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Last Days of The Bone

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Supposedly January 1st is the day the Bone makes way for WEEI. So long Bone! Your on-air cheap shots and Stern gave you a bump for a while, but in the end it didn't work out. Thanks for making the radio battle in Portland interesting regardless.
 
Another post says the Nassau-to-WEEI simulcast moves may be put on hold indefinitely, so will
the flip happen or not? The Wikipedia entry for the station says the simulcast will occur on
Jan 1 "most likely" but the article they link to was from last Oct. and I guess the "problems"
started to pop up after that.
 
No way!

Then again, who's surprised.

From the company that brought you Free Beer and Hot Wings, the "retirement" of Bud Sawyer and the triumphant return of Mark Persky!

I feel sorry for the people working in that building. No, I really do. Well, except for the Franksters. More on that when the book comes out.
 
A look at The Bone website says that they've dropped the 3 hour rock block in favor of 20 song music marathons at 9AM, Noon and 5PM. Doesn't sound like something they'd do if they were going away anytime soon.
 
Threefer,

In most of you're posts, it seems you know what you're talking about when it comes to programming and creating revenue for a Classic Hits/Classic Rock radio station! I'm going to figure out who you are so I can personally ask you what station you have programmed in your obviously successful radio career. It would be a true honor to learn from the best! Plan to hear from me soon.

WeekendWarrior
 
Re: The Bone

"Supposedly January 1st is the day the Bone makes way for WEEI. So long Bone! Your on-air cheap shots and Stern gave you a bump for a while, but in the end it didn't work out. Thanks for making the radio battle in Portland interesting regardless"


" Just when BLM thought that their nightmare ended....just heard today over here in NH that the WEEI is a "no-go". Looks like the "Bone-ers" got a little more under the skin of the old dog than what originally met the eye.
 
My God, Threefer! You're becoming a rock star, right here on Radio-Info. Somebody cue up David Bowie's "Fame".
 
"A look at The Bone website says that they've dropped the 3 hour rock block in favor of 20 song music marathons at 9AM, Noon and 5PM. Doesn't sound like something they'd do if they were going away anytime soon."

Conversely, Frank in Portland is now doing the 3-hour commercial free blocks starting at 9. Sounds like they need the revenue?
 
I hope I'm not out of line, but I'd love an alternative or different format? ::)

The market needs something different.

argytunes
 
argytunes said:
The market needs something different.
Click to expand...

Does the market need something different? WMPG seems to suit the community members, and the handful of LPFM's seem to be doing just fine. Portland radio doesn't need to change just because a bunch of radio wannabes/hasbeens keep bitching about the Bone, Frank and BLM being repetitious and stealing ideas, it's the way radio is in the post '96 world. consolidation happened, people bought into it, time to deal with it because it's not changing, this isn't 1965, 1975 or 1985 anymore.
 
I would argue that things are changing again, Mainedude. Radio stations are selling for (relatively) cheap, listeners are beginning to demand greater localism (not really a word, me thinks, but you get the drift)...I think changes are very much afoot. The question is, can the radio industry adapt, as the newspaper folks have learned, to the changes needed to stay part of the audience's daily routine. If so, this could be a very exciting time for radio.

On post: Read any trade and you hear the echoes that the "active rock" format is coming back. That's no surprise to me. I just hope the Bone learns to do it better than everyone else...or decides to change formats. Otherwise, in my humble opinion, it's just wasting space.
 
For Mainedude2007:

I always thought these boards were designed to express opinions and concerns by ALL BROADCASTERS who are currently employed and/or have a great deal of past experience? Perhaps you have a case when it comes to any radio station sounding stale or tired? ???

But I'll bet most listeners get sick of your format from time to time!

Please stop using the radio isn't like it was 30 years ago argument! It's still the only resource that permits a listener to comment on news events and use his or her mind! 8)

As radiothis indicated earlier...ANYBODY CAN BUY A RADIO STATION...CHEAP! But this doesn't mean the programming has to sound the same way? ::)

argytunes
 
Not to be disagreeable, Argy, but Mainedude 2007 is right. Radio is NOT like it was 30 years ago. Listeners can comment all they want (if they can get on--how often after morning drive, as limited as the opportunities as that presents, can they actually get on the radio?), but it is NOT the listeners who drive the station. Yes, ratings DO count, but as we've seen time and time again, and as you've metioned, it is the out-of-state owners who control the format and content. For better or more than likely worse, that's the way it is now. Sure, there are some local owners (I know you work part-time for one) but really, how much impact are JJ's stations making in Portland? Be honest. Very little. We all know that. And JJ isn't really doing anything groundbreaking with what he's got. Conservative talk? WGAN does it better and more successfully. Syndicated Sportstalk? C'mon. Hip-hop? In Maine? Are you nuts? Perhaps YOU could plant a couple seeds in JJ's fertile mind and get HIM to do something different, that your listeners (or anyone else's) WON'T get tired of.

I'll reiterate, radio is NOT like it was 30 years ago, when I broke in. Consolidation and syndication has guaranteed that. Again, not trying to be argumentative. Just trying to present a point of view.

UM
 
radiothis! said:
I would argue that things are changing again, Mainedude. Radio stations are selling for (relatively) cheap, listeners are beginning to demand greater localism (not really a word, me thinks, but you get the drift)...I think changes are very much afoot.
Click to expand...

"Localism" is a meaningless buzzword du jour. Everyone wants it, but no one can agree on what it is. How many advertisers are willing to support it? As others have noted in this (and other) thread you can't turn back the clock. It's not 1979 anymore, and 1979-style radio isn't gonna work in the 21st century.

Since stations are supposedly selling cheaply now, this would be a good time for those who seem to have all the answers to what ails radio to put their money where their mouth is and show us how it's done.
 
I wasn't around for radio 30 years ago. I wasn't even born 30 years ago (close, but no cigar). So I can't tell you what radio used to be like...but I can tell you that an attitude that believes a term like localism is simply the word of the week (or day) is the sort of attitude that is ruining radio and the sort of narrowmindedness that makes the RIAA look silly.

The industry is changing, has changed, will continue to change. Personally--I work at a company that understands the definition of localism and has the books and the ad dough to prove being involved in the community works.

Yes, we voicetrack, yes, we cut corners, yes, I work four different jobs and am still part time (by choice, actually. I'm far more happy as a free agent). But when there's a winter/spring/summer/fall storm, no one has ever balked at paying the overtime to make sure our information is correct and our audience is informed. When a charity needs help, we host telethons. We're told to champion local events, promote benefit concerts, talk about what the city has to offer. Can we do more? Of course. Do I think we're some golden bastion of radio broadcasting? Of course not.

But my point is this: localism, community involvement, staying "interactive" or whatever word or phrase you want to use...is key to keeping audiences. TV knows this. Newspapers are learning this...the question is...will radio learn this?

It ain't about remembering how it used to be--it's about accepting how it is now.
 
It always amazes me how many currently working broadcasters enjoy playing THE AGE CARD as a substitute for possibly trying something different when it comes to a format, promotional idea or even a commercial!

I've often wondered if their radio flashback comments are an excuse to stop trying? ::)

argytunes
 
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