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Anybody checked out Rock/Alternative "Q2" on KQID/Alexandria?
Got any thoughts?
Got any thoughts?
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> Anybody checked out Rock/Alternative "Q2" on
> KQID/Alexandria?
>
> Got any thoughts?
I have and listen to it several days out of the week. I personally enjoy it, but thats me. Which with some of the rock artist being played on mainstream also "Third Eye Blind, Fall Out Boy" for a couple of examples I don't think its a big clash to the average listener becuase they will still hear some songs that they hear during the day.
But overall, I personally think its a good program, because where else in cenla are you going to hear My Chemical Romance?
Just my thoughts!
> KQID/Alexandria?
>
> Got any thoughts?
I have and listen to it several days out of the week. I personally enjoy it, but thats me. Which with some of the rock artist being played on mainstream also "Third Eye Blind, Fall Out Boy" for a couple of examples I don't think its a big clash to the average listener becuase they will still hear some songs that they hear during the day.
But overall, I personally think its a good program, because where else in cenla are you going to hear My Chemical Romance?
Just my thoughts!
> Anybody checked out Rock/Alternative "Q2" on
> KQID/Alexandria?
>
> Got any thoughts?
>
When or where on QID is it? I see the references but no idea from the website of when or where it is...
But I agree that it's great to hear about having more Rock/Alternative in Cenla as it's the only major town that you can't receive a new(er) rock or alternative station in Louisiana .
KZMZ made a big mistake taking out the new rock for the famous CC formula of clasic hits/rock that's burnt to adnausium played to adnausium.... glad to see Ron and co. trying to do something about it.
RFLA
> KQID/Alexandria?
>
> Got any thoughts?
>
When or where on QID is it? I see the references but no idea from the website of when or where it is...
But I agree that it's great to hear about having more Rock/Alternative in Cenla as it's the only major town that you can't receive a new(er) rock or alternative station in Louisiana .
KZMZ made a big mistake taking out the new rock for the famous CC formula of clasic hits/rock that's burnt to adnausium played to adnausium.... glad to see Ron and co. trying to do something about it.
RFLA
> > Anybody checked out Rock/Alternative "Q2" on
> > KQID/Alexandria?
> >
> > Got any thoughts?
What times is it on? I can sometimes pick up 'QID here in Baton Rouge at night.
This "Q2" sounds like something B97 did for a bit back in the 90s where they went alternative at night. I think it was called Planet B (but don't quote me on that).
> > KQID/Alexandria?
> >
> > Got any thoughts?
What times is it on? I can sometimes pick up 'QID here in Baton Rouge at night.
This "Q2" sounds like something B97 did for a bit back in the 90s where they went alternative at night. I think it was called Planet B (but don't quote me on that).
J
Josh
Guest
> > > Anybody checked out Rock/Alternative "Q2" on
> > > KQID/Alexandria?
> > >
> > > Got any thoughts?
>
> What times is it on? I can sometimes pick up 'QID here in
> Baton Rouge at night.
>
> This "Q2" sounds like something B97 did for a bit back in
> the 90s where they went alternative at night. I think it
> was called Planet B (but don't quote me on that).
>
Yes, you are correct on that, I think the timeframe was early to mid 90's. Then they had "The Year of the B..97"<P ID="signature">______________
No Radio Station Plays the Same Song, You Just Listen Too Much!</P>
> > > KQID/Alexandria?
> > >
> > > Got any thoughts?
>
> What times is it on? I can sometimes pick up 'QID here in
> Baton Rouge at night.
>
> This "Q2" sounds like something B97 did for a bit back in
> the 90s where they went alternative at night. I think it
> was called Planet B (but don't quote me on that).
>
Yes, you are correct on that, I think the timeframe was early to mid 90's. Then they had "The Year of the B..97"<P ID="signature">______________
No Radio Station Plays the Same Song, You Just Listen Too Much!</P>
> > > > Anybody checked out Rock/Alternative "Q2" on
> > > > KQID/Alexandria?
> > > >
> > > > Got any thoughts?
> >
> > What times is it on? I can sometimes pick up 'QID here in
>
> > Baton Rouge at night.
> >
> > This "Q2" sounds like something B97 did for a bit back in
> > the 90s where they went alternative at night. I think it
> > was called Planet B (but don't quote me on that).
> >
> Yes, you are correct on that, I think the timeframe was
> early to mid 90's. Then they had "The Year of the B..97"
>
early 94-early 95..than a flip to all talk..followed by a flip jan 1 1996.(i believe anyway) to hot ac as b97fm..<P ID="signature">______________
note to tvland...bring back wkrp!!!</P>
> > > > KQID/Alexandria?
> > > >
> > > > Got any thoughts?
> >
> > What times is it on? I can sometimes pick up 'QID here in
>
> > Baton Rouge at night.
> >
> > This "Q2" sounds like something B97 did for a bit back in
> > the 90s where they went alternative at night. I think it
> > was called Planet B (but don't quote me on that).
> >
> Yes, you are correct on that, I think the timeframe was
> early to mid 90's. Then they had "The Year of the B..97"
>
early 94-early 95..than a flip to all talk..followed by a flip jan 1 1996.(i believe anyway) to hot ac as b97fm..<P ID="signature">______________
note to tvland...bring back wkrp!!!</P>
Re: Info on the B (B-97)... I remember!
