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The REAL losers from Liberty will be...

R

Radio-X

Guest
(All in order from greatest to least)

1) 96.5 the Planet. I think whatever female demo they have will disappear

2) Oldies 107.3: Adding as much overlap as they currently have will bring Oldies down...which might be exactly what they're trying to do...giving them an excuse to put Oldies out of its misery

3) Mix 103-7: Maybe they will put this station out of its bloody misery after it now has competition from all corners...fat chance, I suppose

And if it were still around...XL-102 would take a hit as well

Does anybody notice that Liberty sounds like a cross between WVGO and XL-102?

Anyhow...not as 'Jack-like' as I'd want, but still the best thing on Richmond radio

We will soon see...

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> (All in order from greatest to least)
>
> 1) 96.5 the Planet. I think whatever female demo they have
> will disappear
>
> 2) Oldies 107.3: Adding as much overlap as they currently
> have will bring Oldies down...which might be exactly what
> they're trying to do...giving them an excuse to put Oldies
> out of its misery
>
> 3) Mix 103-7: Maybe they will put this station out of its
> bloody misery after it now has competition from all
> corners...fat chance, I suppose
>
> And if it were still around...XL-102 would take a hit as
> well
>
> Does anybody notice that Liberty sounds like a cross between
> WVGO and XL-102?
>
> Anyhow...not as 'Jack-like' as I'd want, but still the best
> thing on Richmond radio
>
> We will soon see...
>
> Radio-X
>
Not Really To Me At Least It Sounds Like Oldies 1073 But The Last Format They Had , You Know The Floped 80's Hit Format, I Mean I Don't Mind A Few 80's Songs As Long As It's Not Pop Crap Thank God They Haven't Done That Yet
 
The real losers here? Richmond radio listeners.

If playing Bob Seeger, Styx, ELO, Led Zepplin and assorted 80's disposeable pop is what Richmond thinks is innovative programming, people are dumber than I thought.

Liberty is exactly what I expected it to be: a pitiful corporate idea of what they think is variety.

Also, it seems like there are no warm bodies over there? Always a bad sign.

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I've lived in two cities that had actual "Jack" radio stations...don't expect any warm bodies on Liberty. "Jack" runs jockless, but usually more focused, and with much better imaging than Liberty - theirs is truly awful. And Juice Newton into Jane's Addiction? I love music, but that's a bit of a stretch for me...

> The real losers here? Richmond radio listeners.
>
> If playing Bob Seeger, Styx, ELO, Led Zepplin and assorted
> 80's disposeable pop is what Richmond thinks is innovative
> programming, people are dumber than I thought.
>
> Liberty is exactly what I expected it to be: a pitiful
> corporate idea of what they think is variety.
>
> Also, it seems like there are no warm bodies over there?
> Always a bad sign.
>
> Don't believe the hype.
>
 
Exactly...

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> Exactly...
>
> zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
>

My sentiments exactly. Who wants to muddle through old worn out crap to hear a semi-decent tune. Not me(yawn)

Chris, I had the chance to listen to your show the other day and I have to say that you play some very cool stuff. I grew up listening to the old 'HFS too. I lived in the 'burbs of DC for 30+ years and remember some of the old bits they used to do- The Balloon Man comes to mind. A real person who sold his wares near the National Zoo if my memory serves me well. I remember many times listening to the 'Spiritus Cheese' show too. AHHH what times they were! I had the pleasure to meet Jake Einstein and his wife in 90 when they were consdiering buying the station I was working at in Strasburg (WFQX). I told him some of my memories of the station from "...high a top the triangle towers building" - you should have seen the smile that graced his face!!

