Northern LA Air America

[doc9464]

With AAR finally getting into Louisiana....what N. La stations are availalble.

I suggest looking at KNOE 540am Monroe - decent/good signal - With the owner recently passing away, this maybe a new opportunity for AAR to make a deal...

 

[nocternal_freek]

> With AAR finally getting into Louisiana....what N. La
> stations are availalble.
>
> I suggest looking at KNOE 540am Monroe - decent/good signal
> - With the owner recently passing away, this maybe a new
> opportunity for AAR to make a deal...
>
I never say never.....but not likely. The GM is a stooge for Bill O'Reilly. He is programming that station for him and his slimy friends.

 

[RFLA]

> > With AAR finally getting into Louisiana....what N. La
> > stations are availalble.
> >
> > I suggest looking at KNOE 540am Monroe - decent/good
> signal
> > - With the owner recently passing away, this maybe a new
> > opportunity for AAR to make a deal...
> >
> I never say never.....but not likely. The GM is a stooge
> for Bill O'Reilly. He is programming that station for him
> and his slimy friends.
>

I figure you all would have picked one of the stations on am in Shreveport first like KRMD or KWKH than KNOE.

I will say however they do have a station or two trying to move in the north Louisiana area, and figure there are a few apps already into the FCC for licenses so I would want to keep an eye on some of those...

I figure AAR was coming to NOLA sooner or later, I'm still surprised on Baton Rouge a little but with a petition of 1500, it could be done. (at least they knew they were gonna have some listeners)

RFLA

 

[doc9464]

> > I never say never.....but not likely. The GM is a stooge
> > for Bill O'Reilly. He is programming that station for him

> > and his slimy friends.


I don't know the GM but just thought that with Jimmy Noe dying that change would be afoot.....im not familar with Shreveport area or radio as i am with Monroe area but glad to hear there are some reasonable options....

For me....a year of survival in this area of La...would to me show that Liberal Radio truly has legs....then i can relax and say that the format is safe and will continue long term. AAR offers a unique mix of hosts...but i propose this option for Louisiana

4am to 5am (live) / 5:00-6:00am (delay) - Rachel Maddow Show
6am to 8am - Local Host / news / sports
8am to 11am - Stephanie Miller / Bill Press/ Jerry Springer (live) liberal/moderates
11am to 2pm - Al Franken - centrist
2pm to 6pm - Randi Rhodes - liberal
6pm to 9pm - Ed Schultz (tape delay) - moderate
9pm to 12am - Jerry Springer / Stephanie Miller / Bill press (tape delay) - moderate/lberal
12am to 3am - Mike Malloy (delay) - liberal and deliciously angry
3am to 4am - Majority Report or something else - fill in

Weekends - Local from 5am to 2pm
Jay Diamond = if syndicated (any time hes available)
AAR Weekend programming = 4pm to 12m
(especially Laura Flanders and Ring of Fire and On the Real)

Thats a good blend of liberal centrist and moderate for the area....



>
> I figure you all would have picked one of the stations on am
> in Shreveport first like KRMD or KWKH than KNOE.
>
> I will say however they do have a station or two trying to
> move in the north Louisiana area, and figure there are a few
> apps already into the FCC for licenses so I would want to
> keep an eye on some of those...
>
> I figure AAR was coming to NOLA sooner or later, I'm still
> surprised on Baton Rouge a little but with a petition of
> 1500, it could be done. (at least they knew they were gonna
> have some listeners)
>
> RFLA
>

 

[smashedcd]

