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Live, local daytime programming returns to WCTC

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Starting today, 1450 WCTC's weekday schedule includes a live, local, general-topic midday show for the first time since Jay Sorenson began his ill-fated stint as WCTC's Assistant Program Director.

The energetic sports-talk show (also live and local) which has occupied WCTC's midday slot for the past few months has now moved to the 5 - 7 PM afternoon drive-time slot, and in its place is a new midday show from Noon to 2 PM hosted by Steve Kaplan.

WCTC's daytime schedule also includes a WOR-knockoff live/local "Restaurant Guys" show from 11 AM to Noon, the syndicated Clark Howard advice-talk show from 2 to 4 PM, and a truncated version of Jerry Doyle's syndicated political talk show from 4 to 5 PM.
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I guess scraping the bottom of the barrel has attracted some attention by Greater Media's "powers that be!" It's sad that another "local" station is falling by the waste-side. So that leaves two heritage NJ stations in limbo in terms of what the future holds: WCTC and WBUD.

Such a shame...

I still say simulcast WMTR on WCTC at night and give them a Central Jersey presence. I said this lonnnnnnnngggggg before they lost the WWTR/1170 simulcast a few months back!

"...Is ANYONE Home?"
 
> I guess scraping the bottom of the barrel has attracted some
> attention by Greater Media's "powers that be!" It's sad that
> another "local" station is falling by the waste-side. So
> that leaves two heritage NJ stations in limbo in terms of
> what the future holds: WCTC and WBUD.

Did you actually read my message? WBUD is dropping live, local programming from their schedule, while WCTC is ADDING it. Very important difference there! Besides, WCTC's ratings are on a slow but sure upward trend, and this change in programming can only help to continue that.
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> Did you actually read my message? >

Actually YES I DID READ YOUR MESSAGE and I chalk it up to a GIANT who cares! WCTC has all the makings of a "Been there done that strategy" going for them. Go Local in different dayparts...nahhh lets do rocket science and bring in syndicated "Garbage" on what is supposed to be a LOCAL station serving Central Jersey. Only to revert back to giving local programming a go. Even though I no longer listen to NJ 101.5, they DO seem to have the goods on Talk Radio in MOST of Jersey. Time for WCTC to try something else IMO. It appears to me that it's BROKE so it NEEDS fixin'

Not looking for an argument, but the snide remark at the opening of your post required some clarification on my part apparently!
 
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