Hi everyone, Had to jump in when i saw all the talk about K103.7fm...still trying to figure out what "You were never a consultant" really means....but I guess...
A note on Milkman Unlimited informs all that Ron Able at QX104/HOT 103 Winnipeg has been diagnosed with cancer. Many of you here in Montreal may remember Ron...
Hello; I too fondly remember Ron Able as a very fine morning man for CHOM-FM. He was very comical to listen to in a very natural unforced way.He used to have a...
I completely missed this story last week. One very familiar name to Montrealers in the list is none other than Rob Braide. Black Monday for Standard crew at...
CKRK, K-103.7 FM in Kahnawake has activated their new webpage at: http://www.k103radio.com/ It is far from complete yet but it is a major improvement over the ...
Its too bad about K103...things seem to be going downhill quite fast. I mean, did you even hear their morning show today....wow quite a disapointment! Fighting...
I did see the article yesterday but did not have a chance to read it through until today. Here is a link to the article. It is actually an instalment of a...
I came across this blog posting from Bill McMahon and wanted to share it with the group: "On-Air with Ryan Seacrest" is a microcosm of what's wrong with radio ...
Thanks for posting this item up, Brian. I encourage everyone to read the complete blog posting, particularly because Seacrest has just come into our very own...
... While CJLA/CHPR now identify themselves as "Planete Lov'" instead of "Lov' Radio", nothing else has changed. Their playlist continues to sound mostly like...
The following is a transcript of a letter to the editor published in yesterday's Gazette (February 3, 2009), in response to the article on Terry DiMonte. ... ...
Longtime CBC broadcaster Russ Germain, former host of flagship radio news programs World Report and The World at Six, has died at the age of 62. Germain died...
Twelve jobs are being eliminated by Corus at Info 690. The station's all-news format will apparently continue... at least for now. I would personally not be...
Mike Cohen's column in today's Montreal Suburban newspaper has an interview with Murray Sherriffs. Here is the link to the on-line version of the paper. The...
Brian Depoe, recently let go by Astral Media, is the new PD at Corus' CFQR 92.5FM. Brian is the son of legendary CBC anchor/reporter Norman Depoe. Best, Wayne...
I've heard Chris Brown's "With You" on that station, since Rythme FM or RockDétente didn't play that song at all. I know it was on the U.S. AC chart, as a...
Hello! My name is Síobhan Erin O'Shaughnessey, a nineteen-year-ols (soon to be 20!), and because of my interest of just about all facets of radio and TV...
While the rest of the country can play what they want - Montrealers will have to continue to be fed more than 50% of their music in "NON-HIT" form. Unreal.... ...
Personally, I would look at this as a good thing. If I read it right, it gives the stations the opportunity to play more than 50% of songs that aren't...
... Yes... Listen to other stations in Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. They are better than Mix 96... oops, I mean Virgin. They are better...
... Well, you won't have to hold your breath if you tune to the right place. You might not hear them as many times a day as you might like but tuning in to...
... This is terribly unrealistic in this day in age. Have you checked your calendar? It's 2009! I can get it now on my IPOD. I shouldn't (and won't) wait until...
Just as we're constantly being told that there aren't differences; Black/White; Gay/Straight; Male/Female; lots of people, at all different levels, here in...
I've been asking myself this for ages, why is it the government's job to decide which songs are hits and which ones aren't? Can the market not decide this?...
May I also humbly ask...why is Canadian radio protected in the first place? Is it because the CRTC believes we are not as good as other countries..
therefore...
Bad radio will NOT continue in Montreal, Some big changes will take place soon, Very big Changes!!! Best REgards, Jordan Tietolman ... place? ... countries.....
I'm afraid that what it all comes down to at the end of the day is that radio stations are businesses. Changes most likely will only happen when the survival...