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CBS-FM A to Z Promotion
- Thread starter oldies76
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Re: CBS-FM A to Z Election Week Countdown
You don't really think that a bad listener comment would be put on the air, do you?
oldies76 said:
You don't really think that a bad listener comment would be put on the air, do you?
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Oldiesmike
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I love it when CBSFM does the A To Z Week Special.
Re: CBS-FM A to Z Election Week Countdown
The good listener comments are meant to add excitement to an already successful specialty.
David...tune in to WCBS for an hour or two to take your mind off the sarcasm for once...Jeez. You might actually enjoy it....enjoy the "stiffs" that is.
DavidEduardo said:
The good listener comments are meant to add excitement to an already successful specialty.
David...tune in to WCBS for an hour or two to take your mind off the sarcasm for once...Jeez. You might actually enjoy it....enjoy the "stiffs" that is.
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Oldiesmike
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I live in Albany NY & I was thinking too bad WTRY 98.3 the local Classic hits station doesn't take any tips from CBS-FM and do something this good.
Well, the dentist is at it again!
It seems that for whatever reason, discussion about CBS-FM's A-Z countdown on his board is a big no-no. How else would one explain the fact that posts about it have all quickly disappeared (and have not even been replaced by any other discussion about the countdown)?
In the meantime, though, the CBS-FM Christmas music thread is still ho-ho-hoooing along...as well as plenty of discussion on non-NY radio topics.
It seems that for whatever reason, discussion about CBS-FM's A-Z countdown on his board is a big no-no. How else would one explain the fact that posts about it have all quickly disappeared (and have not even been replaced by any other discussion about the countdown)?
In the meantime, though, the CBS-FM Christmas music thread is still ho-ho-hoooing along...as well as plenty of discussion on non-NY radio topics.
scooty430 said:I guess David was wrong when he said, "they'll probably never do that again."
Bwa ha ha ha.
I bet this time they toss in Xmas tunes.
But of course I am delighted they are not 24/7 Xmas music. Hooray!
I'll bet the Christmas tunes take the place of the older leaning geezer songs... since the first go at it resulted in significant 55+ growth, but nothing appreciable in 25-54.
scooty430 said:
That's a mistake. They will be finding as they continue to do this kind of thing that the old songs will start to kill the under 55 demo.
The middle two I have never even heard. The 4th is a novelty song and a radio purgative. And you have to be well innto your 60's to relate to Fats Domino.
DavidEduardo said:
What! Everybody likes Fats. And any Cheap Trick fan knows they opened their Live At Budokan album with Aint That A Shame.
Green Beret is a terrible song. But to hear it every once in a while is preferable to being bored out of your gourd with a millionth airing of Brown Eyed Girl. For me, it reminds me of the great skit William Shatner did on SNL making fun of Oliver North, way back in 1986. They used that song, which at the time I'd never heard of, being too young!
DavidEduardo said:
Obviously if a big market station like WCBS is doing this A to Z twice in 5 months and getting away with it very successfully, then ratings shouldn't dive. Ratings were slightly up according to you during the July A to Z, so history should repeat itself this time around, especially with the Santa Song of the Day promo mixed in.
Young people, like under 55 for the most part, if listening to an oldies station in the first place, DO appreciate a true oldie every so often, like Fats Domino or Elvis or Chuck Berry..etc..
Be on the positive side here..it's a risk WCBS is willing to take and they will succeed!
neo11 said:
I don't mean to seem like an ass by replying to myself, but I find it mind-boggling that the "other" board has stifled any conversation about the A-Z countdown. Not one post...they've all been removed. I wonder why that isn't "approved" but endless posts about the possibility of Christmas music on CBS-FM are fair game.
oldies76 said:
The only people any station in a market like New York want are under 55. There is no sales interest in those over 55, and without sales, the employees and the the listeners have no station.
neo11 said:
Hi folks! It was me who was trying to post "over there" about "A-Z". I emailed the "dentist" about the posts being removed; his reply stated that my posts sounded like more of a promotion for the station rather than a commentary on the programming management of the station. In other words: you have to couch any "breaking news" with some sort of commentary/opinion about the event rather than just stating that the event is occuring. I've since re-posted the topic following his guidelines & it's remained there, now with replies from the "dentist" himself! He doesn't want his board to turn into an advertising billboard for stations/industry people. OK, I understand.....I assume it's a little more liberal here on this board. But I could be wrong...open for discussion, as always-that's why we're here, right?!
PS. Don't forget to vote!
LOL, what a lame response. In the post I made on the subject, I discussed whether or not it would be a wise programming move for the station, whether it would be different from the July countdown, etc. I guess that wasn't "radio related" enough for the dentist. Overdose on the laughing gas, perhaps?
neo11 said:
"The Dentist" is a petty little martinet. I was excommunicated from his board during the July "A to Z" discussion, during which every pro-"A to Z" post was followed by another lengthy treatise from Dr Teeth about why he was right and everyone else was wrong. He's the most obnoxious know-it-all I've ever encounted on the 'net (and that, when you think about it, is really saying something).
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