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Jack Arrives on Friday!

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tengallonhat

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It had to happen sooner or later. This Friday, Cumulus drops classic rock from Rock 103.7 and embraces the "anything we want" format, Jack FM. It will happen before Noon.

No Jocks...all attitude-focused production. Will it be the hit it was in Dallas and San Antonio?
 
tengallonhat said:
Will it be the hit it was in Dallas and San Antonio?
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My guess is no. That's a rim shot station. If it was on a blow torch it would do very well in Houston. My 2 cents.
 
Jack! Well, lets hope this one actually takes Listeners suggestions.
 
So Pat Fant's great track record continues.
Lets bring back the old KLOL (disaster)
Lets try a FM Talk station (disaster)
Lets do Classic Rock (disaster)
Lets do FM Sports (disaster)
Lets screw up KRBE (good job there pal)
Lets lose Walton and Johnson (disaster)
Lets do Jack (will be a disaster)
Pat, you must be very proud!!!!
Congratulations
 
Knowitol said:
So Pat Fant's great track record continues.

Lets lose Walton and Johnson (disaster)

Congratulations
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I wouldn't call that a disaster.
 
Why do you think they're flipping format?
Because they lost the only show that had any inkling of ratings.
Whether you like them or not, and I am not a fan, they brought KIOL ratings.
Lose your best asset and have nothing else to replace it with, you blow it up and try another format.
Despite the weak signal, Fant could have run a first class operation. Instead its roll the format wheel and pick another format we can screw up and throw more people out on the street again. No one will ever want to work for him in any capacity because his track record shows FAILURE!!!
The ironic part is he's the one that should be out.
 
Yeah, they brought them, like you said, inkling of ratings. The best choice was to let them go. I've seen other rimshots that do way better than KIOL did with Walton and Johnson.

As for Fant, I do agree with you, I guess he was just looking for formats that were missing in Houston and stuck them in those rimshots. As for the FM Sports, he had to be smoking something.
 
rageradio said:
-juan- said:
Knowitol said:
So Pat Fant's great track record continues.

Lets lose Walton and Johnson (disaster)

Congratulations
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I wouldn't call that a disaster.
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I would.
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I woudln't. All they did most of the time on air was complain about something. Was it their signal or Illegals, everytime i listened, they complained. They were awful IMO. They won't last long in MOJO. I wonder how their Clear Channel Bashing is coming along. I'm shure they stoped.
 
KIOL is changing to Jack FM. They will even have new calls from what I understand. KHJK
 
1037jackfm.com

and

houstonsjackfm.com

are both registered to Susquehanna Holdings, (Cumulus).
 
Jack FM = Ipod on crack or Ipod on shuffle
Jack is basicly 991 1041 & 1069 all in one station
 
Kind of a fitting name, since Cumulus doesn't know "Jack" about operating Radio Stations. I do think the format will do better than the tired Rock format they are running on 103.7.
 
If this rumor is true, it will be a very positive development as far as I'm concerned. I rather enjoy the Jack FM in DFW...usually can listen to it for quite a while without changing stations. Playlist is familiar, but not stale, unlike so many other formats.
 
I doubt this is true, but if it is, so continues the death of Houston FM radio. Jockless radio is horrible. When will they learn that people relate to people? If they want jockless, they can listen to their CD shuffler.

I cant listen to jockless radio.
 
I'll certainly sample it. And I wish them the best of luck with it.
 
Believe me folks...it's true. It will happen Friday morning.
 
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