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KLUV Officially Changes Call Letters to KSAV

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SaveDFWRadio

I didn't know that we are now saving souls in morning drive. Just in case you missed it, Jody Dean played "Born Again American" (http://www.bornagainamerican.org/) this morning. If you listened closely, you could actually hear the crackling sound of the fire from the books being burned in the background.

I love the hypocrisy and self righteousness. Jody, who has led a very public life of abuse and debauchery, is not setting the morality bar in the metroplex. LOL.. Love that.
 
I am aware of this campaign and song. I think it echoes the feelings of a lot of people today, and is uplifting and inspiring. Who does not need that in the morning?

I do not need to defend him, but Jody will be the first one to tell you he has not always walked the straight and narrow-but he's been honest and upfront with anybody who has ever asked him. Compared to many others I have crossed paths with in radio, he was and is a saint. If he ain't your cup of Kool-Aid, put down the Dixie cup.

Just curious what you talked about on your morning radio program today?
 
I can't find any indication that KLUV has changed its call letters. Could you please post a link to the FCC website or maybe 98.7's website that shows this to be true?
 
Holstead said:
I am aware of this campaign and song. I think it echoes the feelings of a lot of people today, and is uplifting and inspiring. Who does not need that in the morning?

I do not need to defend him, but Jody will be the first one to tell you he has not always walked the straight and narrow-but he's been honest and upfront with anybody who has ever asked him. Compared to many others I have crossed paths with in radio, he was and is a saint. If he ain't your cup of Kool-Aid, put down the Dixie cup.

Just curious what you talked about on your morning radio program today?
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I think you're entering dangerous territory discussing or taking a stand on religion and or politics on a music station. Jody should know better.
 
Holstead said:
I am aware of this campaign and song. I think it echoes the feelings of a lot of people today, and is uplifting and inspiring. Who does not need that in the morning?
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I certainly don't need that type of music in the morning. If i want to hear stuff like that, i'll listen to a Pacifica Radio station, not KLUV.

That website, bornagainamerican.org is funded by a populist group, People for the American Way. Many things they advocate are quite liberal politically, despite claims of being non-partisan. I certainly hope songs of this nature will be "balanced" under the "fairness docterine" if it is ever re-imposed...
 
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They're going after KLTY's audience.
 
tested said:
I can't find any indication that KLUV has changed its call letters. Could you please post a link to the FCC website or maybe 98.7's website that shows this to be true?
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Really. It sounds like there is no call letter change at all - just somebody anti-religious complaining about Jody Dean. The whole thread is threatening to become a Christian vs. non-Christian tirade.

So - are the call letters changing or not? Please don't waste our time if they are not.
 
Of course the call letters are NOT changing. See "board monkey's" post above. You are incorrect. The post has nothing to do with a person being religious or not. It has everything to do with one person cramming their religion/beliefs down the throats of others. Appropriate for church? Yes. Appropriate for KLUV morning drive? No. Perhaps Jody should practice his evangelicalism elsewhere.
 
SaveDFWRadio said:
Of course the call letters are NOT changing. See "board monkey's" post above. You are incorrect. The post has nothing to do with a person being religious or not. It has everything to do with one person cramming their religion/beliefs down the throats of others. Appropriate for church? Yes. Appropriate for KLUV morning drive? No. Perhaps Jody should practice his evangelicalism elsewhere.
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Does your radio have tuning controls? If you don't like what you're hearing, try another station.
 
Just to set the record straight.

Rarely a day goes by that an opinion of one sort or another isn't expressed by me or a team-mate. We talk about everything, including politics and religion - sometimes forcefully. There are no subjects that are off-limits. So far that has been relatively succesful.

The song in question has been circulated widely through emails, and the website cited above. The politics of the song are there for anyone to see, and have very little to do with religion - although the title uses a religious metaphor. If anything, the song is anti-establishment - and calls into question the institutions that many feel have failed.

My statement this morning that I could care less whether it comes from the "right" or correct hymnal had to do with conservatives who object to the organization behind the song - the lyrics of which deal with the common people confronting recklessness, greed, corruption, and despair percieved to have sapped our country and our spirit. The video features singers who are Christian, Buddhist, Islamic, Jewish, or otherwise - and who, for the most part, are entirely unknown. I imagine there's a good atheist or agnostic in there, too. A good song is a good song - and considering the mess we're in, this one fit. In fact, it was forwarded to me by our program director - and the majority of flack I got for playing it came from people who heard the song as liberal.

I play songs such as Spirit In the Sky, God Only Knows, Jesus Is Just Alight, and many more like them every day. No evangelism is intended.

As far as know, few morning shows are as willing as ours to openly address and respect all religious beliefs, or lack of them. Whether we should is arguable, but the goal has always been to talk about what people talk about - be it war, the economy, traffic, the weather, or the Cowboys - and play the music our customer wants to hear. If that works, great. If it doesn't, so be it.
 
