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105.3 The Kiss-Up

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sathman01

I have tried and tried to give 105.3 The Fan a chance but they are now driving me nuts.

They constantly talk about the Cowboys and totaling ignoring the rest of Dallas sports world. As I write this, I understand the other Dallas teams are not doing so hot but jeez at least Galloway and Company (103.3 ESPN) take a few minutes out of their day to talk about something other than the Cowboys.

The Fan also ignored for the most part the NASCAR races this past weekend and is it not NASCAR that got this whole format change ball rolling?

As for their adds about how the are a listener driven station then I guess the station will soon be driven into a brick wall because there will soon be no one at the wheel if they continue to ignore the rest of the sports world in the Dallas area.
 
Well They ARE "Cowboys Radio" as they call themselves during the games. i guess they figure The Ticket and ESPN got the rest covered.
 
sathman01 said:
I have tried and tried to give 105.3 The Fan a chance but they are now driving me nuts.

They constantly talk about the Cowboys and totaling ignoring the rest of Dallas sports world. As I write this, I understand the other Dallas teams are not doing so hot but jeez at least Galloway and Company (103.3 ESPN) take a few minutes out of their day to talk about something other than the Cowboys.

The Fan also ignored for the most part the NASCAR races this past weekend and is it not NASCAR that got this whole format change ball rolling?

As for their adds about how the are a listener driven station then I guess the station will soon be driven into a brick wall because there will soon be no one at the wheel if they continue to ignore the rest of the sports world in the Dallas area.
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I was thinking the same thing sathman01. In fact I sent a text to one of the shows the other day that said the very same thing. The worst is Arnie Spanier I mean this guy sounds like a total homer he never talks about anything other than the Cowboys. I know they're the "home of the Cowboys" but c'mon mix it up a little. ESPN is the "home of the Mavs" but at least they acknowledge other Dallas teams.
 
Love their new slogan "more and more fans are switching every day"... yeah, switching back to The Ticket. If you want sports listen to The Ticket or even ESPN not 105.3 The Fail.
 
ead061 said:
I was thinking the same thing sathman01. In fact I sent a text to one of the shows the other day that said the very same thing. The worst is Arnie Spanier I mean this guy sounds like a total homer he never talks about anything other than the Cowboys. I know they're the "home of the Cowboys" but c'mon mix it up a little. ESPN is the "home of the Mavs" but at least they acknowledge other Dallas teams.
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The screwed up thing about Arnie Spanier is he is from New York and educated in Arizona and only just recently came to Texas.
 
sathman01 said:
The screwed up thing about Arnie Spanier is he is from New York and educated in Arizona and only just recently came to Texas.
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and he was horrible while in AZ, glad he made his way out to TX so we don't have him anymore.
 
I live in L.A., so excuse me for this question: Is the Fan doing better in the ratings that Live 105.3?
 
donicus said:
musicfan101 said:
I live in L.A., so excuse me for this question: Is the Fan doing better in the ratings that Live 105.3?
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In a word.................nope.
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Since that's the case, I don't know why CBS would kill FM Talk in markets where it clearly worked? (Dallas, L.A.)

When I was driving from L.A. to Louisiana a month ago, I tuned into 105.3 in the morning, and became annoyed of the constant complaining of the Cowboys and IF they will make the playoffs! Not to mention, that morning show (whoever it is, don't know the name) sounded so much like a lame morning zoo...
 
musicfan101 said:
I live in L.A., so excuse me for this question: Is the Fan doing better in the ratings that Live 105.3?
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The worst rating in persons 12+ for Live 105.3 was a 1.4 rating in the month that the station flipped formats in the middle of the ratings period.

The best rating in persons 12+ for 105.3 "The Fan" was a 1.4 rating last month that has fallen back to a 1.3 this month.

Meanwhile, they are paying out the biggest sum ever for a Dallas Cowboys broadcast that is being listened to by far fewer people than when it was on 1310AM last year but they are also paying Russ Martin 7-figures to sit out.

105.3 The Fan is the worst fail in radio since David Lee Roth (coincidentally, another CBS error).
 
MrDeath said:
musicfan101 said:
I live in L.A., so excuse me for this question: Is the Fan doing better in the ratings that Live 105.3?
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The worst rating in persons 12+ for Live 105.3 was a 1.4 rating in the month that the station flipped formats in the middle of the ratings period.

The best rating in persons 12+ for 105.3 "The Fan" was a 1.4 rating last month that has fallen back to a 1.3 this month.

Meanwhile, they are paying out the biggest sum ever for a Dallas Cowboys broadcast that is being listened to by far fewer people than when it was on 1310AM last year but they are also paying Russ Martin 7-figures to sit out.

105.3 The Fan is the worst fail in radio since David Lee Roth (coincidentally, another CBS error).
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It's funny because, KLSX had similar ratings around December but, when they flipped in Feburary the ratings had climbed to a 2.1. I wonder what would've happened if CBS left 105.3 alone for a couple of months...like I said, CBS should not have killed the format in cities where it worked!
 
"The format worked in Detroit, so it will work here." -Tom Bigby
 
musicfan101 said:
It's funny because, KLSX had similar ratings around December but, when they flipped in Feburary the ratings had climbed to a 2.1. I wonder what would've happened if CBS left 105.3 alone for a couple of months...like I said, CBS should not have killed the format in cities where it worked!
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Everything with regard to "The Fan" reaks of arrogant New York people making the decisions with no knowledge of how the actual consumers feel. I mean, why trust second rate "dallas" people to tell you how people feel in the market when you are NEW YORKERS and you are SO MUCH BETTER than second rate Dallas people!

If the station is doing bad it needs to flip formats. Sports is doing well in other markts, so let's do that in the Dallas market too! What to do with programming? Well, we need to keep the MORNING SHOW because we all now the morning show is the ANCHOR of the station. We need to keep the audiance so we can change everything but the MORNING SHOW because that's the ANCHOR.

Who'se this afternoon drive guy? Russ Martin? Is he syndiacated? No!?! Why are we paying him so much? Who cares about afternoon drive, in NEW YOWK we know it's all about the morning drive! Let's get rid of this guy!!!

That's how it was done. You know that's the truth. There was no waiting around to see if things changed. It was all corporate arrogance making a change for the entire USA from east to west coast all at once.
 
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