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KVI To Flip To.....Regional Mexican?
- Thread starter Bongwater
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If true...
Kirby Wilbur will be spinning in his grave and he's not even dead yet. ???
Kirby Wilbur will be spinning in his grave and he's not even dead yet. ???
Assuming its true, when you think about it, the idea makes total sense. AM is declining rapidly in the English-speaking world and the Latin music or news format are about the only ones younger listeners still listen to AM on.
Another nail in the coffin for domestic AM radio to be sure, but a move such as this rumor could buy an AM station another year or so of viability before just pressing the 'off' button and selling the transmitter land for development.
Another nail in the coffin for domestic AM radio to be sure, but a move such as this rumor could buy an AM station another year or so of viability before just pressing the 'off' button and selling the transmitter land for development.
Hmmmm if I spin Stan Boreson & Lawrence Welk tunes and talk about fishing maybe I can score big with Ballard Audience.... ;D
If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is around to hear it does it make a sound... I mean if nobody is listening to KVI does it really matter what they are playing....
If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is around to hear it does it make a sound... I mean if nobody is listening to KVI does it really matter what they are playing....
I just think it's a hysterical irony after all the support KVI hosts gave Arizona governor Jan Brewer and her targeting of suspected illegal immigrants from Mexico earlier this year that suddenly, KVI COULD flip to Spanish. Karma?
But seriously, I wonder what this will mean for the historic KVI call letters. Should this switch happen, will they A) Stay on 570 kHz? B) Be moved to 101.5 or 97.7 C) Be retired altogether? or even D) Fisher could pick up 104.5 and park them there.
One thing is clear. If KVI does flip and makes any significant improvement in ratings, it won't be long before a major Seattle FM with lackluster ratings follows suit......
But seriously, I wonder what this will mean for the historic KVI call letters. Should this switch happen, will they A) Stay on 570 kHz? B) Be moved to 101.5 or 97.7 C) Be retired altogether? or even D) Fisher could pick up 104.5 and park them there.
One thing is clear. If KVI does flip and makes any significant improvement in ratings, it won't be long before a major Seattle FM with lackluster ratings follows suit......
I don't need ANOTHER Mexican on AM. There's too many already. Won't be long before you hear 570 and 101.5 KVI and Alternative Talk 98.9 KKNW.
If 570 is retired, it could be a good shot to try for CKSW Swift Current, SK. I haven't gotten that station yet, but I've gotten CKWL Williams lake, BC w/ the same format (C&W music).
-crainbebo
If 570 is retired, it could be a good shot to try for CKSW Swift Current, SK. I haven't gotten that station yet, but I've gotten CKWL Williams lake, BC w/ the same format (C&W music).
-crainbebo
OK...so this is a little bit "out there" -- I was triggered by the "who needs another Mexican format" reaction. That led me to think maybe a station could TEACH us Spanish ... which led me to foreign language courses ... which led me to "Books on tape" concept -- wonder if anything like that would ever have legs on a dying AM? Almost a complete turn of the wheel back to the original dramas, etc. -- but those WERE appointment listening situations. Now the appointment listening is supposed to be the weekend infomercials...not that compelling!! Not saying it's right for KVI ... but some of these things like 1590 would be a potential candidate for something unusual!?
LITTLEBOYBLUE said:
KLFE is Russian religious. Not sure how big the Russian religious community is in Seattle. But I think I can pretty much count them all on both hands and still have a few digits to spare.....
I think Entercom should look into acquiring 1590 and using it for KNDD's HD-2 channel simulcast (like they're doing with the KNRK-HD2 simulcast on 910 in Portland.) 1590 shouldn't cost much for Entercom and it's a great promotional gimmick for HD Radios. Also being at the "end" of the dial and having that local/indie rock heritage of it's own (which many local music fans STILL remember fondly after all these years), 1590 is more than appropriate for it.....it's PERFECT....
