Well, one of my predictions has come true unfortunately. The chowder heads calling the shots at KMCQ have dropped Ted Alexander's 10,000 Oldies Show. According to his website, it will be a webcast/podcast show beginning in mid-July. I am sure next to go will be Casey Kasem. These dunder heads are destroying the only great oldies station we had in this city, maybe even in the entire country. KMCQ made an impressive dent in the ratings with virtually only word of mouth promotion. That was due to their great mix of deep cuts and more familiar oldies. It was so refreshing. Now its just the same old crap. Like I said before, everyone may as well just listen to KJR because with the exception of air personalities and commercials, there is no difference. Its the same music mix. BORING!
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And furthermore! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STeVTzWelns
WDAE-FM101 said:
OK, now I know you are one of the two boobs incessantly posting on the KMCQ Facebook page because you've posted these clips there also. Hey, if you like the brain dead direction the station is headed, then by all means, keep listening. Somehow though, I don't think you and that other guy really are listening to the station because you seem to spend all your time posting music videos and clips on the stations facebook page. A poor man's disc jockey.
Just having some fun - need an outlet for our frustration with what's happened. I don't want to listen to KJR!
Mookie said:
For now they still have Casey Kasem listed on their website, but Ted Alexander and any mention of him have been dumped from their website.
As for being doomed by the end of the year, specifically what do you guys think will happen? Format change? Ownership change?
I actually think the station will stay the same it is for quite some time. If a format change is coming, what's the new format going to be? There's already two sports stations in town, there's enough spanish stations, more then enough news/talk stations and far more then enough Top 40 stations, so why change format if there's no format hole.
I mean i'm dissapointed by the changes KMCQ is making, but they're still better then KJR FM. For one thing, KJR plays waaay too much 80s, to the point where it seems like every other song is from the 80s.
Also, KJR FM pretty much ignores the early 60s, except for one or two songs, while KMCQ plays quite a bit of tunes from the early 60s. Again, while I think the changes to KMCQ's lineup and station are dissapointing, I don't think KMCQ now is worse or at the same level as KJR FM.
I think we see a format flip. To what, I don't know, but knowing the Seattle area it will become the 150th alternative music station we have.
Notice they've stopped highlighting Northwest artists, too? Yeah, it's the beginning of the end.
KJR is improving but only slightly. They're playing a lot of 80s songs but they acknowledge they're playing 80s songs. Their song selection blows but they're starting to play the full version of several songs like Piano Man and Someone Saved My Life Tonight.
Seattle radio really is lacking variety. Way too many 101.5 sound-alikes, lots of classic rock, virtually no R&B, and I'm pretty sure Adele can be heard on every other station.
Notice they've stopped highlighting Northwest artists, too? Yeah, it's the beginning of the end.
KJR is improving but only slightly. They're playing a lot of 80s songs but they acknowledge they're playing 80s songs. Their song selection blows but they're starting to play the full version of several songs like Piano Man and Someone Saved My Life Tonight.
Seattle radio really is lacking variety. Way too many 101.5 sound-alikes, lots of classic rock, virtually no R&B, and I'm pretty sure Adele can be heard on every other station.
Exactly. I don't mind the CHR stations in this market, but I have always found Seattle radio just kinda average. Agreed about KJR. I didn't mind it too much until I heard KPLZ's 80s lunch one day and thought "Why are they sounding like KJR?" You know radio is messed up when the Hot AC and the Classic Hits stations sound alike. Agreed on Addelle, way too much of her. As for KMCQ, I don't mind the changes they've made recently. We should have a station that carries American Top 40 70s, but I did not know a lot of the songs they played in there early days because it was stuff that not even KBSG touched, and I was still 20 years away from being born when a lot of that stuff was new. I think my favorite incarnation of the station was when they first signed on up here, even though they couldn't stay on the air if the license depended on it. I'm not sure why they had to get the crappy audio processor they have now, the audio sounded better unprocessed when they first signed on up here or whatever they did to it. Interesting comment on R and B, I've also noticed I'm finding KUBE a lot more tolerable, but I thought rhythmic contemporary was supposed to be hip-hop based? Why are they sounding so much like Kiss and Movin' lately? This seems to be a nationwide trend, as KFAT, which is a rhythmic CHR, is actually a very good station, only playing about 2 hip-hop songs an hour. HD, sadly, isn't much better. I like 710 on 97.3 HD2, and if I could hold a signal on 106.5 HD2, I think that could be a good station, but nothing else grabbs my attention.Mookie said:
Mookie said:
I agree. KMCQ can be called "KJR2", because it's turning into it. Wonder if the format flip will be Soft AC or Smooth Jazz? We are lacking a Gold or Soft AC station [KIXI is NOT soft AC].
