SOWNY » 640 Toronto Newsroom Purge » December 10, 2024 7:56 pm |
RadioActive wrote:
I'm not sure who that new imaging voice is but he's incredibly dull. True, there's not much personality you can inject into "You're listening to the Ben Mulroney Show," but somehow the guy they chose is so listless and lacking any emotion or life, it makes you question why you're listening. What an odd choice.
The old intro gang they used was much, much better.
To be fair, that's probably not the voice's choice, but the direction from the imaging producer and/or program director or higher.
SOWNY » CKOT 101.3 » November 25, 2024 8:19 pm |
I know my client in Niagara Falls is extremely happy with Jon's station.
SOWNY » New Canadian Streaming Service [Coming Soon?] » November 9, 2024 12:32 pm |
Address for Parrot TV is 2844Dundas Street West, Toronto. The Channel Zero building.
Now you know why you saw the ad on CHCH.
SOWNY » Bell » November 7, 2024 2:39 pm |
While I agree that the old POTS worked when everything else went out there was one time that was not the case. I'm in the west end of Toronto (York) on the border with Etobicoke. One day everything went out. Power, so TV and Internet, cell service and my Bell POTS landline.
When Rogers, who supplies my condo complex presented us with an offer we couldn't refuse, we switched from our Bell POTS to a Rogers (VOIP) home phone. We went from over $100 a month for local calls and 13 hours of long distance across Canada and the US to $15 a month for unlimited calls across Canada and the US. The POTS line just wasn't worth it. As always, YMMV.
SOWNY » Why The American Election May Mean AM Radio Will Survive In Cars » November 7, 2024 2:30 pm |
IIRC, Trump was against EV's. Then Elon gave him north of 70 million dollars and a lot of free (mis)information on "X", formerly Twitter. Now Trump is fine with EV's but not Hydrogen powered vehicles. Elon owns an EV manufacturer and has stated there is no point in making a $25,000 Tesla. If keeping AM in his cars is going to increase costs, why would the new Reich allow that law to pass?
SOWNY » OTA Viewers In Buffalo & Toronto Losing A Channel This Month » November 3, 2024 2:24 pm |
RadioActive wrote:
Typical Rogers. You did the right thing.
It wasn't Rogers, it was a Red Wireless CSR. Still not the way to do business.
SOWNY » OTA Viewers In Buffalo & Toronto Losing A Channel This Month » November 3, 2024 2:21 pm |
mic'em wrote:
I was getting calls and texts from Red Wireless, and spoke with a rep. She demanded my drivers license number and a credit card number be given to her over the phone which I refused to do. I am planning to go to the mall in Sudbury and speak with the various services that have kiosks there and check the options.
Sorry to hear that. That never happened to me, my partner or 3 other people I switched over from Zoomer Wireless to Red Wireless, only emails about making the switch when RW took over CityPhone/Zoomer and a few phone calls reminding us to switch, and the online application did require secondary ID. The CSR obviously should have explained why seconday ID was necessary. Without that, I'd have refused as you did.
Freedom Wireless has some good plans and supposedly have agreements with the big three to extend their coverage at no extra charge to a Freedom subscriber.
What I don't like now is most providers have a you choose a plan then a phone that you can get at a price on that plan. Used to be you got the phone and plan at a price instead of two separate prices, which, of course, are higher.
SOWNY » OTA Viewers In Buffalo & Toronto Losing A Channel This Month » November 2, 2024 7:20 pm |
Join CARP and try to get on RedWirelss.ca's CARP preferred program. Redwireless is just a "front". Once you sign up, you'll be dealing with Rogers directly. I'm paying $35 a month for 5G, 10 gb of data and all the other add ons of more expensive plans.
SOWNY » Why Is One Of The World's Major Sporting Events Not On Toronto Radio? » October 29, 2024 1:18 pm |
I just checked Rogers Ignite TV. Press "Guide" twice and scroll to "Trending".
Not sure if what's shown is ranked left to right or not.
SOWNY » Reporters Risk Injury Covering Hurricane » October 10, 2024 12:43 pm |
Don't forget the lonely cameraperson who has to hold the camera steady and get the shot of the reporter. Unless all the on-camera types are also setting up the camera too.
SOWNY » Former Global Anchor Alan Carter Resurfaces » October 4, 2024 2:21 pm |
Tammy Sutherland on BT will be going on mat leave soon. Would they move Alan Carter to BT to do the news? And is that why they hired him?
SOWNY » Former CTV Property In Kitchener Proposed 44 Floor Apartment Tower » October 2, 2024 2:18 pm |
Going to be a lot of bricks. IIRC, the walls were double brick thick and there were a lot of extra bricks stored in case of expansion so they would match existing..
SOWNY » Vibe 105 Celebrating Hip Hop Anniversary With Series Of Specials » September 24, 2024 12:54 pm |
Cool Edit Pro was bought by Adobe and became Adobe Audition. AFAIK, the last version of AA that was a perpetual license before Adobe changed all their programs to subscription was v3.0. I have the original install disks for v3.0, but several years ago, for about 2 years, Adobe had a free for download v3.0 on their website with a license that anyone could download and use along with a patch. I have that download too. A few people have gotten it to work on windows 10.
I much prefer Pro Tools and have been using it since 2001, but I know a few radio producers that prefer Audition and Cool Edit before it. To be fair, I know a few radio producers and Recording Studio owners who prefer Pro Tools. To each.
SOWNY » Roger's TV Box » September 13, 2024 1:38 pm |
peter wrote:
I just received my new TV Box as Rogers is phasing out the old digital ones. Disappointed that the new box doesn't have the AM/FM radio stations as my old one did.
There were a limited number of radio stations with my Rogers cable when I had a NextBox, way up the Guide. Now I just have Stingray Music on Rogers Ignite TV. Can't find any radio stations.