See ya at the Coffee Shop sometime!
LM
 
> Exactly...
>
> zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
>
Look Mr.Bopst,playing wierd obscure stuff on the radio does not a format make.Do YOU think you could do any better? Do you think that YOU can come up with something better that would get listeners AND make money? And remember,unlike your little paid program,you would have to create something that would be sellable on a consistant basis to "Mr.Average" 30 year old who may just use his radio as backround with the volume half turned down while he changes his oil or balances his checkbook.They're called passive listeners,they're not running to the CD store or logging on to Kazaa to download the latest songs.Your listeners are what they call "active" listeners,and it's been proven that there are many more "passive" listeners in Richmond than there are active.The "passive" are people who would say that "My Heart Will Go On" is that "New Celine Dion Record"......a year and a half after it fell off the charts.There's a old insider radio expressiion,"When you're sick of hearing it,Mama's just learning the words".Just look at Howard Stern when he was here.Contrary to popular belief it was NOT the Ukrops that forced him off the air,it was his lousy ratings here.Overall,in the 12+ Arbitron,Howard was in TENTH PLACE(tied with SHANE !!!!),and the only age group he showed any numbers was in men 18-24,IN FORTH PLACE.The top dogs in Richmond Morning Radio at that time? Bill Bevins,Katfish,Tim Timberlake,Tom Joyner,and Juan Conde.That's got to tell you something about the texture of Richmond.The same thing with The Buzz,when they switched it to Oldies as Cool 106.5,The GM of station said ,"We've billed more in sales in ONE WEEK that the Buzz billed in thier first month".The majority of Richmond listeners like "familiar and family friendly" and not "unknown and risky".That's not the way it is in all markets,but that's just the way it is HERE!! And I've seen some people(in AND out of radio) leave the city because of the overwealmimg conservatism here.
 
> > Exactly...
> >
> > zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
> >
> Look Mr.Bopst,playing wierd obscure stuff on the radio does
> not a format make.Do YOU think you could do any better? Do
> you think that YOU can come up with something better that
> would get listeners AND make money? And remember,unlike your
> little paid program,you would have to create something that
> would be sellable on a consistant basis to "Mr.Average" 30
> year old who may just use his radio as backround with the
> volume half turned down while he changes his oil or balances
> his checkbook.They're called passive listeners,they're not
> running to the CD store or logging on to Kazaa to download
> the latest songs.Your listeners are what they call "active"
> listeners,and it's been proven that there are many more
> "passive" listeners in Richmond than there are active.The
> "passive" are people who would say that "My Heart Will Go
> On" is that "New Celine Dion Record"......a year and a half
> after it fell off the charts.There's a old insider radio
> expressiion,"When you're sick of hearing it,Mama's just
> learning the words".Just look at Howard Stern when he was
> here.Contrary to popular belief it was NOT the Ukrops that
> forced him off the air,it was his lousy ratings
> here.Overall,in the 12+ Arbitron,Howard was in TENTH
> PLACE(tied with SHANE !!!!),and the only age group he showed
> any numbers was in men 18-24,IN FORTH PLACE.The top dogs in
> Richmond Morning Radio at that time? Bill Bevins,Katfish,Tim
> Timberlake,Tom Joyner,and Juan Conde.That's got to tell you
> something about the texture of Richmond.The same thing with
> The Buzz,when they switched it to Oldies as Cool 106.5,The
> GM of station said ,"We've billed more in sales in ONE WEEK
> that the Buzz billed in thier first month".The majority of
> Richmond listeners like "familiar and family friendly" and
> not "unknown and risky".That's not the way it is in all
> markets,but that's just the way it is HERE!! And I've seen
> some people(in AND out of radio) leave the city because of
> the overwealmimg conservatism here.
>


Wow...you hit it right on the head with more guts than I could have put into it. Bopst's show is good, and I think he would make a damn good MD at a non-comm station or a very progressive city. Problem is, Richmond is a moderately conservative city. The Buzz and WVGO (which, despite all the praise, only recieved a 4 share tops in its 12+) were too "off the wall" for Richmond...when the Buzz signed off, it was just then starting to get a 4 share. I would dare say B-103 was too "off the wall" in it's later days, playing anything from Depeche Mode to Staind. The fact is, Richmond is a mostly conservative, blue collar city. They want blue collar stations, which is why WRVA, K-95, and even the X do so well...it's stuff these people know and enjoy. Liberty is as "BOB-like" as they can get without being too "off the wall" for the average Richmond listener. It plays a wide variety of hit-based music that the average blue collar (and white collar) conservative Richmonder will listen to long enough to hear commercials.

NOW...if you go up 64 about 70 miles, you'll come to Charlottesville, which is the "Berkeley of the East". They have two of the most eclectic rockers in WNRN and 3WV...Bopst, I would recommend becomming a WNRN member and talking to the General Manager about doing a specialty show (only members can work at the station)...I think it would do QUITE well...

Anyhow...hope nobody's feelings were hurt

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Radio, going to up the ante here buddy and expand on the list. As well as mention those with you, with some more suggestion as to what becomes of them.

