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Houston: Tough being a Habs fan outside Quebec

WILLIAM HOUSTON

Globe and Mail Update

Latest comment posted at 7:16 PM EST 25/10/06

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  1. S Chan from Edmonton, Canada writes:
    It could be worse. You can be an Ottawa fan outside Ottawa.
  2. d Hughes from Canada writes: The technology for dual audio on a television signal has been available for years. Rds could carry on their SAP single an english radio call for Canadiens games. This of course would require an effort to encourage Anglophone viewership on a Francophone property. Outrageous as that seems.
  3. Seb D from Ottawa, Canada writes: Actually, outside of Quebec, it's tough being a fan of any other team than the Leafs, unless you happen to live in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, or Ottawa.
  4. Hoang Le-Tien from Toronto, writes: I second that, S Chan!! It would greatly help if the timeshifting package of CBC channels included CBC Ottawa, Edmonton and Montreal. That way, we can actually watch a game that may interest the non-Leafs fans. The one dark side of the Sens playing the Leafs in the playoffs (aside from the annual defeat). The games are actually on TV!! Wouldn't it help the broadcasters to reach a wider audience if the regional games were made available to everyone. This refers to Sportsnet East, West and Pacific...

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