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#KXTfail

DToTheJ said:
KXT's decision to include mainstream artists such as Matchbox Twenty and Green Day into their playlist - it is, after all, a public radio station, as it is owned by KERA - is not sitting well with listeners. In fact, they've taken to Twitter and created a "#KXTfail" hashtag in protest:
http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/dc9/2011/01/what_youre_hearing_on_917_kxt.php#
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The current playlist is for the most part horrible. What happened??? A big part of the appeal was that it was a source for music that you wouldn't hear anywhere else in Dallas.
 
They shifted too far toward modern rock and active rock. They need to keep it straight AAA.

I don't mind the Green Day so much as Matchbox Yucky. I could hear that crap on 103.7.
 
DToTheJ said:
KXT's decision to include mainstream artists such as Matchbox Twenty and Green Day into their playlist - it is, after all, a public radio station, as it is owned by KERA - is not sitting well with listeners. In fact, they've taken to Twitter and created a "#KXTfail" hashtag in protest:
http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/dc9/2011/01/what_youre_hearing_on_917_kxt.php#
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What will happen KXT flips to Christian rock? I don't mind that happening since KVRK's signal sucks
 
critic319 said:
The current playlist is for the most part horrible. What happened??? A big part of the appeal was that it was a source for music that you wouldn't hear anywhere else in Dallas.
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Glad I am not the only one who feels the same way...
 
I think KXT is striving to find the right mix that will be the right path for them. This might sound 'left field' but it is business. Even non-profits have to pay the bills.

Personally I love hearing music I have never heard before but I blame that on working radio 30+ years and getting burned out on the 'safe' material that everybody plays. We, unfortunately, make up such a small segment of the listening audience, it is tough to pay the bills a station like KXT must pay each month.

I think the best case scenario will be for the current playlist to be designed to attract as many new people as possible to KXT, then you 'evolve' the playlist a bit over time to reach a happier medium between the original mix in the early day to the present mix.

One Program Director I worked for said something that really rings true: "We don't want to be everyone's favorite radio station, just the best choice on the dial." He said a core group would love everything about the station, but the idea was to be the best choice on the dial for as many people as possible.

So, while far from your perfect station, is KXT the best choice on the radio dial?

It goes against one's grain to see a listener supported station go after the audience, altering the playlist to attract more listeners, but when the bills come and your listener base can't fund it, it's time to do what you have to do to reach more people.
 
Is it time to start the KXT deathwatch? Should the 91.7 WRR watch begin?
 
amisdead said:
Is it time to start the KXT deathwatch? Should the 91.7 WRR watch begin?
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How? Can North Texas Public Broadcasting own a commerical signal? Who would be in a position to go in with NTPB to get stick 101.1 and NTPB gets the classical music. This was tried before and the Friends of WRR said NO.
 
As I understand it, they can own a 'formerly' commercial signal. If 101.1 was sold to a non-profit, it would apply to become non-commercial versus commercial. As I understand it, if KHCB 105.7, a non-profit on a commercial frequency operating as a non-comm, chose to sell, they could sell to a 'for profit company' but would likely have a tougher time getting approval than a non-comm moving to the commercial band. I think the key word is 'reserved'. The 88-92 FM designation is reserved for non-comms but nthe non-comm is not restricted to 88-92 FM.

Will WRR sell? I think the City of Dallas would have to be in a dire financial position to do so. I would think WRR is somewhat of a point of pride for the city and I understand they are financially successful.
 
I agree that there is no reason to resort to Train and Matchbox Twenty, but KXT has to be somewhat accessible. Only 13, maybe 14 people in D/FW want to hear nothing but obscure music one song after another.
 
Couldn't agree more with Johnny Letter. Early on, I gave KXT a few chances but was always bored out of my mind. I needed at least 1 or 2 songs/artists I'd heard of before. The last couple of months, though, they've really been hitting their stride. I've heard a lot of deep cuts from artists I forgot I liked (10,000 Maniacs, Crash Test Dummies), several personal favorites (Counting Crows, Grateful Dead), a few fun pop hits (No Doubt), and some new stuff I'd like to get to know better. However, I'm not interested in a station that does the work 102.9 and 103.7 already do just fine.

As a talk radio devotee, I'd mostly given up on music stations. KXT is the only thing in the Metroplex that could change my mind, and I hope they don't mess that up!
 
bturner said:
As I understand it, they can own a 'formerly' commercial signal. ... As I understand it, if KHCB 105.7, a non-profit on a commercial frequency operating as a non-comm, chose to sell, they could sell to a 'for profit company' but would likely have a tougher time getting approval than a non-comm moving to the commercial band.


For example: 103.3 FM in Waco http://www.baylor.edu/kwbu/
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johnny_letter said:
I agree that there is no reason to resort to Train and Matchbox Twenty, but KXT has to be somewhat accessible. Only 13, maybe 14 people in D/FW want to hear nothing but obscure music one song after another.
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People who tend to lean towards the obscure also don't tend to listen to the radio very much since they can't find what they like there. Me and my friends all have weird tastes in music and in the car it's always the iPod, not the radio.
 
almaniac27 said:
People who tend to lean towards the obscure also don't tend to listen to the radio very much since they can't find what they like there. Me and my friends all have weird tastes in music and in the car it's always the iPod, not the radio.
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Pretty much the same here....I listen to the iPod in the car a majority of the time. I am not saying that KXT shouldn't break new artists. They just need to mix the new stuff in with established quality music to make the station listenable.
 
cousintim said:
Wow. Both a hash tag and "fail" in the same title. Someone is trying a little too hard to be both hip and clever.
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If you'd read the first post, you'd understand the OP's logic in posting that as the title.
 
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