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Do These Mean Anything??

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Joseph_Gallant

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This evening (August 26th), I decided to check if, by some chance, someone had registered a website for the "real" "Jack-FM" format in Boston.

Sure enough, I found www.jackboston.com, although it directed you to a page from Go Daddy noting that this domain was taken.

Going to www.whois.com, I was able to discover that jackboston.com was registered to someone named Sean Bailey.

By going to whois.godaddy.com, I found out that Bailey's address was in Gardena, California, and that the URL was registered on June 4th.

I, using the Whois lookup service, also discovered that www.1033jackfm.com, while not currently showing a homepage, was registered to one Eric Richeke from Griffith, Indiana.

Does anyone know if either Sean Bailey or Eric Richeke is related to Infinity Broadcasting?? Or did they grab these domains, hoping to make some money by selling the domain to Infinity were it to launch a "real" "Jack FM" format here in Boston??
 
Not sure, but...

... Infinity hasn't really been using frequencies lately for the last few Jack switches. While WCBS-FM is available at "1011jackfm.com", they'd like listeners to use "ILikeJack.com". WJMK in Chicago is "1043jackfm.com", but also is "IKnowJack.com". Cybersquatters got to "1005jackfm.com" first, but KKJJ in Vegas is using "JackBaby.com" anyway.

So, judging from the past 3 switches, It'll probably be something like the I___Jack.com ones if they do change formats on a station. 985jackfm.com, etc. would be easy for others to catch if they were to register it too early to a switch. How about "IHateMike.com"?
 
The problem.

The problem is it's very cheap to pickup a domain name on GoDaddy, it's about 27 dollars for three years, but suing for a domain name costs far more. You'd think multimillion dollar radio companies would be grabbing them to prevent these problems, but they haven't.
 
Re: The problem.

> The problem is it's very cheap to pickup a domain name on
> GoDaddy, it's about 27 dollars for three years, but suing
> for a domain name costs far more.

If a station finds that someone else was about to register a URL with their call letters, wouldn't that be a case of imminent domain?
 
> This evening (August 26th), I decided to check if, by some
> chance, someone had registered a website for the "real"
> "Jack-FM" format in Boston.
>
> Sure enough, I found www.jackboston.com, although it
> directed you to a page from Go Daddy noting that this domain
> was taken.

It's possible someone registered them just in case such a format flip might happen someday...but no guarantee
that such a station is coming (and from what I can gather "jack"
is different from the "Mike/Frank" type stations...)

Or did they grab these
> domains, hoping to make some money by selling the domain to
> Infinity were it to launch a "real" "Jack FM" format here in
> Boston??
>
That's also possible.<P ID="signature">______________
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Re: The problem.

> The problem is it's very cheap to pickup a domain name on
> GoDaddy, it's about 27 dollars for three years, but suing
> for a domain name costs far more. You'd think multimillion
> dollar radio companies would be grabbing them to prevent
> these problems, but they haven't.
>
Yes, Howie Carr put up some sites poking fun at Ted Kennedy, Kerry,
and Mayor Menino and he got some with the ".cc" extension because the
.coms/.orgs were gone (in fact it was a response to Menino grabbing
the "mumblesmenino.com"-type domains...) I think I heard Sandy mention
"it's very cheap to get a domain name, you can get several years for
about 80 bucks or so" (and I said to myself, no, you can get several
years for much less than that)

There were some companies who tried to buy up "anti" names--such and such "sucks".com, etc. and one famous case of an anti-People for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals site (People Eating Tasty Animals) getting "peta.org", I believe, but PETA won the
right to get that name for themselves<P ID="signature">______________
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>
> Does anyone know if either Sean Bailey or Eric Richeke is
> related to Infinity Broadcasting?? Or did they grab these
> domains, hoping to make some money by selling the domain to
> Infinity were it to launch a "real" "Jack FM" format here in
> Boston??
>

There once was a man from Norwood...
 
> It's possible someone registered them just in case such a
> format flip might happen someday...but no guarantee
> that such a station is coming (and from what I can gather
> "jack"
> is different from the "Mike/Frank" type stations...)

Jack is a lot more like Mike, than Frank. Frank is just classic hits, like WROR.
 
