As BigA pointed out; Capitol Police officers died because of the attacks. There is plenty of video and audio from security cameras where attackers are telling other attackers to "get his gun" and "kill him with his own gun" among other examples. Of course don't forget the famous "kill Mike Pence" chants. Sure, these were just tourists visiting the gift shop. One can attempt to 'white wash' the incidents, but it will always be a stain on our collective history. In spite of what right wing AM talk radio says.
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KUBE Becomes SportsRadio 93-3 KJR-FM
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And long before that. J6 was just one of the culminations of it. It's been brewing in this country from all sides of the spectrum long before 1-6-2021.
And neither side wants to hear about the other. It's all personal grievance. This is why you don't have other views expressed on talk radio.
KPTR? K - Progressive Talk Radio maybe? I miss KPTK. For a while it was pretty entertaining, and some of the hosts were articulate to make me rethink some of my positions. It's sad that progressive talk never really made it. There's room for both forms of talk on the radio spectrum.
And do we know for a fact that 1090 is going conservative talk? Right now the metro has three of those -- KTTH, KVI, and KLFE.
And do we know for a fact that 1090 is going conservative talk? Right now the metro has three of those -- KTTH, KVI, and KLFE.
The sense is it will be 100% syndicated national conservative talk. I don't expect to see any local programming, and most likely very little local sales. And 950 will be 100% Fox Sports network with the only exception being occasional live conflicts.
Some DSP portables have FM mono as default -- you press the FM button a second time to get stereo. I think most FM car radios are default stereo. A lot of my older and newer portables (2010s technology) are default stereo, with no forced mono switch.
Darn. I was hoping for the return of Mike Malloy on the local airwaves. He was a firebrand on KPTK.
Those KPTR calls were used once in Palm Springs, CA for a Progressive Talk station, and yeah, that's what those letters stood for: Progressive Talk Radio. Now unfortunately, they will be used for Conservative right wing garbage, The Patriot??? Seriously, so the thinking is anyone left of center is NOT a patriot. .whatever.
Back on topic for a moment. The FEB book had the lowest numbers I have ever seen for sports radio in Seattle with KIRO at a 1.9 down from a 2.8 and KJR-AM had a 0.9 share down from a 1.6!!! Conservative talk was just as bad with KTTH at a 1.6 and KVI at a 1.1. Seems not too much appetite for either in Seattle right now. Wonder if being KJR-AM simulcast on FM will even help??? News/Talk continues to do well with KIRO-FM and KNWN-AM on top along with KUOW in the top 5. KUBE flat at 1.8 in its final book at the bottom of the music stations along with KPLZ at a 2.3, which is way off from fall numbers. KNUC seems to be making a move ahead of KKWF among Country fans. KISW, KZOK, KRWM and KJR-FM all look good 6+ and probably at the top 25-54 along with KQMV which continues to beat KBKS.
Good question. It certainly doesn't help that the Kraken are in last place in their division. Not much a radio station can do about that.
Certainly there is a lot of Seahawks drama to talk about in regular programming. And baseball season kicks off in two weeks.
It might be prudent to keep the simulcast longer in order to make sure the word gets out to everyone.
KTTH has been at a 1.6 in the 6+ contest, 4 books in a row, so more of a holding pattern. KVI is unlisted, where did you get the 1.1 number? With the return of Baseball we will have to see if Seattle Sports (710) picks back up.
Those are 6+ numbers. Tell me what their target demo: 18-49M is doing, or what the revenue numbers are from that demo, then I suspect you'll think differently.
Again, meaningless unless you know more about the backstory.
I think KJR-AM and KIRO-AM have had lower beauty-contest numbers in the past, so that part isn't shocking. 2020 obviously, when for much of the year there were no sports to talk about. KJR for much of the 2010s, when they had no local play-by-play rights (Huskies on KOMO). The demo numbers are keeping the stations afloat regardless of month-to-month variation in 6+.
The real area of concern, however, is what I learned today. IHeart has not turned on RDS after KUBE flipped to sports. How will I know the call letters of what I'm listening to? The names of the shows?? I'm crushed.
The real area of concern, however, is what I learned today. IHeart has not turned on RDS after KUBE flipped to sports. How will I know the call letters of what I'm listening to? The names of the shows?? I'm crushed.
It's just a brand. There was "The Patriot" in Portland on 1640 for a while, and I'm sure it's a conservative talk brand in other markets.
The notion that the right wing is more "patriotic" is a meme that goes back as far as the 1960's, anti-war days when there was a backlash against the anti-war movement and anyone who was "my country right or wrong" back then was called a "super patriot". MAD magazine even did a parody on 'super patriots'.
...not left of center, left of far right!
I love how this board is so accommodating. I thought I posted this earlier today and went back just now to find it still waiting for me to hit "post reply"!
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I really don’t know how this thread got to be so political, but I think it’s a bit absurd to be so heavily critiquing iheart for transforming 1090 into a conservative talk radio station. I also wish the format was something else. Spending time in an echo chamber is good for no one, regardless of political affiliation. With that being said, it’s also not accurate to assume conservatives all all lumped into one “basket of deplorables.” The behavior goes both ways, and quite honestly, it’s not mature and or appropriate for either side to stoop to that kind of rhetoric. And no, even if I am am a conservative, everything that happened at the capital on January 6th was a disgrace (no excuses).
For the record neither sports station is in the top ten 18-49 or 25-54. I suppose that could change with the addition of an FM partner to KJR-AM to help attract younger listeners, who shun the AM dial. Top billing (national/local spot) stations are KIRO-FM, KISW, KQMV, KZOK and KBKS. These stations are all in the top 7 25-54. KNWN is primarily 55+ which explains why they are rated second, but out of top five in combined national/local revenue. To Kelly's point however, KIRO-AM is ranked 20th with a 1.9 share but ranked 10th in overall revenue. There is money to be made in sports beyond ratings which explains a LOT! Okay back to political discussion off topic...
BTW I'm not convinced young listeners "shun the AM dial." KNBR did fine with young listeners during Giants season. But access to AM is becoming a problem. Fewer radios (can and home) have AM, and for those that do, the noise level is intolerable, especially at night. The thing I hear the hosts promoting the most on KJR is the audio quality. For a generation that's raised on digital sound, it's a good sales point.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with being conservative but the people in charge of the Republican Party are not conservative at all! They are autocrats, doing everything they possibly can to stay in power! Their party is in the middle stages of being "the third reich" and if the democrats don't get more aggressive about stopping it and soon, we won't have a democracy!
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