TSN: The Official Ottawa Sports Radio Thread - PART XII

[Golden_Jet]

Dean Brown pregame. Just gonna leave this here.

Ya , Dean and Gord alternate being on pre game shows for years, what’s changed?

 

[Icelevel]

Steve Lloyd instead of Simpson on 1200 (listening now) might be the worst decision of all. Did Dorion make that move?
I don’t know if I can listen to this.

 

[redbrick98]

Ya , Dean and Gord alternate being on pre game shows for years, what’s changed?

Was there not a time when Bruce Garrioch used to be on Tsn1200 pre game round table?

I recall him being on 4 years ago maybe ...

 

[Masked]

Steve Lloyd instead of Simpson on 1200 (listening now) might be the worst decision of all. Did Dorion make that move?
I don’t know if I can listen to this.

It's clearly running on a skeleton crew until they're contractually allowed to shut the station down. Plus by cheaping out on on-air talent and running out of town content the ratings are going to plummet which will be used to justify shutting down the station.

 

[slamigo]

It's clearly running on a skeleton crew until they're contractually allowed to shut the station down. Plus by cheaping out on on-air talent and running out of town content the ratings are going to plummet which will be used to justify shutting down the station.

Sadly, this is exactly what appears to be occurring.

 

[GCK]

It's clearly running on a skeleton crew until they're contractually allowed to shut the station down. Plus by cheaping out on on-air talent and running out of town content the ratings are going to plummet which will be used to justify shutting down the station.

They aren’t trying to justify anything. The station has lost money every year.

 

[Wondercarrot]

They aren’t trying to justify anything. The station has lost money every year.

Wonder what/if the Sens put into it every year…
Also wonder what the hole is - it’s some of the best advertising they can get, pretty much (was) 12 hrs a day of Sens coverage.
If I were them I’d consider funding it as a marketing tool.

 

[GCK]

Wonder what/if the Sens put into it every year…
Also wonder what the hole is - it’s some of the best advertising they can get, pretty much (was) 12 hrs a day of Sens coverage.
If I were them I’d consider funding it as a marketing tool.

It’s tough. JR told me years ago that none of the TSN stations made money. He said the last broadcast contract included English TV/radio/internet(streaming). I guess the next contract won’t specify radio as a mandatory medium.

 

[Golden_Jet]

They aren’t trying to justify anything. The station has lost money every year.

I think they all do.

 

[Masked]

It’s tough. JR told me years ago that none of the TSN stations made money. He said the last broadcast contract included English TV/radio/internet(streaming). I guess the next contract won’t specify radio as a mandatory medium.

Well, they need the ads to pay the bills but they put so many ads on that it drives away listeners and with fewer listeners they get less for the ads.

Mainstream media is all dying a slow death but radio is going quicker than the others.

 

[Stylizer1]

Well, they need the ads to pay the bills but they put so many ads on that it drives away listeners and with fewer listeners they get less for the ads.

Mainstream media is all dying a slow death but radio is going quicker than the others.

I would say TSN690 is probably;y the most successful of them all. They still have a full slate of shows even some on the weekend and nights.

 

[Masked]

The Sens seem to be going on air on CFRA as much as TSN ahead of tomorrow's home opener.

 

[aragorn]

I would say TSN690 is probably;y the most successful of them all. They still have a full slate of shows even some on the weekend and nights.

Everytime I go to it, it's the same program as TSN1200, I've stopped listening to the radio when in the car. .

 

[redbrick98]

Honestly prefer TSN1050

They got Noodles
N
B Hayes who's not afraid to callout Dorion ..

 

[Tnuoc Alucard]

Everytime I go to it, it's the same program as TSN1200, I've stopped listening to the radio when in the car. .

I switch to TSN 690 in the car quite often… TSN 1200 spend a too much time talking about non sports topics

 

[Beech]

Must you be licensed to have a youtube channel?

Strange how you need a CRTC license to broadcast, but can post on youtube and other media with no license.

Actually, we here are un-licensed..

Facebook, X, instagram, etc...

incredible to realize the workaround that exists.

podcasts are not licensed!!!!

