Is Niche Programming Dead in the Big Easy?

[RoadKill]

So there is no room for niche programming in New Orleans? I guess satelite radio will take over if the flagships won't take risks.

How about Friday or Saturday night a station put a local DJ (a real DJ) on the air live spinning trance, jungle, acid, d&b, and/or any other subset of house I'm leaving out. The DJ would probably do it for free just for the exposure. And since stations don't care about ratings after midnight, what would the risk be?

This also could be done for a hip hop format, and I mean real hip hop, not the crap they call hip hop these days. Hip hop is best when it is spun live on the turntables by a DJ well versed in East Coast rap.

And why can't Q-93 play old school rap on Sundays? Wouldn't it be nice to hear Africa Bambaada, Public Enemy, and De La Soul every once in a while?

And just a thought for CC: Make Q-93 all rap and WYLD all R&B. If a song is a crossover hit, fine, but Yolanda Adams should not be on a rap station, and 50 Cent should not be on an R&B station.

And where is the local shock jock who's at his best when he's slamming callers and causing people to curse at the radio? Such a personality is non-existent in New Orleans. If the station formerly known as WRNO gets one of these guys, it could compete with the mighty Limbaugh.

And that's why radio in N.O. sucks. Corporate radio stations are not the problem; spineless yes-men programmers are.

 

[RFLA]

So there is no room for niche programming in New Orleans? I guess satelite radio will take over if the flagships won't take risks.

How about Friday or Saturday night a station put a local DJ (a real DJ) on the air live spinning trance, jungle, acid, d&b, and/or any other subset of house I'm leaving out. The DJ would probably do it for free just for the exposure. And since stations don't care about ratings after midnight, what would the risk be?

Diva is doing a couple of DJ shows.. the quality and such I don't know but one is syndicated from WKTU- New York apparently and the others are I'm assuming local... http://diva923.com/

This also could be done for a hip hop format, and I mean real hip hop, not the crap they call hip hop these days. Hip hop is best when it is spun live on the turntables by a DJ well versed in East Coast rap.

What makes you think everyone would like east coast rap? Cause you are from the east coast? Come on and get a grip... The area is famous for Dirty South (southern rap), crunk,and New Orleans bounce and people wanna jam to the local stuff IMO more than a format that has basically went out of mainstream and back into the Northeast...

And where is the local shock jock who's at his best when he's slamming callers and causing people to curse at the radio? Such a personality is non-existent in New Orleans. If the station formerly known as WRNO gets one of these guys, it could compete with the mighty Limbaugh.

Got cut off more and more by FCC censors.... Not too many want to try a new shock jock and expel gobs of money to have to yank him only two months down the line due to the FCC threatning the license... You can thank the Bush nominated FCC and the "oops I bared it all again" fiasco "wardrobe malfucntion" at the super bowl for that. About the riskyest right now in NOLA maybe "sgt. T. Ben Boudreaux" and the movie at the adult movie house sign...

WRNO has said it will flip to news/talk and try to take on WWL with a couple of has beens and one national talent during the day... hum

About the most shock was KKND's morning train wreck but that was cut by them having to play to a country music base.... want a shock jock? Bring back hard new rock..something that will drive the same listeners who get into shock jocks..oops NOLA don't have one of those anymore...

And that's why radio in N.O. sucks. Corporate radio stations are not the problem; spineless yes-men programmers are.

Ok corporate ain't the problem, but yes men are.... hum could it be they are yes men because people who take chances wind up with their head cut off and with no job if the idea tanks or even sometimes because they are not yes men-ning?

I agree that radio in New Orleans could be better, but until CC allows markets such as ours to try moves and programming they leave for under 100 market stations, you will never see this

...and that's why sat radio has made some ground... that is until the commercials and cut rate programming come there too to trim some of the red tape...

 

[smashedcd]

So there is no room for niche programming in New Orleans? I guess satelite radio will take over if the flagships won't take risks.

How about Friday or Saturday night a station put a local DJ (a real DJ) on the air live spinning trance, jungle, acid, d&b, and/or any other subset of house I'm leaving out. The DJ would probably do it for free just for the exposure. And since stations don't care about ratings after midnight, what would the risk be?

Diva is doing a couple of DJ shows.. the quality and such I don't know but one is syndicated from WKTU- New York apparently and the others are I'm assuming local... http://diva923.com/

This also could be done for a hip hop format, and I mean real hip hop, not the crap they call hip hop these days. Hip hop is best when it is spun live on the turntables by a DJ well versed in East Coast rap.

What makes you think everyone would like east coast rap? Cause you are from the east coast? Come on and get a grip... The area is famous for Dirty South (southern rap), crunk,and New Orleans bounce and people wanna jam to the local stuff IMO more than a format that has basically went out of mainstream and back into the Northeast...

And where is the local shock jock who's at his best when he's slamming callers and causing people to curse at the radio? Such a personality is non-existent in New Orleans. If the station formerly known as WRNO gets one of these guys, it could compete with the mighty Limbaugh.

Got cut off more and more by FCC censors.... Not too many want to try a new shock jock and expel gobs of money to have to yank him only two months down the line due to the FCC threatning the license... You can thank the Bush nominated FCC and the "oops I bared it all again" fiasco "wardrobe malfucntion" at the super bowl for that. About the riskyest right now in NOLA maybe "sgt. T. Ben Boudreaux" and the movie at the adult movie house sign...

WRNO has said it will flip to news/talk and try to take on WWL with a couple of has beens and one national talent during the day... hum

About the most shock was KKND's morning train wreck but that was cut by them having to play to a country music base.... want a shock jock? Bring back hard new rock..something that will drive the same listeners who get into shock jocks..oops NOLA don't have one of those anymore...

And that's why radio in N.O. sucks. Corporate radio stations are not the problem; spineless yes-men programmers are.

Ok corporate ain't the problem, but yes men are.... hum could it be they are yes men because people who take chances wind up with their head cut off and with no job if the idea tanks or even sometimes because they are not yes men-ning?

I agree that radio in New Orleans could be better, but until CC allows markets such as ours to try moves and programming they leave for under 100 market stations, you will never see this

...and that's why sat radio has made some ground... that is until the commercials and cut rate programming come there too to trim some of the red tape...

xm has that stuff on but i dont know of anyone that actually listens to it..