> sounds to me like ORock is having a hard time competing with
> JRR...so they have to pick on someone their own size...after
> all...how better to attack WTKS than by hiring their former
> night guy to do mornings against TKS Muscle, and put 2
> no-brainers on at night for content based programming,
> against something that is non existant on TKS's end
> anyways...
>
> Whats wrong with that??? Nothing. Except having to throw
> the towel in to JRR.
Why would they put Jody and Scott on nights only to change the schedule again a few weeks later (they've only been on weeknights for less than 2 weeks)? Doesn't make sense to me, unless it was a desperate effort to put something entertaining on until this new night program came along... personally I think they should work on improving daytime talent before touching nights. Steve is/was tolerable after Stern through the noon hour, but he's not an afternoons guy (especially on a modern rocker), AND Carter is horrific (he always has been, even when he did weekends)... I used to be a P1 for O-Rock but the new Drew/Mel morning show + Carter middays + Jody/Scott obnoxious "let's kill puppies for ratings" evening show = switching to JRR. Crash and Buckethead are WAY more entertaining, and even though it's still overplayed FM music, the personalities keep me tuned in or constantly flipping back. Earlier this year I got really attached to WOCL when Bobby threw in a much broader selection of golds and changed up the station's sound, but it's all been going downhill since then... playlist is way too tight and beaten to death, the sound is much softer/"pop"-ier (understandable if that's what you're going for), daytime personalities are bland, mornings are without Stern (and no good replacement from a 1st impression), and evenings are worse without Mel.
Now getting back on topic... I started hearing the static teasers too. I heard them, and my first impression was to SCREAM at the radio. Yeah, I yelled! Why? Cause as they were used to segue into commercials, through music-ID-music sequences, and literally cutting off songs halfway and going straight into the next song... got EXTREMELY ANNOYING. At first I thought I was being screwed with as a listener, but I'd hear it every 20ish minutes and I realized that it wasn't some joke, that it was actually planned.... I felt like it was being done before every stopset, possibly to shamelessly draw my attention to the ad or something. Then I'd hear a song cut off and started really wondering. It got me wondering, but it didn't keep me tuned in - it made me tune OUT. I don't think that's the intention of a stunt/teaser.
Tonight I did hear a synthesized mention of the 1/2/06 date and the # of "hours left" sets up the announcement during the 8am hour. Right now I'm actually liking the idea of a potential format flip... if 'OCL can't bring itself outta the ratings toilet and make their sound more interesting during the dayparts that matter, then a flip might be welcomed by O-town.<P ID="signature">______________
Alden "Dogga" Gillespy
Owner/Founder, Dance & Alternative PD
ClubNetRadio.com - Free Internet Radio Dance Hits 24/7</P>