WFN.....What happened??

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WFN.....What happened??

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Was watching WFN last night everything was good. Tried to get it back on this afternoon, Roger's is not carrying it anymore. Guess I'll spend more time watching the Blue Jays now.
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plowjock wrote:Was watching WFN last night everything was good. Tried to get it back on this afternoon, Roger's is not carrying it anymore. Guess I'll spend more time watching the Blue Jays now.
It wasn't just off the air?
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Just tried a google search and didn't find any announcement saying they dropped the channel. Will try when I get home tonight.
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Would suck as wasn't the Renegade series supposed to be shown on it?
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I'm looking into it Brian.
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For some reason it was decommissioned in Ontario yesterday. I will try to get more info on the reason why.
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That will suck i just got it a couple of weeks ago.
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Still works on Bell on this side of the river
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If you go to the WFN website and look at the carriers of WFN for the Ottawa area, there is NO mention or showing of Rogers at all.
There are many other carriers of WFN but not Rogers. I figure there mustn't be enough interest for Rogers to carry it.
I wonder how all the other fishing dudes who watch WFN feel about it being dropped.
I've been a subscriber to it for 3 or 4 years now.
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Wallyboss, I don't think you will find anything, or hear anything. I think maybe Canadian content had slipped below a certain percentage.
Thanks for looking into it. Greatly appreciated.
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Same issue with me... I called Rogers and they told me that the only way to get WFN now is to subscribe to it online directly with them. They also told me that no other competitor (ie. Bell) offers this channel either. I haven't had a chance to shop around to see if that's true or not.
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From what I heard WFN was bought out and Rogers is in contract negotiations.
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Larry might be right, it sure looks like it's licensing issue. Rogers is still carrying it in New Brunswick and Newfoundland.
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Still on Bell but wouldn't be much loss if it disappeared
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horsehunter wrote:Still on Bell but wouldn't be much loss if it disappeared
I concur.......especially those infomercials! Good lord, they are the most annoying garbage, I must say!! :| :| :angry-screaming:
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