BAS BROADCASTING

[kentuckymedia]

I want to write a thread about my honest and sincere thoughts about the BAS Broadcasting organization and my approval of the things they have been doing right.

I have had the opportunity to visit a few colleagues in the Sandusky market recently, and listened to Mix and Coast Country. The stations truly have a much better sound as they are using Waitt Radio Networks. Waitt of course has been recognized by the RAB and NAB as the best syndication company for 24/7 formats in the recent years, and if you didn't know the stations were using Waitt supplied product, you would think that the staff was based in Sandusky.

There have been comments on these boards about all the things that the organization has done wrong in the past, and I have only fueled the fire in a few of my posts. While my posts were not meant or directed to be anti-Bas, they may have come across that way to individuals in the organization and I sincerely apologize. I also may have been misdirected in a few posts as well, and I apologize for those comments too.

Im excited about the things that Bas Broadcasting is doing, and the programming decisions they are making with the assistance of Waitt Radio Networks. In my field, I currently consult radio stations and sales groups in Pennsylvania, Indiana, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee. In three markets we have become WRN affiliates and the ratings have improved along with stronger cash flow. Bas Broadcasting has been making positive strides in the previous months to supply better programming, stronger community news and the like to their audiences and clients, and this is what radio is about! Kudos go to Jim and TK with their efforts to make radio great again!

While it is my sincere wish that they would bring on a group consultant or hire a corporate program director, to continually enhance the day by day listening experience, I also understand the list of needs and the order of time in which they need to be done.

All the best to those in the BAS Organization, and keep your chins up, radio is something we all have a deep and rooted passion for. I only ask that others show the same respect to local radio owners and operators.

 

[Just Wondering]

kentuckymedia,

Just Wondering: So you approve of the way BAS has eliminated jobs in this area?

Do you approve of the way they fired Mark Fogg? Of course, they had to bring him back.

Do you approve of the fact that it's not really local radio, save for a one person Morning Show (used to be two person) on WCPZ and WLEC?
I understand that you can get names of cities voiced to air between songs, etc. Is that really local?
I will concede that some of their stations still cover local sports.

Do you approve of the fact that a similar axe fell when they bought WFRO several years ago?

Do you approve of the fact thay BAS fired the only live personality at the Coast, when the format changed from rock to country? (Correct me if I'm wrong, but it's my understanding this is correct)

What do you say to people who say in some ways, BAS is no better than Clear Channel, by doing away with signficicant amounts of local programming?

 

[RF Man]

Just Wondering,

So do you approve of the way Clear Channel and other large companies eliminated jobs in this and other areas?

Do you approve of the thousands now out work because of the way CC handled their business?

Do you approve of the fact that CC never sent their VP's to any of these stations to talk with the staff and listen to their concerns?

Do you approve of the way CC never picked up those people who you claim were let go despite the fact they never worked for BAS?

BAS never fired anyone after the switch to country at least that's what my sources say

If it's a choice between a company like Clear Channel who has run this entire industry into the ground or BAS who maintains local ownership and are there on a daily basis I'll take the latter.

Any radio company with local ownership will always be tops in my book no matter who they are. And if they own previous CC properties I pray that luck is with them due to the pile of crap they inherit in crappy transmitter sites and the like.

kentuckymedia,

Just Wondering: So you approve of the way BAS has eliminated jobs in this area?

Do you approve of the way they fired Mark Fogg? Of course, they had to bring him back.

Do you approve of the fact that it's not really local radio, save for a one person Morning Show (used to be two person) on WCPZ and WLEC?
I understand that you can get names of cities voiced to air between songs, etc. Is that really local?
I will concede that some of their stations still cover local sports.

Do you approve of the fact that a similar axe fell when they bought WFRO several years ago?

Do you approve of the fact thay BAS fired the only live personality at the Coast, when the format changed from rock to country? (Correct me if I'm wrong, but it's my understanding this is correct)

What do you say to people who say in some ways, BAS is no better than Clear Channel, by doing away with signficicant amounts of local programming?

 

[techie2]

Anyone else think the original post looks like kissing up after someone pissed off a prospective client? That, or more shilling for Waitt networks.

And if they own previous CC properties I pray that luck is with them due to the pile of crap they inherit in crappy transmitter sites and the like.

I thought CC was supposed to be fairly good about maintenance, but it sounds like that may only be true for the larger market properties.

 

[Radiobum]

Based on the January 2 filing with the commission, it appears BAS and TRL are having problems connecting. The extension may suggest BAS gets to keep WPFX.

 

[VODood]

Based on the January 2 filing with the commission, it appears BAS and TRL are having problems connecting. The extension may suggest BAS gets to keep WPFX.

Huh? Can you explain further? Who is TRL?

 

[Radiobum]

BAS agreed to sell WPFX to TRL, headed by Dan Dudley. The closing has been delayed. Best guess is if they don't close soon, BAS will look for another buyer.

 

[chy chy rottenqueeve]

I have had the opportunity to visit a few colleagues in the Sandusky market recently, and listened to Mix and Coast Country. The stations truly have a much better sound as they are using Waitt Radio Networks. Waitt of course has been recognized by the RAB and NAB as the best syndication company for 24/7 formats in the recent years, and if you didn't know the stations were using Waitt supplied product, you would think that the staff was based in Sandusky.

