After looking at the continuing ratings slide by The Lake, does anybody else find it ironic that they're running a TV commercial that uses the Tom Petty song "Free Fallin'" as its sound track?
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Lake TV
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> After looking at the continuing ratings slide by The Lake,
> does anybody else find it ironic that they're running a TV
> commercial that uses the Tom Petty song "Free Fallin'" as
> its sound track?
>
Is NBC airing the ad? I expected to see it durring Law and order Sunday night, but I didn't. Havn't seen the ad yet, but it'll be interesting to see.
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> does anybody else find it ironic that they're running a TV
> commercial that uses the Tom Petty song "Free Fallin'" as
> its sound track?
>
Is NBC airing the ad? I expected to see it durring Law and order Sunday night, but I didn't. Havn't seen the ad yet, but it'll be interesting to see.
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promorobot
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Re: I take it you've actually seen the ratings?
...or is it just wishful thinking they fell? Since the book was embargoed, none of us without access to a paper copy of the Buffalo ARB would know.
I know quoting #'s is prohibited onthis board, but could you at least give us a hint?
PTR
> After looking at the continuing ratings slide by The Lake,
> does anybody else find it ironic that they're running a TV
> commercial that uses the Tom Petty song "Free Fallin'" as
> its sound track?
>
<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by promorobot on 03/13/06 03:46 AM.</FONT></P>
...or is it just wishful thinking they fell? Since the book was embargoed, none of us without access to a paper copy of the Buffalo ARB would know.
I know quoting #'s is prohibited onthis board, but could you at least give us a hint?
PTR
> After looking at the continuing ratings slide by The Lake,
> does anybody else find it ironic that they're running a TV
> commercial that uses the Tom Petty song "Free Fallin'" as
> its sound track?
>
<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by promorobot on 03/13/06 03:46 AM.</FONT></P>
Re: I take it you've actually seen the ratings?
> ...or is it just wishful thinking they fell? Since the book
> was embargoed, none of us without access to a paper copy of
> the Buffalo ARB would know.
>
> I know quoting #'s is prohibited onthis board, but could you
> at least give us a hint?
The 12+ ratings that are posted show a continuous downward trend. Let's just say that the most recent (unposted) book continued that trend.
> ...or is it just wishful thinking they fell? Since the book
> was embargoed, none of us without access to a paper copy of
> the Buffalo ARB would know.
>
> I know quoting #'s is prohibited onthis board, but could you
> at least give us a hint?
The 12+ ratings that are posted show a continuous downward trend. Let's just say that the most recent (unposted) book continued that trend.
Re: I take it you've actually seen the ratings?
> The 12+ ratings that are posted show a continuous downward
> trend. Let's just say that the most recent (unposted) book
> continued that trend.
>
I've not seen the "Free Fallin'" commercial. If the recent Lake ratings are that bad, somebody has a wicked sense of humor, is truly "twisted" in the Monty Python sense of the word or is downright dense.
There must be a few Lake TV commercials in rotation. The comercial I've seen has a boom box in the bow of a rowboat floating in water with the song "Freedom" by Richie Havens playing through all 29.5 seconds and a brief "free your radio" voice-over. Truly inspiring.
> The 12+ ratings that are posted show a continuous downward
> trend. Let's just say that the most recent (unposted) book
> continued that trend.
>
I've not seen the "Free Fallin'" commercial. If the recent Lake ratings are that bad, somebody has a wicked sense of humor, is truly "twisted" in the Monty Python sense of the word or is downright dense.
There must be a few Lake TV commercials in rotation. The comercial I've seen has a boom box in the bow of a rowboat floating in water with the song "Freedom" by Richie Havens playing through all 29.5 seconds and a brief "free your radio" voice-over. Truly inspiring.
It Is What It Is
The Lake is a good radio station for what it does. I don't expect a lot from it. That's not intended to be a left-handed compliment; simply don't expect a lot of razzle-dazzle from the radio station. It's sort of the un-radio, CD changer effect, like a low key, less erratic Jack. Except more focused on deep cuts and album rock music. The other day I heard 97 Rock play Dark Side Of The Moon for the unpteenth million time. I flipped to the Lake and they were playing a pretty interesting deep cut from Cream, "Politician." I hope the Lake keeps doing what it's doing, even though rumors of a format change have already surfaced not only on this board but within the broadcast community. The Lake is far better than Jack.
The Lake is a good radio station for what it does. I don't expect a lot from it. That's not intended to be a left-handed compliment; simply don't expect a lot of razzle-dazzle from the radio station. It's sort of the un-radio, CD changer effect, like a low key, less erratic Jack. Except more focused on deep cuts and album rock music. The other day I heard 97 Rock play Dark Side Of The Moon for the unpteenth million time. I flipped to the Lake and they were playing a pretty interesting deep cut from Cream, "Politician." I hope the Lake keeps doing what it's doing, even though rumors of a format change have already surfaced not only on this board but within the broadcast community. The Lake is far better than Jack.
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promorobot
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Re: I take it you've actually seen the ratings?
Well that is a pity. I do hope Entercom sticks with it though. Unless they slip below a 1 share, what else can they do? There isn't some "magic bullet" format to switch to, especially with thei lacking signal.
Here's a bold suggestion: why not give it some more time? Dump the jocks. They really don't add anything. Run it on a shoestring, but keep it the way it is. Eventually the format will find it's level. Not to mention the growing Rochester audience.
Buffalo doesn't need another cookie-cutter Jack-Bob-Alice-we-play-what-we-want-not-really format.
PTR
> The 12+ ratings that are posted show a continuous downward
> trend. Let's just say that the most recent (unposted) book
> continued that trend.
>
Well that is a pity. I do hope Entercom sticks with it though. Unless they slip below a 1 share, what else can they do? There isn't some "magic bullet" format to switch to, especially with thei lacking signal.
Here's a bold suggestion: why not give it some more time? Dump the jocks. They really don't add anything. Run it on a shoestring, but keep it the way it is. Eventually the format will find it's level. Not to mention the growing Rochester audience.
Buffalo doesn't need another cookie-cutter Jack-Bob-Alice-we-play-what-we-want-not-really format.
PTR
> The 12+ ratings that are posted show a continuous downward
> trend. Let's just say that the most recent (unposted) book
> continued that trend.
>
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