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KFRC Gets New Consultant

> > Infinity is finally finding out just how many
> > people really listened to the "Big 610" which was a lot
> > more than they ever thought! "All things must pass even
> > radio stations." Oh! By the way, Life goes on get over it!


Much more likely, in my opinion, is the loss of Bobby Ocean in afternoon drive...shown the door after giving them one of the best books in decades.
Talent matters...audiences...especially discriminating ones like those in the Bay Area...will tune in for top talent.

---Michael Hagerty
 
Re: KFRC Drops Pre-Beatles Oldies

> > db wrote:
> >
> > > The changes have happened!
> > >
> > > As I said below, KFRC took away pre-Beatles oldies. I
> > think
> > > they took away the call-in requests in the evenings and
> I
> > > haven't heard that Beatles montage song that seemed to
> be
> > > played every night up until a few days ago.
> >
> > {Bumped up from the next thread:}
> >
> > I hope that the "Pre-Beatles Ban" is selective, and not
> > all-encompassing.
> >
> > Has it gotten to the point that an Oldies station can't
> play
> > Elvis because he's pre-Beatles? No more Buddy Holly? No
> more
> > Chuck Berry? The Beach Boys had seven Billboard Top 40
> hits
> > before the Beatles hit these shores ... but now we won't
> > hear "Surfin' USA" and "Little Deuce Coupe" any more?
> >
> > The list could go on forever -- The Four Seasons, Smokey
> > Robinson & the Miracles, Bobby Darin, The Champs ... how
> the
> > heck can an Oldies station *not* play "Tequila" every once
>
> > in a while?
> >
> > DJ
> >
> Can the flip to oldies by one of Clear Channels bay area AM
> stations be coming rather soon? And it looks as if XM and
> Sirius might be gaining another bunch
> of new subscribers? How old is this Terry Patrick guy? Why
> do I get the feeling he wasn't even born in the 50's or
> 60's? Do you think he's still waitiing for
> his acne to clear up? lol lol

CC flipping an AM to oldies? what are you smoking?...I'd like some of that.
>
 
Re: KFRC Drops Pre-Beatles Oldies

> > > db wrote:
> > >
> > > > The changes have happened!
> > > >
> > > > As I said below, KFRC took away pre-Beatles oldies. I
> > > think
> > > > they took away the call-in requests in the evenings
> and
> > I
> > > > haven't heard that Beatles montage song that seemed to
>
> > be
> > > > played every night up until a few days ago.
> > >
> > > {Bumped up from the next thread:}
> > >
> > > I hope that the "Pre-Beatles Ban" is selective, and not
> > > all-encompassing.
> > >
> > > Has it gotten to the point that an Oldies station can't
> > play
> > > Elvis because he's pre-Beatles? No more Buddy Holly? No
> > more
> > > Chuck Berry? The Beach Boys had seven Billboard Top 40
> > hits
> > > before the Beatles hit these shores ... but now we won't
>
> > > hear "Surfin' USA" and "Little Deuce Coupe" any more?
> > >
> > > The list could go on forever -- The Four Seasons, Smokey
>
> > > Robinson & the Miracles, Bobby Darin, The Champs ... how
>
> > the
> > > heck can an Oldies station *not* play "Tequila" every
> once
> >
> > > in a while?
> > >
> > > DJ
> > >
> > Can the flip to oldies by one of Clear Channels bay area
> AM
> > stations be coming rather soon? And it looks as if XM and
> > Sirius might be gaining another bunch
> > of new subscribers? How old is this Terry Patrick guy? Why
>
> > do I get the feeling he wasn't even born in the 50's or
> > 60's? Do you think he's still waitiing for
> > his acne to clear up? lol lol
>
> CC flipping an AM to oldies? what are you smoking?...I'd
> like some of that.
> >
> Why don't you tell people like these to keep they're stupid unfunny typical snide comments to themselves KM? Smoking anything had nothing to do with my
comment! Oldies radio is far from over in the bay area Sir!!!! So when one of these operators flip one of their AM Stations to Oldies guess who is going to have the last laugh Sir?!!!!!!
 
> > > Infinity is finally finding out just how many
> > > people really listened to the "Big 610" which was a lot
>
> > > more than they ever thought! "All things must pass even
> > > radio stations." Oh! By the way, Life goes on get over
> it!
>
>
> Much more likely, in my opinion, is the loss of Bobby
> Ocean in afternoon drive...shown the door after giving them
> one of the best books in decades.
> Talent matters...audiences...especially discriminating
> ones like those in the Bay Area...will tune in for top
> talent.
>
> ---Michael Hagerty
>
Thanks Michael at least some of us get what makes any radio station successful and that is "Consistancy" Want proof? Just look at the success of KGO-AM 810
over the years and how many stations putting talk radio on to even dent their
ratings even a little bit. And still they remain at the top. And Mr. Ocean is one of the best there is in the business. Radio's value to the mass audience has
peaked and it will never be the same!!!!
 