Come on,Kennedy, what's with the "giant sucking sound?"
They're generic voices, all they mention "local" are promotions (which are very few), you never ever & will never ever hear a real local caller or contest winner chit chat w/ the "on air jock" because it's defeating the purpose of budget cutting (unless it's Randy in the morning for 4 live hours. The "Whatt!" voice trackers could at least attempt to study the demo & make mention of what's happening in the area, send out a song to an imaginary "Christy heading home from work" or "Ron at the Kalahari"; or they could at least get pronunciation of SanDUsky right! The on air product sounds very bogus, Coast's signal is horrible, WCPZ's processing is muddier than a bog & "Eagle 99"s automation still malfunctions like it did when BAS took it over!

There have been comments on these boards about all the things that the organization has done wrong in the past, and I have only fueled the fire in a few of my posts. While my posts were not meant or directed to be anti-Bas, they may have come across that way to individuals in the organization and I sincerely apologize.

Are we trying to drum up business for the "consulting" side job? Don't waste you're time sucking up, they won't pay you anything.

Im excited about the things that Bas Broadcasting is doing, and the programming decisions they are making with the assistance of Waitt Radio Networks. In my field, I currently consult radio stations and sales groups in Pennsylvania, Indiana, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee.

Do the Star suits know you're moonlighting again?

Bas Broadcasting has been making positive strides in the previous months to supply better programming, stronger community news and the like to their audiences and clients, and this is what radio is about! Kudos go to Jim and TK with their efforts to make radio great again!

So radio is all about buzz sawing airshifts down to nothing but making the one former employee who had an airshift still do a remote while trying to dip even more into the "remote person's" talent fee?
Stronger community news? It's still tracked, nothing special. WLEC's "12pm news hour" was supposed to have call ins when they couldn't get guests for their "Community Focus" show but instead of having to put irate local listeners on the air to complain thery just pull the wool over & toss it back to the dish 'til 1pm. That solves that problem! :

While it is my sincere wish that they would bring on a group consultant or hire a corporate program director, to continually enhance the day by day listening experience, I also understand the list of needs and the order of time in which they need to be done.

Like i said, why not just stick with your own shift? Sucking up won't get your "consulting service" to help BAS' programming mistakes.

All the best to those in the BAS Organization, and keep your chins up, radio is something we all have a deep and rooted passion for. I only ask that others show the same respect to local radio owners and operators.

Maybe if T.K & J.L weren't busy taking vacations all the time spending money they could be using to better localize or maintain their shells & transmitters or trying to figure out ways to cut what's left of their staff they would be more respected by clients, listeners & the 3 person Programming staff they haven't squeezed the last penny out of before kicking to the curb.
Meanwhile the request lines in the studios are dead because local callers have given up on their local stations.

oh, and:

BAS never fired anyone after the switch to country at least that's what my sources say

Your sources are incorrect, veteran classic rock jock Randy Evans was the latest ***t canned BAS victim. Who else could they have fired? He was the only one local left on Coast, of course they were gonna take advantage of that extra entire $25 a week!

 

[kentuckymedia]

let me find my buzzer, hold on...uhhh....brrzzzzzz....wrong, try again!

actually, i am with a client right now in beautiful Roanoke Virginia! Call my cell phone, or the client if you dont believe me.

Either way, one should be happy that radio is in the hand of owners that actually care about the region, the communities they serve.

 

[gr8oldies]

Syndication bad broadcasting school graduates good.BAS must make amends by hiring broadcast school grads 24/7 immediately

 

[Limp73]

Syndication bad broadcasting school graduates good.BAS must make amends by hiring broadcast school grads 24/7 immediately

All small town broadcasters are equal....but some big fish in a small pond are more equal than others! (smirk....lol!)

Sydnication,sattellite feeds and voicetracking on the other hand is even
MORE evil! (hoo-ha-ha-ha-HAAAAAA!!!!)

 

[nightfly61]

They could at least have the voice trackers make mention of "the hut" or say something "halfway local sounding" or maybe leave in a mistake here & there so it at least sounds like human beings are there...and what's with the cat with the lisp on middays? It's almost as if he's trying to sound bad.

 

[Shelloutfalter]

Or they could just call the folks at J. Rizer & Associates Radio Imaging and Re-positioning for a no-obligation consultation! My brother's radio stations were in the toilet, but one call to J. Rizer & Associates was all it took to get them sounding good again.

J. Rizer offers serious imaging for serious stations!

*A subsidiary of the J. Rizer Monopoly and Worldwide Cartel, Ltd*

;D

 

[chy chy rottenqueeve]

let me find my buzzer, hold on...uhhh....brrzzzzzz....wrong, try again!

actually, i am with a client right now in beautiful Roanoke Virginia! Call my cell phone, or the client if you dont believe me.

Either way, one should be happy that radio is in the hand of owners that actually care about the region, the communities they serve.

Ask Mark Fogg about how much they "care".

 

[VODood]

let me find my buzzer, hold on...uhhh....brrzzzzzz....wrong, try again!

actually, i am with a client right now in beautiful Roanoke Virginia! Call my cell phone, or the client if you dont believe me.

Either way, one should be happy that radio is in the hand of owners that actually care about the region, the communities they serve.

J.... serious inquiry.

Do you have website? Contact info available?

 

[jefflaurence]

Hi Chuck!

 

[nightfly61]

With BAS charging a whopping $8 a spot even I could afford to advertise my station...on their stations! Since the AM WLEC is the only one making $(from local sports) maybe sales should get out & sell some high school baseball, cross country, golf & tennis!