Did it Ever Occur to you?

> This evening (August 26th), I decided to check if, by some
> chance, someone had registered a website for the "real"
> "Jack-FM" format in Boston.
>
> Sure enough, I found www.jackboston.com, although it
> directed you to a page from Go Daddy noting that this domain
> was taken.
>
> Going to www.whois.com, I was able to discover that
> jackboston.com was registered to someone named Sean Bailey.
>
> By going to whois.godaddy.com, I found out that Bailey's
> address was in Gardena, California, and that the URL was
> registered on June 4th.
>
> I, using the Whois lookup service, also discovered that
> www.1033jackfm.com, while not currently showing a homepage,
> was registered to one Eric Richeke from Griffith, Indiana.
>
> Does anyone know if either Sean Bailey or Eric Richeke is
> related to Infinity Broadcasting?? Or did they grab these
> domains, hoping to make some money by selling the domain to
> Infinity were it to launch a "real" "Jack FM" format here in
> Boston??
>
I guess it never occurred to you that staffers at WODS might actually read this board and your random revelations based on no actual fact and fueled by your desire just to comment on stations might be somewhat upsetting to those who work at ODS. After all you're trying to build a case for the station going Jack in which case subsequently everyone in the building would be thrown out on the doorstep which is customary in Jack scenarios. These are lives and careers that you so cavalierly, off handedly speculate about.

Nice work
 
Re: Did it Ever Occur to you?

> > This evening (August 26th), I decided to check if, by some
>
> > chance, someone had registered a website for the "real"
> > "Jack-FM" format in Boston.
> >
> > Sure enough, I found www.jackboston.com, although it
> > directed you to a page from Go Daddy noting that this
> domain
> > was taken.
> >
> > Going to www.whois.com, I was able to discover that
> > jackboston.com was registered to someone named Sean
> Bailey.
> >
> > By going to whois.godaddy.com, I found out that Bailey's
> > address was in Gardena, California, and that the URL was
> > registered on June 4th.
> >
> > I, using the Whois lookup service, also discovered that
> > www.1033jackfm.com, while not currently showing a
> homepage,
> > was registered to one Eric Richeke from Griffith, Indiana.
>
> >
> > Does anyone know if either Sean Bailey or Eric Richeke is
> > related to Infinity Broadcasting?? Or did they grab these
> > domains, hoping to make some money by selling the domain
> to
> > Infinity were it to launch a "real" "Jack FM" format here
> in
> > Boston??
> >
> I guess it never occurred to you that staffers at WODS might
> actually read this board and your random revelations based
> on no actual fact and fueled by your desire just to comment
> on stations might be somewhat upsetting to those who work at
> ODS. After all you're trying to build a case for the
> station going Jack in which case subsequently everyone in
> the building would be thrown out on the doorstep which is
> customary in Jack scenarios. These are lives and careers
> that you so cavalierly, off handedly speculate about.
>
> Nice work
>

No need to be aggressive. Joe was just speculating. These are message boards and people can speculate all they want. Joe's reasons for this thread were fairly valid.<P ID="signature">______________
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Re: Did it Ever Occur to you?

> > I guess it never occurred to you that staffers at WODS
> might
> > actually read this board and your random revelations based
>
> > on no actual fact and fueled by your desire just to
> comment
> > on stations might be somewhat upsetting to those who work
> at
> > ODS. After all you're trying to build a case for the
> > station going Jack in which case subsequently everyone in
>
> > the building would be thrown out on the doorstep which is
> > customary in Jack scenarios. These are lives and careers
> > that you so cavalierly, off handedly speculate about.
> >
> > Nice work
> >
>
> No need to be aggressive. Joe was just speculating. These
> are message boards and people can speculate all they want.
> Joe's reasons for this thread were fairly valid.
>

He is taking it to the extreme. He has been posting predictions about radio for probably close to 10 years now in various places. I wonder what the precentage of his predictions that have come true? 1%, 5%, less? If he was some kind of psychic, and was getting all of these things right, ok, but please... You've only been on here for a couple months. IMHO, it's getting old.
 
Re: Did it Ever Occur to you?

