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it was reported that 1010 was going to flip formats on january 1. ..there was no change.

it was reported that 1010 was going to flip formats on february 1. ..nothing happened.

if air america - phoenix were moving to another frequency, wouldn't we be hearing promos on the station advising the listeners to the changes by now?
 
> it was reported that 1010 was going to flip formats on
> february 1. ..nothing happened.

February 1 is tomorrow.

> if air america - phoenix were moving to another frequency,
> wouldn't we be hearing promos on the station advising the
> listeners to the changes by now?

Yes. AFAIK, Air America will go away tomorrow, or at least as soon as Communicom closes on the station, unless and until they find a new home. I haven't heard anything otherwise.
 
> > it was reported that 1010 was going to flip formats on
> > february 1. ..nothing happened.
>
> February 1 is tomorrow.
>
> > if air america - phoenix were moving to another frequency,
>
> > wouldn't we be hearing promos on the station advising the
> > listeners to the changes by now?
>
> Yes. AFAIK, Air America will go away tomorrow, or at least
> as soon as Communicom closes on the station, unless and
> until they find a new home. I haven't heard anything
> otherwise.

It sounds like they'll get a brief reprieve in that they could well be on tomorrow, but I don't think you'll be hearing promos for a new station.
 
Goyette is going to become a born again christian and do a bible fellowship show. Then after 6 months, he will quit and go to another station and do a muslim show.
 
> if air america - phoenix were moving to another frequency,
> wouldn't we be hearing promos on the station advising the
> listeners to the changes by now?

If it were even remotely true, it would've happened in conjunction with the format flip announcement. There's no interest on the part of the buyer.

To think that any day now we'll hear promos is wishful thinking. It's not an easy format to sell.

The truth is, that between formats that can have paying shows on niche formats and a decent ratings number to bring in agency buys, there's a huge gap. Unfortunately, making both work is near impossible. If AA could make a 3+ in 12+, would've attracted bigger ad fish. It's easier to sell block spots on a religious niche, and get NTR and advertisers that feel the same way about being on a Christian format that liberal companies felt about being on AA. There are a lot more of the former in the world than the latter.

Just like I said that there would be no Class C running "Chill" (an easy predict on my part) - much to the dismay of those who think that this is what the Radio-Info Phoenix board is intended for;

Just like when KFNX tried to go legit, I said I'd stake my children's lives on it not lasting;

AA will not be back in Phoenix. At least not in the next 10-12 months.

If you guys want to get all the facts, all you had to do was ask! :-]
 
> > > it was reported that 1010 was going to flip formats on
> > > february 1. ..nothing happened.
> >
> > February 1 is tomorrow.
> >
> > > if air america - phoenix were moving to another
> frequency,
> >
> > > wouldn't we be hearing promos on the station advising
> the
> > > listeners to the changes by now?
> >
> > Yes. AFAIK, Air America will go away tomorrow, or at
> least
> > as soon as Communicom closes on the station, unless and
> > until they find a new home. I haven't heard anything
> > otherwise.
>
> It sounds like they'll get a brief reprieve in that they
> could well be on tomorrow, but I don't think you'll be
> hearing promos for a new station.
>

I can tell you that we will be on tomrrow and the next day and the next day. And dont you worry your pretty little heads we will land another station ;)
 
>
> Yes. AFAIK, Air America will go away tomorrow, or at least
> as soon as Communicom closes on the station, unless and
> until they find a new home. I haven't heard anything
> otherwise.
>

During last weekend, I heard someone on the station say that they would be staying on through February. Sounds like they have atleast another month.
 
