IMUS back at the Q

[Big Bill]

According to a Nassau press release on their web site, Imus is making a come back. I can not believe it.

 

[BenKarlow]

Wasn't this this same company that threw Imus under the bus immediately after the N.H.H. incident (and fired a morning host for riffing on it, using that very phrase)?

Also interesting is how Jeff Shapiro dropped the ball on getting the I-man on The Pulse.

 

[Big Bill]

They dumped him before CBS did. I wonder if the FOx is going to grab him back.

 

[NO DAG]

I think it's a great move for Q106, the association is already there. I'm sure the I-Dude will be a lot more 'sellable' than FB & HW regardless of ratings. Q106 was one of the first Imus affiliates the first go time around.

 

[NO DAG]

My take is that Imus would most likely not be on the "101 The Fox". The Fox's post-Imus format is a lot younger, and FB & HW is a better fit. Plus Q106's signal off of Ascutney grazes Rutland country a lot better then it did before, so people on the other side of the Green Mtn's (i.e. Rutland) should be able to hear the I-Dude..

 

[BenKarlow]

If nothing else, I guess we can look forward to the every-four-years I-man live broadcast from the UV around Primary Day.

This is a good move for the Q, though I'm still rather surprised.

The question remains, will they be able to recycle the morning audience into the other dayparts?

 

[NO DAG]

The I-Dude used to be a huge 'profit center' for Q106 at least in the Vox / Dynacom days. Easy to figure out why this was done, it's a good move for Q106. It will be a better move if they capitalize on the I-Dude where it counts on the 50,000 watt pow-pow-powerhouse ! I'm sure there will be a boatload more avails that the FB & HW show.

 

[NO DAG]

Personally I'm looking forward to the return of the I-Dude.. While FB & HW is a good show, it does zippo for me.. I'm sure there are lots of displaced Imus listeners who will be 'back in camp' come Monday morning on 106. Wonder who the co-host will be ?

 

[taylorjsdad]

According to a Nassau press release on their web site, Imus is making a come back. I can not believe it.

They (Nassau) announced the I-man will be back on Q106. I wonder if they will put him back on in Concord where Imus was on 93.3 the Wolf (and before the i93.) With the Hawk stations going to affiliates of WEEI's network and WNHW going to a music intensive Morning show I doubt it will happen. Maybe on WEMJ?

 

[ret vet]

WEMJ doesn't have any signal in Concord so that would leave an important gap in the market. Concord listeners who listened to Imus on 93.3 might switch to WTKK in Boston or to HDQ.

 

[Ray D. Oh]

I was surprised that Upper Valley Radio didn't put Imus on 93.9 and move that morning show to PM Drive or somewhere. Maybe off the air. I know that those guys had a long Imus history and were successful at selling it. Perhaps the syndicators gave 1st shot to previous affiliates. If not, I think that UVR will regret the decision not to take it as their current morning show is not that compelling. What's it supposed to be? Greg and Brian seem to do a little of everything and a whole lotta nothing.

 

[Wheezer]

"Not that compelling?!" Man are you easy! But you did manage to nail their mission statement! "We Talk About Stuff" is also a contender, as is "We Have No Clue How To Get Out Of This Break!"

The utter bilge that passes for Morning Radio around here is...oops. Don't want to state an opinion that might rattle any cages. That might upset our friendly and highly intelligent moderator.