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portkey
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What have you guys heard about the Meridian stations being bought?
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theairdownthere
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Umm... do you have any actual information or are you just trying to stir the pot?
I can only hope that when this cluster is free of the chains of its current slave master, that new ownership will correct the travesty that was made of flipping the legendary Q101 to another frequency, and restore it to its glory day image of being an excellent broadcasting outlet for the Twin States.
"The twins states Number 1...Q101"
"The twins states Number 1...Q101"
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qid937 said:
Qid, I'm sad to say that those glory days are long gone, never to be seen again. How could one ever repair the damage?
The only evidence I have that a sale is in the works is that new TOH liners are running, and none say "...a Clear Channel station." It doesn't take a genius to put two and two together.
portkey said:
Oh well that ain't an indication they're being sold bro! That just means they finally got the message from corporate to remove that ownership tag from the IDs! That was a company wide decision made two years ago! Ha! Some one didn't get the email! But it COULD also mean they're being sold! :-\ It's just not a clear indication. Now if the guys in Meridian have seen some folks like the engineers taking an inventory of ALL equipment in the last few months!!!!! ??? I'd say you got a much better indication that someone wants an assets list!
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theairdownthere
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The fact that there's no ownership identification means squat. There are a lot of radio stations, CC and non-CC, that don't ID the owner. Honestly, why does it matter? Does the listener care who owns a radio station? My guess is... no. Why would it matter if the ownership ID is there anyway? Listeners are loyal to stations/jocks, not owners.
By the way, Miss 101 identifies itself as a Clear Channel station so your argument would be bogus anyway. Oh, and the corporately mandated "remove ownership identification thing?" Obviously that's false as well.
I really hate it when people grasp at straws to try and make themselves look like they know something when they really don't know anything.
By the way, Miss 101 identifies itself as a Clear Channel station so your argument would be bogus anyway. Oh, and the corporately mandated "remove ownership identification thing?" Obviously that's false as well.
I really hate it when people grasp at straws to try and make themselves look like they know something when they really don't know anything.
No that wasn't bro. Chill man that came from Bruce Demps 2 years ago for the Jackson, TN and Memphis clusters and MAY NOT have applied to Meridian. But I was the Production Director for the Clear Channel Jackson TN cluster and that was INDEED the fact! We were told to remove the CC Ownership tags. That's why I said that. Hey man! I'm in your corner bro!theairdownthere said:
Ease up on an old man!
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theairdownthere
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Gregg Rivers said:No that wasn't bro. Chill man that came from Bruce Demps 2 years ago for the Jackson, TN and Memphis clusters and MAY NOT have applied to Meridian. But I was the Production Director for the Clear Channel Jackson TN cluster and that was INDEED the fact! We were told to remove the CC Ownership tags. That's why I said that. Hey man! I'm in your corner bro!theairdownthere said:
Fair enough. I didn't mean that "grasping at straws" necessarially at you, more of a blanket statement. Sorry, sometimes I just get too into a debate, which may be why I've been banned from other websites in the past. ;-)
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PaulBWalkerJr
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They're definately being sold. THe ball is already rolling and I know who, but I can't say.. SORRY!
consider the source.
portkey said:
Damage, it can be repaired...it's what has happened that hurts.
1- Revert the frequency to 101.3FM
2- Get the programing straight/ live and local jocks, abd ones that represent the feel and vibe Q101 held.
3-The playlist, That's go back to the QID sound of the mid-90s, very much HOT AC, but with current cuts that have heavy rotation on Rock Hot AC. It will set QID in place to regain it's listners that made it the power house it was, and will listen once more to a station they are fimilar with and know will deliver nothing but the best.
4-the imaging, bring back the jingles that positioned the station at the top. Revert the logo to the Classic Q101 style.
This is the start or otherwise simple foundation. It won't earse the hurt caused by current changes, but it will help restore the image and sound. The listner base will follow, based in part on their memories, and those who knew of Q101 being a much better station being shown what made it FANTASTIC!
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theairdownthere
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Please excuse my sarcasm QID but... 1985 called. They want their PD back.
Q tried a heavy hot ac lean and it wasn't working. In fact they've tried it a few times over the last several years and it never really has worked (except a few years ago but they had a monster promotion with a concert at the barn, I mean agri-center). 25-54, if anything, is overserved in Meridian. Being a CHR/Pop is probably the best way to go. That said, not overly aggressive with the rhythmic cuts but there should be some included especially at night. The fact that a CHR/Rhythmic station (I don't care what anyone says, WJXM is not urban except maybe at night) is number one in the market says a lot. Like it or not, rhythmic music has become mainstream, it's no longer "black" music. I even know a good many women in the 25-54 demogramphic who like hip hop! If Q wants to survive as the top 40 station for the market it has to evolve and embrace new trends, not revert back to 1985 and act like the rest of the world is still stuck there too.
