• Get involved.
    We want your input!
    Apply for Membership and join the conversations about everything related to broadcasting.

    After we receive your registration, a moderator will review it. After your registration is approved, you will be permitted to post.
    If you use a disposable or false email address, your registration will be rejected.

    After your membership is approved, please take a minute to tell us a little bit about yourself.
    https://www.radiodiscussions.com/forums/introduce-yourself.1088/

    Thanks in advance and have fun!
    RadioDiscussions Administrators

Packed house at WMTR Edison diner show

G

galaxie

Guest
Night man Tony D. packed them in for a live broadcast starting at 10 PM this past Friday at the Plaza Diner in Edison. Classic cars - the whole bit. A great oldies time had by all. The cheesecake was excellent too!

Thanks Tony.
 
> Night man Tony D. packed them in for a live broadcast
> starting at 10 PM this past Friday at the Plaza Diner in
> Edison. Classic cars - the whole bit. A great oldies time
> had by all. The cheesecake was excellent too!
>
> Thanks Tony.
>

No offense, why are all of MTR's promos getting plugged? This is the third thread in a week.
 
I would call an "after the fact" posting a "report"
not a plug ... what's wrong with that ?

> No offense, why are all of MTR's promos getting plugged?
> This is the third thread in a week.
>
 
> I would call an "after the fact" posting a "report"
> not a plug ... what's wrong with that ?
>
> > No offense, why are all of MTR's promos getting plugged?
> > This is the third thread in a week.
> >
>

Just seems weird. I mean, it's not like someone posts the Jerry Blavat report after he does his weekly Margate gig.

If there was a huge MTR event, yeah, I could see one thread dedicated to it, but this is the third thread in the span of a week talking about a promo that a station did.
 
> Night man Tony D. packed them in for a live broadcast
> starting at 10 PM this past Friday at the Plaza Diner in
> Edison. Classic cars - the whole bit. A great oldies time
> had by all. The cheesecake was excellent too!
>
> Thanks Tony.
>
Galaxi,
Thanks for the kind words...I hope I gave you a shirt and Fuzzy Dice

We are doing it again in Oct. around Halloween. The owner said after the first 2 hours his remote cost was payed for from food. We signed off at 5:50 AM and we were beat....Next time we are starting at 7P with the Golden Gup till 10P then me till 2A or 3A, depending on crowd at that time....
The biggest complaint was the night signal reception from everyone Everybody says we need to go to FM...I think Greater Media has to make a choice with this format to either put it on WDHA and retire the Rock format or WMGQ or WCTC after 1170 signs off. Lets face it WMTR is sitting on a goal mine with this format now thanks to CBS-Jack. I'm glad to be part of it.....

Tony Dee
 
> Night man Tony D. packed them in for a live broadcast
> starting at 10 PM this past Friday at the Plaza Diner in
> Edison. Classic cars - the whole bit. A great oldies time
> had by all. The cheesecake was excellent too!
>
> Thanks Tony.
>
Sounds like people had a good time and that's what a live radio event is supposed to do.
 
> Just seems weird. I mean, it's not like someone posts the
> Jerry Blavat report after he does his weekly Margate gig.
>
> If there was a huge MTR event, yeah, I could see one thread
> dedicated to it, but this is the third thread in the span of
> a week talking about a promo that a station did.

'Cause Blavat doesnt pull in in raitings and listener turnout at remotes like WMTR. Plus, this is the only real oldies outlet to accually succede!

PS - any job opening at WMTR?<P ID="signature">______________

AOL IM: wnjoldies or jamminoldies105
CBS-FM lives at http://67.83.117.32:8010
Oldies Board co-moderator</P>
 
>> No offense, why are all of MTR's promos getting plugged? This is the third thread in a week. >>
Maybe because in the drab world of New Jersey Radio, there is absolutely nothing else going on.... and that's sad. MTR seems to be the only station that's not doing a run-of-the-mill remote. It's going out and doing an appearance that is closely intertwined with its own format. There's a sense of fun and creative energy. Congratulations !!!
 
> > Just seems weird. I mean, it's not like someone posts the
>
> > Jerry Blavat report after he does his weekly Margate gig.
> >
> > If there was a huge MTR event, yeah, I could see one
> thread
> > dedicated to it, but this is the third thread in the span
> of
> > a week talking about a promo that a station did.
>
> 'Cause Blavat doesnt pull in in raitings and listener
> turnout at remotes like WMTR. Plus, this is the only real
> oldies outlet to accually succede!
>
> PS - any job opening at WMTR?
>
More radio stations should be doing these type of events to excite the listeners.
 
