Remember KIKK-AM? Is the post-Stern station going business? Again?

[petertrip]

I've seen this a couple of places, it looks like Jim Cramer is leaving Biz Radio 1320 KXYZ and moving to KIKK.

http://mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001921449&imw=Y

And KXYZ just bought that big billboard with Cramer's face on it too on 59.

 

[bhayes1016]

> I've seen this a couple of places, it looks like Jim Cramer
> is leaving Biz Radio 1320 KXYZ and moving to KIKK.
>
http://mediaweek.co> m/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001921449&imw=Y
>
>
> And KXYZ just bought that big billboard with Cramer's face
> on it too on 59.
>

Eventually KIKK will go all business, or a business/news hybrid again. Nothing else is going to work on that station. (OK, maybe standards, but that demographic is literally dying.)

 

[listenupnow]

> > I've seen this a couple of places, it looks like Jim
> Cramer
> > is leaving Biz Radio 1320 KXYZ and moving to KIKK.
> >
> http://mediaweek.co>
> m/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001921449&imw=Y
>
> >
> >
> > And KXYZ just bought that big billboard with Cramer's face
>
> > on it too on 59.
> >
>
> Eventually KIKK will go all business, or a business/news
> hybrid again. Nothing else is going to work on that station.
> (OK, maybe standards, but that demographic is literally
> dying.)
>
I posted about a month ago that 650 should return to all business. Although BizRadio 1320 has been on for about a year most people you query will still associate BizRadio with the 650 dial position. As previously posted, the folks at CBS should be aware of this and take back their all business format. It's a great format for a lot of people and KXYZ 1320 has made little or no effort to promote itself. It will never be a ratings grabber, but it could produce upwards of $1-2M in revenue if properly promoted and sold with a professional sales organization. Not bad for a 250W daytimer. Dan Frishberg's group (1320) has no experienced sales organization and Brent Clanton's hands are tied as to the programming and overall direction. With BizRadio 1320 floundering and no hopes of any semblance of a number CBS should grab the reins of this format, rehire Brent Clanton to be the GM instead of just the PD and print a little money. That's good business!

 

[adguy]

> > > I've seen this a couple of places, it looks like Jim
> > Cramer
> > > is leaving Biz Radio 1320 KXYZ and moving to KIKK.
> > >
> > http://mediaweek.co>
> >
> m/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001921449&imw=Y
>
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > And KXYZ just bought that big billboard with Cramer's
> face
> >
> > > on it too on 59.
> > >
> >
> > Eventually KIKK will go all business, or a business/news
> > hybrid again. Nothing else is going to work on that
> station.
> > (OK, maybe standards, but that demographic is literally
> > dying.)
> >
> I posted about a month ago that 650 should return to all
> business. Although BizRadio 1320 has been on for about a
> year most people you query will still associate BizRadio
> with the 650 dial position. As previously posted, the folks
> at CBS should be aware of this and take back their all
> business format. It's a great format for a lot of people
> and KXYZ 1320 has made little or no effort to promote
> itself. It will never be a ratings grabber, but it could
> produce upwards of $1-2M in revenue if properly promoted and
> sold with a professional sales organization. Not bad for a
> 250W daytimer. Dan Frishberg's group (1320) has no
> experienced sales organization and Brent Clanton's hands are
> tied as to the programming and overall direction. With
> BizRadio 1320 floundering and no hopes of any semblance of a
> number CBS should grab the reins of this format, rehire
> Brent Clanton to be the GM instead of just the PD and print
> a little money. That's good business!

Listenup knows his BizRadio. I was a regular BizRadio 1320 listener, but they have changed their lineup to a load of unlistenable crap. First off, Brent Clanton is only on until 7:30AM. What is up with that? Who is this Dallas yutz that comes on to talk Dallas sports at 7:30? Way to drive away what few listeners you have, plus Clanton is too good to go away. If I want to listen to sports or topical sports business I'll listen to 610 or 790, not some Dallas hack that's promoting the Dallas sports scene. Looks like they replaced Cramer at 2P with what apppears to be a paid program. Another reason to switch the dial. And it looks like they completely bastardized AM Drive with another paid program at 8AM. Some guy that shills for his online trading school is at the helm of this hour. This is NOT Brent Clanton's programming decisions. He's much smarter than that. I couldn't agree with you more Listenupnow, CBS Radio should go back to all business and bring in Brent Clanton to run it. Clanton's reputation is at stake at this point. It is obvious that Daniel Frishberg is calling all the shots over there. The programming decisions are ill-advised at best and are decisions anyone who knew anything about Radio would not make. At this point I would not put any of my clients over there for fear of the 3 listeners they now have not buying my clients' services.
>