Mookie said:
You can add Gotye to that mix too. Both Rolling in the Deep Adele and Somebody That I Used to Know Gotye play on 103.7 AND 107.7! I would not be surprised if both add country versions with banjos and steel guitars. Kelly Clarkston got away with it [her new Mr. Know it All C&W version].
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crainbebo said:
Nothing new. Lonestar's "Amazed" promo single must have several versions/mixes for various formats. One for country radio (the original), one for CHR/Hot AC (more pop sounding), a more rock sounding version with guitars, probably a gangsta rap version too. There were quite a few of them. The differences were subtle, but noticeable.
I wish they'd just lay off the radio exclusive remixes and leave these songs alone. Because the listeners are only going to find one version available when they buy the song and it may not sound like the one they heard on the radio. That's not fair to the listener.
But back to KMCQ. If they're going to play also-ran behind KJR-FM, they may as well quit and change formats. You can only invent the wheel so many times.
yep, weve seen this time and again on seattle FM. more broken radio hearts. heres the deal, it looks like your beloved independently music programmed KMCQ, has been taken into a private room and told the facts of life, and the standard operating procedure to abide by, with the promise of increased ratings, for future sale. kinda like a winning maverick/populist political candidate, who becomes just another cookie cutter, political social climber party hack. yep, they are probably now musically controlled by a national centralized control consultant. do yourself, and your ears a favor. dump the seattle FM burger and fries radio jive, and switch to satellite radio. yep, they got several oldies stations, including the 70's, where you can listen to legendary top 40 radio man "magic matt" do his 70's style radio schtick every morning, and the AT 40 on sundays as well!. yep, it seems everytime them satellite programmers try and tighten up the music playlists to that generic burger and fries programming, the listeners squawk, and threaten to cancel. XM pulled that tightening up stunt on the 60's channel a few years ago, and caused an almost riot amongst its listenrs. we wont put up with that sh*t on XM/sirius.
heres a deal for poster, tooounce, buy yourself a satellite radio, and if you dont like it after a month, ill buy it off you for what you paid. hell, mine is almost ten years old anyway. yes, i stick to my words, and my e-mail is [email protected]. other than a grade A seattle FM morning show i listen to for a few hours everyday on KJR, there aint nothin' but generic centralized control music programming. its your choice, burgers and fries on seattle FM, or steak and lobster on satellite.
will the ratings go up on KMCQ? nope, probably stay the same. but, the passion factor will drop big time.
heres a deal for poster, tooounce, buy yourself a satellite radio, and if you dont like it after a month, ill buy it off you for what you paid. hell, mine is almost ten years old anyway. yes, i stick to my words, and my e-mail is [email protected]. other than a grade A seattle FM morning show i listen to for a few hours everyday on KJR, there aint nothin' but generic centralized control music programming. its your choice, burgers and fries on seattle FM, or steak and lobster on satellite.
will the ratings go up on KMCQ? nope, probably stay the same. but, the passion factor will drop big time.
Ratings will go down, because the folks attracted to the station originally will leave; those who mistakenly thought it was KJR will just go back to KJR.scott salvatori said:
Satellite Radio isn't the complete answer. There are separate channels for each decade, but no single channel that replicates what KMCQ or KISN (goodguyradio.com) has provided.
agreed! KMCQ, was something special. i used to hear them in the background at several of my job location pick up depots, and was impressed by the in house music carburetor adjustments. a few great oldies mixed in i completely forgot about.WDAE-FM101 said:
would love to see satellite radio merge their 60's and 70's channels, with two different models: a 60's and 70's "deep hit library", in addition to a "familiar hit" model. as i recall, seven or so years ago, XM actually went a bit deeper on the 70's oldies channels, with the occassional presell of a coming up album cut off a classic 70's top 40 album, ie carol king, paul mcartney, al green etc. was that a great TSL stunt or what? yep, it worked, as long as they picked a good "potential single" sounding song, and not a " dud filler cut". but dont worry, that extreme radical programming oldies stuff ended long ago..........
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