Q tried a heavy hot ac lean and it wasn't working. In fact they've tried it a few times over the last several years and it never really has worked (except a few years ago but they had a monster promotion with a concert at the barn, I mean agri-center). 25-54, if anything, is overserved in Meridian. Being a CHR/Pop is probably the best way to go. That said, not overly aggressive with the rhythmic cuts but there should be some included especially at night. The fact that a CHR/Rhythmic station (I don't care what anyone says, WJXM is not urban except maybe at night) is number one in the market says a lot. Like it or not, rhythmic music has become mainstream, it's no longer "black" music. I even know a good many women in the 25-54 demogramphic who like hip hop! If Q wants to survive as the top 40 station for the market it has to evolve and embrace new trends, not revert back to 1985 and act like the rest of the world is still stuck there too.
theairdownthere said:
If 1985 had a way for me to get there I'd go!
As for the world being stuck there, Hum I do notice quite a few stations that do include generous musical helpings from that time frame, so who's to say that isn't acceptable?
Not everyone digs rap, of which hip-hop is a sugar coat title. Q wasn't always a rap leaning station, and while the suits at the record companies may try to press that on todays younger listners, there still those of us who like our RETRO ROCK! Addtionally we would like to hear it on a station that built its heritage on that genre.
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theairdownthere
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qid937 said:
So... basically you'd program the station to your tates and likes. That's the kind of programming that kills a station. I've seen it happen many times and it's sad when it happens. As I said, rap-hip-hop-whatever you prefer to call it is mainstream now like it or not. When a rhythmic station in another market (that's mostly white, I might add) is number one with persons and women 25-54, that's making a pretty strong statement in favor of it. When you go to a club and 99% of the women over 25 are requesting (insert hot hip-hop song of the week here), that's saying something. Tastes have changed. Radio stations can either lead, follow or get out of the way (flip).
But back to what we've been discussing: I'm not saying Q should be a rhythmic or even play a ton of rhythmic cuts. If I were programming it I would go straight-ahead CHR/Pop which, contrary to some opinions, does include some rhythmic tracks. But like I also said, during the day they would be few and far between but at night you'd have to include more because you have mostly younger people listening at night (especially in a small market) and that's what they want to hear. True, that's not all they want to hear but you have to include it because that genre is included in their wants and desires.
Bottom line: Don't program a station for you, program it for your target audience and back that up with a combination of good research and sheer gut. Common sense also goes a long way too.
The thread was about CC being sold and it did sort of stray off course. At the risk of going back off course without wanting to start another thread, I would like to give my opinions on the programming discussion going on in this thread:
I worked at the powerhouse radio and TV stations on the MS Coast and also programmed TV stations all over the US.
It's not rocket science, you have to program to the local community. Cookie Cutter formats may work for a while, but the audience will tire of it. You have to maintain loyalty.
QID/VMI were great stations, but it really wasn't because of the music although it was good, it was because we were very involved in the community. We did remotes from every Mom and Pop operation and of course the big events. We sponsored every major concert in the area.
I took a small independent TV station in Toledo, Ohio that was breaking even and reprogrammed it with an all children's format and sales went up over 1000%. Took a Christian TV station in North Carolina and reprogrammed it in a Community/Local News Format and did very well. Both were sold for big bucks. Yes, I did get a cut when they were sold.
I wasn't a "consultant". I was a hands on manager of these and other properties.
I left the business around ten years ago and sometimes regret it although I make a very good living now.
The bottom line, it give the community what they want and present it in a clean, exciting manner and make sure they feel involved and you will have a winner every time.
Just my two cents....Kevin Michaels
I worked at the powerhouse radio and TV stations on the MS Coast and also programmed TV stations all over the US.
It's not rocket science, you have to program to the local community. Cookie Cutter formats may work for a while, but the audience will tire of it. You have to maintain loyalty.
QID/VMI were great stations, but it really wasn't because of the music although it was good, it was because we were very involved in the community. We did remotes from every Mom and Pop operation and of course the big events. We sponsored every major concert in the area.
I took a small independent TV station in Toledo, Ohio that was breaking even and reprogrammed it with an all children's format and sales went up over 1000%. Took a Christian TV station in North Carolina and reprogrammed it in a Community/Local News Format and did very well. Both were sold for big bucks. Yes, I did get a cut when they were sold.
I wasn't a "consultant". I was a hands on manager of these and other properties.
I left the business around ten years ago and sometimes regret it although I make a very good living now.
The bottom line, it give the community what they want and present it in a clean, exciting manner and make sure they feel involved and you will have a winner every time.
Just my two cents....Kevin Michaels
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