There's no A in Montreal simply because CTV doesn't have an A station here, while Canwest branded CJNT as an E! station. The closest A station is in Ottawa, which is a bit far for the rabbit ears. It isn't available on cable either, but is on satellite.

I am telling you I am getting pretty confused with all these changes with the radio and television networks lately I was so accustomed to a schedule. (I only have an antenna, so only get the basic channels which are mostly canadian due to the swith to digital TV) At night, with the syndicated stuff, for example has changed. CBC and GhostWhisperer,CJAD Re-Roll, E! being sold..... etc.. I'm getting a bit tired of constantly changing schedules.

BTW, a bit off-topic can anyone let me know why we can't get the A Channel here but we did get E! until recently. Some of the shows I used to watch on CTV moved there and we can't receive it in Montreal, so what's the use. For example this week, they replaced General Hospital in the 3pm slot with yet another Oprah show, Dr. Oz. Yuk.

Sorry for complaining. Just needed to vent.

Otherwise, it's unethical to label something "LIVE" when it isn't. Hence why you don't see it on the national newscasts (CTV, CBC, Global - some or all are live on their first airing).

The no chat between the the anchor and field person is a red flag that says it is probably canned.

It's great that the the CBC is trying to expand it's service as opposed to slashing it.

This " were not live" but aren't going to tell you technique is used frequently.

Take a look a Global National the show is full of it.

Even the National at the CBC & CTV sometimes do it. The CBC often will do talkbacks live for the feed to the Atlantic time zone and played back during the later feeds to the rest of the country.

Much like weather reports packaged in other cities and pretending to be in your city is the way some folks produced news. I have no problem with weather being packaged in different regions but passing it off as being local is something else. Having two weather people being able to package the weather for a slew of stations so they can have resources to do more local stories is a way to save money. Although more often than not no extra money is funnelled back to the local newsrooms.

A little disclosure on my part I work in TV news.

I like the practice the AMnets, American networks, mornings show use. They will super a report or guest "Live EDT".

Another term we use out in the field is "dog lick". Why go live? Because we can. Often live shots are done just out side the stations with no location relevance to the story

The first reporter was live. You can see the reporter nodding as she listens to the anchor. (If it was taped, they certainly faked it very well.)

But the problem may be on my end as I can't even spell "will" properly in my first post.

CBC at 11 in Vancouver has a different anchor at 11. You think the CBC could have scheduled one of the two anchors from their early show to read the late news.

Don't think the reporter on the first story about the shooting in West Van was live. Looks more like it was taped as their was no chatting between the host and the anchor.

Same with the weather don't think it is done live. The weather anchor probably recorded her bit right after the news earlier in the evening. Again no chat with the anchor so I'm thinking canned.

Agreed it breathing for Nancy must be hard, it's a tight show.

Never knew they liked so much crime on the west coast.

I like guessing what colour the traffic light will be in the background when they cut back to Nancy.

Live show or taped?

Some anchors from the early evening news or another anchor?