Mega 107.5 Hits the Air at 1:pm

[BBontheRadio]

For anyone who's interested, I wanted to share a link to an interview with the CBS Dallas VP about the station's format change -- you can check it out here on the Dallas Observer's blog Unfair Park:

http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2009/02/these_have_been_busy_days.php

LOL, I love the petition at the bottom with 1 signature.

 

[davideduardo]

Bruce Carter wrote "An intent to exclude is racist no matter who does it. Communication in private in a language two people are comfortable with is, of course , perfectly"

He is exactly correct. I wrote earlier that my folks said you speak the language the country's constitution is written where you chose to reside. Its called respecting YOUR country. There have been many incidents in public be it at work,a restaurant,where the participants spoke english,then a few would break into spanish that excluded members of that group from understanding what they were saying. Very Discriminatory ,and the the few who were speaking spanish were actually speaking about the non Spanish speaking members in attendance. The content was not flattering. Thus in the case of school,the students could have been speaking about a teacher or principal in a non flattering way. You don't impose your language.laws or customs on a country that you chose to move to. You accept theirs or you simply do not reside there. It's your choice,but you simply can not select the laws to which to abide by or a workplace 's rules,etc. They are there for uniformity and cooperation,NOT DISCRIMINATION.

I'm truly saddened to see that Tio Taco is alive and well in Dallas.

 

[greencougar7]

It's called RESPECT. I am saddened you fail to recognize that and label it derogatory.

 

[scrtr84]

Is it just me, or has DE developed an attitude as of late?

 

[jeffdfw]

This Observer post made Diet Coke come out my nose...

ThingFish says:
With all the stations on the Burrito end of the dial, how the hell was there an unfilled hole?

I hate Dallas radio. I hate it so hard.

 

[greencougar7]

That is pretty Good . :

SCRTR 84.It was always there.

 

[davideduardo]

Is it just me, or has DE developed an attitude as of late?

No, it's just an allergy... to bigotry and clsed-mindedness.

 

[greencougar7]

In other words a self description.

107.5 will switch in 2010..stay tuned.

 

[davideduardo]

107.5 will switch in 2010..stay tuned.

That would be the hope and intent of some. ;D

 

[AndyWaldrop]

No, it's just an allergy... to bigotry and closed-mindedness.

David,

Please forgive the ignorant and arrogant remarks from ignorant and arrogant posters on this board. Do be advised that there are, indeed, some of us on here that do have some degree of intelligence and our sole purpose is to not, in fact, post ignorant, arrogant, uninformed, unintelligent and uneducated attacks against you or anyone else.

Now back to the original topic...which the ignorant and arrogant have, as per usual, strayed from.

Mega 107.5 should, if programmed like Clear Channel's (soon to be CBS's) Mega 101 in Houston, do quite well. Being on a local stick, of course, is a big plus.

Though many of the posters attitudes are "damn...another Mexican radio station," you and I know that making money is what this (and every) business is all about. If Mega 107.5 appeals to enough people, then the ratings and the spot count (and, ultimately, the cash flow) fall-in accordingly, then we know the change was the smart thing to do. If it wasn't the smart thing to do, then they move on and try something else.

What a shame it would be if the broadcasters were swayed, at all, by the mumblings and rumblings of some of the idiots that post on the various forums available to them. Now, having said that, there are a few (very few) folks that, from time to time, have some good ideas. Unfortunately, those posts are greatly outnumbered by the posts that come from folks that are, for the most part, clueless.

 

[davideduardo]

Though many of the posters attitudes are "damn...another Mexican radio station," you and I know that making money is what this (and every) business is all about.

Thanks, Andy. Your point is often neglected by many of the posters, who forget that no audience segment can be served long by commercial radio if there is not enough revenue to make a profit.

 

[scrtr84]

Andy,

With all due respect, this is an "opinion" board. That means posters are giving their opinions on the topics at hand. If you cannot distinguish between opinion and the so called "gunk" you described, then perhaps this board isn't for you.

 

[WheredidMergeGo]

I don't have any sort of statistics or anything but hey, if the station is successful and has an audience then good on them!

It's not like this is some sort of assault on "traditional god fearing American values" or something.

heck - i wouldn't mind a few more stations that played "other languages"! beats hearing Nickleback every other 30 seconds.

"...we need more variety on the fm dial to save radio......as long as I agree with the variety......" - not so much.

