They’ve got classic rock on AM in Arizona, with KBSZClassic rock on AM? Come on now
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Not a bad idea. Imagine "Country Gold" 560
Street Novelist
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We've got KSAN and KFOX. If you can't pick up one, you can usually pick up the other. Why would you want to downgrade your listening experience by listening to classic rock on AM?
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We do. It's called KBAY, simulcasting on KKDV.
... And its FM translator. There's lots of music formats on "AM" but meaningfully all the audience is using the translator. Like many such stations, this one brands only by its translator, as "97.3 The Rattler."
It's not about format. It's about money.
Amazing! How do he do it?
“When you're out prospecting, you're in Gold Country. Gold Country 560.”
No, that reminds me of that “Voice of Gold Country” station that I heard going up to my uncle’s house near Sacramento
Country Gold was tried on 1260 here in SoCal...it didn't work.
I don't understand why a great talent like this is banished to doing the 7pm to midnight shift. I understand he was doing PM drive for years.
WCBS moved Bill to 7-midnight a year and a half ago. Quote from Bill:
Full story here:
Jesse Addy Joins WCBS-FM For Afternoons; Broadway Bill Lee Moves To Nights
Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM New York has announced that Jesse Addy will join the station as Music Director and
radioinsight.com
As to why---Bill's been at WCBS-FM for 18 years, on the air for 53. He's (based on references he's made in interviews I've read) 73 years old. That's an age at which both he and WCBS-FM would not be considered crazy to start thinking about eventual retirement.
That does make sense, considering his age. The night shift at least allows for more listener interaction (requests, dedications), and less restrictive.WCBS moved Bill to 7-midnight a year and a half ago. Quote from Bill:
Full story here:
Jesse Addy Joins WCBS-FM For Afternoons; Broadway Bill Lee Moves To Nights
Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM New York has announced that Jesse Addy will join the station as Music Director and
As to why---Bill's been at WCBS-FM for 18 years, on the air for 53. He's (based on references he's made in interviews I've read) 73 years old. That's an age at which both he and WCBS-FM would not be considered crazy to start thinking about eventual retirement.
And LA is more country friendly than the Bay Area in my view. But you shouldn't compare 1260 in LA to 560 in SF. Also, 560's transmitter location lends to strong coverage is some of the least country friendly areas of the Bay Area including: The City, the more urban areas of Alameda County and the northern Peninsula.
For purely selfish reasons, if I were rich with a bottomless bank account, I would by 560 and launch standards. But then again, if I had a bottomless account, I would use platform that people would use to listen music. Standards is widely available online for free as is smooth jazz, oldies and classic country.
Again, guys, the highest-rated standalone AM in the market is KSFO on 810 and it’s not even a 2 share.
The problem isn’t a hole in the market in terms of format. The problem is a lack of an audience for AM radio in the Bay Area in 2025.
The problem isn’t a hole in the market in terms of format. The problem is a lack of an audience for AM radio in the Bay Area in 2025.
560 AM needs good music, good imaging, and Bob Hamilton "type" DJ's who are uptempo and entertaining. You have to give people a valid reason to listen.
It looks like AM radio in the bay area has declined to the point that no one is interested in purchasing a great signal located at the preferred low end of the dial in a major market. Seriously, NO ONE seems to be interested.
You do realize that the reason that’s not still on 560 is that Hamilton crushed it when he crossed the street to 99.7 and played the same music—-
THIRTY-TWO years ago.
I don't think any of the stations Cumulus shut down this spring have had a buyer emerge in the last 3 months. This isn't just a San Francisco thing.
Let's be realistic. What choice did he have? I've seen plenty of people in my relatively short radio career who issued statements about how happy they were about positions that would've otherwise been seen as demotions only to be seething when they actually issued them.
I agree with you that the guy is a dinosaur. I'm old (at least relatively speaking), and I'm almost a quarter century younger than Bill Lee. My mom is no more than five years older than he is. It's probably past time for him to get out of the business, but most of us Gen X'ers who would've been ready and eager to replace him were pushed out 20 years ago. I can't say I blame the Boomers who pushed us out to keep their own jobs. I'd do the same thing in the same position, but nobody should act like the talent to replace him just doesn't exist. We did, and we do. We just moved on to better things.