Fire coverage thread

[davideduardo]

The fact that it's market #2 helps immensely, I'm sure, as radio already looks better there than in most other places.

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And, while LA is indeed the #2 market in population, it has long been the #1 market in radio revenue.

 

[davideduardo]

What if KFI hadn’t had those playoffs and was fully staffed to cover the fires?

I think you meant "layoffs". Autocorrect is not always our friend.

(On that subject, I recall years ago with more primal autocorrect, Microsoft Word would suggest "beastly" when I tried to write about Beasley Broadcasting".)

 

[davideduardo]

I didn't say it wasn't included. Factually speaking, it is. But only one is identified, and that one is the FM.

Nielsen calls it "single line reporting." Because it's a simulcast, they combine the AM & FM numbers for the FM signal.

And it is the station owner who both selects "Single Line Reporting" or not and to which station the total should be listed under.

BTW the station can access the individual station numbers if it chooses. However, they are displayed this way for the public 6+ numbers.

The station only gets individual simulcast numbers if it pays for a special report. They do not get that data automatically.

 

[davideduardo]

The article only mentioned KNX-FM, and not the AM, but unless something has changed, Nielsen rates the two together. In any case, the huge increase in listeners for KFI, KTNQ, and KNX, underscores the importance of keeping AM radio in vehicles.

I think some of the KTNQ increase was just "wobble". The station has no real news department and calling it "news/talk" is an exaggeration... it is really talk, but a lot of the chatting was indeed about the fires.

KTNQ is usually a 0.1 or no-show station, so getting just a few more listeners could create huge increases in terms of percentage.

 

[MarioMania]

I heard it was raining in L.A

Bad Timing

 

[Loverofradio]

I think you meant "layoffs". Autocorrect is not always our friend.

(On that subject, I recall years ago with more primal autocorrect, Microsoft Word would suggest "beastly" when I tried to write about Beasley Broadcasting".)

After what happened to the Chargers in their “playoff” game against the Jaguars that actually aired on KFI only, a couple of years ago. I think KFI wants nothing to do with “playoffs” ever again 🤣

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

The Fire Aid Concert for Los Angeles is going to air on Youtube soon.

 

[xkxrx]

The mayor of Paradise, California says it's going to take decades for Pacific Palisades and Altadena to rebuild just like what's happening in his town.

Paradise reconstruction to take 20 years, mayor tells Realtors

Paradise Mayor Steve Crowder told a forum on rebuilding from the L.A. wildfires that they shouldn’t be surprised if construction costs double “overnight.”

www.dailynews.com