Listening to Global Newsradio's coverage for about 20 minutes prior to the actual speech was confusing and disjointed.  I was listening first to 900 CHML and the audio levels were all over the map and the hosts were attempting to explain the ceremonies and what was going on visually. 

Then all of a sudden dead air at about 7 minutes before one o'clock. After about 30 seconds of dead air some CHML jingle soundtrack music that they use for traffic reports, no traffic report came on.  Then just some generic music for about 4 to 6 minutes.  During this time I flipped to AM640 and all I was getting was static.  Nothing on air. 

It's surprising and really sad that a remote radio broadcast in 2021 would have so many technical glitches and so disjointed for the listener, with hosts saying on air they couldn't hear anything. Sometimes didn't even know when they were on.  While other media is getting slicker and can go and do more than even 10 years ago, radio seems to be stuck in a hole and in some cases going the wrong way and not improving on the technical side. 

Nice that Global Newsradio attempted  this but other than the actual speech, most analysis was lost because of the technical issues. Their coverage was static and kind of  boring.   Newstalk 1010 was much better what I heard, sticking with analysis and what to look out for in the new parliament, and had guests on to explain. Even moments of humour.   Much easier to listen to and more informative for the listener.  Newstalk 1010 and Bell sounded like they knew how they wanted to cover this special event and did.  Global sounded like they were just along for the ride, hanging on and hoping for the best.

CBC 1 when I tuned them in briefly during the speech also had analysis with guests.  They maybe played some highlights but weren't carrying the speech live when I listened.  Like Bell opted for guests and analysis.  

Last edited by paterson1 (November 23, 2021 3:05 pm)