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is 93.7 going Jack Fm?
- Thread starter shilton
- Start date
> Heard that Howard Stern said on his show today that MANY
> affiliates may be dropping him in favor of Jack as early as
> tomorrow.
>
> Anyone know the truth? Is Jack FM in Pittsburgh's future?
>
I've said this before, why would you get rid of a highly billed radio show like Stern, if you have him until Jan-2006 and lose all that local revenue to play music? What, just to anger Stern, he has a contract and you think he really gives a crap on how many stations carry him, its an act like his whole career has been
the stations that carry Stern are not going to give up that cash until they have to.
will 93.7 do Jack, sorry I think that statement says it all
wow 2 post in one day for me, there must be nothing on TV
> affiliates may be dropping him in favor of Jack as early as
> tomorrow.
>
> Anyone know the truth? Is Jack FM in Pittsburgh's future?
>
I've said this before, why would you get rid of a highly billed radio show like Stern, if you have him until Jan-2006 and lose all that local revenue to play music? What, just to anger Stern, he has a contract and you think he really gives a crap on how many stations carry him, its an act like his whole career has been
the stations that carry Stern are not going to give up that cash until they have to.
will 93.7 do Jack, sorry I think that statement says it all
wow 2 post in one day for me, there must be nothing on TV
J
JohnnyMorganWXJX
Guest
> Heard that Howard Stern said on his show today that MANY
> affiliates may be dropping him in favor of Jack as early as
> tomorrow.
>
> Anyone know the truth? Is Jack FM in Pittsburgh's future?
>
FMQB has tagged K-Rock in Pittsburgh as one of their candidates to be "Jacked" should Howard be booted Tuesday.
<a target="_blank" href=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=137056>http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=137056</a>
I think it's all a farce.
> affiliates may be dropping him in favor of Jack as early as
> tomorrow.
>
> Anyone know the truth? Is Jack FM in Pittsburgh's future?
>
FMQB has tagged K-Rock in Pittsburgh as one of their candidates to be "Jacked" should Howard be booted Tuesday.
<a target="_blank" href=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=137056>http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=137056</a>
I think it's all a farce.
D
DeluxRadio
Guest
Re: is 93.7 going Jack Fm? (PLUS a Wheeling, WV Side Note)
I would think that JACK would hurt Star, but who knows?
SIDE NOTE:
Look for 100.5 WOMP-FM in Wheeling to drop all of their jocks in the next couple days. No word yet as to whether or not they'll go "JACK" or just be a jockless CHR, but they are dropping all of their jocks for certain.
I would think that JACK would hurt Star, but who knows?
SIDE NOTE:
Look for 100.5 WOMP-FM in Wheeling to drop all of their jocks in the next couple days. No word yet as to whether or not they'll go "JACK" or just be a jockless CHR, but they are dropping all of their jocks for certain.
J
Joseph_Gallant
Guest
Re: A Wheeling, WV Side Note)
Board Op alerted us:
> Look for 100.5 WOMP-FM in Wheeling to drop all of their
> jocks in the next couple days. No word yet as to whether or
> not they'll go "JACK" or just be a jockless CHR, but they
> are dropping all of their jocks for certain.
Do you know if this might be an economic move??
Board Op alerted us:
> Look for 100.5 WOMP-FM in Wheeling to drop all of their
> jocks in the next couple days. No word yet as to whether or
> not they'll go "JACK" or just be a jockless CHR, but they
> are dropping all of their jocks for certain.
Do you know if this might be an economic move??
F
fmrgrz
Guest
Re: is 93.7 going Jack Fm? (PLUS a Wheeling, WV Side Note)
> I would think that JACK would hurt Star, but who knows?
>
>
> SIDE NOTE:
>
> Look for 100.5 WOMP-FM in Wheeling to drop all of their
> jocks in the next couple days. No word yet as to whether or
> not they'll go "JACK" or just be a jockless CHR, but they
> are dropping all of their jocks for certain.
