"like kicking a puppy" is a good analogy here. His vocals never appealed to me, but a lot of people found something there.

I suppose this question could be asked of many Canadian artists, but how big would they have become here without Cancon regulations? 

RadioActive wrote:

OK, I also have a confession to make. And it's like kicking a puppy. But I never liked Downie's voice and didn't think he was a very good singer. So you're not alone. 

I know this is pedantic, but when reporting on an accident or other traffic infraction, the statement "Travelling at a high rate of speed" is meaningless and is very very grating.

Properly expressed, it's "rate of change of" something. 

Rate of change of position is speed and rate of change of speed is acceleration. 

Everytime I hear this on air, I hear a chorus of my university physics professors immediately correcting this.

It was on by 5 AM.

paterson1 wrote:

I don't know when it came on but CBC radio is back on the air in K/W. 

RadioActive wrote:

 For all of its imaging as the gentle place where Mickey Mouse hangs out at the Magic Kingdom, they are as greedy and ruthless a media company as I've ever seen.)

And so good at marketing that our very own RCMP once enlisted their services for protecting the RCMP-brand.
https://www.cbc.ca/archives/from-1995-when-disney-moved-to-market-the-mounties-1.4724477

Landmark Cinemas brought in the same fee last year, so they may be getting the same attention soon.

It brings to mind the "New Kids on the Rock" prank by Scruff Connors at HTZ-FM from the early 1990s:
https://nauticazinger.wordpress.com/2016/12/18/top-5-scruff-connors-moments/

My recollection from listening at the time is that he never said "New Kids on the Block", but "New Kids on the Rock", a reference to the large rock etched with the station's logo on the lawn in front of the station.

That, coupled with the fact the NKOTB was no where near HTZ's playlist should have been a clue that something funny was going on (funny strange or funny haha depending on your point of view).


 

I suggest "I Believe in Father Christmas" by Greg Lake.

And speaking of Greg Lake, "Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24" by the TransSiberian Orchestra (mentioned above, and is a banger of a Christmas track) always bring to mind "I bet this is what it would sound like if Emerson, Lake, and Palmer did Christmas music."

Radio Bob wrote:

How about some that we like?
Mary, Did You Know? - Pentatonix or Clay Aiken
Do You See What I See? - Whitney Houston (a lot of dead people still making money on this)
 

Granted, the interviewer should have been better prepared, but PP came across as an insufferable arsehole.

Sure, the people who love him will love that clip as it shows him "putting a liberal in his place", but I don't see it endearing him to anyone sitting on the proverbial fence.

RadioActive wrote:

So does the ongoing mystery that surrounds CFAJ 1220 AM, still not on air with regular programming now three weeks from their announced start date and three years from their original sign-on!

Supposedly starting this coming Monday:
https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/entertainment/after-two-week-setback-new-niagara-station-cfaj-1220-am-debuts-monday/article_af495b28-0ab5-5b50-8522-d8ad6d5680d2.html
 

This topic is peripherally related to the theme of this board, so please indulge me.

I'm looking for recommendations for MP3 players, with the following features (if possible):
* FM tuner
* playlist - ability to import these from Windows Media Player or similar application would be nice (creating a playlist on the player itself is very tedious)
* bluetooth would be nice (for connection to ear buds or car stereo)
* long battery life - "long" is, I realize, vague. A battery that doesn't suffer severe drop-off in life after a year's use would be nice (my recent Sandisk and Sony players have suffered from this)

Thanks,
Ron

I was on day 4 of a new job in Kitchener. 

Traffic was barely moving, as the lights were out across the city.

I was brand new to the city and barely knew my way around so finding less busy routes that would get me closer to home was a challenge. A 20 minute commute turned into about an hour.

Our power came back on at about 2 AM the next morning.
 

I hope that Karen, the Hit Line Lady was granted a last name at some point.

Tomas Barlow wrote:

andysradio wrote:

I am at a cottage this week and guess what? The internet sucks major. CBC comes in though nice and clear on FM

How's your cell reception?  In 10 years it should be 5G and you'll be able to stream it in higher quality than FM.

I don't know if streaming radio like this (via cell) is a viable option for most due to cost of data. 

Mike Levine was a contestant on "Wheel of Fortune"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDP9KEBhWpI&pp=ygUcbWlrZSBsZXZpbmUgd2hlZWwgb2YgZm9ydHVuZQ%3D%3D

As mentioned somewhere above, Triumph's stage show was a spectacle and very, very loud (saw it twice). 

I've also had the fortune of seeing Rik Emmett as a sole artist twice in acoustic shows. He's an exceptional guitarist and pretty good singer in a non-arena setting.
 

I wonder how much this will affect their bottom line though.

Normally (traditionally, I guess) higher ratings would lead to higher advertising rates but as I understand it, the majority of Fox's revenue comes carriage fees and not ads.

As well, has't Carlson's show been lacking in advertisers as there are few entities that want to be associated with him?

RadioActive wrote:

Looks like Fox is getting at least some of what it deserves for admittedly lying to its viewers. This, at the very least, gives me some hope. Although it's not clear if its faithful viewers are fleeing to other less than honest networks or actual legit news services. 

Fox News Ratings Collapse with Dominion Scandal: Hannity Falls to Lowest Number Ever, Well Below 2 Million, Carlson Replacement Show Down By Two Thirds