http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radioinmontreal/ Radio in Montreal & the surrounding area Wed, 22 May 2013 16:33:21 GMT Ian G. Ilagan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radioinmontreal/message/19041 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radioinmontreal/message/19041 Even with Dempsey outta the picture since Sunday, Francisco Randez is filling in for Véronique Cloutier & Josée Boudreault on Cogeco AC CFGL-FM (Rythme FM Sat, 18 May 2013 15:42:55 GMT Sheldon H http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radioinmontreal/message/19040 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radioinmontreal/message/19040 Two new channels are now available on Sirius/XM. Channel 167 is called Canada Talks. Here's how they describe it: What You'll Hear: Current affairs & talk Thu, 16 May 2013 13:18:07 GMT Ian G. Ilagan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radioinmontreal/message/19039 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radioinmontreal/message/19039 Cogeco's 2 Montreal AC stations -- CFGL-FM (Rythme FM 105,7) & CKBE-FM (9-2-5 The Beat) have lost evening personalities. According to the Facebook of Tue, 14 May 2013 16:14:36 GMT Ian G. Ilagan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radioinmontreal/message/19038 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radioinmontreal/message/19038 With Paul Hayes officially out, I'd expect Ken Connors (currently part of "The Beat Breakfast" and former "Weekend Breakfast" host) to take over Paul's old Tue, 14 May 2013 02:27:53 GMT Sheldon H http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radioinmontreal/message/19037 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radioinmontreal/message/19037 Montreal's 92.5 The Beat A subsidiary of Cogeco Diffusion Inc. Temporary Part time Announcer-operator Montreal Montreal's 92.5 The Beat a subsidiary of Cogeco Tue, 14 May 2013 02:26:37 GMT Sheldon H http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radioinmontreal/message/19036 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radioinmontreal/message/19036 Two job postings have appeared on MilkmanUnlimited for positions at The Beat 92.5 in Montreal. Here's the first one. Second one in a separate posting: Sun, 12 May 2013 17:56:34 GMT Ian G. Ilagan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radioinmontreal/message/19035 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radioinmontreal/message/19035 According to the Facebook of Mountain's WYZY (Y106.3) Saranac/Plattsburgh/Burlington, the station has discontinued hot AC programming for rhythmic. The shift Sat, 11 May 2013 18:52:57 GMT maddean10 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radioinmontreal/message/19034 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radioinmontreal/message/19034 How the hell can Netflix be a threat to bandwidth? It's only a threat if you think people using more bandwidth to watch movies is a bad thing. Otherwise they Sat, 11 May 2013 18:22:27 GMT Fox http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radioinmontreal/message/19033 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radioinmontreal/message/19033 http://www.thestar.com/business/2013/05/10/bell_and_astral_merger_netflix_isnt_the_enemy_geist.html The examination of the proposed Bell acquisition of Astral Fri, 10 May 2013 21:27:08 GMT skowch@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radioinmontreal/message/19032 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radioinmontreal/message/19032 While this might be a US study on radio, State of Listening in America is something Canadian broadcasters will relate to. The study commissioned by Clear Sun, 05 May 2013 17:40:40 GMT Sheldon H http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radioinmontreal/message/19030 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radioinmontreal/message/19030 CRTC Hearings in Montreal begin on Monday. On the agenda is the Bell/Astral application, including the request for an exemption, should the deal be approved, Sun, 05 May 2013 17:39:04 GMT Sheldon H http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radioinmontreal/message/19029 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radioinmontreal/message/19029 The details of the week-long CKUT-FM 90.3 MHz 25th anniversary celebrations starting Monday are available on the following page. I will be guesting on the Fri, 03 May 2013 19:00:48 GMT Ian G. Ilagan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radioinmontreal/message/19028 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radioinmontreal/message/19028 Originally, the Astral AC network was supposed to be called Rose fm from April 26-28, like when Rouge fm became Rose fm for the first time last year on April Wed, 01 May 2013 22:54:16 GMT David Pinto http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radioinmontreal/message/19026 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radioinmontreal/message/19026       Harper tightening the reins on CBC, Via Rail and Canada Post BILL CURRY and JOHN IBBITSON The Globe and Mail   Published Wednesday, May. 1 2013 1401 Wed, 01 May 2013 22:43:31 GMT David Pinto http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radioinmontreal/message/19025 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radioinmontreal/message/19025       Is the Harper government trying to control the CBC?     By Andy Radia Politics Reporter Canada Politics   As is becoming the norm, there's a