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Very quiet board over the past few weeks?

Thought starters..

ratings tomorrow..

Has Univision sold B101 to local interests? Sports perhaps?

Don Davis bringing in a big ole 50k am?
 
I have heard that 101.7 has been bought by a local individual. I believe he is in or is a former Radio Sales Person, but I have not seen anything listed with the FCC, just the duke city radio grapevine
 
TALK FM has Failed twice inthe past 2 years on 106.3 & 96.3

I say Larry Ahrens
 
Double C...FM talk has has a tough time here in Phoenix too. Bonneville fliped former Power 92 (92.3) to News Talk 92.3 KTAR about a year ago...current winter book has them at #9 12+. They carry Glenn Beck, Jim Bohannon, and Phil Hendrie. Bonneville flipped the former News-Talk KTAR-AM (620) to sports at the same time. It's the flagship for the Diamondbacks, Suns, Cardinals and ASU-Sundevils. The FM'r carries some sports during overlapping seasons and schedule conflicts

Clear Channel's 550-KFYI is the news-talk leader here ranking #3 in the 12+ numbers in the Winter book. It's hard for an AM or an FM talker to compete against the Rush-Hannity juggernaut which 550-KFYI has. They also run Savage 7p-10p weeknights.

KFYI and KTAR-FM are the top talkers...the other English AM talkers are, KKNT-960 (Salem's talk lineup, plus Dennis Miller), KFNX-1100( Bill O'Reilly, Dr. Laura), KXAM-1310 (Dave Ramsey, Dr Joy Browne, Neal Boortz) , KPHX-1480 (Air America) and KFNN-1510 (Bloomberg, Bruce Williams, Clark Howard)

How do KTBL-1050 and KABQ-1350 do? Other than the Salem network talk-lineup, it seem's all the major
national talk hosts are cleared in Albuquerque right?

The big board talk here seems to be over the ratings slide of CBS Owned KOOL-FM (94.5);
12+ 6a-Mid, M-Sun;
#1 Spring-07
#2 Summer-07
#4 Fall-07
#6 Winter-07

The other oldies stations in the market are a Scottsdale daytimer KAZG-1440 "Arizona Gold."
and rimshotter Mega 104.3/99.3 (KAJM-FM) doing Rhythmic Oldies.
 
What I've heard is second, third and beyond about the future of 101.7. The rumor, and it is less than a rumor, is that it will become a sports station. Interesting to say the least. Two sports stations in one market? One AM and one FM? Could it work?
It will be interesting to see what eventually develops.

AZJerry, good info on the Phoenix talk battle. I lived there for many years, and became accustomed to KTAR as being the news leader. The move to FM was certainly a gamble. Following the developments, it seems the station is without guidance. Is sthe PD
any force at all? I can't believe that Bonneville, a class act, would allow the station to decay. It was time however for Preston, Pat and some of the other hosts to move on. Is Ankarlo catching on in your opinion?
Watson seems to be a sore spot also.
 
Yes it could work! However, in order to work things have to be done differently. The big problem with the 106.3 FM talker was that they were KKOB lite. The only shows that were enjoying success were the guys that were not former KKOB hosts.

Sports radio is niche radio, so this new station has to find its niche and not be KNML lite. Hopefully it being an independent station they will give it more time and allow it to be a rebel sort of radio and not try to copy KNML, in fact they should be the anti-KNML.
 
KDEF seems to have become already a secondary sports station as they do broadcast high school sports(ie, state basketball tourament games) along with the NMSU Aggies with Sporting News Radio as well. But I really don't know much about this station, and is almost always left out of discussion. Any thoughts?

AZJerry said:
How do KTBL-1050 and KABQ-1350 do? Other than the Salem network talk-lineup, it seem's all the major
national talk hosts are cleared in Albuquerque right?
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Yeah, just about. The only major host missing I belive is O'Reilly. KTBL does quite terrible, thanks in part of its hideous 1kw signal; can barely get it at night due to a border blaster out of Monterrey. KABQ's ratings go up and down frequently.

The old FM Talk 106.3 failed because:

1. Larry Ahrens and that Bean guy who is now Richardson's press guy weren't the draws they thought they were.
2. They got rid of Dianne Anderson
3. Constantly switching up of the line-up, finally "solved" by airing Glenn Beck at least three times a day.
 
Radio Pro...I think the verdict isn't in yet on Ankarlo...I enjoy listieng to him. You'll love this...CC 550-KFYI was actually advertising for a Program Director on Craigs List...of course the local talk-lineup has been having a feild day on-air with this...it's possible KFYI could beat KTAR again without a PD ;D
 
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