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KFCD is Back on Sports

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AlanB

KFCD is running a local sports show this morning and touting the return of Mike Fisher and Richie Whitt middays.

Does this market really need 4 all-sports (ok, 3 all-sports and 1 guy talk/sports) stations?
 
Alan - Thanks for the 990 update. But, you must be counting 1460? Can anyone in Dallas or Collin counties actually hear it over the background clutter? So if the Ticket is really guy talk then there is only one sports talk station (KESN) which can be heard by all 5 million residents.
 
DougRoberts said:
But, you must be counting 1460?
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Whatever happened to the proposed flip of 1460 to the Relevant Radio Network (Catholic Talk) ? That supposed deal was announced some time ago.

Can anyone in Dallas or Collin counties actually hear it over the background clutter?
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1460 is listenable near the Ellis/Dallas county line, but deteriorates as you head into downtown to due the null towards 1440/1480. Also mediocre in Denton. This is basically a FW station.
 
Good to see you're still around Alan ... it's been a long time since I've seen or heard from you. Hope all is well.
 
AlanB said:
KFCD is running a local sports show this morning and touting the return of Mike Fisher and Richie Whitt middays.

Does this market really need 4 all-sports (ok, 3 all-sports and 1 guy talk/sports) stations?
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Fisher's back?

Does he need another failed attempt at sportstalk on his resume? I would hav ethough he'd had enough by now...
 
This all reminds me of a barber . . . I think his name was Leon Simon . . . who used to "co-host" some with Norm and Fisher and maybe others. I wonder whatever happened to that gentleman? He was hilarious!
 
gbsncmtr said:
This all reminds me of a barber . . . I think his name was Leon Simon . . . who used to "co-host" some with Norm and Fisher and maybe others. I wonder whatever happened to that gentleman? He was hilarious!
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Leon was co-hosting the 3-6 shift Friday afternoon...they referenced the station as "Sports Fan 990." After 6PM, it went back to Spanish-language religious music. Kind of an odd mix...English sports talk during the day and Spanish Christian at night. Maybe it's a similar setup to KMNY 1360 where the daytime business talk buys that airtime...
 
I look at it this way, The Ticket hasnt been doing sports since about 1998, im all for a change and I wish the new owners and airstaff best of luck :)
 
Slambang said:
I look at it this way, The Ticket hasnt been doing sports since about 1998, im all for a change and I wish the new owners and airstaff best of luck :)
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To each his own...I think KTCK has the right formula of mixing in other talk along with sports talk to keep the content fresh. Otherwise, it would be a never-ending re-hash of the last Cowboys or Mavs game. I think it's also wise they limit call-ins. As evident on some of the Cowboys post-game show, caller observations begin repeating themselves fairly quickly. An entire day of that would get old fast.

I'm not sure there is such thing as a "pure" "sports" station. Even ESPN has non-sports talk on their national feed (i.e. Dan Patrick talking about the last episode of "24", etc.).

I do wish KFCD well...competition is good. I'm not sure KESN has been much of a threat for KTCK. KFCD's signal though is going to be an issue.
 
The way I see the Ticket, if you want sports in some specified time frame, let's say the 25 minute drive home from work, you may not get it. But if you listen for an hour or 2, you'll probably hear the couple of big stories of that day.

And I agree with txchipk...if you're relying on callers, and the callers don't 'have a take', you've got a recipe for ratings disaster...

And here's a question (s) for everybody that complains about the Ticket not being sportsy enough...How much do you listen, have you listened to other sports stations around the country, and most importantly if they were to go "all sports" and started talking about sports or teams you had no interest in, how likely would you be to bail out for an alternative?

I used to listen a lot to Cooperstein when he was on KTCK. But he'd interview the offenisve line coach from SMU, or the defensive coordinator from TCU, I'd be tuning out...I don't really care about college football, and not that I necessarily care about Corby's drinking habits or Craig Millers dating exploits, but then I don't really care about RUss Martins personal life, but if it's presented in an entertaining way, I'll find myself listening...
 
