It's a weird question, but I would like to know why their paid time shows (like the injury lawyers for example) are interrupted for commercials. If you buy the hour, don't you own that hour? Why would you bother pausing to hear from another advertiser when you're paying for 50-60 minutes of that airtime? 

Similarly: why do they insist on starting Alex Pierson's show at 6:30 PM, when it's going to be interrupted for an hour on Mondays and Wednesdays, only to resume 50 minutes later? Talk about killing a show's momentum and encouraging tune-out. Wouldn't it make more sense to air Global National at 6:30, then start Pierson's program at 7 every night, for consistency, if nothing else. She could then go straight through until 10 with original interviews, instead of repeating that first half hour at 9:30 PM. 

And finally, I know she wasn't there then, but I'd be curious to hear what she thinks about what really happened to Mike Stafford and Peter Shurman. Plus, the accusations of sexism and racism at Corus that drove Supriya Dwivdei out of radio.

I highly doubt she'll actually seriously address any of the latter, but her response should be interesting. 

One last thing - although she's now with Corus, she spent many years with CFRB. I'd be very interested to hear what she thinks about the way Bell decimated what was once "Ontario's Authoritative News Voice," leaving its once vaunted and award-winning newsroom almost empty. 

Hansa wrote:

I'm curious why programmers at commercial talk radio stations in Toronto tend to skew their programming to the right when, if voting patterns are any indication, the potential audience in Toronto and the GTA tends to be more centrist or left of centre? Don't 1010 and 640 write off most of their potential listeners by prioritizing conservative talk? 

I think the answer to that is the fact that those on the left and even centre don't gravitate to AM talk radio. The fact that CBC radio handily beats  the commercial AM talkers vindicates the the voting patterns . I rarely listen to AM talk radio but if I come accross it, it strkes me that the callers and even some of the hosts are in their own bubble and that bubble is the target audience.
 

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67GreenRambler wrote:

Cupido just hired her friend Pay Chen to lefty it up more than it already is.
Pierson and Oakley are the only remaining on-air talent unafraid to maintain a conservative frame of reference.
The same phenomena is occurring at 1010 with a lackey PD installing homogeneous socialist presenters straight outa Plateau Mont-Royal.
Of course this is not surprising. Contemplate the Vice Presidents who operate and direct these two radio divisions (Rogers as well). This is not iron ore mining after all. It's glaringly clear and has an unspoken dictum; "One who votes Justin Trudeau does not place Ezra Levant on the payroll".

& whom do you label "homogeneous socialist presenters" on Newstalk 1010?
 

Mz Cupido. There's one in your employ. I think he goes by Oakley. He just is not delivering. Where are we with that?

EDIT: Also. What will we be doing to help deradicalise the listenership?

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As an addendum to the above, it's worth noting that, as odious as what Stafford said was, he did not say it on air but rather during a closed staff meeting. Granted he never should have uttered that nonsense at all.

But is it right that he was removed for something his listeners never got to hear?

I would ask -- as a faithful listener since 2001, Why should I listen to 640 with Stafford and Shurman gone?  You know both reasons for their dismissals were bullshite. 

Signed, honourable member of the Super Secret Stafford Fanclub Facebook group and attendee of 3 Stafford Port no Credit BBQs.

RadioActive wrote:

Forget Agar, Towhey, Oakley and the rest. Despite what some here think, they're fairly mainstream. 

If you really want to hear extreme right-wing radio in Canada, you'll have to tune in Sauga960 between 1 and 3 PM weekdays. Marc Patrone is a huge booster of Donald Trump, insists the last U.S. presidential election was "stolen" and thinks it was wrong to disperse the "freedom fighters" in Ottawa. He also brings on guests like Randy Hillier and others who are, to be charitable, somewhat beyond the fringe. 

Have you listened 4-6?

I listened to the podcast and found it quite interesting. One of the revelations is that there's no chance of Ryan Doyle coming to 640 under her watch, despite some listeners calling for him to be given his own show. 

As far as my question was concerned, her answer was quite illuminating:

RadioActive wrote:

Why do they insist on starting Alex Pierson's show at 6:30 PM, when it's going to be interrupted for an hour on Mondays and Wednesdays, only to resume 50 minutes later? Talk about killing a show's momentum and encouraging tune-out. Wouldn't it make more sense to air Global National at 6:30, then start Pierson's program at 7 every night, for consistency, if nothing else. She could then go straight through until 10 with original interviews, instead of repeating that first half hour at 9:30 PM.

She revealed that as of March 21st, the paid show will air from 6:30 -7 PM, with Pierson's show starting at 7 o'clock, straight through until 10 - without the repeat half hour. Great minds think alike, etc. etc. Thanks for the answer, Toronto Mike - and Amanda! Nice to know I wasn't the only one wondering about this. 

RadioActive wrote:

I listened to the podcast and found it quite interesting. One of the revelations is that there's no chance of Ryan Doyle coming to 640 under her watch, despite some listeners calling for him to be given his own show. 

As far as my question was concerned, her answer was quite illuminating:

RadioActive wrote:

Why do they insist on starting Alex Pierson's show at 6:30 PM, when it's going to be interrupted for an hour on Mondays and Wednesdays, only to resume 50 minutes later? Talk about killing a show's momentum and encouraging tune-out. Wouldn't it make more sense to air Global National at 6:30, then start Pierson's program at 7 every night, for consistency, if nothing else. She could then go straight through until 10 with original interviews, instead of repeating that first half hour at 9:30 PM.

She revealed that as of March 21st, the paid show will air from 6:30 -7 PM, with Pierson's show starting at 7 o'clock, straight through until 10 - without the repeat half hour. Great minds think alike, etc. etc. Thanks for the answer, Toronto Mike - and Amanda! Nice to know I wasn't the only one wondering about this. 

Amazing it took so long for 640 to do it. Sometimes it takes bringing in a new person from outside to see the obvious and fix it. 
 

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