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Any inside scoop on the Bone mornings?

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Is it going to be a more music fewer commercials morning show?They've got Howard off the website and no mention of anything in the morning.How about Chris Mitchell? I've enjoyed his shows no matter what station he was on.He could do a good local morning show.Is he still at Nassau?
 
Don't know...It may be quite interesting though. They're already running liners saying how "The new show is going to be better than BLM's 'Ken and Barbie' show." Time will tell, but it's making me wonder for sure.

> Is it going to be a more music fewer commercials morning
> show?They've got Howard off the website and no mention of
> anything in the morning.How about Chris Mitchell? I've
> enjoyed his shows no matter what station he was on.He could
> do a good local morning show.Is he still at Nassau?
>
 
> Don't know...It may be quite interesting though. They're
> already running liners saying how "The new show is going to
> be better than BLM's 'Ken and Barbie' show." Time will tell,
> but it's making me wonder for sure.
>
> > Is it going to be a more music fewer commercials morning
> > show?They've got Howard off the website and no mention of
> > anything in the morning.How about Chris Mitchell? I've
> > enjoyed his shows no matter what station he was on.He
> could
> > do a good local morning show.Is he still at Nassau?
> >
>

That's a lot of balls, bashing the competitors morning show when you DON'T EVEN HAVE ONE. Maybe they could do Best of Alice in the morning!

They blew up the multi-person morning show on the blowtorch signal (emphasis on BLOW) of FRANK fer chrissakes, what makes you think they'll spend more money for a morning show on a two-frequency walkie-talkie signal like the Bone?

The Captain and Celeste have nothing to worry about.
 
> The Captain and Celeste have nothing to worry about.

Oh, they have plenty to worry about: boring content, unoriginal events, Celeste just being generally annoying.

However, I agree-the Bone is one thing that will not cause worry. Unless the Bone decides to go active rocker. But somehow, I doubt that.
 
> > The Captain and Celeste have nothing to worry about.
>
> Oh, they have plenty to worry about: boring content,
> unoriginal events, Celeste just being generally annoying.
>
> However, I agree-the Bone is one thing that will not cause
> worry. Unless the Bone decides to go active rocker. But
> somehow, I doubt that.
>


Let's not limit things to BLM or THE BONE.

Unless there's a brave broadcaster....or broadcast group....that is willing to "break the mold" and attempt something different in the market....the majority of the Northern New England Morning shows will continue to sound (yawn) "tired!"

argytunes
 
>
> Let's not limit things to BLM or THE BONE.
>
> Unless there's a brave broadcaster....or broadcast
> group....that is willing to "break the mold" and attempt
> something different in the market....the majority of the
> Northern New England Morning shows will continue to sound
> (yawn) "tired!"

What would you do differently? Be specific.
It's easy to criticize...a lot tougher to come up with something original that will actually attract an audience.
 
> >
> > Let's not limit things to BLM or THE BONE.
> >
> > Unless there's a brave broadcaster....or broadcast
> > group....that is willing to "break the mold" and attempt
> > something different in the market....the majority of the
> > Northern New England Morning shows will continue to sound
> > (yawn) "tired!"
>
> What would you do differently? Be specific.
> It's easy to criticize...a lot tougher to come up with
> something original that will actually attract an audience.

I have ideas for 3 different formats that aren't currently being tried up here, but if you think I'm gonna let another broadcaster take my ideas and cheapen them...FORGET IT! As you and I both know...CHEAP PROGRAMMING seems to be the operative concept when it comes to a lot of stations up here!

Since there are still a few broadcast professionals (left) in this market who know how to reach me...they're welcomed to do so.

However...the days of getting ideas FREE (FROM ME) ARE OVER!

argytunes
>
 
> However...the days of getting ideas FREE (FROM ME) ARE OVER!
> argytunes


awwwwwwwwww shucks. i'm sure we would all love to look over AND rip off three ideas that haven't been market researched or tested at all. i bet they'd be really good too ... like rhythmic oldies or liberal talk. maybe all 80's?! wow!

i have several ideas for radio formats too but i'm not crazy enough to think that anyone but me would listen to that crap. i'd hate to see the testing numbers on my "all little mermaid soundtrack music all the time" format. almost as dismal as my 'bottom 40' format and the 'talk about talk radio' format.

i've given my ideas for free .... and now ...... yours?
 
>
> i have several ideas for radio formats too but i'm not crazy
> enough to think that anyone but me would listen to that
> crap. i'd hate to see the testing numbers on my "all little
> mermaid soundtrack music all the time" format. almost as
> dismal as my 'bottom 40' format and the 'talk about talk
> radio' format.
>
> i've given my ideas for free .... and now ...... yours?

Damn, I've been trying for years to get people to buy into my "songs that suck" format. It's kind of like "Jack," but exclusively with songs that really annoy people regardless of format. We'd play:
"Mickey" by Toni Basil
"Disco Duck" by Rick Dees
"How Much Is That Doggie In The Window" by whoever did it
"Convoy" by CW McCall
Marilyn Manson's version of "Sweet Dreams"
"Me So Horny" by 2 Live Crew
Devo's version of "Working In A Coal Mine"
"Say Say Say" by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
Anything from Ozzy's album of covers
"Wannabe" by The Spice Girls

The only criteria would be that MOST of the civilized world would have to hate the song. I didn't include, for example, anything by... oh, say, The Black-Eyed Peas even though I can't stand their music, because they apparently have many fans. It's gotta be universally despised. I think that beyond a doubt, people would be aware of such a station almost immediately and that we could cut through the crowded radio landscape. What do you think?
 
