Will affect the airing of Ti-Cats and Lions. Bombers are on CJOB 680
The hits just keep coming from Bell but it's the sign if the times too. I don't remember how long it's been since I've listened to any sports on the radio. With Covid working from home, I haven't tuned in to either 1050 or 590 in a long time.
Terrible, terrible news
Bell/TSN got a huge subsidy from the government for Covid-19 of $123M
Me neither. Have no idea anymore who their hosts might be.
This is why the CFL gets little or no coverage. Bell , TSN, RDS & Rogers cater to the larger population markets.... Montreal & Toronto....... Another reason why the CFL needs to do a better job promoting the larger population market teams because the media coverage is non existent or an after though in Montreal, Toronto & Vancouver.
Petty low doing it on CFL free agency day IMO.
...so you’re taking direct and sole responsibility for these layoff actions? My god man, have you no mercy?!
Wow a Big hit to CFL radio content .
But for me it's also the timing ,
The reformatting radio stations during a pandemic .
Hmmm comedy and business to replace sports and getting 122 million from the public .
Maybe I am out of touch but I see radio as Car time media .
From the comments of employees effected who are more in the know it's rational behind it is debatable .
For me as a listener when I am in my car do I turn on a business program or comedy or sports .
Lately I want local content for the last few years . I want folksy news and talk telling me what's going on in the area during a break from music that has nothing to do with the current era of crap .
For sports I turn on the local game in the car and want to hear local sports .
I have a feeling some other media holder will fill the gap hopefully .
I do none of the above; I play my Miles Davis CDs
I still have a CD player in mine as well and it's my fall back .
Pretty soon though even that will be a thing of the past and you will need to download it on your phone .
What if you don’t have a phone ? Got lots of cd’s and cassette tapes. Eventually gave my 8 tracks away
What if you don’t have a phone ? Got lots of cd’s and cassette tapes. Eventually gave my 8 tracks away.
You will probably have a CD player installed on your dime but it will be cheaper to just get Amazon Prime .
I imagine it will be like Alexa at home only in the car you just say play Miles Davis and boom you get the hits .
The CFL should start their network either through Sirius XFM channel on satellite radio or a television network like the NFL Network on Cable Television. I don't understand how the NFL Network got on Canadian Television with having Canadian content.
If Rod Petersen can get on Game+ channel, the CFL should get something done
Money - baby and the Montreal, Toronto & Vancouver markets.
Running a Radio or TV Network cost money Something the NFL has and CFL has not.
Just put back on Local Radio like 900 CHML in Hamilton
The loss of the NHL package really starts to sink in.
Again being hockey centric really has it's limitations.
So Bell still lays off people even after getting a 122 million bailout and yet no help for the CFL.
Talk about being hypocritical and anybody that defends this move well
Lot's more cuts coming. RDS alone lost 26 million dollars.
I still can't get my head around Bell doing this on the CFL free agency day. A real slap in the face to CFL fans and the League IMO. Almost like it was intentional. The bean counters couldn't have waited a few days? Shameful.
Can't afford one studio with a couple of CFL analysts and interns doing a weekly preview/CFL betting line(once single game gambling is legalized) show through a network of radio stations like the old Primetime Sports show with Bob McKeown or RaceLine radio show. And expand from there
A podcast won't cut it. You gotta see the door of opportunity opening not closing