You guys with Post Master General, How is this allowed?

 

[DrEasy]

Must you be licensed to have a youtube channel?

Strange how you need a CRTC license to broadcast, but can post on youtube and other media with no license.

Actually, we here are un-licensed..

Facebook, X, instagram, etc...

incredible to realize the workaround that exists.

podcasts are not licensed!!!!

You guys with Post Master General, How is this allowed?

I shall check that there's at least 35% can-con in your posts.

 

[Beech]

Too bad someone else doesn't start a new sports radio station that deals mostly with Ottawa sports. TSN have dropped the ball & clearly don't care about Ottawa sports or their fans. They seem to be catering to what Toronto wants & sends that broadcast across the country.

no money.. too small a market.

Sports Media is dying.. If you consume as I do, you see the slow (not so slow) death

TSN and SportsNet TV is garbage.. I mean garbage. Literally nothing on.. And when there is, it is so little content, they stretch it a mile to maximize its air time.

Last week's Pen's-Cap's game was replayed in Sportsnet a solid 1/2 dozen times.
Sports documentary's are replayed 100-200 times in a 2-3 year period. And if they are general enough and not too dated, they resurface 2-3 after that and get played 100-200 times for the next 2-3 years.

The USA-Team Canada women's hockey rivalry documentary has been on 500-1000 times.
The Wickenhiser documentary 500-1000 times
and so on

so if TV is dead.. what of radio? It is so dead, it is coming back as a zombie.

 

[Flamingo]

no money.. too small a market.

Sports Media is dying.. If you consume as I do, you see the slow (not so slow) death

TSN and SportsNet TV is garbage.. I mean garbage. Literally nothing on.. And when there is, it is so little content, they stretch it a mile to maximize its air time.

Last week's Pen's-Cap's game was replayed in Sportsnet a solid 1/2 dozen times.
Sports documentary's are replayed 100-200 times in a 2-3 year period. And if they are general enough and not too dated, they resurface 2-3 after that and get played 100-200 times for the next 2-3 years.

The USA-Team Canada women's hockey rivalry documentary has been on 500-1000 times.
The Wickenhiser documentary 500-1000 times
and so on

so if TV is dead.. what of radio? It is so dead, it is coming back as a zombie.

If cable sports channels can't make money with all the new content out there, we'll return to a weekly one-hour feature on network tv.

 

[Beech]

If cable sports channels can't make money with all the new content out there, we'll return to a weekly one-hour feature on network tv.

new content, but way more sources.

The internet in 1993
HI frequency cell phones in 1998 (digital data transmission)
Smart phones in 2006
PED's (tablets principally) 2010

Now 2000 channels on TV.
FM/AM HF. LF. shortwave, longwave in over the air radio. means 100-200 readily accessible stations

streaming services.
smart TV with integrated streaming (roku, etc.)

so 10 x more content, 100 x more sources... net result 1/10 audience-ship

in 1994 Friends averaged 35-38 M viewers.
Today, with the USA being ~ 50-70 M more in population, the high rated shows are 5 M.. (They should be closer to 50 M).

we had a similar debate on university degrees about 4 months ago... you cannot flood the system and then wonder why things go under.

 

[Stylizer1]

If cable sports channels can't make money with all the new content out there, we'll return to a weekly one-hour feature on network tv.

I used to watch ABC wide world of sports on Saturday afternoon's and it was great. They showed a variety of sports you would never see. This was in addition to NHL, NFL, CFL, MLB etc.

 

[GCK]

I switch to TSN 690 in the car quite often… TSN 1200 spend a too much time talking about non sports topics

I hate 690. Bunch of clowns. Other than Overdrive (not in the summer) most shows on all stations have fallen off. I’ve been listening to SXM 92 beginning around 9am.

 

[Golden_Jet]

I hate 690. Bunch of clowns. Other than Overdrive (not in the summer) most shows on all stations have fallen off. I’ve been listening to SXM 92 beginning around 9am.

What’s on 92, sure you don’t mean 91

 

[GCK]

What’s on 92, sure you don’t mean 91

You are right although I do listen to 92 often (Golf)

 

[AchtzehnBaby]