Los Angeles Radio Ratings: July 2024

[K.M. Richards]

Hey, look at Ross Bagdasarian, alias David Seville and his (in)famous "Chipmonks"

AAAAALLLLLLL-VIIINNNNNNN!!!!

 

[Weiserguy]

I never did find out who put the bop....

Maybe not, but it was I who installed the RAM in the Ramalamadingdong. It's a tricky procedure, requiring the use of a anti-static grounding strap and a doo-wop diddy ditty to prevent electrocution.

 

[K.M. Richards]

Maybe not, but it was I who installed the RAM in the Ramalamadingdong. It's a tricky procedure, requiring the use of a anti-static grounding strap and a doo-wop diddy ditty to prevent electrocution.

And then I finished the job once we got the shipment from Hostess.

 

[michael hagerty]

I never did find out who put the bop....

(File under "rapid change of subject in true RadioDiscussions form!")

It was Barry Mann, along with Carole King's then-husband, Gerry Goffin.

 

[K.M. Richards]

I'm just amazed no one mentioned the Dalai Lama.

 

[michael hagerty]

I'm just amazed no one mentioned the Dalai Lama.

Dr. Don Rose, KFRC, in the 1970s:

“Then there was the time I was in Tibet and I climbed the mountain to see the Dalai Lama.

I said “Oh great one, tell me: Why am I here?”

He said “Beats me. I told them to send up a girl.”

 

[K.M. Richards]

Boy, is that typical DDR, or what?

 

[bsr92336]

Dr. Don Rose, KFRC, in the 1970s:

“Then there was the time I was in Tibet and I climbed the mountain to see the Dalai Lama.

I said “Oh great one, tell me: Why am I here?”

He said “Beats me. I told them to send up a girl.”

You know you're just a little too into radio when the first thing I thought of when I read that quote is how, if I were to climb the mountain to see the Dalai Lama my thoughts would be on how it would be a great place for a radio tower with a clear line of sight as far as the eye can see. And of course, I'm thinking the first song played would be Kathmandu from Bob Seger.

 

[michael hagerty]

Boy, is that typical DDR, or what?

He told SO many jokes that you couldn't tell today but that weren't even considered all that edgy 50 years ago.

 

[Brandon1993]

Rankings in key demos, courtesy Research Director:

25-54
#1 KIIS
#2 KRTH
#3t KOST
#3t KBIG
#5 KCBS
#6t KLVE
#6t KTWV

18-34
#1 KIIS
#2 KBIG
#3 KRTH
#4 KPWR
#5t KRRL
#5t KTWV
#7 KLVE
#8t KCBS
#8t KYSR

18-49
#1 KIIS
#2 KBIG
#3 KRTH
#4 KTWV
#5 KLVE
#6 KOST

RADIO RATINGS ROUNDUP, July 2024, Part I | Research Director, Inc.

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Power is #4 in the 18-34 audience wow.

 

[K.M. Richards]

Power is #4 in the 18-34 audience wow.

Yes, we saw that. Did you have something to add, or was this just a meaningless post with no actual new content?

Wait ... I know ... you work for Meruelo, don't you? 🤔

 

[Signal Geek]

I think I scanned this entire thread from the beginning, but maybe I missed it. Am I the only one surprised KIIS (current songs) is beating KRTH (old songs) in 25-54?

 

[KilowattKat]

Having Ryan Seacrest as the #1 morning show in LA has a lot to do with success in that demo. He does well in 25-54.

 

[davideduardo]

Having Ryan Seacrest as the #1 morning show in LA has a lot to do with success in that demo. He does well in 25-54.

And it has been three or four decades since CHR targeted teens and 18-24. The money is in women 25-44 for that format.

 

[TheBigA]

KRTH PD Chris Ebbott explains his station's secrets to success:

With Big Ratings, L.A.’s K-Earth Celebrates ‘Consistency With A Dash Of Evolutionary Surprise.’

It’s been a great year for Audacy classic hits “K-Earth 101” Los Angeles, the focus of this week’s Inside Radio “By The Numbers.” According to Nielsen, K-Earth scored a 7.1

www.insideradio.com

 

[michael hagerty]

KRTH PD Chris Ebbott explains his station's secrets to success:

With Big Ratings, L.A.’s K-Earth Celebrates ‘Consistency With A Dash Of Evolutionary Surprise.’

It’s been a great year for Audacy classic hits “K-Earth 101” Los Angeles, the focus of this week’s Inside Radio “By The Numbers.” According to Nielsen, K-Earth scored a 7.1

www.insideradio.com

Great quote from Chris:


“A couple of years ago we added some music that, on the surface, was unexpected on K-Earth — things like Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre, The Killers and Foo Fighters,” he says. “We’ve been validated in those decisions by the ratings and what’s happening in pop culture around us. We saw that this was mass appeal for our audience a couple of years ago and reflected that.”


Which, y'know, I tried to explain to the folks having a meltdown here on the board at that time, but...

 

[K.M. Richards]

Great quote from Chris:


“A couple of years ago we added some music that, on the surface, was unexpected on K-Earth — things like Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre, The Killers and Foo Fighters,” he says. “We’ve been validated in those decisions by the ratings and what’s happening in pop culture around us. We saw that this was mass appeal for our audience a couple of years ago and reflected that.”

While a lot of us in Classic Hits programming aren't ready to go quite that far, Chris does make the point that CH has become one of the more "mass appeal" formats and can no longer be defined as being just for Baby Boomers and older.

Even in Albuquerque, where KRKE is 80s-centric (no duh, right?) we have a solid 25-49 core demo. If that isn't mass appeal, what is?