>
it is true...JACK kicked my ass to the unemployment line yesterday.
> I would think that JACK would hurt Star, but who knows?
>
>
> SIDE NOTE:
>
> Look for 100.5 WOMP-FM in Wheeling to drop all of their
> jocks in the next couple days. No word yet as to whether or
> not they'll go "JACK" or just be a jockless CHR, but they
> are dropping all of their jocks for certain.
>
it is true...JACK kicked my ass to the unemployment line yesterday.
ITS OFFICIAL... OUR FIRST SEMI-LOCAL JACKING
Hey all...
Log on to www.wompfm.com. They are 100.5 Jack FM... Playing what we want!
Just figured I'd string it along to you all. Not sure whether to look forward to this or not. I am a CHR fan, but I think that is a dying breed. Hopefully my more recent lean toward alt-rock will help me out in this situation.
TT
Hey all...
Log on to www.wompfm.com. They are 100.5 Jack FM... Playing what we want!
Just figured I'd string it along to you all. Not sure whether to look forward to this or not. I am a CHR fan, but I think that is a dying breed. Hopefully my more recent lean toward alt-rock will help me out in this situation.
TT
Re: is 93.7 going Jack Fm? (PLUS a Wheeling, WV Side Note)
it is true...JACK kicked my ass to the unemployment line yesterday.
It's Keymarket for you. They of the consolidated Froggy 104/98, and the bare-bones Pickle. Guess they're having trouble raising ad revenues, a company supposedly on the rise cutting back as they are. Why else would they cut staff so much if they're allegedly doing so well? I know some ex-Keymarket people who got out when the getting was good.
it is true...JACK kicked my ass to the unemployment line yesterday.
It's Keymarket for you. They of the consolidated Froggy 104/98, and the bare-bones Pickle. Guess they're having trouble raising ad revenues, a company supposedly on the rise cutting back as they are. Why else would they cut staff so much if they're allegedly doing so well? I know some ex-Keymarket people who got out when the getting was good.
R
Radio_Realist
Guest
Re: is 93.7 going Jack Fm? (PLUS a Wheeling, WV Side Note)
> Why else would they cut
> staff so much if they're allegedly doing so well?
Because reducing expenses boosts their profits even more. Companies nowadays strive to maximize profits. Even if they are making a level of profit that seems to other people as "doing well", if they can reduce expenses further and do even better, then they will.
Some of the biggest corporate "downsizings" lately have been by companies that had just posted record profits and/or earnings. The broadcast industry is no exception.
> Why else would they cut
> staff so much if they're allegedly doing so well?
Because reducing expenses boosts their profits even more. Companies nowadays strive to maximize profits. Even if they are making a level of profit that seems to other people as "doing well", if they can reduce expenses further and do even better, then they will.
Some of the biggest corporate "downsizings" lately have been by companies that had just posted record profits and/or earnings. The broadcast industry is no exception.
Re: is 93.7 going Jack Fm? (PLUS a Wheeling, WV Side Note)
> Because reducing expenses boosts their profits even more.
> Companies nowadays strive to maximize profits. Even if they
> are making a level of profit that seems to other people as
> "doing well", if they can reduce expenses further and do
> even better, then they will.
>
> Some of the biggest corporate "downsizings" lately have been
> by companies that had just posted record profits and/or
> earnings. The broadcast industry is no exception.
>
OOPS!! Sorry, Realist, I was still in a stupor over the Penguins last night (9 losses in a row, that'll do it to you!). Well, Keymarket has done a lot of chopping heads to maximize, but how are they going to keep that up? There's only so many heads that can roll.....given what they've done at 104.3 and now WOMP.....er, Jack. Besides, isn't it true that when other stations have gone "Jack," they too have axed all of their airstaff and gone the FT/VT route? Sucks if someone gets caught in it. I'm glad (as are a few others) that we got out when the getting was good.
Does this now put Keymarket/Forever, CheapChannel and Inferior into some sort of an "Evil Axis" of Pittsburgh-area radio?