> >
> I guess it never occurred to you that staffers at WODS might
> actually read this board and your random revelations based
> on no actual fact and fueled by your desire just to comment
> on stations might be somewhat upsetting to those who work at
> ODS. After all you're trying to build a case for the
> station going Jack in which case subsequently everyone in
> the building would be thrown out on the doorstep which is
> customary in Jack scenarios. These are lives and careers
> that you so cavalierly, off handedly speculate about.
>
> Nice work

You're giving this crank way too much credit. I believe the entire
Boston media community has gotten to know his messageboard antics
quite well over the years. Anything he says in his rants is never
to believed as fact or to be taken seriously. He is already hard at
work concotting his first It-wouldn't-surprise-me-if-WODS-were-to-become
-JackFM-once-it-returns-from-all-Christmas-format-on-December-26.
 
Re: Did it Ever Occur to you?

>
> He is taking it to the extreme. He has been posting
> predictions about radio for probably close to 10 years now
> in various places. I wonder what the precentage of his
> predictions that have come true? 1%, 5%, less? If he was
> some kind of psychic, and was getting all of these things
> right, ok, but please... You've only been on here for a
> couple months. IMHO, it's getting old.
>

Nah, he's just a silly crank with way too much time on his hands.
He posts the similar type of stuff to 50 different market boards.
You can't take him seriously. Ignoring him would be the right
thing to do.
 
Re: Did it Ever Occur to you?

> I guess it never occurred to you that staffers at WODS might
> actually read this board and your random revelations based
> on no actual fact and fueled by your desire just to comment
> on stations might be somewhat upsetting to those who work at
> ODS. After all you're trying to build a case for the
> station going Jack in which case subsequently everyone in
> the building would be thrown out on the doorstep which is
> customary in Jack scenarios. These are lives and careers
> that you so cavalierly, off handedly speculate about.
>
> Nice work

It's not as if Joe is pulling the entire argument out of thin air. Perhaps he has no proof that the future of WODS in particular is in question, but the truth is that Infinity has pulled 3 Oldies stations in favor of Jack FM. WODS, WOMC, WGRR, WOGL and KRTH have futures that are in question. Anyone who thinks without question that WODS and the other stations will be oldies stations for a substantial amout of time is simply being foolish. Alas, why can't we speculate?

In addition, nothing else is really going on in Boston radio. Mike's been on for a while. WRKO is supposedly about to make changes, but the changes are yet to be made. We have a new station (ESPN 890/1400), but it's not as if it is the first in the format. When there is nothing better to discuss, the discussion always goes to speculating the next format switch.

In addition, Boston has had only one substantial format change this millenium. No other markets this size have had as few, so discussion always goes to the station whose future is the most in question. Right now, that station is WODS.
 
Did it Ever Occur to you--6000 times?

Mr. Gallant has posted over 6000 times in about 26 months which is about 8 every single day, including Saturdays and Sundays. When you post that much you have to make up topics without any facts just to say something, anything. I assume he is not in radio. Does any one know his background? Just curious....
 
Re: Did it Ever Occur to you?

> > > This evening (August 26th), I decided to check if, by
> some
> >
> > > chance, someone had registered a website for the "real"
> > > "Jack-FM" format in Boston.
> > >
> > > Sure enough, I found www.jackboston.com, although it
> > > directed you to a page from Go Daddy noting that this
> > domain
> > > was taken.
> > >
> > > Going to www.whois.com, I was able to discover that
> > > jackboston.com was registered to someone named Sean
> > Bailey.
> > >
> > > By going to whois.godaddy.com, I found out that Bailey's
>
> > > address was in Gardena, California, and that the URL was
>
> > > registered on June 4th.
> > >
> > > I, using the Whois lookup service, also discovered that
> > > www.1033jackfm.com, while not currently showing a
> > homepage,
> > > was registered to one Eric Richeke from Griffith,
> Indiana.
> >
> > >
> > > Does anyone know if either Sean Bailey or Eric Richeke
> is
> > > related to Infinity Broadcasting?? Or did they grab
> these
> > > domains, hoping to make some money by selling the domain
>
> > to
> > > Infinity were it to launch a "real" "Jack FM" format
> here
> > in
> > > Boston??
> > >
> > I guess it never occurred to you that staffers at WODS
> might
> > actually read this board and your random revelations based
>
> > on no actual fact and fueled by your desire just to
> comment
> > on stations might be somewhat upsetting to those who work
> at
> > ODS. After all you're trying to build a case for the
> > station going Jack in which case subsequently everyone in
>
> > the building would be thrown out on the doorstep which is
> > customary in Jack scenarios. These are lives and careers
> > that you so cavalierly, off handedly speculate about.
> >
> > Nice work
> >
>
> No need to be aggressive. Joe was just speculating. These
> are message boards and people can speculate all they want.
> Joe's reasons for this thread were fairly valid.
>



