Supertalk deadpool

[DJJack1]

Why is everybody so quick to write the obituary for Supertalk.

Because it's terrible. Now they've added Dave Ramsay to the mix? On FM talk?? FM?????? I mean..if you want the Geritol crowd, put on adult standards. At least then the music will be good. This is nuts.

The format could work if they just put on some true FM talk programming.

 

[Toddy-0]

What's next? AM Gold on FM? All the best of Vicki Lawrence, Tanya Tucker, The Carpenters, Charlie Rich, Melissa Manchester, Ann Murray and others???!!!!!!

 

[ajhenderson]

When he came to Chicago, nobody gave him a snowball's chance. We all had our favorites that we were comfortable with and were not about to welcome him with open arms. But he slowly made people switch to him and ran a lot of Chicago radio veterans into the ground and out of town for that matter. I think with Mancow and possibly Furman and some decent local programming, Supertalk could hang around.

And now he's gone in Chicago, no other station wants him, and no riots in the streets or other violent displays.

Meanwhile at CC's LA cluster, management just realized that Mancow was on their sports station and made sure to cancel him. A lot of hype...

 

[brian65]

Re: Supertalk's daytime schedule

I was suprised to hear Glen Beck's show on 96.5 when I was pressing buttons in the car the other day. All I had heard previously had been sports-talk there, which I usually don't listen to. Not that Beck is that great, but he was at least a new option.

Losing the air america lineup took away some listening options for sure, but I have no idea what 96.5's schedule actually is. I can't seem to find it on the internet either.

Can someone please provide a link to its schedule?

Thanks

 

[js]

http://www.supertalkfm965.com

 

[Toddy-0]

I noticed that someone has written an idea regarding Supertalk on Kiese's blog. A couple of good items.

 

[brian65]

http://www.supertalkfm965.com

Thanks for the link js. Guess there was no need for a New Topic post, sorry about that.

Mancow eh? Never listened to him. I thought he was in the news lately. Didn't he he bumped from something or other? Maybe satellite?

 

[js]

He lost his flagship station, Q101 Chicago earlier this year. I heard that he is going to be doing some fill in work at WLS soon.

I split my time between Mancow & McConnell on my drive to work. My only complaint with Mancow is that he slips into a motivational speaker mode occasionally & rambles on about conquering your fears. Glenn Beck used to do the same sort of thing.

I like the show. Other than the Sporting News Radio stuff, I like 96.5.

 

[ajhenderson]

I personally like a certain amount of the programming, too, but that won't end up mattering when no one else listens.

 

[brian65]

I personally like a certain amount of the programming, too, but that won't end up mattering when no one else listens.

Same here. It looks like I could listen on and off to Beck and O'Reiley but thats about all. You can have the rest. I remember ManCow from his segments on Hannity and I just can't see listening to his rants interspersed with drive-time commercials as being worth the aggravation.

I switch around constantly though usually...always looking for some real interaction or information, though it seems Talk radio now is more concerned with being entertaining vs informative.

No wonder thinking people seem to end up listening to NPR for actual information or debate.

 

[master_of_muppets]

He lost his flagship station, Q101 Chicago earlier this year. I heard that he is going to be doing some fill in work at WLS soon.

I split my time between Mancow & McConnell on my drive to work. My only complaint with Mancow is that he slips into a motivational speaker mode occasionally & rambles on about conquering your fears. Glenn Beck used to do the same sort of thing.

I like the show. Other than the Sporting News Radio stuff, I like 96.5.

i've been listening to Mancow since he started in Chicago on a station formerly known as The Blaze. he used to be quasi-Stern-ish, with lots of strippers, sex talk, etc., but he evolved. when i moved to cincy three-or-so years ago i lost touch, so it's outstanding to have him set as my morning show again! he's waaaaay toned down than his former schtick, and he's missing several side-kicks whom i thought made the show really funny (namely, "Turd" and "Freak"). it's great to have Eric on in cincy.

as for the deadpool, i don't know. WIND seems to have lasted in the chicago market to fill the gaps that WLS and WGN didn't fill with listeners. and even when WLS was on both FM/AM in the 90s, they did well (jay marvin was in his prime then). if they can find a way to get Furball on in the evenings, i think they'll be around for a while.

 

[LocalGuy]

He lost his flagship station, Q101 Chicago earlier this year.