> Because reducing expenses boosts their profits even more.
> Companies nowadays strive to maximize profits. Even if they
> are making a level of profit that seems to other people as
> "doing well", if they can reduce expenses further and do
> even better, then they will.
>
> Some of the biggest corporate "downsizings" lately have been
> by companies that had just posted record profits and/or
> earnings. The broadcast industry is no exception.
>
OOPS!! Sorry, Realist, I was still in a stupor over the Penguins last night (9 losses in a row, that'll do it to you!). Well, Keymarket has done a lot of chopping heads to maximize, but how are they going to keep that up? There's only so many heads that can roll.....given what they've done at 104.3 and now WOMP.....er, Jack. Besides, isn't it true that when other stations have gone "Jack," they too have axed all of their airstaff and gone the FT/VT route? Sucks if someone gets caught in it. I'm glad (as are a few others) that we got out when the getting was good.
Does this now put Keymarket/Forever, CheapChannel and Inferior into some sort of an "Evil Axis" of Pittsburgh-area radio?
R
Radio_Realist
Guest
Re: is 93.7 going Jack Fm? (PLUS a Wheeling, WV Side Note)
> OOPS!! Sorry, Realist, I was still in a stupor over the
> Penguins last night (9 losses in a row, that'll do it to
> you!). Well, Keymarket has done a lot of chopping heads to
> maximize, but how are they going to keep that up? There's
> only so many heads that can roll.....given what they've done
> at 104.3 and now WOMP.....er, Jack. Besides, isn't it true
> that when other stations have gone "Jack," they too have
> axed all of their airstaff and gone the FT/VT route? Sucks
> if someone gets caught in it. I'm glad (as are a few
> others) that we got out when the getting was good.
>
> Does this now put Keymarket/Forever, CheapChannel and
> Inferior into some sort of an "Evil Axis" of Pittsburgh-area
> radio?
I don't know about that. But I do know that over the years, music format radio has bounced back and forth between personality DJ intensive modes and forget the DJ modes. For a while there, it seems most stations were touting "much more music", and restricted DJ stop sets and seemed to hire only bland, personality-free (aka "cheap") announcers. And then it shifted back to the kind of DJ's listeners who tune in to hear. And then back to the other ad infinitum.
I don't know which is best, and considering how the pendulum has swung back and forth, I doubt if those active in the industry know either.
The jockless "Jack" format is just another variation. It might last a while, but like everything in radio, it will probably fade away eventually.
Who knows what's next? Personally, I could see someone programming entire days along the lines of "Delilah After Dark", with one DJ broadcasting the exact same show nationwide. Such syndicated shows are common enough on weekends and the graveyard shift. Don't be surprised to see them start cropping up during weekdays between the two drive slots. At the same time, don't be surprised if you don't.
> OOPS!! Sorry, Realist, I was still in a stupor over the
> Penguins last night (9 losses in a row, that'll do it to
> you!). Well, Keymarket has done a lot of chopping heads to
> maximize, but how are they going to keep that up? There's
> only so many heads that can roll.....given what they've done
> at 104.3 and now WOMP.....er, Jack. Besides, isn't it true
> that when other stations have gone "Jack," they too have
> axed all of their airstaff and gone the FT/VT route? Sucks
> if someone gets caught in it. I'm glad (as are a few
> others) that we got out when the getting was good.
>
> Does this now put Keymarket/Forever, CheapChannel and
> Inferior into some sort of an "Evil Axis" of Pittsburgh-area
> radio?
I don't know about that. But I do know that over the years, music format radio has bounced back and forth between personality DJ intensive modes and forget the DJ modes. For a while there, it seems most stations were touting "much more music", and restricted DJ stop sets and seemed to hire only bland, personality-free (aka "cheap") announcers. And then it shifted back to the kind of DJ's listeners who tune in to hear. And then back to the other ad infinitum.
I don't know which is best, and considering how the pendulum has swung back and forth, I doubt if those active in the industry know either.
