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Larry Krueger On KFRC A's Broadcast?

BossRadioDJ

BossRadioDJ

Did anyone catch Larry Krueger (of "brain-dead Caribbean hitter" fame) on KFRC/610 during the A's pre-game show on Sunday?

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> Did anyone catch Larry Krueger (of "brain-dead Caribbean
> hitter" fame) on KFRC/610 during the A's pre-game show on
> Sunday?
>
> DJ

No -- was he interviewing someone or being interviewed himself? Hope he lands a gig (was that a tryout, perhaps?). He got a raw deal IMHO.
 
Re: Turning KQKE Into A Sports Station?

> Hope he lands a gig (was that a tryout, perhaps?).
> He got a raw deal IMHO.


Agreed. The rumors I'm hearing include Krueger going over to Clear Channel/SF, where Bob Agnew (his longtime boss) has been reportedly given the additional title of "Sports Branding Manager" for CC's West Coast stations.

Funny ... CC doesn't currently have a sports station in the Bay Area.

Yet.

Keep in mind that CC's contract with Air America is up in about a month ... as is the contract between the Oakland A's and Infinity. Plus, the San Jose Sharks are on CC-operated stations in the Southbay, and Team Teal would *love* to be on a "San Francisco station" ... plus CC already has Stanford football and basketball, and USF hoops (on both KNEW and KQKE). And Krueger would be terrific counter-programming to "The Razor and Mr. T."

Those alone (Sharks, Stanford, USF) would make a good start toward turning KQKE into a Sports Talk station. Add the A's, and you've got a big-league sports talker run by a guy with experience at making money with the format in this market.

(Read the following out loud, in your deeeeepest voice, with some reverb and the sound of walls crashing down:)

"960 The Quake -- Sports That'll Knock You Out Of Your Seat!"


DJ

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Re: Turning KQKE Into A Sports Station?

> > Hope he lands a gig (was that a tryout, perhaps?).
> > He got a raw deal IMHO.
>
>
> Agreed. The rumors I'm hearing include Krueger going over to
> Clear Channel/SF, where Bob Agnew (his longtime boss) has
> been reportedly given the additional title of "Sports
> Branding Manager" for CC's West Coast stations.
>
> Funny ... CC doesn't currently have a sports station in the
> Bay Area.
>
> Yet.
>
> Keep in mind that CC's contract with Air America is up in
> about a month ... as is the contract between the Oakland A's
> and Infinity. Plus, the San Jose Sharks are on CC-operated
> stations in the Southbay, and Team Teal would *love* to be
> on a "San Francisco station" ... plus CC already has
> Stanford football and basketball, and USF hoops (on both
> KNEW and KQKE). And Krueger would be terrific
> counter-programming to "The Razor and Mr. T."
>
> Those alone (Sharks, Stanford, USF) would make a good start
> toward turning KQKE into a Sports Talk station. Add the A's,
> and you've got a big-league sports talker run by a guy with
> experience at making money with the format in this market.
>
> (Read the following out loud, in your deeeeepest voice, with
> some reverb and the sound of walls crashing down:)
>
> "960 The Quake -- Sports That'll Knock You Out Of Your
> Seat!"
>
>
> DJ
>
The Air America contract was renewed.
 
Re: Turning KQKE Into A Sports Station?

SFStatic wrote:

> The Air America contract was renewed.


When? For how long?
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Re: Turning KQKE Into A Sports Station?

well, i give it up to the quake for trying. anyone know how the o'franklen factor's ratings were?
 
Re: Turning KQKE Into A Sports Station?

> This seems to be another speculation - like KFRC going Country - that involve radio stations with marginal formats making potentially even worse decisions. I have this image of corporate execs sitting around a conference table. The boss says - "Our format on (blank station) is getting mediocre ratings. That's just not acceptable, people. Let's discuss ideas for new formats that will REALLY send the station down the crapper..."


SFStatic wrote:
>
> > The Air America contract was renewed.
>
>
> When? For how long?
>
 
Re: Turning KQKE Into A Sports Station?

> well, i give it up to the quake for trying. anyone know how
> the o'franklen factor's ratings were?
>
Air America signed a 3 year deal with KQKE. Besides would they take KABL-AM & turn and reformat it again?
 
Re: Turning KQKE Into A Sports Station?

> > Hope he lands a gig (was that a tryout, perhaps?).
> > He got a raw deal IMHO.
>
>


A.A.R. pays clear channel to place programming on KQKE. Will continue until A.A.R. goes broke.
>
 
Re: Turning KQKE Into A Sports Station?

Wouldn't bet on that. It's a tenuous situation.

