SOWNY » Could Stingray Be Looking To Buy More GTA Stations? » February 11, 2025 2:04 pm |
If Stingray is going to buy more stations in the GTA I strongly believe they will try to dump a lot of stations in the West. They have tried to sell stations out there previously. In fact I know that there were talks between Stingray and Vista as well as Stingray and Pattison to buy stations but those talks stalled.
As for Corus, I was told that Quebecor was interested in the whole company but they were going to sell off some of the radio stations. They also wanted to purchase a couple more AM stations because the big rumor I had heard was Quebecor was trying to buy TSN and TSN radio and they could do a whole network of sports radio to go with the TV.
A lot of changes are coming. I am here for it. Let's just hope they are decent changes.
SOWNY » Rogers is now making real use of HD radio » February 7, 2025 9:35 pm |
SOWNY » Rogers is now making real use of HD radio » February 7, 2025 6:14 pm |
I think this format is a good alternative for some of the underperforming stations Rogers has. It could just be a full Rock version of Jack. In fact I could see this station replacing Sonic in Chilliwack/Abbotsford/Vancouver. It would have to be on all 3 as it is a cluster technically based out of Chilliwack.
SOWNY » Rogers Selling Tillsonburg & Smith Falls Stations To My Broadcasting » January 24, 2025 2:41 pm |
So I am pretty sure they were all announced between October and December last year. Just wondering why it has taken so long for the CRTC to announce all of this, especially with the fact that Torres is already programming 98.5 Ottawa.
SOWNY » It's Bell Let's Talk Day. How Long Until The Layoffs Start? » January 22, 2025 2:38 pm |
I have a feeling there will be fewer layoffs this year as about half of the stations are being sold. So that means that a lot of the staff of those stations will be moving with the new owners. As for the remaining hosts I feel that they have already moved a lot of programming to national so there is not a lot of shows or hosts to layoff.
SOWNY » Sportsnet? TSN? Amazon? Who Will Snag The NHL Rights When Deal Ends? » January 8, 2025 1:27 pm |
Depends on who buys TSN. If they are sold in time I am going to guess that the NHL rights in Canada get split. I think it would be between TSN, Rogers and some streaming company. Personally I like Apple TV’s coverage of MLB so maybe they get into Hockey too now.
SOWNY » 91.5 The Beat morning show and Scott Fox » December 20, 2024 12:32 pm |
Word is that the Kitchener stations will move to Guelph and operate out of those studios. 95.3 is already running from Toronto as none of the shows are broadcast locally. Y108 is going to move into the Guelph studios but they only have one host that broadcasts from within the studio anyways. Everything else is broadcast from elsewhere. These changes should all be happening early 2025
SOWNY » Finally! CRTC Approves Takeover Of CKTB, CHRE, CHTZ & CKLH » December 19, 2024 2:23 pm |
All I can say about this is please make HTZ the station it once was. It was a powerhouse with amazing hosts. Let's hope they get back to that. I only tune in periodically in the car now and that is usually when there are commercials on 94.9 The Rock and there is nothing else worth listening to on other stations I like
SOWNY » Big moves ahead in radio/TV? Read these and judge for yourself » December 10, 2024 1:17 pm |
Stefanie wrote:
Jonah Sigel is not even based in Canada. He's located in Seattle and has been wrong on a variety of subjects in the past. To me this sounds like click bait!
He shares his time between Toronto and Seattle.
I will say that a lot of the stuff he posted in that article is stuff I have been hearing for the last several months. My information is coming from the same people that had told me about the fact bell was looking to sell a number of stations, and the only difference in that information and the information when it was announced was there were a few more bell stations that should have been added to the list but it was modified due to negotiations falling apart.
The stations that didn't get sold? The TSN stations and the couple of other stations they had not turned in the license for that had been shut down.
Lets see how all this stuff plays out, but I suspect there will be a lot of changes in the media landscape in Canada over the next few years
SOWNY » Fall 24 Numeris » December 4, 2024 7:53 pm |
Q107 seems to be missing?
