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AM 640 Getting A Beer Named After It
Talk about odd branding. AM 640's latest contest involves asking listeners to name a brand of beer after the station. They've partnered with a local brewery to produce some 640-related suds and the prize is a $100 gift certificate for that beer maker.
But lest you think "Beery McBeerface" is a possibility, the station has narrowed it down to three choices and you can't suggest one of your own. The possibilities are "Breaking Brews", "640 PM," or "Dial-lager." I get two of them but perhaps as a non-tippler I'm missing the point behind "640 PM." How would that sound? I'll have an "AM 640 PM." That makes no sense to me.
It's kind of an odd marriage between station and product. But then again, if you listen long enough, there are times what's on 640 is enough to drive you to drink. So there's that.
Contest details here. 
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I only drink Union made beer.
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I don’t know what you call it, but it should have .8% alcohol to reflect their 25-54 numbers.
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RadioActive wrote:
But lest you think "Beery McBeerface" is a possibility, the station has narrowed it down to three choices and you can't suggest one of your own. The possibilities are "Breaking Brews", "640 PM," or "Dial-lager." I get two of them but perhaps as a non-tippler I'm missing the point behind "640 PM." How would that sound? I'll have an "AM 640 PM." That makes no sense to me.
My guess is that the idea behind 640 PM may be that it's a time of day when people drink beer. Possible slogan: "It's 640 PM somewhere." 
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It would be more interesting if listeners could submit their own names for the beer. Also, why not encourage listeners to submit logo ideas, which could be placed on the web site.
I don't know what "AM 640 PM" means either. Beery McBeerface might have actually been a good option.
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Socks are much easier.
Everybody loves great socks.
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I don’t know what you call it, but it should have .8% alcohol to reflect their 25-54 numbers.
Too soon.
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Beer seems a bit off brand with the way the station is skewing of late. I’d suggest a Pinot Grigio.
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I like the name Breaking Brews.
Brews talk also sounds like a great talk show. 
(might make a better TV program though, lol)
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Do they have to keep "lager" tapes?
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Do they have to keep "lager" tapes?
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And the winner, if you can call it that, is "Breaking Brews." For whatever that's worth.
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Corus has done this type of beer collaboration before - they’ve been doing this in Vancouver for a few years, but with CFOX, which is rock. I’m surprised they’d pick 640 in Toronto and not Q or The Edge.
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Edge and Q did one with a different brewery last summer
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This particular promotion was aligned with St. Patrick's Day. Hence the big reveal on March 17th.
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I actually have some insight here, as a Great Lakes Brewery partner for several years. Great Lakes Brewery recently opened the GLB Brewpub on Jarvis at Queens Quay, and that's mere steps from Corus Quay.
So that was the spark here. Early next month, I'm actually recording live at GLB Brewpub during an AM640 event, so people like Greg Brady, Kelly Cutrara, Alex Pierson, Dani Stover, etc. will sit down and field my questions.
You'll be able to hear this ep on April 7, and yes, I'm happy to ask the 640 peeps any and all questions you may have.
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640 questions:
why hasn't the station developed a couple of up and coming on-air people to sit in for ill and vacationing regular hosts to keep your audience engaged and entertained? are there any plans to do so in future?
what's up with the rerolls? (see above)
why is there a lack of serious breaking news and weather coverage during rerolls and on weekends?
will 640 be doing a live event at the new Zellers? (couldn't resist.)
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I actually have some insight here, as a Great Lakes Brewery partner for several years. Great Lakes Brewery recently opened the GLB Brewpub on Jarvis at Queens Quay, and that's mere steps from Corus Quay.
So that was the spark here. Early next month, I'm actually recording live at GLB Brewpub during an AM640 event, so people like Greg Brady, Kelly Cutrara, Alex Pierson, Dani Stover, etc. will sit down and field my questions.
You'll be able to hear this ep on April 7, and yes, I'm happy to ask the 640 peeps any and all questions you may have.
See above for a couple. 😁
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I have one and it's pretty grim. I'm sure she won't want to hear it.
I enjoy a lot of AM 640's programming and would hate to see anything change. But the numbers for the station have been pretty dismal for years. In the last book, it had an 0.8 in the 25-54 demo. How long can Corus continue to hang on to a relatively expensive format with numbers like that?
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