WKLR: Yes, Radio and I agree that the female audience is out of there. I am going to add two more groups to this though...People tired of John Boy and Billy and those who are sick already of NOT having Dick Hungate on mid-days and replaced by voice-tracking. It will stay Classic Rock, with the two idiots still on 6 days a week, but Cox is going to feel HORRIBLE and it will take more than just a doctor's visit to recover.

WMXB: First stake in the body was easy, becoming a Lite 98 clone except for the 2 hour long(ad naseum) music block and getting rid of the HotAC format. Second is going through the heart and forces the Lite 98 clone to go back to HotAC. It MIGHT get back into the top 10 as a HotAC, but as a Lite 98 clone, not a chance

WRXL and WDYL: I am hearing more alt 80 tracks on Liberty than I have on these two in the last 2 years COMBINED! This will end the alternative rock war for good, one of these stations is going to be shown the door for a format change. If it's WRXL, it will keep Elliot and Loveline and become HotTalk 102.1 the X. Y101 would become Richmond's Hot Talk...they would get loveline and in the mornings, Lex and Terry would hold court. Either one will get Don and Mike out of DC for PM drive.

WBBT-WARV: Soon to become a Rythmic Top 40 outlet, because the adult hits format in the past year or so has sounded the death kneel for oldies. Balitmore and New York come to mind automatically. Hot 100.3-107.3 anyone?

WRVQ: The Flashback Friday crowd that came back will be out as fast as the Q94 is dead stunt. The mainstream top 40 format stays, but will face STIFF competition to stay alive with the new Hot 107.3-100.3, when it gets on the air next year. That and don't count out Power92 and 106.5 The Beat either as competition for Q.

As I said a few weeks ago, Talk, Country, Sports and R&B are going to be spared of major impact by this. However, if WBBT-WARV goes Rythmic, then there is going to be a MAJOR battle down the road between 5 stations.

We will soon see~
 
"When you're sick of hearing it,Mama's just learning the words"

Thank you for this. You are a scholar and a gentlemenn.

What makes you think I only play obscure stuff? Nothing could further from the truth. I play all types of favorites in every market group you could imagine or, in other words, the perfect family show. You must not listen to my show which is a pity.

And Howard Stern? If that's what you think I'm even remotely about, well then, you have no idea what I'm about at all.

And to answer your question, yes, a thousand times yes I could program, "Liberty" far superior to what it currently is spewing. You just gotta love that mechanical touch, don't ya? I could program a miracle of a station that would appeal to both, love this, "active" and "passive" listeners. "Mr. Average" wouldn't know what hit him.

I'm on a thousand watt station, dude. Let me say that again: I'm on broadcasting on a thousand watt station. And, best of all, on the AM band. AM!!!!!!! All I could ever hope for would be "active listeners". You know it, I know it, everybody knows it. Make fun of me for it.


So there is no way to tell if a show like mine could appeal to the coveted "Mr. Average" if "Mr. Average" will never hear it.

I'm surprised somebody doesn't want to make a lot of money and be recognized as a pioneer. If somebody does, let me know....


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Request Line: (804) 231-7685

