Radio 106.7

[JohnboyCrenshaw]

dawg4life:

I am sorry you do not think the imaging is "cool".

Bob Marley played Monday (the day of your post) in the 12a, 2a, 9a, 1p and 10p hours.
Bob Marley played Tuesday (the day of this post) in the 4a, 6a and 12p hours.
Bob Marley is scheduled to play Wednesday (tomorrow) in the...well, can't tell you that, as it is proprietary.

I might suggest that if you have not heard Bob Marley, you have not listened long enough, or at all.

I have been to Cincinnati, but Cincinnati has never been to me (with apologies to Charlene, on Motown.)

I also do not think you are stupid. Misinformed at worst, and kind to share your opinion, of course!

Best,
JbC

 

[dplantz]

Johnboy,

I remember reading something about local artists playing a role on 106.7. Do you plan to integrate them into limited, occasional rotation or will it be a specialty show on like the weekends? Or if it's all top secret, that's fine too.

Good station BTW. I like the playlist. The mixture of pop rock, alternative, and modern rock reminds me a lot of alternative radio in the mid to late 90s before they all went 24/7 Nickelback and nu metal. I've actually been listening to the radio for a change.

Dave

 

[dawg4life]

Johnboy,

I finally heard some Marley today (thank you) and trust me, I've been listening to 106.7 a lot. I don't doubt you, I just must have missed it before. I love the format so please don't take me the wrong way and if anything I'm just going to give some constructive criticism.

I'm not the only one who thinks the imaging is boring but I'm not going to tell you how to run your station. Maybe boring is what you want? I don't get it but hey, I'm just thankful for the format. I hope you do consider some positive changes in the future.

One last thing, please don't stop playing songs that you never hear on the radio. Songs like Sublime - Doing Time. Awesome song that I've heard on 106.7 only once. Thank you.

 

[dawg4life]

I expected to hear Bob Marley but I haven't.

4:40 am 1-8: Jammin by Bob Marley and the Wailers. And I know I heard No Woman No Cry not long before that. Funny, someone else *complained* about 106.7 playing Marley. And if JbC visits Cincy, I'd prefer he listen to 94.1 instead. Guess we all have different preferences.

Nu Roo,

I definitely think we have different preferences and believe me there's nothing wrong with that but IMO our version of CC's Radio format is much closer to a true modern rocker than 94.1.

 

[Nu_Roo_2]

I expected to hear Bob Marley but I haven't.

4:40 am 1-8:  Jammin by Bob Marley and the Wailers.  And I know I heard No Woman No Cry not long before that.  Funny, someone else *complained* about 106.7 playing Marley.  And if JbC visits Cincy, I'd prefer he listen to 94.1 instead.  Guess we all have different preferences.

Nu Roo,

I definitely think we have different preferences and believe me there's nothing wrong with that but trust me, our version of CC's Radio format is much closer to a true modern rocker than 94.1.

Right, that's actually why I prefer 94.1!  I'm not a big fan of pure modern rock, but do find a good modern AC to be very listenable.  (Why do I feel like I'm talking about a Pinot Noir??)  I think the version of Modern AC done on 94.1 in Cincy would have fit very well in CC's cluster here.  But, while I'm disappointed, 106.7 certainly doesn't fall in the "why would you possibly do that?" category.  Nor does any local CC station except 93.3, which is a bigtime "HUH?"

 

[Nu_Roo_2]

I have been to Cincinnati, but Cincinnati has never been to me (with apologies to Charlene, on Motown.)

Now THERE's a lost classic! How did she ever end up on Motown, anyhow? As far as Cincinnati never being to you, the wind outside at the moment suggests that Cincinnati may be to Columbus very soon, or vice versa (or maybe we'll meet in Washington CH).

 

[dawg4life]

I expected to hear Bob Marley but I haven't.

4:40 am 1-8: Jammin by Bob Marley and the Wailers. And I know I heard No Woman No Cry not long before that. Funny, someone else *complained* about 106.7 playing Marley. And if JbC visits Cincy, I'd prefer he listen to 94.1 instead. Guess we all have different preferences.

Nu Roo,

I definitely think we have different preferences and believe me there's nothing wrong with that but trust me, our version of CC's Radio format is much closer to a true modern rocker than 94.1.

