You're right...1090 did do badly. Personally, I think there were two reasons behind this.
1. The classic country fans were not happy losing their station. I imagine they're still not...I know KMPS has brought the format back on its HD signal, but how many people actually have HD capable radios???
2. Other than Sporting News Radio (which KRKO was also airing at the time), and the Bob Rivers show, I don't think ANY of their talk programming was live. Call me crazy, but that makes a difference on a talk station...I think that's why KTTH isn't doing so hot over all; other than mornings and Rush, it's all on tape delay. If it were all, or mostly, live, I think the "Extreme" or Buzz talk format could do well on AM...Though I agree with many here, it is better suited for FM. But, until we figure out how to pull The Mountain off the air, I don't think we'll see FM talk for a while. I don't know, maybe KLSY could flip. LOL
> > Okay, a lot of this has probably been said, but here goes.
>
> >
> > What Entercom has done to KISW, over all, is not good.
> "The
> > Men's Room" sounds like an amateur Opie and
> > Anthony...Personally, I prefer the real thing. B.J. in
> > mornings, however, is a good fit. Putting Leykis on tape
> > delay in a market where he does great is a bad idea, the
> > chosen time-slot and station even worse. Usually, at
> 10:00
> > at night, especially on a Friday, I want rock, not
> > talk...I'm sure many others feel the same way.
> >
> > On the flip side, The Wolf may not be such a bad thing.
> > Sure, 100.7 needs to do some major work on its audio
> > processing so the station doesn't sound like my dad's
> > 8-track player...But we'll have to see what happens after
> > they finish this 10,000 songs in a row thing and get an
> > airstaff in place. Personally, I like the variety; I've
> > heard some songs there that I haven't heard on KMPS in a
> > while...At the same time, maybe I'm cynical, but I don't
> > expect that to last. They'll probably take that "upbeat,
> > top 40" approach and apply it to the music, playing the
> same
> > fifteen songs over and over again. But, if they can bring
>
> > in some decent talent, who knows...They could give KMPS a
> > run for its money. If Entercom can get up a good ad
> > campaign, I think a lot of KMPS's listeners will see the
> ads
> > and maybe be curious and tune in. I think Q Country 102.9
>
> > is sort of the wild card in the whole thing...Some parts
> of
> > Everett, I pick them up okay, but don't get a really
> strong
> > signal until I start going south toward Seattle. If CC
> were
> > to move KFNK to that frequency as someone suggested, I
> think
> > we could have an interesting battle between 94.1 and 100.7
>
> > for the country audience. I think the 102.9 audience
> would,
> > especially if the audio is improved, flip to 100.7 as
> tthere
> > really seems to be a special hatred for KMPS on the part
> of
> > KNBQ...I know there was on the part of the old KAYO staff,
>
> > considering some statements I remember reading telling
> > listeners to tune to 102.9 and not 94.1 when KAYO went to
> > Spanish.
> >
> > I know it's not the greatest signal, but if Entercom is
> > determined to have music on 100.7, why not flip 770 to The
>
> > Buzz format...Move Rush to KIRO (or let KVI have him back)
>
> > as IKnowItAll predicted...Most of the rest of KTTH is
> > pre-recorded programming, so dump the "Truth" thing
> > entirely, and convert KTTH to "Talk Radio for Guys"...Get
> a
> > new morning and midday show, put Tom back on live, put The
>
> > Mens Room back on nights, and other than adding B.J. Shea,
>
> > leave KISW alone.
> >
> > It'll be interesting to see what happens over the next few
>
> > books...Personally, I don't think KISW will do very well.
>
> > Many of the Leykis and Mens Room fans don't necessarily
> like
> > rock and metal...And on the flip side, a lot of KISW's
> > listeners aren't going to want the added talk. The Buzz
> and
> > KISW were very good stations separately, but thrown
> > together, this experiment is likely to be a failure. I
> > think KISW will lose a lot of its existing audience to
> other
> > forms of entertainment such as the car CD player, iPods,
> and
> > even satellite radio...And I think the Buzz shows that
> have
> > been moved will suffer because as several people have
> > already stated here, they're not going to sit through
> music
> > they don't like to hear the personalities they do like.
> > However, I DO think The Wolf, though it's a lame name and
> > their wolf, to me, sounds more like a wounded boyote, does
>
> > stand a fighting chance. KISW, Tom Leykis, and their
> > respective audiences will be the ones hurt the most by
> this
> > switch.
> >
> > I could be completely wrong on all this...We'll see. Any
> > more, when I want good music, I stick with XM or my own CD
>
> > collection. I used to flip on Tom during the afternoons,
> > but it looks like I'll stick with O&A replays or XM's
> > various music channels on the way home.
> >
>
> High everybody, new here. Responding to the idea of KTTH as
> a new Buzz, wasn't there something similar in the past when
> we had 1090 AM as sort of Hot Talk with Opi & Anthony ??
> that didn't fly at all.
> My take on the KISW is simple. I like BJ, I respect him,
> he's worked hard in this market to deserve big bucks and a
> morning show but I feel he is being sacrificed by Entercom
> and they are putting him there to be trashed by Stern's fans
> and then, in the near future, they'll bring the savior.....