</P>
 
> > Exactly...
> >
> > zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
> >
> Look Mr.Bopst,playing wierd obscure stuff on the radio does
> not a format make.Do YOU think you could do any better? Do
> you think that YOU can come up with something better that
> would get listeners AND make money? And remember,unlike your
> little paid program,you would have to create something that
> would be sellable on a consistant basis to "Mr.Average" 30
> year old who may just use his radio as backround with the
> volume half turned down while he changes his oil or balances
> his checkbook.They're called passive listeners,they're not
> running to the CD store or logging on to Kazaa to download
> the latest songs.Your listeners are what they call "active"
> listeners,and it's been proven that there are many more
> "passive" listeners in Richmond than there are active.The
> "passive" are people who would say that "My Heart Will Go
> On" is that "New Celine Dion Record"......a year and a half
> after it fell off the charts.There's a old insider radio
> expressiion,"When you're sick of hearing it,Mama's just
> learning the words".Just look at Howard Stern when he was
> here.Contrary to popular belief it was NOT the Ukrops that
> forced him off the air,it was his lousy ratings
> here.Overall,in the 12+ Arbitron,Howard was in TENTH
> PLACE(tied with SHANE !!!!),and the only age group he showed
> any numbers was in men 18-24,IN FORTH PLACE.The top dogs in
> Richmond Morning Radio at that time? Bill Bevins,Katfish,Tim
> Timberlake,Tom Joyner,and Juan Conde.That's got to tell you
> something about the texture of Richmond.The same thing with
> The Buzz,when they switched it to Oldies as Cool 106.5,The
> GM of station said ,"We've billed more in sales in ONE WEEK
> that the Buzz billed in thier first month".The majority of
> Richmond listeners like "familiar and family friendly" and
> not "unknown and risky".That's not the way it is in all
> markets,but that's just the way it is HERE!! And I've seen
> some people(in AND out of radio) leave the city because of
> the overwealmimg conservatism here.
>
What you guys fail to consider is all people don't fit neatly into a listener catagory. I'm a social worker, liberal-left, totally oposed to Falwell and Robertson, never voted Republican, and when I lived in the Holy City in the bend of the James, my station of choice was and still would be Lite 98. I even still listen to Bill Bevins out of state. I used to be a hippie, but the Buzz was like a buzz saw to me and I think most alternative stations are headache machines. So there!
 
> Radio, going to up the ante here buddy and expand on the
> list. As well as mention those with you, with some more
> suggestion as to what becomes of them.
>
> WKLR: Yes, Radio and I agree that the female audience is out
> of there. I am going to add two more groups to this
> though...People tired of John Boy and Billy and those who
> are sick already of NOT having Dick Hungate on mid-days and
> replaced by voice-tracking. It will stay Classic Rock, with
> the two idiots still on 6 days a week, but Cox is going to
> feel HORRIBLE and it will take more than just a doctor's
> visit to recover.
>
> WMXB: First stake in the body was easy, becoming a Lite 98
> clone except for the 2 hour long(ad naseum) music block and
> getting rid of the HotAC format. Second is going through the
> heart and forces the Lite 98 clone to go back to HotAC. It
> MIGHT get back into the top 10 as a HotAC, but as a Lite 98
> clone, not a chance
>
> WRXL and WDYL: I am hearing more alt 80 tracks on Liberty
> than I have on these two in the last 2 years COMBINED! This
> will end the alternative rock war for good, one of these
> stations is going to be shown the door for a format change.
> If it's WRXL, it will keep Elliot and Loveline and become
> HotTalk 102.1 the X. Y101 would become Richmond's Hot
> Talk...they would get loveline and in the mornings, Lex and
> Terry would hold court. Either one will get Don and Mike out
> of DC for PM drive.
>
> WBBT-WARV: Soon to become a Rythmic Top 40 outlet, because
> the adult hits format in the past year or so has sounded the
> death kneel for oldies. Balitmore and New York come to mind
> automatically. Hot 100.3-107.3 anyone?
>
> WRVQ: The Flashback Friday crowd that came back will be out
> as fast as the Q94 is dead stunt. The mainstream top 40
> format stays, but will face STIFF competition to stay alive
> with the new Hot 107.3-100.3, when it gets on the air next
> year. That and don't count out Power92 and 106.5 The Beat
> either as competition for Q.
>
> As I said a few weeks ago, Talk, Country, Sports and R&B are
> going to be spared of major impact by this. However, if
> WBBT-WARV goes Rythmic, then there is going to be a MAJOR
> battle down the road between 5 stations.
>
> We will soon see~

Wow cox radio does have problems w. THE PLANET, MIX 1037, and Y 101. I'm glad not to be over there, unless I worked for K 95

Now since 989 and 1073/1003 are the same company, I think they might want to play some oldies on 989 and kill 1073/1003. Yes CHR/RHY is great, especially since Q 94 kind of skips the RHY side of CHR/pop, Yes HOT 1073 and 1003

But Main Line better do it soon cause I could see Y 101 going. THe ratings are awful at Y 101 (and X is kickin their butt) and that could become HOT 101.

The Planet will hang around for a while, or maybe go active rock like FM 99 in Norfolk. (of course if they do that then the sister Y 101 is still out the door)

Mix 1037 needs to drop the robot, and limited playlist and move to B 103 again, HOT AC, but thier plan to grab some listeners from Lite 98 to put sister K 95 on top worked, but how long will that last now w. 98.9. Cox will lose listeners and money w. this station.

