For the record, Ed Nice was recruited for the position BECAUSE of his 16+ years at the station. He’s extremely smart and has an extraordinary vision for WBLK. He learned from some of the best Urban programmers in the business. He knows the community. He’s respected in the building. He has had a number of high profile jobs outside of radio—and it took the right opportunity and the right timing for him to even consider taking this job. It’s naive and short-sighted to think we would hand the keys of the #1 station in town to someone who couldn’t handle it. Unconventional? Maybe. But, you fellas constantly bark about the “old boys network”…about broadcasters unwilling to try something different…about lack of vision, etc. I get it…it’s easy to chirp from the sidelines about the optics. As I always say—”The speculators love to speculate”. I have complete confidence that WBLK is in great hands! ~~Bob
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I'm glad you're not surprised by the catastrophic demise of WBUF because neither am I. I'm not sure that the other members in this forum can reciprocate that same sediment. I hate being right but it seems like a lot of people here are always wrong and I'm not when it comes to format changes.
It's almost as if rational thought has become too counter-culture and so making uneducated predictions and arguments just to try and be different is now mainstream where illogical reasoning becomes culture.
How is WLKK doing by the way?
In other words... bring back The Lake.
If they do that, they might as well change format to CHR. No other reason to do rock other than to clear the two national shows.
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With Kiss running 1 local show now and the rest is done out of town CHR might just be the right move. All they have to do is poach a couple of former Kiss DJs nab Ryan Seacrest in afternoons since Kiss no longer Carry’s that either and they might actually do somthing! Kiss is a lifeless corpse of what it used to be. And the Audicy National people they have doing the other day parts stink. No one knows or cares about any of them.
If they go that route, DJ Anthony is one they could approach; he's now doing commercial voice-overs in the area. Also, Seacrest's show could work in any daypart, not just afternoons(Move 105.7 in St. Catharines airs the show from 7-11pm).
Intentional or accidental, thanks for making me laugh.
And yes, WBUF is ... shall we say ... under-performing ... then again, other than to comment here, why should we care.
If they went CHR it would put another TSQ station directly against an Audacy station. Since Audacy has been stripping its local stations of talent, it could get interesting if TSQ invested in some of the talent Audacy cut. DJ Anthony would be a great place to start.
Although CHR might be a stone in the shoe of Kiss, it also has the potential of skinning WBLK which performs admirably across all demos and also presents a Churban alternative to Kiss. WBLK appears to be almost an Urban AC in middays, getting more core Urban in afternoon drive and at night. Could be that some TSQ decision makers look at 92.9 and think, "perhaps Jack-FM wasn't as worn out as we may have thought." It was a known brand that posed a recognized alternative to both 97 Rock and WHTT, and it ran cheaply, the perfect flanker format.
I still would love 92.9 to go sports to take on GR. Pipe dream I know.
Except it didn't allow them to air their in-house national programming. And they seem to prefer "personality" radio to jukeboxes.
Majic rockstar
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Anthony in the morning, Seacrest afternoons And if they could lure Shawn Vanpatten away from kiss he would be a solid drive time guy and run the syndicated pop crush nights. I Honestly think they could overtake the aged out morning show and the out of town voices that is Kiss 98.5. It’s too bad they have wrecked this once legendary station.
Not that I much care beyond a little back 'n forth here, but jack in the jukebox attracted more listeners than the "personality" radio that's been offered on 92.9 for the last few years. But yeah, clearance, syndication, streaming and all that.
What a line-up. Wait ... is that Supertramp singing "Dreamer" in the background? I know ... let's bring back Alice@92-9
As traditional FM radio usage declines, and the digital platform starts to become more than 50% of revenues, these traditional benchmarks such as ratings will mean less and less.
The goal isn't to win the local ratings horserace, but to make money. Those who are prepared for the transition will win, and those who are still wedded to the old system will find the revenue stream becoming even smaller.
I posted these two stories on the NYC page. You can see Audacy has a plan for country that goes beyond towers and transmitters. They're opening a bureau in a city where they own no radio stations:
Audacy Opening Nashville Studio On Hard Rock Property.
Audacy is opening an 800-square-foot content studio inside a historic building in Nashville’s lower Broadway neighborhood, Billboard reports. The studio, which the company expects to be operational in time for
For Audacy’s David Field, Success Extends Beyond Radio.
“To be competitive today, you need to have great local radio, great digital and great podcasting,” Audacy Chairman, President and CEO David Field told Country Radio Seminar attendees Friday. To
Why would they do that? Because the national revenue is starting to become a big factor for the bigger companies. As Alabama once said: "If you're gonna play in Texas, you gotta have a fiddle in the band."
TS originates its Taste Of Country evening show and national country web sites in Nashville. They also don't own a station there. If a company that focuses on medium markets was there, why wasn't Audacy?
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Um, could it be that Nashville is the center of country music in the US - and likely the world? Opening a studio there give them access to a ton of music people who would be happy to provide content for their country stations. That content can be used by syndicated shows and local shows anywhere in the country.
BTW, OTA revenue is still 10x online revenue according to BIA:
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It seems that streaming still has a long way to go.
BTW, OTA revenue is still 10x online revenue according to BIA:
BIA: 2022 Audio Revenue to Hit $14.7 Billion - Radio Ink
And, according to the research firm, while over-the-air revenue is still radio's biggest category, it continues to decrease as digital continues to grow. BIA’s local audio estimate breaks out advertising revenue forecast for 2022 for radio, radio's digital side and Pandora.
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It seems that streaming still has a long way to go.
They had access to the same people and content without the bureau. The main advantage, as David Field pointed out, is the marketing and event access.
The CEO of TS says that digital is almost 50% of their revenues.
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It took FM 40 years to catch up to AM. Radio companies started investing in the 40s and 50s.
Quoting David Field --"To be competitive today--you need great local radio, great digital, and great podcasting".
Who determines what is great? Some of these stations aren't generating revenue, ratings, or listener passion. Field continues to spread manure hoping that a crop will grow. "Hub Content" is just another empty talking point to impress investors...
Who determines what is great? Some of these stations aren't generating revenue, ratings, or listener passion. Field continues to spread manure hoping that a crop will grow. "Hub Content" is just another empty talking point to impress investors...
I read that quote differently. I don't think he's saying everything he does is great. Just that his company is leading in those three areas.
Most of the CEOs I've worked with aren't ever happy with status quo. They're always looking to grow or improve.
Great is subjective. But in terms of making money, his cluster is very competitive in Buffalo.
Country, except for a smaller group of fans in England and Australia, is an almost uniquely American music genre. Yes, an occasional song will get played in Germany or someplace else, but the music is based on an American lifestyle and Nashville is the musical Mecca for its followers.
In other words, there is no Texas, no Blue Ridge Mountains, no Dixie and no WSM anywhere else.
In fact, there is a case to be made that WSM itself was responsible for making Nashville the Country Capital of the Known Universe. Of all the radio barn dance shows and jamborees, it was Clear Channel 650 that had the biggest coverage, biggest artists and biggest influence. Wheeling and Shreeveport and Des Moines and even Chicago tried to be the center of it all, but WSM had the best signal right in the center of country fandom.
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