KZLA Goes Dance and Rick Dees?

[FightingIrish]

Billboard Radio Monitor R&R updated it:

- Station will dump KZLA calls.

- Entire airstaff has been canned.

- Emmis is looking for new jocks.

IMO, this was a strong move for Emmis. This will be easier to sell with Power 106 (as opposed to selling a country/hip-hop combo). Dees' return is a big attention grabber, and could bode well for them. And I can see this format growing, since people seem to really be getting sick of hip-hop on one end and dreary Hot AC/Modern AC on the other. This sounds like Dance Top 40 from the early 90's. And I'm sure country will be much more successful on a suburban stick.

 

[only1moore]

Rick Dees I remember used to do some kind of countdown show, i forget the title.

"Rick Dees' Weekly Top 40." He still hosts that show. I wouldn't be surprised if that show ends up at 93.9.

 

[mostb1]

Rick Dees will be on the KTLA Morning Show between 7 AM and 10 AM on Friday.

 

[mostb1]

The L.A. Times has finally posted a story about KZLA and Rick Dees
http://www.calendarlive.com/music/cl-et-dees18aug18,0,6255479.story?coll=cl-music-features

 

[mostb1]

There was a good piece on the Channel 4 News about the change. Patrick Healy was out at the Tim McGraw/Faith Hill concert at the Staples Center tonight. They played some of Movin 93.9. Also, showed Clear Channel trying to capitalize on the demise of KZLA by giving out cards and stickers at the concert showing that KOST plays some country music artists.

Besides KTLA Prime News at 10 and ABC 7 Eyewitness News earlier, sister stations Fox 11 News at 10 and My 13 News at 11 also had a brief piece about the change.

So it looks like Emmis got a lot of local publicity today.

 

[mostb1]

"The Boomer" Joe Servantez (from the "Dance Now" days of Power 106) is the voice of Movin 93.9. And of course, Don LaFontaine www.donlafontaine.com is the voice of Rick Dees promos on Movin.

 

[john77]

Movin 93.9, the Mix that makes you move...

Rick is back.

It is the "Movin" format from Alan Burns that is already on in Seattle.

(And we all thought he would end up At CBS or CC!)

I don't think anyone here thought The Dees would be back at CC after how unceremoniously he was let go by them.

 

[john77]

Have fun LA with the imposter Philly 106.1, good luck you'll get tired after a few days.

Nobody is going to get tired of a station that has local legend Rick Dees as its morning superstar.

Phily 106.1 has two things against it. One, it is a Clear Channel station. Two, it has Whoopi in the morning. A disaster unto herself.

Agreed on those fronts, anything Clear Channel you've got to question

Yes... ANYTHING Clear Channel must be questioned... the biggest joke of a conglomerate there is for sure.

 

[mostb1]

Movin 93.9, the Mix that makes you move...

Rick is back.

It is the "Movin" format from Alan Burns that is already on in Seattle.

(And we all thought he would end up At CBS or CC!)

I don't think anyone here thought The Dees would be back at CC after how unceremoniously he was let go by them.

Rick was supposed to be the morning man at K-Earth (as hinted to on Thursday on InsideRadio.com). But he asked for too much. They even had a blueprint made up for his own studio at their new digs on Wilshire before they moved in.

Rick is hated by Clear Channel to today. And the feeling is mutual.

 

[mostb1]

The perfect station to do country is the underperforming 95.9, The Fish. Analysts have been urging Salem to sell off their Fish and Praise formatted FM's, return the proceeds to the shareholders and concentrate on their News/Talk and Christian Teaching stations. The Fish's transmitter location would fit them well for this format. And it's still a family friendly format.

Good story in a Tennessee newspaper (from a Country music persective) about the switch
http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060818/BUSINESS01/608180389

 

[mostb1]

What's interesting is this isn't an Alan Burns consulted station, Emmis just purchased the rights to use the name "Movin". Like they couldn't come up with something better or free? Guy Zapoleon is the consultant.

Also, interesting from All Access is about meetings for another country station in L.A. They were in meetings all day at Clear Channel in Burbank Thursday. Hmmm...

Country KZLA Gives Way To Movin Format; Rick Dees To Do Mornings

Rick Dees' New Home
EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS and DEES ENTERTAINMENT have announced the launch of MOVIN 93.9, "The Mix That Makes You Move," and former KIIS-FM/LOS ANGELES morning legend RICK DEES will do morning drive.

The format change took place at 10:15a (PT) when midday personality SHAWN PARR played KEITH URBAN/Tonight I Wanna Cry. MOVIN 93.9 replaces the longtime Country format of KZLA. This leaves both NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES without Country stations -- but ALL ACCESS hears that meetings are already underway in LOS ANGELES to explore a new home for Country.

"We’re overjoyed that RICK DEES will be joining EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS and Movin 93.9,” said EMMIS VP/Programming JIMMY STEAL who will also program the station, "RICK’s passion for LOS ANGELES’ morning radio is legendary and his live & local show is a perfect fit for MOVIN 93.9. We can’t wait for him to start! He’s the perfect compliment to this exciting new format."

KZLA PD R.J. CURTIS will stay through a transitionary period, and will stay on to program KZLA's online stream and HD2 Channel.

"EMMIS is the perfect fit," said RICK DEES. "I’ve been presented with many opportunities, and the new MOVIN 93.9 gets me excited like I’ve never been before! We will have an All-Star team ready to deliver a great morning show for SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA."

EMMIS VP/Radio Division VAL MAKI said, "This is one of the most exciting opportunities we’ve seen in any radio market. The potential audience has told us that they want something new and fun. The combination of this music and RICK DEES make this the perfect answer to the needs of the marketplace. We are privileged to launch this station and I applaud the entire team."

The MOVIN 93.9 Rhythmic Pop Contemporary format is a collaboration of the EMMIS programming team, and ZAPOLEON MEDIA STRATEGIES President GUY ZAPOLEON who is the consultant. EMMIS purchased the rights to use the MOVIN' name from ALAN BURNS & ASSOCIATES. Core artists include Rhythmic Pop Contemporary stars like BEYONCE’, GWEN STEFANI, USHER, JENNIFER LOPEZ, BLACK EYED PEAS, MADONNA, JANET JACKSON, and GNARLS BARKLEY.

STEAL is in the process of assembling an airstaff. Interested applicants should apply to: CRISTINA ZOIDA for JIMMY STEAL, KPWR, 2600 W. Olive, 8th Floor, BURBANK, CA 91505. No calls or emails.

Look for a call letter change, soon. And expect marketing featuring airplane banners, bussides, viral marketing and TV ads to begin shortly.

KZLA continues to be available via Internet streaming as well as on MOVIN 93.9’s HD Radio side channel. Go to www.kzla.com for more info. The new site addresses, www.movin939.com as well as www.movin939.fm will be active, soon.

 

[panhandler]

The perfect station to do country is the underperforming 95.9, The Fish. Analysts have been urging Salem to sell off their Fish and Praise formatted FM's, return the proceeds to the shareholders and concentrate on their News/Talk and Christian Teaching stations. The Fish's transmitter location would fit them well for this format. And it's still a family friendly format.

Good story in a Tennessee newspaper (from a Country music persective) about the switch
http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060818/BUSINESS01/608180389

KFSH bills well enough to make Salem very happy... but yes, Country could do better.

 

[leonardo10]

Does anyone know if they are streaming online yet for Movin' 93.9?

Thanks!

 

[only1moore]

Does anyone know if they are streaming online yet for Movin' 93.9?

Thanks!

Not yet, but Emmis does has plans for KZLA and KPWR to stream online soon. But I wouldn't hold my breath since they have talked about streaming their LA stations for some time while the competition are already streaming theirs.

 

[mostb1]

Rick was on via phone on the KTLA Morning Show during Sam Rubin's entertainment report about 7:45 AM. He said he would start "sometime" after Labor Day.

 

[SuperRadioFan]

the calls 'KMVN' seem to be available..............

 

[accessdlp]

This was the picture on Yes.com's top 100 of 'ZLA as of 404pm this afternoon: http://www.yes.com/top100.php?s=KZLA

WIth Rodney Adkins "If You're Going Through Hell..." at #1, the list is pretty much country (Wreckers....nice to see ya Michelle Branch, Faith, Chesney, Big and Rich, Underwood, etc) Until we get to Bon Jovi's "Who Says You Can't Go Home" at #19.

Iit gets pretty much mixed from there: Stefani at #32, McGraw #33. Chesney at #39, followed by Furtado at #40. at in goes frome there.

At 4:04pm, KZLA's top 100 were

1 1 Rodney Atkins If You're Going Through Hell (Before The Devil Even Knows)
2 2 The Wreckers Leave The Pieces
3 6 Gary Allan Life Ain't Always Beautiful
4 3 Faith Hill Sunshine And Summertime
5 9 Steve Holy Brand New Girlfriend
6 17 Kenny Chesney You Save Me
7 8 Little Big Town Bring It On Home
8 7 Rascal Flatts Life Is A Highway
9 4 Big & Rich 8th Of November
10 16 Dierks Bentley Every Mile A Memory
11 11 George Strait Give It Away
12 5 Toby Keith A Little Too Late
13 12 Heartland I Loved Her First
14 10 Josh Turner Would You Go With Me
15 15 Rascal Flatts Me And My Gang
16 20 Carrie Underwood Before He Cheats
17 18 Brad Paisley The World
18 40 Sugarland Want To
19 35 Bon Jovi Who Says You Can't Go Home
20 29 Brooks & Dunn Building Bridges
21 26 Danielle Peck Findin' A Good Man
22 21 Jack Ingram Love You
23 13 Shedaisy In Terms Of Love
24 22 Pat Green Feels Just Like It Should
25 28 LeAnn Rimes Something's Gotta Give
26 37 Jason Aldean Why
27 19 Kenny Chesney Summertime
28 30 Gretchen Wilson California Girls
29 32 Jack Ingram Wherever You Are
30 24 Sarah Buxton Innocence
31 23 Keith Anderson Every Time I Hear Your Name
32 Gwen Stefani Cool
33 50 Tim McGraw My Old Friend
34 33 Montgomery Gentry She Don't Tell Me To
35 39 Kenny Rogers I Can't Unlove You
36 14 Carrie Underwood Don't Forget To Remember Me
37 25 Jo Dee Messina It's Too Late To Worry
38 42 Darryl Worley Nothin' But A Love Thang
39 45 Kenny Chesney Living In Fast Forward
40 Nelly Furtado Promiscuous (w/ Timbaland)
41 Black Eyed Peas My Humps
42 34 Josh Turner Your Man
43 81 Dierks Bentley Settle For A Slowdown
44 94 LeAnn Rimes Some People
45 Gnarls Barkley Crazy
46 Shakira Hips Don't Lie (w/ Wyclef Jean)
47 Rihanna SOS (Rescue Me)
48 61 The Lost Trailers Why Me
49 67 Lonestar What About Now
50 27 Jason Aldean Amarillo Sky
51 60 Jamie O'Neal Somebody's Hero
52 Natasha Bedingfield Unwritten
53 41 Sara Evans A Real Fine Place To Start
54 58 Toby Keith As Good As I Once Was
55 44 Keith Urban Better Life
56 43 Van Zant Nobody Gonna Tell Me What To Do
57 36 Phil Vassar Last Day Of My Life
58 77 Billy Currington Why, Why, Why
59 96 Phil Vassar The Woman In My Life
60 Lonestar My Front Porch Looking In
61 71 Keith Urban Tonight I Wanna Cry
62 31 Little Big Town Boondocks
63 53 Brad Paisley Alcohol
64 47 Toby Keith Get Drunk And Be Somebody
65 48 Faith Hill Mississippi Girl
66 46 Lee Ann Womack He Oughta Know That By Now
67 72 Dierks Bentley What Was I Thinkin'
68 54 George Strait The Seashores Of Old Mexico
69 Mark Wills 19 Somethin'
70 Tim McGraw My Little Girl
71 Brooks & Dunn That's What It's All About
72 86 Joe Nichols Size Matters [Someday]
73 Alan Jackson Don't Rock The Jukebox
74 Lonestar Mountains
75 84 Montgomery Gentry Gone
76 John Michael Montgomery Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)
77 52 Garth Brooks Good Ride Cowboy
78 62 Diamond Rio Beautiful Mess
79 83 Keith Urban Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me
80 73 Faith Hill The Lucky One
81 Tracy Byrd Ten Rounds With Jose Cuervo
82 38 Jamie O'Neal I Love My Life
83 59 Toby Keith Big Blue Note
84 Toby Keith Should've Been A Cowboy
85 51 Phil Vassar Good Ole Days
86 63 Rascal Flatts What Hurts The Most
87 56 Trace Adkins Swing
88 57 Brad Paisley When I Get Where I'm Going (w/ Dolly Parton)
89 49 Jake Owen Yee Haw
90 Alan Jackson Like Red On A Rose
91 79 Sugarland Down In Mississippi (Up to No Good)
92 Alan Jackson Summertime Blues
93 Tim McGraw Something Like That
94 78 Brooks & Dunn Ain't Nothing 'Bout You
95 Sean Paul Temperature
96 Debbie Deb Lookout Weekend
97 Gorillaz Feel Good Inc.
98 Deee-Lite Groove Is In The Heart
99 Black Eyed Peas Where Is The Love (w/ Justin Timberlake)
100 Dierks Bentley Come A Little Closer

Don

 

[only1moore]

32 Gwen Stefani Cool
40 Nelly Furtado Promiscuous (w/ Timbaland)
41 Black Eyed Peas My Humps
45 Gnarls Barkley Crazy
46 Shakira Hips Don't Lie (w/ Wyclef Jean)
47 Rihanna SOS (Rescue Me)
52 Natasha Bedingfield Unwritten
95 Sean Paul Temperature
96 Debbie Deb Lookout Weekend
97 Gorillaz Feel Good Inc.
98 Deee-Lite Groove Is In The Heart
99 Black Eyed Peas Where Is The Love (w/ Justin Timberlake)

I wouldn't be surprised if the Rhythmic titles start expanding as we post this.

 

[sacriver]

Also, interesting from All Access is about meetings for another country station in L.A. They were in meetings all day at Clear Channel in Burbank Thursday. Hmmm...

"The biiiigest hits, the bigggest staaaars..... The (k)BIG 104.3....."


Nah, it'll never happen.

 

[djdramah2]

With all the recent flipping to a rhythmic, urban and/or urban ac format, it is going to be interesting to see how all of the dust will settle. Right now some sort of rythmic or urban product is on 92.3, 93.5, 93.9, 100.3, 102.3, 102.7, 104.3, 105.9 and to a lesser extent at 94.7, correct me if I have missed a frequency....I can't keep up anymore. Any predictions of which station will die? Or will each one survive?