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The Death of KFYI

Hold your broncos. I know the title is an overstatement. But, it sure seems like there is zippo buzz about KFYI these days. KT'R has stolen the buzz wagon. As someone who works in marketing I can tell you the first rule we learned in college was steal the spotlight. KT'R has done a masterful job doing that with mexican marcher stuff, the killer reward, leinart, fm, whatever. Even though I think their talk shows suck as a marketer I have to give some credit. All of this while KFYI is leaderless and half their staff has been on vacation (anyone remember BJ?.

And anyone remember when BJ, The Nearly Bald One, and the others used to make fun of KT'R all day long? Haven't heard that in a while. Just flip between KT'R FM and KFYI AM and suddenly KT'R doesn't sound so 1983.

KFYI will always be successful with Rushbo and Hannitizer, but it seems the temperature ain't the only thing falling.
 
I heard that the nearly bald one is going to debut a new sound effect and over use it to the point of annoyance.
 
Oh, come on!! Bruce went on vacation. It's an intereseting phenomenon for those folks who actually work in radio...you earn vacation days.
Stop acting like he's been gone for months on end!!

And the only place KTAR has "stolen the buzz wagon" is here, on this board!! That's it. The average joe doesn't even know what the hell's goin' on!!
My hip-hop lovin', happenin' happy-go-lucky galpal just texted me TODAY to ask, "What happened to 92.3? Is Power gone???!!!"
My explanation went in one ear & directly out the other.

And, why do you say KFYI is leaderless...there's a new PD in place, and he's probably just plotting his next move. I don't know exactly what you expected him to do in the few weeks he's been there, but I'm sure taking over from Chickboss is a daunting task.

I wouldn't worry too much about KFYI...they will always have a core audience that wants news, talk, traffic & weather....exactly what they're getting.
 
And the only place KTAR has "stolen the buzz wagon" is here, on this board!! That's it.

Totally disagree.

My hip-hop lovin', happenin' happy-go-lucky galpal just texted me TODAY to ask, "What happened to 92.3? Is Power gone???!!!" My explanation went in one ear & directly out the other.

And what in the world does your Power loving 'galpal' have to do with KT'R or KFYI? She's obviously not in the target of either radio station. And, when you think about it doesn't the fact that she talked to you about something changing on FM confirm the point made above?

And, why do you say KFYI is leaderless...there's a new PD in place.

Having a PD don't mean you have a leader. And the early word from Van Buren ain't good.

I wouldn't worry too much about KFYI...they will always have a core audience that wants news, talk, traffic & weather....exactly what they're getting.

you're partially right. They'll always have a core audience. The question is how much is it shrinking? But when it comes to news, (not talk), traffic, and weather they got a mother of a fight on their hands.
 
As long as there is Pat McBland, Paul Harvey, Dead Simons, Jay Lawerence, Heidi Fogelsong, Voice To America, Michael Dixon, The Gawd Awful Show, Traffic & Weather on the Nines, and Toaster Talk programming, KFY~EYE Lives. AM or FM, it doesn't matter. All the "buzz" this week is among insiders and radio wannabes. Once the CCU suits sees any traction for News 92~Three, KFY~EYE will find an FM frequency. In the meantime, Nurse Jeff and I will stick with the static, buzz and interfence of 5~Fifty and listen to the Evil One instead of Jack & Jill talking about whether it's raining where people who listen to KT'R~FM live!
 
Dr. Akbar said:
Nurse Jeff and I will stick with the static, buzz and interfence of 5~Fifty and listen to the Evil One instead of Jack & Jill talking about whether it's raining where people who listen to KT'R~FM live!

And frankly, TMISoiledU, that's exactly what we all expect from you. Long live AM! Death to KT'R. Just make sure you put ice with that Kool-Aid. ;)
 
Thanks Gayle Bass...uh, I mean "username"...we know you love KTAR!

I got my first chance to listen to "The New 620 on 92.3 FM.." and unless they upgrade to better mics, or start converting all of their bytes to Stereo...it's still going to sound like AM on FM. I didn't pay 35-grand for my car, to have a station pump out Mono product over my FM/CD/MP3 car radio. If I want to listen to NPR...I'll just flip the dial to NPR.

Having said that, the reception was decent...damn near to Tonopah (sp?).

As for the product...again, if your programming stinks...so do you.
And is it too much to ask to have some of their reporters put some NAT sound in their pkgs.

It's FM radio guys... use it, or loose it!!! Left channel, Right channel...oooooohhhh!

anyway, it's good to be back in Phoenix for a while...
Tuned in...
 
It's FM radio guys... use it, or loose it!!!

Yeah... you hear about the FCC revoking licenses all the time for not using stereo in their nat sound.

Lose it... kinda like I lost KFYI a couple of days ago while Iwas under an overpass on the 51 for 10 minutes. KTAR came in loud and clear though!
 
Why you go by Happy on this board and Crummey on the air is beyond me.

This board is getting out of control. The KFYI rats have never been so active. Nothing like water pouring into a ship.
 
Crummey and Limbaugh in stereo? They could use the silent left channel for closed-circuit Muzak broadcasts.

It's pretty amusing that an employee of a radio station whose entire business model is presenting just one half of the story, complains that the competition does not use enough separation in the stereo.
 
Hmmmm... 92.7/101.1 KFYI-FM... Fox News Radio on the right channel, Air America on the left channel. Damn... that only works on STEREO fm stations.
 