> > > > > Anybody checked out Rock/Alternative "Q2" on
> > > > > KQID/Alexandria?
> > > > >
> > > > > Got any thoughts?
> > >
> > > What times is it on? I can sometimes pick up 'QID here
> in
> >
> > > Baton Rouge at night.
> > >
> > > This "Q2" sounds like something B97 did for a bit back
> in
> > > the 90s where they went alternative at night. I think
> it
> > > was called Planet B (but don't quote me on that).
> > >
> > Yes, you are correct on that, I think the timeframe was
> > early to mid 90's. Then they had "The Year of the B..97"
> >
> early 94-early 95..than a flip to all talk..followed by a
> flip jan 1 1996.(i believe anyway) to hot ac as b97fm..
I did get to hear Q2 one night while driving back to BR from Lafayette. It was pretty interesting and I did enjoy it.
As far as B-97 goes, maybe I can help....
Did a little research, plus I can recall some of this.
It was sometime during the summer of '95 when B-97 flipped talk,... ten years ago, believe it or not. Don't seem like it.... I woke up the next morning to hear B-97 had talk. I thought it was a joke since there was no other CHR station in the city. Biggest freakin' mistake in their 25 year history! That was a move based on some advice from a moron "con"sultant E-Z Communications (owners at the time) hired. "Planet B" was that rock show they played in the evenings before they went to Love Lines... remember that?!
I wanna say it was something like 8 or 9 months later, they flipped back to HOT AC as B-97 FM. They also used the same CHR jingle package as they did back in the late 80's. I guess it's something they dug up and realized they could use it 'cause they still had it in the music closet. LOL
The PD for the station while it was talk was also the PD responsible for the switch back to music. He was a talk PD and didn't know much about music formats. E-Z just kept him in there and used him to impliment the new format till they could get a music PD in there. (Maybe that's why on the day of the switch, I heard Cathy Dennis, Billy Ray Cyrus, Jon Secada, R. Kelly, etc.) The format was all over the place... like a JACK or RED! They were playing whatever they found! LOL
Joe Larson came on as PD shortly after. He chunked the classic jingles, got 'em a new ones, and a few months after the beginning of 1997, he decided to do "The Year Of The B!"
Sawtooth
PS: I actually have some audio tape of B-97FM flipping from Hot AC to CHR as B-97.1. The responsible PD was Rob Waggman and the jock on the air at the time of the switch was John Marty. For a few hours right after the flip, they played a mix of Hot AC and CHR music, with the same liners and jingles for the Hot AC format, flip-flopped with new liners and jingles of "The *New* B-97.1!"
> > > > > Anybody checked out Rock/Alternative "Q2" on
> > > > > KQID/Alexandria?
> > > > >
> > > > > Got any thoughts?
> > >
> > > What times is it on? I can sometimes pick up 'QID here
> in
> >
> > > Baton Rouge at night.
> > >
> > > This "Q2" sounds like something B97 did for a bit back
> in
> > > the 90s where they went alternative at night. I think
> it
> > > was called Planet B (but don't quote me on that).
> > >
> > Yes, you are correct on that, I think the timeframe was
> > early to mid 90's. Then they had "The Year of the B..97"
> >
> early 94-early 95..than a flip to all talk..followed by a
> flip jan 1 1996.(i believe anyway) to hot ac as b97fm..
I did get to hear Q2 one night while driving back to BR from Lafayette. It was pretty interesting and I did enjoy it.
As far as B-97 goes, maybe I can help....
Did a little research, plus I can recall some of this.
It was sometime during the summer of '95 when B-97 flipped talk,... ten years ago, believe it or not. Don't seem like it.... I woke up the next morning to hear B-97 had talk. I thought it was a joke since there was no other CHR station in the city. Biggest freakin' mistake in their 25 year history! That was a move based on some advice from a moron "con"sultant E-Z Communications (owners at the time) hired. "Planet B" was that rock show they played in the evenings before they went to Love Lines... remember that?!
I wanna say it was something like 8 or 9 months later, they flipped back to HOT AC as B-97 FM. They also used the same CHR jingle package as they did back in the late 80's. I guess it's something they dug up and realized they could use it 'cause they still had it in the music closet. LOL
The PD for the station while it was talk was also the PD responsible for the switch back to music. He was a talk PD and didn't know much about music formats. E-Z just kept him in there and used him to impliment the new format till they could get a music PD in there. (Maybe that's why on the day of the switch, I heard Cathy Dennis, Billy Ray Cyrus, Jon Secada, R. Kelly, etc.) The format was all over the place... like a JACK or RED! They were playing whatever they found! LOL
Joe Larson came on as PD shortly after. He chunked the classic jingles, got 'em a new ones, and a few months after the beginning of 1997, he decided to do "The Year Of The B!"
Sawtooth
PS: I actually have some audio tape of B-97FM flipping from Hot AC to CHR as B-97.1. The responsible PD was Rob Waggman and the jock on the air at the time of the switch was John Marty. For a few hours right after the flip, they played a mix of Hot AC and CHR music, with the same liners and jingles for the Hot AC format, flip-flopped with new liners and jingles of "The *New* B-97.1!"
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