 

[hot_mic]

> Listenup knows his BizRadio. I was a regular BizRadio 1320
> listener, but they have changed their lineup to a load of
> unlistenable crap. First off, Brent Clanton is only on
> until 7:30AM. What is up with that? Who is this Dallas
> yutz that comes on to talk Dallas sports at 7:30? Way to
> drive away what few listeners you have, plus Clanton is too
> good to go away. If I want to listen to sports or topical
> sports business I'll listen to 610 or 790, not some Dallas
> hack that's promoting the Dallas sports scene. Looks like
> they replaced Cramer at 2P with what apppears to be a paid
> program. Another reason to switch the dial. And it looks
> like they completely bastardized AM Drive with another paid
> program at 8AM. Some guy that shills for his online trading
> school is at the helm of this hour. This is NOT Brent
> Clanton's programming decisions. He's much smarter than
> that. I couldn't agree with you more Listenupnow, CBS Radio
> should go back to all business and bring in Brent Clanton to
> run it. Clanton's reputation is at stake at this point. It
> is obvious that Daniel Frishberg is calling all the shots
> over there. The programming decisions are ill-advised at
> best and are decisions anyone who knew anything about Radio
> would not make. At this point I would not put any of my
> clients over there for fear of the 3 listeners they now have
> not buying my clients' services.
> >
>


Ditto on Clanton. He knew what he was doing when running BizRadio 650 years back. The Moose never let him have a budget for promotions or content nor did Laura Morris when she came over. Business updates, news, stocks, etc. can do well in this town; even on a daytime-only signal.

They should bring Brent back along with some of the staff they used to have. I think Garfield used to do some things on-air. He's being wasted on weekends at KPRC. They also used to have a money manager with a pretty good afternoon show.

The crap currently on 650 needs to go. Put a little marketing money behind the station, get Clanton and a few other local personalities to beef it up and they should easily pull in a few million of rev each year.

 

[adguy]

> > Listenup knows his BizRadio. I was a regular BizRadio 1320
>
> > listener, but they have changed their lineup to a load of
> > unlistenable crap. First off, Brent Clanton is only on
> > until 7:30AM. What is up with that? Who is this Dallas
> > yutz that comes on to talk Dallas sports at 7:30? Way to
> > drive away what few listeners you have, plus Clanton is
> too
> > good to go away. If I want to listen to sports or topical
>
> > sports business I'll listen to 610 or 790, not some Dallas
>
> > hack that's promoting the Dallas sports scene. Looks like
>
> > they replaced Cramer at 2P with what apppears to be a paid
>
> > program. Another reason to switch the dial. And it looks
>
> > like they completely bastardized AM Drive with another
> paid
> > program at 8AM. Some guy that shills for his online
> trading
> > school is at the helm of this hour. This is NOT Brent
> > Clanton's programming decisions. He's much smarter than
> > that. I couldn't agree with you more Listenupnow, CBS
> Radio
> > should go back to all business and bring in Brent Clanton
> to
> > run it. Clanton's reputation is at stake at this point.
> It
> > is obvious that Daniel Frishberg is calling all the shots
> > over there. The programming decisions are ill-advised at
> > best and are decisions anyone who knew anything about
> Radio
> > would not make. At this point I would not put any of my
> > clients over there for fear of the 3 listeners they now
> have
> > not buying my clients' services.
> > >
> >
>
>
> Ditto on Clanton. He knew what he was doing when running
> BizRadio 650 years back. The Moose never let him have a
> budget for promotions or content nor did Laura Morris when
> she came over. Business updates, news, stocks, etc. can do
> well in this town; even on a daytime-only signal.
>
> They should bring Brent back along with some of the staff
> they used to have. I think Garfield used to do some things
> on-air. He's being wasted on weekends at KPRC. They also
> used to have a money manager with a pretty good afternoon
> show.
>
> The crap currently on 650 needs to go. Put a little
> marketing money behind the station, get Clanton and a few
> other local personalities to beef it up and they should
> easily pull in a few million of rev each year.

