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Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Spring Ratings...
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I was going to post something about it yesterday when it was released, but I didn't find anything spectacular with this book. AMOR is the runaway blockbuster powerhouse, and HOT is trailing right behind it. LITE had a rough book. Y-100 stopped the bleeding. 93-ROCK is in dead last place among the local FMers, and 300 rock fans aqui en el Sur de Florida can't be wrong (just kidding) !
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Geez, WIOD. It's now the 3rd most listened to talker in Miami-FTL behind 2 Spanish talkers, with another one right on its heels.
Is there room for two all-sports talk stations? I don't think the public wants or needs both.
Spring ratings continue to show WQAM dominating overall. 790 is bleeding money, they don't own the signal and they are losing their shirts on the rights fees for Dolphins. How long can that real estate guy take it before he gives it up? My guess is that they won't be here a year from now and we'll be back to one sports radio station.
I like DeFo and Sid - the rest are a bunch of blowhards, espcially that LeBatard. What an ego.
Spring ratings continue to show WQAM dominating overall. 790 is bleeding money, they don't own the signal and they are losing their shirts on the rights fees for Dolphins. How long can that real estate guy take it before he gives it up? My guess is that they won't be here a year from now and we'll be back to one sports radio station.
I like DeFo and Sid - the rest are a bunch of blowhards, espcially that LeBatard. What an ego.
roxy23 said:
There's always 'room' for two (or more) of any type of station (news, sports, music, what-have-you). 560-WQAM clearly has their act together, and they are the sports leader here in South Florida. 790-THE-TICKET is clearly struggling.
From what I've read on here from some of our radio veterans WQAM (560) and WFUN (790) were fierce TOP 40 competitors back in the day. Maybe Lincoln Financial Media should return WAXY-AM to those good-time days of old - perhaps an even older version of their WMXJ-FM. How about a big band / Las Vegas like station ? Just some ideas there.
THE MAJOR
WAXY-AM could always be leased to ABC Radio to be run as a basic satellite signal of ESPN Radio except with a local host here or there. ESPN wants to get an affiliate in Miami again and WQAM is not biting on to that. ESPN Radio (790) could be run by the ABC Radio folks who run Radio Disney on AM 990 and it would just be piping in the signal, selling it, and paying the bills. They could keep a local host or 2 for the afternoon drive slot and be done with The Ticket. The Ticket could always sell the Dolphins contract to ESPN Radio.The-Major said:
I wonder why WAXY aired the All Star Game from ESPN Radio instead of Marlins flagship WQAM? I hope WQAM gets back ESPN Radio's MLB play-by-play package and ESPN Radio's AllNight. Sporting News Radio lost Wheeler which means I lost a reason for tuning in.roxy23 said:
Sunday Night Baseball has been airing on WAXY instead of WQAM as of late. Can this package stop bouncing around? Or is WQAM's Marlins coverage forcing ESPN to find clearance on WAXY?
The baseball packages are distributed by Westwood One who sometimes cut their own deals with local stations. Obviously,the Marlins schedule is a factor but not the deciding one in this case
When 790 came in they cleared all the inventory required by Westwood to carry the games and secure the baseball sall-star game and Sunday night baseball.
Assuming it all works out, WQAM will benefit from the ESPN programming on the weekends/overnights during non-baseball season as well as access to some of their guys like Chris Mortensen
When 790 came in they cleared all the inventory required by Westwood to carry the games and secure the baseball sall-star game and Sunday night baseball.
Assuming it all works out, WQAM will benefit from the ESPN programming on the weekends/overnights during non-baseball season as well as access to some of their guys like Chris Mortensen
CapeFish is correct - the MLB package is an ESPN product and the folks at ESPN dislike QAM even more than they may dis-like the people who LMA WAXY. WAXY didn't really burn ESPN. WAXY wanted to run more local programmin, bumping Dan Patrick, so ESPN bolted to 1400. With ESPN it's all about getting their shows cleared. In fact, they have a history of staying out of markets they don't get satisfactory clearances. Other than overnights and some weekend hours, QAM won't be able to clear much. I think someone earlier mentioned a more likely scenario. If the present WAXY sports group folds, WAXY's owners, Lincoln Financial, will have a stick looking for a format. Although I doubt they sell, it's not out of the question that ESPN waves big bucks to put their programming on 24/7. They'd probably even pay LeBatard to continue his afternoon show since he's part of the ESPN family anyway. If The Ticket folds, it's much more likely QAM gets Fox Sports Radio.
