Gentlemen, um, I mean, guys...take it easy. Don't make me separate the two of you like I did when you were installing my automation system and started nipping at each other like middle school girls. You two are more professional than this...act like it.
I suppose HRN is just making an attempt to find a niche in a market which is, as you say, fickle at best. Looks like they are programming some strange sort of AC now? I question the decision to focus on music. People ain't interested in the music on an AM station...it's as simple as that. I think the winning combination will be a focus on local news and content. The music is just secondary. Just my opinion, though. That station needs some love, and absentee ownership with no local staff just isn't going to cut it, no matter what.