SOWNY » Evanov closing stations in three eastern Ontario locations » November 4, 2024 3:41 pm |
Big Doug wrote:
brian451 wrote:
I am wondering if this is a placeholder format for now. I have heard in the past that Rebel has had a lot of signal issues and they wanted a stronger frequency. So I believe at some point that 98.5 will most likely become Rebel and then this Mix format will move up to 101.7
Also this is pretty fast for a full on sale. I am wondering if Torres is just operating the station on behalf of Evanov until the sale is fully approved through the CRTCI sure hope it's a placeholder, because the imaging and overall flow of the station is amateur sounding at best.
It sounded terrible when I listened earlier. Not what I would expect from Torres.
SOWNY » Evanov closing stations in three eastern Ontario locations » November 4, 2024 1:42 pm |
I am wondering if this is a placeholder format for now. I have heard in the past that Rebel has had a lot of signal issues and they wanted a stronger frequency. So I believe at some point that 98.5 will most likely become Rebel and then this Mix format will move up to 101.7
Also this is pretty fast for a full on sale. I am wondering if Torres is just operating the station on behalf of Evanov until the sale is fully approved through the CRTC
SOWNY » Conversation radio stations seem to be dying » October 31, 2024 2:01 am |
In Edmonton Now radio is king, That is the original conversation station, and the owner of it Pattison Media, expanded the conversation station to Calgary (known and Today Radio) and then launched in Winnipeg and later Vancouver. Also Stingray did the Today radio experiment in Toronto. Well this year we saw The Peak return to regular FM Radio after being moved to HD2, 2 years ago in Vancouver. Then Today radio Toronto became Country and at midnight October 30, going into the 31st Now radio Winnipeg flipped to Alt 94.3
It seems as though the only places the conversation station format is working is Alberta and more so Edmonton. Today Radio has decent ratings but the lineup shuffled a little bit this year that did lead to a decline in listeners and because of that they had to tweak the lineup again, but it seems like now the station is gaining again in terms of listeners. But if not maybe The Peak returns to Calgary and they bring their version of Alternative rock back. Although before the Peak was at 95.3 in Calgary not 101.5
SOWNY » Indie 88 adds Drex to its on air lineup » October 19, 2024 1:24 am |
There was a technical glitch on the link I posted. It was updated to show the correct info.
SOWNY » Indie 88 adds Drex to its on air lineup » October 17, 2024 3:52 pm |
SOWNY » SXM Help Needed. » October 12, 2024 8:51 pm |
So for the most part in a vehicle with SiriusXM you just tune into the channel and then press and hold the spot that you would use for a Preset. Such as preset 1 for channel 6. preset 2 for channel 76 and so on. I know in the last few vehicles I have programmed the Sirius on it would be just go to the channel and long press until it beeps or flashes. Hope this helps you.
SOWNY » Changes possibly coming to The Edge??? » October 8, 2024 1:03 pm |
Since Corus launched 107.3 The Edge in Calgary as an Iconic Alternative format, and now Power 97 Winnipeg has launched the same format, could this format take over Edge Toronto? Well it seems possible. I keep looking to the recently played page on and it seems to me that there are a lot more older songs in the mix than ever before. Could a full flip to Iconic Alternative happen? My gut instinct says that it will happen, sooner rather than later. But I feel if Toronto is going to do it, I think they will go big with the change. Meaning there will be some specialty programming on the station. More shows over the weekend possibly, including some form of a classic club show.
SOWNY » Another sign of the times... » September 24, 2024 2:47 pm |
Station was supposed to go to a syndicated show at 11 and instead started playing classic rock.
I heard from a source a while back this was one of many stations stingray has been trying to sell.
SOWNY » Rogers Launches New App For All Its Radio Stations & More » September 10, 2024 12:17 pm |
I wrote about this last week on my website
SOWNY » Evanov closing stations in three eastern Ontario locations » September 5, 2024 2:24 pm |
I heard they tried to sell the stations but negotiations fell apart. As a result this is what happened unfortunately
SOWNY » A puzzling CP24 moment » August 22, 2024 9:25 pm |
The Loblaws company has already done a Box by No Frills concept that failed. It was the same idea as what they are planning now. But it didn't work then, so I don't know what makes them think it will work now.
