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An open letter to all Richmond Radio stations...

R

Radio-X

Guest
To: WCDX, WJZV, WKHK, WKLR, WTVR, WWLB, WDYL, WRXL, WMXB, WPZZ, WKJM, WBTJ

I'm in a rush, so I'm going to keep this short and sweet. At about 9:00 this evening, I was asked by my PD to call Oldies 107-3 to ask if they had a song that they could e-mail us. So, assuming the only person there was the night jock, I called the request line. I got a busy signal. I kept redialing the number for over five minutes, with the same result. So, I began calling the request lines of each of the MainLine stations, when all I hear is a busy signal.

So, I turn to the Cox cluster, trying to see if a request line was open to call to see if the anybody was in the MainLine cluster (assuming they know if ML is open this late). Alas, I get NOTHING but a busy tone on the request lines.

Then comes the R1 cluster, with the same result, then to top it off was the CC cluster. Finally, I got ahold of the night jock at Q-94 who was quite nice (shoutout to you if you ever read this)

Based on my knowledge that WRVQ is the primary EAS site, I know that they have to have a 24-hour on-air staff. However, unless Richmond radio has all of its request lines tied up at 9 pm, or all the night jocks take their universal lunch/smoke/crap break at 9 pm, there are NO live night jocks in Richmond (with the exception of Q-94)

I find this funny that you all are that worried about costs that you can't pay some jerk $8-10 an hour to run your control board and actually have a live jock at night. I also find it funny that a station that services 1/10 th the average listenership of WTVR or WKHK has a live night DJ. Stations in Charlottesville and Roanoke have live DJ's at night...and they're half the market size of Richmond!

All in all, I'd like to congratulate you fine folks in market #58 for only having one live jock on the air.

Much love,

Radio-X

Live night jock at a fine non-metro station <P ID="signature">______________
I wasn't born in the south, but I got down here as fast as I could...
</P>
 
> I'm in a rush, so I'm going to keep this short and sweet. At
> about 9:00 this evening, I was asked by my PD to call Oldies
> 107-3 to ask if they had a song that they could e-mail us.
> So, assuming the only person there was the night jock, I
> called the request line. I got a busy signal. I kept
> redialing the number for over five minutes, with the same
> result. So, I began calling the request lines of each of the
> MainLine stations, when all I hear is a busy signal.

I can only speak for Oldies 107-3.

We were airing a basketball game tonight... using the same request lines you were trying to call in on... :)

Ordinarily, though, you'd have reached Matt Nicholls... he's live 5 nights a week...

On the other hand, knowing the kinds of callers one gets after 7pm, I'd busy out the phone lines, too... :) Nothing personal, dx, but you'd be one of the few sane people to call a request line at this hour...
 
> I can only speak for Oldies 107-3.
>
> We were airing a basketball game tonight... using the same
> request lines you were trying to call in on... :)
>

Damn, I look stupid now...oh well, I still find it odd only TWO stations in the market are live during the nights...

> Ordinarily, though, you'd have reached Matt Nicholls... he's
> live 5 nights a week...

I'm glad to see that a company has the gumption to put on somebody that late...yay for Mr. Nicholls!

> On the other hand, knowing the kinds of callers one gets
> after 7pm, I'd busy out the phone lines, too... :) Nothing
> personal, dx, but you'd be one of the few sane people to
> call a request line at this hour...

You're bringing back a great memory...My second night on the job, I was about to lock up when somebody called and took great offense to a song that was played. He then said "I'm gonna be down there in five minutes to kick your a**!"

...needless to say, I signed off on that night's log at break-neck speed...

Ah, the joys of nighttime radio!

Thanks for clearing that up, and sorry for unfairly dissing Oldies 107-3, Rob.

Radio-X<P ID="signature">______________
I wasn't born in the south, but I got down here as fast as I could...
</P>
 
The Encyclopedia weighs in

Have you ever had to run a ballgame sir?You have to keep your attention totally one hundred percent on what's going on because the on site sportcaster may ask for a break at ANY TIME,AND,are you aware that sending copywrited audio via MP3 is techically illegal? It does not surprise me that Cox,Radio One,and CC didn't answer.I'm guessing this(and checking thier websites): Cox: Mix1037 & The Planet were on Otto(as in Autopilot IE The Digital Automation),in fact I know the Planet was because Sheri Blanks V/Ts that shift.K95 was probably Otto since they have no F/T night jock.Y101 is supposed to be live at night with Twitch,I know Mix 103.7 hasn't had a F/T night jock since they moved Bishop over to The Planet & buried him behind JB & Billy years ago.For Radio One,I KNOW that Power is live at night,Kiss and Praise are tossups,but I'm guessing they are probably V/T'd with regular P/T jocks.For CC,all those stations except the AMs,and Lite 98,have live jocks at night,(Uh,I don't know how close you are to Richmond,but I'm assuming you have heard Lite 98 at one time or another at night.Do you know who "Delilah" is? Are you aware she's NATIONWIDE out of Seattle,and one of the most successful syndicated night hosts in the country? Lite is has been Otto at night with Otto running Delilah for YEARS!!!)I'm guessing the live jocks that were on duty simply didn't feel like answering the phone.It could be that they may have had other duties to perform,like doing thier production so they could leave at 12 Midnight.And,adding to what Robster said,sometimes jocks just open up the lines to get intresting callers they can tape and use for "on air phone bits" and leave the phones locked up the rest of the time just because they don't want to be bothered by the "Beckys" ("HI!---HOW ARE YOU!!!") and "Kennys" ("I WANNA HEAR INXS,NAKED EYES,& INXS,INXS,INXS,INXS,INXS,and MORE INXS!!!!")of the world(and if you've never spoken with them,consider yourself lucky).So I guess you simply got lucky that the gentleman at Q94 did have his phone open.(And I agree,Davis is a VERY nice guy,I spoke with him once,very pleasant person to talk to)One thing sir.Don't go around dissing stations without checking your facts first.You could find that coming back and hitting you right in the face,sometimes years later, if you decide to actually apply to one of these stations or companies.
 
