At least where I was at last night. I was driving back from Moriarty on I-40 and I flipped to 770 around six o'clock last last night to catch a news update and 770 sounded awful. I could hear the ABC news update but I could also hear a sound that sounded like an ultrasound being done as well as the Laura Branigan song Gloria playing in the background as well. I've never such interference like that before.
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ABQTom
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genius said:
Was it theme music to one of Phil Boyce's new infomercials on WABC/NYC (see the national N/T board)? LOL ;D
On the subject of interference, at night, there is a Mexican station(s) that interfere with KKOB on I-40 between Las Vegas, NV and Gallup. Sometimes, the signal is unlistenable. Amazing, with the field strength at 2km of about 3300 at 270 degrees.
However, normally Villanucci can be heard as clear as a bell during the afternoon commute in Vegas. Jim is a welcome alternative to the local Vegas stations, and he could be syndicated afternoons in the Southwest US.
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ABQTom
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vibe said:
The nightime KKOB signal pattern has a deep null towards WABC, so it's extremely unlikely. The energy at night is shot out to the Pacific Coast from Washington State to Mexico. On the other hand, its ND (non-directional) during the day, so maybe you're hearing KKOB before sign off or in the evening....or morning...the skywave lasts longer in December with the lower sun angle, up to 2-3 hours.
http://www.gaisma.com/en/location/flagstaff-arizona.html
Or, there might be another AM on the east coast somewhere at 1kW at night that could be interfering on the skywave. Down here it is a Mexican station or two that interferes on I-40 between Vegas and Albuquerque.
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Gnarlodious
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Hey what appened to Limbaugh at 10 AM? That infomercial sounds super boring. KKOB is really taking a dive lately.
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ABQTom
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Gnarlodious said:
Wow - that is incredible. I haven't seen the fall KABQ 1350 Ed Schultz/Thom Hartmann numbers yet, as clear channel hasn't yet posted them on their web site. It's possible that they're cutting into KKOB midday ratings with Rush and Hannity.
KKOB needs to look closely at the viability of its heavy ideological emphasis. For now, their cume is OK. In a few years, things could change. Right now, the Albuquerque market has a Bohemian score of 128, with 31 percent of workers in Creative Class occupations. Those impressive figures are steadily increasing, with the film industry, and relocation of young singles 25-34 recruited by new businesses. Kiplingers also ranks Albuquerque as the #1 place for singles to relocate. KKOB should seriously consider Ed Schultz after Rush, and moving Hannity to KTBL 1050.
Right now, Citadel has a lot of very bad publicity, with their suspension of Bernie Ward, who was pulling double digits on KGO n/t 810 in San Francisco. The true reason for the suspension remains to be explained by Citadel Officials.
Ref:
http://www.kiplinger.com/tools/bestcities_sort/
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Gnarlodious
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That would make the channel more interesting to this listener. I think you are right, KKOB hasn't updated their strategy for at least 15 years. Meanwhile new style businesses are tending forward (as you suggest), and management hasn't even maintained. I listen to KKOB and they sound really outdated.ABQTom said:
But Schutz is a liberal, so that will never happen.
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ABQTom
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Gnarlodious said:
From their offices on W. Lake Mead Blvd in Vegas, the Senior Citadel Officials haven't changed their programming strategy for their major Western US News/Talk affiliates in years ... i.e. KBOI 670 Boise, 1510 KGA in Spokane, AM 780 in Reno, etc.
Albuquerque has the highest creativity class score of any city of 500,000-1 million. Santa Fe has the highest for any city of up to 250,000. Generally, creative people are very liberal so they don't listen to KKOB, except for Coast to Coast, where KKOB pulls double digit shares.
http://www.collectorsguide.com/ab/abfa31.shtml
"The Rise of the Creative Class: And How It's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life, he rates Albuquerque and Santa Fe as two of the most creative cities in the country...
Albuquerque ranks first on Florida's creativity index for cities of 500,000 to one million people, and eighth for cities of all sizes, the only medium-sized city in the top ten. Santa Fe ranks number one for cities of less than 250,000...What you may not know is the full import of the rating. While some readers get caught up in Florida's provocative statistics on bohemian or gay populations, his creativity index was designed specifically to measure economic development potential..."
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Art Carlson
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From their offices on W. Lake Mead Blvd in Vegas, the Senior Citadel Officials haven't changed their programming strategy for their major Western US News/Talk affiliates in years ... i.e. KBOI 670 Boise, 1510 KGA in Spokane, AM 780 in Reno, etc.
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The Vegas office is simply a closet maintained for tax purposes. ALL of Citadel corporate is in NYC. And, the only 'Senior Citadel Officials' that makes any programming decisions is Judy Ellis. For a company who at one time was a $20 stock, and is now a $2 stock, you can bet that will change at some point.
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The Vegas office is simply a closet maintained for tax purposes. ALL of Citadel corporate is in NYC. And, the only 'Senior Citadel Officials' that makes any programming decisions is Judy Ellis. For a company who at one time was a $20 stock, and is now a $2 stock, you can bet that will change at some point.
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Gnarlodious
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Hehe. They could always ask for a Federal bailout...
I've been shopping for a new in-dash receiver lately and one thing has really impressed me... audio equipment is dropping broadcast like a hot potato. Instead you have MP3, WMA, AAC, Sirius and XM satellite. These are the evolving technologies. There is not even ONE in-dash unit that features built-in digital. It looks like a cartel is deciding we will have to pay as we go.