> > > I never say never.....but not likely. The GM is a
> stooge
> > > for Bill O'Reilly. He is programming that station for
> him
>
> > > and his slimy friends.
>
>
> I don't know the GM but just thought that with Jimmy Noe
> dying that change would be afoot.....im not familar with
> Shreveport area or radio as i am with Monroe area but glad
> to hear there are some reasonable options....
>
> For me....a year of survival in this area of La...would to
> me show that Liberal Radio truly has legs....then i can
> relax and say that the format is safe and will continue long
> term. AAR offers a unique mix of hosts...but i propose this
> option for Louisiana
>
> 4am to 5am (live) / 5:00-6:00am (delay) - Rachel Maddow Show
>
> 6am to 8am - Local Host / news / sports
> 8am to 11am - Stephanie Miller / Bill Press/ Jerry Springer
> (live) liberal/moderates
> 11am to 2pm - Al Franken - centrist
> 2pm to 6pm - Randi Rhodes - liberal
> 6pm to 9pm - Ed Schultz (tape delay) - moderate
> 9pm to 12am - Jerry Springer / Stephanie Miller / Bill press
> (tape delay) - moderate/lberal
> 12am to 3am - Mike Malloy (delay) - liberal and deliciously
> angry
> 3am to 4am - Majority Report or something else - fill in
>
> Weekends - Local from 5am to 2pm
> Jay Diamond = if syndicated (any time hes
> available)
> AAR Weekend programming = 4pm to 12m
> (especially Laura Flanders and Ring of Fire and
> On the Real)
>
> Thats a good blend of liberal centrist and moderate for the
> area....
>
>
ok..hers my linup
5-9am bill clinton
9-2pm hillary clinton
2-7pm roger clinton speaking on how to run illegal cocaine out of a tyson chicken plant
7-12mid jimmy carter
12-5am headbangers ball with sean penn and alan alda

hey it would be better than AAR!!!
<P ID="signature">______________
note to tvland...bring back wkrp!!!</P>

 

[RFLA]

> I don't know the GM but just thought that with Jimmy Noe
> dying that change would be afoot.....im not familar with
> Shreveport area or radio as i am with Monroe area but glad
> to hear there are some reasonable options....
>
> For me....a year of survival in this area of La...would to
> me show that Liberal Radio truly has legs....then i can
> relax and say that the format is safe and will continue long
> term. AAR offers a unique mix of hosts...but i propose this
> option for Louisiana

I'm actually not into talk radio for the most part, But I'm looking at it from the prospective of what's up there that can flip...

Most amers in North Louisiana are religious based and normally don't sell to non religious braodcasters usually (IMO). I had said Shreveport due to the larger number of people compared to the other markets in North Louisiana and with 2 colleges and the structure there that's why I said there. But I think It's gonna be one of those like BR where listeners are gonna have to demand to be serviced to get it like was said before.... I just picked the only 2 amers left outside of top rated KEEL but KWKH is slowly making gains in the Classic country format there last time I looked, so either a releigious station changing, a new station, or something else I think it would take before AAR hits North Louisiana

The station, AAR is on in BR, really didn't have anything to loose by trying the progressive talk format so I think all eyes are gonna be on BR for the rest of Louisiana than New Orleans to see if it succeeds or fails there as BR is more in line with Louisiana values (but is a little more liberal than northern LA IMO) than New Orleans ever was....

What makes you say they would want to flip anything over at NOE? I don't know the lowdown but I figure if like most family stations, the family takes over and would take a few years to do anything outragous

Radio is becoming an interesting conversation in Louisiana again... espcially with progressive trying to tap into "Bush country".....

RFLA

 

[RFLA]

> 5-9am bill clinton
So would Bill be more respectible or more like Stern (How to smoke but never inhale a "pleasureable" cigar)

> 9-2pm hillary clinton
So what, 5 hours of cleaning up Bill's mess and trying to state her agenda for 08?


> 12-5am headbangers ball with sean penn and alan alda

Ok Hawkeye Pierce announcing in that voice "now for Mudvayne "
Just what I always wanted to hear (sarcasm)


RFLA

 

[doc9464]

> I'm actually not into talk radio for the most part, But I'm
> looking at it from the prospective of what's up there that
> can flip...
>
> Most amers in North Louisiana are religious based and
> normally don't sell to non religious braodcasters usually
> (IMO). I had said Shreveport due to the larger number of
> people compared to the other markets in North Louisiana and
> with 2 colleges and the structure there that's why I said
> there. But I think It's gonna be one of those like BR where
> listeners are gonna have to demand to be serviced to get it
> like was said before.... I just picked the only 2 amers left
> outside of top rated KEEL but KWKH is slowly making gains in
> the Classic country format there last time I looked, so
> either a releigious station changing, a new station, or
> something else I think it would take before AAR hits North
> Louisiana

Well this area is filled with colleges....one of the arguments that college towns are good places for AAR has been thrown out here...especially in BR area.
Im sure both Monroe and Shreveport and Alexandria has 1500 people (more likely) willing to listen to AAR (just using the petition in BR as an example here)

I don't know if the Noe organization would switch but I like the KNOE signal and if they were willing to sell or willing to consider new options ...with the changes afoot..it may be time to investigate...there are other options to consider as well..but the frequency on 540 just sounds appealing to me..thats all...

