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Bloodbath at WYAY-FM Fake Oldies 106.7

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It is shocking what they did to Randy and Spiff along with the others. This stations ratings are decresing because they are fuc(ing with the Oldies playlist. I bet that the True Oldies Channel WILL return on 106.7 before the end of the year. I also think that Cumbless (new owners os WYAY) will cut the staff even further and bring back the TOC. It will be much cheaper for them and that is all they care about. However, the music will be better than it is now.
 
I don't think "True Oldies" belongs on a top 10 (pretty much) full market signal. If they wanted to run satellite (which I doubt), Cumulus has a Classic Hits satellite format that is much closer to 'YAY's current direction. They have the right idea musically, but it needs to be more focused. I don't think many stations even carry TOC anymore...
 
BTW the Young Harris 770 "Atlanta" station's license (now that is a creative listing) is in the process of being sent back to the FCC as part of the 95.1 WACF being sold deal. The "Chattanooga" Copper Hill station (another creative listing) has (or is the process of being donated a Baptist Ministerial Group. I doubt they will remain on the TOC.
 
secondchoice said:
BTW the Young Harris 770 "Atlanta" station's license (now that is a creative listing) is in the process of being sent back to the FCC as part of the 95.1 WACF being sold deal. The "Chattanooga" Copper Hill station (another creative listing) has (or is the process of being donated a Baptist Ministerial Group. I doubt they will remain on the TOC.
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The reason for those "creative" listings is to make media buyers in New York and other places think Atlanta and Chattanooga will be covered by their buy.
 
I believe the now-defunct Air America tried to pull off the same stunt, passing off a Stroudsburg, PA affiliate as a "Philadelphia" station. ::) Mancow has also done this several times (i.e. dubbing a Chico, CA affiliate as a "Los Angeles" station)...

770 - that used to be part of the "Wolf" AM simulcast, right?
 
DToTheJ said:
770 - that used to be part of the "Wolf" AM simulcast, right?
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Correct. The owner was A D Fraisaer (I think I miss spelled his last name every body just calls him A.D.) He was the treasurer for the Atlanta 1996 games. IIRC he was the CEO for Caremark and was the chairmen of the board for Goldkist (both of which extracted a large purchase price from CVS for Caremark and Pilgram's for Goldkist) The last I heard he was on the board of director for RJR. His idea was to build a "rural" network. At one time we had stations in Copperhill, Young Harris, and 1340 Mountain City. He also had 95.1 Young Harris.
 
carolinaradio said:
I don't think "True Oldies" belongs on a top 10 (pretty much) full market signal. If they wanted to run satellite (which I doubt), Cumulus has a Classic Hits satellite format that is much closer to 'YAY's current direction. They have the right idea musically, but it needs to be more focused. I don't think many stations even carry TOC anymore...
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Cumulus (and formerly Citadel) owned WLS-FM runs TOC in overnights and weekends. When the station first flipped to oldies from active rock, it was using TOC 24/7 until it added local personalities--and Scott Shannon has been VTing a separate midday show for the Chicago market since CBS flipped WJMK from Jack to classic hits "K-Hits." And TOC was heard in Washington a couple of format changes ago.
 
It is why traditional radio is losing its listener base and more people are turning to alternatives like Pandora, I Heart and Spotify. :'(
 
Mark Jeffries said:
carolinaradio said:
I don't think "True Oldies" belongs on a top 10 (pretty much) full market signal. If they wanted to run satellite (which I doubt), Cumulus has a Classic Hits satellite format that is much closer to 'YAY's current direction. They have the right idea musically, but it needs to be more focused. I don't think many stations even carry TOC anymore...
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Cumulus (and formerly Citadel) owned WLS-FM runs TOC in overnights and weekends. When the station first flipped to oldies from active rock, it was using TOC 24/7 until it added local personalities--and Scott Shannon has been VTing a separate midday show for the Chicago market since CBS flipped WJMK from Jack to classic hits "K-Hits." And TOC was heard in Washington a couple of format changes ago.
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I forgot about them - I always considered 'LS-FM the 'flagship' for the TOC. I still don't see WYAY going back to the channel - it's the opposite kind of 'oldies' that they're doing, it'd be a regression. IF Cumulus put ANY satellite format on 106.7 for classic hits, it'd be Classic Hits/"Greatest Mojo", IMO:

http://www.greatestmojo.com/

A very big step up from TOC....lots of live jocks, interaction, more 70s/80s based, etc. It seems to me if Cumulus was going to put satellite on 106.7/flip it, they would have dismissed the whole airstaff along with R&S.
 
Gotta wonder if Scott Shannon was somewhat involved with the "Greatest Mojo" thing... it wouldn't be the first time he'd be involved with a "Mojo" format... At around 1991, when he was PD of WPLJ, he switched the station's identity to "Mojo Radio". It quietly went back to WPLJ later that year.
 
I could see TOC on one of the translators. That way they can say they are on the air in ATL for their national ad buys without having to deal with the hassles and difficulty of selling a 250W translator locally.

It would also dovetail nicely with a newer 70s/80s/90s format on 106.7, whether it is AGH, Journey, or something else.
 
KDM 7000 said:
carolinaradio said:
I don't think "True Oldies" belongs on a top 10 (pretty much) full market signal.
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If I were president, I'd make it mandatory that 106.7 were given to WWVA-FM.
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Why? CC has 96.1 and 94.9 both are intown 100 kw signals and neither are setting the world on fire in the 6+ beauty contest. 106.7 while a true C still does not do as well inside 285 as either Project or the Bull. If CC feels the demo's of WWVA-FM have enough $$$ to warrant one of their 2 best signals it will happen. It is all about the money.
 
frdeaconjosephz said:
I vote for "Talk Radio 106.7FM"!
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Yes, because we all know how well that "Talk Radio WGST-FM" worked a few years ago... ::)
 
DToTheJ said:
frdeaconjosephz said:
I vote for "Talk Radio 106.7FM"!
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Yes, because we all know how well that "Talk Radio WGST-FM" worked a few years ago... ::)
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Are you talking about the WGST simul on 105.7 or "Real Radio 105.3"? The former was successful--even surviving the Tammy Lloyd "Planet Radio" mess--the latter was decidedly not.

WGST on FM did well when they had a decent news operation (with Tom "The King" Hughes in AM drive), Sean Hannity live and local up against Boortz, and The Kimmer in PM drive. They gave WSB a run for their money.

"Real Radio" had the misfortune of being "FM hot talk" when the FCC put all broadcasters on double secret probation after the Super Bowl "wardrobe malfunction".
 
radiomerlot said:
It is why traditional radio is losing its listener base and more people are turning to alternatives like Pandora, I Heart and Spotify. :'(
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You do know that Iheartradio is Clear Channel, right?
 
I have always wondered why TOC was never on HD 2 for 106.7 or 101.5. Cumulus does a "lot" with their properties. "HD 2" on translators etc. Maybe they will do something.
 
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