Just a heads up for Buffalo area OTA viewers that WNED-DT recently added subchannel 17-10 to their line up. The content is a live cam view off their downtown Buffalo studios, located near the Skyway. Their are two audio streams: WNED-FM and WBFO-FM. Using your SAP selector should allow you to toggle between each. Note the audio level is much louder than WNED TV, so be ready to knock the volume down.

This service isn't new and has been running for years as a hidden service within their transport. Some off-brand TV's would detect it as a valid service and map it as 31-10. I was told some time back that the service (specifically WNED-FM) was put there as a backhaul for Rogers. The reason it will now be visible to all TV's is that it is now defined in WNED's TVCT stream. This stream is part of the ATSC standard to identify the services to your TV when it locks on to the transport stream. If your set doesn't automatically add it when you next tune WNED-DT, you may need to do a rescan.

This one?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08tGC6hXCsU
It was recently posted on YouTube.
 

I like the phase "Our Program Manager checks every album against the 'Enjoyment Index' set by listeners just like you". Sounds more like if he doesn't like it, it didn't get played. Would be interesting to see the listener template he used.

As for the demise of the TorStar building, I can't see it really being missed all that much. It pretty much gets lost in the city skyline these days anyway. Considering the era it was built, I'm also wondering if there could be asbestos in the building materials that is just too costly to remediate.

Saw this article this morning and thought it was worth sharing. It tells the story of how much viewing information (metadata) is obtained from users of the embedded apps now installed on most TV's sold today and the monetary value of that data. For those of you who don't tether your TV to your home Internet and only view broadcasts via OTA, you still have your privacy. That may not be the case though when ATSC 1.0 is eventually replaced by 3.0.

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-hidden-cost-of-cheap-tvs

 

Ok. I find CKDO's 1580 AM signal decent within Toronto, unless you are driving near a noisy power line.  The 107.7 FM repeater (also from the Lake Ridge tower with 95.9) is highly directional and only starts to become listenable in east Scarborough. Pretty solid through south Durham though. Guessing they have to protect the adjacent 107.9's operating in Burlington and Cobourg, as well as 107.5 in Barrie.

Probably to no one's surprise, this ad targets a younger demo.  It looks to be made in the UK and the artist providing the vocals is IRAH, from the UK's Drum and Bass scene.  Kind of Interesting though that they brought the ad over here, as I don't think DNB has a big following.

Info:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/17fY0VRyqRgmqI3dHlE1UU

And if you want to hear a bit more of him (probably not likely):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkjNL4dX-U4
 

For local coverage, you have to give credit to Global News. It doesn't get more local than this. If only they knew how to spell their postal address properly.
 

Glen Warren wrote:

Evuguy wrote:

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I'd have to say safety standards have improved since then and hopefully he locked out the AC disconnect to the Tx before climbing up!  What's interesting is that he carried out the work during the daytime, as back then all of CBLT's viewership would have relied on the signal from that antenna.

The CBLT sequence was possibly filmed in the morning before sign on.  As a kiddie, I recall that CBLT would have kids programming beginning at 10 am on weekday mornings...  So it is possible that this work was being done at 7 or 8 am... relatively simple and quick if this was a "simple" lamp change on the upper beacon...

That's possible, Glen. I know even in the late 80's, CBLT didn't sign on until 9am. I think Bill Lawrence used to do the voice over for the sign on. With that film, it was hard to say if all those scenes were shot around the same time. The CNE was pretty crowded so I thought it might have been filmed in the afternoon.
 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPT-tr0dg0E

Short footage of possibly might be an early version of a steady cam, used in a helicopter while flying over the downtown area. The film appears to have been restored and is very clear with excellent colour. Notable to this forum is a segment at 1:15, where the camera pans in on a worker atop (what I presume) is the former CBLT transmission antenna on Jarvis St. You can see him perched on the top of the ch 6 batwing antenna and it looks as if he might have been replacing the lamp in the aircraft warning beacon above it.

I'd have to say safety standards have improved since then and hopefully he locked out the AC disconnect to the Tx before climbing up!  What's interesting is that he carried out the work during the daytime, as back then all of CBLT's viewership would have relied on the signal from that antenna.

I agree with RA on this one in that they should have out of respect.  CITY-TV is carried by many cable systems in Ontario and both satellite BDU's, whereas CityNews is only for Rogers subs. Probably Rogers didn't want to loose the Price is Right viewership to the US CBS affiliates, which run it at the same time. It's a business decision and under the current environment, they can't afford to lose the revenue. I just see it as a sign of how tight things have become.

From that article, every one of those 10 faces shown is at least 50 years old.  I think that says something about what demographic is watching the CBC these days.

Or maybe Gen Z just read all the fine print?
 

Interesting though that when you look at the Buffalo market, Urban WBLK and Classic 97 Rock are at the top of the ratings. Urban doesn't even show up in that national list.
 
Regarding religious broadcasting moving towards the top of popular American radio formats, I'm not too surprised either.  The EMF has been buying up distressed radio properties, such as the former WTSS 102.5 from the troubled Audacy group.  One of EMF's main reasons was the quality signal the station puts into Ontario.  Crawford Broadcasting's religious WDCX (99.5 FM / 970 & 990 AM Buffalo/Rochester) doesn't have a good signal into the GTA, yet it solicits a lot of its advertising revenue from businesses in that area.  It goes to prove that you don't need a blowtorch of a signal to bring in an audience if you are providing what (the remaining) people listening to radio are looking for. 
 
If I had a crystal ball, I would predict that CFNY 102.1 will soon be acquired by a religious broadcaster.  As we know, it's parent company is in financial distress.  Aside from 102.1 giving a superior quality signal to the GTA, it would help repatriate advertising dollars that are now going south of the border and I think we all know how the CRTC feels about that.  Some detractors for CFNY are that its current alternative rock format is targeting a younger demographic that likes to stream music.  Also, CFNY's format is not unique to the market as it competes with Indie 88.  Even CFNY's sister station, Q107 is now taking on some of its playlist.  Another interesting fact is that the Canadian arm of religious broadcaster UCB keeps delaying the launch of its Scarborough LPFM operation.  UCB own a network of FM stations, including nearby markets Peterborough, Belleville and Cobourg and have been granted an extension to Oct 2025 to get Scarborough on air.  The Scarborough signal will only cover a small portion of Toronto due to its low power and antenna height, plus there is co-channel interference

Just playing anything past 2010 is pretty progressive for them. Mind you, they would score some Cancon points with that selection, along with Our Lady Peace. Good to see they are doing a refresh though.

Arkells on the mighty Q ?  Whoa...I might start listening again.  I've noticed the change in Indie 88's format to more retro alternative and more hits.  Certainly not as indie as it used to be.

CFBN - would seem Scott Flybush and son have heard of it and were impressed:  https://necrat.us/933niagara.html
I've heard CFBU the odd time here in Toronto. Unfortunately it and Star 104 Erie get buried in adjacent CIDC's upper IBOC carrier. Still wishing this HD Radio hybrid mode would go the way of 3D, but not holding my breath.