mornings on Planet

[djtommyr]

With all the buzz about Planet being down in the mornings, maybe we can turn this into its own discussion.

Generally, can a good, quality "more music" morning show beat a competitive "talk" show? Do listeners go for that? I know among the pros, a lot of them look at music in the morning as filler, or as "giving up."

As a listener, I would disagree with this opinion.

If Planet had a music morning show again--the last one that stayed longer than a week or two was "The All Request Morning Show with Lisa and Chumley"--I definitely would listen.

I could not stand Bubba or the Monsters. But for the short time that Chasey played music before the Monsters were picked up, I turned on Planet in the morning.

In this age of young people playing their own CD's and mp3's (myself included), wouldn't a music-based show attract more people than a more polarizing talk show?

I like Chasey anyway. She talks about the music, talks about the station, and does not go out of her way to shock or offend anyone.

Given the choice, I would pick her to do mornings on Planet. It may not cause a ratings revolution, but I would think it could stand out among all the talkers, since there's so much of that on the dial already.

Or maybe Chasey and Woody? There's a thought.

 

[bobdobbs]

You can't beat talk with a music intensive morning show. There may be 1 or 2 exceptions but it's very rare. On a station like Planet, you also need personality, (something that is truly lacking on that station). Plus it needs to be live and local. PLA only has 2 local jox on the air middays and PM drive.
Someone could come in and dominate the market since there is no local morning show that caters to 18-34 Men.