KTAR will never be a good, listenable station with what they have now:

McBland, dull, arrogant, milquetoast chat, usally about himself, or with the other once powerful Phoenicians from the 70's.

Larry Gaydos: stupidity has a voice in Arizona. How this guy has a show is amazing, hell, I'd keep him away from sharp objects.

Jay Lawrence: Why? The guy sounds like he was starved of oxygen while in the womb. But, he sucks up to politicians and the establishment.

Dead Simonds: Sounds like a real nice guy, just that he seems to always be the last to catch on to anything, and boring as hell.

The God Show: Great concept, I love that, but the host makes it all about him, big surprise.

Voice to America: Great concept, too bad Femino comes off as a cloddish, bumbling jock with only the most cursory knowledge of the world, would be great with an intelligent host and credible guests (not just Femino's classmates from his year at Oxford)

Paul Harvey: An icon, but his show was a relic 20 years ago. Paul should retire and enjoy life, good day!
 
> McBland, dull, arrogant, milquetoast chat, usally about himself, or with the other once powerful Phoenicians from the 70's.

Agreed, that's a mystery call ont he part of our LDS friends. My only thought is that it brought back a lot of the (yes, elderly) cume that KTAR had lost. Maybe he'll retire to his Prescott TV job again soon.

> Larry Gaydos: stupidity has a voice in Arizona. How this guy has a show is amazing, hell, I'd keep him away from sharp objects.

Gaydos is certainly an acquired taste, I'll give you that. But take every talk show host in town 5 years ago, and compare them to where they are now. Most of them are the same, or worse. Gaydos is one of very few hosts who has consistently improved over that time.

> Jay Lawrence: Why? The guy sounds like he was starved of oxygen while in the womb. But, he sucks up to politicians and the establishment.

Jay is a great guy, but a very average talk show host. You have to give him credit though, his topics and guests on weekend nights are often more high-profile than weekday guests on talk shows that actually have producers!

> Dead Simonds: Sounds like a real nice guy, just that he seems to always be the last to catch on to anything, and boring as hell.

Stick to the afternoon news with Heidi "the brain" Fogelsong.

> The God Show: Great concept, I love that, but the host makes it all about him, big surprise.

Even I don't listen to that show, and I haven't had a date in 15 years.

> Voice to America: Great concept, too bad Femino comes off as a cloddish, bumbling jock with only the most cursory knowledge of the world, would be great with an intelligent > host and credible guests (not just Femino's classmates from his year at Oxford)

It's not a bad show, and give Tony credit for doing something a little different. My problem with Voice to America is that too much of the show's content comes from BBC web streams, and there's too much "you heard it here first on the voice to america program". No... I heard you playing a clip from when the BBC said it first! Still, it's refreshing to hear guests from the middle east, not just some guy from a studio in Phoenix talking about the middle east with show prep that consists of watching CNN for an hour.

> Paul Harvey: An icon, but his show was a relic 20 years ago. Paul should retire and enjoy life, good day!

Paul Harvey will go away some day. his son will try to take over with his crappy impersonation, then Gil Gross or someone will try it for a couple of weeks, then it will disappear. Yes, he is old and decrepit, but just let him ride out his last years. We all work in radio, you think any of us will last that long? Well, maybe Gaydos.
 
Legend City said:
KTAR will never be a good, listenable station with what they have now:

McBland, dull, arrogant, milquetoast chat, usally about himself, or with the other once powerful Phoenicians from the 70's.

Captain Stupor has been living on his W&L/KRIZ reputation for 30 years.

Larry Gaydos: stupidity has a voice in Arizona. How this guy has a show is amazing, hell, I'd keep him away from sharp objects.

His trademark (that goes back to his KGME days with Fatmino) sums him up perfectly: What a joke!

Jay Lawrence: Why? The guy sounds like he was starved of oxygen while in the womb. But, he sucks up to politicians and the establishment.

Easily the most condescending talk host in Phoenix radio history, with the possible exception of Charles Goyette.

Dead Simonds: Sounds like a real nice guy, just that he seems to always be the last to catch on to anything, and boring as hell.

He always came across as a bit clueless to me, even as an alleged news reporter for Channel 5.

The God Show: Great concept, I love that, but the host makes it all about him, big surprise.

The show is all about McBland. It is called "The God Show" isn't it? ;D

Voice to America: Great concept, too bad Femino comes off as a cloddish, bumbling jock with only the most cursory knowledge of the world, would be great with an intelligent host and credible guests (not just Femino's classmates from his year at Oxford)

Fatmino is, was, and always will be a sports guy. When TMISU puts all sports on 620, he should be their PM-drive guy. He was successful in that period way back on 1360 pre-Gambo. He can take Gaydos with him.

Paul Harvey: An icon, but his show was a relic 20 years ago. Paul should retire and enjoy life, good day!

I hope the man lives to be 110 and has perfect health all the way to the end. But his viable radio days ended in 1975. Who will outlive whom - Harrrveyyyy or his listeners?
 
Maybe the station formerly known as KOY can buy an old C-Quam exciter and become Arizona's second stereo talk station?

Nope. Same problem with the left channel not working.
 
zumahans said:
Maybe the station formerly known as KOY can buy an old C-Quam exciter...

Back in the early days of AM stereo, 55/KOY did indeed go left/right, however
IIRC it was the Kahn version. Still have a Sony SRF-A100 that's not getting
much use nowadays.

Did KT'R (620) ever dabble in one of the stereo systems?
 
I believe they went newstalk in '74 or so and missed the AM stereo gravy train of the 1980s.
 
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