JCon 12428 Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 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 Link to post Share on other sites
rebusrankin 6553 Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 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. JCon, wbbfan, Mark F and 1 other 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites
iHeart 1844 Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 turns out it wasn't the only one 1040 and 1150 are gone too Mark F 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Noeller 17225 Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 to not tell the employees first is sickening..... that f***ing company, man.... JCon and rebusrankin 2 Link to post Share on other sites
JCon 12428 Posted February 9 Author Report Share Posted February 9 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. Noeller, Mark F, BomberBall and 3 others 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Bubba Zanetti 1492 Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 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. JCon and Tracker 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
blue_gold_84 6277 Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 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. WildPath and JCon 2 Link to post Share on other sites
JCon 12428 Posted February 9 Author Report Share Posted February 9 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 Link to post Share on other sites
blue_gold_84 6277 Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 Utterly despicable. Nothing but scumbuckets at Bell Media. Tracker 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Noeller 17225 Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 3 minutes ago, 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. 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. blue_gold_84, GCJenks and JCon 3 Link to post Share on other sites
iHeart 1844 Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 I wonder what kind of music the station is playing at the moment (hey to be honest I'm curious to find out) Link to post Share on other sites
Rich 4454 Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 17 minutes ago, 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. They will add more commercials now that they have a captive audience. JCon 1 Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedFlex27 8344 Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 24 minutes ago, 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. 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 Link to post Share on other sites
Jpan85 7826 Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 Oh my that will draw them in Mark F 1 Link to post Share on other sites
iHeart 1844 Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 (edited) 1 hour ago, Jpan85 said: Oh my that will draw them in 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 by iHeart Link to post Share on other sites
Brandon 5666 Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 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. GCJenks, Tracker and wbbfan 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
bustamente 5054 Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 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. Link to post Share on other sites
Brandon 5666 Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 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. Link to post Share on other sites
Mark F 5313 Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 (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 by Mark F Link to post Share on other sites
Tracker 8774 Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 With handing the Jet audiocast over to CJOB, it sure looks like this was planned for some time. Link to post Share on other sites
FrostyWinnipeg 5399 Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 1 minute ago, Mark F said: Was the station losing money? paying three morning, the noon guy, and two afternoon guys plus support. Losing Jets radio was probably nail in coffin. Mr. Perfect and Mark F 2 Link to post Share on other sites
JCon 12428 Posted February 9 Author Report Share Posted February 9 Just now, Tracker said: With handing the Jet audiocast over to CJOB, it sure looks like this was planned for some time. I would be curious to see the timeline on this. Did they bid and fail? Did they not bid at all? Link to post Share on other sites
Noeller 17225 Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 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 $$$ saver for them. Link to post Share on other sites
JCon 12428 Posted February 9 Author Report Share Posted February 9 Just now, Noeller said: so the Comedy thing....they've been doing this for awhile now. Did it in Calgary about 10 years ago....and other markets as well. It's extremely cheap for them because there's no announcers, basically. It's all pre-programmed stuff that is CHEEEEEEEEAP. It's a major $$$ saver for them. TSN1290 was comedy, I'm sure, before they switched up to sports, bringing in the ESPN coverage. Noeller 1 Link to post Share on other sites
iHeart 1844 Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 (edited) 41 minutes ago, Tracker said: With handing the Jet audiocast over to CJOB, it sure looks like this was planned for some time. For some reason this doesn't surprise me Edited February 9 by iHeart Link to post Share on other sites
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