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KCCL-FM Woodland sold

Last night, I listened to the last day of “K-Hits” with a retrospective special with all of the DJ’s reminiscing the last 15 years of the station. And the last song they played was “La Bamba” by Los Bobos, I should’ve prefer the original by Ritchie Valens which was a great fit as the last song. After that, “K-Hits” is still going strong to this day, and it is now running online, but it’s not going to flip format to a Mexican format, but “K-Hits” might be going to 101.5 HD2, and it will still remain online.
 
MTNProductions said:
Last night, I listened to the last day of “K-Hits” with a retrospective special with all of the DJ’s reminiscing the last 15 years of the station. And the last song they played was “La Bamba” by Los Bobos, I should’ve prefer the original by Ritchie Valens which was a great fit as the last song. After that, “K-Hits” is still going strong to this day, and it is now running online, but it’s not going to flip format to a Mexican format, but “K-Hits” might be going to 101.5 HD2, and it will still remain online.
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Its not going to flip to a "mexican" format? YEs it will, thats what the new owner does, It'll go to the regional mexican Radio Lazer format when they close on the purchase, @MTNProductions .

and who cares what version of La Bamba you wouldve preferred on a tstaion 2500 miles away from where you live?
 
MTNProductions said:
Last night, I listened to the last day of “K-Hits” with a retrospective special with all of the DJ’s reminiscing the last 15 years of the station. And the last song they played was “La Bamba” by Los Bobos, I should’ve prefer the original by Ritchie Valens which was a great fit as the last song. After that, “K-Hits” is still going strong to this day, and it is now running online, but it’s not going to flip format to a Mexican format, but “K-Hits” might be going to 101.5 HD2, and it will still remain online.
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Nothing in this paragraph states anything factual. The sale has already closed and the station will shortly pick up Lazer's Regional Mexican "Radio Lazer" brand. Lazer Broadcasting does not program any property doing an English language format, nor is 101.5 even in HD...
 
MTNProductions said:
Last night, I listened to the last day of “K-Hits” with a retrospective special with all of the DJ’s reminiscing the last 15 years of the station. And the last song they played was “La Bamba” by Los Bobos, I should’ve prefer the original by Ritchie Valens which was a great fit as the last song. After that, “K-Hits” is still going strong to this day, and it is now running online, but it’s not going to flip format to a Mexican format, but “K-Hits” might be going to 101.5 HD2, and it will still remain online.
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Two "cultural correctness" things.

"Los Bobos" means "The Stupid Guys". The group is "Los Lobos", "The Wolves".

"Mexican formats" are on stations in Mexico. There is a format called "Regional Mexican" which is sort of Mexican immigrant's equivalent of "Country". What you said is like calling Alternative Rock or R&B an "American Format".

If you want to get technical, "Regional Mexican" is a creation born in the USA. In Mexico, stations played ranchera or norteña or banda individually in different areas of Mexico. In the US, they were mixed and now some stations in Mexico now play two or all three of those genres.
 
lanceventa said:
Nothing in this paragraph states anything factual. The sale has already closed and the station will shortly pick up Lazer's Regional Mexican "Radio Lazer" brand. Lazer Broadcasting does not program any property doing an English language format, nor is 101.5 even in HD...
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Who cares??????
 
K108 Sacramento said:
Who cares??????
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Who cares? Anyone who looks at the total array of stations in each market due to their interest in the industry and the specific metro area.

We have an interesting array of visitors to this site. Some are radio management types, who see things from a professional and business perspective. Some are air talents and programmers who look at content. Some are listeners who just like following radio, and others are music fans who talk about songs that get play and those that don't and wonder why. Still others are former workers from the business who left to make more money or who found jobs to be disappearing. We have DXers who delight in hearing distant stations. We have historians who like tracking the history of radio and technology.

And for those with specific interests, we have the site divided by subject and markets. And we can allow users to "mute" posters they don't like or agree with.

So, yeah, someone cares. If you don't, there is plenty more to read.
 
(fill in city name) radio is a complete disaster. This is always the complaint when no one is programming specifically to ones taste in music. Radio is not meant to please only one listener, and never will (are you reading this Vchimp?)
 
Curious if the station will pick up the third format Lazer offers-La Mejor. Lazer 94.3 has great L-R coverage. Perhaps they may put Latino on 101.5 and use 97.9 to extend Lazer.

Lazer Media has four formats:

Lazer Regional Mexican
Latino Spanish AC
La Mejor Spanish variety hits
La Mexicana. Ranchera 45+
 
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Does anyone know whens the new format going to start?

I'm still listening to 101.5, after that going to start steaming 80+ at 103.7
 
I too am curious what happens to 101.5. They’re automated until the sale closes…

My guess: Lazer to 101.5, Mejor to 94.3, and Latino on 97.9. Don’t think we’ll see a second ranchera station given KVMX-AM and 104.7 FM.
 
So why would any of these formats work on ultra-rimshot 101.5 (as Dave describes it)? It was tried on 103.5 that broadcasts from downtown Sacramento and failed. 103.5 is now classic country. Is this doing the same thing and expecting different results?
 
jhimbo said:
So why would any of these formats work on ultra-rimshot 101.5 (as Dave describes it)? It was tried on 103.5 that broadcasts from downtown Sacramento and failed. 103.5 is now classic country. Is this doing the same thing and expecting different results?
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It’s never been tried on 103.5. Besides, I strongly believe that the success of the very soft classic rock station , KSEG is winning due to the lack of a strong classic hits station.

Furthermore, putting Classic Country on a strong downtown signal makes no sense. Especially, when paired with stations targeting Latinos.
 
"Fuego" was on 103.5 then moved to 101.9. Another Spanish language format of some sort took its place on 103.5 for a while before the transition to classic country. Admittedly I am not knowledgeable of all the nuances of Spanish language programming. Were you referring to KBEB as the soft rock station?
 
jhimbo said:
"Fuego" was on 103.5 then moved to 101.9. Another Spanish language format of some sort took its place on 103.5 for a while before the transition to classic country. Admittedly I am not knowledgeable of all the nuances of Spanish language programming. Were you referring to KBEB as the soft rock station?
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I was referring to the Eagle as a soft Classic Rock station that plays Billy Joel. It’s probably why there’s room for the River. The Breeze is soft AC.
 
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