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Ohio CC talkers complete move to Fox

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ajhenderson

While I understand the reasoning to brand the stations with a more respected conservative cast and reduce inventory clutter, there's also the issue of production. Have to say, I'm not a fan.

WTAM, who IMHO had among the best IDs among all N/Ters (next to KFI and WLW, which I believe is keeping ABC), has ruined theirs with their new Fox sounder. So has TVN. I'm guessing SPD, KBN, and the like have followed suit? I realize this is a somewhat petty complaint, but to take the imaging used by these heritage stations for years and flush it all away seems silly. The ABC-I sounder means news in my opinion, and I've always felt that way.

Call me crazy, or just an industry geek, but to me an ID and overall production represents a station and its position. Not that I'm in much company, but I'll try to DX KFI at least once a week at night just to hear the 45-second long story they run as an ID. It's entertaining and unpredictable, something these new CC Ohio production elements really aren't.
 
> While I understand the reasoning to brand the stations with
> a more respected conservative cast and reduce inventory
> clutter, there's also the issue of production. Have to say,
> I'm not a fan.
>
> WTAM, who IMHO had among the best IDs among all N/Ters (next
> to KFI and WLW, which I believe is keeping ABC), has ruined
> theirs with their new Fox sounder. So has TVN. I'm guessing
> SPD, KBN, and the like have followed suit? I realize this is
> a somewhat petty complaint, but to take the imaging used by
> these heritage stations for years and flush it all away
> seems silly. The ABC-I sounder means news in my opinion, and
> I've always felt that way.
>
> Call me crazy, or just an industry geek, but to me an ID and
> overall production represents a station and its position.
> Not that I'm in much company, but I'll try to DX KFI at
> least once a week at night just to hear the 45-second long
> story they run as an ID. It's entertaining and
> unpredictable, something these new CC Ohio production
> elements really aren't.

KFI actually streams online:

http://www.kfi640.com/interactive/streaming.html
>
 
> While I understand the reasoning to brand the stations with
> a more respected conservative cast and reduce inventory
> clutter, there's also the issue of production. Have to say,
> I'm not a fan.

I haven't heard enough of the new Fox-based WTAM sounder to be fair, but I sure miss the "boom-boom-BOOM!". It's about as close as a pre-produced element can come to giving a radio guy goosebumps, and it screamed "we're the big honkin' news machine here, pay attention!".

Oh, well. Change and all that.

-OA<P ID="signature">______________
Ohio Media Watch - <a target="_blank" href=http://ohiomedia.blogspot.com>http://ohiomedia.blogspot.com</a></P>
 
> > While I understand the reasoning to brand the stations with
> > a more respected conservative cast and reduce inventory
> > clutter, there's also the issue of production. Have to say,
> > I'm not a fan.
>
> I haven't heard enough of the new Fox-based WTAM sounder to
> be fair, but I sure miss the "boom-boom-BOOM!". It's about
> as close as a pre-produced element can come to giving a
> radio guy goosebumps, and it screamed "we're the big honkin'
> news machine here, pay attention!".

For the longest time, WTAM used a composite of ABC sounders on their TOH ID - including a portion of the classic early 80's era ABC-I sounder when Jim Cutler said "Now, Continuing Coverage on NewsRadio..." - then blasted into the "boom-boom-BOOM-BOOM" with "WTAM 1100 - Cleveland!"

That was a wonderful template - used since early 2000. WLW even borrowed the WTAM TOH ID for a bit in early '99, too.

The ABC-esque sounder WTAM and all other CC/Ohio talkers - WWVA/1170-Wheeling is the exception - is used a different ABC-I sounder that had a certain flair to it.

- nate81<P ID="signature">______________
Nathan Obral
University Partership Representative
Student Senate
Lorain County Community College, Elyria, Ohio

LCCC Radio - The Duck</P>
 
I don't like Brian James doing the IDs. I love him on hot AC or CHR, but news and talk stations need that deep authoritative sound. *sigh*
 
> I don't like Brian James doing the IDs. I love him on hot
> AC or CHR, but news and talk stations need that deep
> authoritative sound. *sigh*

I agree, but I never even knew Brian James VOed KFI. I would agree that his stuff for KPRC and others is a little AC-ish, but KFI sounds alright to me. Who's that girl that whispers "(boom boom boom) Los Angeles (boom) Orange County"?

And what's with WLW switching to Fox... isn't that KRC's job?
 
I actually thought WLW would keep ABC and use some Fox cuts, why do I get the feeling that Darryl Parks was overruled on this one?<P ID="signature">______________
Did the Corinthians ever write back?</P>
 
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