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Agent86

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After reading all of the “blunders” we realize why ENC radio has lost its uniqueness, and we are reminded of the poor decisions by all of the groups, but the group that stands out the most has got to be Archway.

More bad decisions made awhile back are showing up in the trends, suggesting Hot is headed for a big drop putting them a couple of points behind BOB and if that ain’t enough, they’re being spanked by WNBB Country Gold.

EAGLE is all but dead and anxiously waiting for the mouth-to-mouth thing from JACK-FM.

The New Lite FM is not worth commenting on.

Here are a few of those decisions that have put them in a box.

· Not finding Styx the right sidekick
· Not protecting Styx
· Big generation (20 years) gap and no connection between the new morning show team on EAGLE
· Hot music selection and rotation
· Eagle music rotation too tight
· Too many promotions on both stations
· Voice tracking in midday thru nights on both stations, worse on EAGLE (one exception- Gina Gray)
· Hot morning show content decisions and show direction
· No attention to the satellite feed mechanics, when it screws up it sounds bad and incompetent
· Little or no response to reoccurring automation system matters making the stations sound sloppy at times
· Too few commercial voices
· Still plagued with technical issues
· Selling WWNF
· Flipping the weak-signaled 98.3 to an in-office listening format
· Delivering the broadcast signal of all 3 stations thru telephone lines


One thing for sure that will have to happen if success is the goal regardless if Archway sells or not…..new STL …..new formats ….new faces….. and ……a lot more money!
 
OK say maybe I am the only one up here that feels this way BUT I really like Eagle 94 now that Styx is gone. I grew up listening to Styx and used to enjoy him but his morning show with either puky Christina or Sharon was just bad. Everytime I turned it on they were talking to a STUPID PSYCHIC. Nothing else to talk about? COME ON! I personally like Lee (one of the best talents in the market) and Crystal. Yes, I do happen to know both of them somewhat but that makes no difference. I know other jocks in the market and don't listen to them at all. OK. Here are my thoughts. Lee and Crystal are a much better morning show that Rick and anybody was and they are also better than Wayne and Jim on RNS. That has got to be the worst show on the air. Wayne is not interesting and all Jim does is laughs at his own stupid jokes.

At least Lee and Crystal are trying to do something different. I like the Hick Hop thing and I like the prank calls. Reminds me of the days of 93 DLX when Jack Boston was on.

Also, as for the rest of the day Eagle has better talent or at least as good as WRNS except for evenings. I don't like the syndicated show on Eagle and I think Pam Huston has the edge even though she was much more entertaining when she played Gospel on WAGO. That afternoon guy on WRNS is horrid. If it were not for Pam and Hackett RNS would be talentless.

As for the music, at least Eagle plays some. I listened to RNS for 30 minutes last night and I think I may have heard 3 songs but it seemed like about 100 commercials. I know that commercials pay the bills but they were unlistenable.

Even though I like Eagle better than RNS, I think that the best country station I can get at my house is Water Country 94.5. Their sister station Beach 104 is also superior to any TOP 40 or AC in this market.

Most of you may not agree but those are my thoughts.

> After reading all of the “blunders” we realize why ENC radio
> has lost its uniqueness, and we are reminded of the poor
> decisions by all of the groups, but the group that stands
> out the most has got to be Archway.
>
> More bad decisions made awhile back are showing up in the
> trends, suggesting Hot is headed for a big drop putting them
> a couple of points behind BOB and if that ain’t enough,
> they’re being spanked by WNBB Country Gold.
>
> EAGLE is all but dead and anxiously waiting for the
> mouth-to-mouth thing from JACK-FM.
>
> The New Lite FM is not worth commenting on.
>
> Here are a few of those decisions that have put them in a
> box.
>
> · Not finding Styx the right sidekick
> · Not protecting Styx
> · Big generation (20 years) gap and no connection between
> the new morning show team on EAGLE
> · Hot music selection and rotation
> · Eagle music rotation too tight
> · Too many promotions on both stations
> · Voice tracking in midday thru nights on both stations,
> worse on EAGLE (one exception- Gina Gray)
> · Hot morning show content decisions and show direction
> · No attention to the satellite feed mechanics, when it
> screws up it sounds bad and incompetent
> · Little or no response to reoccurring automation system
> matters making the stations sound sloppy at times
> · Too few commercial voices
> · Still plagued with technical issues
> · Selling WWNF
> · Flipping the weak-signaled 98.3 to an in-office listening
> format
> · Delivering the broadcast signal of all 3 stations thru
> telephone lines
>
>
> One thing for sure that will have to happen if success is
> the goal regardless if Archway sells or not…..new STL
> …..new formats ….new faces….. and ……a lot more money!
>
 
>I was not saying Lee is not a good jock....he is.....I was saying the disconnect between he and Crystal is too wide....As for Styx...I think Styx is a very talented personality...he was poorly managed and developed... I beieve with the right radio-savvy sidekick and a program director who recognizes the talent and knows what to do with it, the best of what Styx had to offer could have been brought out and the outcome would have been much different.

