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970 is the New ESPN
- Thread starter Raymond
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So what, then, becomes of the soon-to-be-former Radio Disney at AM 540?
Of course, Smizik is all over this:
http://communityvoices.sites.post-g...al-programming-headed-to-fox-sports-radio-970
Of course, Smizik is all over this:
http://communityvoices.sites.post-g...al-programming-headed-to-fox-sports-radio-970
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It's funny how Clear Channel distributes the less popular Fox Sports Radio, but instead of attempting to gain traction with the network they own, they're willing to flip their Fox Sports stations to ESPN whenever the affiliation is up for grabs.
cingram said:
That guess sounds as good as most guesses, and better than some.
Parttimer said:
With all of the audio production software available for use on any computer, is a studio really necessary for brokered programs? And if they do need a studio for pay to play programming, how elaborate and expensive a facility is needed?
I've heard some extraordinary musical recordings made in a musician's bedroom using Pro Tools, one decent mic, and a sound card interface. Can that same technology be used to put together a brokered radio show? After all, it is only an AM station, even if it does cover a lot of territory. How important is a perfect soundproof room for a mono show that's going out on an AM station?
Talk_Dude said:
They don't really need to much of a studio for paid programming ... Just a computer with high speed internet access, programs can be uploaded remotely and the computer accessed from a remote location .. could be even at the transmitter site..
Radio Disney 540 I believe was nothing more than a computer receiving cues from a satellite feed.. no physical studio.
Talk_Dude said:
I'm 51, so I'm still a 25-54, and I have a son in second grade, so I don't live like an "elderly" person.
And I think more oldies are the LAST thing we need here.
We need, in no particular order:
1) AAA (good AAA, not WYEP)
2) An entertainment based (vs political) talk station, preferably on FM
3) Urban and/or Urban AC
4) A liberal talk outlet (it doesn't get big ratings, but it gets some, and would be a better idea than what 660 is doing now, for instance).
5) Another CHR to compete with Kiss
6) An actual new rock station that actually plays new rock and doesn't have a sports talk show in PM drive
There aren't enough signals available in the market to fill these holes obviously, but personally I don't care if no one ever plays a doo-wop record again.
I'm with you on the doo wop Parttimer. But, I do think a station that plays late 60's and 70's with slight early 80's will do well, too. It's what 3WS never really got into because they skipped the 70's and went into playing 80's/early 90's stuff too fast.
Otherwise, I think your list is point on for this market. (especially your rock station).
Otherwise, I think your list is point on for this market. (especially your rock station).
cingram said:
For a dog, seven years = one year.
For radio nostalgia, two years = one year.
A ten year old dog is as old as a 70 year old human, so a ten year old dog is an elderly dog.
A radio format/playlist that's 35 years old is as old as a 70 year old human, so a 35 year old radio format/playlist is an elderly format/playlist.
Based on what people in here seem to always ask for or suggest, it appears that most of them are nostalgic for elderly radio formats/playlists. That makes them elderly nostalgia freak who want more oldies.
Those who would like to hear other formats seldom speak up and ask for them, or at least that how it seems. It's not like it's some sort of rocket science. It's a general impression I get based on lots of requests and enthusiasm for oldies based on personally liking them, and next to no suggestions for much of anything else. That's not to say some folks don't suggest a station adopts a format for business reasons even though they don't care for it and wouldn't listen to it. Like I said, it's just an impression I get, nothing more. It's nothing to turn into some sort of big controversy.
Parttimer said:
Manny Theiner, is that you? The good or bad of WYEP depends largely on the DJs. I know this is a hard concept to wrap your brain around these days - DJs actually having a personality and being able to play what they want to.
Parttimer said:
Give me a good oldies station that goes deep like WJPA or XM's decades channels played before the merge. Add some personality like we had on 13q, 96KX, WPEZ, 1250 WTAE under Captain Show Biz's tutalage, along with a nice jingle package, a touch of reverb and a sales staff that is passionate about the format and you've got a winner. Isn't WDJO doing it in Cinncinatti? Why not in 'da burgh! Put all this on a good am signal like 540 and I'll take it!
I like WJPA, but it's a little too deep. XM was definitely too deep (that's why it was a pay service, and
not terrestrial). I like WDJO, too, but it only has a couple of tenths of a point in the ratings. You have
to play the hits, regardless of format. That said, I agree with the rest of your post. I'm tired of boring
(translation: no personality) radio.
C.
not terrestrial). I like WDJO, too, but it only has a couple of tenths of a point in the ratings. You have
to play the hits, regardless of format. That said, I agree with the rest of your post. I'm tired of boring
(translation: no personality) radio.
C.
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