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Michael Graham leaving NewsRadio 106.7

On the Dial said:
You seem to imply that because Houston stayed at a 1 share for four years, Atlanta would.
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No, I just have no reason to believe that giving all news more time in Atlanta would have changed the results. If you know of a station that recently changed to all news that is getting good numbers, let me know.
 
TheBigA said:
A unique format that wasn't attracting an audience [in Atlanta].

The point is that no new all-news station has succeeded in any market ??????


WCBS, WBBM, KYW, KNX WINS, XTRA …


Do you really mean NO all-news station in any market has been successful, i.e. their billings have supported them, and their ratings were not in the basement in the last 10 years? I don't believe it. They may not have been the No. ! stations but there must be some that are doing well enough.

You seem to be saying that only established, legacy, all-news stations are viable, and that no one anywhere has been successful with the format since 2006.

And I again understand you have a strong distaste for the format but I think there may be some distortion of the facts.

And remember in 1972-1973 Atlanta had an all news station, WYZE, but it was daytime only and couldnot have been expected to survive.
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Mike_Rafone said:
And remember in 1972-1973 Atlanta had an all news station, WYZE, but it was daytime only and couldnot have been expected to survive.
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WGST flipped to all-news around 1977. And don't forget WCNN carrying the Headline News audio feed, after flipping from Ring Radio in the early 80s.
 
Mike_Rafone said:
The point is that no new all-news station has succeeded in any market ??????
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You chopped off the end of my sentence. Why did you do that?

Here is my complete sentence:

TheBigA said:
The point is that no new all-news station has succeeded in any market where it's been tried in the last ten years, regardless of the situation.
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No NEW all-news station IN THE LAST TEN YEARS!!!!! A NEW station.

When did your list of heritage all news stations start? In the last ten years? No

Stop distorting what I say to suit your purposes. I do not have a distaste for the format. Stop saying that.

I'm talking about NOW in 2016, not in 1972-73. Or in the 80s. NOW!
 
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