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My prediction for Pensacola Radio

Tibbs...I just read this thread for the first time this morning and my blood pressure went up 5 notches.....ROB.....Get your head our of your a**....Every radio station doesn't exist to please you. Urban has its place in the market....just because you don't like urban doesn't mean there aren't 100,000 or more people within the Pensacola/Mobile market that do.

I had better stop while I am ahead.

cceng....out
 
Tibbs2 said:
I just wish they'd bring Arnetta the Moodsetta back in to do the flip...Even if it never flips.
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no more calls please...we have a winner! "I quit this b----!"
 
romer979fm said:
Tibbs2 said:
I just wish they'd bring Arnetta the Moodsetta back in to do the flip...Even if it never flips.
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no more calls please...we have a winner!  "I quit this b----!"
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The former announcer for WBLX-FM referenced above was actually called "Inetta the Moodsetta". As for the post by cceng, if you are angry and cannot post anything pleasant in response to another user, do not response to that person.
 
The board has mods as well.. again, this is MY predictions based on what I'm seeing.
 
To Mr. Poledo, agreed!

After all He does work in radio broadcasting.

He has many years of experience.

Besides that, Mobile can support several Urban formatted radio stations.  They have enough support to keep them all going.  To those who still wish for the demise of WBLX, not happening.  It's going to stay for years to come.  Heck even I know that WBFZ 105.3 FM will stay put too.  They're not going anywhere.  This station will be around for years to come, as well.

I even realize that if you were to completely take away the average WBLX Mobile and/or WBFZ Selma, mass protests would be waged against the person(s) that were guilty of bringing about their demise. And yes these protests would be loud and vocal.  There would never be an end to them.  Unless someone were to restore their Urban formats back to them.  When that happened, the protests would end and the remover would be so tarred and feathered that they would never be able to show their face again in those places.  Matter of fact that person would be forced to relocate to some other community, for his own safety.  

Just my two cents.

R.D.P. <><
 
If you want to know who is changing. Become friends with the station engineer.

If he has a box with a memo that says can you change the inputs on Wxxx and put in this new Sat or automation system by Monday morning and oh by the way mums the word. A format change might be on the way, ;D
 
Man, the mods are giving me a beat down and I didn't think that post was very bad. Oh well, I can take it. I've never been known to be nice.

Since my post was deleted I just wanted to make sure a certain poster in this thread knew that cceng is THE most well respected poster on the North Florida radio-info board. His words are gospel. His posts are fact.
While others may have used radio to save souls, cceng has used radio to save real human lives! (A reference to his work taking out a pirate during Hurricane Dennis. Charlie didn't have to take the sheriff along with him, he had every right to destroy equipment and hurt people.) Rob and the gang know of this story as "The Jammer."
 
and he deserves our respects.

I'd like to thank you guys for the history.
Please remember, no human being is perfect, and we all have a lot to learn on this damn planet.

Remember, radio without listeners is like a bank account without any money. Cherish us 'cause we do have choice. and while on 98 today, I saw many-a car with XM antennas. (sirius or xm, whatever the hell it's called)

I'm sorry to have pushed buttons but, I just wanted to state some theories of mine based on what I'm seeing across the dial.

The whole lineup on 100.7 is a joke. I'm still angry at them for not even having Dave Ramsey or Clark Howard on.

I got really bored with "Dead Eye Radio" gave them a few chances and said.. bleh

-Rob
 
Mario --- ccengs just playing along with the on-going love for rob. Its part of our nostalgia on this board for the past few years. WE LOVE ROB. We love his map quests, we love his tropo, we love his strobeys (gotta be careful there) and on and on. Don't go trying to change the love. Haha.

Now as for Armetta or whoever she is or was, all I did was look up the first YouTube video and got the info from who posted that link. I don't care what her name is, that is pretty much the greatest going away present I have seen Crumulus. I'd hire her for what humor she's gotta have and spunk. Wonder what she's doing.

Now, rob, I do respectfully gotta tell ya that the Great 98 wasn't a station I ever heard existed on 98.1 since like the mid-1980s and well on after. The only great station I've ever know to have existed was the GREAT won oh ate. That's 108 down on the right side of the radio dial. Not the middle and it was in Panama City, but maybe my memory was all clouded.
 
And for what it is worth...rob. This board would not be the same without you!!! I kinda hope you never leave Navarre, because it will be a lot less interesting on here. As. For Charlie, gotta agree. I have three Panhandle legends that are the greatest and most real --- CCENG, Jimmy W and Mark Carter. Sure there are lots others I just haven't thought about in years as I get old-er.