>
> A.A.R. pays clear channel to place programming on KQKE. Will
> continue until A.A.R. goes broke.
> >
>
 
Re: Turning KQKE Into A Sports Station?

> > > Hope he lands a gig (was that a tryout, perhaps?).
> > > He got a raw deal IMHO.
> >
> >
>
>
> A.A.R. pays clear channel to place programming on KQKE. Will
> continue until A.A.R. goes broke.
> >
>


You are incorrect. AAR programming is barter.

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Re: Turning KQKE Into A Sports Station?

> > > > Hope he lands a gig (was that a tryout, perhaps?).
> > > > He got a raw deal IMHO.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > A.A.R. pays clear channel to place programming on KQKE.
> Will
> > continue until A.A.R. goes broke.
> > >
> >
>
>
> You are incorrect. AAR programming is barter.
>
> The only station they currently buy time on is WLIB in New
> York.
>
Sorry to question your veracity, but AAR pays CC a lot of money, in cash, to clear on KQKE. It is not, and never was, barter. The above post is correct, it will continue until they go broke...which may not be long, as they are begging for money from listeners on their website.
 
Re: Turning KQKE Into A Sports Station?

> >
> > You are incorrect. AAR programming is barter.
> >
> > The only station they currently buy time on is WLIB in New
>
> > York.
> >
> Sorry to question your veracity, but AAR pays CC a lot of
> money, in cash, to clear on KQKE. It is not, and never was,
> barter. The above post is correct, it will continue until
> they go broke...which may not be long, as they are begging
> for money from listeners on their website.
>

yes, to be precise, $250,000/mo. for KQKE, not counting L.A. CC station
 
Re: Turning KQKE Into A Sports Station?

> > > > > Hope he lands a gig (was that a tryout, perhaps?).
> > > > > He got a raw deal IMHO.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > A.A.R. pays clear channel to place programming on KQKE.
> > Will
> > > continue until A.A.R. goes broke.
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > You are incorrect. AAR programming is barter.
> >
> > The only station they currently buy time on is WLIB in New
>
> > York.
> >
> Sorry to question your veracity, but AAR pays CC a lot of
> money, in cash, to clear on KQKE. It is not, and never was,
> barter. The above post is correct, it will continue until
> they go broke...which may not be long, as they are begging
> for money from listeners on their website.
>

You got proof of this?
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Re: Turning KQKE Into A Sports Station?

> > >
> > > You are incorrect. AAR programming is barter.
> > >
> > > The only station they currently buy time on is WLIB in
> New
> >
> > > York.
> > >
> > Sorry to question your veracity, but AAR pays CC a lot of
> > money, in cash, to clear on KQKE. It is not, and never
> was,
> > barter. The above post is correct, it will continue until
> > they go broke...which may not be long, as they are begging
>
> > for money from listeners on their website.
> >
>
> yes, to be precise, $250,000/mo. for KQKE, not counting L.A.
> CC station
>


OOOOOUCH!!! Would I be going oput on a limb to say they are not getting their moneys worth???
 
Re: Turning KQKE Into A Sports Station?

k9ez wrote:

> OOOOOUCH!!! Would I be going oput on a limb to say they are
> not getting their moneys worth???


Look at it this way: if they are actually paying $250,000 a month, that's about $350 an hour (for 24 hours) over a period of a month.

I was debating putting the word "only" in front of "$350 an hour" but decided not to.

DJ
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BOSS HANDLE

Just a question. Since your handle implies "Boss Radio" DJ.
Did you work for a real Drake station? Or is this simply
a handle?
 
Re: BOSS HANDLE

> Just a question. Since your handle implies "Boss Radio" DJ. Did you work for a real Drake station? Or is this simply a handle?


Do you manufacture Collins radios?
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Re: BOSS HANDLE

You avoided answering the question, obviously you're
not what you call yourself. By the way Collins is
my last name.


> > Just a question. Since your handle implies "Boss Radio"
> DJ. Did you work for a real Drake station? Or is this simply
> a handle?
>
>
> Do you manufacture Collins radios?
>
 
Re: BOSS HANDLE

> You avoided answering the question, obviously you're
> not what you call yourself. By the way Collins is
> my last name.


I didn't answer your question because you placed it in the middle of a thread that has nothing to do with who I am.

I use the term "BossRadio" in my handle because I've been a fan of the genre for forty years, and I'm an active collector of Boss-related memoribilia; I didn't think that there was a requirement to have actually worked at a Boss station to use the term in my handle ("obviously you're not what you call yourself").

Virtually everyone who is a regular on this board knows who I am; if you don't, all you have to do is click through to one of the links at the bottom of my posts and you'll find out. You can even get a look at my ugly-*ss face if it's that important to you.

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