They are running a continuous loop of "Oye Como Va" by Santana with a legal ID between songs. Is this an indication of an impending format change to Spanish?
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"Oye Como Va" - WPSB Stunting
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WPSB 1320, The People's Station didn't last long. Its tough to figure out what to do with a small 5kw AM signal in a bigger city like Birmingham. Didn't they have Spanish on the frequency before it was The Peoples Station?
b5 said:
I figured it wouldn't last long either (is it any wonder with 3 other talk stations in Birmingham?), but it's surprising that Cox would bail out this soon. It'll be interesting to see what type of programming turns up if/when they spin the format wheel.
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b5 said:
Before WPSB, it was WZZK-AM with an automated classic country format. Wasn't there also a standards or oldies format before that?
1320 has had several formats over the years, using some of them than once.
It was standards WEZN many years ago.
black gospel a couple of times (as WAGG before moving to 610) and WRJS
spanish, as WRJS also.
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As far as we know, WPSB is flipping back to Spanish. If it hasn't happened already, it's going to happen very soon.
I too am VERY surprised that "The People's Station of Birmingham" didn't pan out. The local morning talk shows on WJLD 1400 and 900 WATV are the primary reasons those stations have ratings at all. It'd seem that similar programming would bring some measure of use to AM 1320.
And with 960, 1070, and 101.1 catering to conservative suburbanite listeners, it's surprising that WPSB apparently didn't attract enough of a left-of-center black audience in the city limits, even with nationally known hosts.
I am definitely a fan of streaming Michael Eric Dyson and the Two Live Stews' shows online. I'd hope that another local AM picks up the Syndication One shows in time for my hopeful spring/summer return to B-Ham, but I doubt it. ???
And with 960, 1070, and 101.1 catering to conservative suburbanite listeners, it's surprising that WPSB apparently didn't attract enough of a left-of-center black audience in the city limits, even with nationally known hosts.
I am definitely a fan of streaming Michael Eric Dyson and the Two Live Stews' shows online. I'd hope that another local AM picks up the Syndication One shows in time for my hopeful spring/summer return to B-Ham, but I doubt it. ???
Fifth Spanish station? Isn't it only the third?
clichemoth said:
No, there are five now:
WPSB (Birmingham)
WZGX (Bessemer)
WRLM (Irondale)
WQCR (Alabaster)
and five, if you count WCOC in Dora.
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Oh, OK, I didn't count WCOC and didn't realize 1500 wasn't still Quality Christian Radio because I haven't heard it since it was.
Also, this thread makes me proud to be from this state. In pretty much every other market-specific board on R-I, this thread would turn into a political slapfest and a soapbox for people to talk about how their pet format (be it oldies, AAR, polka, elevator music, etc.) would do so much better if only someone would give it a chance. On this board, it doesn't because we have class and intelligence
Also, this thread makes me proud to be from this state. In pretty much every other market-specific board on R-I, this thread would turn into a political slapfest and a soapbox for people to talk about how their pet format (be it oldies, AAR, polka, elevator music, etc.) would do so much better if only someone would give it a chance. On this board, it doesn't because we have class and intelligence
clichemoth said:
Heh... Give it time. :-X
Hmm. Should they actually flip to Spanish, mewonders if some of the other competing stations may flip. I don't speak Spanish (but I enjoy the music) so I dunno how different each is around town.
I too am surprised that the format didn't last longer. What little of it I was able to hear at first was interesting. Wasn't most of the programming syndicated anyway? I thought that 1150 in Tuscasloosa carried pretty much the same programming. They've got a decent signal now in the west side of B'ham - maybe they'll pick up more listeners there with this impending switch.
Everyone seems to agree on Spanish. Are there no other, more off the wall theories?
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Zach said:Are there no other, more off the wall theories?clichemoth said:
I have always thought that a true Information station would do well in Birmingham...no talk, just news, traffic, weather and commercials. There's an off the wall theory!
By the way if someone were to do that format it would be pretty simple, very inexpensive, and potentially lucrative.
News, Traffic and Weather every 4 minutes.
2:00 News (alternate local and national every 4 minutes)
1:00 Commercial (total of 15 minutes an hour)
:30 Traffic w/sponsorship
:30 Weather w/sponsorship
Several cuts of each element would be recorded and updated throughout the day.
Zach said:
1450 and 1010 are straight regional Mexican stations. 1480 plays more of a variety of music, not just Mexican tunes. The difference between it and the others is sort of like the difference between Viva and El Patron in Atlanta.
I too am surprised that the format didn't last longer. What little of it I was able to hear at first was interesting. Wasn't most of the programming syndicated anyway? I thought that 1150 in Tuscasloosa carried pretty much the same programming. They've got a decent signal now in the west side of B'ham - maybe they'll pick up more listeners there with this impending switch.
Everyone seems to agree on Spanish. Are there no other, more off the wall theories?
Yeah, 1150 carries the same syndication block, so the few people who were listening will just go down the dial.
clichemoth said:
I think its the fact that with a little technological effort, their egos can still be stroked. I can still stream Dr. Dyson et. al. online; oldies, polka, and elevator music fans have the internet, satellite radio, and the legal/less-than-legal music sites.
None of it is localized, mind you, but until some company comes along to spin the format wheel your way, you learn to take what you can. Knowing how the radio biz works and given a few options, it's harder to get steamed nowadays when FM station ABC-point-three shifts to something else.
Nate Wesley said:
It's usually the larger and better-wired markets that go into convulsions over something flipping to Spanish. They not only have the Internet in Atlanta, Philly, LA, etc, it's better there. But then again, those are usually bigger stations and most people wouldn't pay any attention to 1320 whatever the format was. If, say, Magic or WZZK flipped, we'd probably get the firestorm.
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