I was stumped, maybe even shocked, when Clear Channel revived The Eagle after Spanish-language and AC formats failed on the 97.1 signal.
Rarely does a radio corporation ever resurrect a failed format. KEGL, even with its legendary history, was pulling mediocre-to-terrible numbers that warranted a flip.
The re-incarnated version sounds a lot like the one that signed off in the early 2000s—lots of album rock staples, Zepp and other classics with some harder-edged stuff thrown in the mix. It’s certainly listenable, but I would not call it cutting-edge radio or a grade-A product.
That introduction leads to the point of this supposition. I happened to visit the D-FW area this weekend and also happened to have KDGE on early this morning. The Edge played “Enter Sandman.”
While the mega-popular tune doesn’t represent the band’s heaviest sound, Metallica is one of the artists I figured CC had relegated to the “new” Eagle. The Edge was playing the group in those interim years when it was the Metroplex’s lone rocker (non classic, I mean). Don’t get me started on The Bone. Ugh.
KDGE, for the most part, sounds no different than it has since KEGL’s return. The station hasn’t stopped jamming Rage Against the Machine, Marilyn Manson or Linkin Park.
I also heard Stone Sour’s “Say You’ll Haunt Me” and a pair of Tool tunes. Does that portend activity on the horizon, or is it a meaningless coincidence or oversight?
It really makes no sense for one radio company to own two rock stations that play Metallica. Am I just stupid, or am I on to something?
I gather from reading this board that another Eagle flip wouldn’t cause quite as much anguish as the first one did. I also figure that CC might not have an obvious superior option at this point.
Thoughts?
Rarely does a radio corporation ever resurrect a failed format. KEGL, even with its legendary history, was pulling mediocre-to-terrible numbers that warranted a flip.
The re-incarnated version sounds a lot like the one that signed off in the early 2000s—lots of album rock staples, Zepp and other classics with some harder-edged stuff thrown in the mix. It’s certainly listenable, but I would not call it cutting-edge radio or a grade-A product.
That introduction leads to the point of this supposition. I happened to visit the D-FW area this weekend and also happened to have KDGE on early this morning. The Edge played “Enter Sandman.”
While the mega-popular tune doesn’t represent the band’s heaviest sound, Metallica is one of the artists I figured CC had relegated to the “new” Eagle. The Edge was playing the group in those interim years when it was the Metroplex’s lone rocker (non classic, I mean). Don’t get me started on The Bone. Ugh.
KDGE, for the most part, sounds no different than it has since KEGL’s return. The station hasn’t stopped jamming Rage Against the Machine, Marilyn Manson or Linkin Park.
I also heard Stone Sour’s “Say You’ll Haunt Me” and a pair of Tool tunes. Does that portend activity on the horizon, or is it a meaningless coincidence or oversight?
It really makes no sense for one radio company to own two rock stations that play Metallica. Am I just stupid, or am I on to something?
I gather from reading this board that another Eagle flip wouldn’t cause quite as much anguish as the first one did. I also figure that CC might not have an obvious superior option at this point.
Thoughts?
