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my wish list for 2013.

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36james

I know alot of people will think im crazy for suggesting this, but I would like to see Beasley broadcasting buy KLOS, KXOS, and its AM counterpart. i think Beasley could do something with KLOS, i mean they have the number 1 rated classic hits station in Vegas now, and they could really do something with 93.9 FM, as well, i know KXOS isnt owned by Cumulus, but im sure Emmis is anxious to get rid of it by now, LOL. just a thought, does anyone think im nuts?
 
this is the latest ppm for the Vegas area, and Beasley is doing great.

http://ratings.****************/cgi-bin/rol.exe/arb257
 
here is some info on KKLZ, Beasley Broadcasting in Vegas


On May 24, 2007, KKLZ changed its format to classic hits, which has been extremely beneficial for the station and has become a market leader with PPM methodology. In March 2010, KKLZ had the #1 position among all stations with Adults 25-54 in the Las Vegas radio market. In April 2010, KKLZ became the #1 rated station overall with Person 6+ and Person 12+. Today, the station features successful and experienced air personalities including "Mike, Jim & Charly in the Morning" (Mike O'Brian, Jim Tofte and Charly Kayle), Terrie Springs in the midday, Larry Martino in afternoons and Mike Manko in the evening. The station is led by General Manager, Tom Humm and Program Director, Justin Chase.
from wikipedia,

i think it can work here, what does everyone think?
 
36james said:
I know alot of people will think im crazy for suggesting this, but I would like to see Beasley broadcasting buy KLOS, KXOS, and its AM counterpart. i think Beasley could do something with KLOS, i mean they have the number 1 rated classic hits station in Vegas now, and they could really do something with 93.9 FM, as well, i know KXOS isnt owned by Cumulus, but im sure Emmis is anxious to get rid of it by now, LOL. just a thought, does anyone think im nuts?
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KXOS is being sold to Grupo Radio Centro and the sale was announced about a month ago; Emmis has been leasing 93.9 to GRC for about two years, and is making decent money on the LMA, too.

Beasley was in LA (KRTH AM & FM) and left the market about 23 years ago. They are not likely to be entertaining the idea of a return. And, of course, Cumulus is not selling in the #1 revenue market.
 
I have a huge radio wish list for 2013: I'd love to see (and hear) a 1950s-based oldies station that plays the rock'n'roll and doo-wop hits and the MOR hits; I'd love to have a station that plays MOR hits from the late 1940s through the 1970s, similar to KMPC's circa-1980 "Unforgettables" format; I'd love to have an all-request station similar to KRLA 1966-67; I'd love to have a country station with a 75-song chart and an oldies library that goes back to the era of Bob Wills, Gene Autry and Hank Williams; I'd love to have an all-news station that emphasizes local news and California news and does not broadcast ballgames, computer shows or cooking shows; I'd love to have a talk station that takes listener calls 24 hours a day and does not screen them but rather allows anyone to talk about anything, similar to KLAC's mid-'60s "two-way radio" format; I'd love to have a station that rebroadcasts the classic radio dramas and comedies of the 1930s-40s-50s; I'd love to hear weekly local countdown shows again; and finally, I'd love for stations to not play Christmas music until mid-December.

"Oh yeah, Steve, like that's all going to happen!"

As for KLOS, I've said elsewhere that maybe they need to focus on 1970s-80s-90s. Most FM oldies stations have dropped the pre-1964 songs that have been played to death for five decades---and yes, I realize that they're still playing the 1964-to-1973 songs that have been played to death for four decades---but if oldies stations saw reasons to drop the oldest music, is there any reason why classic-rock stations shouldn't do likewise? Does anyone still get excited when Purple Haze or Sunshine Of Your Love or the long version of Light My Fire comes on?
 
