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Here's a story just pulled off the website allaboutcountry.com:
Is Clear Channel About To Flip KYSR/Los Angeles To Country?
There are unconfirmed reports circulating on the streets of Los Angeles, and throughout the industry, that Clear Channel will be flipping one of their LA stations to Country, most probably Modern AC KYSR/("STAR 98.7"), or perhaps KBIG. Both stations are in ratings limbo with KYSR currently with a [EDIT]and Hot AC KBIG with [EDIT].
As you know, KZLA/Los Angeles flipped formats back in August to "MOVIN' 93.9," and at the time was sitting at a [EDIT], and was the second biggest billing Country station in the world, in the largest radio billing market in the world. Ultimately, billing will be the deciding factor.
Could it be KYSR that is changing? Program Director Charese Fruge’ just got to the station in May from ALICE in Denver. On the surface, she is Modern AC all the way, but she does have Country Radio experience. Could it be KBIG? Well, Clear Channel does have a few "BIG COUNTRY" stations, like the one about 200 miles North of the "City Of Angels," in Fresno at KHGE. CC also owns AC KOST, so that would be the station that would most likely capture the audience that KBIG might shed if they change. Veteran LA radio superstar Charlie Tuna does mornings on KBIG...could he comfortably segue to Country?
One other point about Clear Channel going Country in LA: Clear Channel has a big resource in Ray Massie, the Program Director at the company's legendary KNIX/Phoenix. The same Ray Massie who had many super successful years as PD of KFRG/San Bernadino. After all, San Bernadino is just a suburb of LA, so it would make sense that Massie would do well in LA, despite the fact that he didn't do so well in San Francisco, after he left San Bernadino.
[EDIT-specific Arbitron citations are prohibited under the TOS of radio-info.com. Arbitron ratings are copyright protected and their citation here is unauthorized.]
Is Clear Channel About To Flip KYSR/Los Angeles To Country?
There are unconfirmed reports circulating on the streets of Los Angeles, and throughout the industry, that Clear Channel will be flipping one of their LA stations to Country, most probably Modern AC KYSR/("STAR 98.7"), or perhaps KBIG. Both stations are in ratings limbo with KYSR currently with a [EDIT]and Hot AC KBIG with [EDIT].
As you know, KZLA/Los Angeles flipped formats back in August to "MOVIN' 93.9," and at the time was sitting at a [EDIT], and was the second biggest billing Country station in the world, in the largest radio billing market in the world. Ultimately, billing will be the deciding factor.
Could it be KYSR that is changing? Program Director Charese Fruge’ just got to the station in May from ALICE in Denver. On the surface, she is Modern AC all the way, but she does have Country Radio experience. Could it be KBIG? Well, Clear Channel does have a few "BIG COUNTRY" stations, like the one about 200 miles North of the "City Of Angels," in Fresno at KHGE. CC also owns AC KOST, so that would be the station that would most likely capture the audience that KBIG might shed if they change. Veteran LA radio superstar Charlie Tuna does mornings on KBIG...could he comfortably segue to Country?
One other point about Clear Channel going Country in LA: Clear Channel has a big resource in Ray Massie, the Program Director at the company's legendary KNIX/Phoenix. The same Ray Massie who had many super successful years as PD of KFRG/San Bernadino. After all, San Bernadino is just a suburb of LA, so it would make sense that Massie would do well in LA, despite the fact that he didn't do so well in San Francisco, after he left San Bernadino.
[EDIT-specific Arbitron citations are prohibited under the TOS of radio-info.com. Arbitron ratings are copyright protected and their citation here is unauthorized.]
