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All the Golden West stations south of the City do that, too, on the FM dial, but the announcers are pretty shitty for the most part, because they just take locals and pay them minimum wage, which does not create very good radio. I listen to 107.7 country in Steinbach. Its a lot better than 104. Mornings are pretty good with Karen Black hosting and Daryl Braun doing news, weather and sports. After that it does fall off a bit but a lot less commercials than the city stations. I've heard a lot of good things about what Karen's done, both on air and as the music programmer for all of GW Country stations across Canada, but she'll be the only on air person in that building making anything above minimum wage, I'm betting. It's really a shame. Curious how much is VoiceTracked after 9am, too. Likely the Drive outta Moose Jaw or something, and possibly Middays VTed in house or via Winkler....

Golden West is strictly designed to make money....it's a sales business that plays some music to have something in between the commercials. I don't have a lot of love for their idea of "radio", but nothing but respect for their ability to make money hand over fist in the current media climate.

gary lawless ‏@garylawless 3m3 minutes ago Lot of people in @cfl wondering if @sskroughriders will make a deal with Chris Jones. One GM just texted: "it's holding everybody up."

I need a source to confirm this, but I've heard rumours flying around that Edmonton is requesting permission to speak with Maas. The pieces seem to be falling into place. Been discussed ad nauseum.....he's the next head coach, when/if Jones leaves for the Dirty Regina...

All the Golden West stations south of the City do that, too, on the FM dial, but the announcers are pretty shitty for the most part, because they just take locals and pay them minimum wage, which does not create very good radio.

that is an awesome piece....love it.

I want so desperately for a return of something like 630 CKRC. Something that's community based...has music, has Swap n Shop, is local to a fault.....almost a Winnipeg version of Regina's CKRM.

Completely unsurprising, but still sucks. STP was a big part of my teen years...

Pretty sure that was the story right from get-go.....

TSN had a worse drop that CJOB did. I wonder why? Their jump was temporary due to the Jets playoff run, other than that blip their share has been rising slowly and steadily. Something to keep in mind, too, is that these numbers are based on 12+, and that's a pretty all-encompassing demo. Too broad. Certain stations look for a very specific demo to target. For example, TSN is less concerned with their overall 12+ number, and more about their M18-49 number, which I suspect has them higher in the rankings. Same with the rock stations. QX is more concerned with F18+, etc etc etc.....

Kerwin Bell....Jesus Christ, wouldn't that be something.....

That is fantastic news. While I'm here, it was great to meet up with Raydawg and Mike at Spirit Of Edmonton last week. Hooked 'em up with a batch of AB/BC stuff they can't get in MB. Ray says he's a big fan of some of the new stuff...ha ha! Also of note, spent most of our downtime last week at Barley Bros, which was as great as I remembered. Great brews, solid eats, great service...love the vibe in that place!

I'd personally be surprised if 'OB hangs on to the Bombers after the current contract expires. It just makes too much sense to jump to TSN. Irving will be ready to retire (if he hasn't before that point) and it'll be a good change all around...

Wow to QX104 dropping big audience......here's hoping nobody loses any jobs, but I'll get my popcorn eating emoticon to follow all this........

Was just saying to Dave, "How much fun would it be, if all this backfired on everyone? Jones bombs in Sask (imagine Durant is perma-injured), Lapo gets hired (pleeeeease!!!) in Edm and flops, Wally in BC is a distinct possibility of flopping, and who knows if DD can handle the big headset?? Call it sour grapes if you must, but it'd do my heart good to see everyone else burning..."

That's what worries me....is he just executing Austin's O......also, they appeared to be attached at the hip, and not sure there's any separating them.

An interesting note that's kinda gone unnoticed (or at least not really discussed here...) is that it appears the Bombers are talking to every single possible potential candidate they can get their hands on. "Leaving no stone unturned..." etc etc....which is nice to see.

You don't think the starting qb should be heard before hiring an oc? The team should be run by management, not by the players. Asking Willy for his opinion of coaches he's worked under is fine. Asking his opinion of coaches he hasn't worked under... not so much. Giving him a yay or nay? Nope. You act like it's Willy's choice alone. They'll ask for his opinion - As they should since he's the franchise QB, but he certainly won't be the one making the decision. He's worked under Cortez, so he'll know obviously if that's an offence he likes or not. If your quarterback doesn't feel comfortable running a certain offence, that tends to pose a bit of a problem. But now of course, TBurg says "YOUR FRANCHISE QB SHOULD BE ABLE TO RUN ANY OFFENSE!! IF HE CAN'T RUN A PROPER OFFENSE, THEN GET A NEW QB!!11!"

Asking your starting QB what he thought of his previous OC, both in terms of the scheme and what the players thought of him in the room/meetings......a necessity. The absolute final say? Of course not...but nobody suggested that.

Fwiw, Lawless refuting Madani's assertion about Huff.....says Riders absolutely never offered Huff a job.....

Do the Esks hate the Riders as much as we do? Yes, yes they do. Doesn't everyone hate the Riders? This should be in the league positioning statement somewhere....F*** those guys.

Man oh man...getting shut down by everyone, with no option but to take the leavin's.....

did they say how much money that is? No, they didn't...but you gotta think it's high....

So, according to Twitter, the Riders offered money to Huff that would make him the highest paid person in the entire CFL, including the Commissioner (!!) and he turned it down. Talk is that if the Riders offer similar money and complete control to Jones, he's all in to the Riders. Lalji guessing Maas would replace Jones...Jarious Jackson to replace Cortez.....Lapo to replace Bellefuille.....

People get SO caught up in what hand a guy shoots...especially on D......it doesn't matter nearly as much as you think it does.