Also what is up with that outfit?
SOWNY » Go Rock- Newest Radio Station In Atlantic Canada Signs On Today » August 2, 2024 4:49 pm |
The first official day was yesterday but they had been testing before that and for a short while they were streaming while not on air. Just to let people hear the format. I was listening to it yesterday. The hosts sound great too
SOWNY » Calgary's CFGQ (Q107) Stopped The Talk.. But For Now Are Doing This? » July 31, 2024 3:39 pm |
SOWNY » Calgary's CFGQ (Q107) Stopped The Talk.. But For Now Are Doing This? » July 31, 2024 12:48 pm |
Marc1178 wrote:
The Edge prediction was 100% accurate. First song : Welcome to Paradise by Green Day.
I was told in May this was going to happen. The only thing was they were going to do it in June but they delayed it for unknown reasons. Probably the financial issues. Apparently this is going to be a format for some other Corus stations as well. I think this station has the potential to do very well.
SOWNY » Indie 88 Gets New Owner » July 29, 2024 12:53 pm |
I have heard that the format will not change, just be modified as it has been playing a little more classic alternative tracks lately. There will be changes to the on air lineup from what I have heard but the existing hosts were promised jobs by the new owners for a minimum of 18 months, but most likely longer. From my understanding is the new owners will hire a couple more hosts and possibly juggle the existing lineup to maximize how many people are on air throughout the day.
SOWNY » The Lake 102.7 Kingston Alters Format » July 23, 2024 5:58 pm |
Radiowiz wrote:
brian451 wrote:
The Facebook page for the station has changed. It appears the name of the station is 102.7 Wow FM
Someone forgot to tell the current radio announcer that. She just said "Lake FM". Nice hitting a post though. Very professional. Well done. (even if she might be doing several stations...?)
I think the name change becomes official on Monday when the new morning show starts
SOWNY » The Lake 102.7 Kingston Alters Format » July 23, 2024 1:56 pm |
The Facebook page for the station has changed. It appears the name of the station is 102.7 Wow FM
SOWNY » Another Drain On Corus? » July 17, 2024 1:25 pm |
I like the Canadian Pluto for a few channels only. I like the Love it or list it shows and there is a channel devoted to that. Same with the Property brothers but I have seen many episodes 2-3 times. I also watch Bar Rescue and South Park. Those channels for me are why I watch it.
SOWNY » Why Monday Is A Really Bad Day For Corus » July 12, 2024 3:29 pm |
I have heard there are going to be announcements regarding the future of the business. Apparently they are going to announce the future plans of 107.3 in Calgary (which is going to become Edge). There will be a lot of other changes expected to be announced. As far as I know there will be no announcements of stations being sold (yet) unless a last minute deal is reached.
SOWNY » Star Says Corus Close to Bankruptcy » July 6, 2024 2:51 pm |
They have been trying to sell stations for quite a while but as we found out with the bell sales, the valuation Corus has on there stations is very high. I heard they were trying to sell 3 stations in Ontario for over 18 million total. So I assume they will either die a slow painful death or they will get rid of stations ASAP.
On another note they registered 1073edge.com a couple weeks ago, and that is most likely the music formatted station to replace the talk on FM disaster in Calgary. My assumption is they are going to have zero local hosts and try to compete with X92.9 Calgary. That may end up as a small lifeline for a short while but will it turn the fortunes of the entire company around? Probably not. I expect the bankruptcy to happen in the next 2-3 months, unless they get stations sold.
Also of note with regards to the shutdown of the two AM stations out west, word is that they are finally going to move CKNW from 980 down to 730 and shut down 980. It is a stronger signal on 730 so it makes sense.
I still don't see these moves as a way to save the company, so what stations would people here sell or flip? How can Corus make things better?