Comments on: Iqaluit’s new CBC Radio transmitter a moot point for pirate listeners

By: Don

Don — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 16:08:19 +0000

Hi your comments about Saturday afternoon at the opera is how I came to your site. I am trying to find out if I can get a copy of the Dec 1 broadcast or find out if that programming (Transit of Venus opera and interviews) will be re-broadcast in the future. I would love to have a copy of the broadcast for local interest. (Winnipeg). Cheers!

By: Francis Wooby

Francis Wooby — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:18:40 +0000

Your tag says "Iquluit" instead of "Iqaluit." Sorry for nit-picking.

Tod replies: Oops.. thanks! Fixed.

By: balbulican

balbulican — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 17:22:55 +0000

Pearson is a national treasure. Former mayor, MLA, coroner, restauranteur, video arcade operator, B and B operator and everything else, he is a foul mouthed, politically incorrect delight who now operates Iqaluit’s tiny, perfect movie theatre, the Astro.

By: PatB

PatB — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:52:31 +0000

We need more of these “locally” run stations – whenever I travel in BC, AB – I can’t believe how spotty CBC is. No wonder there’s Western Alienation!

By: Dwight Williams

Dwight Williams — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:41:56 +0000

Megan: thank you!

*scribbles notes to make sure he doesn’t forget this…*

By: Megan

Megan — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 02:30:13 +0000

Tod: Hmmm. Well, it’s hard to show you on paper, but here’s the closest I could come (someone who speaks Inuktitut would be able to do this better than I can):

ee-kal-OOM-ee-oot

Except you’ll want to make a noise sort of like you’re clearing your throat on the “kal”. Inuktitut has a lot of sounds you’ll never hear in English.

By: Tod Maffin

Tod Maffin — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 01:54:50 +0000

> People from Iqaluit = Iqalummiut.

What is the pronunciation for that?

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:07:04 +0000

Neither the CRTC nor the CBC gives a fig about a diversity of voices. They like to have a bunch of left wing voices from different communities.

Pirate away Bryan. I hope others in Canada do the same.

Sirius Radio is diverse. It’s unfortunate that it’s a pay service. There is a group of voices out there that will never make their way onto Canada’s CRTC/CBC approved airways. More’s the pity.

By: redandjonny

redandjonny — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:05:37 +0000

Someone send him a t-shirt Quick!

By: Megan

Megan — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:27:43 +0000

People from Iqaluit = Iqalummiut.

By: Dwight Williams

Dwight Williams — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 13:24:24 +0000

Well, if he finds new content of his own to broadcast to Iqaluitians(?), I think we can let him be. Consider this an informal request to the CRTC per the “Diversity of Voices” doctrine.