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More cuts at Curtis?

stafferman....you are right.
and radio is still wrong.

the spot client doesn't care if it's the ownership or the bandwidth.
it works or it doesn't. more to your point: NObody buys newspapers.
NObody buys radio. Millions read newspapers (online/free/whatever)
and millions listen (but do not spend any money to do so) to radio.

personally, i have had the WSJ delivered free to my home for the
last 4 years. i signed up for a trial period, and they just keep it up.
i guess i count somehow in the circulation numbers pitch. every once
in a while i get an invoice to "pay to continue" and i've ignored them.
 
just got back from south america. is it for sure that ed skurka is gone? I met him a couple times at station events and he was very approachable and engaging. could he be headed to wego, or is that station starting to wobble? What the heck is going on around here, triad? Spill, already!
 
I was just asking....I'm not sure if Ed Skurka is gone, I was listening one morning when they made an announcement he would be hosting the new Noon News and now I hear someone else doing it.
 
w00t said:
I listened to the race on WPTF tonight for about an hour and did not hear a single ad for a business. Every set was packed with PSAs or they just ran the filler from MRN.

So how again are they making money?
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I still think CMG shot themselves in the foot when the moved the races from 'QDR (a strong FM signal) to 'PTF... listened to the All-Star race Saturday night while the storm was going on and kept getting static sounds every time lightning struck...
 
berlin201 said:
w00t said:
I listened to the race on WPTF tonight for about an hour and did not hear a single ad for a business. Every set was packed with PSAs or they just ran the filler from MRN.

So how again are they making money?
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I still think CMG shot themselves in the foot when the moved the races from 'QDR (a strong FM signal) to 'PTF... listened to the All-Star race Saturday night while the storm was going on and kept getting static sounds every time lightning struck...
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Not to mention that according to the News and Observer, WPTF doesn't air all of the races.

I noticed WPTF had some Nationwide races and so did WBRF. That's unusual.

As for me, if I wanted to listen to NASCAR, I could. See the WTOB topic for everything you could ever want to know about my area's NASCAR station.
 
If you knew anything about radio today, you would know that NASCAR is a losing proposition on radio..There is NO Money to be made as NO ONE listens.. Check the Charlotte Board for the whole story!
 
WSJS on FM?

WSJS is applying to move the WBFJ translator at 101.3 in Davie County to one of WSJS' towers in Forsyth County and increasing the signal strength. WSJS AM would use the translator at this site. I would move it to 101.5 or 101.7 and go non directional.
 
disgruntled said:
what would be the point?
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WSJS has been playing music on the weekends. They have completely thrown in the towel with their news department & as a legitimate local station. They relied so heavily on the ultra conservative national hosts like Rush/Hannity, when they lost them, it was game over.

Bob Campbell is a rock DJ pretending to be a talk show host in the afternoons, J.R. Snyder while a great local guy, can't really wing it by himself. They'll prob flip to 24/7 music and have Campbell do mornings. That's my guess. Getting the FM translator will help them get a good stick to put music on. Music on AM radio is just unlistenable unless you're over the age of 65.

Again...I am completely speculating, but to me, that idea makes sense. Also from a corporate standpoint, I'm sure they can lay off a few more board ops and any lingering full-timers needed for the news/talk format. Spend that money on an FM Translator, keep one or two local talents and just make it an FM/AM jukebox. That idea makes sense to me. The current state of that radio station is just sad. It's a shell of a shell of a shell of a shell of their former self. Music would probably be a win at this point.
 
If you knew anything about radio today, you would know that NASCAR is a losing proposition on radio..There is NO Money to be made as NO ONE listens..
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You are totally right...nobody is huddling around the radio listening to NASCAR. The real, diehard, NASCAR fans also have Satellite. I have Sirius and I gotta admit, I'm a in and out NASCAR fan and they have shows that are AWESOME and they carry all the races. If you're truly a NASCAR nut, Sirius is a great idea and I think the fans get that.

But you're right, across the board NASCAR doesn't move the needle on the radio. No matter where you are.
 
well, you're right.
nobody is huddling around to listen...to ANYthing.
2 hours listening to ANYthing was 40 years ago.
all live sports are dead to radio since they're
now built for for the TV and/or internet format.
broadcast radio is for the 30-minute drive-time.
 
stafferman said:
disgruntled said:
what would be the point?
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WSJS has been playing music on the weekends. They have completely thrown in the towel with their news department & as a legitimate local station. They relied so heavily on the ultra conservative national hosts like Rush/Hannity, when they lost them, it was game over.

Bob Campbell is a rock DJ pretending to be a talk show host in the afternoons, J.R. Snyder while a great local guy, can't really wing it by himself. They'll prob flip to 24/7 music and have Campbell do mornings. That's my guess. Getting the FM translator will help them get a good stick to put music on. Music on AM radio is just unlistenable unless you're over the age of 65.

Again...I am completely speculating, but to me, that idea makes sense. Also from a corporate standpoint, I'm sure they can lay off a few more board ops and any lingering full-timers needed for the news/talk format. Spend that money on an FM Translator, keep one or two local talents and just make it an FM/AM jukebox. That idea makes sense to me. The current state of that radio station is just sad. It's a shell of a shell of a shell of a shell of their former self. Music would probably be a win at this point.
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If it's the music WKIX 850 was doing a few years ago, I say go for it.

Smith Patterson had a heart attack. I could go to the Journal web site and get the link, but I don't know if the Journal charges for going over the limit on articles any more.
 
So what do you guys think may be going on at Curtis? They have recently appoint a new General Manager for the 101.1 FM signal out of Burlington. Do we expect a format change or will they made a push to win with the Hispanic format?
 
nuffsaid said:
So what do you guys think may be going on at Curtis? They have recently appoint a new General Manager for the 101.1 FM signal out of Burlington. Do we expect a format change or will they made a push to win with the Hispanic format?
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If they don't try to succeed with Spanish on 101.1, I really hope 94.5 will go back to La Preciosa.
 
vchimpanzee said:
nuffsaid said:
So what do you guys think may be going on at Curtis? They have recently appoint a new General Manager for the 101.1 FM signal out of Burlington. Do we expect a format change or will they made a push to win with the Hispanic format?
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If they don't try to succeed with Spanish on 101.1, I really hope 94.5 will go back to La Preciosa.
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I think the second part of your comment makes a lot of sense...Based on ratings, and revenue for both stations. Of course I'm biased, but the numbers show that WFDD even with their poor on air talent line up is beating WPTI and WZTK isn't doing very well in the Triad.
 
I'm glad you mentioned the call letters "WZTK" - I haven't checked them out in....I can't remember how long. I just googled them, their website

http://www.curtismedia.com/wztk/

Is still the press release, from over a year ago, about how the station is flipping to Spanish. They still don't even have a website for that!!!????

Whatever they're doing with WSJS, I'm sure it will be half ass'd. If it goes music....I'm sure whoever the hell is standing in the lobby when the station flips will be hosting mornings. It's either they're amazing incompetent or they just don't have the manpower to do anything. Having a press release for a 100,000 BLOW TORCH MONSTER SIGNAL as a website is simply unacceptable in the digital age.
 
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