...while #1 with his target, interestingly.

...though it seems Talk radio now is more concerned with being entertaining vs informative.

No wonder thinking people seem to end up listening to NPR for actual information or debate.

It would be more accurate to say, "people who enjoy thinking they're thinking people seem to end up listening to NPR...." ;D

 

[ajhenderson]

as for the deadpool, i don't know. WIND seems to have lasted in the chicago market to fill the gaps that WLS and WGN didn't fill with listeners. and even when WLS was on both FM/AM in the 90s, they did well (jay marvin was in his prime then). if they can find a way to get Furball on in the evenings, i think they'll be around for a while.

WIND serves as spot dump and clearance factory for Salem/SRN/SRR products. And cluster efficiency. Nothing more.

 

[master_of_muppets]

as for the deadpool, i don't know. WIND seems to have lasted in the chicago market to fill the gaps that WLS and WGN didn't fill with listeners. and even when WLS was on both FM/AM in the 90s, they did well (jay marvin was in his prime then). if they can find a way to get Furball on in the evenings, i think they'll be around for a while.

WIND serves as spot dump and clearance factory for Salem/SRN/SRR products. And cluster efficiency. Nothing more.

sure, but is Super Talk really that different? mancow, glen beck, o'reilly, and ramsey certainly are big names in talk, and i have to think that there's room for them on the talk landscape in this market. i see a lot of similarities between WIND and 96.5. but if you want to talk about a joke, i direct you to "the source dot com" radio. whoa.

 

[keys2]

but if you want to talk about a joke, i direct you to "the source dot com" radio. whoa.

Agreed. If the idea was to build a station around a web site instead of the other way around, then this truly is a joke. The 1360 The Source web site is nothing more than another one of CC's lame, half-baked web sites. Uninspired, weak on content, and hardly a source for anything much at all. The station on the other hand doesn't sound as bad as I thought it would. I'm afraid though it will eventually become a dumping ground for bartered programming.

 

[ajhenderson]

The difference between WIND and 96.5 is that Salem provides it's own content to WIND for business reasons; Cumulus doesn't syndicate content and therefore doesn't benefit from any of the national revenues. So they're quite different.

As to The Source, it's not a bad idea in theory, an advice station, seeing the number of existing political talkers and growing popularity of hosts like Clark and Ramsey (who I know on 96.5). But the website is weak. "I'm afraid though it will eventually become a dumping ground for bartered programming."... it already is home to bartered programming. You mean brokered. And chances are decent that the hour-long 1-4pm shows are fill until some national brokered shows come in.

 

[master_of_muppets]

The difference between WIND and 96.5 is that Salem provides it's own content to WIND for business reasons; Cumulus doesn't syndicate content and therefore doesn't benefit from any of the national revenues. So they're quite different.

i appreciate your point, man, but i'm just talking from a listener perspective: the hosts on 96.5 are big names that can sustain listeners. personally, i know a few people in offices who have turned to this station after losing MOJO - perhaps the best "at work" music programming i've ever heard. but i don't pretend to be part of the industry. i'm just a listener who really cares and appreciates this media.

 

[ajhenderson]

Well, fine, although I wouldn't call most of the Salem hosts "big names".

 

[keys2]

"I'm afraid though it will eventually become a dumping ground for bartered programming."... it already is home to bartered programming. You mean brokered. And chances are decent that the hour-long 1-4pm shows are fill until some national brokered shows come in.

Yes, I meant brokered. I'm aware that some of this stuff is already on the 1360 airwaves. My feeling is that it's only a matter of time before 1360 becomes plastered with much more of it. They won't be able to turn down the $$$.

Though not originally a big fan of dereg and the monopolistic radio empires it has begat, I tended to support what CC was doing at least here in Cincinnati. I believe they have shown a lot of respect for the local market, its personalities, and its history. But ya know, I don't think I care for the path they seem to be headed down. I have this uncomfortable feeling that little by little they are going to chip away at what is left of local radio. The spot loads are already ridiculous. And if there is no local programming left to listen to, why would I put up with all the clutter when I can listen to XM and Sirius? And what local advertisers will want to continue to be buried amidst a clattering of nationally syndicated programs and spots when listeners have already defected to satellite, ipods, and internet radio?

 

[ajhenderson]

I never understood this argument that if neither terrestrial radio and satellite radio are local, I might as well listen to the one that costs money.