If you like all the stats and the coverage of the overall national sports scene then KESN is for you. If you like to be entertained with "sports and all that implies" then listen to The Ticket. They know who their hard core listerners are. So they market the station for those listeners. Trust me, if people did not like what they are doing, then they would not have been around for 13 years now. How many stations can say they been in one format for that long. Not even K104 CAN SAY THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
txchipk said:
I do wish KFCD well...competition is good. I'm not sure KESN has been much of a threat for KTCK. KFCD's signal though is going to be an issue.
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Chip, thanks for the info and the links. I've always enjoyed your comments here and elsewhere; they're always based on solid information. With that being said, it's my opinion that with your knowledge of the market, business sense and a keen interest in all things sports you could bring a lot to the table. KFCD will need all the help it can get, and if it makes a go of it this time around, fine. If not, at least they tried. Why don't you take a shot with it?

Yes, I'm serious.
 
jd said:
txchipk said:
I do wish KFCD well...competition is good. I'm not sure KESN has been much of a threat for KTCK. KFCD's signal though is going to be an issue.
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Chip, thanks for the info and the links. I've always enjoyed your comments here and elsewhere; they're always based on solid information. With that being said, it's my opinion that with your knowledge of the market, business sense and a keen interest in all things sports you could bring a lot to the table. KFCD will need all the help it can get, and if it makes a go of it this time around, fine. If not, at least they tried. Why don't you take a shot with it?

Yes, I'm serious.
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Thanks. I don't really have an interest in all things sports...I only follow the Stars (one of the few converted native Texan hockey fan). Now, if they have an opening, I'm all ears...:)

I doubt I would make it in the radio world...I don't have the talent to be on-air and I don't like the instability of it all either (plus, if the majority of the posters on this board are to be believed, every person running a local station is evil, stupid, and/or unethical...and who needs that?). Outside a brief layoff at the end of 2001 following 9/11 and the massive telecom meltdown that wiped out the entire product line I was working in at the time, I've enjoyed getting a paycheck every 2 weeks from the same employer of the last 15 years, working with good people...and I get to periodically move around where I work and try out new things...like moving on from my current software development R&D position to a new job doing finance planning and analysis in a couple of weeks (time to finally start using the MBA I finally finished...).
 
KPLEXCOMPLEX said:
It needs an exorcism
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I should just go over, run through the halls and shout "The Power Of Marconi Compells You" while throwing holy water and making air crosses
 
Slambang said:
KPLEXCOMPLEX said:
It needs an exorcism
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I should just go over, run through the halls and shout "The Power Of Marconi Compells You" while throwing holy water and making air crosses
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Why not? That worked for Gene and Julie... oh sorry, wrong board to post that in :eek:
 
Re: Failed Bit Warning

DroopyDave111 said:
Looks to be a failed bit right outta the box...

http://www.dallasobserver.com/blogs/?p=2186

So, lemme see, Cafe 990 lasted 3 days.

Richie Whitt lasted 3 days....

Wazzup with 990?
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That last paragraph in Richie's blog post is quite a statement.

I feel sorry for the people that signed up for this. It must be a kick in the nuts to get excited about hosting a show again, get on the air, and then find out the wheels are coming off (to borrow a Ticket term) a few days into it.

It's too bad it doesn't appear it will last long (I think the weak 990 signal would have been hard to make this work against KTCK and KESN anyway)...having an all-local competitor would have been nice. If they could line up a strong line-up, it would have been nice competition for KTCK. I really like KTCK, but I think a strong competitor would force them to keep up their game full-time. Unless something has changed in the new book, KTCK is easily besting KESN 2 to 1 or 3 to 1 every shift; so, KESN isn't providing much of a challenge. ESPN is not going to increase the local content on KESN since they want the national clearance of the morning show, Dan Patrick, etc.
 
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