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So what's the deal.

How does it sound compared to G101?

Who is the PD?

Does it have an airstaff in place yet or plans for one? (haven't seen it on All Access)

VO? Jingles?

Think it will pull enough to numbers to last awhile?
 
no one can ever go up against Cary Simpson and win - haven't you been reading the board? They'll be all Asian/Gospel by December.
 
Taking things a little personally Hermes? I don't think anyone has ever said that the Simpson's can't be beat. As a matter of fact, Ted runs G-101, not Cary.

I am a little biased in the discussions of the Simpson family. Ted has been my best friend since 5th grade. Cary has been like a second father. Without them, I would not have ever had the chance to enjoy life in radio or have the career I have now.

If I remember what has been said by Chris Lash and Ken Hawk is that Cary is the type of person if you know him, you would do anything for him. The reason behind that is because I know him first hand is no matter what, he would do anything to me.

The same with Ted in my case. If I needed a shirt, Ted would take his off his back and give it to me.

Would I like to see G-101 be successful? You bet. There is no doubt.

I wish this board would get off of the personal attacks and talk about formatics, playlists, spot loads etc. not who does what to who, or someone thinks that someone else might have possibly said something bad about them.

B-94.5 will do ok. Nick Ferrara was the man behind the original B-94 in Pittsburgh. The station that I always wanted my stations to be like. G-101 has a good airstaff and it should be an interesting battle.

Good luck to all.
 
Anyone know if B94.5 has a web site up yet? I had not heard one mentioned on-air yet and could not find anything by doing a web search either. I can only assume if they do not as of yet, one is on the way soon.

If such a page exists, if you can post the link here, that'd be very nice
 
I heard it mentioned - b945live.com
 
fwdmo said:
Hermes said:
I heard it mentioned - b945live.com
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The B94.5 site looks good...when is your site getting updated Hitman?
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I know its "in the works", but I really have little to do with that aspect of the station at all. Anymore, my "real job" keeps me so busy I am lucky to have enough time to be on-air let alone mess with programming and the web site, etc. That's in AJ's corner...sorry. I know he is on it, but have no clue as to a timeline.
Steve
 
I saw a few weeks ago a picture of some work being done at the tower on G101s main page then I saw pictures of the one remote on campus last week with a couple of the girls from the office. There is a new main page this week. I think the general layout is the same but it does change. What do I know I thought radio should sound good and a website was just an extra for nerds like us to go to. What makes a radio station website good anyway? They all are kind of the same. "Here are our jocks, here are our shows" Sometimes they put a sponsor on it to kiss butt.
 
yep B94.5's website is B945live.com

it's got two jocks, Amy B in the morning and JD Ryan in the afternoon. and a "zero talk workday" for middays

...and i think it sounds great compared to g101!!
 
LiaStar said:
yep B94.5's website is B945live.com

it's got two jocks, Amy B in the morning and JD Ryan in the afternoon. and a "zero talk workday" for middays

...and i think it sounds great compared to g101!!
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Because you work there, probably.

"Zero Talk Workday" means that they don't have anybody to voicetrack it.
 
revbabe said:
I saw a few weeks ago a picture of some work being done at the tower on G101s main page then I saw pictures of the one remote on campus last week with a couple of the girls from the office. There is a new main page this week. I think the general layout is the same but it does change. What do I know I thought radio should sound good and a website was just an extra for nerds like us to go to. What makes a radio station website good anyway? They all are kind of the same. "Here are our jocks, here are our shows" Sometimes they put a sponsor on it to kiss butt.
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A website is more than just an extra mile. People expect EVERY business to have a website making a website an extention of your brand. The attitude and energy of your station (format) should be reflected in your website.

I think the B94.5 website looks good...it's easy to navigate and updated daily - which is very important if you want repeat hits. It loooks like a CHR website.

Pictures of someone fixing the tx, two random people in the control room and links to outdated pages doesn't make me want to "use" the website (which is what you hope your P1's & P2's are doing).

I know I was not satisfied with our website on Hot until it was re-designed about 3 months into our venture with the station (props to Dangerboy for building it). Once it was to my satisfaction, we promoted the hell out of it and we saw a ton of traffic.

