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JohnnyMorganWXJX
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This might be fun. What do we all predict for the year 2006? Don't worry, this is non-binding...
Here's mine:
1. Judging by the Infinity/CBS trend of the past two days (two 25 year vets gone from KDKA, along with the sports talk host and a news anchor, and the firing of longtime PM drive host/former PD Chuck Brinkman at KLUV), I think anyone at the Infinity/CBS-Cleveland cluster who's (a) over age 35, and (b) been at the station(s) over 15 years better check their pension funds. Because, as ya know, it's old age and many years of faithful service that makes CBS have less money, not bad management.
2. WNCX will change format sometime in the first quarter 2006.
3. John Lanigan will announce his retirement near the end of 2006.
4. WMJI will change format immediately thereafter to adult hits--essentially, 80s "oldies". It will fail miserably.
5. Clear Channel will sell one of its "Cleveland" stations.
6(a). Salem will not sell WKNR, despite its management being offered assets rivalling those of the Vatican Bank, eternal peace, and a direct, turnpike speed ascention into heaven. PD Michael Luczak will tell Roger Brown--again--that WKNR is not changing formats and is stronger than ever.
6(b). WKNR loses the Buckeyes contract to Urban Talk WERE after they were outbid.
7. College radio and the left-side FM non-comms will continue to be the only source for new artists and new music, as well as the formats commercial radio screwed over.
8. WTAM will make a major programming announcement.
9. One of the major companies (CC or CBS) will make a personnel decision (i.e., fire a jock) that will be so unpopular, the station will lose the next two books and change formats.
10. Rover will start a new "sophisticated media" trend of "Cleveland jokes" that will not reverberate well here. The situation will be talk radio fodder (mostly Lanigan and Trivisonno) and the city, county, and some suburbs will issue municipal pronouncements, but CBS will still keep Rover on in Cleveland. Ratings stay the same--subpar.
11. Johnny Morgan will be back on the air, overnight Saturday night/Sunday morning 3am-6am, albeit non-commercial, on the premier oldies format in Northeast Ohio, FM 88.9's Sunday Oldies Jukebox. This will start...ohhhh...let's say New Year's Day.
Here's mine:
1. Judging by the Infinity/CBS trend of the past two days (two 25 year vets gone from KDKA, along with the sports talk host and a news anchor, and the firing of longtime PM drive host/former PD Chuck Brinkman at KLUV), I think anyone at the Infinity/CBS-Cleveland cluster who's (a) over age 35, and (b) been at the station(s) over 15 years better check their pension funds. Because, as ya know, it's old age and many years of faithful service that makes CBS have less money, not bad management.
2. WNCX will change format sometime in the first quarter 2006.
3. John Lanigan will announce his retirement near the end of 2006.
4. WMJI will change format immediately thereafter to adult hits--essentially, 80s "oldies". It will fail miserably.
5. Clear Channel will sell one of its "Cleveland" stations.
6(a). Salem will not sell WKNR, despite its management being offered assets rivalling those of the Vatican Bank, eternal peace, and a direct, turnpike speed ascention into heaven. PD Michael Luczak will tell Roger Brown--again--that WKNR is not changing formats and is stronger than ever.
6(b). WKNR loses the Buckeyes contract to Urban Talk WERE after they were outbid.
7. College radio and the left-side FM non-comms will continue to be the only source for new artists and new music, as well as the formats commercial radio screwed over.
8. WTAM will make a major programming announcement.
9. One of the major companies (CC or CBS) will make a personnel decision (i.e., fire a jock) that will be so unpopular, the station will lose the next two books and change formats.
10. Rover will start a new "sophisticated media" trend of "Cleveland jokes" that will not reverberate well here. The situation will be talk radio fodder (mostly Lanigan and Trivisonno) and the city, county, and some suburbs will issue municipal pronouncements, but CBS will still keep Rover on in Cleveland. Ratings stay the same--subpar.
11. Johnny Morgan will be back on the air, overnight Saturday night/Sunday morning 3am-6am, albeit non-commercial, on the premier oldies format in Northeast Ohio, FM 88.9's Sunday Oldies Jukebox. This will start...ohhhh...let's say New Year's Day.