tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162738000034202372.comments2023-03-28T13:38:47.209-04:00CBC Radio Two & MeJames Wootenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11932289702872433813noreply@blogger.comBlogger148125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162738000034202372.post-76805810032764167892016-06-12T13:57:32.583-04:002016-06-12T13:57:32.583-04:00Hi Marni,
Just saw your comment. I agree with you...Hi Marni,<br /><br />Just saw your comment. I agree with you 100%!<br /><br />I wrote up a brief description of how to get started with SiriusXM satellite radio. Hope this helps. I've had my SiriusXM satellite radio for nine years now (I have three satellite radios, and an outdoor antenna) and they work perfectly!<br /><br />You can see the description as my latest blog entry.<br /><br />JamesJames Wootenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932289702872433813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162738000034202372.post-4021780449319742552016-06-02T21:21:26.524-04:002016-06-02T21:21:26.524-04:00Greetings from Lunenburg, NS...
What a delight to ...Greetings from Lunenburg, NS...<br />What a delight to read your comments! I feel exactly the same about this HORRIBLE CBC takeover. I had happily listened to CBC Radio my whole life, each day, every day. But after the coup, I have had to cobble together snippets of decent music here & there.<br />I now listen to the French channel, Radio Canada, in the morning until 0800 (it used to be OK until 0900, but no more)(but it is still pretty good most of the weekend!), next I listen to a CD until 0900, & at this point I enter the "grin & bare it" zone... I turn on "Tempo" & must endure the oozing, drippy, gushing, false enthusiasm of Juuuuulie. I won't even start with how many dislikes I have about this "host". Suffice to say, I wish she would go back to her singing career. Permanently.<br />I'm a bit of a Luddite so I don't listen to music on the computer. Plus, I have speakers in a few rooms of the house & want to have the music travel with me, so to speak. I would love to listen to the BBC but I wouldn't know how to swing that. If you folks could walk me through the process of setting this up, that would be great!<br />And, a pal of mine has clued me into this site. yourclassical.org I am listening now as I type & it is a delight!! But, alas, it's playing through my laptop so I have to sit still to listen. <br />Thanks for your blog. I KNOW we aren't the only ones who feel like this. None of my friends can stand The New 2!! What can we do to get back our once beloved CBC Radio??Marni Gentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162738000034202372.post-51558633190126562332016-03-17T14:39:10.752-04:002016-03-17T14:39:10.752-04:00I'm completely in agreement with you David. Wh...I'm completely in agreement with you David. What I find astonishing is that no one in CBC management has apparently learned from, or acknowledged, their mistakes. Instead those responsible have been promoted!<br /><br />My alternative to CBC Radio Two is Sirius Satellite radio. I can not recommend it highly enough, both in home and in the car.<br /><br />Streaming audio was my other alternative for the home but unfortunately my WiFi radio no longer functions with my new WiFi router. Time for a new WiFi radio!James Wootenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932289702872433813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162738000034202372.post-6176695308069603802016-03-14T00:17:50.737-04:002016-03-14T00:17:50.737-04:00It has been almost eight years since the astonishi...It has been almost eight years since the astonishingly boneheaded program format changes at CBC Radio 2, but I still get upset thinking about how a superb and well balanced broadcasting model was squandered by myopic bureaucrats in their misguided search for a nonexistent demographic. Now, despite duplicitous crowing about attracting higher percentages of the ever-declining overall radio audience*, the downward slide continues. Mercifully, since the advent of streaming internet radio, I can find a surrogate in BBC Radio 3 - but wouldn't it have been so much nicer if the rest of the world could have been listening to the excellent classical, jazz, and arts programming that was once the hallmark of our national broadcaster?<br />The anger is gradually giving way to wistfulness, but the sense of loss will persist.<br /><br />*http://m.huffpost.com/ca/entry/6926148David T. Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10390543414953734964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162738000034202372.post-2253665606909441712015-01-08T13:49:50.668-05:002015-01-08T13:49:50.668-05:00Mark Steinmetz, if you compare the CBC Radio 2 aud...Mark Steinmetz, if you compare the CBC Radio 2 audience that existed before the CBC revamped its programming in 2007, you will observe a precipitous decline in CBC Radio 2's share of the market since the changes have been introduced. I don't see any way to put a positive spin on this. The Fall 2014 results may have been better than previously, but the boat is still sinking.James Wootenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932289702872433813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162738000034202372.post-80202982835829562712015-01-08T13:46:53.506-05:002015-01-08T13:46:53.506-05:00Anonymous, see the latest audience survey data on ...Anonymous, see the latest audience survey data on this blog. Total radio audience has declined by 12.5%, yet CBC Radio 2 market share has declined by 39.5% since S1 2007. Not good.James Wootenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932289702872433813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162738000034202372.post-58704485942696446182015-01-08T11:29:58.118-05:002015-01-08T11:29:58.118-05:00Norman, recent events have shown that the chickens...Norman, recent events have shown that the chickens are finally coming home to roost. "Blood will have blood", to thoroughly mix my metaphors.James Wootenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932289702872433813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162738000034202372.post-31981179354466035042014-12-04T19:46:44.897-05:002014-12-04T19:46:44.897-05:00oh hey. this can only be true if you factor in the...oh hey. this can only be true if you factor in the total downturn in all of radio listening, right? so it's a win for a lost game.<br /><br />Mark Steinmetz @marksteinmetz1 · Nov 28<br />CBC Radio 2 Fall ratings: highest ever for the network. Share and reach. Across all demos. Congrats to the entire music department!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162738000034202372.post-8636113482976892922014-12-03T22:37:20.672-05:002014-12-03T22:37:20.672-05:00it will take some powerful organization skills to ...it will take some powerful organization skills to undo/repair the damage done by Jennifer McGuire and Chris Boyce.<br /><br />One place to start is the hiring standards that allow them to hold their destructive positions.<br /><br /><br />Norman Rosenbloodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162738000034202372.post-7715089260578138892013-11-03T16:15:51.248-05:002013-11-03T16:15:51.248-05:00Thanks Brian for your comment.
