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SOWNY » Not So FAST: Do You Watch Those Freebie Streaming Services? » April 6, 2025 2:45 pm

pinto
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bbqguy1962 wrote:

6 million different options and for the life of me I can't find The Rockford Files anywhere

There is an app called JustWatch, punch in the show and it will tell you the service if it's available.

SOWNY » Not So FAST: Do You Watch Those Freebie Streaming Services? » April 6, 2025 7:59 am

pinto
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Use Tubi all the time for older docs, the ads are climbing in number but nothing like Pluto, Plex also has some free TV options if you have it installed
 

SOWNY » It's Official: Humber College Ending Radio Program » March 29, 2025 8:06 am

pinto
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Fanshawe is still going.. one of the few left.

SOWNY » Canadians Are Streaming More & Watching Cable Less, Despite The Cost » March 25, 2025 8:22 am

pinto
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In a sense they have all gone "premium" tiers.. cheap or free for ads, pay money for no ads.  Can't speak to Apple+ TV or Crave, but certainly Prime and Netflix.  

SOWNY » Canadians Are Streaming More & Watching Cable Less, Despite The Cost » March 25, 2025 7:09 am

pinto
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RadioActive wrote:

I didn't ignore CBC Gem. This was a story from The Canadian Press about pay streaming services, and Gem is free if you sign up. It didn't really fit the study or the story. In fact, the article doesn't mention Gem once. 

I used to pay $5.99/month for Gem to get News Network and have the shows commercial free, is it included now in the free service?
 

SOWNY » Breakfast Television slept in?/New hosts revealed » March 19, 2025 2:11 pm

pinto
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Didn't see her until 8am and was watching earlier.  Nice gig!
 

SOWNY » An HD Radio Question » March 14, 2025 2:13 pm

pinto
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I have HD on the Sangean at home, couple of seconds max before HD kicks in.

SOWNY » The NAB Wants To Obsolete Your TV » February 27, 2025 11:56 am

pinto
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Another thing, unless you are close to the TV towers in the US, the drop in power will impact many Canadians.  I can get the 3.0 channels out of Buffalo.. barely.  Any tropo, low clouds and bee farts and they vanish.  For me at least
 

SOWNY » Have You Voted Already Or Plan To Vote On Feb 27th? » February 27, 2025 9:10 am

pinto
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Voted Sunday, will tune in after the polls close

SOWNY » More changes to Breakfast Television... » February 10, 2025 11:45 am

pinto
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Anyone have any ratings intel?
 

SOWNY » The Super Bowl Ads You Won't See On Your TV In Canada » February 7, 2025 8:07 am

pinto
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Another bonus when you watch the game OTA from Buffalo!!

SOWNY » CBC's Marketplace and The Fifth Estate Have A BIG Pet Peeve » January 26, 2025 3:00 pm

pinto
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My former Vet clinic is on the list of corporate companies.  There was one point where I took my very ill dog to the clinic and the first thing I was asked.. how are you going to pay for this.  Again.. former.. and I have pet insurance.

SOWNY » Netflix Canada Raises Prices » January 22, 2025 5:17 pm

pinto
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Subscribers go up and down.. jack the rates on the up curve!

SOWNY » Changes To "BT" Sees Rogers Part Ways With Tracy Moore & Cheryl Hickey » January 21, 2025 6:04 pm

pinto
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Yeah.. They said the same thing about Kevin Frankish.  Live programming is expensive, dump it and pay for the sports!

SOWNY » Ready Or Not, Here It Comes: NextGen TV Takes Another Leap » January 3, 2025 4:54 pm

pinto
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NextGen = ATSC 3.  Won't happen here.  I have one TV that has the needed tuner and it's a Sony so it will decrypt the signal if I set the region to USA.  Problem is, trying to get the signals from Grand Island can be difficult as they are more directional and broadcast less power.  A little tropo and the antenna loses them all.  I found the Buffalo Fox station had some interactive things at one point.. weather, news headlines, but the picture wasn't really that much better so I went back to the regular HD channels... says someone who thought getting the new TVO on an old B&W in London was a huge thing!!  3 channels... luxury!!!

SOWNY » Christmas Day NFL Games May Be A Challenge For CTV/TSN » December 26, 2024 12:54 pm

pinto
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I'm not surprised that there were no major server issues with the NFL games that I know of.  The US and some of Canada cares about the NFL. the boxing was a global event.  Try a World Cup final ;)

SOWNY » Change To Buffalo OTA Subcarrier Goes Almost Unnoticed » December 22, 2024 8:24 am

pinto
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I watch some of the subcarrier channels, throw on an old western or comedy show now and then 51.3 and 51.4 I think?  49.3 Comet is sometimes good for an old Sci-Fi show.. 49.3

SOWNY » Strombo To Host CHCH New Year's Eve Special » December 11, 2024 5:11 pm

pinto
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Only met the man once at BCAB last year.  I think he'll do an amazing job!

SOWNY » Telecommunications and Broadcast Acts Under Threat? » December 11, 2024 5:10 pm

pinto
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Yeah.. it's all worked out soooooo well south of the border.
 

SOWNY » Old Toronto Star building to be demolished » December 10, 2024 10:19 am

pinto
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Elevator to the 24th floor.. walk up the stairs to the 25th and the station.  Control room had a super view west and north before the condo's went up.  Smoking room overlooked the islands and the airport... 

SOWNY » Welland Radio Stations Looking To Move Back Into Town » December 3, 2024 5:07 pm

pinto
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I actually went to visit the place 5-6 years ago?  Google maps got me close but couldn't pinpoint the location at the time.  I found that amusing!

SOWNY » Why Does CBC Insist On Doing Tower Maintenance In The Daytime? » November 28, 2024 5:25 pm

pinto
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I've dealt with it.  Cheaper to have the union do it during the day.
 

SOWNY » CBC-TV Reveals 2025 Schedule. Will You Watch Any Of Them? » November 28, 2024 12:26 pm

pinto
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I will check it out, enjoyed her character on Death in Paradise.

SOWNY » More layoffs at Rogers » November 27, 2024 2:39 pm

pinto
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I heard Eppel intro'd as the Senior Business reporter the other morning on 680... should change that to only biz reporter!!
I like Mike, big fan of his interactions with Sid on BT

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