Gotta say, sir...ROB ---the line about listeners and bank accounts is spot on awesome. Been preaching that for years.

Poledo ... VIP
 
I figured if anyone would have gotten "modded" in this thread, it would have been my post....maybe the mod hit the wrong button.....keeping a low profile....need to save my strength for my Bay High School Class of '67 45th class reunion this weekend...

cceng
 
Observatons from the Ivory Tower...

Charlie's frustration with Rob is understandable, though our Navarre pal is always good for keeping an ear on things. And, as a non-radio pro (that's correct, Rob, isn't it?) he brings the perspective of the average listener to the table--something often missing when it's just us radioheads talking.

BLX is a monster--a damn money-machine--and will be with us for many, many years. Hell, even Cumulus hasn't been able to screw them up. A great radio station.

100.7 has flipped formats about every two years on-average over the past 20 years, and "Journey" apparently had no traction and was generating no cash flow--so the first task for WCOA-FM will be helping listeners find the SOB. It hasn't been on anyone's pre-set buttons for a long time--maybe since "Arrow" days, a dozen years ago.

But kudos to Cumulus for being the first to put a spoken-word format on one of the full Class C rigs serving the real (don't tell Arbitron) marketplace: Mobile-Pensacola.

Sure, the programming on it right now is shitty--all second-choice stuff--but that will-or-can change over time.

And second-choice programming on a clearly superior signal (100.7) is quite capable of beating the living hell out of first-choice programming on clearly inferior signals: 710 and 1370. When Huckabee starts clobbering Rush, there will be all sorts of movement happening. When 100.7 destroys 1370, there will be much consternation inside the Cumulus/Pensacola building, but it will sort itself out... and the programming worth saving will eventually shift to the FM. Yes, CC is very likely to respond in-kind, most likely picking an equivalent FM stick to pair with 710 and blunt WCOA's attack. I'd bet on The Rocket, assuming that TK can soak-up the rock dollars by itself, if they're not already doing so.

HMN? What happened in the Mobile Arbitron? Wasn't it released the other day? I'll have to look. But, generally, I have a lot of faith in Clear Channel's ability to program & promote CHR. And while 107.3's signal may not be quite on-par with the quasi-reincarnation of ABB (what are the calls?), the difference may not be perceptible to the typical CHR listener.

All of which is still fun to watch... from afar.
 
Now for more observations from an outsider,

I still look for The Head of the Republican Party (Rush) to eventually move to the FM side in the P-Cola area.  The timing is just right for someone to do it.  WCOA FM may be the ones to carry it out, providing CC has no issues with it.

WCOA FM might do very well, once people learn about them and the ad money starts to flow in.  I know that it's mostly second to third tiered talkers on here but I have a great feeling this presentation will work out.  A huge signal will work to their advantage.  Give this new talker some time and trust me they will have success.  So much of it, they will have to move much of their AM programs over to the FM side.  When that happens, I can see their AM station ditching talk and going for some type of Oldies/Classic Hits presentation and snagging them a FM translator to fill in the gaps where the AM doesn't come in too well between dark and dawn. 

To the last poster, you sir are spot on about 100.7 FM.  Wanted to add my own thoughts to this discussion.  I may not live in P-Cola but I'm rooting for this new station to have success and do very well.  I can see this station becoming a top biller for Panhandle/Mobile Bay area of the world, once they get everything established. 

And yes this outsider still believes that WBLX will always be around.  Urban does very well in many places around these parts.  Mobile/P-Cola is included too. 

R.D.P. <><
 
A little shift it topic with an equation for the experts to offer their thoughts on... those of you like the Redneck, Tibbs, and cceng... those with access to real numbers.

Which Cumulus FM in Fort Walton brings in the least revenue? Could Cumulus FWB justify dropping AC, Country, CHR, or Rock and handing that format over to the competition or are those four stations golden eggs that should not be touched?

In your mind's eye, could you, the experts, see Cumulus shuffling around the formats and signals in Fort Walton to put FM Talk on 93.3, 96.5, or 99.5? Unless Clear Channel is already working on a FM talk project in Mobile/Pensacola, Cumulus could come in from the east with a second talker anchored by El Rushbo. With the ability to pull the top talk radio shows from WCOA-AM and WFTW-AM, this would afford Cumulus the chance to hit the #1 spot on the FWB and Pensacola ratings with a FWB/Pensacola FM Talker.

