Question For You Pros

[ruzan]

Been listening to WIBC since '98. I am also a fan of WXNT in the mornings as I cant stand Terri Stacy (yea im an [EDIT]) She doesnt even read her on air commercials right, I would be embarassed if I was her boss.

Anyway, are they going to change up the station once it moves to FM?
Will it still be a talk radio station?
Will I still be able to hear Garrison?
Will they do away with Radio STD 93.1 for good? (hoping and praying for this one)
and finally..
Will WIBC fire that annoying station announcer guy who who who repeats RE .........PeAts, everything he says 20 times? "When the weather looks bad. Bad Bad Bad, The weather, weather, only one station STATION To turn to Turn, bad bad weather, Dubbya eye Beh Ceh" -repeat line x3


Other than my nit picky Terri Stacy and the announcer guy comments, I am very interested to hear if ill still have a radio station to listen to soon.

oh and WIBC "Bring abdul and his sidekick to your morning lineup" Less sports more talk.

Oh and keep Jake on in the mornings, as his rant on soccer kids should earn him lifetime employment.


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[PTBoardOp94]

Anyway, are they going to change up the station once it moves to FM?

Probably.

Will it still be a talk radio station?

Yes.

Will I still be able to hear Garrison?

In all likelihood.

Will they do away with Radio STD 93.1 for good?

I'm told that Radio Now will replace (has replaced?) "Orbital" on 93.1 HD2.

Will WIBC fire that annoying station announcer guy who who who repeats RE .........PeAts, everything he says 20 times? "When the weather looks bad. Bad Bad Bad, The weather, weather, only one station STATION To turn to Turn, bad bad weather, Dubbya eye Beh Ceh" -repeat line x3

Well, voice guys just say what they are told to say. Although it might not have been a bad way to break the flip to Radio Now Listners..the WIBC voice guy rapping about weather coverage!

And if you're looking for new sounders, I think you'll get them. When I'm close to Indy next time, I'm taping the Chuck Riley ID. (I've been repeating that a few times since yesterday)

Less sports more talk.

Since WIBC (AM 1070) is going to be running sports, I wouldn't expect there to be (m)any sports broadcasts on WIBC-FM.

 

[Timewarp]

I think they made a big mistake. And, I am not a Hip Hop fan!

If Indy's AM stations don't get creative very soon, the AM band is now going to die.

Look for many of Indiana's youth to now turn off FM and go to something else!!!

 

[RDO]

Look for many of Indiana's youth to now turn off FM and go to something else!!!

They are already doing that. Very few young people listen to the radio anymore.

I'm sure that is why Emmis made the move they did. Young people aren't listening to FM (radio at all), adults are not listening to AM.

 

[radioho]

Look for many of Indiana's youth to now turn off FM and go to something else!!!

They are already doing that. Very few young people listen to the radio anymore.

I'm sure that is why Emmis made the move they did. Young people aren't listening to FM (radio at all), adults are not listening to AM.

Computers and MP3s have shut kids off from radio - which is why, again, looking ahead, this WAS a good call for WIBC to get rid of NOU. A second tier station will run with it for a while before it peters out.

Adults DO listen to radio. WIBC's problem is, and hopefully they will FIX it with the move, but once Rush's show is done, I'm OFF that band, other than the 10 minute traffic update if I'm driving.

Wilson and Garrison need to go. If not because they are BORING, because they are old news. Garrison sounds like he's talking to my 85-year-old grandfather, Wilson sounds like he's talking to the redneck population in Whiteland.

How about some competent, PROFESSIONAL BROADCASTERS!

The baby-boomers ARE spending their money, and agencies will begin adapting to this, WIBC is positioning itself properly by going FM, their audience will grow, but PLEASE put some quality local talent on there. We've had enough of the same ol' boring schtick.

 

[RDO]

Yes. WIBC needs to get move to a younger sound (relatively speaking). Just like you said Ho, Garrison sounds like he's talking to the 85+ crowd. Also, Wilson has got to go.

They need younger, intelligent talkers. Now's the time to break free of the old and move to a newer, fresher sound.

What have they got to lose? The 55+ crowd?

They will always have their top notch news department.

 

[PTBoardOp94]

They will always have their top notch news department.

It wasn't that long ago that the posters on this board were lambasting WIBC's news team, with the primary complaint seemingly that Abdul at WXNT is outworking the entire IBC news staff.

 

[1316wwood]

I think Indiana's youth and everyone else has already gone to something else. How can you not?

 

[radioho]

They will always have their top notch news department.

It wasn't that long ago that the posters on this board were lambasting WIBC's news team, with the primary complaint seemingly that Abdul at WXNT is outworking the entire IBC news staff.