I very much agree ...Thanks Brian for your comment.<br /><br />I very much agree with you. CBC Radio 2 has become indistinguishable from commercial radio.<br /><br />I highly recommend a "Wi-Fi" radio as an alternative to CBC Radio 2, or the Sirius/XM Satellite Radio service. I use both as my substitute for CBC Radio 2, and have been doing so since the changes were made to CBC Radio 2 in 2007.James Wootenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932289702872433813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162738000034202372.post-58158074011227606322013-10-11T12:10:44.481-04:002013-10-11T12:10:44.481-04:00CBC R2 is on a steady path to becoming intolerable...CBC R2 is on a steady path to becoming intolerable. When Rich Terfy's Radio 2 'Drive' starts - the radio goes off. As of Oct 1st, when the obnoxious ads come on - the radio goes OFF!!<br /><br />With the exception of a few programs, CBC Radio 2 is becoming almost indistinguishable from it's commercial radio counterparts. I'm afraid to say which programs because I fear those will become the next targets - it seems it's the quality programming that gets the axe.<br />I've been an enthusiastic CBC listener for over 25 years, as have my parents since they arrived in Canada 60 years ago from Holland. My parent's gave up on CBC several years ago around the time when Jurgen Gothe's 'Disc Drive' and Danielle Charbonneau's 'Music For Awhile' were replaced with shows like 'R2 Drive'. Fortunately my dad able to receive Classic King and NPR from Seattle. I on the other hand must resort to streaming NPR or the BBC online, or listen to cd's. <br /><br />The dumbing-down of CBC Radio 2 is a profound loss to many Canadians.<br />Apparently the entire CBC network costs 65$ per person, per year - Radio 2 would represent a fraction of that. Seems like a small price to pay for quality radio programming.Brian Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162738000034202372.post-49319990201231730872013-10-04T16:14:26.243-04:002013-10-04T16:14:26.243-04:00Sorry, Fred, I haven't been checking this blog...Sorry, Fred, I haven't been checking this blog recently, so I was late in approving your comment. But thanks for the post!James Wootenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932289702872433813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162738000034202372.post-18383976035211425322013-07-09T11:04:56.717-04:002013-07-09T11:04:56.717-04:00I am glad to read your post. As an ex-pat Canadia...I am glad to read your post. As an ex-pat Canadian living abroad I am hooked into radio through the internet just as I was back in Canada. I too was very upset to see the changes that CBC brass made to the airwaves. Almost none of the changes were appealing and I largely tuned CBC out. I wrote an irate email to the head of programming a few years back telling him that people had access more and more to the Internet radio stations and that the changes CBC had made will drive older listeners like me away and in droves. It is a tragedy what they did to our CBC. And, they got away with it!!!!bigloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12904955976959857113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162738000034202372.post-63628943346481513302013-07-09T11:04:12.825-04:002013-07-09T11:04:12.825-04:00I am glad to read your post. As an ex-pat Canadia...I am glad to read your post. As an ex-pat Canadian living abroad I am hooked into radio through the internet just as I was back in Canada. I too was very upset to see the changes that CBC brass made to the airwaves. Almost none of the changes were appealing and I largely tuned CBC out. I wrote an irate email to the head of programming a few years back telling him that people had access more and more to the Internet radio stations and that the changes CBC had made will drive older listeners like me away and in droves. It is a tragedy what they did to our CBC. And, they got away with it!!!!bigloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12904955976959857113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162738000034202372.post-73485067088078540172013-07-09T11:03:29.000-04:002013-07-09T11:03:29.000-04:00I am glad to read your post. As an ex-pat Canadia...I am glad to read your post. As an ex-pat Canadian living abroad I am hooked into radio through the internet just as I was back in Canada. I too was very upset to see the changes that CBC brass made to the airwaves. Almost none of the changes were appealing and I largely tuned CBC out. I wrote an irate email to the head of programming a few years back telling him that people had access more and more to the Internet radio stations and that the changes CBC had made will drive older listeners like me away and in droves. It is a tragedy what they did to our CBC. And, they got away with it!!!!bigloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12904955976959857113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162738000034202372.post-26019477702067635012012-08-17T16:20:09.563-04:002012-08-17T16:20:09.563-04:00@Anonymous #2: the purpose of this blog is to allo...