Agree or disagree with Jody's choice of content---it was HIS choice on a radio station in OUR market; not a sanitized, pasteurized piece of content from a nationally syndicated "who's it & what's it" morning show. "Repeater Radio" is increasingingly the way of the bean-counters---I'm REALLY grateful for the few, true, local personalities we have left in DFW. Long may they live.
 
jodydean said:
Just to set the record straight.

The song in question has been circulated widely through emails, and the website cited above. The politics of the song are there for anyone to see, and have very little to do with religion - although the title uses a religious metaphor. If anything, the song is anti-establishment - and calls into question the institutions that many feel have failed.
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Well, songs like this are encouraging the dumb masses to get involved in political matters. These are the same people who feel they have a right to claim the assets of the evil and hated rich (raising taxes on them), yet a high percentage of americans do not pay taxes.

People for the American Way encourages our constitution to be violated (voting rights for DC, for example).

If you want to encourage people to be involved in politics, take the time to educate them before they get involved and register to vote. Otherwise, we'll have a bunch of little Robespierre's running around, murdering aristocrats. Please, drop this collectivist BS from your show.

"Do not ever say that the desire to "do good" by force is a good motive. Neither power-lust nor stupidity are good motives."
Ayn Rand
 
jodydean said:
Just to set the record straight.
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I am solidly on your side, Jody. I don't know why people think KLUV was preaching, especially when a site sponsored by people for the American way is involved. A lot of us who are Christian wouldn't touch anything from people for the American way with a ten foot cross, because if it is anti-God, anti-family, anti-morality, PAW probably is for it. So it may be inspirational, but Christian - no.

As for the other songs, they are not preaching:

- Spirit in the Sky - the line "I've never sinned" is heresy. All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God
- Jesus is just all right - Jesus is more than "just all right", he is King of Kings and Lord of Lords, and deserves that level of excitement. NOT merely all right.
- God only knows - takes the Lord's name in vain.

Add to the list songs like:

- My Sweet Lord - intended to mislead Christians into the false religion of Hare Krishna by a switch in the middle from God to a false god.
- Morning has broken - great song, great hymn, but the singer has departed the faith to follow the false god of islam.
- Lets Spend the Night together - encourages premarital sex.

All great songs I really enjoy, by the way, and I'm glad KLUV plays them. But KLUV preaching because they play those songs - nope - not even close. If I want Christian radio I'll listen to KLTY. KLUV doesn't have to be Christian radio for me to listen, or for a Christian to listen. Just keep playing great songs, I'll keep listening! So will a lot of other Christians who, like me, can lighten up and overlook an occasional bad message in a song. Maybe the other side in the debate also needs to lighten up, and listen to a great station and a great morning show host and not nit-pick!
 
I have never understood why people make such a big deal about the meaning of songs. They are meant to be entertainment material, just like books, movies and TV shows, etc. If you don't like a particular song, then change the station!
 
milton77 said:
Well, songs like this are encouraging the dumb masses to get involved in political matters. These are the same people who feel they have a right to claim the assets of the evil and hated rich (raising taxes on them), yet a high percentage of americans do not pay taxes.

People for the American Way encourages our constitution to be violated (voting rights for DC, for example).

If you want to encourage people to be involved in politics, take the time to educate them before they get involved and register to vote. Otherwise, we'll have a bunch of little Robespierre's running around, murdering aristocrats. Please, drop this collectivist BS from your show.

"Do not ever say that the desire to "do good" by force is a good motive. Neither power-lust nor stupidity are good motives."
Ayn Rand
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It's hard to be very impressed by someone who quotes Ayn Rand and then turns around and calls other people ignorant.

Considering the dozens and dozens of hours of conservative talk programs that can be heard every day on the DFW airwaves every day, I somehow doubt that the world is going to end because someone played a four minute song that is being promoted by a liberal group. I think it's great that Jody Dean's willing to air material that represents different viewpoints instead of just pushing a narrow agenda.
 
BenB said:
SaveDFWRadio said:
Of course the call letters are NOT changing. See "board monkey's" post above. You are incorrect.
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Another reason one should not believe anything one reads here, without verifying it.
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Sometimes you guys are way to serious on this board. Its just radio for god's sakes! Its not like this is the end all be all of whats goin on in the world.

I could give two sh*ts whether the calls changed at KLUV or not. Maybe the thread title shouldn't be so misleading. Maybe I should give more of a hoot and read the article or opinion or whatever dribble is written in a post, but I don't.
 
board monkey said:
BenB said:
SaveDFWRadio said:
Of course the call letters are NOT changing. See "board monkey's" post above. You are incorrect.
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Another reason one should not believe anything one reads here, without verifying it.
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Sometimes you guys are way to serious on this board. Its just radio for god's sakes! Its not like this is the end all be all of whats goin on in the world.

I could give two sh*ts whether the calls changed at KLUV or not. Maybe the thread title shouldn't be so misleading. Maybe I should give more of a hoot and read the article or opinion or whatever dribble is written in a post, but I don't.
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I concur with that. It's not like this place is a court of law or anything like that. It's an opinion board for crying out loud. ::)
 
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