radiofriend1 said:
mike-problem w/stepp is a totally cynical i-hate-jack demeanor that he/she chooses to stick into every discuss. about JACK format. the likely cause is he/she got fired/replaced by a jack so it's all sourgrapes express. it's one thing to have an opinion or perspective-this guy/gal just posts lies about the formats ratings performance and contributes **NOTHING** to the discussions
Ahh.. I see. I mean, I've noticed Stepp's anti-Jack sentiment for a while now, but it's getting to the point of just being ridiculous. If Jack did replace you, there are tons of other ways to get over it. Bashing Jack from now until New Year's Eve isn't gonna get you your job back and erase Jack FM off the face of the planet.
Maybe it's because I'm one of the 10 people that actually enjoy Jack FM on this board (and maybe the Internet for that matter

) but I've noticed Stepp's been picking upon the Jack FM in Indy. Now, I'm no radio expert (just a 19 yr. old whos very interested in the field) and I know that 12+ numbers really don't mean jack (haha, pun), but they went up 6 tenths of a point. I'd say thats some improvement. I can't really quote any other #s being I don't know how to access in-depth trends (25-54), but just because Jack may not be #1 in 25-54 doesn't mean advertisers aren't interested.
Jack's doing great in Vegas, fine in LA and slipped a bit recently in Fresno. Those three markets are where Jack caught fire and is doing strong. Of those three, Fresno's showing signs of cooling off a bit, but just because it is doesn't mean the Jack house in going to come crumbling down. I'm not saying that Jack will be around forever... but Jack is no longer a fad. Otherwise, Jack would have hit the road a while ago.
I guess through all of the rambling, what I really meant to say is, just because you find A crack in Jack's armor doesn't mean you can nitpick on that ONE crack when there are other comparable examples of Jack doing fine, and not so fine (here in NYC for example). As for posting lies about ratings, that's no good. I know we're not allowed to post ratings, but please don't lie about it... there are people who know the actual #s and will just attack you even more for it.
Maybe you should form your own anti-Jack site... ihatejack.com ...to parody NY's site... ilikejack.com. There, you can rant about Jack to your heart's content. Just don't post and clutter threads on here with lies. It's a waste of your time and ours.
(Did any of that make sense? Was doing my HW while typing that...)