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KKGO Adds Syndication

When she did the national evening show for Cumulus, I found it to be a snooze fest. Too many ballads; not nearly enough uptempo songs.

Hopefully her new show is better than that one.
 
michael hagerty said:
Okay, so if I take the subject line and your post literally, there's a disc jockey named "Syndication."

Wanna tell us who you're talking about here?
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Did you read the linked article?? Her name is Elaina Smith and she hosts Backstage Country for Beasley Media Group and Key Networks.

This is a big change for a station that says they have live & local hosts.

I must still be in your "ignore" file.
 
TheBigA said:
KKGO is doing something it said it wouldn't do: Add a syndicated night show:

radioinsight.com

Go Country 105 Adds Backstage Country For Nights

Mount Wilson FM Broadcasters' "Go Country 105" KKGO-FM Los Angeles has added Key Networks and Beasley Media Group's "Backstage Country"
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Things are tight all over. Even at KKGO, which has it the easiest by owning all of their facilities outright with no debt service.
 
One year ago, Saul made a bunch of changes with the intent of returning to the #1 cume country station.

www.insideradio.com

KKGO Hires Consultant As It Makes Some ‘Minor Adjustments.’

“Go Country 105” KKGO Los Angeles President Saul Levine says the station has entered a consulting agreement. According to a news release, country radio consultant Albright & O’Malley & Brenner
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KKGO FM is aiming to restore its former No. 1 USA cume in the Nielsen ratings, Levine said. Cume for KKGO Los Angeles in the Holiday 2019 PPMs was 1,179,900.
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So where are things now, one year later? Not so good.

www.insideradio.com

Audacy, Cumulus Claim Half Of Country’s Top 10: Urban One’s ‘93Q’ Houston Tops All.

Inside Radio’s TOP 10 ranking of country-formatted stations in PPM markets, based on cume delivery of persons 6+ during Nielsen’s winter and spring 2025 waves, shows Audacy, Cumulus Media, and
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Being #1 among country stations nationwide in AQH listeners is a more worthwhile goal than being #1 in cume.

I'd be curious to know where KKGO ranks in that metric. Their TSL in the most recent ratings survey period was strong.
 


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