@Anonymous #2: the purpose of this blog is to allow CBC radio listeners (and former CBC radio listeners) to express their views. Unlike the CBC, which suppressed dissent when the restructuring of the CBC took place.<br /><br />The only regime more secretive than the CBC is the Harper Government and, possibly, the Putin regime.<br />James Wootenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932289702872433813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162738000034202372.post-37736629274445435042012-08-15T10:16:47.728-04:002012-08-15T10:16:47.728-04:00Great idea CBC. I bet that you publish this commen...Great idea CBC. I bet that you publish this comment. Any negativity will be censored.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162738000034202372.post-89186540205041415272012-07-09T12:21:30.293-04:002012-07-09T12:21:30.293-04:00ha ha ha. where are they now?! still in charge, of...ha ha ha. where are they now?! still in charge, of course! no consequences at all. jennifer mcguire, meanwhile, has been busy bulldozing and dismantling what little integrity and mission remains at cbc news. <br />how do such geniuses make it to the top?<br />why is there no accountability?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162738000034202372.post-65725765962381045352012-06-21T17:35:09.143-04:002012-06-21T17:35:09.143-04:00I will miss 'Connect' with Mark Kelley. It...I will miss 'Connect' with Mark Kelley. It was always a pretty interesting show.Davidhttp://dailyperversion.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162738000034202372.post-38287243674132567052012-05-23T12:02:11.111-04:002012-05-23T12:02:11.111-04:00Too late, I'm afraid. CBC Radio management exe...Too late, I'm afraid. CBC Radio management execs have the flexibility and open-mindedness of mules, it seems.James Wootenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932289702872433813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162738000034202372.post-3565046704726761552012-05-23T12:00:28.959-04:002012-05-23T12:00:28.959-04:00Sorry Paul, I haven't checked my blog for a wh...Sorry Paul, I haven't checked my blog for a while.<br /><br />I agree, the demise of the old CBC Radio 2 has left a hole in our lives that is difficult to fill.<br /><br />For me, Sirius satellite radio and dedicated Wi-Fi radios have filled the void!James Wootenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932289702872433813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162738000034202372.post-82449207644594005862012-04-10T19:15:27.165-04:002012-04-10T19:15:27.165-04:00A 2-year-old post -- hope I can still comment. Yea...A 2-year-old post -- hope I can still comment. Years later, I still grieve over the loss of radio 2. I don't listen to anything CBC anymore (after listening to nothing BUT CBC for over 30 years!!), but it still really feels like somebody died -- folks like Jurgen Gothe and Eric Friesen and Danielle Charbonneu really felt like friends.<br /><br />How I listen to classical music now is a little laboured, and I wouldn't recommend it to everybody, but here goes. I mostly listen to radio in the morning, and I love BBC 3's radio hosts and musical selections. So I have the show recorded automatically on dar.fm, then download it to my Android phone, then listen to it on the car or at home, wherever I am. It works, somehow. Thanks for providing a little refuge on the web where we can grieve together!Paul Mhttp://www.paulmitchinson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162738000034202372.post-58246436157503488072012-03-18T20:43:10.594-04:002012-03-18T20:43:10.594-04:00holy crap! go back to classical music!holy crap! go back to classical music!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162738000034202372.post-46916552429697339332012-03-05T14:03:41.298-05:002012-03-05T14:03:41.298-05:00A very insightful and well-written post on your si...A very insightful and well-written post on your site, Mr. Kiefl! I encourage everyone to read this piece for an insider's view on how the CBC operates.<br /><br />As for whether we will every see CBC Radio 2 return to its glory days: sadly, I believe those days are over. As Mr. Keifl points out, CBC management are too obstinate to admit their mistakes, numerous though they may be.James Wootenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932289702872433813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162738000034202372.post-48516684109887467602012-02-28T23:05:42.679-05:002012-02-28T23:05:42.679-05:00Please see this piece on Radio 2:
http://mediatren...Please see this piece on Radio 2:<br />http://mediatrends-research.blogspot.com/2012/02/will-cbc-ever-restore-radio-2.htmlBarry Kieflhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15758105644419847206noreply@blogger.com