By the way, putting a client on the website is more than just "butt kissing", it can be a revenue generator!!


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I just dont agree with you Glenn. A website is always an add on. Its a throw in for radio. If you can tell me of a website that makes any kind of cash for the station please do. I understand its "cool" for DJs to talk about. Websites are a promotional tool no more and the revenue you say can be brought in is only a tiny part of sales EVER at any station.(I know you were a DJ and not in sales and might not of known) I noticed that the hot site was still up long after the station was dark and all the staff was gone.

I also dont follow the whole "update every day" thing and "repeat the hits" What? Why? According to who? If anything you would want to present a constant rocksteady image. For me it goes to the basic why do people go to a website?
 
revbabe said:
I just dont agree with you Glenn. A website is always an add on. Its a throw in for radio. If you can tell me of a website that makes any kind of cash for the station please do. I understand its "cool" for DJs to talk about. Websites are a promotional tool no more and the revenue you say can be brought in is only a tiny part of sales EVER at any station.(I know you were a DJ and not in sales and might not of known) I noticed that the hot site was still up long after the station was dark and all the staff was gone.

I also dont follow the whole "update every day" thing and "repeat the hits" What? Why? According to who? If anything you would want to present a constant rocksteady image. For me it goes to the basic why do people go to a website?
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Wow, a DJ, huh? Not a high opinion of the hard working on air staff mmbers!! Any OM, PD or air talent knows that creating opportunity for sales, both traditional and non-traditional (i.e., website, etc) is an important part of the job. Feel free to not agree with me (and most every other PD in radio), but please don't question my credentials when it comes to this subject.

Anyway, you are right, a website is always an add on when your sales staff is inept...and the website is nothing more than a promotional tool when you allow it to be! A good programmer knows a website can be an important programming tool as it is the visual extension of your brand. Yes, a website should present a "rocksteady" image that is consistant (just like your station should be consistant everytime someone cumes your station), but it also needs to be consistant with who you are (or trying to be) on the air.

Perfect example, a majority of the artists on the main page of the B94.5 website have CURRENT hits...G's website, one or two currents and maybe some recurrent artists. This may seem minor, but in this point and click world, image is important...especailly with the demo in qustion.

As for daily updates and repeat hits...why wouldn't you want that? You want repeat cume, right? Why wouldn't you want people to constantly be in touch with your radio station, either on the air or in cyber space??? The more hits, the higher the value for the sales staff...even if it is minimal, it is revenue.

You are right about the Hot site being up for a week and a half after the format was pulled...your point is? That was a station that wasn't on the air anymore...a little different than a station that is trying to win in the here and now.


~gt
 
Not nit picking here but again PDs program radio stations. Websites- no you cant "program" a websites. There are no songs bud.There are no DJs. There are no recurrents. All the cool PD terms you use are cut from the book of radio programing. I have been on both the on air and sales side (should I say I was an AE, AR, or just in sales, who needs a title) I can assure you NOBODY buys the radio station due to a cool website. Nobody goes on the net and sees a proper website and says "wow that sure is a purty site, I think I will listen more after all I am a P1 listener" will not happen, ever.

You insult the "inept" sales staff which is BS. Your paycheck comes from sales and the out of date us verses the suites thing will not wash anymore. You are in sales to.You cant blame salespeople if you are part of the team and you loose. When you act like thats not the case you loose touch. You had your feelings hurt by being called a DJ. Why is it that DJs want fancy titles like "on air personalitys" and all the MD, PD, OM? As I said I have done both sales and onair. Get mad but sales is very very hard. DJing or PDing or MDing is rewarding and fun and in most every case under your own control. Try for one week to sell. I am going to go have a petroleum control engineer fill my tank now.
 
revbabe said:
Not nit picking here but again PDs program radio stations. Websites- no you cant "program" a websites. There are no songs bud.There are no DJs. There are no recurrents. All the cool PD terms you use are cut from the book of radio programing. I have been on both the on air and sales side (should I say I was an AE, AR, or just in sales, who needs a title) I can assure you NOBODY buys the radio station due to a cool website. Nobody goes on the net and sees a proper website and says "wow that sure is a purty site, I think I will listen more after all I am a P1 listener" will not happen, ever.

