Geez, some of the responses to quitnow's post (which is, quite frankly, the best post I've ever seen on this board) means you wouldn't pass the "bruised ego" test.
smashedcd said:I am not looking for a job. Just a station to listen to thats free to pull me away from XM. But..will it ever happen? I am looking for a music driven station to listen to. And not some personality to listen to. Preferably a Jack fm type station. My favorite format at the moment is the AM classics format of Sunny XMI just dont like the fact that its clear channel with commercials :
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see...........thats the problem with radio today. the big corps have it all figured out. they ASSUME everyone only listens to radio in their cars going from point a to point b and vice versa. maybe in some cities but not here, not now! this is where they have gone stupid. they have forgotten about the people that try to listen to them for long periods of time, especially on the job......The difference between then and now is people's lives have changed. They live minute-to-minute, not hour-to-hour. Listening patterns have changed. Most people listen to radio in the car now and they are already heading somewhere and they want to get to that place ASAP. No unscheduled stops.
.......then stop having remotes at car dealerships! get together with your sales and promotions teams and get out there and find fun places (that target your audience) that will invite you to come out and broadcast live. or wait.........you might not be able to find fun places cause those establishments that once had your station playing, arent listening anymore because of the monotonous programming being spewed from your frequency...........The way remotes are done has changed too. They were events back then...there was usually something other than the jock and a sale going on. Anymore, that's all there is and it's usually at a car lot...so what's the point? I don't like going to a lot when I want to buy a car, let alone just to say hi to someone and have every sales person ask me if I need something.
have you ever stopped to think that maybe.......just maybe the local talent doesnt want to work at their local stations because of the way they sound or they way their run?? theres got to be better and the stations can be better. heres one possible way..........the pd should try sit down with his/her airstaff every few weeks to discuss whats going on at the station, whats coming up, and what WE AS A TEAM could do to entice the listener and keep them here longer!Now local talent...Ask any programmer in the area how hard it is to find good, local talent here. They will all tell you if it's here they don't want a job because they never call and ask if there are openings. Or, when there are, they don't send anything in. That is a CONSTANT complaint at every station in town. You wonder why "outsiders" come in to work, it's because they apply for the jobs. The companies that bring talent in from out of town for live shifts pay thousands for them to move. They could save that money if there was talent in this town that would step forward and apply for a job. You can call for local ownership all you want, that doesn't change the problem. Local owners would have to select from those who apply for the jobs too. If no one local applies and fits what they're looking for, they won't be on-air there either.