 

[davideduardo]

I don't have any sort of statistics or anything but hey, if the station is successful and has an audience then good on them!

It's not like this is some sort of assault on "traditional god fearing American values" or something.

heck - i wouldn't mind a few more stations that played "other languages"! beats hearing Nickleback every other 30 seconds.

"...we need more variety on the fm dial to save radio......as long as I agree with the variety......" - not so much.

If you want a real example of variety, then look at a thread about the HD-2 channels of WSKQ and WPAT-FM on the NYC board; the two are apparently testing a new Arabic pop format on the HD channels of two Spanish language stations!

 

[scrtr84]

I don't have any sort of statistics or anything but hey, if the station is successful and has an audience then good on them!

It's not like this is some sort of assault on "traditional god fearing American values" or something.

heck - i wouldn't mind a few more stations that played "other languages"! beats hearing Nickleback every other 30 seconds.

"...we need more variety on the fm dial to save radio......as long as I agree with the variety......" - not so much.

If you want a real example of variety, then look at a thread about the HD-2 channels of WSKQ and WPAT-FM on the NYC board; the two are apparently testing a new Arabic pop format on the HD channels of two Spanish language stations!

What good does this do for market #5? It's not like we can receive stations out here, from NYC. Or is there some sort of magical tuner we can get that will make this possible? :

 

[davideduardo]

What good does this do for market #5? It's not like we can receive stations out here, from NYC. Or is there some sort of magical tuner we can get that will make this possible? :

No, there is no tuner. But there is a dictionary which will show you what the word "example" means.

 

[scrtr84]

What good does this do for market #5? It's not like we can receive stations out here, from NYC. Or is there some sort of magical tuner we can get that will make this possible? :

No, there is no tuner. But there is a dictionary which will show you what the word "example" means.

I know what example means, and yours doesn't cut it. An example of radio variety is something we could actually listen to. We can't get the real impression of radio variety by simply reading about stations in far away markets. Look up the word "hear" in that dictionary.

 

[davideduardo]

What good does this do for market #5? It's not like we can receive stations out here, from NYC. Or is there some sort of magical tuner we can get that will make this possible? :

No, there is no tuner. But there is a dictionary which will show you what the word "example" means.

I know what example means, and yours doesn't cut it. An example of radio variety is something we could actually listen to. We can't get the real impression of radio variety by simply reading about stations in far away markets. Look up the word "hear" in that dictionary.

Hearing either the Spanish language HD-1 /Analog of WPAT & WSKQ or the Arabic HD-2 channels is not necessary. The "example" illustrates the diversity and variety of offerings on radio today.

You'd only have to listen if you did not believe such programming existed. And most people can't correctly identify Arabic if they hear it, anyway. Aiwa.

 

[scrtr84]

What good does this do for market #5? It's not like we can receive stations out here, from NYC. Or is there some sort of magical tuner we can get that will make this possible? :

No, there is no tuner. But there is a dictionary which will show you what the word "example" means.

I know what example means, and yours doesn't cut it. An example of radio variety is something we could actually listen to. We can't get the real impression of radio variety by simply reading about stations in far away markets. Look up the word "hear" in that dictionary.

Hearing either the Spanish language HD-1 /Analog of WPAT & WSKQ or the Arabic HD-2 channels is not necessary. The "example" illustrates the diversity and variety of offerings on radio today.

You'd only have to listen if you did not believe such programming existed. And most people can't correctly identify Arabic if they hear it, anyway. Aiwa.

Uhhh yeah... TWO stations in ONE market is hardly an example of radio variety, when you consider there are 1,200+ radio stations. And I disagree with you regarding your opinion that reading about something will suffice for an example, when the better example is the result of actually listening.

I think you might be suffering from the same problem CEO's face when tested for their level of confidence. The tests show 99% of them were over-confident.

 

[davideduardo]

Uhhh yeah... TWO stations in ONE market is hardly an example of radio variety, when you consider there are 1,200+ radio stations. And I disagree with you regarding your opinion that reading about something will suffice for an example, when the better example is the result of actually listening.

As of yesterday, including non-coms, LPFMs and CPs, there are 15,926 radio stations in the US.

I think you might be suffering from the same problem CEO's face when tested for their level of confidence. The tests show 99% of them were over-confident.

What does mentioning a specific example that shows how wide a range of programming that can exist have anything to do with over-confidence?