2025 2:14 pm

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From Vistek:
GoPro Action stand and swivel mount  = $310
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 = $300
2 x Shure SM58s = $280
2 x Tabletop Mic Stands = $90
Cables ~ $60
Then:
OBS = Free
DaVinci Resolve = Free
Laptop with video card $700 plus
Neutral Background
Maybe a bit of acoustic treatment
 

SOWNY » Is Today's News From Washington A Sign of Darker Times Ahead » August 2, 2025 1:56 pm

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What's the point of questioning someone who either ignores the question, shouts fake news, lies an answer or hurls an insult at the questioner? I understand that would expose the non-answerer as dodging the question, but any sane person already knows and the cult just worships.

SOWNY » CBC Examines Why Long Running CIUT-FM Show Was Cancelled After 35 Yrs. » July 31, 2025 7:40 pm

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Saul wrote:

Was anyone from the station actually listening to the show over the years? How would the host not get a warning if it was an ongoing issue?

From the article (Ken Stowar, a Station Manager & Program Director) "It was brought to my attention by a CIUT listener that they heard what they described as unacceptable language, etc. being broadcast on Generation Next on Saturday, May 10th. We then followed the process as we always do when we get an informal or formal complaint to determine if there was any validity to the accusation. What we discovered was an excessive amount of profanity along with misogynist messaging. To find out if this was an anomaly or not we began the exercise of auditing previous shows aired before May 10th where we discovered an identical pattern of excessive profanity and misogyny. Due to time constraints due to fundraising demands the May 17th and May 24th Generation Next radio programs subsequently aired and as we later learned with the same extreme foul language and misogyny; therefore relinquishing any possibility of any warning to Philip."
 

SOWNY » CBC Examines Why Long Running CIUT-FM Show Was Cancelled After 35 Yrs. » July 31, 2025 2:35 pm

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I took away from the article that it was the announcer's constant use of profanity and misogyny that was the reason the show was cancelled to protect CIUT's broadcast license, not necessarily the music's content.

SOWNY » Do TV Play-By-Play Announcers Talk Too Much? » July 27, 2025 1:19 pm

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There are times when shutting the mic off is the best - and only correct - thing to do:

Espn Turns Off Mikes, Lets Pictures Do Talking

And while not as long as that epic silence, the legendary Vin Scully, who only called baseball alone in the booth, gave masterclasses in how to use the crowd. Two come to mind: Kirk Gibson's improbable home run in the 1988 World Series and Bill Buckner's unbelievable error in the 1986 World Series.

SOWNY » The Blue Jays game was a sellout » July 23, 2025 1:19 pm

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Besides the Yankee's starter, Schittler, the Jays' starter was Scherzer. Dan Shulman had a bit of hesitation in pronouncing those names in a live promo the game before.

SOWNY » What Is CTV's Jessica Smith's Obsession With The Downtown Core? » July 10, 2025 1:23 pm

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mace wrote:

I use the Clime weather app. If rain [green, yellow or orange] or snow [light blue, dark blue] is approaching you can actually zoom in on your street to see how close the system is to your neighbourhood.

Does the Clime app use the NOAA in the US? If so, there may not be much information soon if the NOAA is defunded.

SOWNY » The Worst Summer For Broadcast TV Ever » July 8, 2025 1:08 pm

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And Hoopla Digital and Kanopy that are free with your Library Card.

SOWNY » Summer reading » July 3, 2025 1:02 pm

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Wright Thompson is a great writer. For an account of the Religion of Football in the South, read "Pulled Pork and Pigskin". He's also got an ESPN 30 for 30 film, "Ghosts of Olde Miss" about the integration of the University of Mississippi in 1962 by James Merideth, the reaction by students, staff and officials and how it overshadowed the football team's only perfect season. IIRC, his father was a civil rights lawyer in Mississippi and a cross was burned on their front lawn.

SOWNY » Lot's of changes at 2 Roger's stations in the GTA.CHFI's Osborne gone » June 26, 2025 7:35 pm

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RadioAaron wrote:

Longtime MD Julie James and Production Director Chris Pottage out.

Can you provide a source, please.
 

SOWNY » CNN Drops The F Bomb » June 24, 2025 12:05 pm

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Nipple-Gate was the 2004 Super Bowl half-time show.

When I saw the thread title I thought CNN had called Trump a Felon.

SOWNY » The "Harlem Globetrotters" Of Baseball Coming To Network TV » June 4, 2025 12:20 pm

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Not quite the same, but I remember seeing Eddie Feigner, "The King And His Court", at Maple Leaf Stadium many, many years ago.

SOWNY » RFK Jr. Threatens To Ban All Drug Ads On U.S. TV » May 28, 2025 2:22 pm

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Good thing you didn't ask about Cialis or Viagra 

SOWNY » Give Me A "Break!" How To Get To The Bathroom When You're On Air » May 24, 2025 12:47 pm

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Anything For Love - or really any Jim Steinman anthem.

SOWNY » brand speculations and rumours for 102.9 and 105.7 » May 22, 2025 9:59 am

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They hired Jeff Kirkwood, who started on Tuesday: "I am thrilled to announce I am the new Imaging Producer for Whiteoaks Communications Group. My duties will include Imaging 102.9 (currently Bounce 102.9), 105.7 (currently Move 105.7), 97.7 HTZFM and 610 CKTB. I will also help out when needed to produce commercials too."

He might have a few ideas about the stations and their formats.

SOWNY » A sincere and wholehearted apology » May 20, 2025 12:48 pm

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That took a lot of courage to post. First step is admitting a problem, second step is seeking help. You're on the right road to a solution.

SOWNY » Joe Bowen Critical of Sportsnet For Not Showing Proper Goal Replay » May 19, 2025 2:08 pm

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IIRC, it was explained in the intermission why the play wasn't offside with replays and an example from another NHL game.

SOWNY » Why All Radio & TV In Ontario Will Be Interrupted On Wednesday » May 7, 2025 12:58 pm

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My phone just lit up with the Emergency Alert. When I clicked to go to the EA website, it came up with "Bad Gateway".

Good thing it's only a "Test".

SOWNY » NHL Team Takes Extraordinary Radio/TV Measures To Cover Milestone » April 6, 2025 8:16 pm

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The irony of a Russian breaking Regretsky's goal scoring record is not lost on me.

SOWNY » New Remote Control Radio Board Puts Broadcasting In The Cloud » March 25, 2025 12:33 pm

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Better have a superb Internet connection and multiple redundancies.

SOWNY » CITY on the Move » March 14, 2025 9:09 am

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I've been told the BT set is on the first floor of OMP.

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