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Dave

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Will 96X be an active/mainstream rocker by this time next year?

Will 99.3 spin the format wheel yet again?

Will the new year see a new Top 40 or classic rocker?

Will KYKX even be around?
 
It's hard to say what 96X might do? Back to CHR maybe.

99.3's signal is its worst enemy. I had trouble picking it up in both Tyler and Longview last time I was up, and it was afternoon drive, so it wasn't dxing that was the culprit.

Most Classic Rock stations down here are programmed so badly. It's the same crap over and over. My two favorite Classic Rockers, and they are different styles, are WDVE/Pittsburgh and "The Fox" in Denver. Both play GREAT music, they have great personalities, and terrific imaging. I can't think of one here in Texas that actually sounds good.

KYKX's numbers are trending upward. God only knows why. They still are terrible... personality wise, music wise, and image wise. If Access-1 hasn't flipped them by now, I don't think they will.

I was hoping to see more localism from GAP, but sadly they are worse than Clear Channel. Another company full of bottom feeders that are content with homogenized radio, with limited localism. Very sad.

I just cannot listen to the Tyler/Longview market when I'm up that way anymore. I either listen to XM, Sirius, the DFW market, or Shreveport. It's just terrible now.
 
Good thing we have pros out there like Snoman. Where would radio be without constructive, professional feedback like that. ::)
 
I would guess it's just his opinion of the Tyler area. I would agree with a couple of them.
 
96X... back to CHR? ???
yeahhhh....
and construction on the loop will end tomorrow.
 
Opinions are what message boards are about...but come on, grow up. Lose the name calling and venom. If you think your opinion would help the situation, then why not show your skills and give some feedback that might make a difference.

Never criticize if you can't correct.
 
Being from that East Texas Market, there may be some predictions about what may happen:

Since there is no CHR in town, 99.3 can convert back to when they were Y99 and work from there. To be brutally honest, the Jack format is really not going all too well. The "we play anything" jive is all palyed out!
If you drop classic rock from 96X, you're looking at one big void for that format. The reliabilty of such would be from Shreveport or Dallas to listen for. KKTX will retian that format. KYKX would stay the same with their staff and their grossly overrated program director who will not die from his potency of egotism of the morning show he "owns." KOOI has FINALLY made good sense of bringing Dave Moreland back to mornings. Ratings from The Breeze registered pretty fair while he was there. Let's hope for the best for him and hopefully Access 1 doesn't dump him. Dave is just too good.

In other words, Access 1 is starting to make sense about 60% of the time in one of the stations it owns. Let's hope they can make sense on the remaining 40% just like they did so well with the Shreveport market in which did a whole hell of a lot.

The GAP stations (formerly owned by CC) may be able to keep the stations stablized unless otherwise. We'll just see how well they can turn things around. And if for some reason 96X DO go CHR, so be it.

The downside of radio:

KZEY, I'm afraid will end up laying to rest. Jerry Russell has maliciously killed all the heritage that was worth. To make it all the worse, but for the better, there may be a glemaing light at the end of the tunnel that shows the end of the Community Broadcast/MRS regime. Amongst the reasons: FCC violations and fines, bad business practices and other ills that will cause Russell to get out of the business for good. Someone with some very serious radio sense will resurrect KZEY from that "Flava" state and just go urban oldies. In a market full of FMs with decent listenership, KZEY may rebound as one of the stations that DO care about. The ratings may not register much, but it will be much better served.

A bright side for KWRD-AM, however, should it ever happen, they will have total control and responsibilty of the station and retain its heritage.

The best stations: Gleiser. KDOK has a great station to enjoy with their oldies; KTBB is still undisputed as the most powerful news/talk station. Now they know their radio!
 
Breeze, what do think of the way the Breeze is sounding nowadays?
 
ARRadio1 said:
Good thing we have pros out there like Snoman. Where would radio be without constructive, professional feedback like that. ::)
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Hey, I have solutions to these problems. However, I am not getting paid to give them. These boards are for OUR opinions. If GAP or Access-1 or any others want to pay me to help fix their stations, I'll be glad to provide solutions. And, I have given some of those in previous posts, if you'd bother to look at some of my previous posts.

It sounds like you're the one not bringing any substance to the discussion. What's your solution, since you obviously don't like some of ours?
 
jd said:
Breeze, what do think of the way the Breeze is sounding nowadays?
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During my 96X/X100 years? Oh, wait that was ancient history!!!

LOL.......not meaning to toot my own horn these days. But last time I was in East Texas which was almost two years ago, they sounded pretty decent. But with the way they are sounding now, is beyond me. I wish they have that streaming option so that I can listen to them.

It funny how a radio station is aptly named after me in a soft AC fashion. It's no wonder I'm getting old. Wait! 41 is not old!
 
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