> Adam Corolla?????
>
1. The classic country fans were not happy losing their station. I imagine they're still not...I know KMPS has brought the format back on its HD signal, but how many people actually have HD capable radios???
2. Other than Sporting News Radio (which KRKO was also airing at the time), and the Bob Rivers show, I don't think ANY of their talk programming was live. Call me crazy, but that makes a difference on a talk station...I think that's why KTTH isn't doing so hot over all; other than mornings and Rush, it's all on tape delay. If it were all, or mostly, live, I think the "Extreme" or Buzz talk format could do well on AM...Though I agree with many here, it is better suited for FM. But, until we figure out how to pull The Mountain off the air, I don't think we'll see FM talk for a while. I don't know, maybe KLSY could flip. LOL
> > Okay, a lot of this has probably been said, but here goes.
>
> >
> > What Entercom has done to KISW, over all, is not good.
> "The
> > Men's Room" sounds like an amateur Opie and
> > Anthony...Personally, I prefer the real thing. B.J. in
> > mornings, however, is a good fit. Putting Leykis on tape
> > delay in a market where he does great is a bad idea, the
> > chosen time-slot and station even worse. Usually, at
> 10:00
> > at night, especially on a Friday, I want rock, not
> > talk...I'm sure many others feel the same way.
> >
> > On the flip side, The Wolf may not be such a bad thing.
> > Sure, 100.7 needs to do some major work on its audio
> > processing so the station doesn't sound like my dad's
> > 8-track player...But we'll have to see what happens after
> > they finish this 10,000 songs in a row thing and get an
> > airstaff in place. Personally, I like the variety; I've
> > heard some songs there that I haven't heard on KMPS in a
> > while...At the same time, maybe I'm cynical, but I don't
> > expect that to last. They'll probably take that "upbeat,
> > top 40" approach and apply it to the music, playing the
> same
> > fifteen songs over and over again. But, if they can bring
>
> > in some decent talent, who knows...They could give KMPS a
> > run for its money. If Entercom can get up a good ad
> > campaign, I think a lot of KMPS's listeners will see the
> ads
> > and maybe be curious and tune in. I think Q Country 102.9
>
> > is sort of the wild card in the whole thing...Some parts
> of
> > Everett, I pick them up okay, but don't get a really
> strong
> > signal until I start going south toward Seattle. If CC
> were
> > to move KFNK to that frequency as someone suggested, I
> think
> > we could have an interesting battle between 94.1 and 100.7
>
> > for the country audience. I think the 102.9 audience
> would,
> > especially if the audio is improved, flip to 100.7 as
> tthere
> > really seems to be a special hatred for KMPS on the part
> of
> > KNBQ...I know there was on the part of the old KAYO staff,
>
> > considering some statements I remember reading telling
> > listeners to tune to 102.9 and not 94.1 when KAYO went to
> > Spanish.
> >
> > I know it's not the greatest signal, but if Entercom is
> > determined to have music on 100.7, why not flip 770 to The
>
> > Buzz format...Move Rush to KIRO (or let KVI have him back)
>
> > as IKnowItAll predicted...Most of the rest of KTTH is
> > pre-recorded programming, so dump the "Truth" thing
> > entirely, and convert KTTH to "Talk Radio for Guys"...Get
> a
> > new morning and midday show, put Tom back on live, put The
>
> > Mens Room back on nights, and other than adding B.J. Shea,
>
> > leave KISW alone.
> >
> > It'll be interesting to see what happens over the next few
>
> > books...Personally, I don't think KISW will do very well.
>
> > Many of the Leykis and Mens Room fans don't necessarily
> like
> > rock and metal...And on the flip side, a lot of KISW's
> > listeners aren't going to want the added talk. The Buzz
> and
> > KISW were very good stations separately, but thrown
> > together, this experiment is likely to be a failure. I
> > think KISW will lose a lot of its existing audience to
> other
> > forms of entertainment such as the car CD player, iPods,
> and
> > even satellite radio...And I think the Buzz shows that
> have
> > been moved will suffer because as several people have
> > already stated here, they're not going to sit through
> music
> > they don't like to hear the personalities they do like.
> > However, I DO think The Wolf, though it's a lame name and
> > their wolf, to me, sounds more like a wounded boyote, does
>
> > stand a fighting chance. KISW, Tom Leykis, and their
> > respective audiences will be the ones hurt the most by
> this
> > switch.
> >
> > I could be completely wrong on all this...We'll see. Any
> > more, when I want good music, I stick with XM or my own CD
>
> > collection. I used to flip on Tom during the afternoons,
> > but it looks like I'll stick with O&A replays or XM's
> > various music channels on the way home.
> >
>
> High everybody, new here. Responding to the idea of KTTH as
> a new Buzz, wasn't there something similar in the past when
> we had 1090 AM as sort of Hot Talk with Opi & Anthony ??
> that didn't fly at all.
> My take on the KISW is simple. I like BJ, I respect him,
> he's worked hard in this market to deserve big bucks and a
> morning show but I feel he is being sacrificed by Entercom
> and they are putting him there to be trashed by Stern's fans
> and then, in the near future, they'll bring the savior.....
> Adam Corolla?????
>