> >
> > i have several ideas for radio formats too but i'm not
> crazy
> > enough to think that anyone but me would listen to that
> > crap. i'd hate to see the testing numbers on my "all
> little
> > mermaid soundtrack music all the time" format. almost as
> > dismal as my 'bottom 40' format and the 'talk about talk
> > radio' format.
> >
> > i've given my ideas for free .... and now ...... yours?
>
> Damn, I've been trying for years to get people to buy into
> my "songs that suck" format. It's kind of like "Jack," but
> exclusively with songs that really annoy people regardless
> of format. We'd play:
> "Mickey" by Toni Basil
> "Disco Duck" by Rick Dees
> "How Much Is That Doggie In The Window" by whoever did it
> "Convoy" by CW McCall
> Marilyn Manson's version of "Sweet Dreams"
> "Me So Horny" by 2 Live Crew
> Devo's version of "Working In A Coal Mine"
> "Say Say Say" by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
> Anything from Ozzy's album of covers
> "Wannabe" by The Spice Girls
>
> The only criteria would be that MOST of the civilized world
> would have to hate the song. I didn't include, for example,
> anything by... oh, say, The Black-Eyed Peas even though I
> can't stand their music, because they apparently have many
> fans. It's gotta be universally despised. I think that
> beyond a doubt, people would be aware of such a station
> almost immediately and that we could cut through the crowded
> radio landscape. What do you think?
>

With all due respect (and I MEAN THIS) to Lippy and TommyDCat....the "attitude" in each of your posts is probably one of the reasons so many stations never get past the "initial idea" stage? As a result, most stations in the market continue to sound as stale as they do!

For people who have been involved in the radio business (or are currently existing in it), I suppose it's a lot easier to be cynical about ANY IDEA (good or bad)...instead of investing a little 'non-rating period airtime?' The quieter months (January-March and a portion of late September into October) are perfect opportunities to "road test" a new format....no matter how ridiculous it might look on a piece of paper.

Besides...if you're employed at a radio station that's not making a great impression with your audience or your limited number of advertisers...what have you got to lose?

2 of the 3 formats I have in mind ARE music-oriented. Not as outrageous as yours, but past the "same old/same old" with the canned announcer and playlist of 50 tunes! The third (my personal favorite) is a talk format with a subject that relates to practically every age group....adolescent listeners and up.

As I indicated in an earlier post on this thread, I'll be happy to talk to a serious broadcaster who wants to invest a few dollars and promote the show(s). But "giving them away for free" doesn't interest me.

argytunes
 
Argy-

I can't help myself. For a man/woman/beast who criticizes broadcasters for the same old, same old...your posts are...the same old, same old. You're a broken record who can't stay on topic. You don't have a sense of humor...and I'd really love to know more about these dream formats of yours. WMPG has some of the best programming in Portland. Everyday is new and original. But I don't see them or MPBN exactly charging through Arbitron.

That said, I do wish you luck in pushing those formats. Prove me wrong. Please.

Workin' for the man o' corporate radio-
RadioThis.

> > > The Captain and Celeste have nothing to worry about.
> >
> > Oh, they have plenty to worry about: boring content,
> > unoriginal events, Celeste just being generally annoying.
> >
> > However, I agree-the Bone is one thing that will not cause
>
> > worry. Unless the Bone decides to go active rocker. But
> > somehow, I doubt that.
> >
>
>
> Let's not limit things to BLM or THE BONE.
>
> Unless there's a brave broadcaster....or broadcast
> group....that is willing to "break the mold" and attempt
> something different in the market....the majority of the
> Northern New England Morning shows will continue to sound
> (yawn) "tired!"
>
> argytunes
>
 
> Argy-
>
> I can't help myself. For a man/woman/beast who criticizes
> broadcasters for the same old, same old...your posts
> are...the same old, same old. You're a broken record who
> can't stay on topic. You don't have a sense of humor...and
> I'd really love to know more about these dream formats of
> yours. WMPG has some of the best programming in Portland.
> Everyday is new and original. But I don't see them or MPBN
> exactly charging through Arbitron.
>
> That said, I do wish you luck in pushing those formats.
> Prove me wrong. Please.
>
> Workin' for the man o' corporate radio-
> RadioThis.


I COMPLETELY AGREE with you about WMPG. A good portion of their programming is very innovative. If there was some way to promote the 90.9 frequency a little better (aside from word of mouth)---more listeners would probably discover it? A lot of listeners still confuse it with MPBN on 90.1 because the dial locations are so close. [MPBN's programming is basically good, but I've never been able to understand why some of their announcers sound "lost" or "confused" when it comes to cross-promoting the programming].

Arbitron never has recognized either MPBN or WMPG because they're not considered "commercial"----and subsequently, don't spend subscriber money on buying into a diary.

Contrary to what you might think, I actually HAVE a sense of humor. [At least several friends and business associates think the honesty about bad programming has a little humor?]. I guess I don't buy into the theory that most radio programming has to sound like it was manufactured from 'a corporate cookie-cutter!' Perhaps it's easier to subscribe to the idea that most listeners don't care what comes out of a radio speaker (aka lead the "lamb to the slaughter" theory) than make a few attempts to offer 'em something better?

Since my complaints about the 'lack of creative programming' appear to bother you (and apparently, a few others)...maybe the "broken record" you've referenced about them has struck a nerve or two? Question is...does anybody have the guts to try anything new? Or at least LISTEN TO and CLEAN UP some of the garbage that's being recycled 'day after day?'

argytunes
 
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