Re: Canadian radio

["Stephen Pickford (new account)" <nmi@saturnus.com>]

On 16 Feb 2003, at 22:22, Kevin Vahey wrote:

> I was always impressed with CJAD in the afternoon, usually lock into 
> them at White River on the way up.
> 

For the past months, CJAD's programming decisions, on-air talent moves, and 
increasing reliance on infomercials to fill its day (as well as night) slots, has earned a 
heap of scorn on the Montreal equivalent of this board, at

<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radioinmontreal>

The CJAD of yore -- the days of George Balcan, Jack Finnegan, et al -- is long gone, I 
am afraid.

After much initial ridicule, CINW 940News is starting to come into its own as a valued, 
trusted source of information in the city, with traffic and business coverage, in 
particular, that is far superior to that of AD.  

I think it tells the world of Montreal radio listeners something when CJAD launches a 
travel show hosted by a car mechanic that admits to not having traveled to very many 
places, and uses her first show to have guests on to plug a station contest.  This is 
certainly not the CJAD that I grew up listening to.


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