XM Programming News (Canada/Lex and Terry)

[arnoldevns]

Re: Canada 360 - Awful!

> > XM's treatment of these channels reminds me of the
> interview
> > with the county sewer commissioner at 5am Sundays that
> radio
> > stations used to run to satisfy FCC requirements. These
> two
> > channels are cynical efforts to meet Canadian content
> > requirements.
>
> Amen to that. I'm a "Canada-phile", I guess you could call
> me, and Canada 360 is awful. It's horrid. It sounds bad,
> and the content is worse.
>
> I certainly hope this is not the only Canadian-content
> news/talk channel XM will have. Isn't XM Canada hooked up
> with Standard Radio or something? Heck, I'd rather have a
> 24/7 simulcast of CFRB or CKNW!
>
> -OA
>

I'm a Texan that enjoyed watching the old CBC "Newsworld International" programming. I was hoping that this new Canadian news programming would provide me that kind of viewpoint. Unfortunately, it is nothing more than rip and read news from a wire service. It's a huge disappointment.

XM should have found a way to get a broadcaster in Canada to work with them.

 

[OldAkronite]

More Canada 360 - It Stinks

> I'm a Texan that enjoyed watching the old CBC "Newsworld
> International" programming. I was hoping that this new
> Canadian news programming would provide me that kind of
> viewpoint. Unfortunately, it is nothing more than rip and
> read news from a wire service. It's a huge disappointment.

Just now, the young woman who's doing "Canada 360" read a story about a Philadelphia Eagles player going on the injured reserve list. Aside from the fact that I'd assume "Canada 360" shouldn't spend a lot of time on the minutiae of the U.S.-based NFL, there was this...the news reader said the player was "the third pro bowler" the team put on the injured list.

No, not "Pro Bowl-er" (NFL player who makes the Pro Bowl). She pronounced it like she was putting this player on the Professional Bowling Association tour.

> XM should have found a way to get a broadcaster in Canada to
> work with them.

As I alluded before, isn't XM Radio Canada hooked up with Standard or Corus or someone? Come on...at least these companies can do professional radio!

-OA<P ID="signature">______________
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[smashedcd]

cfcc vs xm

> > I'm a Texan that enjoyed watching the old CBC "Newsworld
> > International" programming. I was hoping that this new
> > Canadian news programming would provide me that kind of
> > viewpoint. Unfortunately, it is nothing more than rip and
>
> > read news from a wire service. It's a huge
> disappointment.
>
> Just now, the young woman who's doing "Canada 360" read a
> story about a Philadelphia Eagles player going on the
> injured reserve list. Aside from the fact that I'd assume
> "Canada 360" shouldn't spend a lot of time on the minutiae
> of the U.S.-based NFL, there was this...the news reader said
> the player was "the third pro bowler" the team put on the
> injured list.
>
> No, not "Pro Bowl-er" (NFL player who makes the Pro Bowl).
> She pronounced it like she was putting this player on the
> Professional Bowling Association tour.
>
> > XM should have found a way to get a broadcaster in Canada
> to
> > work with them.
>
> As I alluded before, isn't XM Radio Canada hooked up with
> Standard or Corus or someone? Come on...at least these
> companies can do professional radio!
>
> -OA
>

the only reason this station even exists is because of the canadian content law..and this is their cheap way around it..
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note to tvland...bring back wkrp!!!</P>

 

[beamer69]

Re: Canadian Channels are on air now and they stink!!

> > Gotta agree with you here. Although the Canadian
> offerings
> > on XM seem pretty minimal and mediocre, they got rid of
> > channels that probably never got much listening anyway,
> and
> > the Canadian channels they did add will definitely get
> more
> > listening north of the border. I tried to get into Ngoma
> > and World Zone and could just never do it, and I suspect
> I'm
> > not the only one.
>

Hey, I had to drive from Indianapolis to New York and back for Thanksgiving and all I can say is 'Thank God' for Home Ice. It came just in time for me.