With Air America ceasing operations, what will happen to KTLK-AM 1150 after 9 PM January 25, when the network officially goes bye-bye? Will there be a format change? If so, I think it should be Sporting News Radio, because that network is headquartered in L.A., yet it hasn't had an L.A. affiliate since KMPC-AM 1540 became a Korean-language station. Thoughts?
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I'm glad I clicked the board to check to see if someone posted about this. I was about to make my own thread.
KTLK doesn't rely much on AA programming. The only shows on weekdays that'll have to go are Ron Reagan 3-6 PM, Clout 9-11 PM, and Maddow 5-6 AM. They can easily fill the Clout gap by pulling Phil Hendrie up to 10 PM.
PM drive is a tough one. On a national level that slot is surprisingly bare, so who to give it to? Tape delay Ed Schultz again? Maybe Norman Goldman live? His syndicator Compass Media has been making a generous offer to affiliates by offering inventory of 1:00 net/20:20 local per hour for 6 months. There's not much being offered in this slot, but I won't even joke about the possibility of a local host.
KTLK doesn't rely much on AA programming. The only shows on weekdays that'll have to go are Ron Reagan 3-6 PM, Clout 9-11 PM, and Maddow 5-6 AM. They can easily fill the Clout gap by pulling Phil Hendrie up to 10 PM.
PM drive is a tough one. On a national level that slot is surprisingly bare, so who to give it to? Tape delay Ed Schultz again? Maybe Norman Goldman live? His syndicator Compass Media has been making a generous offer to affiliates by offering inventory of 1:00 net/20:20 local per hour for 6 months. There's not much being offered in this slot, but I won't even joke about the possibility of a local host.
As I said on the other KTLK thread, AAR's demise shouldn't provide a trigger for the demise of libtalk on 1150.
Could Clear Channel, as a company, make that move? I dunno, but CC libtalkers, the ones that are left, rely on very little AAR programming.
Could Clear Channel, as a company, make that move? I dunno, but CC libtalkers, the ones that are left, rely on very little AAR programming.
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Maybe KTLK could hire Sam Phillips? I remember there being a "somewhat" huge facebook campaign to have her hired at 1150 a few months ago. I guess Phillips could cut down on the sex talk a little bit and introduce some political topics in a fun point of view.
Liberal Talk Radio is a losing proposition.
KGO is not "primarily liberal". It has some liberal hosts (Mr. Taliaferro among them), but is more accurately described as a balanced station with mainly moderate hosts, not to mention two drive time news blocks.
Its talk hosts may appear "left" compared to the all-conservative wall on sister station KSFO/560, along with hundreds of other conservatalkers across the nation.
Its talk hosts may appear "left" compared to the all-conservative wall on sister station KSFO/560, along with hundreds of other conservatalkers across the nation.
I think hosts like Ronn Owens, KGO's highest profile local host, would not describe themselves as "liberal". Ditto with Gene Burns or Gil Gross. Taliaferro? Definitely. The former host Bernie Ward? Definitely. Karel, now at KKGN/960? Definitely. But they are/were all post-10 PM or weekend hosts.
Compared to Rush/Sean/Beck/et al., any host that does not share their views looks left-leaning.
Compared to Rush/Sean/Beck/et al., any host that does not share their views looks left-leaning.
OhioMediaWatch said:
I wouldn't call Owens KGO's highest-profile host. Here in L.A, I've heard much more buzz about Taliaferro and former host Ward. It would stand to reason since post-dusk, KGO is heard in 11 western states and covers a potential audience of over 100 million people.
The only time I ever heard Ronn Owens mentioned was years ago when he was simulcast on KABC here.
Duh.
RicoGregg said:
Most people aren't listening to radio at that time of night. I always have to laugh at the 100 million potential that "what's his name" on KGO touts on the weekend. A tiny, barely measurable amount of people listen to KGO outside of their daytime service area. The days of long distance AM listening have been long long gone.
I would guess that a large number of people in the Bay Area have never heard Ray Taliaferro outside of the curathon.
Ronn Owens is probably their highest profile host and if I'm not mistaken, beats Rush Limbuagh in the SF Bay Area market.
RicoGregg said:
Yeah. You're right. Liberal Talk Radio is a license to print money. That's why it's so popular...
RicoGregg said:
In San Francisco, where KGO actually broadcasts, Ronn Owens is their top-rated host. He has a regular history beating Rush Limbaugh in the 9 AM-noon (PT) slot - Rush is on sister KSFO/560.
KGO's nighttime skywave is a bonus. They make their money and ratings in San Francisco, not at night in Los Angeles or anywhere else. You may be one of a few hundred people actually listening to KGO in the Southland.
And by the way, "a potential audience of 100 million people" means nothing. It's like cable channels saying they're available in 50 million homes.
That doesnt seem to stop Clear channel from Clearing ESPN on WSAI 1360 and Fox Sports Radio on 1530 WCKY in Cincinnati. Both ESPN and FSR are direct competitorsBMedina said:
RicoGregg said:
Ronn Owens, Gil Gross and Gene Burns, KGO's three primary daytime hosts, are not "liberal talk show hosts".
The station has long scheduled its "true liberal" hosts (Taliaferro, Ward, Karel, etc.) in the post-10 PM or weekend hours.
I'm sure long-time KGO fill-in host Christine Craft, who has posted on this site many times ("coppersmom" is her R-I handle), would agree. She's a self-described liberal host, but mostly fills in during night/latenight/weekend slots.
You have a skewed view of the station because A) you have an affinity for "liberal talk" and B) you only hear the station when its regular liberal hosts are on. (BTW, I don't believe the appelation applies to John Rothmann, the ex-Nixon administration staffer who ended up taking over the 10 PM-1 AM slot. Though the liberal hosts are often heard in non-daytime hours, the station as a whole does not program ideologically in EITHER direction.)
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