The money manager 650 had on in the afternoons was Frishberg. He isn't bad when he's only talking about financial matters. His problem now is that he is so consumed with running BizRadio 1320 that it interfers with his show. He's lost, his guests are lost, there's no direction. His wife is the show's producer and she doesn't have a clue when it comes to radio. They don't know how to take callers if callers do call in. The way his show runs now is pure and simple amateur radio 101. If the 650 business format were to return they should try to talk Frishberg into abandoning 1320 and return to his show there. It would never happen. Frishberg is too determined to try to make 1320 work as well as 1360 up in Dallas. Too bad he is blind as to the pure amateur crap he is putting on the air right now. If he keeps the station running as it is now it is only a matter of time before MRBI takes it back and adds more Vientamize programming. Just what we need, right!
>

 

[Mike_O]

Agreed that BizRadio 1320 is a mess and KIKK 650 would be very wise to drop the CNN Headline News, which does not translate well for radio. "Now if you look at this chart you will see ....." doesn't tell you crap on the radio. It was the same when simulcasting the 5pm or 6pm Houston TV News was popular on many AM stations. It meant very little in content, just a way for a station to fill a half hour or hour.

Unfortunately we have not heard from Brent Clanton for obvious reasons on the state of affairs at KXYZ. I do know that Mr. Clanton had an excellent direction that he was aiming to take BizRadio on an eventual 24/7 schedule. Frishberg has a lease to buy 1320 after 3 years with MRBI and may keep the format going listeners or not just to buy one of the top five AM stations in metro Houston coverage day and night {610, 740, 790, 950 & 1320}. With the application for a new station in Moore {just north of Bryan, not the Moore that is south of San Antonio} being Dismissed by the FCC, KXYZ still will be able to upgrade their signal from the Pasadena site, if they choose to do so.

Brent had a great vision for BizRadio, but as has been stated by many Brent's hands are tied as the station is not programming anywhere near the plans he had in mind. If Brent Clanton could program the station and was given a budget to really promote the station, Houston would have one of the finest Business News-Talk stations in the country. It is a shame that Frishberg insists on calling the shots at every level.

I would hope that Mr. Clanton has a contract that he can get out of and run a Business format for CBS Radio on 650. KIKK had ratings with the Business format in the past and with Brent running 650 the station will return to the ratings. The BizRadio situation must be extremely frustrating for Brent Clanton.

KIKK could change frequency to either 640 or 670 and become a fulltime station. It would involve contour overlap, but that did not stop the FCC from approving the KSKY 660 upgrade to 20kw a few years ago. KIKK should be afforded the same consideration on either frequency. It would be a tight pattern, but with an array around the Conroe area with a hefty signal to the south is a possibility, if CBS Radio wants fulltime service. It would likely call for a waiver of the 3rd adjacent 25mV/m to 25mV/m Regulation, but anything is possible.

Brent if you read this thread, you know that there are many people on the this board pulling for you and your expertese.

Mike O

 

[adguy]

