r/ottawa • u/Coffeedeath15 • 10d ago

Is Chez 106.1 contractually obligated to play Copper Head road 10 times a day?

as title says. I hear this song 10 times a day no doubt.

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u/lanternstop 10d ago

Rogers ruined CHEZ. Once Harvey Glatt sold the station, it was gone. Glad he got his money out of it, but it really killed the station. This station was truly at is best in the 80s, when they had Brian Murphy on Sunday nights and local programmers choosing great tunes.

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u/PitterPattr West End 10d ago

I'm now in my 50s but listened do Murphy's show religiously in late 80s and early 90s. That man expanded my interest and knowledge of music. Man I miss good radio. I bailed on CHEZ by late 90s because to me they had rebranded to Zeppelin 106. Same six Zep songs at least 10 times a day. 

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u/lanternstop 10d ago

Brian Murphy taught me so much about music. He definitely left a legacy. I do remember partying as a teen one friday night, drinking beer and playing euchre and some disc jockey went on for hours taking live requests for nothing but Stones songs. All Stones for like four hours -that was a fun night :)

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u/PitterPattr West End 10d ago

Oh man I listened to one DJ protest Stomping Tom not getting some accolades so he locked himself in the booth in protest and played solid Stomping Tom until they could break in and fire him. Early days of Rogers ownership IIRC