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BEWARE--SHARK ATTACK COULD HAPPEN!

> > Batman. you're a funny guy.
>
>
> Thanks so much.
>
>
> >Is there a comedy board
> > somewhere you can post on?
> > Find it. Soon.
>
>
> Could you suggest one? I am lazy.
> >
> > As far as Kramer & Twitch go, yeah, they were sophmoric at
>
> > times. But you know what? They weren't stale and
> > homogonized.
>
>
> **** what ... check the spelling again, Mr. X.
>
>
> . And they made me laugh. A lot.
>
>
> A whole lot? Or just a lot?
>
>
> And before
> > the Eagle became stale and boring, it rocked.
>
>
>
> "Rock Me Gently, Rock Me Slowly ... "
>
> >.And it was
> > one of the best radio stations in the country. Live with
> > it.
>
>
> How do you live with it? Eat it? Sleep it?
>
> >
> > Rock radio is in trouble because of ratings. And bad
> > ratings don't necessarily mean no one is listening. Do
> you,
> > Batman, and the dumbasses like you, have any clue how
> > Arbitron works?
>
>
> Duh, yes.
>
>
> >They have a research branch that calls (on
> > LAND LINES ONLY)prospective diary keepers. If the
> > prospective diary keeper agrees to fill the diary out,
> > Arbitron sends them a diary for every person in the
> > household above 12. And who fills these out? Usually
> > little 10 year old Debbie, because it makes her feel
> > important. And Grandpa, because he doesn't have a damn
> > thing to do after he finishes the crossword puzzle. Most
> > people in the rock demo (18-49 year old males) have jobs,
> > families, and lives.
>
>
> Some have meth labs, and some live in strip joints, but that
> is another story.
>
>
>
> >And find it hard to find time to fill
> > out a a ten page diary for a buck. Even worse, most
> people
> > in the demo aren't even given a chance to participate,
> > because Arbitron pre-surveys using LAND LINES. How many
> > friends between 18-34 do you have that don't use a cell
> > phone as a primary means of contact? Arbitron says they
> > will start pre-surveying cell phones in 2008. Until then,
> a
> > significant portion of the rock audience will go unheard.
>
> >
> > And with the attitude most broadcast companies have,
> rating
> > mean money, so without ratings, the format flipping
> begins.
> > Smart radio people know that ratings don't mean jack.
> Don't
> > sell the numbers, sell THE IMPACT OF THE RADIO STATION.
>
>
> Can anyone tell me what the hell he is talking about -- the
> impact of the radio station?
>
> It must be deep, because he typed it in all caps.

IMPACT, ******BAG. THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE YOU CAN PUT IN THE SEATS, SELL A CAR TO, GET THROUGH A CLIENT'S DOORS. IMPACT CAN'T ALWAYS BE SEEN IN AN ARBITRON BOOK. BATMAN, YOU'RE A BIGGER IDIOT THAN I GAVE YOU CREDIT FOR. GO SELL SOME SHOES.
>
> I prescribe an hour of KVIL, followed by Sunny, and end with
> KAAM.
>
> Rock on ... rock in ... out .. whatever
>
 
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