And even if Clear Channel is working to put on a FM talk station in Mobile/Pensacola, a Cumulus FM talker from Fort Walton could still work out and the worst case scenario would see WCOA-FM 100.7 going Sports Talk with Alabama or Auburn sports (using the Tide or AU logo on 100.7 bumper stickers would attract a whole lot of attention. Of course, Clear Channel's FM Talk approach for Mobile/Pensacola could easily be Sports Talk with Rush Limbaugh.
 
amfmxm, not going to quote your message, it's too long... but... in the past you've talked about WMEZ as if you knew quite a bit about the station. If/when Clear Channel moves forward with Talking on 96.1, could you see Pamal changing WMEZ's format to Classic Rock, Classic Hits, or the wet dream format AAA?

Also, you seem high on 107.3. Why do you think dual Mobile/Pensacola market needs two Top 40 stations? With Pensacola getting a third CHR from Z96.5 in Fort Walton and Mobile having several FM signals available that do not cover the Pensacola market... Is it that hard to imagine the dual Mobile-Pensacola market with only one Top-40/CHR with Pensacola having a second choice in Z96.5 and Mobile having a new/local (live/local!) second choice, perhaps 106.5 after the major news/talk programing has been poached by Cumulus and Clear Channel?

I gotta keep a low profile ya know. Just because I'm not paranoid, doesn't mean the man isn't watching me. Don't tell anyone where I am.
 
amfmxm said:
When Huckabee starts clobbering Rush, there will be all sorts of movement happening. When 100.7 destroys 1370, there will be much consternation inside the Cumulus/Pensacola building, but it will sort itself out... and the programming worth saving will eventually shift to the FM. Yes, CC is very likely to respond in-kind, most likely picking an equivalent FM stick to pair with 710 and blunt WCOA's attack. I'd bet on The Rocket, assuming that TK can soak-up the rock dollars by itself, if they're not already doing so.
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If CC was smart (ain't that a big IF!) they'd hop-to on getting their lineup on FM. It seems like the current trend is migrating talk to FM because it's cheaper than music, so the pressure is on for them to decide if they can continue to make a run with a paltry 1,000 watt AM station up against their own FM, WCOA, 1480 (when it's operational) and 106.5.

My own speculation about WNTM snagging a translator is really, really starting to sound like "too little, too late".

I just don't see TK 101 going anywhere. IIRC it does well in Pensacola and they don't really have a strong secondary rocker like they do with FWB's CHR at 96.5. But classic rock? It would be a huge upset, but I could see it being shuffled off to the translator, if it ever comes on, and talk going on 96.1.

But like Rob and RDP I am but a nobody, a listener. My opinions are worthless, but it's so much fun to speculate.
 
amfmxm said:
HMN? What happened in the Mobile Arbitron? Wasn't it released the other day? I'll have to look. But, generally, I have a lot of faith in Clear Channel's ability to program & promote CHR. And while 107.3's signal may not be quite on-par with the quasi-reincarnation of ABB (what are the calls?), the difference may not be perceptible to the typical CHR listener.
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The Winter 11 ratings are posted but only for subscribers, which CC is… but there's no listing for HMN. ??? The last time it posted was fall, when it was a distant second to WABB.

In Pensacola, HMN posted a 3.0 but WABD wasn't listed, so it's impossible to say, but that 3.0 is almost double from fall, so they are definitely gaining traction there. In the fall they were behind WABB and Z 96. I think if WABB had continued they honest to God would have bypassed them last quarter.
 
Of course HMN was going to gain in the fall. JLQ dumped the format. Hence, they gain share. Doesn't mean they were gaining traction. Just a gift.
 
Why do you think dual Mobile/Pensacola market needs two Top 40 stations? With Pensacola getting a third CHR from Z96.5 in Fort Walton and Mobile having several FM signals available that do not cover the Pensacola market
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Pensacola could care less about 96.5. It is a Fort Walton Station. WABD is sold as a Mobile station, and Pensacola is secondary. HMN is Pensacola and so on...


My own speculation about WNTM snagging a translator is really, really starting to sound like "too little, too late".
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WNTM covers the market okay. The ratings are decent. A translator won't make that much difference to the bottom line. With a tall tower absent in the metro area, coverage would be poor. Baldwin county doesn't figure in the equation.

And even if Clear Channel is working to put on a FM talk station in Mobile/Pensacola
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Most of the CC stations are healthy ratings and revenue wise. WJLQ was not. Hence, the reason for the change. It's not about who can jump on the News talk bandwagon first.

The battle for CHR was different. You had had a ratings winner legend leaving the market. It made sense to fill the void with two stations. Because of the geographic difference of both markets. Both will probably do okay.
 
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