Krth 101 personality changes - weekends purged?

[MadMan]

Let me see if I can save KMR some stress at the beginning of the weekend by repeating for him:

No no, this was posted on the old Radio-Info before any changes of databases and or ownerships had taken place and deleted back then. Around 2003, you were there too but its ok and I'm over it. Sure I knew Morgan blew Air by the looks of the hair. If you ever watched the Real Don Steele show, which you have how could this have possibly been objectionable back then? I'm sorry but I had to go watch this before posting. Steele was incredible!
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...&mid=48B1788F4259009C651348B1788F4259009C6513

 

[K.M. Richards]

Scott, please let go of it. After ten-plus years I'm never going to remember the exact circumstances and listening to you bringing it up over and over is making me a tad angry.

 

[MadMan]

Tad Angry KM, a great Radio name. I suppose that is what you wanted to talk to me "off the air" about. You were one of four on the old L.A. forum acting as a mod, you being the only one who had ever worked in the business. Your attempt to diffuse this issue leads me to believe it was you all this time and not Neel, Josh or 15 year old Kyle who would not know about Sam Riddles's show, Groovy, The Real Don Steele Show or Robert W. Morgan's show. In fact I'm not sure you did either and what went on in Morgan's big white box located next to the Seymour set at RKO 9 Steve spoke about. This was one of many posts that disappeared under your active rule. Don't bother writing me back and honestly your 80's station was embarrassing, sounded like today's KRTH 101 musically speaking of course minus any live talent. Wow what a need I see for song pickers in the Industry?

 

[ChannelFlipper]

Scott, please let go of it. After ten-plus years I'm never going to remember the exact circumstances and listening to you bringing it up over and over is making me a tad angry.

Ah yes, good advice. You don't want to make KMR "a tad angry" or she will report you to the double-secret three-member moderator board, where the three amigos will jointly decide to censor your posts. Oh wait, that was the old board where KMR was among the triumvirate of moderators always on the lookout for thoughtcrime to report. Here, all she can do is try to bully and intimidate other posters into conforming to her opinion or simply leaving the board, which unfortunately is an activity at which she is often successful.

 

[K.M. Richards]

You need to let go of it, too, Flipper.

That was many years ago and carrying grudges for this long only makes the grudge-keeper look petty and shallow.

 

[MadMan]

Hey if the Dress fits wear it KM?

 

[Thomps2525]

I hope K.M. isn't too humble to object to me posting this link to a brief illustrated history of his career:

http://reelradio.com/kmr/index.html

He started in radio at age 16 playing classical music---talk about oldies!---and became a program director at 22. Impressive! And why is no one commenting about Scott Shannon's weekend program? Or, for that matter, any weekender on KRTH? Somebody must listen to KRTH on weekends!

 

[krth101]

A few thoughts to attempt to get the topic back on track:

Wondering the same as radio rewind *- does anyone listen to KRTH on the weekends? And what was the net effect of swapping 3 veteran personalities for 3 new personalities. Except for money and changing the sound of the station?

As for Scott Shannons syndicated show -any thoughts? I listened briefly today and don't get the secret to Scotts success. From a west coast perspective, he doesn't seem all that special. And this new show, seems to lack any type of cohesion. At least the hour I heard appeared to be nothing more than just a random collection of songs. No theme that I could detect. After hearing so much praise about Scott - and noting the success he has brought CBS FM in new York this year, I must say I'm disappointed. Has anyone heard this show? Would love to hear someone else's perspective.

One last note - I find it somewhat confusing, and a bit odd that KRTH breaks this show into 2 one hour segments. Running the first half Saturday mornings from 6-8am, and part 2 Sunday mornings from 8 until 10. My guess is nobody has noticed or cares.

 

[Thomps2525]

I no longer listen to KRTH---not on weekends and not on weekdays. I just went to their website and checked their most recently played songs. Among them are September, Sweet Dreams, Night Moves, Beat It, Light My Fire, Living On A Prayer, Take It On The Run and Don't You Forget About Me. KRTH plays the same 300 songs over and over and over and over and over. They aren't the same 300 songs that were played over and over and over and over and over in the late 1990s when Jay Coffey was in charge but that makes little difference. Musically, KRTH has become just another Jack-FM clone. An all-request weekend would be fun and exciting, assuming that KRTH would play any song that got a request---but we all know that ain't gonna happen!

 

[davideduardo]

Wondering the same as radio rewind *- does anyone listen to KRTH on the weekends? And what was the net effect of swapping 3 veteran personalities for 3 new personalities. Except for money and changing the sound of the station?

I looked as far back as March, and in every month / book, the Weekend share of audience for KRTH in 25-54 is greater than the Morning Drive share.

Weekend cume is only exceeded by mid-day cume... it beats mornings, afternoons and evenings in 25-54.

 

[benale]

I listened to the first two hours of Shannon's syndicated show the first weekend it aired. I heard Top 5 hits "on this day" and a few other features, and basically it's the same music you hear on KRTH and CBS FM and every other CBS Classic Hits station. Nothing special and I tuned out. Shannon is doing very well at CBS FM and apparently CBS wanted to spread his talent to their other stations.

The previous occupant of KRTH Sunday mornings were the two Beatles shows that don't fit the sound of the station any more. Shannon's show is more in tune with what KRH and other similar stations are playing now.

