A very (very) long time ago, I used to go to an orthodontist in Shelburne. He always had CHAY on, and at that time it was “easy listening”. I grew to hate that station…

And these days, dentists have televisions mounted on the ceilings in treatment rooms. Back then, my orthodontist only had cheerful things there, like little cards bearing sayings like “nothing is certain but death and taxes”. Which was certainly interesting to look at while I lay flat on my back as they tightened the torture devices in my mouth, aka braces!

RadioActive wrote:

We've had several threads here about the lack of knowledge from some current news folks as they mangle names of streets, places and other things they should probably know. But very early Sunday morning, I heard one that simply defies description. 

It happened on Kitchener's 570 News of all places, and I only heard it because the dog woke me up at 4:55 AM. When I couldn't get back to sleep, I do what I often do - turn on the radio. They simulcast the Infinity Sports feed with the Fan590, but there's a brief two minute break where an anchor comes on and does a very quick review of the headlines. 

This woman, whose name I was far too sleepy to catch, came on and ran down the top stories. She had a very bizarre accent that I couldn't quite pin down, and she badly mangled a lot of the copy she read. But the one that stood out to me came when she talked about the Ukraine-Russia truce talks and referred to the president of Russia as  - and I'm not making this up - Vladimir Poutine. 

Yes, Poutine, the Quebec food made up of cheese curds, French fries and gravy. I don't know what Vlad the Impaler (or his food taster) eats, but I'm assuming it's not that - and in either event, that is not his last name. 

Fortunately, it was very early on a weekend morning, so I'm assuming no one but me even heard it. But this has to be one of the worst ones yet. 

Poutine is the French spelling and pronunciation of Putin. Other languages probably spell and pronounce the name in a similar way.

If I argue with you, I must take up a contrary position!

NewsRadio also starred Stephen Root, who has appeared in many other TV shows since then. He also voiced Bill Dauterive in King of the Hill, among other voice roles.

I watched NewsRadio when it first aired and have since been dumbfounded that Rogan, who was a mediocre actor at best, has gone on to become such a darling of the right-wing media ecosystem.

I donated to WNED a couple of years ago specifically to watch Call the Midwife on Passport before it aired. Imagine my disappointment when I discovered that it was still geoblocked!

RadioAaron wrote:

More than that, I don't know how someone manages to grow up in Ottawa in the 80s without "580 CFRA" engrained in his brain.

I only lived in Ottawa for six years during the 1990s, and I still remember W1310 and 54 Rock.

My inlaws lived in Ottawa for decades, and always referred to Lowell Green as Lorne Greene 😄

Paradise is on Disney Plus in Canada, as are some other shows that air on Hulu in the US.

The very one! I may have even listened to CFTR on it.

Yes, I heard a little bit of it yesterday afternoon around 4 pm on Radio One. I turned it on expecting the news, and heard music instead.

mace wrote:

My pet peeve is Gotten as in ill gotten gains.

Well, that form of the verb has been around since the mid-1500s, so it’s obviously not a fad.

Oh no! Only eight years old too 😢 I feel bad for his families, both on- and offscreen.

Not much of an exaggeration - Meredith Shaw’s Instagram post has over 3000 comments.

Anecdote only. My spouse and I live in northwest Mississauga, and we have a Channel Master rooftop antenna which reliably receives signal from the transmitters in Grand Island and Colden (over 100 miles away). I acknowledge that this kind of antenna likely wouldn’t be possible to have in an apartment building.

RadioActive wrote:

If you have a VPN set to the U.S., you can watch a live feed of KTLA here. 

They’re also live on Youtube, as are several other channels in Los Angeles.

Scarboroughbluffsradiof99 wrote:

Who is it?
Are they a liberal?

Elizabeth May