Re: KFRC Drops Pre-Beatles Oldies

> > CC flipping an AM to oldies? what are you smoking?...I'd
> > like some of that.
> > >
> > Why don't you tell people like these to keep they're
> stupid unfunny typical snide comments to themselves KM?
> Smoking anything had nothing to do with my
> comment! Oldies radio is far from over in the bay area
> Sir!!!! So when one of these operators flip one of their AM
> Stations to Oldies guess who is going to have the last laugh
> Sir?!!!!!!

I didn't find the comment snide or unfunny, that's why.

CC is not known for flipping AMs they own to Oldies. That does not mean someone else in the market wouldn't, though.
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Re: KFRC Drops Pre-Beatles Oldies

> > > CC flipping an AM to oldies? what are you smoking?...I'd
>
> > > like some of that.
> > > >
> > > Why don't you tell people like these to keep they're
> > stupid unfunny typical snide comments to themselves KM?
> > Smoking anything had nothing to do with my
> > comment! Oldies radio is far from over in the bay area
> > Sir!!!! So when one of these operators flip one of their
> AM
> > Stations to Oldies guess who is going to have the last
> laugh
> > Sir?!!!!!!
>
> I didn't find the comment snide or unfunny, that's why.
>
> CC is not known for flipping AMs they own to Oldies. That
> does not mean someone else in the market wouldn't, though.
>
They will flip them to something when all this crap they've got on now blows up in their faces and it will! It is just a matter of time! No Brag Just Fact!!!
And as I have said already I will have the last laugh!!!! They are already looking for a new PD for both stations and a new broom sweeps clean!!!!!
 
Re: KFRC Drops Pre-Beatles Oldies

> > > CC flipping an AM to oldies? what are you smoking?...I'd
>
> > > like some of that.
> > > >
> > > Why don't you tell people like these to keep they're
> > stupid unfunny typical snide comments to themselves KM?
> > Smoking anything had nothing to do with my
> > comment! Oldies radio is far from over in the bay area
> > Sir!!!! So when one of these operators flip one of their
> AM
> > Stations to Oldies guess who is going to have the last
> laugh
> > Sir?!!!!!!
>
> I didn't find the comment snide or unfunny, that's why.
>
> CC is not known for flipping AMs they own to Oldies. That
> does not mean someone else in the market wouldn't, though.

Amen
>
 
Re: KFRC Drops Pre-Beatles Oldies

> > > > CC flipping an AM to oldies? what are you
> smoking?...I'd
> >
> > > > like some of that.
> > > > >
> > > > Why don't you tell people like these to keep they're
> > > stupid unfunny typical snide comments to themselves KM?
> > > Smoking anything had nothing to do with my
> > > comment! Oldies radio is far from over in the bay area
> > > Sir!!!! So when one of these operators flip one of their
>
> > AM
> > > Stations to Oldies guess who is going to have the last
> > laugh
> > > Sir?!!!!!!
> >
> > I didn't find the comment snide or unfunny, that's why.
> >
> > CC is not known for flipping AMs they own to Oldies. That
>
> > does not mean someone else in the market wouldn't, though.
>
> >
> They will flip them to something when all this crap they've
> got on now blows up in their faces and it will! It is just a
> matter of time! No Brag Just Fact!!!
> And as I have said already I will have the last laugh!!!!
> They are already looking for a new PD for both stations and
> a new broom sweeps clean!!!!!
>
Read the ad...They're looking to hire a TALK PD..let me repeat that..a TALK PD....so don't look for for any big changes to CC's 2 talkers. I doubt Savage is going anywhere and with all the Al Franken billboards up, he isn't going anywhere either.
 
Re: Bob Hamilton

BobHamilton said:
Because of bad ratings KFRC hired Terry Patrick to help the ailing station. You'll hear changes soon! If not already! It will be interesting how they try to turn this around!
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Hi Bob,Good to see your name around here. Rick Shaw had nice things to say about you right before he passed away. Tom
 
From laradio.com, Infinity sister station K-Earth in LA -once inferior to KFRC - is doing some interesting things under their new PD, Jhani Kaye. From what I read, they've been expanding the playlist and moving jocks around. I haven't heard how they sound (they don't stream, and I haven't been to LA in a couple of years). Of course, Infinity already has a Jack formatted station in LA, so there will be no move to "jack" KRTH. Perhaps some of this improvement will rub off on KFRC. The concept of transitioning "Oldies" to a mix of 60s through the 80s is a sound idea. The problem with KFRC has been that the exection of the concept has sucked. For one thing, there are way too many soft rock 70s hits by one or 2 hit wonder bands. If you remember, when the change happened, they announced publicly that their target was KOIT. That obviously didn't work, and they seem to have been slowly evolving away from that, but not fast enough, obviously.
 
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