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Hello all, quick question: what radio station in the Providence market would be most likely to take a barter talk show that doesn't do the 'hate' thing? Other than HJJ and PRO is there a talk signal that covers enough of the Prov metro to be worth offering them a barter show?

I just quit Clearchannel and went indy in Arizona. I have a morning show that airs weekdays here in Tucson. I've had success doing a combination of old-school talk (interesting guests, fun stuff, politics) and new school (fast-paced, all about social networking etc). I've survived w/o the hate, and since I have my own studio and ISDN line, I thought it would be wild to do a show specifically for the Ocean State, but from afar. (maybe called the Ex-Rhode Islander!)

I routinely get great national guests, and I can't help thinking people like you guys would consider the show a breath of fresh air. BUT in looking at the two big talkers, I see they run the exact same national shows, and from reading this board, I suppose the local guys are always on the attack.


So, is there a station worth contacting in Attleboro or Woonsocket or Westerly or anywhere, and offering them a semi-local talk show for any hour of the day? I would take calls, and hopefully get some of my old co-works from my RI days (Jimmy Gray you there?) to call in on a reg basis.

I await your collective wisdom!
 
With exception of Dan and Matt, who attempt to introduce different topics it is the same. Depetro, Cianci and now Helen, who I initially liked, I feel is being controlled by Fox, same pablum, same script, makes me wonder if she deviates , will she lose her job?

Too much Tea Party, also, why has not the issue of the Catholic Church being caught again vis a vis pedophila, too much anti abortion talk.

Pedophilia slowly kills a child's and adult's spirit and life.

Would love to hear Dan York address the issue, many of the hosts who are Catholic ignore the issue. But, for ratings they harp on abortion.
 
The number of significant AM signals in this market has shrunk, truthfully. AM 790's signal is decent but, since most of it is syndicated, its numbers are so low, I can't see how bartering makes business sense. You wouldn't be noticed without any advertising. FM is the only hope, and there's nothing there that's available.
 
NewTalkVoice said:
I await your collective wisdom!
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Well......If you insist on throwing your money away (or its equal in time and product)....there's always bottom-feeding brokered-time station 1320-WARL, trying in vain to rimshot Providence from Attleboro.

But...I can practically GUARANTEE that just about nobody will be listening.

Besides...what would they take off to put you on?....Deutsche-Welle?......Left-wing clap-trap from Pacifica?......Radio Netherlands?......The CBC?.....Radio Austrailia?......

It certainly won't be the Catholic religious shows in afternoon drive. After all....THOSE are PAID shows. ;)

In all honesty...Don't bother.
 
The more productive thing you could do wit the money you could send to pay a station in the Providence area to let you do a show would be to send it to an animal shelter or home for orphaned babies. I personally would enjoy your subject matter... but I am very weird for this area.
I think perhaps the West coast might be more receptive...
 
Perhaps a web radio show? My son
did a show with a friend, and they find you sponsors and pay you once you get so many listeners... pretty cool... and you would be heard all over the planet!
 
For that small minority of us around here (myself included)...who actually would ENJOY the type of show you propose......you might consider just doing it as an internet show, and not bother with terrestrial radio at all.
 
Thanks guys. I'm not throwing money away, the show wouldn't cost me more than the phone bill really. As for the web, we're doing that now.

The show I propose isn't just an idea, it's exactly the show that I've been doing for five years here. I just want to test it in a market I'm comfortable in and know the geography etc.

I led into Rush/Hannity/Beck for years, but an over-righty boss wanted me to do the 'angry man' thing, so I quit. The big bosses then fired him, and offered me his job AND mine back. But at my age, I'm done with bosses forever, so I said no thanks. As all of you know, they ruined radio with the cookie-cutter garbage.

We're also about to broadcast the radio show live on Internet TV via livestream. I spent 16 years in TV news and want to use every advantage I can get. We do an eclectic show, the way it used to be done. I get involved the way all radio guys did once, not by yelling at local politicians all day, but by doing things with the guests. For example, in the past week, I've guarded a Harlem Globetrotter, flew in an l39 jet with the Patriots precision jet team, and Friday I do a remote with Sarah Palin and John McCain. Remember when you guys had FUN doing radio? You still could if it wasn't for mindless clone bosses! I'm a firm believer that this type of show still would win in Providence if anyone had the guts to try it.


www.JimParisi.com...check it out, click on the Mic on the front page for some of the TV stuff, and thank you all.
 
Sounds like the show you do is the closest thing out there to a "spiritual successor" to the soon-departing "Joey Reynolds Show" on the WOR Network.

It's the sort of show I would enjoy, but I fear local radio around here wouldn't touch it with the possible exception of 1320-WARL, or its sister station 990-WALE.

I wish you the best.
 
If this were 1990 I would say go for it. But lots of things have changed. Consolidation and technology being the main two. These days a Radio station is just a middleman between you and the public. They just get in the way of your creativity anyway. You don't need them anymore.

Face it, would you rather have a show on a tiny local station that only reaches a tiny pin point on a map, or would you rather have your show instantly available to 1.6 BILLION people around the globe? That is how many people are on the internet now. That is a much larger audience than any little local radio station can provide you. Thanks to sites like youtube, facebook and twitter you now get all your promotion for Free too!

These are exciting days we are in. It's a day and age where you can be our own radio or TV station. You can be your own boss, sell your own ad time and Keep 100 percent of the MONEY. A radio station isn't going to do anything for you that you can't do yourself. Yeah they'll let you use their antenna for a couple hours each day so you can reach 100,000 people. BIG DEAL! It's 2010. You can reach a Billion and a half people from your bedroom.

So seriously.. reserch the internet thing. I think it has a lot more potential for you.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Internet_usage
 
Thanks Sky. Yeah I've broadcast on the 'net for years. TV and radio both. Here's one of my projects: www.CoastalChannel.com

But it gets old waiting for these shows to be available in mainstream vehicles (coming soon!), and a semi-conservative older crowd still wants to drive to work and listen in the car.

Thanks for reminding me though that dealing with any radio stations in any city is a big hassle and probably isn't worth it! lol
 
I agree with SkyNet..dealing with local radio isn't worth the time..and that older conservative crowd is going to be dead soon, as will most of local radio.

Have you considered looking at I Tunes? Might want to check in to see how to list your show and do it via podcasts..I listen to Adam Corolla's offerings on a regular basis via Itunes, along with podcasts for other things I'm interested in..

You might also want to check in with the guy who writes Inside Music Media and pick his brain for some advice as well..but radio stations in this branch of New England? Wouldn't waste my precious time..
 
The least expensive brokered shows used to be about $150 an hour to buy. How would your brokered show cost the price of a phone call? People here would be doing that kind of show if they could afford it. Will check you out...
 
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