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FORMAT FLIP KILLS OFF 107.9 THE ALTERNATIVE
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WOW!!!!! Yet another brilliant move by Beasley!
Well, it does fill a void left by the long-since-departed Jack...
According to Yes.com, they switched formats at 12 midnight local time. Last song listed under the old format is "Make It Stop (September's Children)" from Rise Against.
First song as "Bob" appears to be Badfinger's "Day After Day" at 12:03 AM. Followed by The Pointer Sisters, Billy Idol, Melissa Etheridge, Cheap Trick, Don Henley, Green Day ("Holiday"), .38 Special, Meat Loaf, Naked Eyes, ELO, and so on, and so forth...
According to Yes.com, they switched formats at 12 midnight local time. Last song listed under the old format is "Make It Stop (September's Children)" from Rise Against.
First song as "Bob" appears to be Badfinger's "Day After Day" at 12:03 AM. Followed by The Pointer Sisters, Billy Idol, Melissa Etheridge, Cheap Trick, Don Henley, Green Day ("Holiday"), .38 Special, Meat Loaf, Naked Eyes, ELO, and so on, and so forth...
Jack was no ratings champion, but it certainly wasn't a slouch. Good move, I think. "Bob" is weak and it means nothing, but still, the format was needed.
iknowpeople said:
Jack was very competitive 25-54 when it went away. About what the two Alternatives were getting combined.
Just like I said, not a champion, but no slouch. 
This is good news for both X and Bob.
This is good news for both X and Bob.
Good choice, I think this was the biggest hole in the market. LV couldn't support two Alt statons, few markets can.
Which stations do you think BOB has the potential to take away audience from? KXPT is the obvious one since their ratings exploded after the demise of JACK. KOMP went up as well post-JACK.
BOB shares some 90s songs MIX plays. I also heard some songs SUNNY plays, I suppose you could say today's mainstream ACs have become female targeted variety hits stations. Also, BOB plays some 70s/80s that can be heard on sister station KKLZ.
I know 107.9 improved their signal awhile ago. Are they still at any disadvantage compared to other FM stations.
Which stations do you think BOB has the potential to take away audience from? KXPT is the obvious one since their ratings exploded after the demise of JACK. KOMP went up as well post-JACK.
BOB shares some 90s songs MIX plays. I also heard some songs SUNNY plays, I suppose you could say today's mainstream ACs have become female targeted variety hits stations. Also, BOB plays some 70s/80s that can be heard on sister station KKLZ.
I know 107.9 improved their signal awhile ago. Are they still at any disadvantage compared to other FM stations.
as always the new logo for BOB looks like a 1st grader designed it....vegas does have some lame radio logos...KWNR, Coyote...real original IMHO. best of luck. measley.
Seltzer said:
That's true. It was very unusual that we had two alternative stations. Not counting AAA how many markets have two alt. stations? All I can think of is LA (if KYSR is officially classified as alternative and not modern AC) and San Diego (where there is probably only room for one).
There are also several markets with zero alternative stations or one with low ratings. Although I expect KXTE will do quite well now that they are format exclusive.
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I knew an older gay couple in Salt Lake, named "Bob" and "Jack". They called their house the "LBJ (Lovable Bob and Jack) Ranch".
Don't know if either would have made a good radio format, though.
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Don't know if either would have made a good radio format, though.
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Does anybody notice any differences between JACK and BOB? All that I noticed is that Bob doesn't have the snarky personality type Jack had, the liners are more straight forward. The music is very similar.
I actually heard "Drivers Seat" twice in a half an hour...once in a business on their Muzak service and then on Bob. I always liked that song, I like the rock product that came out the year or two before MTV launched, it never got overexposed. Much of it fell through the cracks of other formats before Variety Hits came along.
I actually heard "Drivers Seat" twice in a half an hour...once in a business on their Muzak service and then on Bob. I always liked that song, I like the rock product that came out the year or two before MTV launched, it never got overexposed. Much of it fell through the cracks of other formats before Variety Hits came along.
I always remembered Jack being uptempo all the time. Ballads were almost non-existent.
Bob seems to mix in some some real sleepy songs. Yesterday I heard Jimmy Buffet "Come Monday" and thought iccccckkkk! Other songs that put the brakes on and screech the station to a stop are: Poco's Crazy Love, Don Henley's Heart Of The Matter, Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse Of The Heart, etc.
I would have gone 100& classic alternative and gone after Mix's upper end. Why take ANY chances on hurting KKLZ?
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