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SOWNY » Hamilton Area Becoming A Favourite For Christmas Movie Production » October 8, 2024 7:41 pm

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ckg927 wrote:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the TV series Good Witch do a good deal of its outdoor filming in and around Hamilton? (Ditto The Good Witch series of TV movies.)

Correct In the town of  Dundas where Hamilton collects the garbage and taxes.

SOWNY » Spotify Increases Prices In Canada By Up To 24% » October 2, 2024 7:46 pm

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Sorry Spinning Wheel ( great hit from BS&T) it is all about the 5% hit on their Canadian revenue, Just an excuse to pass on the C-11 fee  to consumers never mind the bike lanes, cost of living, gas, carbon tax and everything else that is Trudeau's fault.

SOWNY » Who Was Your Favourite D.J. Influence When You Were A Kid? » September 30, 2024 11:04 am

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Montreal:
CKGM: George Morris (aka Buddy G), CFOX: Roger Scott, CHOM: Doug Pringle, CJAD: Dave Patrick and George Balcon.
Buffalo WKBW : Joey Reynolds

SOWNY » CRTC Strikes Again, No New FM Radio Station In Yellowknife » September 19, 2024 2:56 pm

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$147K in CCD from Cabin Radio over 7 years is $7K more than Vista. That said Cabin has been operating in the market since 2018 and no one has gone broke. RadioAaron has it right. 

SOWNY » Giant FM & Country 89 Knocked Off Air After Transmitter Vandalism » September 8, 2024 8:32 pm

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A back up genny  doesn'.t matter if there is no feed to the antenna.

SOWNY » New Country 93.5 » September 6, 2024 7:41 am

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For 20 years CJKX has been transmitting from First Canadian Place in the heart of the business sector giving KX96 a superior TO signal compared to 93.5.

SOWNY » Vista Radio Invites Online Airchecks & Offers Feedback » August 21, 2024 7:40 pm

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They should look in the mirror and listen to their own logger sometimes. Stones, glass houses that sort of thing.

SOWNY » Ex-CFGM & CHAM Country Disc Jockey Has Died » August 21, 2024 10:44 am

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Worked against, with and around Tom in Calgary. He was a rock star at CJAY, ahead of the game launching Bob Redmond's CKRY with his outlaw outlook on Country and a fine addition to a gonzo team as the sports guy at KIK. Collaborated with him at Pelmorex. One word describes Tom Tompkins  - Genuine.  RIP glad I knew him.

SOWNY » 900 CHML Closing » August 18, 2024 7:45 am

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New Licenses but not license transactions.

SOWNY » Montreal FM Station Changing Format By Skirting CRTC Rules » August 13, 2024 9:51 am

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And 98,5 still does music overnights outside of the regulatory broadcast day. Interestingly Leclerc does well in Quebec City with the WKND format..

SOWNY » Roger Ashby Reportedly Once Had This Bizarre Nickname » August 5, 2024 10:31 am

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Roger and crib mate, my wife,  share their birthday and birthplace: the Brantford General.

SOWNY » Go Rock- Newest Radio Station In Atlantic Canada Signs On Today » August 3, 2024 4:33 pm

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Congratulations Mr. Clements, well done ...give'm hell!

SOWNY » Calgary's CFGQ (Q107) Stopped The Talk.. But For Now Are Doing This? » August 1, 2024 10:20 am

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Everything old is new again. When (C)KIK-FM launched the mix was AOR mainstream Rock and Alt Rock.as witnessed by these KIK / CBS samplers. Featuring the orignal crew lead by the fearless MD Jaime Wohl. (missing in action are Humble Howard and Dan Duran)

SOWNY » How Much Did The Package Of CKTB, CHRE, CHTZ & CKLH Cost? » August 1, 2024 7:47 am

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Neeti P Ray owns CKOC and CHAM. Golden Horseshoe (aka Whiteoaks) owns CJYE and CJMR.

SOWNY » How Much Did The Package Of CKTB, CHRE, CHTZ & CKLH Cost? » July 31, 2024 7:43 am

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$5.625M per station. Cue up Prince that's 1999 territory when stations sold at 10 times EBITDA.  

SOWNY » Jazz FM's 24-Hr. All Live Special Coming At The End Of This Month » July 26, 2024 8:12 pm

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They are shilling. A fundraiser with a different handle. Lots of talk a lot less music.

SOWNY » Blues Legend John Mayall Dead At 90 » July 24, 2024 10:43 am

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I was gifted the British version of the "Beano" cover Bluesbreakers album for Christmas in 1966.  It is still in my regular rotation and stands up to the test of time on every play. Thank you John Mayall for your great mentorship and commitment to making great music. 

SOWNY » Q107 Calgary Is Flipping » July 16, 2024 8:52 pm

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Great, now Q107 will take on Harvard's market leading Modern/Alternative Rock X92. Anyone seen the CFNY / Indie movie? Bad enough with duplication and lack of diversity on Calgary's two Country FMs.

SOWNY » FM Station Actually Promotes Its HD Feed On Air » July 7, 2024 9:15 pm

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All of the Durham Radio HD associated FM's: CJKX, CKDO, CHKX, CHTG and CIWV promote their HD signals regularly. BTW they DO sound much better than their analog source.

SOWNY » Pioneering Montreal DJ Dave Boxer Is Gone » July 7, 2024 9:10 pm

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P.S. nice to see a picture of my first radio boss,  Keith Randall.

SOWNY » Pioneering Montreal DJ Dave Boxer Is Gone » July 7, 2024 9:09 pm

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Bonjour Mr. B. yes great memories that will be hard to replicate with today's VTed "that was this is" mechanics.

SOWNY » Pioneering Montreal DJ Dave Boxer Is Gone » July 7, 2024 7:52 am

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Sad to hear. Wonderfully competitive Montreal AM  radio in the day with Dave Boxer at CF in the evenings, Mike Stephens (much older) weekends at CJAD and the very hip George Morris (aka Buddy G) at CKGM. Gord Sinclair Jr.'s West Island-based CFOX was a real disrupter with a talented crew when it focused on Top 40. Then CHOM-FM rewrote the book.

SOWNY » CORUS shutters AMs in Vancouver and Edmonton » June 27, 2024 3:32 pm

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To be clear, Neeti P. Ray is leasing the transmitter sites for $366,000 in the first 5 years of a term that will not exceed 20 years. Bell retains ownership of the equipment and more importantly the land..

SOWNY » Another Bizarre Twist In An Ongoing Canadian Radio Mystery » June 7, 2024 8:10 pm

Bristol
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Corus is selling CHQR and CFGQ (ex CKIK)?
 

SOWNY » Radio and the Roots of Country Music » May 29, 2024 7:35 am

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Why is it Canadian Country artists talk Orillia but sing Nashville even thought they don't get airplay there, excepting Shania of course?. 
 

SOWNY » If you've got some time on your hands... » April 25, 2024 9:44 am

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Wendy Gray is always worth your time. A journalist with integrity...a rare commodity these days. 

SOWNY » What TV Shows Did You Like as a Kid? » April 14, 2024 7:37 pm

Bristol
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Danger Man and The Prisoner with and by Patrick McGoohan. 

SOWNY » That 70's Station- OV 103.9 Aims At The 50+ Listener » April 5, 2024 8:56 am

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See Vista Sechelt as a good example. 

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