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gr8oldies said:
If I remember right, that Casual Country format was from Bill Robinson's (former WIRE 1430) company in Nashville.
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If I remember right, that Casual Country format was from Bill Robinson's (former WIRE 1430) company in Nashville.
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IndyDan said:
I think he and Emmet DuPoy owned it...Emmet's son was the manager, Barb Smith did news.
I’m going to attract a lightning bolt, but I like the format on 101.9... I can “compare hairs” and find problems with it, but to the target – it is fine. They need a good AM show, ‘n hope the man allows them to grow.
OT: I worked during the evening hours while in high school for 'NON in Lebanon in 1969-70 with a 3rd Class FCC ticket in my young pocket. Charles Banks was the owner back then. He also owned the FM in Greencastle (WGRC?). At news time, we picked up the FM signal from Greencastle (no easy feat), and re-broadcast it over 100.9. Later, when working for the Canadian Forces Network in Baden-Baden, Germany, we always picked up the news via a shortwave receiver in the studio (early 70's) and re-broadcast it over a 150 watt FM signal, which made the news on 'NON (in retrospect) seem like high-quality radio. The CFN frequency, which was regulated by the German government, was "101.125", which we had to fully state with each station ID -- like it would have made a difference, no digital radios back then -- we could have just as well have said "somewhere between 101 and 102. Also remember working one Sunday morning in the dead of winter in Lebanon (on the west side of town), with a nice, thick coating of ice on the tower and antenna, where I made up the entire audience. One of many memories from way back when ...
Heard him on the air yesteray at WKLU....and now Jeff Pigeon is up for mornings at WKLU? I Didn't realize that company made that kind of money. If JP was really making around 6 or 7 hundred thousand dollars a year when Emmis let him go, you think he really will take a morning job for 30? Where does Libby fit into all of this?
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That number is probably an exageration, and if he was making that, it was mostly from endorsements. I think it would be great to hear Pigeon on the air again! Maybe Libby won't fit into the mix, and Pig will recruit Terri Stacy to make the move...
WIBC made a big mistake letting Pigeon go and "the replacement" is hardly in the swing of things.
Take the job, Jeff! We need you back on the air! Will Big John be doing your traffic? All non-competes should be up by now, right?
WIBC made a big mistake letting Pigeon go and "the replacement" is hardly in the swing of things.
Take the job, Jeff! We need you back on the air! Will Big John be doing your traffic? All non-competes should be up by now, right?
Sis, I am with you on the Pigeon flying back onto a station in Indianapolis, and you are right the endorsements being a good way for us to make real money in this business. If he was really making that kind of loot, more power to him. Refreshing to hear his voice again for sure. As far as Libby is concerned. She ain't going anywhere. She knows too much about the way WKLU operates since she used to be P.D. Plus she is a great person and passionate employee.
Sure it does. If Pidge was making $300k a year at Emmis, he probably never has to work again.
bigtime said:
Thank you, Patrick Ewing.
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Spoke with someone from 'KLU this weekend... Talk about a jaw dropping look of confusion! Of course the first response was "We can't afford him!" I really think in radio these days, DJ's with Pigeon's experience and age can't afford to demand much. He really needs to be back on the air.
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Is Gary Todd available by ISDN from Florida? Haven't heard anything about him since they put Imus on mornings at WSVU.
Does anyone from WKLU post here? What's going on over there exactly? I've heard Jeff Pidgeon on the air with Scott Roddy for an afternoon.. is that a hint? I know that months ago Roddy did a shift (while he was still in Fort Wayne) then nothing then he was here... are we looking at another such situation? Or is that wishful thinking on the part of Oasis and crew? Money aside, I thought Jeff sounded pretty good playing music.
They seem to still be sharpening that formatic pencil.. and we all know what happens when you keep grinding that sharpener.
But what do I know, I do radio for a living... I can't be all that smart.
They seem to still be sharpening that formatic pencil.. and we all know what happens when you keep grinding that sharpener.
But what do I know, I do radio for a living... I can't be all that smart.
107.9 should go with an oldies format that plays pop hits from the late 60s through the early 80s. I hadn't listened to WKLU for several weeks so I tried it again for a few minutes this past weekend and they still sound like a classic rock station. WKLU=104.5=Q95=more of the same stuff. The market needs a creative oldies station like 104.5 used to be, except covering the time period I'm suggesting to reach the younger female half of the baby boom generation.
WKLU seems to be stuck in-between a classic rock/golden oldies format.
It's not 100% the pure-pop golden oldies of WKLR/Gold 104.5/95.9, but since Roddy took over, I've heard *A LOT* more 60s/70s pop and a lot less classic rock.
I'm enjoying the hybrid. Oldies stations by their nature tend to have a short shelf life, but by keeping a longer and more diverse playlist, they can differentiate themselves a little bit from WFBQ/WJJK and grab a little bit of a different listenership. By keeping a longer/more diverse playlist than a typical oldies station (with the addition of some classic rock that has stood the test of time), it should extend the shelf life of the station.
History shows that hybrid formats tend to be short-lived, too (remember WNAP's all-70s format in the 1990s that lasted about a week before they morphed into a classic rock station). At some point, WKLU will probably swing more in one direction or another. With the way things are looking, my guess is it's going to be more 60s-70s pop and less rock.
It's not 100% the pure-pop golden oldies of WKLR/Gold 104.5/95.9, but since Roddy took over, I've heard *A LOT* more 60s/70s pop and a lot less classic rock.
I'm enjoying the hybrid. Oldies stations by their nature tend to have a short shelf life, but by keeping a longer and more diverse playlist, they can differentiate themselves a little bit from WFBQ/WJJK and grab a little bit of a different listenership. By keeping a longer/more diverse playlist than a typical oldies station (with the addition of some classic rock that has stood the test of time), it should extend the shelf life of the station.
History shows that hybrid formats tend to be short-lived, too (remember WNAP's all-70s format in the 1990s that lasted about a week before they morphed into a classic rock station). At some point, WKLU will probably swing more in one direction or another. With the way things are looking, my guess is it's going to be more 60s-70s pop and less rock.
reformed said:
Are you serious? Just look at anyone on a WKLU thread with less than three posts, those are usually employees or management that change their board name with each new thread.
You can also PM the owner - he's listed as oldskool and coldcoffee - might as well go directly to the source.
Hope that helps.
And whatever happened to imafan? Not a fan anymore?
C'Mon Radioho, aren't you enjoying the hybrid with the rest of us?
FYI, I am NOT a WKLU employee (just for the record). Last time I set foot in the station, the elder Quinns owned it, it had been on the air 6 months, played elevator music and I was a teenager ... and I preferred Bruce Quinn's stoner rock format. Haven't listened as much since, but the current format is unique, if nothing else.
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