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I Smell Classic Rock Coming

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LibertyNT

Im not Sure why.....
But I have a Feeling a Certain
One of our Stations Will be Flipping to
Classic Rock in the Near Future 8)
This Certain Station we should know....
But Prolly dont listen to
 
LibertyNT said:
Im not Sure why.....
But I have a Feeling a Certain
One of our Stations Will be Flipping to
Classic Rock in the Near Future 8)
This Certain Station we should know....
But Prolly dont listen to
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I don't see it happening, what with KZPS and KDBN....
 
LibertyNT said:
Im not Sure why.....
But I have a Feeling a Certain
One of our Stations Will be Flipping to
Classic Rock in the Near Future 8)
This Certain Station we should know....
But Prolly dont listen to
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Is this just gut instinct, or did a little bird tip you off? Enquiring minds want to know. :)

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Yessir! That would be brilliant! Put another Classic Rock station on the air in D/FW knowing it has failed (as a format) in this market for a good number of years now.
 
AndyWaldrop said:
Yessir! That would be brilliant! Put another Classic Rock station on the air in D/FW knowing it has failed (as a format) in this market for a good number of years now.
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I don't think we have a real classic rock in the market, unless you count rim shot KMAD. 92.5 is too much hillbilly, and I don't know WHERE 93.3 gets some of the clunkers they pass off as classic rock. I hear more classic rock when my daughter plays "Guitar Hero" than I do on 93.3.
 
KZPS does really seem to be going through an identity crisis right now. They really need to drop the "Lonestar" pretense and go back to straight classic rock.

If KDBN was smart, they would fill the gap of Rock from 1978 to current. Not the metal/hard rock of KEGL, but stuff like Springsteen, U2, Coldplay, R.E.M., Mellencamp, Radiohead etc.
 
Ive had this Feeling since it all started with rumors of a
certain Station Flipping.
Ive Had a good Feeling that it will be Classic Rock
The way it was meant to be
 
If Citadel is considering a modified oldies format - more of a soft oldies/ac approach - the model is their own LOVE105 in Minneapolis.

If they are going Classic Rock, there are a lot of CR guys in the company, notably Brent Alberts who is with the company in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Any "Big Wally" sightings?
 
Texaz said:
Isnt anything over 10 years old classic rock? Drop the 70s and add the 90s!
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Well anything over 10 years is an oldie, anyway.
 
It's 10:45 at night.... and what tasty tracks do our local radio stations have for the DFW Metroplex:

97.1 is playing "Money" by Pink Floyd

93.3 is playing "Big City Nights" by the Scorpions

102.2 is playing "Even Flow" by Pearl Jam

All repetitive Hits....

But that is what--- Dallas is all about folks.

Reptitive Hits.

Big Deal....
 
TheRover said:
It's 10:45 at night.... and what tasty tracks do our local radio stations have for the DFW Metroplex:

97.1 is playing "Money" by Pink Floyd

93.3 is playing "Big City Nights" by the Scorpions

102.2 is playing "Even Flow" by Pearl Jam

All repetitive Hits....

But that is what--- Dallas is all about folks.

Reptitive Hits.

Big Deal....
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Well whip out your I-pod and program it with something you like...
 
Are you guys (and gals) nuts? Classic Rock is a viable format with music that dates back to the '60's. Geez, Zeps first album was '68 or '69. I agree that bands like U2 belong elsewhere. But do not cross off '70's music ... that defines classic rock. It's about the music AND the jocks folks. The right mix of both can be a huge success, especially in a market the size of Dallas.

There are at least a 1,000 songs that deserve CR airplay. KMEO/KTYS won't go that route. KMAD is a Sherman station. ZPS is at least trying. KDBN is a joke (come on Dan, wake up!). CC dropping Redbeard was a shame. Bo & Jim, if given the opportunity to do their thing, could be GREAT.

I realize that the demo is aging but numbers are numbers (ratings). I'm tired of hearing Classic Rock on KLUV folks. The format, if programmed right, can be a player in DFW.
 
CC probably dropped redbeard because he wanted big ratings salary for a small ratings radio show.

And good googly moogly, can we get past this idea that Bo and Jim could be good "if". They could be good if the audience were still stoned like they were in the 80's, and we were hearing these bits for the first 5th or 10th time instead of for the 500th time...

And the format could be a player if either Bone or ZPS dropped out and let the other one succeed. But why would either one let the other one win? As is they're just cannibalizing each other...
 
CCEX said:
Are you guys (and gals) nuts? Classic Rock is a viable format with music that dates back to the '60's. Geez, Zeps first album was '68 or '69. I agree that bands like U2 belong elsewhere. But do not cross off '70's music ... that defines classic rock. It's about the music AND the jocks folks. The right mix of both can be a huge success, especially in a market the size of Dallas.

There are at least a 1,000 songs that deserve CR airplay. KMEO/KTYS won't go that route. KMAD is a Sherman station. ZPS is at least trying. KDBN is a joke (come on Dan, wake up!). CC dropping Redbeard was a shame. Bo & Jim, if given the opportunity to do their thing, could be GREAT.

I realize that the demo is aging but numbers are numbers (ratings). I'm tired of hearing Classic Rock on KLUV folks. The format, if programmed right, can be a player in DFW.
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WHY is it when someone disagrees with what others are saying, they always start their reply with a bonehead question like, "Are you guys nuts?", etc. How childish... ::)

Of course KMEO won't go that route, because KMEO left the market years ago.
 
I'm not going to get into a pissing match with you. I have jocked, programmed, consulted and sold the CR format so I feel that I know what I am talking about. If CC were to let Bo & Jim loose they would dominate AM Drive (in the demo). KDBN blows. KZPS could be great if ... KMAD is good but too far from the DFW market. CC is too cheap to invest in the format. KHKS is their baby and that's where the money goes. VT ZPS after 7P just sucks on so many levels.

Please don't tell me that I don't know what I'm talking about. I do. You don't have to be high to appreciate a well programmed CR station.
 
But they're not on a well-programmed classic rock station.

And I don't listen much to B&J, but when i do, it's bad acid flashback to the 80's or 90's. It's the same schtick, the same lame tired routines, and just aboutthe same tired fake characters that they've been doing for 20 years. Maybe that's your idea of good radio- it's not mine.

I'm just tired of this "they could be good if..." line. To quote Wayne Campbell (for those of you who saw SNL special last night) 'yeah, and monkeys might fly out of my butt'.

If they had the potential to be good anymore, you'd think there'd be some sign of it. But last time I looked at morning drive, weren't they trailing far behind the pack? Even in their demo, I think they're getting beat by BOTH sports stations...They're a shell of their former selves...
 
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