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mada726
Oct 19th, 2009, 03:18 PM
Hey lads,

I was wondering on what your favourite radio station(s) do you listen to almost every day?

For me, I prefer something more adult contemporary and some classical. I also like to listen to general issues about the current events and some news as well.

Here are my favourites:


CHFI 98.1
CP24 Radio 1050
680 News
Newstalk 1010 CFRB
97.3 EZ-Rock (infrequently listen to this station)
Classical 96.3FM (only during school days)


It's quite odd to see a 23-year-old listen to CHFI-FM, but I've began to listen to that particular station when I was about little. There was one time that CHFI once tried to market themselves as a "teen-esque" radio station.

Back then in June 2003, Mad-Dog and Billie (formerly of the old Kiss 92.5 radio station then changed to Jack FM and finally reverting to Kiss 92.5) were once hosts of the morning show displacing Erin Davis and Mike Cooper (the latter is currently unknown). Davis later "emerged from the ashes" a year later in 2004, when she was with competitor 97.3 EZ-Rock FM. Her sidekick, Mike Cooper began to entertain the people.

It wasn't until June 2005 when Mad-Dog and Billie was given the "pink slip" and three months later, Erin Davis made a triumphant comeback to CHFI, which back then had their ratings tumbled. Mad-Dog and Billie were funny - while it lasted! With Davis and Cooper hosting the morning show on CHFI, everything was back to normal.

Alright, I've have enough talk about "boring stories" about that, but I vaguely remember those days. I wasn't aware that 92.5 Jack FM turned KISS - after I came back from my holiday (vacation) for a cruise along the Baltic Sea. At that time when I left the country, it was still Jack FM.

Many listeners (mostly vintage KISS listeners) welcomed it as a comeback. But for me, enough said. I remember the good old KISS day and some piece of Jack as well, but I'm currently "inclined" to these stations listed above.

There was one time that on CHFI - a favourite programme made me go to sleep. That programme is called "Lovers and Other Strangers". While the programme may be gone from broadcast, it lives on as a podcast.

Anyways, what are your favourite radio stations?

XxXSnake23XxX
Oct 19th, 2009, 03:56 PM
Z103.5 Baby! plays EVERYTHING... it seems like flow 93.5 is trying to copy them

nufan
Oct 19th, 2009, 04:11 PM
Howard 100 & 101

http://scrapetv.com/News/News%20Pages/Everyone%20Else/images-2/howard-stern-sirius.jpg

zonetbh
Oct 19th, 2009, 04:21 PM
There is no radio station in Toronto that caters to my taste in music so the only radio is listen to is NewsTalk AM 1010. Otherwise its MP3's all day.

LondonTown
Oct 19th, 2009, 04:57 PM
Howard 100 & 101

http://scrapetv.com/News/News%20Pages/Everyone%20Else/images-2/howard-stern-sirius.jpg

+1

I wonder what's going on with Artie...

bembol
Oct 19th, 2009, 04:58 PM
I used to listen to Z103.5's Morning Show but after Podcast, 680 News is the only station I listen when driving to work.

skyblue12
Oct 19th, 2009, 05:46 PM
z1035, kiss925, fan590 if the raps / leafs / jays are playing

AzN_RiverdaleCI
Oct 19th, 2009, 06:56 PM
z1035, kiss925, fan590 if the raps / leafs / jays are playing

+.5, minus the fan590

Super strokey
Oct 19th, 2009, 08:10 PM
There is a really good rock station in Grande Prairie call 97.7 the rock or soemthng like that. Its really good especially for a small town. better than all the crappy edmonton ones.

IronMan08
Oct 19th, 2009, 08:19 PM
Z103.5 can suck my nads. This past weekend I called in 8 times for a request for one single song, each time, Peter Kash said he'd play it.
And he didn't play it once. I was stuck at work...all I wanted to hear was some Classified. Jesus. What a big terd.

Fan590 FTW.

Madchester
Oct 19th, 2009, 08:44 PM
BBC Radio 1 and 6.

Internet radio rocks.

rooney11
Oct 19th, 2009, 09:37 PM
These are my top three radio channels
z103.5, Flow93.5, Kiss 92.4,

If those three fail, I go to the next three
Virgin 99.9, 102.1 Edge, Chum 104.5

nufan
Oct 19th, 2009, 09:48 PM
+1

I wonder what's going on with Artie...
yeah I'm wondering that too! :)

XxXSnake23XxX
Oct 20th, 2009, 07:02 AM
Z103.5 can suck my nads. This past weekend I called in 8 times for a request for one single song, each time, Peter Kash said he'd play it.
And he didn't play it once. I was stuck at work...all I wanted to hear was some Classified. Jesus. What a big terd.

Fan590 FTW.

it sounds like you are the only one calling in..

grappos13
Oct 20th, 2009, 08:38 AM
102.1 the edge for sure!

the morning show is the best in toronto (and i think its the highest rated too)...too funny..

although they have a big hard on for nirvana... too much in fact..

after that.. its maybe 99.9 or 104.5..

kilarney
Oct 20th, 2009, 09:08 AM
102.1 the edge for sure!

the morning show is the best in toronto (and i think its the highest rated too)...too funny..

although they have a big hard on for nirvana... too much in fact..

after that.. its maybe 99.9 or 104.5..

+1, Blundell's show just cracks me up each morning in addition to Martin Streek's show before his untimely death. R.I.P Martin.
One thing I must admit, the playlist is getting a bit too repetitive at times. But, at least there is the '90s request hour during noon.

Other than that, in K-W its mostly 107.5 and 96.7. In Toronto, 99.9, AM 680, AM1430 (Chinese radio) and occasionally CBC Radio.

slowtyper
Oct 20th, 2009, 09:26 AM
I listen to my CFRB 1010 whenever I am by myself. If my gf is with me she will change to some random FM channel. Occasionally listen to songs on my iphone but only on weekends/evenings, never during a commute to or from work.

I absolutely can not stand most radio show personalities on the stations that play music.

zonetbh
Oct 20th, 2009, 09:27 AM
102.1 in the morning is pretty awesome if you like sitting there listening to laughs, followed by silent pauses, followed by more laughs, followed by the same old recycled jokes that have been said daily for years now.

Not my cup of tea. I don't find any of them to be the least bit funny.

MrDisco
Oct 20th, 2009, 09:42 AM
cfrb

IronMan08
Oct 21st, 2009, 01:32 AM
it sounds like you are the only one calling in..

You'd call in again too if he didn't play your song after each time, he said 'yes'.

umop
Oct 21st, 2009, 01:38 AM
There is a really good rock station in Grande Prairie call 97.7 the rock or soemthng like that. Its really good especially for a small town. better than all the crappy edmonton ones.

There's a 97.7 in S. Ontario, HITS FM I think.

Plays a lot of good rock (well, better than the other rock stations).

nano
Oct 21st, 2009, 07:23 AM
Local radio favs

88.1 ckln, 89.5 ciut, 93.7 wblk and flow 93.5


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