You insult the "inept" sales staff which is BS. Your paycheck comes from sales and the out of date us verses the suites thing will not wash anymore. You are in sales to.You cant blame salespeople if you are part of the team and you loose. When you act like thats not the case you loose touch. You had your feelings hurt by being called a DJ. Why is it that DJs want fancy titles like "on air personalitys" and all the MD, PD, OM? As I said I have done both sales and onair. Get mad but sales is very very hard. DJing or PDing or MDing is rewarding and fun and in most every case under your own control. Try for one week to sell. I am going to go have a petroleum control engineer fill my tank now.
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DON'T PUT WORDS IN MY MOUTH!!! For the record, I never called a specific sales staff inept or insutled anyone. A good sales staff can also be creative and sell the web too as they know it is an extension of the brand and if the site sees traffic, it can create revenue. I have the utmost respect for good sales people.

As for the term DJ...do a little research and find out why it's not the term of choice...for someone with your extensive backround, you should know...but I digress.

By the way, you can "program" a website. You can control the content...just like you control the content on your radio station. And sorry for using "cool radio terms"...it is RADIO-info...what was I thinking!?! ;)
 
revbabe said:
Not nit picking here but again PDs program radio stations. Websites- no you cant "program" a websites. There are no songs bud.There are no DJs. There are no recurrents. All the cool PD terms you use are cut from the book of radio programing. I have been on both the on air and sales side (should I say I was an AE, AR, or just in sales, who needs a title) I can assure you NOBODY buys the radio station due to a cool website. Nobody goes on the net and sees a proper website and says "wow that sure is a purty site, I think I will listen more after all I am a P1 listener" will not happen, ever.
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That's a ridiculous statement. Every point of contact you have with your audience is meaningful. Websites, remotes, sales calls, even chance interactions with strangers you meet at a bar.

When you, personally, are representing your station in public, do you swear at listeners? Do you wear a stained t-shirt? Do you walk around with a cigarette hanging out of your mouth or a bottle of beer in your hand? Of course you don't. Would any of those things make people NOT listen to your station? No. Not directly. However, they do affect the station's image. Just like an up-to-date (or not up-to-date) website does.
 
wiifm said:
When you, personally, are representing your station in public, do you swear at listeners? Do you wear a stained t-shirt? Do you walk around with a cigarette hanging out of your mouth or a bottle of beer in your hand?
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Only if you work for a rock station. Or if your name is Hollywood John Harlow.

Also, I never had an issue with the term "DJ". The term "Jock" seems acceptable to most, and comes from "Disc Jockey". Maybe most would prefer "air personality", but let me tell you, not everybody on the air is an Air Personality. Maybe the more fitting title is "announcer".
 
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DON'T PUT WORDS IN MY MOUTH!!! For the record, I never called a specific sales staff inept or insutled anyone. A good sales staff can also be creative and sell the web too as they know it is an extension of the brand and if the site sees traffic, it can create revenue. I have the utmost respect for good sales people.

As for the term DJ...do a little research and find out why it's not the term of choice...for someone with your extensive backround, you should know...but I digress.

By the way, you can "program" a website. You can control the content...just like you control the content on your radio station. And sorry for using "cool radio terms"...it is RADIO-info...what was I thinking!?! ;)
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I was joking about the "cool radio terms" the terms you use are dated and only used by DJs. Do research on what a DJ is? Now I know you are joking. You dont get the humor in it? Every little title you hide behind is just an ego boost. Points are:

Radio reps sell airtime. Nowhere on the planet is there a great influx of cash from the web on a radio station.

Controlling content on a website is not programing it. Its not. Nice label however a wrong one. Programming is music, talent, promotions, positoning, training, and flow. A website is some pictures and some words. The on air product is the lifeblood. So we do agree that you do digress and we agree you were not thinking. mentioned that I did both so people would understand I did and that nobody should have such a fragile seff image that they feel the need to call themselves a title to feell better. We are all DJs or sales smucks. I am off to McDonalds to see a Culinary treat dispersal agent about dinner.
 
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