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Is Sacramento Radio Really This Boring?
- Thread starter radiomerlot
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Yes.
Yes, but they keep it to themselves because they don't want to bore anyone to tears! lol..lol!
John Walker nailed it.....
When the new Kvcc AM 1240 signs on things will really liven up.New calls? At least KRJY was close to KROY. This just hurts...
Bryan Simmons said:
Hearing the Rosary in Spanish will hurt more.
Radio just sucks everywhere! Why bother listening to any of it? Aren't their any inventor's out there in the radio business anywhere anymore? What's the best new thing out there?
Here is something exciting with radio in Sacramento: KJAY 1430 am is now playing golden oldies throughout the night at 20 watts for those in the listening area: West Sacramento, downtown Sacramento, Arden area, pocket area... ;D If you are up late at night and want some company, KJAY is also sprinkling in the old jingles from the 1970s. Retro!
Michael...is there any talk radio at all in Sacramento anymore? anything edgy?
coppersmom said:
Not unless you count Armstrong and Getty. Nice to hear from you!
Sacramento radio is boring. Just down the road in SF, the radio is much more interesting and entertaining. For those in the Sac area, if you can at least get some of the AM stations from SF, you'll find it much more entertaining and informative.
I never listen to Sacramento radio. Even though I am Christian and normally listen to Christian radio, The Fish isn't an alternative for me here in Sacramento. I can only put up with so much of John Tesh.
Honestly, as you will see from my sig, I manage an Internet station, Christian music to boot, and feel the shame that many non-profit, as well as commercial stations, deal with as it pertains to vanilla Christian radio. I understand it, but don't condone it necessarily. The shame part for me is looking at the charts. The nice part is I do love to add lesser known artists, or obscure music, even though they don't get as much airplay. I will admit, a good deal of the charted music is great. It boils down to what a station offers in between for terrestrial stations in our market.
If this is what is happening with stations outside the Christian radio realm (honestly, I don't have the expertise to know for sure, as my expertise has primarily been in Christian radio), then I can understand. I suppose all formats are subject to the charts. It is the station that is bold enough to cross the charts that will be cutting edge, and maybe with enough stations on board, nationwide, the boring formats will go away. We also need more than just "here is and that was" and really become engaging with the listeners. Not just "happy talk" too. It has to be better than that.
I will admit, the station I manage is automated, as we don't have the time to even VT at the moment. Regardless, we desire to be a bit bold, looking outside the charts for music to add to the playlist, many of which, due to past experience, have been accepted very well. We do have our mistakes too, no doubt.
Anyway, I rarely listen to radio is Sac, because it isn't entertaining. You would think as the #27 market in the nation, radio would be better. The TV stations do finer with their news programs than radio, which is a shame. TV news is only a small fraction of the programming a TV station puts forth to a viewer. Radio is there all day, for the most part.
I never listen to Sacramento radio. Even though I am Christian and normally listen to Christian radio, The Fish isn't an alternative for me here in Sacramento. I can only put up with so much of John Tesh.
Honestly, as you will see from my sig, I manage an Internet station, Christian music to boot, and feel the shame that many non-profit, as well as commercial stations, deal with as it pertains to vanilla Christian radio. I understand it, but don't condone it necessarily. The shame part for me is looking at the charts. The nice part is I do love to add lesser known artists, or obscure music, even though they don't get as much airplay. I will admit, a good deal of the charted music is great. It boils down to what a station offers in between for terrestrial stations in our market.
If this is what is happening with stations outside the Christian radio realm (honestly, I don't have the expertise to know for sure, as my expertise has primarily been in Christian radio), then I can understand. I suppose all formats are subject to the charts. It is the station that is bold enough to cross the charts that will be cutting edge, and maybe with enough stations on board, nationwide, the boring formats will go away. We also need more than just "here is and that was" and really become engaging with the listeners. Not just "happy talk" too. It has to be better than that.
I will admit, the station I manage is automated, as we don't have the time to even VT at the moment. Regardless, we desire to be a bit bold, looking outside the charts for music to add to the playlist, many of which, due to past experience, have been accepted very well. We do have our mistakes too, no doubt.
Anyway, I rarely listen to radio is Sac, because it isn't entertaining. You would think as the #27 market in the nation, radio would be better. The TV stations do finer with their news programs than radio, which is a shame. TV news is only a small fraction of the programming a TV station puts forth to a viewer. Radio is there all day, for the most part.
coppersmom said:
To stay in tune to what's happening in this area, potentially edgy depending on the subject, here are some useful ones:
--Mark Montgomery's Small Biz Talk Radio on 105.FM weekdays, 1380 on Saturdays. He does cover politics' effects on commerce, and has local business operators as guests.
--Eric Hogue's Capitol Hour at noon on KTKZ
--John McGinness 3PM on KFBK
Shameless plug: Starting next week on over 200 radio stations across the nation, a program will air that spotlights KJAY Radio and the Hmong programming featured on KJAY. You can hear the show in Sacramento on Monday 9/26 at 10am on KQED 89.3. The program is "State of the Re:Union" (NPR), and the title of the show is: "All Hands On Deck" (different segments about Sacramento, CA). To access the podcast:
http://stateofthereunion.com/last-new-release-sacremento-ca
http://stateofthereunion.com/last-new-release-sacremento-ca
Sacramento radio does suck. If you think it's bad, try the stations in the Central Valley. Yawn
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