EAGLE's new midday (PD) is good but she along with the technical improvements are too late in their arrival.

OK say maybe I am the only one up here that feels this way
> BUT I really like Eagle 94 now that Styx is gone. I grew up
> listening to Styx and used to enjoy him but his morning show
> with either puky Christina or Sharon was just bad. Everytime
> I turned it on they were talking to a STUPID PSYCHIC.
> Nothing else to talk about? COME ON! I personally like Lee
> (one of the best talents in the market) and Crystal. Yes, I
> do happen to know both of them somewhat but that makes no
> difference. I know other jocks in the market and don't
> listen to them at all. OK. Here are my thoughts. Lee and
> Crystal are a much better morning show that Rick and anybody
> was and they are also better than Wayne and Jim on RNS. That
> has got to be the worst show on the air. Wayne is not
> interesting and all Jim does is laughs at his own stupid
> jokes.
>
> At least Lee and Crystal are trying to do something
> different. I like the Hick Hop thing and I like the prank
> calls. Reminds me of the days of 93 DLX when Jack Boston was
> on.


> Also, as for the rest of the day Eagle has better talent or
> at least as good as WRNS except for evenings. I don't like
> the syndicated show on Eagle and I think Pam Huston has the
> edge even though she was much more entertaining when she
> played Gospel on WAGO. That afternoon guy on WRNS is horrid.
> If it were not for Pam and Hackett RNS would be talentless.
>
> As for the music, at least Eagle plays some. I listened to
> RNS for 30 minutes last night and I think I may have heard 3
> songs but it seemed like about 100 commercials. I know that
> commercials pay the bills but they were unlistenable.
>
> Even though I like Eagle better than RNS, I think that the
> best country station I can get at my house is Water Country
> 94.5. Their sister station Beach 104 is also superior to any
> TOP 40 or AC in this market.
>
> Most of you may not agree but those are my thoughts.
>
> > After reading all of the “blunders” we realize why ENC
> radio
> > has lost its uniqueness, and we are reminded of the poor
> > decisions by all of the groups, but the group that stands
> > out the most has got to be Archway.
> >
> > More bad decisions made awhile back are showing up in the
> > trends, suggesting Hot is headed for a big drop putting
> them
> > a couple of points behind BOB and if that ain’t enough,
> > they’re being spanked by WNBB Country Gold.
> >
> > EAGLE is all but dead and anxiously waiting for the
> > mouth-to-mouth thing from JACK-FM.
> >
> > The New Lite FM is not worth commenting on.
> >
> > Here are a few of those decisions that have put them in a
> > box.
> >
> > · Not finding Styx the right sidekick
> > · Not protecting Styx
> > · Big generation (20 years) gap and no connection between
> > the new morning show team on EAGLE
> > · Hot music selection and rotation
> > · Eagle music rotation too tight
> > · Too many promotions on both stations
> > · Voice tracking in midday thru nights on both stations,
> > worse on EAGLE (one exception- Gina Gray)
> > · Hot morning show content decisions and show direction
> > · No attention to the satellite feed mechanics, when it
> > screws up it sounds bad and incompetent
> > · Little or no response to reoccurring automation system
> > matters making the stations sound sloppy at times
> > · Too few commercial voices
> > · Still plagued with technical issues
> > · Selling WWNF
> > · Flipping the weak-signaled 98.3 to an in-office
> listening
> > format
> > · Delivering the broadcast signal of all 3 stations thru
> > telephone lines
> >
> >
> > One thing for sure that will have to happen if success is
> > the goal regardless if Archway sells or not…..new STL
> > …..new formats ….new faces….. and ……a lot more money!
> >
>
 
Sounds like you work for these guys....either that or are Jeff Davis himself.
 
> Sounds like you work for these guys....either that or are
> Jeff Davis himself.
>

No, but I am in the biz and very close to some key people who do....With the exception of flipping 98.3 to a soft AC, selling WWNF and broadcasting with phone lines....everything else was a programming department responsibility or decision. Since Jeff is the Operations Mgr., you can bet your last dollar I'm not Jeff Davis.
 
Should of been more clearer....I meant to say ENC must work there.
 
> Should of been more clearer....I meant to say ENC must work
> there.
>
I see what you mean now....I was not paying attention...sorry about that.
 
