JCon Posted February 9, 2021 Report Posted February 9, 2021 I think this needs its own thread. There's obviously a sports angle and also a media angle. Just disgusting. wbbfan and blue_gold_84 1 1
rebusrankin Posted February 9, 2021 Report Posted February 9, 2021 This just sucks. I like that station. Also **** Bell. Got millions in Covid $ from the feds and now they're laying people off. Shitty company. blue_gold_84, wbbfan, Mark F and 1 other 1 3
iHeart Posted February 9, 2021 Report Posted February 9, 2021 turns out it wasn't the only one 1040 and 1150 are gone too Mark F 1
Noeller Posted February 9, 2021 Report Posted February 9, 2021 to not tell the employees first is sickening..... that f***ing company, man.... JCon and rebusrankin 2
JCon Posted February 9, 2021 Author Report Posted February 9, 2021 I have to say, I left TSN1290 long ago. This past year, I've barely listened. I liked Hustler but that morning show has been horrible for years. But, to treat your staff that way? Embarrassing. Tracker, Bubba Zanetti, Mark F and 3 others 2 4
Bubba Zanetti Posted February 9, 2021 Report Posted February 9, 2021 Brutal. Enjoyed listening to Hustler during the drive home. God help us now that we only have CJOB for sports talk. 15 minutes of content, 45 minutes of commercials. It was nice having another voice. Sad day indeed. Tracker and JCon 1 1
blue_gold_84 Posted February 9, 2021 Report Posted February 9, 2021 What a ******* dogshit corporation. Let's Talk only seems to apply to their scam day, not actually treating its employees or customers with any decency. **** Bell. JCon and WildPath 2
JCon Posted February 9, 2021 Author Report Posted February 9, 2021 So, what does CJOB do now? They have the Jets and the Bombers, with the coaches show. How do they balance providing sports news without taking away from their regular news and talk shows? They don't want to alienate anyone but some will be looking for more sports content. Tough balancing act. wbbfan 1
blue_gold_84 Posted February 9, 2021 Report Posted February 9, 2021 Utterly despicable. Nothing but scumbuckets at Bell Media. Tracker 1
Noeller Posted February 9, 2021 Report Posted February 9, 2021 On 2021-02-09 at 6:06 PM, JCon said: So, what does CJOB do now? They have the Jets and the Bombers, with the coaches show. How do they balance providing sports news without taking away from their regular news and talk shows? They don't want to alienate anyone but some will be looking for more sports content. Tough balancing act. Expand They've been doing it for years, so I don't suspect a lot will change. Keep in mind, this isn't the first time they've had the rights to all teams. They've got good, smart people in that building...hopefully Corus is smart and keeps them all happy. JCon, GCJenks and blue_gold_84 3
iHeart Posted February 9, 2021 Report Posted February 9, 2021 I wonder what kind of music the station is playing at the moment (hey to be honest I'm curious to find out)
Rich Posted February 9, 2021 Report Posted February 9, 2021 On 2021-02-09 at 6:06 PM, JCon said: So, what does CJOB do now? They have the Jets and the Bombers, with the coaches show. How do they balance providing sports news without taking away from their regular news and talk shows? They don't want to alienate anyone but some will be looking for more sports content. Tough balancing act. Expand They will add more commercials now that they have a captive audience. JCon 1
SpeedFlex27 Posted February 9, 2021 Report Posted February 9, 2021 On 2021-02-09 at 6:10 PM, Noeller said: They've been doing it for years, so I don't suspect a lot will change. Keep in mind, this isn't the first time they've had the rights to all teams. They've got good, smart people in that building...hopefully Corus is smart and keeps them all happy. Expand As the only radio station carrying the Jets & Bombers they'll take it on & increase their sports content. I look for their sports department to grow by at least 2 people. More sportstalk in the evening, perhaps? Noeller 1
iHeart Posted February 9, 2021 Report Posted February 9, 2021 (edited) On 2021-02-09 at 6:41 PM, Jpan85 said: Oh my that will draw them in Expand That's....new at least to me it is, what will they broadcast? JFL's archives? Vinyl Cafe reruns? Air Farce radio archives? something totally and completely new (let's face it the content I named aren't possible because CBC has a tight hold on them) Edited February 9, 2021 by iHeart
Brandon Posted February 9, 2021 Report Posted February 9, 2021 Unlike satellite radio where they can play all the R rated comedy acts and bits.... I don't see how a PG comedy channel survives. wbbfan, Tracker and GCJenks 1 2
bustamente Posted February 9, 2021 Report Posted February 9, 2021 Haven't listened to radio close 15 and counting, feel bad for all the people that lost their jobs as their chosen field has less and less openings for employment, other than that TSN changing formats doesn't effect me at all.
Brandon Posted February 9, 2021 Report Posted February 9, 2021 It's not surprising since radio *should* be a dying business, it still really sucks. I can't imagine enough local interest in the guys going on their own and running a youtube, podcast, something else as a full time job.
Mark F Posted February 9, 2021 Report Posted February 9, 2021 (edited) Was the station losing money? paying three morning, the noon guy, and two afternoon guys plus support. not enough people listening I guess. just sports all day always seemed a bit boring to me. Edited February 9, 2021 by Mark F
Tracker Posted February 9, 2021 Report Posted February 9, 2021 With handing the Jet audiocast over to CJOB, it sure looks like this was planned for some time.
FrostyWinnipeg Posted February 9, 2021 Report Posted February 9, 2021 On 2021-02-09 at 7:26 PM, Mark F said: Was the station losing money? paying three morning, the noon guy, and two afternoon guys plus support. Expand Losing Jets radio was probably nail in coffin. Mark F and Mr. Perfect 2
JCon Posted February 9, 2021 Author Report Posted February 9, 2021 On 2021-02-09 at 7:29 PM, Tracker said: With handing the Jet audiocast over to CJOB, it sure looks like this was planned for some time. Expand I would be curious to see the timeline on this. Did they bid and fail? Did they not bid at all?
Noeller Posted February 9, 2021 Report Posted February 9, 2021 so the Comedy thing....they've been doing this for awhile now. Did it in Calgary about 10 years ago....and other markets as well. It's extremely cheap for them because there's no announcers, basically. It's all pre-programmed stuff that is CHEEEEEEEEAP. It's a major $$$ saver for them.
JCon Posted February 9, 2021 Author Report Posted February 9, 2021 On 2021-02-09 at 7:40 PM, Noeller said: so the Comedy thing....they've been doing this for awhile now. Did it in Calgary about 10 years ago....and other markets as well. It's extremely cheap for them because there's no announcers, basically. It's all pre-programmed stuff that is CHEEEEEEEEAP. It's a major $$$ saver for them. Expand TSN1290 was comedy, I'm sure, before they switched up to sports, bringing in the ESPN coverage. Noeller 1
iHeart Posted February 9, 2021 Report Posted February 9, 2021 (edited) On 2021-02-09 at 7:29 PM, Tracker said: With handing the Jet audiocast over to CJOB, it sure looks like this was planned for some time. Expand For some reason this doesn't surprise me Edited February 9, 2021 by iHeart
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