Especially with a name like "The Jet".
I have a feeling it might be a rock format of some kind....
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KJET Flies Again?
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Especially with a name like "The Jet".
I have a feeling it might be a rock format of some kind....
So now someone new is taking over Hubbard? Maybe they can try to restore the "soft" in Warm. Words that go together: WARM, SOFT, CUDDLY, Joe Cocker with Jennifer Warnes singing "love lifts us Up Where We Belong..." (now, maybe the 4th won't really happen but I'm hoping for more softer music on Warm) Stop being "KISS-FM Lite" and think differently, KRWM.
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I know people joke about Robin and Maynard here, but I can't help wondering if there's a connection between the return of their website along with 80+ clips from their show.
I listen to KJR and wouldn't like it they they went to a vastly different (non rock-based) format. But I guess I don't get a say in the matter.
I listen to KJR and wouldn't like it they they went to a vastly different (non rock-based) format. But I guess I don't get a say in the matter.
Ok so I don't know what KJET played when it was on 1590, but could we possibly have a return of those songs to the air in Seattle? What format would that be considered today? I don't even think Classic Alternative is the right name for it since Alternative really didn't take off as a format until 1991.
"Alternative" started in the mid 1980s (although it's roots go as far back as the early 1960s) as more and more acts that were on the local and indie record labels began getting airplay on college radio stations and commercial stations like KJET and KROQ. It was called "Alternative" because back then, it was originally "an alternative to mainstream rock" - not a part of mainstream rock as it's been since the 1990s. An earlier precursor would be New Wave.
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If the new version of KJR is looking for air personnel, I am available. And yes, that can be considered an official offer
That would be fantastic. However, you know the old saying, "you gotta do what you gotta do." I certainly am not opposed to VT if I was able to land a job behind the mic soon.
As for KJR, CC is the parent company so I am sure that we can expect terrible programming yet to come.
In CC's defense, the reason their programming is so atrocious is due to their overwhelming debt. I really have no sympathy for them, they made their own bed and now will have to sleep in it. So in the end, greed doesn't pay. (I'm just waiting for them to declare bankruptcy and their creditors to have a fire sale.)
You are completely right. CC has a reputation of being a terrible company to work for, but I am considering sending my CV and airchecks their way. There are a lot of people who have qualifications that greatly outshine my own, but they realize that CC is going to pay them like McDonald's pays a 'custodial artist'. I'm not one to gripe when they tell me that they only are going to shell out minimum wage.
Why would CC's being in debt have anything to do with the quality of the programming of their music stations?
Either a music programmer knows what they're doing, or they don't. And today music programmers have the benefit of technology, where they can program numerous stations. I used to work in the same building with some who programmed maybe 100 or more stations.
I doubt that many programmers who still have jobs in the industry are intrinsically bad.
Either a music programmer knows what they're doing, or they don't. And today music programmers have the benefit of technology, where they can program numerous stations. I used to work in the same building with some who programmed maybe 100 or more stations.
I doubt that many programmers who still have jobs in the industry are intrinsically bad.
I cannot speak for other CC stations, but the local PD if there is one, has absolutely no control over the music if the station is on Premium Choice, and as far as actual CHRs go, Hit Nation is one of the worst. I also notice that WWHT in Syricuse is awfully similar to KKRZ in Portland. Boombox, did the hundreds of stations assigned to the programmer(s) you speak of all sound the same?
Program directors have a lot of work to accomplish. However, programming on their stations would be MUCH better if they had more say in the matter. In my comment earlier, I wasn't just speaking of the Seattle CC cluster, but every CC cluster in the nation.
Bobcavdav: They programmed formats, including AC, Country, Rock, Pop and other varieties of those formats.
They also would program individual stations or clusters, depending on the contract between the radio stations' owners and the company doing the programming.
I never was able to hear any of the stations programmed, so I can't comment on how individual stations sounded. But I believe most of the formats themselves were programmed well.
If it is the same today -- I can't say.
They also would program individual stations or clusters, depending on the contract between the radio stations' owners and the company doing the programming.
I never was able to hear any of the stations programmed, so I can't comment on how individual stations sounded. But I believe most of the formats themselves were programmed well.
If it is the same today -- I can't say.
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All of the full-market stations at Clear Channel Seattle (KJR-AM, KJR-FM, KUBE, KBKS) have local program directors / music directors.
All of the full-market stations at Clear Channel Seattle (KJR-AM, KJR-FM, KUBE, KBKS) have local program directors / music directors.
