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Burlington radio in 2007

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Mr. DUBbonet

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What will 2007 bring to radio in Burlington? My predictions:

-Clear Channel will be sold and you'll see the new owners sahke up programming and sales operations dramatically. Corm/Coach out on Champ and the station re-aligned to a more mainstream rock. Star will be re-vamped and more local talent added. KISS will change formats completely to something more adult oriented. (I wouldn't rule out smooth jazz again or mainstream MOR) The Zone will continue but with a de-emphasis on sports and more emphasis on some local talk programming and probably a news department to handle things for the whole cluster.

-Hall will continue to run WOKO as is. Safe but oh so boring. KOOL 105 will continue to tweak their format and become even more puzzling than they are now. Are we classic hits or oldies? Who knows? WIZN will get less rocking because Hall knows nothing about rock radio. They'll leave the Buzz alone because they are afraid of it and have no idea. Hall will continue to wonder why they ever paid so much for those two stations.

-Northeast Broadcasting will do nothing major. They will continue to have decent signals with some good potential but not realize that potential because of the management structure. MP103 will stay the course but they won't grow. The Point will be the same and stay at it's low shares and revenues. 93.7 will continue to be a non-entity with a satellite format and all the AM's will fall by the wayside. What are they doing with all those AM's anyway? Sad sad sad.

-Sison ratings on WXXX will recover a bit as Kiss leaves the air. WVMT will continue to try and be a player---as it should be with that signal---but fail. They still won't "get it" and put in a local news department. The old rule of thumb will prevail in the building. Run it as cheaply as possible and let's not rock the boat. They need a shot in the arm when it comes to programming but BH isn't going anywhere and apparently PG isn't ready to throw him out.

Thank you and good night.
 
Mr. DUBbonet said:
-WVMT will continue to try and be a player---as it should be with that signal---but fail. They still won't "get it" and put in a local news department.
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;D ;D ;D ;D You're kidding, right?

They need a shot in the arm when it comes to programming but BH isn't going anywhere and apparently PG isn't ready to throw him out.
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By this, you must mean that Z100 needs a shot in the arm.
 
Mr. Dubbonet made the comment about WOKO being boring. It's been a while since I've heard them...but I always thought they had that "CHR approach" to country...and the Morning Round-Up seemed like a good morning show. Last I knew, they still kicked butt in the ratings, too. So...what's up?
 
P.S.

Kudos to HALL for not selling out to the "Clear Channels" of the world. I've listened to many of their radio stations in VT, CT, and RI. They're a good group and I've always heard that they take care of their people, too.
 
So far Mr Dubbonet has shown us nothing in his 3 post so I know I agree with him. Some of his statements this time around make no sense at all
 
Here Here on the comments regarding Northeast's Management structure... easily the weirdest you'll ever see. One of these days somebody in Bedford will realize Bob Rowe does nothing but take up office space. What does he do again? Babysit the AM's? yaaawwwwwwwnnnn... Nothing like being responsible for a radio station you can fit in a laptop bag! It's about time Steve sells to somebody who'll put money in the right places, take care of their staff, and then he can spend more time doing whatever it is that he does.
 
Thank you...thank you. I'd like to say it's so kind of my MANY fans to respond. I will say the one thing I do like about Northeast is the fact they don't sell and keep their stations. The one I don't like about them...well, I can't think of just one thing and all of the things that are wrong would be too long for this post. I don't know why people don't understand my staements about the other Burlington clusters. They all make perfect sense to me. And they will to all of you too if you listen to the radio and then use your heads to figure it all out. This isn't brain surgery you know. It's just radio. It should be a business but it should also be fun and people should not be afraid to live on the cutting edge. That being said I will go now. I have to play a tape of the WOKO Morning Roundup from 2005. If I ignore the songs I could mistake it for this morning because it's the same show. Or am I getting that mixed up with Corm and the Coach??? Hmmmm. I guess both shows are interchangeable. Goodbye my fans!
 
Nothing against Hall but I certainly wish they hadn't had to switch WEXP to Kool 105. And the Point is more playlisted and structured than it used to be, and I thought they were doing just as well before their adjustments in programming. That format's always more about lifestyle and TSL no matter what, so tightening it didn't seem to change their success, and obviously they can afford to keep it so what was the point in the adjustment?
 
Concerning "Champ", may I offer a suggestion to them on how to save a little money(on ink use at least).

Just change the name to "Corm", thereby saving a whole letter next time when new station letterhead and envelopes get printed/traded out!
 
Hello all of you little radio people! Your comments are so much fun to read! Isee that CC in Burlington is still in play for being sold. Who are the obvious buyers? How much will they pay? I see Great Eastern (is that my main man Jeff Shapiro?? He loves the DUB-Man!!) bought the Upper Valley. Who will be Corm's next boss? Will that be Corms' last boss?

Class dismissed!
 
Now, now! Don't you make this little ol' farm gal head up 89 from the farm up here in Sharon and take you across my knee!! ;) You boyz are always trying to play! Good for you! Grrrrrrrrrrr! My big girlfriend at cc tells me that Burlington is up next and yes she is close to an answer on that sale soon! So you better hang on! Oh, and Norma Jean sends her love from Eastman! Looks like flurries and snow showers round the radio dial! Stay tuned!!!! Yee Haw!

Ms. Mary ;)
 
Dubman,
why so much hate. Sounds like someone who has an axe to grind. Don't like this, don't like that. What do you like?? Maybe you should take a trip to the farm in Sharon so MMMM can teach you some manners.
 
Big question for 2007 is whether the eventual buyer of the CC cluster understands that Star is the monster that can kick WOKO's ass and take over the leadership position in Burlington, or whether they see the comfy billing & cashflow numbers they'll inherit--a la Clear Channel--and settle for Life At Number Two. It all starts with the signal, and that flamethrower on the hill has a huge advantage.
 
How about the Barlow/Danziger crew buying into Burlington? Does old KB still live up there? You know that old radio saying about not burning bridges because you never know who you could end up working for(or trying to work for)? I thought Nassau had grand visions of Burlington when they first entered the area. What happened to that?
 
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