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ABQTom
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Gnarlodious said:
Yeah, especially now that CLEAR CHANNEL is offering discounts on their HD Radios. Shame on IBOC Digital for messing up adjacent channels - and even in some cases, the entire band. I don't own an HD radio or sattelite radio and see no reason to subscribe. One can record audio off the computer, and convert it to MP3 files. For talk radio, HD sounds terrible with a hissing sound in the background. And, except for Bob Brinker, shortwave radio is far more educational than anything that Citadel offers on their Hannitized stations.
And while all these rants and put-downs are going on, 770 sold $6,000,000 this year. Pretty good for a failing station....
Restore the Fairness Doctrine? Gee, how will that affect all those government workers at KUNM as they have to balance the presentation of Democracy Now? Oh, thats right, they're all on the UNM vacation schedule, so it doesn't matter to them. The government paychecks all clear, and the Public Employees Retirement Association retirement is funded, so it really doesn't matter what they program, does it?
BTW, speaking of IBOC, 1450 went IBOC about two weeks ago. I thought that finally all sensible operators were avoiding AM IBOC like the plague. At least 1450 is the only one on AM IBOC in the market. Soon, tragically, 770 will be as well. Yeah, lets just get rid of all the analog highs past 4.5 kHz. - Sad.
Restore the Fairness Doctrine? Gee, how will that affect all those government workers at KUNM as they have to balance the presentation of Democracy Now? Oh, thats right, they're all on the UNM vacation schedule, so it doesn't matter to them. The government paychecks all clear, and the Public Employees Retirement Association retirement is funded, so it really doesn't matter what they program, does it?
BTW, speaking of IBOC, 1450 went IBOC about two weeks ago. I thought that finally all sensible operators were avoiding AM IBOC like the plague. At least 1450 is the only one on AM IBOC in the market. Soon, tragically, 770 will be as well. Yeah, lets just get rid of all the analog highs past 4.5 kHz. - Sad.
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Gnarlodious
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ABQRADIO said:
Hehe, instead of "Free Form Radio" they can have a show called "Free For All Radio", basically a brawl on the air. It shouldn't be too hard to find someone to put in the ring with the Communist Amy Goodman.
Anyway, the idea was that the Fairness Doctrine would reduce the monetary value of radio stations about 90%, putting them within the range of engineers and local owners.
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ABQTom
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Gnarlodious said:
I don't label Amy Goodman with anything, but I agree that her views are too extreme. She does not belong on a College station because the programming will undoubtedly offend some Jewish listeners. College stations should operate in the interests of the students and local community, and not be sources of propaganda from ultra-left activists. I've never understood the Pacifica Networks - College connection. I don't know if Pacifica pays colleges to be on, and if they do, what radical group is paying Pacifica?
Likewise, I've never understood why Rush, Sean, and Levin are on Citadel stations like 770 KKOB. Is someone paying Citadel for these terrible programs, and if so, what radical group is it? Just like the Pacifica station, KKOB doesn't operate in the public interest when several hours per day are ultra-right wing propaganda.
As for IBOC it was my understanding that Citadel stations would not be going IBOC, or, if they do, then not during nightime operations. anyone know more info?
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ABQTom
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EDwalker said:
OK - however, people who listen to Talk Radio will listen to any host as long as they're entertaining ... irregardless of their political persuasion. So ... 770 could ad Alan Colmes and Ed Schultz, and they wouldn't lose any of their cume. In fact, the 770 cume would increase, since listeners who normally wouldn't listen to an All-Conservative Stations would start listening (i.e. - those listeners to Amy Goodman mentioned above LOL).
In 1994 - The V/P of Citadel talk programming, Brian Jennings had liberals, Libertarians, and conservatives on KVI 570/Seattle and got a 6.5 share 12+, beating the heritage newsradio 710 KIRO. If it worked on KVI, it can work at KKOB, KKOH, or KGA. Jennings was Seattle's best talk radio program director, and his schedule was:
5a-9a Morning News w/ Jennings, Curtis, and Henry
9a-NOON Rush
NOON-1p Alan Colmes
1p-2p Dr Dean
2p-4p Barry Farber
4p-8p Mike Siegel
8p-11p rotating: Tom Valentine, Lowell Ponte, Stan Major, Kirby Wilbur
11p Art Bell
OK - however, people who listen to Talk Radio will listen to any host as long as they're entertaining ... irregardless of their political persuasion. So ... 770 could ad Alan Colmes and Ed Schultz, and they wouldn't lose any of their cume. In fact, the 770 cume would increase, since listeners who normally wouldn't listen to an All-Conservative Stations would start listening (i.e. - those listeners to Amy Goodman mentioned above LOL).
In 1994 - The V/P of Citadel talk programming, Brian Jennings had liberals, Libertarians, and conservatives on KVI 570/Seattle and got a 6.5 share 12+, beating the heritage newsradio 710 KIRO. If it worked on KVI, it can work at KKOB, KKOH, or KGA.
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I would like to see the research that shows that talk radio listeners will listen to any host thats entertaining. Yes - you might increase cume, but blow the quarter-hours - which means everything to advertisers.
Success with a format in one market doesn't mean it will work in another. Having met and chatted with Brian Jennings, he's a smart guy who knows that as well. And I'm sure he's had some influence over KKOB's programming.
Your advocating that a publicly-held company risk screwing up a cash cow. It won't happen. Case closed.
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