WCDX is live with the Bad Boys

and from someone at CC i know that
WRVQ is live w/ Davis,
WRXL is live w/ Crash,
WBTJ is live w/ the Capital City Crunk Squad.

Most of the times these DJ's ARE IN THE STUDIO at night
and have do many things w/ listeners during their shows
only sometimes are they V/T. One example of that might be Thanksgiving Day.

WTVR Lite 98 is not live w/ Deliah a nationwide show

other stations:
WWLD has no jocks at all yet
know nothing of the other ML stations, Cox stations, or Radio One
Do know Twitch who is a nice guy, but who knows if he is live.

I think you so do more research than only one nite - haven't you heard of the scientific method of 3 trails?


> > I can only speak for Oldies 107-3.
> >
> > We were airing a basketball game tonight... using the same
>
> > request lines you were trying to call in on... :)
> >
>
> Damn, I look stupid now...oh well, I still find it odd only
> TWO stations in the market are live during the nights...
>
> > Ordinarily, though, you'd have reached Matt Nicholls...
> he's
> > live 5 nights a week...
>
> I'm glad to see that a company has the gumption to put on
> somebody that late...yay for Mr. Nicholls!
>
> > On the other hand, knowing the kinds of callers one gets
> > after 7pm, I'd busy out the phone lines, too... :) Nothing
>
> > personal, dx, but you'd be one of the few sane people to
> > call a request line at this hour...
>
> You're bringing back a great memory...My second night on the
> job, I was about to lock up when somebody called and took
> great offense to a song that was played. He then said "I'm
> gonna be down there in five minutes to kick your a**!"
>
> ...needless to say, I signed off on that night's log at
> break-neck speed...
>
> Ah, the joys of nighttime radio!
>
> Thanks for clearing that up, and sorry for unfairly dissing
> Oldies 107-3, Rob.
>
> Radio-X
>
 
Re: Radio-X covers his a**

> Have you ever had to run a ballgame sir?You have to keep
> your attention totally one hundred percent on what's going
> on because the on site sportcaster may ask for a break at
> ANY TIME.

Yes, I run ballgames quite frequently. And, yes, running the board takes...um...attention.

> AND,are you aware that sending copywrited audio via
> MP3 is techically illegal?

Oops! I guess that means I would have gone to RIAA hell...I was more worried about there being a compatability issue between AudioVault and a Windows system

> I KNOW that Power is live at night

I would have thought they would be live...needless to say, I only phoned them once

> (Uh,I don't know how close you are to Richmond, but I'm assuming you have
> heard Lite 98 at one time or another at night.Do you know
> who "Delilah" is? Are you aware she's NATIONWIDE out of
> Seattle,and one of the most successful syndicated night
> hosts in the country? Lite is has been Otto at night with
> Otto running Delilah for YEARS!!!)

> I'm guessing the live
> jocks that were on duty simply didn't feel like answering
> the phone.

Hell, I don't feel like answering the phone. But I do! That's being lazy...which is quite possible amongst a jock with nobody else around.

> It could be that they may have had other duties to
> perform,like doing thier production so they could leave at
> 12 Midnight.

My problem is actually that our phones are silent, and in a soundproof production booth, you can't hear crap. That's possible.


> And,adding to what Robster said,sometimes jocks
> just open up the lines to get intresting callers they can
> tape and use for "on air phone bits" and leave the phones
> locked up the rest of the time just because they don't want
> to be bothered by the "Beckys" ("HI!---HOW ARE YOU!!!") and
> "Kennys" ("I WANNA HEAR INXS,NAKED EYES,&
> INXS,INXS,INXS,INXS,INXS,and MORE INXS!!!!")of the world(and
> if you've never spoken with them,consider yourself lucky).

Yeah...I have that issue. I call them "groupies". They are annoying, but, you deal with them. I think is piss-poor for jocks who are live to put the request line on hold because they are too lazy or busy to take a call. No matter what is occuring, the listener is #1 priority (at least in my case).

> I guess you simply got lucky that the gentleman at Q94 did
> have his phone open.(And I agree,Davis is a VERY nice guy,I
> spoke with him once,very pleasant person to talk to)

He is...much better than Jake Glenn...can you say yuck?

> One thing sir.Don't go around dissing stations without checking
> your facts first.

I will admit partial defeat. Had I listened to Oldies 107-3 before calling, this post would not have happened. Still. IF the X is live, 107-3 is live, 92.1 is live, the Beat is live, and Q is live, that makes five stations. Out of 15 stations...geez...1 out of 3 still ain't good.

> You could find that coming back and hitting
> you right in the face,sometimes years later, if you decide
> to actually apply to one of these stations or companies.

Well, I'm not too worried about that. I don't think I could tolerate the workplace in Richmond radio. My salary might be 2/3 of what those guys on Basie Road make, but I wouldn't trade the crap you have to deal with in a sub-100 market for the extra pay. As Billy Joel says: "If that's what you call moving up, then I'm moving out."

Thanks for clarifying things...I enjoy differing opinions

Radio-X<P ID="signature">______________
I wasn't born in the south, but I got down here as fast as I could...
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