I really wish they would switch Formats with KSAN,
I never knew the old KMEL, But my older brother did...
What rating is KMEL??
I never knew the old KMEL, But my older brother did...
What rating is KMEL??
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KMEL 106.1
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We're talking about switching the old Tom Donahue-era "Jive 95" KSAN (underground rock) with Alex Bennett-era KMEL (AOR).
I, for one, think it should be done. Who do we talk to about getting this going?
> What rating is KMEL??
That's what I want to know, doggone it!
I, for one, think it should be done. Who do we talk to about getting this going?
> What rating is KMEL??
That's what I want to know, doggone it!
Here is a link to there arbitron query http://www.radio-info.com/stations/kmel-fmBossRadioDJ said:
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MarioMania said:
No. KMEL is the only TRUE hip-hop station in the entire west coast. Why flip something that's not broken?
I would put back KMEL as a true Rock Station
Would be the same as KRXQ in Sacramento
Would be the same as KRXQ in Sacramento
The Bay Area really does need a good rock station.
But most people know KMEL as a Hip-Hop Station and before that as a Top 40 station. KMEL (as The Camel) was only AOR for 7 years. Today's KMEL has had a Urban format for longer. Only old timers like myself (LOL!) remember KMEL as an AOR station. And even if KMEL does switch to Rock, I don't expect it to be any different than KMRQ-96.7 Riverbank-Modesto or KRZR-103.7 Fresno. Clear Channel owns KMEL and it would be another voice tracked robot. Now if Entercom or Cumulus owned this station, maybe, but with CC in charge, I doubt it.MarioMania said:
As an AOR station, ("Camel 106" as they called it) had the great Alex Bennett morning show, and a cute cartoon logo (a camel, naturally). But as a music station, it was no great deal. It had a restricted hit-oriented play list, and when it became popular, it pushed the much superior and more inventive KSAN (Jive 95) into a more conventional AOR format, in order to compete. At least, that's how I remember it...others may take exception.
Old radio stations, like other things that live on in our memories, somehow end up seeming a lot more special than they actually were at the time.
Old radio stations, like other things that live on in our memories, somehow end up seeming a lot more special than they actually were at the time.
You are right. KMEL was good not great. I loved Alex Bennett in the morning. I followed him over to The Quake (KQAK-98.9). And it was KMEL which pretty much killed KSAN as an AOR station, in my opinion. KMEL's downfall as an AOR came in 1982, when others joined the AOR war (KRQR-97.3, KQAK-98.9 & KFOG-104.5). Then KMEL changed to Top 40 and pretty much killed off the legendary KFRC-610, though the latter was inevitable because KFRC was on the AM dial.Lkeller said:
jprg said:
their slug line was "go for it!" with their late PD, Thom O'Hair, the late Tawn Mastrey, Alex Bennett and Joe Regelski, Geno Mitchellini, Pauyl Vincent, Bob Gowa and MD, Bobby Cole.
I tune into KMEL occaisional, I'm not a big urban fan, I do like listening to rap from time to time though
Speaking of KMEL, I'm surprised to see that K2 aka Kenard Karter, formerly of sister station WGCI, is now the midday host and moved Sana G to afternoons. I didn't ever think they were going to fill that 4th position for a full-timer on-air.
I say if KMEL has decent ratings, then leave it as is. L.A. is already lacking an urban (hip hop) station. And yes, KMEL is the only real urban (hip hop) format station in the west. coast.
Although, I've grown bored with much of the current urban music and am personally much more of a rhythmic fan and love the KPWR style format, I believe that if there is a strong enough audience to keep the urban format on KMEL, then it should just remain as is. I'm sure KMEL could probably do better if they flipped to rhythmic, but.... there are already enough rhythmic or rhythmic leaning top 40's there. At least KMEL being urban keeps them different from the rest.
Although, I've grown bored with much of the current urban music and am personally much more of a rhythmic fan and love the KPWR style format, I believe that if there is a strong enough audience to keep the urban format on KMEL, then it should just remain as is. I'm sure KMEL could probably do better if they flipped to rhythmic, but.... there are already enough rhythmic or rhythmic leaning top 40's there. At least KMEL being urban keeps them different from the rest.
KDM 7000 said:
CC wouldn't flip KMEL because it's making a killing in billing as the only urban (contemporary) on the West Coast and it's in the top 10 of overall 12+. Also the way KMEL's playlist is structured that it monopolizes the entire urban format with a variety golds and currents singles from the hip-hop, R&B, and soul genres, but particularly the R&B and soul genres. KMEL still hosts a Summer Jam and a number of R&B and soul sessions. CC very much protects KMEL from KYLD (by being more top 40 than pure rhythmic) and KISQ (by being more gold and rhythmic AC oriented) in duplication. It's like WVEE, one of the few true urban contemporaries left in a major market.
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