The jockless "Jack" format is just another variation. It might last a while, but like everything in radio, it will probably fade away eventually.
Who knows what's next? Personally, I could see someone programming entire days along the lines of "Delilah After Dark", with one DJ broadcasting the exact same show nationwide. Such syndicated shows are common enough on weekends and the graveyard shift. Don't be surprised to see them start cropping up during weekdays between the two drive slots. At the same time, don't be surprised if you don't.
Re: ITS OFFICIAL... OUR FIRST SEMI-LOCAL JACKING
> Hey all...
>
> Log on to www.wompfm.com. They are 100.5 Jack FM... Playing
> what we want!
>
> Just figured I'd string it along to you all. Not sure
> whether to look forward to this or not. I am a CHR fan, but
> I think that is a dying breed. Hopefully my more recent
> lean toward alt-rock will help me out in this situation.
>
> TT
>
When I went through the area back in May, WOMP sounded more like a Hot AC, than a CHR to me.
> Hey all...
>
> Log on to www.wompfm.com. They are 100.5 Jack FM... Playing
> what we want!
>
> Just figured I'd string it along to you all. Not sure
> whether to look forward to this or not. I am a CHR fan, but
> I think that is a dying breed. Hopefully my more recent
> lean toward alt-rock will help me out in this situation.
>
> TT
>
When I went through the area back in May, WOMP sounded more like a Hot AC, than a CHR to me.
W
WOMPALUM
Guest
RIP WOMP FM
I worked at WOMP FM in the late 90's thru the early 00's when it started to tank. I was sad when I heard the news of the switch. Some of my best memories of radio are in that little building up on Rock Hill. It was a great place to start, and I surely will never forget it!
> > Hey all...
> >
> > Log on to www.wompfm.com. They are 100.5 Jack FM...
> Playing
> > what we want!
> >
> > Just figured I'd string it along to you all. Not sure
> > whether to look forward to this or not. I am a CHR fan,
> but
> > I think that is a dying breed. Hopefully my more recent
> > lean toward alt-rock will help me out in this situation.
> >
> > TT
> >
>
> When I went through the area back in May, WOMP sounded more
> like a Hot AC, than a CHR to me.
>
I worked at WOMP FM in the late 90's thru the early 00's when it started to tank. I was sad when I heard the news of the switch. Some of my best memories of radio are in that little building up on Rock Hill. It was a great place to start, and I surely will never forget it!
> > Hey all...
> >
> > Log on to www.wompfm.com. They are 100.5 Jack FM...
> Playing
> > what we want!
> >
> > Just figured I'd string it along to you all. Not sure
> > whether to look forward to this or not. I am a CHR fan,
> but
> > I think that is a dying breed. Hopefully my more recent
> > lean toward alt-rock will help me out in this situation.
> >
> > TT
> >
>
> When I went through the area back in May, WOMP sounded more
> like a Hot AC, than a CHR to me.
>
A
AdamBomb
Guest
Re: RIP WOMP FM
> I worked at WOMP FM in the late 90's thru the early 00's
> when it started to tank. I was sad when I heard the news of
> the switch. Some of my best memories of radio are in that
> little building up on Rock Hill. It was a great place to
> start, and I surely will never forget it!
Second that one.. I remember my 7 months there and the drive from Cal U to wheeling to pittsburgh back to Cal u when I did the double at B94 and Womp! what a great place to learn To! I got stacks for the old womp stickers and stress balls which will end up on Ebay for a penny this weekend!!
> I worked at WOMP FM in the late 90's thru the early 00's
> when it started to tank. I was sad when I heard the news of
> the switch. Some of my best memories of radio are in that
> little building up on Rock Hill. It was a great place to
> start, and I surely will never forget it!
Second that one.. I remember my 7 months there and the drive from Cal U to wheeling to pittsburgh back to Cal u when I did the double at B94 and Womp! what a great place to learn To! I got stacks for the old womp stickers and stress balls which will end up on Ebay for a penny this weekend!!
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