Changes coming to HNIC and Fan960?

[SutterBrother]

Originally Posted by getbak

No, not really. Here are the ratings for the last year:

• Summer 2021
• Fall 2021
• Winter 2021-22
• Spring 2022

AMA is the average number of listeners each station gets per minute; Daily Cume is the number of unique listeners each station gets per day on average; and Share is the percentage of all time spent listening to the radio by everyone in the market that each station gets.

Thanks for doing the legwork and posting that, but the data is all from the pandemic - right off the hop sports was disrupted for a long while. I liked the candy brackets, but that’s going to make a dent.

The station was also dealing with Covid and doing shows out of basements. I loved robot Rhett and his motorcycle, but it sounded like ass for 2 years.

I’d like to know how they were doing before Rona took a dump on all our lives.

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by SutterBrother

I’d like to know how they were doing before Rona took a dump on all our lives.

I don't have the numbers handy, but going from memory, before Covid, 960 was usually about the second or third-last station in the market. I'm sure their raw numbers were better, but their relative position stayed much the same.

[Scooter]

Originally Posted by flambers

My understanding Fan960 especially the morning show did very well in terms of listeners.

Boomer, Warrener and Pinder were great. Fun show.

It will be missed

Great if all you're interested in is drinking beer, eating pizza and chicken wings!

[AndyM]

A morning show is supposed to have elements of levity, though. I don't think everyone will agree on what expectations are for the AM slot, but it'll never be interview after interview.

[Yoho]

Originally Posted by Scooter

Great if all you're interested in is drinking beer, eating pizza and chicken wings!

What?

[Delgar]

Originally Posted by getbak

No, not really. Here are the ratings for the last year:

These are total listener numbers for anyone 12+ in all dayparts, so there are likely demographic splits by age and gender where they rank higher, but there isn't much that can be done to help out bad underlying numbers.

That is interesting data, thanks for the post.

How is the data collected? I can see how they would figure out number of listeners if one is connecting through an app, but isn't radio receive only? So how do they know the number of listeners in a car fm/am radio?

[timun]

Originally Posted by keenan87

I was always a little disappointed how little they talked about the Raptors. They spend hours talking about Blue Jays so why not basketball?

Because they have rights to broadcast Blue Jays games, and they don't have the rights for Raptors games!

[agulati]

Who owned Fan960 prior to sports net? They still had flames broadcasting rights at that time, correct?

[keenan87]

Originally Posted by timun

Because they have rights to broadcast Blue Jays games, and they don't have the rights for Raptors games!

That shouldn't be the reason why you decide not to talk about a sport. Especially one like the Raptors with huge followers across the country.

[timun]

Originally Posted by Delgar

That is interesting data, thanks for the post.

How is the data collected? I can see how they would figure out number of listeners if one is connecting through an app, but isn't radio receive only? So how do they know the number of listeners in a car fm/am radio?

Numeris uses devices called Portable People Meters (PPM) to track it. Basically it's a little microphone that randomly selected people wear on their person at all times, and it keeps track by "listening" for code signals in the radio broadcast that are inaudible to human hearing. At the end of the day the person recharges the PPM device and it'll do a data dump back to Numeris servers for analysis.

[bubbsy]

Listened to the podcasts from boomers last day. Solid stuff. Going to miss those morning shows.

I'm sorry if this has already been discussed but have they announced what's happening in the mornings going forward?

[getbak]

Originally Posted by agulati

Who owned Fan960 prior to sports net? They still had flames broadcasting rights at that time, correct?

960 CFAC has been owned by Rogers since 1989.

They have had the Flames' radio rights since they switched to the sports format in 2001. Prior to that, the Flames' rights were held by 66-CFR (since about 1990), which has been owned by Rogers since 1999.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by timun

I am flabbergasted that people have any affinity for 960 whatsoever. If it went off the air I'd scarcely notice; according to Numeris they're generally the second-least-listened-to radio station in the city save for a bit of a bump in the spring if the Flames are in the playoffs. Outside of Flames games the programming is atrocious, I can't bear to listen to it for more than a minute or so at a time.

I dont listen all that much anymore, but I have met so many people who have relocated around the world and consider 960 a wonderful way to stay connected to their home and their team.

For that I like it.

[Alpha_Q]

Originally Posted by Scooter

Great if all you're interested in is drinking beer, eating pizza and chicken wings!

One 20 minute commute a year or so ago was all food talk. After that I switched stations whenever they talked food, then gave up entirely.

[rhino]

Originally Posted by Scooter

Great if all you're interested in is drinking beer, eating pizza and chicken wings!

Listen to other morning shows…. It’s like listening to paint dry

[MRCboicgy]

Originally Posted by Scooter

Great if all you're interested in is drinking beer, eating pizza and chicken wings!

Well, like some folks online said: the morning show was highly entertaining and took a comedic approach to the world of sports. It was a nice departure from a space that often takes the games and issues too seriously.

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by Locke

I dont listen all that much anymore, but I have met so many people who have relocated around the world and consider 960 a wonderful way to stay connected to their home and their team.

For that I like it.

You nailed it.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Strange Brew

You nailed it.

You dont even have to look any further than our good friend 'Calgaryboy.'

Listening to games in the middle of the night from the Czech Republic, or hockey talk during the day, etc. To me that is so cool.

I understand Jiri's position on the economics of it, I totally get that, I just like that our ex-pats and foreign fans get that connection to our community and team.

But what I like and what is Financially Viable are often two very separate things.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by rhino

Listen to other morning shows…. It’s like listening to paint dry

Nah, paint dries quietly. Morning shows are a bunch of annoying giggly morning people speaking loudly trying to impress each other with their terrible humour. Morning Migraine Central is what it should be called.

[bubbsy]

Man,I know it's a completely subjective, but the most morning show with plenty of flames talk, warrerners inside view, and then 3 guys who could shoot the ish about food, booze, whatever, was perfect for me.

Toronto sports radio is 100% sports only. It is repetitive and boring.

As someone who left Calgary in my late teens, there was just a homely feel to the show that made me feel like I was back home.


Hope they can maintain some of that going forward