 

[Thomps2525]

Since Shannon's syndicated program features pretty much the same songs that KRTH plays every day, why carry the program at all? Why not have live-and-local DJs 24 hours a day? I'm guessing the answer comes down to money. Almost everything comes down to money. Does anyone know how much KRTH is paying for Shannon's show?

By the way, when Shannon created "Pirate Radio" KQLZ in 1989, he vowed to take the station "from worst to first." How did that work out? I never did find out---I was out of town.

 

[TheBigA]

I looked as far back as March, and in every month / book, the Weekend share of audience for KRTH in 25-54 is greater than the Morning Drive share.

Not a surprise. Least amount of host interruption is on weekends and mid-days.

Another reason not to break format and play weaker songs on the weekend.

I just went to their website and checked their most recently played songs.

I can't understand why you would do that. Do you to inflict pain on yourself?

 

[K.M. Richards]

I no longer listen to KRTH---not on weekends and not on weekdays. I just went to their website and checked their most recently played songs. Among them are September, Sweet Dreams, Night Moves, Beat It, Light My Fire, Living On A Prayer, Take It On The Run and Don't You Forget About Me. KRTH plays the same 300 songs over and over and over and over and over. They aren't the same 300 songs that were played over and over and over and over and over in the late 1990s when Jay Coffey was in charge but that makes little difference. Musically, KRTH has become just another Jack-FM clone. An all-request weekend would be fun and exciting, assuming that KRTH would play any song that got a request---but we all know that ain't gonna happen!

I thought you promised to stop making posts like that, Scott.

 

[krth101]

So if what David said about weekend ratings is true - and I believe it is as Sylvia mentioned that to me the day she was terminated, I again ask the question, why did KRTH feel the need to let 4, highly rated personalities go?
And I still don't understand the fascination with scott Shannon. Maybe his style and brand of radio plays better on the east coast.

 

[TheBigA]

So if what David said about weekend ratings is true - and I believe it is as Sylvia mentioned that to me the day she was terminated, I again ask the question, why did KRTH feel the need to let 4, highly rated personalities go?

Did the change lead to a change in ratings? If not, there's your answer.

The Shannon show was added to all CBS classic stations, not strictly LA.

 

[Unregistered]

Just wanted to come into this thread to say that, as a long-time KRTH listener, I really admired Dave Randall. He had an incredibly smooth delivery, and a knack for dropping a tiny bit of humor or information into a song introduction in a small amount of time. I think he was the best DJ on the station.

Other thing I want to add in was that the Sunday morning Beatles shows were impeccably produced. Incredibly informative, and though I love the homemade style of the Chris Carter KLOS Beatles show, the KRTH ones were what I would choose when the shows overlapped. So much thought and care went into producing those shows.

 

[LKellerIII]

I thought you promised to stop making posts like that, Scott.

Again...sounding my own broken record response...which is number one on my Boss 30 (ha, ha)...music downloads, Spotify, Pandora, Sirius/XM, CDs, terrestrial FM HD channels (which don't have to worry about Arbitron). It's not like the 70s, or even the 80s, when our only choices aside from radio were LPs and cassettes, and later CDs. We have so many choices for music now that most of us only use one or two because there is just not time to leverage all the technologies.

I also long for the old days of what I considered "fun" radio - but it died years ago, now. Time to move on.

 

[Thomps2525]

K.M., I didn't exactly break a promise. Someone asked if anyone still listens to KRTH on weekends. I said "no" and gave my reasons. And my name is Steve. You confused me with Mister Fybush, who puts out those nice calendars with pictures of radio towers and transmitters. He also moderates a radio discussion site somewhere.

Speaking of "fun radio," does anyone remember 1967-68 when 1580 KDAY was top-40? They called their survey the Fun 40 and had a pretty large playlist. DJs included Joe Terry, Tom Clay and Hal Pickens. Going even farther back, does anyone remember in 1960 when comedians Jack Burns and George Carlin hosted the KDAY morning show? They called themselves the Wright Brothers---don't ask me why!

 

[K.M. Richards]

K.M., I didn't exactly break a promise. Someone asked if anyone still listens to KRTH on weekends. I said "no" and gave my reasons.

A question to which a response did not have to include the type of post you said you would stop making.

My suggestion for an entire response:

I no longer listen to KRTH---not on weekends and not on weekdays.

See? Answers the question, doesn't go into the arguments which we have already heard from you ad nauseum and which you had said you would stop repeating.

And my name is Steve. You confused me with Mister Fybush, who puts out those nice calendars with pictures of radio towers and transmitters. He also moderates a radio discussion site somewhere.

Yes, I know your name is Steve. This is the first time I've slipped on that point. And it wasn't Mr. Fybush I had you "confused with" but another poster in this thread whose real first name happens to be Scott.

Speaking of "fun radio," does anyone remember 1967-68 when 1580 KDAY was top-40? They called their survey the Fun 40 and had a pretty large playlist. DJs included Joe Terry, Tom Clay and Hal Pickens. Going even farther back, does anyone remember in 1960 when comedians Jack Burns and George Carlin hosted the KDAY morning show? They called themselves the Wright Brothers---don't ask me why!

I was living in Ventura during those days and KDAY's signal was wiped out by KUDU on 1590. So I can't "remember" those days, but I could probably dredge up memories of KACY on 1520.