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KFXM is off the air
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K.M. Richards
Program Director, The Eighties Channel™
And to further clarify, the major market stations determine that by listener research and then sticking to the consensus favorites that result from that research. Even if the record collectors somehow managed to get by the screening for research panels, their responses would be so far out of sync with the rest that their responses would be summarily removed from the database.
Just saying that to clarify that the request line plays an incredibly small role in the process ... the listeners don't actually directly "choose" the songs. (In fact, the automation is following the pre-programmed log anyway.)
they don't understand it, youre right.... and seem to think cuse they like everyone else does. Most listeners wanna hear the hits with an occasional oh wow "I forgot about this, but i remember it" not a total stiff they dont know at all
Not exactly. Some stiffs were always stiffs, but just promoted excessively by record labels.
Back then record labels paid station managers to get those "Stiffs" on the playlist and turn them into hits.
That's Payola for you.
Maybe. It depends on who. Labels didn't have an unlimited budget and they didn't do favors for stations that had no audience.
Airplay alone won't make a stiff a hit. Personal taste is a complicated thing. People sometimes like crappy music because their friends like it.
This has nothing to do with the PPM. It has to do with which songs listeners want to hear today. That means that, whether in Elko, NV or New York City,
Smaller market stations that can not afford research often use Whitburn books instead of emulating larger market stations in their area of the country. Since they don't have research or rating, they don't know how mistaken they are in believing that "a hit then is still a hit now".
And that goes for PPM markets, diary markets and even Eastlan markets
They did not pay station managers. They paid PD's and, back when jocks picked their own songs, on-air talent.
In fact, paying a GM who represented the owner or was the owner was legal if it complied with sponsor identification rules.
So like "We Built This City"?
Legitimate hit that researches well in certain formats and markets.
Slight issue to be resolved and it will be back on the air soon.
I don't really know this station but there's a license renewal authorization letter in the public file, granted 11/22/2021 for a term expiring on 12/01/2029.
I hope that's correct. I like to listen to KFXM for about an hour before I hit the hay. I'm one of those people who prefers wide playlists to narrow ones and find that there are more songs I like that don't get played on conventional oldies formats than stiffs or hits that I could do without hearing. I like having a station for the rest of us with few interruptions and hope I don't have to search TuneIn for something I can listen to.
Yaaaay! Did you get a response back from Chris?
How do you know that? Who did you talk or communicate with?
Well yeah, anything charting and peaking below #25 (give or take) could be called a stiff.
I'd have to agree with you on this, especially on the LPFM platform. And don't forget Part-15 radio operators. Sirius XM is a subscription service, so some channels may be limited in regards to playlist potential.
That's really too bad about KFXM. I heard about them about 10 years ago and from what I learned, they really busted out their oldies and an alternative from the LA area radio stations who's signals found their way over the San Gabriels.
But in smaller markets where the audiences are not as prominent, using a Joel Whitburn or Bronson reference guide could work. If they emulated a city station, like a KRTH, then what would be the point of broadcasting as a smaller market, if they end up sounding like a big city station? Maybe those listeners don't want that "big city feel" for their local stations. Listeners in Elko, NV would prefer many other songs, that an L.A. station would never play. And as you know, there are thousands of small town and cities all over the USA. Just a thought.....
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Lancaster / Palmdale is part of the LA radio Metro Survey Area. All of LA County and all of Orange County are the total survey area.
K.M. Richards
Program Director, The Eighties Channel™
208th out of 4700 titles on the past seven days' BDS Classic Hits airplay monitor.
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