Faraway - not sure where you are getting your information. QAM is currently negotiating with ESPN Radio for a deal as we speak and it should be wrapped up and in place by September.
When the present LMA ownership at WAXY folds their ticket sometime within the next 12 months, Lincoln Financial would be better off going back to running paid programming - no overhead, no expenses and a clear profit
When the present LMA ownership at WAXY folds their ticket sometime within the next 12 months, Lincoln Financial would be better off going back to running paid programming - no overhead, no expenses and a clear profit
Isn't that the last thing Miami needs? Another paid programming station?
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Josh C. said:
Yeah, but WAXY had a lot of good brokered stuff... not the typical pill peddlers and insurance salesmen.
Like ethnic programs and Ken Held's Doo-Wop Shop, to name a few.
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Faraway - not sure where you are getting your information. QAM is currently negotiating with ESPN Radio for a deal as we speak and it should be wrapped up and in place by September.
When the present LMA ownership at WAXY folds their ticket sometime within the next 12 months, Lincoln Financial would be better off going back to running paid programming - no overhead, no expenses and a clear profit
Roxy - I have no inside information. Just making what I thought, based on experience and history, were educated guesses. If QAM gets it back, it indicates that ESPN isn't quite as picky as it once was about clearances and may be the first smart decisions made by GM Joe Bell. And before anyone from Beasley gets upset by that comment, I know he's cleaning up past management messes, and if what I read is true, has some other good moves coming soon. 'Bout time - they've been getting killed.
Regarding WAXY going back to paid programming - that may not be as simple as it sounds. They built up their old paid schedule over many years. When they flipped to sports, most of those shows skattered to other stations. It won't be easy to rebuild.
Final thought - what does everyone think of WBGG picking up the FM simulcast of Dolphins. Don't you think that pretty much nails down WAXY's coffin. I bet you'll be hearing BIG's broadcast promoted on all the Clear Channel stations. What station you gonna listen to for the game? Think this means BIG's sister, WIOD, will have the games next year, simulcast, of course on BIG?
When the present LMA ownership at WAXY folds their ticket sometime within the next 12 months, Lincoln Financial would be better off going back to running paid programming - no overhead, no expenses and a clear profit
Roxy - I have no inside information. Just making what I thought, based on experience and history, were educated guesses. If QAM gets it back, it indicates that ESPN isn't quite as picky as it once was about clearances and may be the first smart decisions made by GM Joe Bell. And before anyone from Beasley gets upset by that comment, I know he's cleaning up past management messes, and if what I read is true, has some other good moves coming soon. 'Bout time - they've been getting killed.
Regarding WAXY going back to paid programming - that may not be as simple as it sounds. They built up their old paid schedule over many years. When they flipped to sports, most of those shows skattered to other stations. It won't be easy to rebuild.
Final thought - what does everyone think of WBGG picking up the FM simulcast of Dolphins. Don't you think that pretty much nails down WAXY's coffin. I bet you'll be hearing BIG's broadcast promoted on all the Clear Channel stations. What station you gonna listen to for the game? Think this means BIG's sister, WIOD, will have the games next year, simulcast, of course on BIG?
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Faraway said:
I'm sure you're right.
But since brokered WVCG flipped just 6 months ago, abandoning a lot of other brokered shows, maybe WAXY could grab some of them if they act quickly.
http://RadioPages.net/radio/wtpswvcg.html
Since there is a finite amount of bandwidth in the market, I'm sure some of the former WAXY and WVCG programs are still homeless, either because they were unable to find a slot or because prices were too high.
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Stuart Elliott said:
I suppose. But why not let the jack-***es (couldn't resist the pun) have FM and make WAXY a station with LOCAL talk?
Rather than just another station playing a different assortment of what is already heard on most of our FMs already.
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