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All News 106.7 is Here…Finally [last song, audio, first impressions]
- Thread starter wpb1999
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Rodney Ho said:
It looks like I called the final song on May 18th. I am glad they are reading the board and know a good idea when they see one.
http://boards.radio-info.com/smf/index.php?topic=212499.msg1905647#msg1905647
"Hello hello hello, I'm Connie Cummings: Covering issues and stories that concern busy metro Atlantans is what I strive for as a reporter. I’ve covered education, transportation, taxes, crime, politics – you name it – during my career in Atlanta radio news." She is going to be this board's laughing stock of this whole station. She does sound nice, though.
I tried it on for size this morning. Not too bad..I like that they do traffic on the 6's (if I heard that correctly) 24/7. I like being able to count on that kind of info when commuting. Sirius has it's traffic/weather thing but they reformatted the cities so now Atlanta shares with Baltimore and DC whereas it was just Atlanta and Miami before...not to mention that their info isn't always up to the minute.
ABC news is good though...Doug Limmeric (sp?) is pretty entertaining
ABC news is good though...Doug Limmeric (sp?) is pretty entertaining
wpb1999 said:
Other all news station follow this staffing formula. Two people during drive and one person at other times. I was not happy with the two people until I listened to it for a about a half hour. I had to get used to their rhythm. In the beginning it annoyed me that one anchor finished the other anchor's story.
Yeah... the TOH ID was sloppy this time around. As we have all been saying, if that is the worst we can come up with on day one, they are doing great!
I'll give it to them, I heard the sign on at 0500 after the ticking clock audio montage. Very polished and lively product.
But after 20 minutes of listening, my head hurt. I guess I'm just not into the whole "all news" concept. I would say it will be a great tool for keeping one awake when working these C-shifts at the hospital and have to drive home early mornings when my eyes are red.
It sounds like it is programmed for a 15 minute listener. Something that WSB has being a talker is they keep people tuned in longer with Boortz, Hannity and all the right wing mouthpieces on the dial.
Will it produce the numbers? I am betting the Cloud Company is paying dearly for the seasoned talent to pull this off. WEMP 101.9 in NYC flipped from rock last year and results are dismal, .4, their numbers as an active rock were better than that.
Oh well, back to I Heart Radio....Clear Channel has a good thing going with this app. Glad I have unlimited data on my Iphone until Verizon manages to take it away.
But after 20 minutes of listening, my head hurt. I guess I'm just not into the whole "all news" concept. I would say it will be a great tool for keeping one awake when working these C-shifts at the hospital and have to drive home early mornings when my eyes are red.
It sounds like it is programmed for a 15 minute listener. Something that WSB has being a talker is they keep people tuned in longer with Boortz, Hannity and all the right wing mouthpieces on the dial.
Will it produce the numbers? I am betting the Cloud Company is paying dearly for the seasoned talent to pull this off. WEMP 101.9 in NYC flipped from rock last year and results are dismal, .4, their numbers as an active rock were better than that.
Oh well, back to I Heart Radio....Clear Channel has a good thing going with this app. Glad I have unlimited data on my Iphone until Verizon manages to take it away.
Does someone have a sound file of the flip?
Very nice, clean, and very professionally done. They seem to have launched with a full spot load (meaning the sales weasels are selling, unless the buyers are being comped). Good pace, gets your attention but not intrusive. A little repetitive but not bad considering what they are trying to accomplish with the format.
I didn't notice a bunch of loud sounders (like WSB's flying metal trash can), which makes for an easier listen. I did notice the ABC News sounder...adds some gravitas.
The one bug is they need to address is to not duplicate ABC network national/world story coverage with local coverage of the same topic. Let the local guys stick to local content unless leading in/out.
One thing that surprised me--this station is STICKY! I thought I would tune in and tune out. This will bode well for TSL.
Like the familiar voices--I am glad they kept most of the AGH on-air staff. Teaming up with 680 for sports (no surprise, short walk down the hall) and Fox 5 for weather works well.
Hopefully they will ease up on the promos once they get established...get some more content in there.
All in all, a great start. I was very pleasantly surprised. Cox needs to worry.
Side note: I was listening to Journey as well and noticed NO changes there. Kinda surprised they weren't sending disappointed AGH listeners to Journey.
Very nice, clean, and very professionally done. They seem to have launched with a full spot load (meaning the sales weasels are selling, unless the buyers are being comped). Good pace, gets your attention but not intrusive. A little repetitive but not bad considering what they are trying to accomplish with the format.
I didn't notice a bunch of loud sounders (like WSB's flying metal trash can), which makes for an easier listen. I did notice the ABC News sounder...adds some gravitas.
The one bug is they need to address is to not duplicate ABC network national/world story coverage with local coverage of the same topic. Let the local guys stick to local content unless leading in/out.
One thing that surprised me--this station is STICKY! I thought I would tune in and tune out. This will bode well for TSL.
Like the familiar voices--I am glad they kept most of the AGH on-air staff. Teaming up with 680 for sports (no surprise, short walk down the hall) and Fox 5 for weather works well.
Hopefully they will ease up on the promos once they get established...get some more content in there.
All in all, a great start. I was very pleasantly surprised. Cox needs to worry.
Side note: I was listening to Journey as well and noticed NO changes there. Kinda surprised they weren't sending disappointed AGH listeners to Journey.
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Rick Rose 2.0
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less polished in middays and i see Talmadge has a long shift. Need to at least edit weather forcast to not tell people to watch good day atlanta after 10am when the show is over. Its 11:39 so they need a new forcast.
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Rick Rose 2.0
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they have mentioned on air that they will use its internet presence to tie into the station. So far the site has no local news and the schedule is not updated with anchors. The only change i see today is the listen live link. I guess their webmaster is not ready.
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