> Agreed that BizRadio 1320 is a mess and KIKK 650 would be
> very wise to drop the CNN Headline News, which does not
> translate well for radio. "Now if you look at this chart
> you will see ....." doesn't tell you crap on the radio. It
> was the same when simulcasting the 5pm or 6pm Houston TV
> News was popular on many AM stations. It meant very little
> in content, just a way for a station to fill a half hour or
> hour.
>
> Unfortunately we have not heard from Brent Clanton for
> obvious reasons on the state of affairs at KXYZ. I do know
> that Mr. Clanton had an excellent direction that he was
> aiming to take BizRadio on an eventual 24/7 schedule.
> Frishberg has a lease to buy 1320 after 3 years with MRBI
> and may keep the format going listeners or not just to buy
> one of the top five AM stations in metro Houston coverage
> day and night {610, 740, 790, 950 & 1320}. With the
> application for a new station in Moore {just north of Bryan,
> not the Moore that is south of San Antonio} being Dismissed
> by the FCC, KXYZ still will be able to upgrade their signal
> from the Pasadena site, if they choose to do so.
>
> Brent had a great vision for BizRadio, but as has been
> stated by many Brent's hands are tied as the station is not
> programming anywhere near the plans he had in mind. If
> Brent Clanton could program the station and was given a
> budget to really promote the station, Houston would have one
> of the finest Business News-Talk stations in the country.
> It is a shame that Frishberg insists on calling the shots at
> every level.
>
> I would hope that Mr. Clanton has a contract that he can get
> out of and run a Business format for CBS Radio on 650. KIKK
> had ratings with the Business format in the past and with
> Brent running 650 the station will return to the ratings.
> The BizRadio situation must be extremely frustrating for
> Brent Clanton.
>
> KIKK could change frequency to either 640 or 670 and become
> a fulltime station. It would involve contour overlap, but
> that did not stop the FCC from approving the KSKY 660
> upgrade to 20kw a few years ago. KIKK should be afforded
> the same consideration on either frequency. It would be a
> tight pattern, but with an array around the Conroe area with
> a hefty signal to the south is a possibility, if CBS Radio
> wants fulltime service. It would likely call for a waiver
> of the 3rd adjacent 25mV/m to 25mV/m Regulation, but
> anything is possible.
>
> Brent if you read this thread, you know that there are many
> people on the this board pulling for you and your expertese.
>
>
> Mike O
>
Great take Mike O! As stated I love the business format and I love what Clanton had in mind. I hate the fact that he is off the air when I get in my car at 7:30A every day. Hearing this Dallas host talking about the Dallas sports scene has me flipping the dial faster than a speeding bullet. It makes me want to vommit. Frishberg is filling the air with paid programming that goes contrary to BizRadio's mission. I was told back in the spring last year by Dan Frishberg face to face that they would be going until 7PM very shortly. I still hear Vietnamese when I hop in my car at 6PM to come home from the office. This is nearly a year after Frishberg told me personally what he was going to do. That was the same conversation that he told me he was the smartest, richest marketing and financial man alive. I think Frishberg is a total scam artist and I hope that Brent Clanton can get out of there and go to a group that will utilize his tremendous talent. I buy radio and TV airtime for my clients and I would have loved to advertise to what I thought was a small, but highly targeted audience, but now I think they have murdered any momentum they might have had and I wouldn't touch them with the proverbial 1000 foot pole. Maybe this board should start a "Save Brent Clanton" movement.

 

[johndavis]

> I hate the fact that he is
> off the air when I get in my car at 7:30A every day.
> Hearing this Dallas host talking about the Dallas sports
> scene has me flipping the dial faster than a speeding
> bullet.

Sounds like someone in Dallas paid to play.

Biz Radio is a joke.

Note to all on this board who complain about the loss of mom & pop radio:

Everything that Biz Radio has done is textbook mom & pop radio. At least the corporate suits have to answer to someone, whereas Frischberg just tells himself what a great job he's doing while he takes 1320 down the tubes.<P ID="signature">______________
...co-moderator of the Satellite Radio, Phoenix, and San Diego boards...</P>

 

[adguy]

> > I hate the fact that he is
> > off the air when I get in my car at 7:30A every day.
> > Hearing this Dallas host talking about the Dallas sports
> > scene has me flipping the dial faster than a speeding
> > bullet.
>
> Sounds like someone in Dallas paid to play.
>
> Biz Radio is a joke.
>
> Note to all on this board who complain about the loss of mom
> & pop radio:
>
> Everything that Biz Radio has done is textbook mom & pop
> radio. At least the corporate suits have to answer to
> someone, whereas Frischberg just tells himself what a great
> job he's doing while he takes 1320 down the tubes.
>
Hey, there's nothing wrong with Mom & Pop radio as long as Mom & Pop know what they're doing and give the listeners what they want. Pop at BizRadio is deranged. If I had the time to put together real investors for a real business radio station I would do it myself because I love the format and like Mike O said, it could be the best business radio station in the country if competance (Brent Clanton) were allowed to direct it. As it stands now the poor schlubs who invested with Frishberg are going to be Enroned. Frishberg didn't put up a dime of his own money. He suckered this mostly elderly group of highly vulnerable investors and from what I understand from a couple of them that I know he is telling them the station is highly profitable. He doesn't show them the books, just feeds them the lines. At $65,000 per month in Houston and $85,000 per month in Dallas to lease the stations, there's no way in hell he is making money. There are not enough advertisers I hear to justify any kind of revenue to surpass the lease payments. Furthermore both Houston and Dallas stations have nothing in the way of salespeople to sell commercial time. The couple of folks they do have selling have no experience with broadcast sales whatsoever. They had competant sales people early on in both Houston and Dallas, but Frishberg ran them off when he ran off their clients. That's probably why you are hearing more "paid" programming during the week in the mornings and afternoons. I think he's desperate.