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WFN.....What happened??

Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2017 8:02 pm
by plowjock
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.

Re: WFN.....What happened??

Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2017 7:30 am
by Oneeleven
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?

Re: WFN.....What happened??

Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2017 7:32 am
by TJO
Just tried a google search and didn't find any announcement saying they dropped the channel. Will try when I get home tonight.

Re: WFN.....What happened??

Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2017 7:43 am
by Oneeleven
Would suck as wasn't the Renegade series supposed to be shown on it?

Re: WFN.....What happened??

Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2017 9:46 am
by Wallyboss
I'm looking into it Brian.

Re: WFN.....What happened??

Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2017 10:25 am
by Wallyboss
For some reason it was decommissioned in Ontario yesterday. I will try to get more info on the reason why.

Re: WFN.....What happened??

Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2017 11:56 am
by TJO
That will suck i just got it a couple of weeks ago.

Re: WFN.....What happened??

Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2017 1:18 pm
by Harpee61
Still works on Bell on this side of the river

Re: WFN.....What happened??

Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2017 2:58 pm
by plowjock
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.

Re: WFN.....What happened??

Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2017 3:01 pm
by plowjock
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.

Re: WFN.....What happened??

Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2017 3:06 pm
by Trout_83
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.

Re: WFN.....What happened??

Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2017 4:40 pm
by Lunker Larry
From what I heard WFN was bought out and Rogers is in contract negotiations.

Re: WFN.....What happened??

Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2017 5:54 pm
by Wallyboss
Larry might be right, it sure looks like it's licensing issue. Rogers is still carrying it in New Brunswick and Newfoundland.

Re: WFN.....What happened??

Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2017 8:50 pm
by horsehunter
Still on Bell but wouldn't be much loss if it disappeared

Re: WFN.....What happened??

Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2017 7:39 am
by Gord
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: