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Stephen_TheMCO
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I don't know spanish very well unfortunately , but I can somewhat interpret some of the stuff they are saying on the station.
First off, as I was typing, they had some dead air for about a minute at the top of the hour, then afterwards they broke in during the middle of one of the songs with the KAYO-FM ID. I suspect they covered up the AM ID during the dead air time, since they are simulcasting 1210 AM currently, and only had the FM ID on the FM side. I suspect in the next few days the FM side will become the main side of the operation, and the AM will be the secondary.
This station reminds me of a couple stations in San Diego when I was younger. They use alot of audio effects, echoing, high and low pitch, and other cool background sound effects. Like the other Regional Mexican format stations I've heard, they tend to have alot of fun on the air. It's entertaining to hear sometimes, even though 99% of the time I haven't got a clue as to what they are saying.
It's kinda cool that the hispanic community has their own FM station in the market now. I know alot of people who have been waiting for a station like this on the FM side of radio for awhile. Unlike some other format flips, this one does bring something to the market that has never been here before, at least on the FM dial (even though I don't listen to Spanish music myself).
It'll be interesting to see if 99.3 gains any points on the Arbitron ratings, with the growing hispanic community in the Seattle-Tacoma area.
I also do hope that the former KAYO airstaff can find new positions in the radio market soon, and I wish them luck. As one of the DJs on the station said, it does happen, it's part of the business, and that if he was in the same position that Puget Sound Broadcasting was in, he would have done the same thing ($20 million is probably enough to upgrade 97.7 or 102.1 and move it closer to Seattle, thereby bringing in more money). I think that was a good call on their part to let the DJs say their goodbyes on the air, and let them mention on the air that the station was indeed sold and was changing formats, unlike what happened with Andy Savage and the other DJs at 96.5. I don't think Savage or his fans would have cared really if the station changed to JACK, as long as he would have been allowed to stay on the air there, which Infinity apparently thought differently.
Anyways, that's my 2-cents on that. Good luck to the former KAYO DJs on their future plans, and good luck to the new owners of 99.3, with their new station.
First off, as I was typing, they had some dead air for about a minute at the top of the hour, then afterwards they broke in during the middle of one of the songs with the KAYO-FM ID. I suspect they covered up the AM ID during the dead air time, since they are simulcasting 1210 AM currently, and only had the FM ID on the FM side. I suspect in the next few days the FM side will become the main side of the operation, and the AM will be the secondary.
This station reminds me of a couple stations in San Diego when I was younger. They use alot of audio effects, echoing, high and low pitch, and other cool background sound effects. Like the other Regional Mexican format stations I've heard, they tend to have alot of fun on the air. It's entertaining to hear sometimes, even though 99% of the time I haven't got a clue as to what they are saying.
It's kinda cool that the hispanic community has their own FM station in the market now. I know alot of people who have been waiting for a station like this on the FM side of radio for awhile. Unlike some other format flips, this one does bring something to the market that has never been here before, at least on the FM dial (even though I don't listen to Spanish music myself).
It'll be interesting to see if 99.3 gains any points on the Arbitron ratings, with the growing hispanic community in the Seattle-Tacoma area.
I also do hope that the former KAYO airstaff can find new positions in the radio market soon, and I wish them luck. As one of the DJs on the station said, it does happen, it's part of the business, and that if he was in the same position that Puget Sound Broadcasting was in, he would have done the same thing ($20 million is probably enough to upgrade 97.7 or 102.1 and move it closer to Seattle, thereby bringing in more money). I think that was a good call on their part to let the DJs say their goodbyes on the air, and let them mention on the air that the station was indeed sold and was changing formats, unlike what happened with Andy Savage and the other DJs at 96.5. I don't think Savage or his fans would have cared really if the station changed to JACK, as long as he would have been allowed to stay on the air there, which Infinity apparently thought differently.
Anyways, that's my 2-cents on that. Good luck to the former KAYO DJs on their future plans, and good luck to the new owners of 99.3, with their new station.