Canada AM boosts air time
p2pnet news | TV:- Canada AM says as of the end of the month, it’ll start producing six hours of live programming between 6 am and noon ET every weekday.
“Local CTV stations across the country will broadcast Canada AM live between 6 and 9 am local time, while the complete six-hour, live edition will air on CTV Newsnet,” it says, adding:
“In order to keep the show going for six hours each weekday, Canada AM will now include a Western anchor team.”
Intereresting.
Wonder how much of this centres on attempts to compete with always-on Net media?
Also see:
Canada AM – Canada AM moving to unique six-hour format, January 9, 2008
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January 29th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
This new format SUCKS SALMON.
They should call the show “Central-Canada AM” from now on. I used to wake up to an interesting talk-type show with news interspersed. Perfect. Now all I get is 2 hours of frickin’ Mi-Jung Lee rehashing the same boring news over and over. All the people and features I liked are gone. They’ve essentially CANCELLED THE SHOW in Western Canada.
February 10th, 2008 at 5:29 pm
I agree with the comments above. I can no longer watch Canada AM. I do not care for the new personalities. Boring boring Vancouver news over and over. What a disappointment. It was so enjoyable and entertaining to watch Seamus O’Regan, Beverly Thomson and Jeff Hutcheson as part of our morning routine. … very sad not to be able to see them.
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:57 pm
I could not agree more….A great show that is now only available to Eastern Canada…I wonder if they get traffic and weather reports every 4 minutes in their version, or if they get the pleasure of watching the REAL Canada Am?…Bad times for us in the West.
March 12th, 2008 at 8:45 am
Now it sucks in Saskatchewan too. Since there is no DST time shift here we too lose the Eastern broadcast which used be re-broadcast on western stations so I could catch the whole show. Now we have to get up an hour earlier if we want to catch the REAL show.
April 18th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
Not Good. I used to look forward to Beverly Thomson getting me up in the morning.
June 12th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
I am writing from Sask. I too do not like the changes that have taken place with Canada AM. I really liked the show the way it was but now I don’t really care if I watch it or not. I like interesting topics to be discussed with Beverly, Seamus, Marci and Jeff. I say don’t wreck a good thing.