Here2day wrote:

R-S-T-L-N-E wrote:

Radiowiz wrote:

       Corus could easily move into the former City/Omni building @ Yonge & Dundas

Not easily if a long-term lease exists on the waterfront complex

Is City/Omni actually moving or is this a rumour?

City TV and Omni are definitely moving. Their lease is up at the end of March, but I was wrong about the space being open to Corus moving in.
The current City/Omni building will become a Ryerson Toronto Metropolitan University building with Rogers giving them some support.   

City/Omni's new home will be 1 Mount Pleasant.  

Well gee, if 103.5 can operate just outside of Kipling station and somehow serve Orangeville, then I guess Corus is just taking notes from Evanov group then.  They can operate from Toronto offices, but 95.3 still has an obligation to serve Hamilton in licence.  Same with 107.9. 

The CRTC doesn't care where they broadcast from, just who they serve in their broadcast licence.
Heck, Y108 can still go live on location in Hamilton for something and that would be (some) proof that Hamilton is not being ignored. 

 
 

Block programming is very community radio, listener supported. 
 

It is to my understanding that City just figured everybody would watch straight through on City and not bother with taking advantage of the fact that NBC was not sim subbed @ 8PM.
In order to to this, one has to record something and watch it later. 
Too much effort, just to see American commercials.

Scarboroughbluffsradiof99 wrote:

Rogers, be proud of being canadian! not just with hockey.

Unfortunately, Rogers is a business first before it can be anything else. 
Sadly, a sim sub still somehow brings in large amounts of money in 2024/2025. 
It amazes me that it still does, even though many have abandoned cable in favour of their antenna, which, in some areas DOES pick up some American stations without a sim sub in place. 

Then you have the IPTV replacements for Cable. Legal or not, they do allow the ability to watch American channels without a sim sub. 
With all these alternatives to cable, it amazes me that Rogers isn't trying harder to think Canadian, with more Canadian content and less sim subbing.  

 

He's the new Bill Carroll, I guess...

Back in the early 90's Mix 999 used to have a feature called
"In search of the lost classic", where a lost classic was played once every couple of hours, (or maybe less?) 
Songs that never really seem to get any radio play anymore. 
One song that really stood out in my mind the best was from the 70's.
On the radio, I'd love to hear Dave Edmund's song I hear you knocking. (but you can't come in)
However, if there could be a Mix today, then I don't really blame them for being in search of lost classics from only 20 years ago, since it was 20 years ago from the early 90's that that song was originally released.

It would be interesting if Boom 97.3 could do something like this, perhaps with their "lost" 90's classics? 
It's more than 20 years ago, but it fits the format...

This is good. For the longest time there was no link. Now there is. 
Big 820 is also on their CINA app.
I agree, I wouldn't mind having a classic (or variety) Country station to go to from time to time.
That would be nice.
However, we do live in a multicultural society, so if there's more money in Punjabi, then so be it!

Telus should put an ad out listing all the companies that used to be an alternitive, but are now owned by Rogers or Bell.

Distributel bought Primus, but Bell snatched up Distributel. 
(to name one example...)

Tek Savvy is renting from Rogers and Bell, so they don't count as a competing source. 

Any way one puts it, Canada's only internet company is Robelus and there's NOTHING anybody can do about it! 
 

RadioActive wrote:

I, too would like to see more competition. Whatever happened to Ryan Reynolds' Mint service that was rumoured to be headed across the border? Or Verizon headed north?

Until they break up the Rogers-Bell-Telus cabal, nothing will change because it won't have to. 

RA, it is with great sadness that I report that the American side of the deal is not any prettier than the Canadian side.
It just looks that way. Yes, rates are better, etc, but choice isn't (and is gradually, and quietly driving prices up there too!)

Long story short, Mint Mobile was sold to T mobile...the rest of the story is a lot like what happened here with
Microcell, the original founder of Fido, now a property of Rogers.   https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ryan-reynolds-sold-mint-mobile-130013602.html

T Mobile bought Sprint, and now they are buying US Cellular:  https://abcnews.go.com/Business/mobile-acquire-us-cellular-4-billion-deal/story?id=110604799#:~:text=In%202020%2C%20T%2DMobile%20acquired,and%20fourth%2Dlargest%20wireless%20carriers.

Also, Cricket wireless was sold to AT&T.  The choices are shrinking in the States also... 
(long story short, using Cricket in the States today, would be like using Fido instead of Rogers in Canada today...)

 

Here's a classic example of his talent in action:





 

RadioActive wrote:

Not sure how an "all podcast" format would work on 590, though. 

Let's not forget that the rules have changed to allow 3 FM and one AM...however, who says anyone wants to sell their FM? Who says sport games are in any demand on FM?  Most importantly, who says CRTC will allow a sports radio station on FM...however...a Podcast FM??? 
But back to the more important point...nobody is selling an FM station in Toronto...right? 

 

The thing to remember is, it's a business first. If there were a way to pay the staff, all while offering the education for free, there'd be no shortage of people willing to become students of the broadcast course. 

The Grant system needs to be restored. 

Hansa wrote:

To be fair, it's a British term and isn't used in Canada very much, especially not by anyone under 50. Most of CP24's audience wouldn't know what a spanner is.

What the hell is a spanner??? 

cash wrote:

BeatleTeunis wrote:

cash wrote:

I still say there is no money in podcasting. 

Tell that to Humble & Fred.

I guess so. They did get in early. I would like to see the numbers. All these poscasters would go back to a regular paying gig in radio in one decond. 

I suspect H&F are just doing it as a hobby, along with many others.
At least  Jesse and Gene admitted right from the get go that podcasting is just a hobby for them.