Not to mention,
Coast Appliances
I greet you with defiances
you will not drain my finances
Instead send Olivia
To Bolivia

No annoying, super-repetitive commercials like these here in the Ottawa Valley... although Spence, which has a location at Ottawa's Rideau Centre, is heard every so often on radio in the capital, as are the many Dilawri car dealerships in the city ("no-body deeeeeals, like Di-law-ri!"). No idea who the most frequent advertisers are on the talkers, CFRA and CityNews... my wife & I usually have Stingray CHR Hot 89.9 on in the car, or its competitor, Jump 106.9.

Locally, the Mazda dealer in Pembroke used to dominate the airwaves and papers with their numerous rapid-fire ads pitching used vehicles, and then the Chrysler dealers in Pembroke and Renfrew became the major auto advertiser, bombarding "BAM!" across the Valley. Those ads are gone now, with the Renfrew location now under new ownership.

The closest thing to a repetitive ad on local radio here these days would be for a plumbing and heating contractor, whose phone number could be mistaken for that of a Pizza Pizza franchise. Repetitive, but not so annoying compared to the stuff you hear all the time in the GTA.

Sometimes, if you're really unlucky, and can't be bothered changing the station, you might hear 'Sarah' on a horrible Spence diamonds spot, followed by 'Sarah' again, shilling for the Got Junk people.  The woman really gets around.

Forward Power wrote:

No annoying, super-repetitive commercials like these here in the Ottawa Valley... although Spence, which has a location at Ottawa's Rideau Centre, is heard every so often on radio in the capital, as are the many Dilawri car dealerships in the city ("no-body deeeeeals, like Di-law-ri!"). No idea who the most frequent advertisers are on the talkers, CFRA and CityNews... my wife & I usually have Stingray CHR Hot 89.9 on in the car, or its competitor, Jump 106.9.

Locally, the Mazda dealer in Pembroke used to dominate the airwaves and papers with their numerous rapid-fire ads pitching used vehicles, and then the Chrysler dealers in Pembroke and Renfrew became the major auto advertiser, bombarding "BAM!" across the Valley. Those ads are gone now, with the Renfrew location now under new ownership.

The closest thing to a repetitive ad on local radio here these days would be for a plumbing and heating contractor, whose phone number could be mistaken for that of a Pizza Pizza franchise. Repetitive, but not so annoying compared to the stuff you hear all the time in the GTA.

Or London radio ads like "Mattress Depot", "Ray Cullen Chevy Buick GMC" which I not heard in a while. Stricklands, Finch auto group. They own almost every dealership in London. They own one in Sarnia and one in Georgetown near the GTA. But still I do tune to other out of market stations I can try to get from other areas like Chatham, Windsor/Detroit, across the lake from Erie and Cleveland. I think the ads in the states are a bit different there compared to here in Canada.

Last edited by haydenmatthews14 (May 26, 2023 2:59 pm)

All this fuss over radio ads that are annoying. At least these places are easy to get to.
What REALLY has to go is that stupid annoying ad for MTY group's Baton Rouge. |
They advertise as if they are in Toronto, but they are nowhere near.

Until they return to Toronto, their ads are going in one ear and out the other for myself and many people.
STOP! just STOP already! Your restaurant is too far away!!!! 
 

Radiowiz wrote:

All this fuss over radio ads that are annoying. At least these places are easy to get to.
What REALLY has to go is that stupid annoying ad for MTY group's Baton Rouge. |
They advertise as if they are in Toronto, but they are nowhere near.

Until they return to Toronto, their ads are going in one ear and out the other for myself and many people.
STOP! just STOP already! Your restaurant is too far away!!!! 
 

They have 4 open locations within Toronto stations' coverage areas.

Dial Twister wrote:

Thank god some companies buy ads! There's always that.

Until the junior staffers at ad agencies become managers, at least!

grilled.cheese wrote:

georgio1 wrote:

grilled.cheese wrote:

I don't listen to the radio.  Problem solved

Mr. (or Ms.) Cheese:
You have for years been highly regarded here at SOWNY as an astute, well-informed contributor..    Please don't deny this board the benefits of exposure to your rare insight into (what's left of) radio.  
 

I listened to a podcast yesterday that mentioned the term "radio".  That's about all the insight that is needed.

Some attempt to be edgy but, on reflection, their contributions fail to surpass negligible.

Roses are red
Carnations are pink
Callum's an a-hole
and Olivia stinks.