Are we ready for KNDD-AM? Me thinks so......
does that mean they won't be running michael savage live at 3 pm, if they switch to hispanish. but, seriously if a major seattle broadcast company like fisher were to pull that stunt, it would have serious implications as to the future of your english speaking American culture in the northwest. its bad enough i see two languages at lowes, its bad enough i now see two languages at mcdonalds cluttering up the order board(that was a damn good Mcrib sandwich i had last night!).
most likely an untrue rumour, but just one that is spread by some of those seattle left winger multi culture pushers in the media, who think its a cute way to poke fun at KVI, while they are down in the ppm ratings.
gotta love crainbo....... he's right about his views about too many spanish stations, but he's already chompin' at the bit to see 570 go silent, so he can pick up a new signal from far away to ad to his mega DX list.
gotta love the radio and the TV guru....who thinks AM radio is going away like the buggy whip. sorry, but i dont reckon.
most likely an untrue rumour, but just one that is spread by some of those seattle left winger multi culture pushers in the media, who think its a cute way to poke fun at KVI, while they are down in the ppm ratings.
gotta love crainbo....... he's right about his views about too many spanish stations, but he's already chompin' at the bit to see 570 go silent, so he can pick up a new signal from far away to ad to his mega DX list.
gotta love the radio and the TV guru....who thinks AM radio is going away like the buggy whip. sorry, but i dont reckon.
Actually, while the story DID come from a avowed left-wing blog it's more based in fact than opinion. Fisher has gutted KVI back to one live show and if Suits didn't have a iron-clad no-cut contract, he'd be on the beach right now.
Going RM is a good choice for KVI - they can pair it up with KUNS-TV and make it a hispanic KOMO kombo.
Going RM is a good choice for KVI - they can pair it up with KUNS-TV and make it a hispanic KOMO kombo.
scott salvatori said:
I fully agree. It is always gong to be vitally necessary. AM is not going the way of the buggy whip. Someone is always going to need it like the people who saddle up a horse to the wagon carriage just before going on I-5.
I'll take a replay of KZAM too..Great stoner radio in its day. Always had a crush on Lelani McCoy..
(but, we digress)
(but, we digress)
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Hispanics are vastly less likely to use AM than nearly any other population group. This is in part due to the younger median age of US Hispanics and partly because AM started dying much longer ago in most of Latin America. In Us markets where there are multiple FM formats in Spanish the aM stations do even worse than their English counterparts.
Of course, if there is no FM choice, AM picks up listening by default but at lower levels of TSL.
TVradioguru said:
Hispanics are vastly less likely to use AM than nearly any other population group. This is in part due to the younger median age of US Hispanics and partly because AM started dying much longer ago in most of Latin America. In Us markets where there are multiple FM formats in Spanish the aM stations do even worse than their English counterparts.
Of course, if there is no FM choice, AM picks up listening by default but at lower levels of TSL.
Bongwater said:
Speaking of which, if KVI did flip, I would vote for Oldies/Classic Hits myself; the only oldies/classic hits style stations in the area are KJR FM, KMCQ(for who knows how long) and KMAS in Shelton; I mean there are a few big cities where this format is still on AM(albeit stations in the 1500-1700 AM range, but still...).
I know this is a major pipe dream, but why not? I mean it worked OK the first time 570 carried the format, so why not know? Just a thought
Sam Lit said:
....only with fewer grouchy people shaking their fists and screaming curses while listening the AM radio station that (tuning scan stops at 770 kHz)....Well, never mind....
DavidEduardo made a good point. There are far more younger Spanish speaking people in the US than there are older ones who would be more likely to listen to AM radio. And they expect the same as their English speaking counterparts.
Like I said before, if KVI should flip to Spanish and gain any success at it, it won't be long before a major Seattle FM with currently lackluster ratings does too. A pre-emptive strike by a major Seattle FM could even be possible. Time will tell.....
So here's a trivia quiz for you armchair programmers; how many English music AM stations currently are there still in major markets like Seattle in the US? If any, how many are successful from a revenue or ratings perspective?
You guessed it, these are loaded questions. By actual listener perspective, not old-timer hobbyists, AM is considered an inferior form of media with poor audio quality, difficult reception and noise.
You guessed it, these are loaded questions. By actual listener perspective, not old-timer hobbyists, AM is considered an inferior form of media with poor audio quality, difficult reception and noise.
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