CC Cincinnati Layoffs

[microbob]

I'm not spreading any myths here. Rock is not the money maker as it was 10 years ago and that is due to the all of the other ways to get music commercial free onine.

Just look at the bigger markets where the rock format is floundering on terrestrial radio. What works in Cincinnati doesn't mean it is elsewhere. Cincinnati is just behind the times that's all.

 

[MTHBSTR]

Again. BS. That was a national survey and Rock radio is still making money. The difference now is that PPM is a cume driven method and that's why we're seeing two and three CHRs in a market. Rock can be called Active, Alternative, or whatever. It's still out there and making money.

 

[2ndsout]

Again. BS. That was a national survey and Rock radio is still making money. The difference now is that PPM is a cume driven method and that's why we're seeing two and three CHRs in a market. Rock can be called Active, Alternative, or whatever. It's still out there and making money.

Sad when you think about it that CC only has known how to make money off of the same playlist of songs that was the same playlist of songs not only 5 years ago, but the same playlist of songs as it was 10 years ago as it was the same playlist of songs 15 years ago as it was the same playlist of songs as it was 20 years ago...[Sorry- The Record Needle was skipping in that message]

 

[wjf82]

Right on Bill. If the people on this board had had their way in years past, there would be no WGRR, Q102, or WARM 98. Those three stations were declared dead by this board, and look at them now. WGRR and Q102 are highly successful, and WARM 98 has battled back to respective numbers. Why you would even think that moving WLW to FM makes sense is baffling. You would lose the WEBN revenue, with no guarantee you could make it up with WLW on FM. Advertisers are not going to automatically pay more to be on FM. And, what if the FM simulcast makes no difference at all? You've just handed 96 Rock all of your numbers. EBN is back up numbers-wise. It would be nice to know what 96 did, but we're not allowed to see their numbers.

Cumulus is working on a new deal with Arbitron. The ratings for the five Cumulus stations should be visible for the December period, which will be released on 12/28. The last time 96ROCK's ratings were visible, they were declining. But I was told from morning guy Fin, via Facebook, that "all is well."

 

[alans613]

Jaysin Shoom/Shroom Jaysin that does nights at WEBN formerly worked at 103.9 The X when it was Active Rock, so I'm guessing he fits what CC is looking for. He also VTs nights at The X IIRC.

 

[flakunkel]

Re: Laura Steele Gone from WEBN

Things must be bad when you can Voice Tracked announcers!

Truly amazing.......and sad.

Excuse me if I missed something here, but radio has been doing this now for about 10-15 years. There's nothing new in it...

Hell, I was doing it 46 years ago.

 

[KFodor]

Actually, we did it at WBZI/Xenia in the 1980's...with the evening shift.

And, Lou Emm actually also "voice tracked", in a manner of speaking, an evening program on the old WHIO-FM called "Concepts In Music".

The only difference between then and now is that then, you had to do it with carts and tape...today, it's done with a computer.

 

[Bobby Leach]

Pre-Computer Tracking Thread Hijack

When I was in Huntington, W.Va. in 1978 the Daytimer AM & the FM would simulcast in the summer until 6pm. At 6pm til sign off, we had to split the programming for whatever archaic FCC rule that applied. The assistant engineer, Jimmy Mack/Louie Mueller would record the last few hours with accurate time checks and sign off down to the second. I was on the FM and had to monitor it from time to time and was in awe.

On a related note the Chief Engineer disliked DJ's because they abused his equipment and we would forget to change the Muzak tapes for the sub channel broadcasts. He held frequent mandatory engineering/airstaff meetings and at one I vividly recall his pointing and looking at all of us and saying "ONE OF THESE DAYS COMPUTERS WILL REPLACE ALL OF YOU".

We laughed.

 

[faaradar]

Re: Pre-Computer Tracking Thread Hijack

He held frequent mandatory engineering/airstaff meetings and at one I vividly recall his pointing and looking at all of us and saying "ONE OF THESE DAYS COMPUTERS WILL REPLACE ALL OF YOU".

We laughed.

A true man of vision!

 

[del_griffith]

Re: Pre-Computer Tracking Thread Hijack

When I was in Huntington, W.Va. in 1978 the Daytimer AM & the FM would simulcast in the summer until 6pm. At 6pm til sign off, we had to split the programming for whatever archaic FCC rule that applied. The assistant engineer, Jimmy Mack/Louie Mueller would record the last few hours with accurate time checks and sign off down to the second. I was on the FM and had to monitor it from time to time and was in awe.

On a related note the Chief Engineer disliked DJ's because they abused his equipment and we would forget to change the Muzak tapes for the sub channel broadcasts. He held frequent mandatory engineering/airstaff meetings and at one I vividly recall his pointing and looking at all of us and saying "ONE OF THESE DAYS COMPUTERS WILL REPLACE ALL OF YOU".

We laughed.

Some day they will figure out how to get a computer to wear a plaid sports jacket, wear cheesy cologne and be smarmy to sell time. We're almost there with auto-signatures.

 

[microbob]

When I was in Huntington, W.Va. in 1978 the Daytimer AM & the FM would simulcast in the summer until 6pm. At 6pm til sign off, we had to split the programming for whatever archaic FCC rule that applied. The assistant engineer, Jimmy Mack/Louie Mueller would record the last few hours with accurate time checks and sign off down to the second. I was on the FM and had to monitor it from time to time and was in awe.

On a related note the Chief Engineer disliked DJ's because they abused his equipment and we would forget to change the Muzak tapes for the sub channel broadcasts. He held frequent mandatory engineering/airstaff meetings and at one I vividly recall his pointing and looking at all of us and saying "ONE OF THESE DAYS COMPUTERS WILL REPLACE ALL OF YOU".

We laughed.

Some day they will figure out how to get a computer to wear a plaid sports jacket, wear cheesy cologne and be smarmy to sell time. We're almost there with auto-signatures.

Hahaa..Clear Channel and Cumulus are already there minus the plad jacket. Project Herb Tarlec is in full effect.

 

[del_griffith]

When I was in Huntington, W.Va. in 1978 the Daytimer AM & the FM would simulcast in the summer until 6pm. At 6pm til sign off, we had to split the programming for whatever archaic FCC rule that applied. The assistant engineer, Jimmy Mack/Louie Mueller would record the last few hours with accurate time checks and sign off down to the second. I was on the FM and had to monitor it from time to time and was in awe.

On a related note the Chief Engineer disliked DJ's because they abused his equipment and we would forget to change the Muzak tapes for the sub channel broadcasts. He held frequent mandatory engineering/airstaff meetings and at one I vividly recall his pointing and looking at all of us and saying "ONE OF THESE DAYS COMPUTERS WILL REPLACE ALL OF YOU".

We laughed.

Some day they will figure out how to get a computer to wear a plaid sports jacket, wear cheesy cologne and be smarmy to sell time. We're almost there with auto-signatures.

Hahaa..Clear Channel and Cumulus are already there minus the plad jacket. Project Herb Tarlec is in full effect.

You read my mind.