SOWNY » Rent-A-Radio? It Happened In The Early Days Of Rock & Roll » August 12, 2024 1:05 pm |
RadioActive wrote:
Anybody remember Granada Rent-a-TV? Hard to imagine, but they were once a big deal.
I rented a TV from Granada, a nice colour TV in a furniture-type cabinet when I got my first apartment in Toronto. When I left Toronto for my first radio job in Kirkland Lake I called Granada and asked if they had outlets in Northern Ontario I could rent from (I didn't have room in my van for the TV). The lady was confused about my question as we went back and forth for a bit. Finally she said, "We have a store in Barrie".
SOWNY » The Source » August 1, 2024 7:27 pm |
For a throwback to before Radio Shack - and still in business:index (a1parts.ca)
SOWNY » 1050 CHUM/CHUM FM's Gregg Lee (Leo Brown) passes » July 22, 2024 10:22 pm |
SOWNY » Gregg Lee » July 22, 2024 10:18 pm |
SOWNY » Was This The Worst Part Of Being On Air At A Small Town Radio Station? » July 21, 2024 12:57 pm |
Death notices at 4 of the 5 stations I worked at. Lindsay also had the farm report. In Midland my first day started at 6 pm and right after the news I had to read the "Deads" live. The only time I had a problem reading them live was a Saturday afternoon shift in Midland. There was a name that was impossible to get right. I called the funeral home and the local newspaper and couldn't get anyone to answer. I went on live, did the best I could and went to a record. Not long after the "bat phone" rang. On the other end was a sobbing woman who finally managed to let me know she was the widow and gave me the correct pronunciation. I asked if she would like me to read the announcement again on-air and she said she did, which I did.
There was one incident in Lindsay when I was there with pre-recorded death notices at the noon news, fortunately not involving me.
SOWNY » Gregg Lee » July 18, 2024 12:23 pm |
Leo was on holiday in Halifax with his wife when he suffered a stroke and passed away.
He had often talked to me about moving back to the east coast.
RIP.
SOWNY » Were These The Only Two Spots That Ran Overnight In T.O. Radio? » July 14, 2024 6:29 pm |
My first few days at CJKL they turned the transmitter on so I could learn the board and format overnight from midnight to 6. There was only one commercial for R&M Furniture and it ran 6 times an hour. 36 of one read. "Those were the days!"
SOWNY » Remember When CHUM-FM Became A Progressive Rock Station? » July 5, 2024 12:48 pm |
When I was at Humber I interviewed Pete Griffin when he was at CFNY. One of the stories he told was about the format change from classical to progressive. He said it was like Christmas morning. Boxes of LPs showed up in the on air booth. They popped them open, went, "What's this?" "Don't know, let's play it."
Doug Thompson has my tapes of that interview and ones I did with Don Daynard and Jerry Good. Hopefully one day he will put them on CD or a memory stick for me as he said he would several years ago.
SOWNY » SOWNY Accessibility » June 27, 2024 12:13 pm |
RadioActive wrote:
Not sure if it will make a difference, but have you tried:
That should get you past the home page directly to the posts.
This stopped working a while back on Edge, Chrome and Duck Duck Go for a few weeks. Nothing worked, then it just came back.
SOWNY » Local Radio In Trouble? Not In Cottage Country! » June 19, 2024 10:40 am |
Glen Warren wrote:
Saul wrote:
Where's Hunters Bay Radio in that list? 88.7 CKAR Huntsville - truly local, and in the heart of the Muskokas.
+1
Also, over in the Kawarthas, you can have a listen to Canoe FM on 100.9 (and they recently fired up a small repeater in Minden for improved reception in the area).
Wally Lennox, who retired as VP of Engineering for Bell, but was also chief engineer for Astral, Standard and Telemedia, is on the Board of CKAR and technical advisor. They may be looking for a PD.
I've done some work for both CKAR and Canoe FM. Both are successful community radio stations.
SOWNY » Are You Ready For Visual Ads On Your Car Radio? » June 18, 2024 12:38 pm |
Just change the screen to "Home" or "Settings" or "Phone" for example. Radio plays, but the screen is static with something besides the radio.
SOWNY » Is This The Only Cdn. Stn. Still Giving Temperatures In Fahrenheit? » June 9, 2024 4:48 pm |
IIRC, AM 740's newscaster in the afternoon gives the temperature in C and F.
SOWNY » A Real Rarity: Toronto Radio Station Touts Its Own HD Channel » June 6, 2024 10:46 am |
The sound quality is (far) superior to the AM signal. But, in my car, it's not like switching between stations and the signal is there. When switching to 96.3 HD2 it's "acquiring" and then signal. And sometimes, it doesn't "acquire" or when I start the car, it defaults to 96.3 HD1, which sometimes is AM740 and sometimes Classical 96, as if the radio is on HD1 or thinks it's on HD1, but is actually on HD2.
SOWNY » May 28th Marks 9th Anniversary Of The New SOWNY Board » May 28, 2024 12:11 pm |
Lots of hard work to make and keep "Big Yellow" going. Thanks to all, and RA especially for continuing the site. Hopefully, many more years ahead - for all of us.
SOWNY » CBC launching 14 new free streamers for local news across Canada » May 23, 2024 7:24 pm |
Rogers Ignite TV's Canada Time Shift Package ($3/month - I had to get it to get the $3/month US Time Shift Package) offers the same or similar CBC News across Canada.
SOWNY » A First For The NFL On TV - Commercial Free 4th Quarters » May 22, 2024 12:58 pm |
Since CTV/TSN have the NFL rights up here, are they not going to have the game? What happened last year when NBC/Peacock - or whoever it was, I can't remember - did this?