LARadioRewind said:
I have a huge radio wish list for 2013: I'd love to see (and hear) a 1950s-based oldies station that plays the rock'n'roll and doo-wop hits and the MOR hits; I'd love to have a station that plays MOR hits from the late 1940s through the 1970s, similar to KMPC's circa-1980 "Unforgettables" format; I'd love to have an all-request station similar to KRLA 1966-67; I'd love to have a country station with a 75-song chart and an oldies library that goes back to the era of Bob Wills, Gene Autry and Hank Williams; I'd love to have an all-news station that emphasizes local news and California news and does not broadcast ballgames, computer shows or cooking shows; I'd love to have a talk station that takes listener calls 24 hours a day and does not screen them but rather allows anyone to talk about anything, similar to KLAC's mid-'60s "two-way radio" format; I'd love to have a station that rebroadcasts the classic radio dramas and comedies of the 1930s-40s-50s; I'd love to hear weekly local countdown shows again; and finally, I'd love for stations to not play Christmas music until mid-December.

"Oh yeah, Steve, like that's all going to happen!"

As for KLOS, I've said elsewhere that maybe they need to focus on 1970s-80s-90s. Most FM oldies stations have dropped the pre-1964 songs that have been played to death for five decades---and yes, I realize that they're still playing the 1964-to-1973 songs that have been played to death for four decades---but if oldies stations saw reasons to drop the oldest music, is there any reason why classic-rock stations shouldn't do likewise? Does anyone still get excited when Purple Haze or Sunshine Of Your Love or the long version of Light My Fire comes on?
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Yeah and I would like the KFI of its 50th anniversary year to return too, but I have now accepted reality.... LA Radio= Whole LottA Crap!
 
KFI went on the air April 16, 1922. They broadcast a 12-hour 50th anniversary special in...umm...1972. I didn'yt hear it. From 1968 to 1986, the only time I listened to KFI was in the mornings when Lohman & Barkley were on. The duo broke up because Al Lohman had a drinking problem (to put it mildly). In the late 1980s, KFI was evolving into a talk station. From 1987 to 1989, Lohman was teamed with Gary Owens in mornings and they played three or four songs an hour. The rest of the day was talk. Eventually Al and "Garish" were gone. I believe it was Tracey Miller and Terri-Rae Elmer who replaced them.

So...what was so notable about the KFI of 1972 (other than Lohman & Barkley)? And how could the KFI of 2012 be improved (other than cutting those lengthy tedious commercial blocks)?
 
I found the 1985 Arbitron ratings: In the winter book, KFI ranked 17th with a 2.0, then in spring dropped to 24th with a 1.6. In summer KFI was 21st with a 1.7 and in fall was 22nd with a 1.6. No wonder they wanted to change the format! (In all four of those periods, KIIS was number one and KABC was #2.)

Another item on my "radio wish list" is for a full-service station similar to KFWB circa 1960. In addition to a 60-song "family-friendly" playlist and detailed newscasts and sportscasts, they gave consumer tips and high-school sports scores and even broadcast an occasional missing-pet report or stolen-car report. And the DJs were warm and personable and seemed like our friends, as opposed to some of today's syndicated hosts who sit in a broadcast booth in New York and are heard on a hundred stations at a time; they can't even give the standard "time and temperature."
 
Biggest wish: For KRTH to return to it's glory days and play music like it did in the mid 80's!!
 
I remember when KRTH first went to an oldies format in 1972, Among the more unusual songs on their playlist were Torquay by the Fireballs, Got A Match? by the Daddy-O's, and Mexican Hat Rock by Dave Appell & the Applejacks. Today I bet program dfirector Jhani Kaye has never even heard of those!
 
LARadioRewind said:
I remember when KRTH first went to an oldies format in 1972, Among the more unusual songs on their playlist were Torquay by the Fireballs, Got A Match? by the Daddy-O's, and Mexican Hat Rock by Dave Appell & the Applejacks. Today I bet program dfirector Jhani Kaye has never even heard of those!
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One never knows. According to his bio, Jhani Kaye was a working deejay in Southern California at that time, so he may have a handle on them.
 
This one is just too easy. Wish list for 2013 has only one listing, as follows:

KABC - Please terminate the entire KABC Morning Mess and the three people (or four - see also exec producer) and just start over with "compelling" program (that's what prior PD told me personally they wanted to do mornings).

To be fair, what they have now is a disaster.

To be kind, pay them off with severance (they will need it). Let them stay through the holidays. Then, simply end the KABC Morning Mess.
 
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