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Big news at KOMO/KIRO!

OK, someone has to bring up the obvious next question...is this the beginning of the end for all-news on KOMO?
 
Hope not. KOMO is the best place for news on the radio.
 
One of my co-workers likened these "changes" to rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. And he was dead on.
 
2009 could be quite an exciting year on the talk side of the dial with big changes at KIRO, KOMO, KVI and KTTH. The simulcast on FM changes the landscape a bit, so will the Mariner move and so will the PPM. (which doesn't seem to favor news or talk) Now might be the time to make changes in a political year with lots of cume tuned to these stations until the election is over. Change can be good, it can also mess up listening habits. I still have a tough time tuning in to Seahawks games on 97.3, for some reason I prefer 710. Still have them as a button on my radio and rarely go to 97.3. I flip back and forth between KIRO and KOMO to catch headlines or traffic. First trend this week will give some indication if listeners are migrating to the FM dial for news/talk. In all this shakeup I wonder if KIRO will abandon plans to go with Sports on AM, now that KOMO is going right at them with news/talk? Seems KOMO is setting the stage to pick up AM News/talk listeners. Maybe the FM News/talk will be so strong it won't matter. Guess time will tell.
 
searadiofreak said:
OK, someone has to bring up the obvious next question...is this the beginning of the end for all-news on KOMO?
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Looks like it - but remember the Commentators started on KOMO a few years ago.

The real question is: if local radio is full of nothing but national syndicated shows, and all but the very cream of the crop stink, why should anyone listen to radio? Seems like a downward spiral.

If the #13 market can't maintain more than one station with a full roster of live/local talk (KIRO), then the industry is ready to implode.

If the #13 market can't develop any new talent in the early evening & overnight hours because its all syndicated, who is going to be the next John Carlson?
 
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