Hmmm, "93.1 The Beat"? After today's numbers looks like The Fox is all but dead and buried.
Yep, Charlie Steele has been there for quite some time, no
> doubt, but Clear Channel doesn't pay someone extra for no
> reason at all. Charlie knows what he is doing. You don't go
> four months with out a program director and then name one
> and expect to flip the next week. Ain't gonna happen anytime
> soon. Besides, they've been on the frequency all of maybe 2
> months, not even long enough to see what the trends are
> doing. When it tanks bad, they'll think about something
> else, but until it is way in the graveyard, it won't happen.
>
>
> Tony and Dwight have a following that keeps evolving. Just
> who in the heck are they gonna bring in anytime soon? Lex
> and Terry?? Nope, that would take a little while even if
> they did try to because of the contract at LRS. John Boy and
> Billy on an active rock station. Nope, that doesn't work
> either. CC sure as heck won't drag anyone else in that's not
> Premiere syndicated. So let's give up the idea of the Tony
> and Dwight death sentence until someone can provide some
> evidence.
>
> As for the failures on 93.1, there are lots of reasons for
> that: She 93.1 failed because a world famous jackass by the
> name of CC Matthews decided to flip the format-- a format
> that was in it's infancy and gathering listeners. The Bull
> failed because CC Matthews was in charge of it-- and it
> never had any guidance. Once the classic country came along
> and they really had the chance to make it work, it didn't
> fly. Why? The frequency isn't great, but it was there to
> protect WAMZ and evidently classic country doesn't appear to
> be the best sell in the end anyway(check the other stations
> doing it). So we come to Smooth Jazz. It was tried once with
> great fanfare and it failed. Second time through, it does
> the same.
>
> I'm sure the Fox would love to be back on 100.5, but it's
> not going anywhere, at least not soon at 93.1.
>
> Look for 101.7 to go Spanish and carry U of L sports. Other
> than that, nothing's gonna happen for a while.
>
>
>
>
>
> > With the numbers that WTFX should expect to see they are
> not
> > going to be able to support the salaries of their morning
> > show. I would expect to see some sort of syndicated show
> > going on in the near future. As far as hiring a PD for
> the
> > station, Charlie Steele has been in the building for
> several
> > years, it's not like they hired someone in. I really
> don't
> > think the appointment of a PD for the Fox makes any
> > difference at all. I do not believe that Clear Channel
> will
> > stay the course with The Fox. My guess is that a flip is
> > eminent.
> >
> >
> >
> > > Spanish will debut on 101.7 soon, unless someone changed
>
> > > their mind recently. I don't think the Fox is going
> > anywhere
> > > soon. If it even has half the ratings it had at 100.5 it
>
> > > will be fine. Tony and Dwight are developing a following
>
> > and
> > > the ratings are steadily coming back since Stern was
> > kicked
> > > off the air. The frequency doesn't help it, but they
> > should
> > > be OK.
> > >
> > > They also just hired a PD for the station to replace
> > Michael
> > > Lee. No reason to do that if they're going to change the
>
> > > format anytime soon.
> > >
> > >
> > > > It looks like Clear Channel are conducting research in
>
> > the
> > >
> > > > Louisville market for both Hip Hop (ala Hot 104) and
> > > > Spanish. Does this mean they are going to axe WTFX
> The
> > > Fox
> > > > and split the simulcast up into 2 different formats?
> It
> >
> > > > would be the logical thing to do. God knows they
> > haven't
> > > > put ANY effort into promoting The Fox since they moved
>
> > it
> > > to
> > > > a class A signal at 93.1.
> > > >
> > >
> >
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