I have been reading posts on this website, and others and have come to the determination on why and how Nova M/On Second Thought failed. I believe that the Drobneys failed was due to doing too much, not focusing at all on local issues, instead favoring solely national goings on. They tried to build a network on the cheap, lost focus and did not have the ability to keep the whole thing together. By reading info on their business model, the whole thing was designed to fail. I dont think that it was intentional, but I do think it was a design flaw that may not have been caught. The On Second Thought Failure was unfortunately due to the latter and it is unfortunate that On Second Thought could not progress.
With that said, I have contemplating on starting a new Progressive talk station here in Phoenix and maybe a network. The problem is generating the capital necessary to undertake such an undertaking. I believe that the progressive format could be successful. The focus should primarily on local issues such as Arpaio and his raids, The Arizona Legislature, and other local or state issues. We have a whole rest of the state that is severely under represented because the issues being discussed only affect Maricopa County, and Pima County and thus dont touch those other counties. Now with the failure of NovaM et al they did not have the mix of local and national issues that would have made it successful. Look at KTAR and KFYI the conservatives are attacking both local and national issues. That was lacking with NovaM/KPHX because the entire time they were broadcasting they were talking about Congress, the Presidency and the National Courts. To Jane and John Public, who gives a damn about what is going on in Washington, how about here in Phoenix, or Tucson or Casa Grande, or Flagstaff.....that was not discussed. That is why I believe that Progressive talk failed here in Arizona.
Now how do we fix this, as I stated above the I want to start my own station, I am even willing to go into a partnership with an owner of a station such as KNUV or KPHX or some other receptive station to get this format going again. I am in favor of a network too, it is that with the affiliates, we again need to have a good mix of national and local issues to make this Progressive format work. We need to have affiliates that talk about Los Angeles Issue, or New York Issue, or San Antonio issues..etc. This on side game of only discussing national policy was doomed to fail and as such that is what happened. The Progressive format was a one trick pony with Nova M. It is incumbent upon people like me who believe that this format can work to get together and turn this one trick pony into a star.
If anyone is interested in my proposal please let me know. We cannot let progressive talk die.
Robert H. McDonald Jr.
myspace.com/stoppoliceabuse
myspace.com/robertsradioshow
With that said, I have contemplating on starting a new Progressive talk station here in Phoenix and maybe a network. The problem is generating the capital necessary to undertake such an undertaking. I believe that the progressive format could be successful. The focus should primarily on local issues such as Arpaio and his raids, The Arizona Legislature, and other local or state issues. We have a whole rest of the state that is severely under represented because the issues being discussed only affect Maricopa County, and Pima County and thus dont touch those other counties. Now with the failure of NovaM et al they did not have the mix of local and national issues that would have made it successful. Look at KTAR and KFYI the conservatives are attacking both local and national issues. That was lacking with NovaM/KPHX because the entire time they were broadcasting they were talking about Congress, the Presidency and the National Courts. To Jane and John Public, who gives a damn about what is going on in Washington, how about here in Phoenix, or Tucson or Casa Grande, or Flagstaff.....that was not discussed. That is why I believe that Progressive talk failed here in Arizona.
Now how do we fix this, as I stated above the I want to start my own station, I am even willing to go into a partnership with an owner of a station such as KNUV or KPHX or some other receptive station to get this format going again. I am in favor of a network too, it is that with the affiliates, we again need to have a good mix of national and local issues to make this Progressive format work. We need to have affiliates that talk about Los Angeles Issue, or New York Issue, or San Antonio issues..etc. This on side game of only discussing national policy was doomed to fail and as such that is what happened. The Progressive format was a one trick pony with Nova M. It is incumbent upon people like me who believe that this format can work to get together and turn this one trick pony into a star.
If anyone is interested in my proposal please let me know. We cannot let progressive talk die.
Robert H. McDonald Jr.
myspace.com/stoppoliceabuse
myspace.com/robertsradioshow
