Crawford is so crazy for resurrecting the source! I appreciate and love what they stand for, but man life is so much more than boring talk shows! I'd like all of you good folks to start up a petition to the cradaddies that 101.1 the source must go, and bring back the oldies and put them where they belong! I live near Winfield, and WKxm's signal is about as strong as a popcorn poot!lol! When I want ldies, I don't want static!
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If WYDE Fm was a horse, I'd shoot it!
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rockman2004 said:
It might not be too far from reality...that the Source would revert back to the classic hits format it had from several years ago. After all, they have a history of repeating old formats (on 101.1), of course, but on 1260 also (with Legends). It seems as though all of their stations here in town have traded calls with each other at some point in time (WDJC, WXJC, WYDE). As is typical with Crawford...anything goes...Expect the Unexpected! :
And btw...where's the Christmas music on 101.1? 
I actually listen to WYDE a little bit (hey, i'm from cullman, what can i say), and i will say they are apparently making a little progress as a radio station. it's no longer constantly PSA's during the commercial breaks ; i'm actually hearing advertisements for local businesses within their coverage area (which if i had the station, i'd be marketing in every small town the stick covers). And, personally, i'm good with Dave Ramsey (yes, i know he's out of TN and nationally syndicated) ; and Steve West's show isn't bad either.
I don't do 100.5 or 105.5, really - but of course, i can't get 100.5 here really, and 105.5 just has never appealed to me.
I don't do 100.5 or 105.5, really - but of course, i can't get 100.5 here really, and 105.5 just has never appealed to me.
Dave Ramsey alone is probably driving much of the listenership of the station, he's a bit of a juggernaut these days.
I don't even know who's live and local on WYDE anymore. When I left B'ham it was Burt and Kurt in the afternoons and… I forget who else. Dee Crawford or someone like that? Man, my memory is terrible.
The only area talker I happen to listen to anymore is WAPI-FM, for Richard Dixon. But with Cumulus on the warpath as always, I figure his days (and the other two local guys) are numbered.
I don't even know who's live and local on WYDE anymore. When I left B'ham it was Burt and Kurt in the afternoons and… I forget who else. Dee Crawford or someone like that? Man, my memory is terrible.
The only area talker I happen to listen to anymore is WAPI-FM, for Richard Dixon. But with Cumulus on the warpath as always, I figure his days (and the other two local guys) are numbered.
WYDE is operated by charlatans who haven't the slightest clue on how to program a commercial radio station. If you want to see an unmitigated disaster, take a look at what they did to the once mighty KLZ in Denver. You would think, being an independant, smaller company, that they would have some fresh ideas.
They didn't give WYDE's classic hits format a chance. They also (apparently) didn't have anyone there who knew how to sell it. I was in B'ham a few weeks ago, and "The Source" had several prolonged periods of dead air, and network tones... but hey, engineer Cris Alexander looks slick in that suit on the company website. :
They didn't give WYDE's classic hits format a chance. They also (apparently) didn't have anyone there who knew how to sell it. I was in B'ham a few weeks ago, and "The Source" had several prolonged periods of dead air, and network tones... but hey, engineer Cris Alexander looks slick in that suit on the company website. :
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