> Maybe because in the drab world of New Jersey Radio, there
> is absolutely nothing else going on.... and that's sad. MTR
> seems to be the only station that's not doing a
> run-of-the-mill remote.

And with that statement, I'm pretty sure you just pissed off promotion teams across the state. Good job.

I'm not going to get into a flamewar, but I'd like you to explain that statement in full.

You've got the RAT, who just had a huge branded concert at PNC. You've got PST, that just did their 10 grand giveaway at Quakerbridge. You've got WMGQ, that still has Joel Katz's pic on their website.

OK, bad example.

So the ball's in your court.
 
> > More radio stations should be doing these type of events
> to
> > excite the listeners.
> >
>
> Live broadcasts at diners?
>

Apparently, yes, live broadcasts at diners are popular! You don't always have to broadcast live at the grand opening of a bank or home depo or some car dealership. <P ID="signature">______________
Check my website www.freewebs.com/radiostuffandnews
</P>
 
> > > More radio stations should be doing these type of events
>
> > to
> > > excite the listeners.
> > >
> >
> > Live broadcasts at diners?
> >
>
> Apparently, yes, live broadcasts at diners are popular! You
> don't always have to broadcast live at the grand opening of
> a bank or home depo or some car dealership.
>
A live broadcast anywhere that creates excitement for the listener is good.
 
> You've got the RAT, who just had a huge branded concert at PNC. You've got PST, that just did their 10 grand giveaway at Quakerbridge. You've got WMGQ, that still has Joel Katz's pic on their website. OK, bad example. So the ball's in your court.>
Did any of your examples do a live, on-air broadcast for several hours? If they were just drop-ins, that's done all the time.
 
> > You've got the RAT, who just had a huge branded concert at
> PNC. You've got PST, that just did their 10 grand giveaway
> at Quakerbridge. You've got WMGQ, that still has Joel
> Katz's pic on their website. OK, bad example. So the ball's
> in your court.>
> Did any of your examples do a live, on-air broadcast for
> several hours? If they were just drop-ins, that's done all
> the time.
>

Fine. How about this: I could easily say that MTR is ripping off KXW, considering that Dennis and Judi did a Diner Tour less than three months ago, and they did four of them across the entire state.

You do realize that radio stations just don't wake up and say, "Hey, let's broadcast from somewhere today!" A lot of planning, time, equipment issues, and other facets are involved. You have to be worried about not only what's going on at the site, but also how the on-air product sounds, which is WHY a lot of radio stations shy away from full-blown live broadcasts. Because even though the client and the people on-site may care about how things are going, if it sounds like crap on-air, you're alienating listeners and potentially losing them.
 
> Fine. How about this: I could easily say that MTR is
> ripping off KXW, considering that Dennis and Judi did a
> Diner Tour less than three months ago, and they did four of
> them across the entire state.

Then I guess KXW is ripping off DHA, which has been doing morning show Diner Tours throughout north Jersey for about 8 years!
 
> > Fine. How about this: I could easily say that MTR is
> > ripping off KXW, considering that Dennis and Judi did a
> > Diner Tour less than three months ago, and they did four
> of
> > them across the entire state.
>
> Then I guess KXW is ripping off DHA, which has been doing
> morning show Diner Tours throughout north Jersey for about 8
> years!
>

Which was exactly the point I was trying to make. Doing live remotes from diners isn't new and MTR shouldn't be lauded for how groundbreaking they are for making radio "exciting for the listener again".

Stations all over the state do these types of remotes, and it's usually a can't miss situation.
 
Yes Diner remotes are not new but no one has ever done a full blown 8 hour overnight remote on any station like Tony Dee did on WMTR and let people have a good time and sing Kareoke on the radio. I remembewr Tony's remotes at WCTC, he always did a great job. I remember a remote he did for a new car wash when he walked inside a car wash next to a car getting full of sudds and water describing the new features of a automatic car wash as it was getting washed on Rt.22. It was creative and fun to listen too.

Fine. How about this: I could easily say that MTR is
> > > ripping off KXW, considering that Dennis and Judi did a
> > > Diner Tour less than three months ago, and they did four
>
> > of
> > > them across the entire state.
> >
> > Then I guess KXW is ripping off DHA, which has been doing
> > morning show Diner Tours throughout north Jersey for about
> 8
> > years!
> >
>
> Which was exactly the point I was trying to make. Doing
> live remotes from diners isn't new and MTR shouldn't be
> lauded for how groundbreaking they are for making radio
> "exciting for the listener again".
>
> Stations all over the state do these types of remotes, and
> it's usually a can't miss situation.
>
 
Status
This thread has been closed due to inactivity. You can create a new thread to discuss this topic.


Back
Top Bottom