FOX NEWS HITS CANADIAN TELEVISION

[Brundle_Fly]

Yup its true.

its on my box on channel 142....

wish this had not happened.

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. you have my deepest sympathy

if you haven't seen Outfoxed, you should watch it.

[Brundle_Fly]

2. I bought it

when I heard this was coming. I dont like the infotainment news here...

we have the cbc, they will remain my first source.

[Cooley Hurd]

3. I'll second that...

Robert Greenwald's "Outfoxed" lays bare the "agenda journalism" of FauxNews.

I believe you can rent it now...

[Elise]

4. What happened?

Last I heard, Canada was refusing to carry Fox!

[Brundle_Fly]

5. this is what happened.

http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2004/11/18/fox_crtc041118.html


CRTC approves Fox News for Canada
Last Updated Thu, 18 Nov 2004 21:56:37 EST

OTTAWA - The conservative-leaning Fox News Channel will soon be coming to Canadian digital television channels.

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approved an application Thursday to bring the Fox News Channel, one of the highest-rated news channels in the United States, onto Canadian digital airwaves.

The Canadian Cable Telecommunications Association (CCTA) applied to the broadcast regulator in April.

Canadians already have access to the main Fox network, but not the right-leaning, 24-hour news channel, with its trademarked slogan of "fair and balanced."

The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) opposed the application, saying it would discourage foreign broadcasters from partnering with Canadian broadcasters.

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[Skittles]

6. LOL - "conservative-leaning"

FOX is an outright propaganda arm for the RNC and Bush Inc.

[Elise]

7. Thank you

The Canadian Cable Telecommunications Association, please shake hands with the (USA) FCC ... :puke:

[LostInAnomie]

8. Something tells me it won't do as well up there...

... not as many dumb shit rednecks.

[Brundle_Fly]

9. and it will cost an extra amount on your

monthly cable bill, I don't think people will want to fork out more for fake news.

edit for lack of speleing 4 witch I leanrd in Skule.

[ebayfool]

39. duz u uz speel chucker? LOL! n/t

[nine23]

10. Ewww...faaaccck...it's on Ch. 142 in Vancouver as well.

When did they slip that in? I have full digital, but really don't watch that much TV. Or rather, I'm just very selective.

This slipped in under my radar. Didn't even know it was on until I read this thread. Maybe it's time for a letter-writing campaign asking them to come up with a new "tier 4" or something, so people who actually want this, er, "programming", have to pay extra.

I pay for this service, and I consider this very offensive shit, like "The KKK Network" or something along those lines.

Still, it costs money to go Tier 3 digital, so not that many people have it.

[Brundle_Fly]

11. hey nine23

I am in Calgary, middle of nowhere.

It is free just for a while. I think they do 60 free days and then go to a cost for watching.

I don't know when they snuck it in...must have been right before xmas.

[nine23]

12. Shaw Cable is based in Calgary and serves most of BC...

so I think we're getting the same service. If it is in fact as you say, ie. 60 days free, then one must order...that works just fine for me. There's something I find rather sneaky and sleazy just forcing this on me like it was some kind of "favour" ("new channels for free!!!)...it wasn't in the service contract I signed.

I find Faux News a sickening display of the worst America has to offer; I was aware the CRTC gave it the green light, but I'd like some choice in having this shit playing in my living room nonetheless...

Anyway, thanx for the info Brundle_Fly; I couldn't even watch it long enough to find out the info you just gave me. It's that bad; it doesn't even have a comedy element to it. (It's like lurking over at Free Republic...it's funny for about five minutes, then it's just dull, stupid people ad nausea...)

[Brundle_Fly]

13. yeah

I watch all the Fox I need @ crooksandliars.com

or I can filter it with News Hounds, having access to it is like the first wave of the cultural invasion. My father is very excited about it.

:(

[blackangrydem]

14. It will be interesting to see if Fox earns the same kind of

ratings up there that it does down here.

[Brundle_Fly]

15. not a chance.

Sorry, but most Canadians I know are already skeptical of CNN, I can't see Fox getting even a 1% share.

[blackangrydem]

21. What kind of a share does CNN get?

[Brundle_Fly]

30. CNN

offered for FREE on basic cable gets from 2-5%

[LibertyorDeath]

34. LOL

"offered for FREE on basic cable gets from 2-5%"

Free Haaa they can't even give this shit away up here.