Youre right its a message board and I have the right to call someone on their BS. Sure anyone has the RIGHT to speculate, as do I have the RIGHT to yell fire in a theatre (if I can evade the law afterward) but it cant make those in the theatre comfortable now can it?.

My point is that if you work in that building it's not speculation, it is your job and life that he so blase about when there is no proof of any idea of a format flip. Radio is a life lacking stability in essence anyway does it make it any better to read the theories (based on no fact) of a guy whose hobby this is that has no real stake in the outcome either way?. It's just careless and insensitive and pretty self absorbed. It's also my right to be annoyed by that and to express it as aggressively if I choose without violating board rules. That guy is as reckless as someone not even in the industry can be. Dont criticize me for being fed up with it.
 
Re: Did it Ever Occur to you?

Yeah?
Life sucks, get over it!
This board was here before he decided to post it, and oops, last time I checked, there was nothing wrong with somebody posting a question like that. Don't like it? Too bad.
I am pretty sure the folks at Infinity Radio Boston management don't really care a whole lot about what goes on in this message board. Case in point, I didn't see a them rushing to rehire Flo at WBZ after the big outcry here about a week ago.

If you're feeling a bit of job insecurity, well, sorry to hear that, but don't take it out on the rest of us.

> >
> I guess it never occurred to you that staffers at WODS might
> actually read this board and your random revelations based
> on no actual fact and fueled by your desire just to comment
> on stations might be somewhat upsetting to those who work at
> ODS. After all you're trying to build a case for the
> station going Jack in which case subsequently everyone in
> the building would be thrown out on the doorstep which is
> customary in Jack scenarios. These are lives and careers
> that you so cavalierly, off handedly speculate about.
>
> Nice work
>
 
Re: Did it Ever Occur to you?

You don't own the message board, and there was nothing wrong with what Joseph posted. Get a life!

And I don't care about your career as a button pusher/slider operator/knob turner on a radio station.


> Youre right its a message board and I have the right to
> call someone on their BS. Sure anyone has the RIGHT to
> speculate, as do I have the RIGHT to yell fire in a theatre
> (if I can evade the law afterward) but it cant make those in
> the theatre comfortable now can it?.
>
> My point is that if you work in that building it's not
> speculation, it is your job and life that he so blase about
> when there is no proof of any idea of a format flip. Radio
> is a life lacking stability in essence anyway does it make
> it any better to read the theories (based on no fact) of a
> guy whose hobby this is that has no real stake in the
> outcome either way?. It's just careless and insensitive and
> pretty self absorbed. It's also my right to be annoyed by
> that and to express it as aggressively if I choose without
> violating board rules. That guy is as reckless as someone
> not even in the industry can be. Dont criticize me for being
> fed up with it.
>
 
Re: Did it Ever Occur to you?

> You don't own the message board, and there was nothing wrong
> with what Joseph posted. Get a life!
>
> And I don't care about your career as a button pusher/slider
> operator/knob turner on a radio station.


You're right Garret he certainly does have the right to post his opinion and speculation, no question. I also have the right to respond, get over it. Job insecurity doesnt enter int.. I expressed my feeling that it was distasteful on his part, my opinopn. GET OVER IT. You disagree? that is ok too but enough with trying to belitlle someone who you think board ops etc... that doesn't make someone's opinion any less credible especially when it comes to simple respect which is what I was saying about his attempt to prove that the station was looking at a format flip. If considering the feelings of people who might work in that building and might be uncomfortable after reading what he wrote is something that drawss a respoonse of "get a life" from you, well then seems pointless trying to discuss it politely with you.

As dumb arguments go this is one of the worst
 
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