Do you expect changes to the WPHT lineup?

[Jul]

Do you expect any changes to the WPHT daily and weekend lineup soon, or should they leave it the way that it is?

 

[HGN2001]

I expect new posts about WPHT daily...

 

[FredLeonard]

Hey, Julius. WPHT is not in your signature as one of the stations you listen to. But you keep posting about it. What's up?

Besides, hasn't what they should do been pretty much beaten to death here?

 

[joshzz]

Hey, Julius. WPHT is not in your signature as one of the stations you listen to. But you keep posting about it. What's up?

Besides, hasn't what they should do been pretty much beaten to death here?

I'm just posting a reply because I've been known to defend WPHT's local talk radio format and at the same time, blast nationally syndicated talk radio but the truth is, I have beaten that dead horse topic all too often. - Have a great weekend!

 

[Jul]

Hey, Julius. WPHT is not in your signature as one of the stations you listen to. But you keep posting about it. What's up?

Besides, hasn't what they should do been pretty much beaten to death here?

I just edited my signature to include WPHT and you are right. I'm beating a dead horse here.

 

[FredLeonard]

Julius, I think we can cover all bets with....

They will either keep the station or
sell it.*

They will either keep the current local-live approach or
Go back to syndicated hosts.

If they keep the current format, they will leave it alone or
tweak it with new hosts in some slots.

If CBS sells 1210, the new owner will be the fourth in the station's history:
The Levy Brothers
The Evening Bulletin (which nearly everybody read)
CBS
and TBA

If the station flips, it will be the eighth flip in the station's history.
Old Time Radio - Block Programming
Full Service
Talk
All News
Talk
Oldies
Sports
Talk
TBA

 

[Jul]

Julius, I think we can cover all bets with....

They will either keep the station or
sell it.*

They will either keep the current local-live approach or
Go back to syndicated hosts.

If they keep the current format, they will leave it alone or
tweak it with new hosts in some slots.

If CBS sells 1210, the new owner will be the fourth in the station's history:
The Levy Brothers
The Evening Bulletin (which nearly everybody read)
CBS
and TBA

If the station flips, it will be the eighth flip in the station's history.
Old Time Radio - Block Programming
Full Service
Talk
All News
Talk
Oldies
Sports
Talk
TBA

Ether way Fred, 1210 needs some much needed changes to improve their ratings, so they can be at least in the top 10 in ratings and cume.

 

[joshzz]

Julius, I think we can cover all bets with....


If CBS sells 1210, the new owner will be the fourth in the station's history:
The Levy Brothers
The Evening Bulletin (which nearly everybody read)
CBS
and TBA


TBA

The Evening Bulletin! I haven't heard that newspaper mentioned in ages. I used to deliver the Bulletin as a young lad back in the late sixties in my old home town of Bellmawr. I remember during the summer, stopping at a water ice business at the boat dock located on Creek Road. Sometimes I would take a break while delivering papers and sit a spell and talk with Rob Andrews (now a congressman) by the dock.

 

[FredLeonard]

Ether way Fred, 1210 needs some much needed changes to improve their ratings, so they can be at least in the top 10 in ratings and cume.

Maybe, maybe not. Go back to PAB's post. Money counts, not ratings. They ratings that get published are meaningless.

 

[Jul]

Maybe, maybe not. Go back to PAB's post. Money counts, not ratings. They ratings that get published are meaningless.

I'm against 1210 airing paid and brokered local/national programming that 1210 runs, even though it might make money for the station. On Sundays the evening local talk schedule (The Crime Guy with Walt Hunter and Dr. Mazz and Rick) gets push backed because they insistent on running their local paid commercial announcements programing like the Res-Q healthline evening show in their entirety , instead of shortening it. its been like that for years.

 

[joshzz]

I'm against 1210 airing paid and brokered local/national programming that 1210 runs, even though it might make money for the station. On Sundays the evening local talk schedule (The Crime Guy with Walt Hunter and Dr. Mazz and Rick) gets push backed because they insistent on running their local paid commercial announcements programing like the Res-Q healthline evening show in their entirety , instead of shortening it. its been like that for years.

It could be worse. Most television networks seem to be airing paid ads all weekend long, day and night. I remember when you would have to stay up late for the "batty ads" to start playing. Now they're on day or night, ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX etc. Isn't anything sacred?

 

[wprt949]

Stop worrying about a radio station that you are not even in the demo for Go out and have some fun
live a little

 

[joshzz]

"Have a nice night tonight and a good day tomorrow. Goodnight, all." ------- Josh

 

[Jul]

Does anyone think that 1210 might go to an all syndicated talk format to include Rush, Hannity and Beck and drop the local shows during the week and weekend to cut costs?

 

[FredLeonard]

Does anyone think that 1210 might go to an all syndicated talk format to include Rush, Hannity and Beck and drop the local shows during the week and weekend to cut costs?

Haven't I seen this question before? Haven't I seen people answer it before? Didn't some of them question the idea that paying the fees for these syndicated shows would cut costs? Just out of curiosity, do you read the replies to your posts?

 

[Jul]

Haven't I seen this question before? Haven't I seen people answer it before? Didn't some of them question the idea that paying the fees for these syndicated shows would cut costs? Just out of curiosity, do you read the replies to your posts?

I forgot I asked that. Sorry about that Fred. there are so many posts, its impossible to remember every one.

 

[DiamondJoe]

Maybe if you didn't quote the last post on the thread, it wouldn't seem like there were so many!

 

[FredLeonard]

I forgot I asked that. Sorry about that Fred. there are so many posts, its impossible to remember every one.

My apologies. Looks like you do read replies.

The fact that we are approaching IQ's close and we've heard nothing about the future of any of the syndicated shows from Premiere or any local station seems telling. And let's not forget, CBS dropped Beck and Hannity long before Rush left.

I still say the style of talk on NJ101.5 could be the future, if the suits were not so addicted to right-wing ideological party-line talk. And they've got Wally Kennedy reading wire copy: What a waste of talent.

CBS has spent four decades doing their worst to destroy 1210 and they probably think they can put Humpty Dumpty together again in a matter of weeks (if only they stumble on the right formula).

 

[PhillyWatch]

I still say the style of talk on NJ101.5 could be the future, if the suits were not so addicted to right-wing ideological party-line talk. And they've got Wally Kennedy reading wire copy: What a waste of talent.

Truthbomb after truthbomb. Every time I hear Wally Kennedy I can't help but wonder how the guy who used to handle Philly After Midnight is stuck reading news copy. His sound would be perfect to target their only other format rival- WHYY. That lower-key straight-laced style has more marketwide appeal than the hotheads.

It doesn't seem to be rocket science- local talk/current events focused/lots of callers/. We almost had this with Free FM but the morning zoo-all-day format just didn't have that marketwide appeal (though weren't they at least doing better than IQ?). Talk radio is in a rough spot now as Limbaugh has run his course and that style has lost it's "pop". The NPR's do moderately well, but if you pair it with a little pep and a big local focus (i.e. NJ101.5), well then you just might have something listenable there!

 

[Jul]

CBS has spent four decades doing their worst to destroy 1210 and they probably think they can put Humpty Dumpty together again in a matter of weeks (if only they stumble on the right formula).

and the fact is, 1210 is no longer a major radio station, like it once was with WCAU. 1210 is cheaply run now and its sad, but that's the way radio is these days. A 50,000 watt signal is being wasted and its a shame.