Right, that's actually why I prefer 94.1! I'm not a big fan of pure modern rock, but do find a good modern AC to be very listenable. (Why do I feel like I'm talking about a Pinot Noir??) I think the version of Modern AC done on 94.1 in Cincy would have fit very well in CC's cluster here. But, while I'm disappointed, 106.7 certainly doesn't fall in the "why would you possibly do that?" category. Nor does any local CC station except 93.3, which is a bigtime "HUH?"

LOL, you quoted me at the same time that I modified my post to say IMO.

I'm not a big fan of 93.3 either but another CC station that grinds my gears is the Brew. Another poster hit it right on that the Brew can't decide what format they are? One month they're 80's rock the next they're classic rock. I wish they could figure it out or just blow it up and start all over again.

 

[JohnboyCrenshaw]

Dawg & Roo (which I think is a Winnie The Pooh character, rapping):

Please try your respective station-of-scorn again. Not just a monitor. Listen, live. Then, call me. My direct dial is on a previous press release post. (Switchboard works, too.)

Or, just post it here, if that is more comfortable. I think it is good exercise for my brain to debate programming strategy, especially with non-industry types, i.e., "listeners". (I did, after all, give "tkarunner"/"jakej" a meeting.) Doesn't mean we will agree! But, I will give you an ear.

Dave Plantz:

All good things in time. (We are only a month in!) Thanks for the comments.


Best,
JbC

 

[jakej]

Hey John, could you please help me? I'm using www.yes.com/#WMRN?log, trying to find out which Bob Marley songs were played during the "12a" and "10p" hours on Monday, January 7, and I'm having a little trouble doing it. Did Bob maybe briefly join The Smashing Pumpkins and Foo Fighters and record some songs with both of them before he died? That would explain it. Whoops, I guess he passed away in 1981. Maybe not.

And Nu Roo and Dawg, could you please consider ending the discussion about which Cincinnati station would be the better one for Columbus to copy? It's making me sick.

 

[JohnboyCrenshaw]

Hi Tim,

I took the play history from Selector (the software product used to schedule the WRXS music), so I cannot really speak to the deficiencies of any other analysis.

Sorry,
JbC

 

[Nu_Roo_2]

   Hey John, could you please help me? I'm using www.yes.com/#WMRN?log, trying to find out which Bob Marley songs were played during the "12a" and "10p" hours on Monday, January 7, and I'm having a little trouble doing it. Did Bob maybe briefly join The Smashing Pumpkins and Foo Fighters and record some songs with both of them before he died? That would explain it. Whoops, I guess he passed away in 1981. Maybe not.

   And Nu Roo and Dawg, could you please consider ending the discussion about which Cincinnati station would be the better one for Columbus to copy? It's making me sick.

Yes.com misses plenty of songs.

Sorry you're sick of the discussion of which Cincinnati station to copy.  Truth be known, there are plenty of other stations within a 200-mile radius that I'd much rather see copied here than any Cincinnati station that's been mentioned in this thread.  The majority of them are Clear Channel stations. I'd be more than happy to talk about one of those instead.  Pick a city, any city (except Toledo, of course).

 

[Nu_Roo_2]

Dawg & Roo (which I think is a Winnie The Pooh character, rapping):

Please try your respective station-of-scorn again.  Not just a monitor.  Listen, live.  Then, call me.  My direct dial is on a previous press release post.  (Switchboard works, too.)

Or, just post it here, if that is more comfortable.  I think it is good exercise for my brain to debate programming strategy, especially with non-industry types, i.e., "listeners".  (I did, after all, give "tkarunner"/"jakej" a meeting.)  Doesn't mean we will agree!  But, I will give you an ear.

Best,
JbC

Thanks for the offer, JbC.  But for my station-of-scorn, any suggestion I'd have would involve a major overhaul of the station's approach to AC.  A simple "play more of this" or "play less of that" wouldn't begin to cut it.  That's not really what you're looking to discuss, is it?  My suggestion would essentially be to mimic one of the various gold-based but highly uptempo approaches to AC used successfully at many non-Columbus stations, but then tweak it as necessary to reflect the market.  And yes, I have listened to 93.3.  I check it out every so often hoping to hear that things are changing.  The station sounds a little fresher than before production-wise, and I see you are now dipping a bit into the 00's, but it is still oldies+snooze, oldies+snooze, oldies+snooze.  I just can't believe that either listener preferences or the cluster's strategic requirements are THAT much different in Columbus than in Dayton or Cleveland or Indianapolis or Cincinnati or even Chicago (where "Today's SOFT music" on 105.9 sounds like heavy metal compared to WLZT's "singalong/feelgood" or WSNY's equally snoozy "refreshing music" -- even though they use that same light 'n silky jingle package WSNY is using).

