[[from a longtime lurker, finally moved to post)

I happened to discover that CBC's lomgtime AM station [[at 1550) is in the process of moving to 97.5 on FM and has begun simulcasting to test its FM signal. The band/frequency change would be a minor hassle -- except that the FM signal is substantially weaker [[or perhaps aimed away from Detroit), and was breaking up the other night in my car even in parts of downtown.

I can only guess that this is all part of CBC's moves toward cutting expenses. But as a regular listener, I suddenly was struck that having easy access to Canadian radio and TV has been an unappreciated perk of Detroit life. No longer being able to easily hear a foreign view of U.S. and world news, or broadcasters such as Stuart McLean [[Canada's version of Garrison Keillor) and Randy Bachman [[whose rock music show is always enlightening) will leave me worse off.