[Freddie Stubbs]

43. So I guess there is absolutley nothing to worry about

:shrug:

[LibertyorDeath]

33. Most Canadians I know view Faux as an alternative to the Comedy Channel

& CNN as pure Propaganda.

Murdoch obviously hasn't spent much time in Canada if he thinks we'll
go for this Shite.

[leesa]

16. Please resist it. I think you are stronger up there, but it has certainly

destroyed the US and Australia (their Rupert Murdoch version).

[Endangered Specie]

17. Is there any way we can get Canada news here?

:shrug: fair trade ;)

[Harry S Truman]

18. I want my CBC

Good point. Why is CBC never on here?

[AntiCoup2K4]

19. Gotta live in a border state to get CBC

And even then, the signal is often "suspect", like when CBC was covering the protests of Junior's visit to Canada last month, and the audio track suddenly went bad. Imagine that.....

[LibertyorDeath]

35. You can get CBC News World International on Digital Cable or Dish

in the US of A not sure of the Channel #

If all else fails try BBC America

[ncrainbowgrrl]

38. I have time warner cable and get NewsWorld Int'l. It is awesome.

Thank you to our friends to the north for still putting out real news.
:yourock:

[xultar]

20. OMFG...RUN...RUN my dear child as fast as you can SAVE YOURSELF

RUN!!!!! :scared:

[BlueManDude]

22. It's no joke Dude

Why is the USA so fucked up? RW media 24 hours a day. You guys are next.

[ooglymoogly]

23. 1st comes fox news and soon to follow a bush clone

for your very own pm and then dictatorship. one follows the other like rats following garbage

[GetTheRightVote]

24. I hope the Canadians kick them out after a very bad showing there

:kick:

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[MADem]

26. Question for CANADIANS and EXPATS!!!

Sorta related...how much does Canadian cable cost? Do you carry HBO? How do your tiers work, and what do you get for your money?

Which is better up that way, cable or satellite?

I'm thinking about moving, and slowly acquiring as much info as I can!

Thanks in advance!

[Brundle_Fly]

31. we get most of the same channels

also more BBC and world related programs.

HBO, Showtime etc etc all covered, MSNBC, CNN, CNN Headline News, now FOX, we get it all. We also have our own movie channels.

[MADem]

37. What do you pay, for the full monty, or for partial service?

I'm wondering if it will be a REAL luxury, or about the same onerous obligation as here?

We get the BBC and Celtic channel, and a number of WORLD type channels as well, and if you want to pay, you can get channels in everything from Laotian to Korean and then some. But I am just interested in a good dose of news, some HBO, and some films, and am curious as to how much my wallet would hurt for the pleasure!

[Brundle_Fly]

41. I have all the channels (191) and high speed internet

and it costs $80 CDN a month....about $60ish US

[MADem]

45. WOW, not bad, not bad AT ALL!!!

Canada is looking better and better to me!

Thanks for the info!

[shady lane]

27. Brother in law says its on 3 stations on his satellite

They have it all over Canada by now I presume.

[sakabatou]

28. Dear god...

they've been infected!

[Miami Liberal]

29. "Run Forrest, run"

pretend it's not even there, that's what I do. :-)

[Jehanatu]

32. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!

Sorrry, but my brain just esploded! CANADA HAS BEEN INFECTED, THERE IS NO PLACE TO HIDE! FUCK YOU RUPERT MURDOCH! FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCCCCK YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUU!

[sadiesworld]

36. Woo Hoo!

You too can be part of the "ownership society".

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

[Debs]

40. Misery loves company

Why should we have all the fun

[Higans]

42. I say Boycott Fox News.

Call your cable company and tell them "I don't want Facist right wing spew in my house. Even if it's free! I don't need your garbage programing my children."

[Dem2theMax]

44. Oh Canada. You don't deserve this after all the good and wonderful

things you have done for us.

Can we ask you to do one more favor for us?

BOYCOTT FAUX. For your own peace of mind, as well as helping us make sure they don't get any more $$$.

Put up signs that say "Avoid brainwashing by Amerika. Don't watch Faux." ;)