Re: Bell Media may buy Astral
Also wonder what would happen with CTV now owning TV and also owning news radio could they legally combine and perhaps cut jobs. I can see if they can keep
View ArticleSome miscellaneous notes
On The Beat, CKBE 92.5, Christin Jerome has been slotted in to the Drivetime weekday show from 4 to 8 pm. This is most likely a case of keeping the chair warm
View ArticleCKBE-FM (9-2-5 The Beat) Website Relaunch!!!
Cogeco's AC CKBE-FM (9-2-5 The Beat) has relaunched its website. Even though CJ Jerome took over "Drivetime" @ 4pm, how come "Beat Of The Night" also airs CJ?
View ArticleWill Bell's purchase of Astral make CJAD and TSN Radio 990 "a team?"
http://blog.thesuburban.com/2012/03/will-bells-astral-purchase-make-cjad.html
View ArticleRe: DiMonte confirms relocation of CHOM studios
Just a quick correction, Marc... CJAD and CJFM moved to their current Fort Street address from Mountain and St. Catherine in early 1981 not 1978 as you wrote.
View ArticleAC Death: Vox Flips WEZF (Star 92.9) To Hot AC!!!
Although BDS moved WEZF from the AC panel to the hot AC panel last year, Mediabase has decided to follow the suit of BDS and move Vox's WEZF (Star 92.9) to the
View ArticleBell Media acquires Astral
I thought I would start by changing the headline on the story from "may acquire Astral". From the two-page ad appearing in the Montreal Gazette today from Bell
View ArticleRe: Bell Media acquires Astral
Why would they be worried? It would appear Bell owns the CRTC
View ArticleRe: Bell Media acquires Astral
Well here's hoping the CRTC can deliver Bell a nice "surprise" by denying the whole damn thing. Cogeco got a taste of such a thing when they were denied an
View ArticleRe: Bell Media may buy Astral
Jobs will, in all probability, be lost. For those in the industry there will be less job security and far less opportunity now that there seems to be a
View ArticleRe: Bell Media may buy Astral
Amen to that brother...this is NOT good on so many fronts. It's already horrible out there for those who work in Broadcasting. Jobs have been getting shaved
View ArticleFagstein posting
For obvious reasons, the posting on the Fagstein blog today is well worth reading. Comments anyone???
View ArticleA survey/poll created
Based on Steve's story on the Fagstein blog this morning, I have created a poll in our companion Yahoo Group MontrealRadio this morning. Please check out the
View ArticleMajority of employees at Maritime Broadcasting in Hfx join Canadian
Newsroom employees at MBS in Halifax join CMG By CMG • Posted on February 22, 2012 A majority of employees at the radio hub newsroom at Maritime
View ArticleRe: Fagstein posting
It strikes me, that if this were to happen, it would NOT add to the diversity of voices bringing us the news as TTP has stated it is in favour of. It would NOT
View ArticleRe: Fagstein posting
Tietolman made it clear if he were to buy CJAD that he would ensure that it had live programming 24/7. This would almost certainly mean more jobs. But you're
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If we accept the scenario that Bell must divest then here is how that enables TTP to bring diversity and jobs. Bell keeps CHOM. VIRGIN, and creates CJAD 690.
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CJAD will never, ever become anything but CJAD 800. It just won't happen because they'll lose most of their listenership. Well into this past November I
View ArticleRe: Fagstein posting
On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 6:00 PM, jim.connell@... < ... As much as 690 is a better frequency technically, it's unlikely CJAD is going to move from
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