No I don't work there. In fact, if you have seen my past post I have been very critical of Archway. I just dislike WRNS and happen to like the programming of Eagle, and I like Lee and Crystal's style in the morning. I also personally have always liked Styx and agree that with the right group of people around him he may be enjoyable (because he used to be). And for the record I don't really like HOT and think that Greg Brady and his morning show are horrible and with the exception of Gina Gray they have absolutely no talent over there. And I also agree that their commercials have too much of the same voice. But I definitely do not or have not ever worked for Archway, Hot or Eagle.

> >I was not saying Lee is not a good jock....he is.....I was
> saying the disconnect between he and Crystal is too
> wide....As for Styx...I think Styx is a very talented
> personality...he was poorly managed and developed... I
> beieve with the right radio-savvy sidekick and a program
> director who recognizes the talent and knows what to do with
> it, the best of what Styx had to offer could have been
> brought out and the outcome would have been much different.
>
> EAGLE's new midday (PD) is good but she along with the
> technical improvements are too late in their arrival.
>
> OK say maybe I am the only one up here that feels this way
> > BUT I really like Eagle 94 now that Styx is gone. I grew
> up
> > listening to Styx and used to enjoy him but his morning
> show
> > with either puky Christina or Sharon was just bad.
> Everytime
> > I turned it on they were talking to a STUPID PSYCHIC.
> > Nothing else to talk about? COME ON! I personally like Lee
>
> > (one of the best talents in the market) and Crystal. Yes,
> I
> > do happen to know both of them somewhat but that makes no
> > difference. I know other jocks in the market and don't
> > listen to them at all. OK. Here are my thoughts. Lee and
> > Crystal are a much better morning show that Rick and
> anybody
> > was and they are also better than Wayne and Jim on RNS.
> That
> > has got to be the worst show on the air. Wayne is not
> > interesting and all Jim does is laughs at his own stupid
> > jokes.
> >
> > At least Lee and Crystal are trying to do something
> > different. I like the Hick Hop thing and I like the prank
> > calls. Reminds me of the days of 93 DLX when Jack Boston
> was
> > on.
>
>
> > Also, as for the rest of the day Eagle has better talent
> or
> > at least as good as WRNS except for evenings. I don't like
>
> > the syndicated show on Eagle and I think Pam Huston has
> the
> > edge even though she was much more entertaining when she
> > played Gospel on WAGO. That afternoon guy on WRNS is
> horrid.
> > If it were not for Pam and Hackett RNS would be
> talentless.
> >
> > As for the music, at least Eagle plays some. I listened to
>
> > RNS for 30 minutes last night and I think I may have heard
> 3
> > songs but it seemed like about 100 commercials. I know
> that
> > commercials pay the bills but they were unlistenable.
> >
> > Even though I like Eagle better than RNS, I think that the
>
> > best country station I can get at my house is Water
> Country
> > 94.5. Their sister station Beach 104 is also superior to
> any
> > TOP 40 or AC in this market.
> >
> > Most of you may not agree but those are my thoughts.
> >
> > > After reading all of the “blunders” we realize why ENC
> > radio
> > > has lost its uniqueness, and we are reminded of the poor
>
> > > decisions by all of the groups, but the group that
> stands
> > > out the most has got to be Archway.
> > >
> > > More bad decisions made awhile back are showing up in
> the
> > > trends, suggesting Hot is headed for a big drop putting
> > them
> > > a couple of points behind BOB and if that ain’t enough,
> > > they’re being spanked by WNBB Country Gold.
> > >
> > > EAGLE is all but dead and anxiously waiting for the
> > > mouth-to-mouth thing from JACK-FM.
> > >
> > > The New Lite FM is not worth commenting on.
> > >
> > > Here are a few of those decisions that have put them in
> a
> > > box.
> > >
> > > · Not finding Styx the right sidekick
> > > · Not protecting Styx
> > > · Big generation (20 years) gap and no connection
> between
> > > the new morning show team on EAGLE
> > > · Hot music selection and rotation
> > > · Eagle music rotation too tight
> > > · Too many promotions on both stations
> > > · Voice tracking in midday thru nights on both
> stations,
> > > worse on EAGLE (one exception- Gina Gray)
> > > · Hot morning show content decisions and show direction
>
> > > · No attention to the satellite feed mechanics, when it
> > > screws up it sounds bad and incompetent
> > > · Little or no response to reoccurring automation system
>
> > > matters making the stations sound sloppy at times
> > > · Too few commercial voices
> > > · Still plagued with technical issues
> > > · Selling WWNF
> > > · Flipping the weak-signaled 98.3 to an in-office
> > listening
> > > format
> > > · Delivering the broadcast signal of all 3 stations thru
>
> > > telephone lines
> > >
> > >
> > > One thing for sure that will have to happen if success
> is
> > > the goal regardless if Archway sells or not…..new STL
> > > …..new formats ….new faces….. and ……a lot more money!
> > >
> >
>
 
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