I am/was kinda a big fan of CKWR and its (former) Adult Alternative format.  The new format is similar but with a few more newer tunes thrown in.
The new IDs are pretty slick and professional and that is why I'm slowly loosing interest in the station.  If I wanted to listen to all the modern "Mix" of music, I could tune into half a dozen stations in Southern Ontario.
There was a charm to the "adult alternative" format and the community feel of the station that is now gone.
Pete Fowler is also now missing since the format change.

Kinda bummed but change is inevitable I guess.

Davester.

CKWR 98.5 in Kitchener has been having issues this weekend too.
An annoying buzz on their signal which they have been advising is an issue with their Bell line to the transmitter.  (Their online feed is fine.)
Wonder if Bell is having issues in the KW area.

Davester.

If you want to get your Cancon gameshow fix (including Pitfall, Acting Crazy, Definition, and my faves, The Mad Dash and Test Pattern), check out BonusRound.ca.
For 2 bucks a month (an amazing deal), there are tonnes (metric) of Canadian game shows to stream!
(Note that this is an unpaid plug for this amazing streaming service!)

Davester.

Thanks to Bonusround.ca, I'm catching up on episodes of Test Pattern.
First of all, it's a travesty that there is not more info on the internet about host Dan Gallagher (RIP).

2nd, where was VTR Productions in Toronto located?  It appears that they no longer exists.
All I can really find is a 2015 SOWNY post about VTR Productions Demo Reels https://gta.boardhost.com/viewtopic.php?id=45
and that Fraggle Rock was shot there.

Where was this legendary production studio?

Davester.
 

I just got back from vacation, fired up the computer, and pulled up CKWR's online feed.
I noticed a really bad hum on their audio and thought my speakers were bad.
I then noticed that I had to search around the house to find a working FM radio and noticed the hum appeared OTA too.
Can anyone else in the KW area confirm what my ears are hearing?
Hard to believe that they can continue to broadcast with audio that is that distorted with a hum.

Davester.

I was always more of a Dr. Ruth kinda guy (listening late at night in bed with headphones to Rock102 on Sunday night), 
But if you were a teenager in the 80's & 90's in Southern Ontario, you were subjected to Sex with Sue!

W Network is showing a documentary on this icon of sex education.  Should be interesting!

https://www.wnetwork.com/shows/sex-with-sue/

(Thanks to Retrontario for the heads-up... no pun intended.)

Davester.

Also, on a side note, I picked up a bunch of 33 1/3 records a few years back that were commercials for radio stations from the late 50's to the early 60's at a radio swap meet.  I especially like the Crown Diamond Paints jingle.

https://www.mediafire.com/folder/a3bhqe284ly51/Radio_Commercials_MP3

One warning, it's Mediafire so there might be a lot of pop-ups.  
Enjoy!

Davester.
 

Got my copy today from Amazon.  Thanks for the heads-up.
Thick book with lots of photos.  433 pages!
I also noticed on the last page it states "Manufactured by Amazon.ca  Bolton, ON"

Steve Cichon always writes interesting books... he also wrote Irv! - Buffalo's Anchor Man.

Steve "gets" our fascination of broadcast history in the SOWNY area.

Davester.
 

We were downsizing my Father-in-law's house and I came across this ad for CKFH 1430 for your amusement!

Davester.

Live it Up!
Circus!
Littlest Hobo
(Glenn Warren was a TV God when I was young.)

Oh, and lets not forget
Smith & Smith

Davester.

Another +1 for TechMoan.
One of my favorite formats that I've never seen before but appears to be pretty cool is the Tefifon... a "cartridge" with a "tape" inside that is read like a record... go figure.
https://youtu.be/nBNTAmLRmUg

Davester.

If I EVER meet the guy that placed those long antennas on the front fender near the windshield, we're gonna have words.
I can't count how many times I've smacked my face while scraping frost off the windshield.

Davester.

I've been listening to CBC Radio 1 out of Kitchener for a few years now and noticed that all of their content is broadcast in mono.  All the music that they play (Beatles, etc) is in mono, where if I switch over to the Toronto CBC, it's in Stereo.
Anyone else notice this (or care?)

Davester.

When Tom Rivers, the morning man on CFTR 680AM decided to play `Give Peace A Chance` all through his morning show.

https://youtu.be/qR8tNFV3cCw

Jody Thornton wrote:

Davester wrote:

Great thread!
Growing up in Toronto in the late 70's and early 80's listening to Rock 102 with Roger Christian.  
It was great when they were automated because it didn't take you long to figure out what song was coming next so that you could tape it.
Good times.

I would stick BASF 90 minute Chrome tapes in my deck and hit record.  The sound quality was stellar for the time.

I noticed that in the morning Roger Christian would cut in between the automation reels.  Sounded almost out of place ...lol
 

LOL... me too Jody.  I know I have a C-90 somewhere from a July 1982 broadcast.

Davester.