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Emmis Says Goodbye To Hot 93.3

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MINDonDAradio247

Just spoke to a friend of mine who claims that they had a large group meeting and they let all the staff go. Apparently on Fri they will be flipping formats. Thoughts?
 
Let's see, 1st it was 105.9, then 98.9, then 92.5, the 104.9 and now 93.3. Will the fun never end. Wait we're still waiting on 1490.
 
The harsh reality of being in the radio industry is right here folks.

Good luck to all the staff let go today.

In my opinion the so called CC Hip Hop station is not a real Hip Hop station. A real Hip Hop station doesn't include Ryan Seacrest.

All bets were that CC was going to flip format once a buyer was found. Now that this has happened will they still consider it?
 
MINDonDAradio247 said:
All bets were that CC was going to flip format once a buyer was found. Now that this has happened will they still consider it?
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I imagine that once the new buyer takes over the 105.9 signal, they will make the decision on what direction to take it in. That's not a CC decision at that point, I would guess?
 
MINDonDAradio247 said:
All bets were that CC was going to flip format once a buyer was found. Now that this has happened will they still consider it?
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Why would a seller change format on a station that was, well, sold? Once a station is sold, it tends to go into either an LMA immidiately or be "frozen" till the new owner takes over. With this change, Clear may not want to sell... assuming that they ever did.
 
So a long time ago..there was a gentleman's agreement in place. This agreement was between LBJS and AMFM. LBJS agreed not to flip to a format that would ever directly compete with any AMFM station. So LBJS wouldn't pull the Lonestar country crap that it had in the past. LBJS violated this agreement when they flipped 93.3 from Lonestar to Mega..putting Mega into direct competition with Jammin (which was doing well at the time) and KHFI.

Granted..this was about 9 years ago, and now completely different people own these stations. But there is this. 105.9 has MUCH better coverage in Austin and parts north vs. 93.3. That was the whole reasoning behind bringing 99.7 on board..to get to those parts of Austin that 93.3 couldn't reach.

Wow, so glad I'm not in the business full time anymore. Good luck to those who lost jobs.
 
Okay you all misunderstood what I was trying to say. Rereading it I can see why.

What I meant by that was basically do you see The Beat sticking around. CC or not.
 
MINDonDAradio247 said:
Okay you all misunderstood what I was trying to say. Rereading it I can see why.

What I meant by that was basically do you see The Beat sticking around. CC or not.
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I understood what you meant.
 
Can't say that I will miss it. Hot 93.3 wasn't the station that it once was when I fell in love with it. It sounded very watered down, and the imaging sucked. Not like when Baby G. was mixing on there, they did the "Tejas Caliente Mix Weekends", and Eric Edwards was voicing the station.
 
jasonharper2007 said:
I Just Heards It Might Go FM/Talk on Friday And Tommarow Go Format wheels
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I guess now would be the time to go KLBJ FM 93.3 as it seems everyone has drank the punch that FM Talk is the cat's meow. :-\
 
ufrustrated2 said:
jasonharper2007 said:
I Just Heards It Might Go FM/Talk on Friday And Tommarow Go Format wheels
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I guess now would be the time to go KLBJ FM 93.3 as it seems everyone has drank the punch that FM Talk is the cat's meow. :-\
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The cats meow huh? FM talk is getting owned in San Antonio.
 
If they did do a fresh slate of FM talk instead of just sticking KLBJ-AM on that stick too, what/who would they put on there? Between 590, 1370 and 98.9 there's not a whole lot left out there that's worthy of a spot on the FM dial.
 
intx said:
If they did do a fresh slate of FM talk instead of just sticking KLBJ-AM on that stick too, what/who would they put on there? Between 590, 1370 and 98.9 there's not a whole lot left out there that's worthy of a spot on the FM dial.
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Look at what Emmis did in Indianapolis. They moved big AM WIBC entirely to FM, and put a new format on the vacant AM station. 25-54 surged, moving WIBC up about 6 or 7 rank positions.
 
This is annoying... There is too much talk IMO in Austin. Austin radio has been sucking for awhile now but honestly it has hit rock bottom. So unfortunatly the entire Hip Hop demographics in Austin will now have to put up with listening to 105.9, a station that is just a playlist in loop. No mix shows and an afternoon show with Ryan Seacrest that really does not fit with the format. How I miss radio from years past. I want dance music back on FM.....(Wishful thinking) :'(
 
Same thing happened here in San Diego to Blazin 98.9 recently. They went jockless/automated for three weeks then flipped to FM sports. Hip Hop seems to be a dying format nowadays with Top 40 merging with the format.
 
Biggest thing to remember is it's license it up near kileen, so the city of Austin dioesn't get a city wide grade siginal, unless im mistaken. What does Austin not have or who could they take a shot at? Majic? Mix 94.7? Kiss FM? I don't think so, (Unless ya'll seem to think differently)
 
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