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Considering the fact I have heard KJR-AM's sports lineup more than once in the evenings/overnights on 104.9 in the past few months, I am of the opinion 104.9 will become sports KJR-FM...much better use of that southern signal that rimshots Seattle.
It is also my opinion 95.7 will simply pick up the Brew's Premium Choice active rock format and rebadge it on a full-market signal with a local-ish name to provide some "flair".
So, if you like the Brew now, you'll love 95-7 when it "takes off". If you like the sports programming on KJR-AM, you'll love the new 104-9 in glorious mono!
Makes good financial sense as well to the bean counters...no need to pay a local one-market morning guy six figures, or hire much of a programming staff, for that matter. Premium Choice active rock on 95.7 can at least play in the same league as KISW at a fraction of the cost...something 104.9 just couldn't do!
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It is also my opinion 95.7 will simply pick up the Brew's Premium Choice active rock format and rebadge it on a full-market signal with a local-ish name to provide some "flair".
So, if you like the Brew now, you'll love 95-7 when it "takes off". If you like the sports programming on KJR-AM, you'll love the new 104-9 in glorious mono!
Makes good financial sense as well to the bean counters...no need to pay a local one-market morning guy six figures, or hire much of a programming staff, for that matter. Premium Choice active rock on 95.7 can at least play in the same league as KISW at a fraction of the cost...something 104.9 just couldn't do!
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Interesting post...I honestly was thinking the same thing. The 104.9 frequency would actually cover an area that KJR (AM) has a tough time covering, but I don't know if the bean counters will allow it to happen, simply just because it would kill another revenue stream and everyone knows that they're in deep debt. We will see this Friday @ 10.
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Already been done and dropped on 102.9. The FM added ZERO to the AM ratings. Now I suppose CC COULD try the FM experiment again...but then again I COULD win the lottery too.
Well here is my $0.02 on the issue...
The 102.9 signal has a massive footprint in southwest Washington. AM stations like KIRO and KOMO can be heard around the coastal counties, but the same is not true for KJR. Theoretically, that signal should have been a major boost to KJR's listenership, with a city grade signal in countless of small communities. The 104.9 signal is really not effective, as the standard connoisseur of sports radio would simply tune back into 950 if they were out of the Olympia-Yelm-Tacoma listening area.
I know this opinion is not popular, but I think the format on KYNW should be moved to the KKBW signal.Why? Well, the 104.9 signal in the south sound really is not useful for anything important. Considering that "Now FM" seems to be nothing more than a placeholder, why not put it on a signal that really is not going to garner large ratings anyway?
As for 102.9, Clear Channel would be very smart to find a format that would appeal to a massive audience in southwest Washington. "Q Country" always seemed like a good option, as it could cover regions that local FM outlets could not reach. It would be cool of KYYO (KAYO) could pick up that signal and give themselves a massive footprint.
As for 95.7, full syndication could very well be the answer, which I find extremely unfortunate. Its going to save money, but keeping up with live and local KISW seems impossible. Of course, I am always in favour of local air talent.
The 102.9 signal has a massive footprint in southwest Washington. AM stations like KIRO and KOMO can be heard around the coastal counties, but the same is not true for KJR. Theoretically, that signal should have been a major boost to KJR's listenership, with a city grade signal in countless of small communities. The 104.9 signal is really not effective, as the standard connoisseur of sports radio would simply tune back into 950 if they were out of the Olympia-Yelm-Tacoma listening area.
I know this opinion is not popular, but I think the format on KYNW should be moved to the KKBW signal.Why? Well, the 104.9 signal in the south sound really is not useful for anything important. Considering that "Now FM" seems to be nothing more than a placeholder, why not put it on a signal that really is not going to garner large ratings anyway?
As for 102.9, Clear Channel would be very smart to find a format that would appeal to a massive audience in southwest Washington. "Q Country" always seemed like a good option, as it could cover regions that local FM outlets could not reach. It would be cool of KYYO (KAYO) could pick up that signal and give themselves a massive footprint.
As for 95.7, full syndication could very well be the answer, which I find extremely unfortunate. Its going to save money, but keeping up with live and local KISW seems impossible. Of course, I am always in favour of local air talent.
That's an interesting proposition, RadioX. I really don't understand why the rock stations in this market pull such big numbers and don't have any competition? It seems logical to me that someone should challenge KISW or KZOK. I'm kind of thinking CC will try something like KFBW in Portland up here.
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