> > if air america - phoenix were moving to another frequency,
>
> > wouldn't we be hearing promos on the station advising the
> > listeners to the changes by now?
>
> If it were even remotely true, it would've happened in
> conjunction with the format flip announcement. There's no
> interest on the part of the buyer.
>
> To think that any day now we'll hear promos is wishful
> thinking. It's not an easy format to sell.
>
> The truth is, that between formats that can have paying
> shows on niche formats and a decent ratings number to bring
> in agency buys, there's a huge gap. Unfortunately, making
> both work is near impossible. If AA could make a 3+ in 12+,
> would've attracted bigger ad fish. It's easier to sell
> block spots on a religious niche, and get NTR and
> advertisers that feel the same way about being on a
> Christian format that liberal companies felt about being on
> AA. There are a lot more of the former in the world than
> the latter.
>
> Just like I said that there would be no Class C running
> "Chill" (an easy predict on my part) - much to the dismay
> of those who think that this is what the Radio-Info Phoenix
> board is intended for;
>
> Just like when KFNX tried to go legit, I said I'd stake my
> children's lives on it not lasting;
>
> AA will not be back in Phoenix. At least not in the next
> 10-12 months.
>
> If you guys want to get all the facts, all you had to do was
> ask! :-]
>
keep dreaming...jacobs.
 
> it was reported that 1010 was going to flip formats on
> january 1. ..there was no change.
>
> it was reported that 1010 was going to flip formats on
> february 1. ..nothing happened.
>
> if air america - phoenix were moving to another frequency,
> wouldn't we be hearing promos on the station advising the
> listeners to the changes by now?
>
the thumper freaks gave 'em another month. something about a mess in colorado city.
 
> >
> keep dreaming...jacobs.
>
Please tell me you don't think I'm Jacobs? I was confused to the point of wondering if you signed it jacobs! :)

I'm not Jacobs.
 
> > > > it was reported that 1010 was going to flip formats on
>
> > > > february 1. ..nothing happened.
> > >
> > > February 1 is tomorrow.
> > >
> > > > if air america - phoenix were moving to another
> > frequency,
> > >
> > > > wouldn't we be hearing promos on the station advising
> > the
> > > > listeners to the changes by now?
> > >
> > > Yes. AFAIK, Air America will go away tomorrow, or at
> > least
> > > as soon as Communicom closes on the station, unless and
> > > until they find a new home. I haven't heard anything
> > > otherwise.
> >
> > It sounds like they'll get a brief reprieve in that they
> > could well be on tomorrow, but I don't think you'll be
> > hearing promos for a new station.
> >
>
> I can tell you that we will be on tomrrow and the next day
> and the next day. And dont you worry your pretty little
> heads we will land another station ;)

I would think there is a chance that Clear Channel would pick them up as they have done in other markets..Air America on 910 or 1230 would not be out of the question...After all-Clear Channel put AA on a Fox Sports station in Miami and did a bunch of format bouncing to get them on in Los Angeles.
>
 
> I would think there is a chance that Clear Channel would
> pick them up as they have done in other markets..Air America
> on 910 or 1230 would not be out of the question...After
> all-Clear Channel put AA on a Fox Sports station in Miami
> and did a bunch of format bouncing to get them on in Los
> Angeles.

No way 910 does anything. WINZ in Miami was the equivalent of 1060 without the brokered hosts; just another FSR affiliate to make Premiere happy since they didn't have anything better to run. With WQAM owning sports in South Florida and WAXY having just flipped and being willing to invest in talent, 940 made sense to flip... especially as a nice combo sell to clustermate WIOD which suffers from the disinterest in English-language talk in Miami. But KGME is the top sports station in Phoenix and not just a throwaway Fox Sports satfeed. And in LA, they moved the sports to an actual LA signal, allowing them to dump the 690/1150 simulcast.

BTW, ask the Chickboss, programmer of 910, what she thinks about liberal talk. Not tripping over herself to put it anywhere.

And 1230? At least 1480 is protected.
 
> And in LA, they moved the sports to an
> actual LA signal, allowing them to dump the 690/1150
> simulcast.

...and they knew 690 was going away to keep the DOJ happy, so they moved the format they didn't want over there...<P ID="signature">______________
...co-moderator of the Satellite Radio, Phoenix, and San Diego boards...</P>
 
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