> The station, AAR is on in BR, really didn't have anything to
> loose by trying the progressive talk format so I think all
> eyes are gonna be on BR for the rest of Louisiana than New
> Orleans to see if it succeeds or fails there as BR is more
> in line with Louisiana values (but is a little more liberal
> than northern LA IMO) than New Orleans ever was....

> What makes you say they would want to flip anything over at
> NOE? I don't know the lowdown but I figure if like most
> family stations, the family takes over and would take a few
> years to do anything outragous

I think there are a lot more moderates up in N. Louisiana as well...there are plenty of democrats in this formerly blue state....(shame how they keep voting against their best interest..but thats opinion only....not radio). LA has always been a unique venue....i would have little doubt that there is a market for AAR or other liberal hosts...


> Radio is becoming an interesting conversation in Louisiana
> again... espcially with progressive trying to tap into "Bush
> country".....
>
Now you got it.....I personally think the conservative radio market is bearing all it can bear...because they basically sell the same talking points....over and over...From Rush to Hannity to Beck...etc....its more or less (my opinion) the same dish...

At least AAR and liberal voices offer an alternative to the last 20 years...

 

[RFLA]

> Well this area is filled with colleges....one of the
> arguments that college towns are good places for AAR has
> been thrown out here...especially in BR area.
> Im sure both Monroe and Shreveport and Alexandria has 1500
> people (more likely) willing to listen to AAR (just using
> the petition in BR as an example here)
>
Yeah but how much of the area would be supportive of it? You have the colleges as you said between Monroe,Ruston,and Grambling ; But outside of moderate (middle of the road) and liberal thinkers there and a few others do you have the numbers? 1500 in a DMA listed at 522,000 people ain't much but CC wanted to try something on a signal that wasn't getting much better ratings (and a way to get some people away that could casue big problems as one poster hinted at)..... Just doing a rough calculation, Baton Rouge's WYNK with the signitures would conceivatably get a .3 share if everyone who signed, listened... I calculated Monroe for that it would take close to 400 signitures, Shreveport at just under 1000, and Alexandria at 500... But also remember, that WYNK-am is in a saturated market, same as WSMB in New Orleans and any leg up can't hurt, where as in these other markets, with them being so small in terms of stations, would a owner want to chance what he's got?

Also another thing to ponder, roughly 10% of the market in BR tunes into news/talk, the other three markets are roughly half that... Would you have a audience to tune into talk in general?

> I don't know if the Noe organization would switch but I like
> the KNOE signal and if they were willing to sell or willing
> to consider new options ...with the changes afoot..it may be
> time to investigate...there are other options to consider as
> well..but the frequency on 540 just sounds appealing to
> me..thats all...

I like that signal too, the Noe family always had good strong stations as far as I can remember (in Monroe and New Orleans).


> I think there are a lot more moderates up in N. Louisiana as
> well...there are plenty of democrats in this formerly blue
> state....(shame how they keep voting against their best
> interest..but thats opinion only....not radio). LA has
> always been a unique venue....i would have little doubt that
> there is a market for AAR or other liberal hosts...
>

What we have here are people from the old school, where everyone was a democrat (due to hostilities against republicans from the Civil War era, Basically for 100 years everyone was democrat..that's why it took 100 years to get our first republican governor for). People here are still engrained with it however you are seeing more turning republican after these true blue southern democrats are being kicked by their own party which is moving away from their values. That is why you are starting to see more vote republican ,voting more on values than party anymore....

There are moderates and middle of the road people, but are there enough that want to listen to AAR? I don't know


>
> > Radio is becoming an interesting conversation in Louisiana
>
> > again... espcially with progressive trying to tap into
> "Bush
> > country".....
> >
> Now you got it.....I personally think the conservative radio
> market is bearing all it can bear...because they basically
> sell the same talking points....over and over...From Rush to
> Hannity to Beck...etc....its more or less (my opinion) the
> same dish...
>
> At least AAR and liberal voices offer an alternative to the
> last 20 years...
>


I agree on that point with you, But outside areas that usually lean Liberal like inner Baton Rouge and New Orleans metro, I don't really seeing it come into it's own...at least not in the climate right now.

Personally middle of the road (It would take locals or people regionally who know the issues regionally, not some group from another part of the country IMO to succeed) and conservative radio would work here IMO



RFLA