You won't find any posts by ME talking about Abdul outworking IBC. I would have pointed that out as ridiculous from the start. I don't think it can be questioned that IBC is tops in this market with the most up to date news. The only complaint I could remember would be a storm situation during one of those absolutely boring Fever games. But since it's likely the Fever would now be on the AM WIBC, it should free up the stations' ability to break into Storm Coverage (I would hope at least).

PTBored - Can you back this up with a thread where everyone (other than one person) had "the primary complaint seemingly that Abdul at WXNT is outworking the entire IBC news staff."? My guess is you cannot.

 

[twicket]

Look for many of Indiana's youth to now turn off FM and go to something else!!!

They are already doing that. Very few young people listen to the radio anymore.

I'm sure that is why Emmis made the move they did. Young people aren't listening to FM (radio at all), adults are not listening to AM.

Orrr...they did it because the station sucked. ;D

 

[PTBoardOp94]

lambasting (1) WIBC's (2) news team (3), with the primary complaint seemingly that Abdul at WXNT is outworking the entire IBC news staff.

PTBored - Can you back this up with a thread where everyone (other than one person) had "the primary complaint seemingly that Abdul at WXNT is outworking the entire IBC news staff."? My guess is you cannot.

I provided links to three threads from this board where IBC's news staff was the primary topic. True, only one of them said anything about Abdul, but it also happens to be 10 pages long.

 

[radioho]

Out of those three threads, there are THREE posts knocking the WIBC news - likely you and your fellow board ops working Abdul's show. The only other knock I could find was lack of 'urgent weather' coverage during Fever games, or something about traffic.

No one in their RIGHT MIND would say XNT's automated system has better news than WIBC's full time staff (other than XNT employees or WIBC haters).

I don't find that 'the BOARD' lambasted WIBC - only a couple of current/former XNT employees with comments buried in the thread. Pretty obvious because the statements they made were NOT valid and were simply 'opinion' with no fact.

Nice try though. Don't try to get these unvalidated statements past the 'HO without proof to back it up. Your three threads do NOT back up your original statement.

 

[PTBoardOp94]

All right, radioho.

http://www.radio-info.com/smf/index.php/topic,65161.msg470393.html#msg470393

Your post.

You wrote [paraphrasing]: The only reason WIBC wins PM Drive [over WXNT] is because they have live talent in the studio. As if their ten person news staff was equal to 1430's "news anchor"

Oh, and by the way: You heard about the WIBC -> FM change here first: http://www.radio-info.com/smf/index.php/topic,65161.msg485796.html#msg485796

EDIT: And by the way, I do not work for Entercom, nor have I ever worked for Entercom. Heck, I can't say I've even heard Paul Poteet give an incorrect forecast on WXNT.

 

[radioho]

This is like paraphrasing Limbaugh on the 'phony soldiers' words - you are paraphrasing, and NOT getting it right - why not list my ENTIRE post.
I see NOWHERE where I said XNT's news department is better, or even CLOSE to WIBC's. My post, to paraphrase, said IBC is local on evening drive, therefore, BETTER at bringing the news. XNT has to break away from syndication.

I'M DONE WITH THIS ARGUMENT, AS YOU HAVE NOTHING HERE - EXCEPT YOUR OPINION - DON'T TRY TO SAY IT'S MY OPINION, WHEN CLEARLY IT IS NOT!

http://www.radio-info.com/smf/index.php/topic,65161.msg470393.html#msg470393

MY POST READ:

"the only thing ibc wins here is that during pm drive - they are LIVE - it gives the sense of "security" that they can continue to talk about a topic if it warrants. xnt must leave the regularly scheduled program, then when they go back to the syndication, it leaves you wondering if ibc will still be talking about it - and suddenly, that national show isn't as important on your way home as the local story.

i'm not saying wilson does it well, but you know they're sitting there downtown, and they DO have a news staff. You can play david/goliath all you want, but you're not even in the game with pm drive talk if you don't have a live body sitting there relating to the audience -

1-4pm is only going to get the scraps - so that leave am and pm drive - good attempt at am, but until you can put it together for at least 2/3 of the day - you're going to be a DISTANT second at best."

 

[PTBoardOp94]

I did provide a link to your post. I didn't feel republishing it was necessary.

I certainly do not understand how you can turn

the only thing ibc wins here is that during pm drive - they are LIVE

into anything but what I said -- i.e. the quality of the news on WIBC and WXNT is the same, but WIBC "wins" during PM Drive because the news staff could interrupt Wilson's show for breaking news.

 

[iluvri07]

Mistake number one? Assuming that there are many pros who read this board.