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Kevin Klein coming to LA?

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radiojomo

A nugget of information on this article about the disaster that is 97.3 in San Diego from the San Diego Reader

"Meanwhile one Entercom executive confided that Klein will be resurfacing at an Entercom station in Los Angeles. Attempts to reach Klein were not successful."

Will Klein be replacing Kevin and Bean? A new morning show on JACK? Entercom flipping a station?

To add fuel to the fire, this tweet posted by Klein was shot in Crescent Heights: https://twitter.com/TheKevinKlein/status/1011358148039401472

Article link: https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2018/jun/28/ticker-fight-bottom/#
 
The only other possibility other than the ones mentioned above would be at 97.1 AMP Radio (KAMP) where Carson Daly left the morning show months ago.

So, could be an edgy host for a Top 40 format - or a flip as radiojomo suggests, but not to Alternative as long as ALT 98.7 and KROQ exist.

Entercom has converted some of their CHRs to Alternative (New York + Dallas)
+ San Diego's to sports while leaving some intact (such as Boston + Detroit).
 
pjc1961 said:
The only other possibility other than the ones mentioned above would be at 97.1 AMP Radio (KAMP) where Carson Daly left the morning show months ago.
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Only problem with that theory is that Entercom replaced Carson earlier this year

https://amp.radio.com/shows/new-guys

BTW Carson left KAMP almost a year ago, on July 28, 2017.


I'd agree with the earlier theory that Klein might be coming to KROQ. No question the station needs to be rejuvenated.

The obvious opening for a morning slot is actually Entercom's New York alternative station WNYL. Could we see a new nationally syndicated host for Entercom's Alt stations emanating from LA? Just a thought.
 
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Oops, my bad. Apologies to "The New Guys". How time flies... Thanks, BigA.

Re: KROQ - while morning drive seems obvious, it could be afternoons, too.
It's been quite awhile since they were top 5 in 18-34 and 25-54.
I would have thought after Mark and Brian left KLOS that Kevin and Bean
would have gained some audience, but it was not to be...they scattered about.
 
pjc1961 said:
Re: KROQ - while morning drive seems obvious, it could be afternoons, too.
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Maybe, but Stryker is an LA legend. But who knows? Something isn't working, and Klein is a creative talent.

Reading that San Diego article made me think that the format they were planning (The Machine) is still a good idea, and deserves to be tried somewhere. I'd think LA might not be the best place because it isn't really a sports town. But I believe that if you build a station around great talent, you might attract some listeners. And as I said, KROQ could use a shot of something.
 
Kevin and Bean haven't produced any compelling content in years. Their show is extremely lame, which is why The Woody Show (a show that had little lasting power in any other market aside from St. Louis) was able to defeat them quite easily.

Something needs to be done to shake up KROQ. Kevin Weatherly is on borrowed time. BTW, Lisa Worden stinks, too. Not sure why she was regarded as such a hot commodity? Check the ratings of KYSR since she came on board. Also check the ratings of Alt 105.7 in Atlanta, Alt 96.1 in Spokane, Alt 105.7 in St. Louis and Alt 106.7 in Detroit. All of those stations are performing miserably.

I don't know if Klein to KROQ mornings is a smart move, but I certainly think it is a possibility.
 
Seems to me with the may numbers for 2018 KYSR is kicking KROQ'S butt. Even though both stations play the same tunes musically I like kroq better. I love the five o clock all request hour on fridays. And it is request for they play alot of stuff u rarely hear. And there rocking beats show on Saturday night's but numbers don't lie. But I like to see how the two stations compare underneath the overall numbers.
 
I've never heard of Kevin Klein, but one look at his Twitter feed tells me he's, well, pretty lame. Sophomoric jokes (including one about trans people). Say what you want about K&B, but they've evolved into a smart show with solid interviews and strong personalities that rewards regular listeners via long-running jokes and personality traits. Losing Ralph Garman was a blow, but they're continuing to hold their own, content-wise. Will a cheesy DJ with lame jokes do better? Sigh, perhaps, this is 2018, after all.

