Conni has removed Bones on a few of their recently acquired stations. A friend of mine who's a PD for one of their other clusters mentioned there's some disagreements between them and Premiere, which was why AT40 was removed from their Hot AC.
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KFOX To HD
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Correct. They have designs of being the next Premiere. They just launched a new Top 20 Hot AC show with Compass.
Compass Media Networks To Launch Pair Of Connoisseur Media Weekend Shows Into Syndication
Connoisseur Media is expanding its relationship with Compass Media Networks as it will launch a pair of weekend shows into
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They're not trying to be the new Premiere. iHeart owns Premiere. Connoisseur, just like Townsquare is just simply expanding partnerships to expand a couple existing shows that fill niches in the marketplace. If Connoisseur bought a syndicator or launched their own like Audacy did then you could say they want to be the next Premiere.Correct. They have designs of being the next Premiere. They just launched a new Top 20 Hot AC show with Compass.
Compass Media Networks To Launch Pair Of Connoisseur Media Weekend Shows Into Syndication
Connoisseur Media is expanding its relationship with Compass Media Networks as it will launch a pair of weekend shows into
There were issues with Connoisseur and contracts inherited from Alpha. Some of those deals as well as ones with other content providers were unwound.
Correct. It's more of self syndication using Compass. Warshaw appears to be very close with the Compass people.
He is leveraging his stations and his size to his advantage. Who can blame him?
All I meant to say is for the first time they're entering that business. The comparison with Townsquare is a good one.
My question is do you think that iHeart could consider a flip to Country for one of its stations if a void existed in this market?
If I were guessing, that would be the other station contemplating a country flip.
Not impossible but probably unlikely. KOSF, their lowest billing FM in the Bay Area, nonetheless ranks in the top 10 of highest billing FM stations in the local market.
I can't imagine Audacy having another go at Country, seeing as their last effort (95.7 The Wolf) gave way to The Game.
I agree. They also seem pretty committed to the Jams format. They have a similar station, WXBK, in NYC.
K.M. Richards
Program Director, The Eighties Channel™
Plus iHeart tends to program their stations to favor buying the entire cluster to attract a specific demo. For example, their L.A. FMs are all tweaked to favor female listeners 25-49.
KYSR isn't in that mould...
can they also have fm translator as well?
It’s a new regime. The people behind Audacy's last effort are gone.
Don’t get me wrong. I don’t think country would work much better on a San Francisco station today than it did 15 years ago, but it might work better than 102.1 Jamz.
From my standpoint, I actually liked the old Q102.1. I was disappointed when it became 102.1 Jamz. Granted, I'm not in the target audience and haven’t even been to San Francisco outside of SFO. So, I know my opinion doesn’t count, but I would’ve thought it could’ve taken over where KISS 98.1 left off.
Not sure which station you’re referring to, but the market doesn’t have much space on the dial for translators. What few it has don’t cover much area.
I think if K-Love is the reason the best station in the bay moves to HD radio, then KLVS (a K-Love station in Livermore) should take become KUFX
I've started a petition to move KFOX to KLVS 107.3
Good f-ing luck!!! There is no chance that Christian K-Love will give up its station for the devil's rock.
No petition in the world will get them to change. You should be able to stream the HD-2.
Here's a tip: Petitions mean nothing. Especially in the radio business.
Won't happen. K-Love has other (Christian) formats and will most likely put something else there.
K.M. Richards
Program Director, The Eighties Channel™
Look at their playlist. Alternative leaning away from the harder bands.
Maybe Audacy will pull a KNX on KCBS and remove their FM simulcast to program another format on 106.9. God forbid but not surprised if they do.
The FM simulcast on the powerful 106.9 frequency has helped KCBS to become one of the top stations in the market. Before that, 106.9 hadn't done much since CBS bought it from Family Radio. Not even classic hits as KFRC made an impact.
Meanwhile, KCBS, which once thrived on a healthy AM band, is seemingly all alone in the desert. KGO is gone, KNBR has an FM simulcast and KSFO is irrelevant. Probably easier to succeed in a thriving neighborhood, probably tougher when the surroundingd suffer from neglect.
So, I'm guessing the two frequencies need each other, and could struggle if left on their own.