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KRTH management on music changes

Doc, KEARTH moved to Wilshire Months ago?

And Lynn Duke, (not Dukes) is not as pleasant to work with, as he is a Great Engineer.

> Say what you will about Infinity, they have two things going
> for them in terms of facilities.
>
> 1) Their engineers often spend a lifetime at a station -
> these guys have history, man, and they make sure that's
> reflected in the facilities themselves.
>
> 2) They don't spend money on facilities consolidations just
> because they want to pull their empire under one roof. In
> many cases, CBS stations remain where they were
> pre-consolidation, which is the case with KRTH (former RKO
> General/KHJ studios), KYXY in San Diego, KNX, etc. Those old
> studios were DESIGNED for radio - not adapted from some
> pre-cast tilt-up building. (To this day, when I visit KYXY,
> it feels like "home" - the way a radio station ought to
> feel. There aren't a lot of those out there anymore.)
>
> I have always respected Lynn Dukes at KRTH. Here's a guy who
> started with RKO in the late 60's and is still there, taking
> care of his studios and gear and building. That's history,
> alright - and its something a lot of other broadcast
> companies lack.
>
> - Doc
>
 
Re: KSPA 1510 "70s & 80s"

What happens at 3PM?

> Their music mix at times was not very upbeat. And the fact
> that it's on an AM as well doesn't help. Plus, I had heard
> that KSPA was trying to gear their station to Orange Country
> residents. Living in the OC myself, I realized that it
> wasn't going to work very well because about 3pm or 4pm the
> signal would start to go bad.
 
Re: Doc, KEARTH moved to Wilshire Months ago?

Scott's right, you know.

It's KROQ and Jack that occupy the old KRTH studios at the KHJ transmitter site now.<P ID="signature">______________


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Re: Bad news for you, Glenn ...

As one of the few people on this board who *accurately* predicted the entire Dees situation, it is a little premature for you KMR to question Glenn's accuracy or threaten Glenn's predictions.

Often times when someone is about to be shown the door, they are the last to know and this may be very well the case here. I am not saying you are necessarily incorrect with your insider (apparently Jhani himself)information, however CC is famous for low-class firings to high class people, so it would not exactly be unprecedented. Let's let his prediction speak for itself and then if it doesn't come true, ridicule him all you like.

BTW, I've always suspected that Glenn is actually employed by CC. His best predictions are always regarding CC properties.



> > At Clear Channel outside of the door to Jhani Kaye's
> office,
> > who will be exiting Clear Channel at the end of the year
>
> Just had a conversation with Jhani -- we've known each other
> for somewhere in the vicinity of 20 years -- and he says
> nothing could be farther from the truth.
>
> Your "insider" information is fraying at the edges again,
> Glenn, and I'm going to ask you to refrain from any more
> such posts. Making such statements tends to unnecessarily
> stir up gossip and get a lot of people on these boards all
> excited over things you have made up.
>
> If you don't think this is going to the admins' attention,
> you don't know me very well.
>
<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by ChannelFlipper on 08/12/05 01:34 AM.</FONT></P>
 
Re: Bad news for you, Glenn ...

> BTW, I've always suspected that Glenn is actually employed
> by CC. His best predictions are always regarding CC
> properties.

And I suspect Jhani is going to be trying to find out who he is. After that, who knows ...<P ID="signature">______________


</P>
 
Re: 70s oldies

> > > I give the Dr. credit for listening at all.
> >
> > (grin)
> >
> > > Where are all those people who said 70s wouldn't work
> > > because the title library is too fragmented now - KMR?
> Two
> >
> > > stations now showing it CAN work.
> >
> > It's long been my position that 70s music has been
> unfairly
> > dismissed. The history of Oldies radio began with 50s
> music
> > in the late Sixties, added 60s music in the 1970s - and
> > stayed there. No changes in the 80s, but in the early 90s,
>
> > Eighties formats began appearing! (I believe it was around
>
> > '94.)
> >
> > Radio jumped an entire decade of music in there somewhere
> > because the 70s have a bad rap... but the fact is that
> there
> > are lots of folks for whom those songs bring back good
> > memories. And they've been unserved for at least 10 years.
>
> >
> > Stations adding 70s music are long overdue, but better
> late
> > than never.
> >
>
> After listening to the 70's channels on both XM and Sirius
> over the last few weeks, I forgot how BAD most 70's music
> was.
>
> This won't work for K-Earth. In fact, they will now drift
> even lower. 70's stations have been tried and failed
> MISERABLY in whiter markets than this. So will this.
>
> If K-Earth wants to do anything, they should try and be what
> KRLA was in its last few years. And bring back the jocks
> from KRLA and Power's early days. Hot 92 Jamz is going to be
> the oldies station of record for Los Angeles if K-Earth
> doesn't change its tune(s) soon...
>

I think that if they carefully select the 70s tunes, they station can sound better.<P ID="signature">______________


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Re: Doc, KEARTH moved to Wilshire Months ago?

Well...

Ain't that a kick in the head.

And what a shame.

- Doc


> Scott's right, you know.
>
> It's KROQ and Jack that occupy the old KRTH studios at the
> KHJ transmitter site now.
>
 
Should not be bad news for Glenn

Echoing ChannelFlipper...Glenn's posts tend to be some of the most analytical and strategic on this board. He usually has a value add component to his posts, and as with any forecast in any industry, not all prognostications turn out to be true. In fact, the actual airing of them in public often tends to change the natural course of events. For the benefit of lurkers on this board, I would like to see Glenn be allowed back under his actual name, so that there be no confusion as to which name is he posting under this week.


> As one of the few people on this board who *accurately*
> predicted the entire Dees situation, it is a little
> premature for you KMR to question Glenn's accuracy or
> threaten Glenn's predictions.
>
> Often times when someone is about to be shown the door, they
> are the last to know and this may be very well the case
> here. I am not saying you are necessarily incorrect with
> your insider (apparently Jhani himself)information, however
> CC is famous for low-class firings to high class people, so
> it would not exactly be unprecedented. Let's let his
> prediction speak for itself and then if it doesn't come
> true, ridicule him all you like.
>
> BTW, I've always suspected that Glenn is actually employed
> by CC. His best predictions are always regarding CC
> properties.
>
>
> > > At Clear Channel outside of the door to Jhani Kaye's
> > office,
> > > who will be exiting Clear Channel at the end of the year
>
> >
> > Just had a conversation with Jhani -- we've known each
> other
> > for somewhere in the vicinity of 20 years -- and he says
> > nothing could be farther from the truth.
> >
> > Your "insider" information is fraying at the edges again,
> > Glenn, and I'm going to ask you to refrain from any more
> > such posts. Making such statements tends to unnecessarily
> > stir up gossip and get a lot of people on these boards all
>
> > excited over things you have made up.
> > If you don't think this is going to the admins' attention,
> > you don't know me very well.
<P ID="signature">______________
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Re: KSPA 1510 "70s & 80s"

> What happens at 3PM?

The signal would start to fade out, including a visit from our old friend Mr. static.
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Member of the Los Angeles, Phoenix Radio, and California TV moderation team</P>
 
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