 

[late1]

I noticed 10 new billboards today for the station that all have cool new URL's for the stations.
They are pushing the no more chatty DJ angle.

 

[Nu_Roo_2]

I noticed 10 new billboards today for the station that all have cool new URL's for the stations.
They are pushing the no more chatty DJ angle.

To the extent they're talking about CD101 DJ's, a mere "chatty" sure is letting them off easy.

 

[jakej]

Sorry you're sick of the discussion of which Cincinnati station to copy. Truth be known, there are plenty of other stations within a 200-mile radius that I'd much rather see copied here than any Cincinnati station that's been mentioned in this thread. The majority of them are Clear Channel stations. I'd be more than happy to talk about one of those instead. Pick a city, any city (except Toledo, of course).

I'll just go back to something I posted earlier here -- is it really too much to ask that Columbus becomes a programming leader in this country instead of a programming follower? Back during the 1980s, this town was so far ahead of the game with regards to its music scene. We had incredible dance clubs, concert halls, record shops, fanzines, and even great coverage of everything that was going on through mainstream media like the Dispatch and 10TV Eyewitness News! But now it's 2008 and so many seem so content to just look around at other cities and dream that one day, someday, we might have a radio station as great as, and identical to, one of theirs. Sad. Very, very sad. I propose Revolutionary Radio that would put Columbus right up there at #1 in the whole US of A again, and the general reaction, from those both inside and outside the industry, is that the idea either stinks or deserves no better than to be buried on internet or low-power radio.
So keep on chasing the tails of your neighboring towns and states everyone, and if someone catches it, then everyone else be sure and copy the catcher. John, thanks for the information, and best of luck with Radio Xerox. Dawg, if you wanna hear some good reggae just check out the show that precedes my buddy Curt Schieber's on Sunday nights on CD101. Nu, if you ever visit the Clear Channel studios be sure and request the full tour that John was nice enough to give me before my presentation. Some of the company's programming may leave a bit to be desired, but its facilities sure don't.

 

[Nu_Roo_2]

But now it's 2008 and so many seem so content to just look around at other cities and dream that one day, someday, we might have a radio station as great as, and identical to, one of theirs. Sad. Very, very sad.

Offer sympathy if you'd like, but what you describe is exactly what I've spent most of my time doing since I first got interested in radio, more years ago than I care to admit.  In fact, my interest in radio actually developed out of wondering why all the good stations were in other cities, including markets much smaller than Columbus.  And I'm hardly talking about exotic formats.  (Once in awhile there's been a "good" period when I wasn't jealous of everyplace else.  But that's exception to the rule.  And we're definitely *not* in one of those exception periods at the moment.)  And BTW, I'd hardly call that "content."

BTW, that's not to suggest I disagree with everything you've said, because I definitely agree with a lot of it.  But since your comment was directed at least partially to me, I thought I should clarify.

 

[late1]

List of 106.7 URLs:
http://www.aplaylist4goodnotevil.com

 

[Nu_Roo_2]

List of 106.7 URLs:
http://www.aplaylist4goodnotevil.com

As of now I only see one url, but it's clever.

I also like the way their website looks.  I know it may change as they add more content, but it would be nice if it retained this feel instead of becoming one of the rubber-stamp CC-style sites (which are OK if a bit cluttered...but this is better).

 

[xiradiodotcom]

List of 106.7 URLs:
http://www.aplaylist4goodnotevil.com

http://www.mostlymusicradio.com

 

[CBusDave]

List of 106.7 URLs:
http://www.aplaylist4goodnotevil.com

As of now I only see one url, but it's clever.

I also like the way their website looks. I know it may change as they add more content, but it would be nice if it retained this feel instead of becoming one of the rubber-stamp CC-style sites (which are OK if a bit cluttered...but this is better).

Funny, I was going to say the opposite. I don't like that everything is rendered as an image. This coming from a computer programmer though and I'm all about dynamic content. Often times what a nerd likes is not what the saavy public likes.