MarkW said:
Kevin and Bean haven't produced any compelling content in years. Their show is extremely lame, which is why The Woody Show (a show that had little lasting power in any other market aside from St. Louis) was able to defeat them quite easily.

Something needs to be done to shake up KROQ. Kevin Weatherly is on borrowed time. BTW, Lisa Worden stinks, too. Not sure why she was regarded as such a hot commodity? Check the ratings of KYSR since she came on board. Also check the ratings of Alt 105.7 in Atlanta, Alt 96.1 in Spokane, Alt 105.7 in St. Louis and Alt 106.7 in Detroit. All of those stations are performing miserably.

I don't know if Klein to KROQ mornings is a smart move, but I certainly think it is a possibility.
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Of course, only now do I see that Alt 98.7 posted a really strong ratings month in May. (I will remove my foot from my mouth now.)

Too soon to say if that is merely a fluky wobble.

That said, the "Alt" brand remains very challenged in those other cities that I mentioned.
 
MarkW said:
Of course, only now do I see that Alt 98.7 posted a really strong ratings month in May. (I will remove my foot from my mouth now.)

Too soon to say if that is merely a fluky wobble.
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Based on the weeklies, KYSR does better in 18-34 and KROQ does better in 25-54. I think that tomorrow will show a bit of a 25-54 gain by KROQ and a loss by KYSR... a tie or advantage KROQ in the sales demos.

May for KYSR does look like the high side of their range.
 
hotpatrick2004 said:
I wonder why alt 98.7 is doing so much better then kroq. Is is because the woody show. Wonder why. They have the same playlist?
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They did "so much better" in one month. As mentioned a moment ago, the weeklies point to a 25-54 tie or even a win for KROQ for June. We will see tomorrow.

Both station's morning shows over-index the station itself, meaning that the 10 AM-Mid average is lower than the 6 AM to 10 AM share for both stations.

KYSR leans a bit younger, and does better in 18-24 than KROQ. KROQ does better in the upper end of the target, which seems natural for a heritage station.
 
TheBigA said:
Might explain why KYSR just replaced their mid day show.
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Funny, 'cuz the KYSR mid day show was consistently beating KROQ in 25-54!
 
That sucks she won't be live and local. Typical iheart. It's ashame. The number 2 market all shifts aside from overnights should be live and local. I believe KROQ is for the most part.
 
hotpatrick2004 said:
That sucks she won't be live and local. Typical iheart. It's ashame. The number 2 market all shifts aside from overnights should be live and local. I believe KROQ is for the most part.
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I can't, for the life of me, think of any reason why a pure music shift can't be done from anywhere on earth where the "right" talent might be located.

If I were living in Charlotte, I'd think seriously about the high cost of living, the confiscatory taxes, the congestion, the pollution and all the other things that make living in LA a drag for all but the seriously wealthy.

Just for fun, I imagined what differences there would be in my first Top 40 station (1964) if the jocks had been outside the market with the capability for voicetracking. I could not think of one. With today's technology, even contests and the like could have been done, and being able to voice track a show means that, if wanted, the greatest talent could be on during weekends and holidays, too.
 
DavidEduardo said:


I can't, for the life of me, think of any reason why a pure music shift can't be done from anywhere on earth where the "right" talent might be located.

If I were living in Charlotte, I'd think seriously about the high cost of living, the confiscatory taxes, the congestion, the pollution and all the other things that make living in LA a drag for all but the seriously wealthy.

Just for fun, I imagined what differences there would be in my first Top 40 station (1964) if the jocks had been outside the market with the capability for voicetracking. I could not think of one. With today's technology, even contests and the like could have been done, and being able to voice track a show means that, if wanted, the greatest talent could be on during weekends and holidays, too.
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Agreed. I think old radio nerds like me tend to hate voice-tracked shows because they typically have so little content - because that's what radio programmers want now. "The "DJ" is expected to only open the mic once per music set, and never seems to provide any content either going into or coming out of the stop set.But there is no reason that these shows couldn't have tons of content.
 
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