So if 1073/1003 -or- Y 101 goes CHR/RHY then Q 94 might have to be out going and lean more RHY than now (be like the ZONE in NORFOLK), but if 1037 goes back to HOT AC then what does Q do ?
Q 94 becomes adult leaning CHR in the day and at night a CHR/RHY to grab the young ppl, especially the ones listening to the CHR/RHY station. Like in the old days Q 94 was a differnt station after 6pm than before 6pm.

So if a CHR/RHY comes in? what about Power and the Beat......well it will be war there two, and can this market handle 3 stations like this ?

Who knows but alot of ppl on the street loved HOT 993 even w. the poor signal and DJ's in Richmond.

My bet a CHR/RHY will come, HOT AC returns, and Q must change the playlst to adjust to both.

Richmond Radio Wars are finally on!!!!!!!
 
OK,Mr.Bopst,I HAVE heard your show,and from the standpoint of an "active" musical listener I find it a very intresting show musically.I personally wish it WERE on the FM band.Look,I was a fan of the old WGOE,and have a preset on WRIR now.I just maintain that if you tried doing it on the FM band 24/7 it would only be of limited listener appeal and it would no way topple or endanger the established stations like Lite 98,Q94,Power 92,Kiss,or even the X.I remember WVGO and The Buzz were never ever to hit one out of the park.They had a small loyal hard core following,but they were never able to get mainstream success,which is what I know the owners wanted.You gotta remember,if you were programming a good signaled FM in this market,you would be working for owners who simply want to see a PROFIT!!! Since the deregulation of radio started in the early eighties and the venture capitalists came in (which "peaked" with the 1996 Dereg bill)to the those guys,it's WHAT'S GONNA SELL,IT'S WHAT'S GONNA GET NUMBERS----PERIOD! In the case of WVGO,at the beginning the station was made up of former WRXL employees.And I always got the impression that they were more into getting into a "pissing/revenge match" with thier old employer than trying to do radio that was going to be successful.With the Buzz,it was an 'assembly" of people,the owner,sales manager,promotion director,and the program director who believed in and wanted to do the modern rock format because modern rock was the "hot" format at that time(and how many of you remember WRVQ's "overeaction" with "Channel Q",loading up their night playlist with Modern Rock and trying to "disguise" thier high energy night jock Billy Surf as "Surf" and making him sound like a "modern rock" jock? That flopped miserably,and only lasted one book.And Linda and Lisa wonder why they're gone from there now..)Well,(Buzz sister station) K95 pretty much carried the Buzz through thier entire lifespan.People were asking me why the Buzz died.There was a very good reason.Due to shifting ownership changes,one by one,the people that were the "bricks" holding the format together either quit,or were fired,one by one,until all you had left was PD JJ Quest,and after he was gone,there was NOBODY in the managment infrastructure of WBZU who believed in the format.The station was now under managment of people who were totally NOT INTRESTED and NOT INTO the format.In the new "managment order",you had a GM and a GSM who had made a lot of money selling the Oldies Format in other cities.And an automated sister station with a bad signal (104.7 doing Jones Oldies Network off the bird)that was OUTBILLING the Buzz.Two plus Two equals four.So,after 104.7 was sold,it was no suprise to me when I saw the 'dismantling" of the Buzz and the sign-on of Cool.The new guys simply wanted to make money.It's what I tell a lot of people,it's not "The Radio Business",it's the "Business Of Radio",with an emphasis on the word "Business".AND,Mr.Bopst,I agree with the poster who suggested that you approach WNRN in Charlottesville,I happen to know that you would probably be recieved by receptive managment.(My question is,why aren't you on WRIR?)
 
My My My, are we a little touchy here. Take it from someone who ACTUALLY listens to the Bopst show, it's FAR from Stern. Stern takes about 10 weeks a year off for vacation, which leaves in a lot of room for best of segments. In my time in listening to the Bopst show, he has NOT been doing best of segments, all of it new. Yes, I like liberty, although it's all hit driven so far, no deep cuts. The thing I like the most about Bopst besides the lack of mainstream attitude is that he will play for what his listeners want. If you want to request something, call him. He does listen to his listeners, as I have called his show from time to time and had some requests played. It has nothing to do with my relations to him online or my friendly voice on the phone, but because he treats the listeners as family. Unlike a LOT of corporate people, who are of the attitude of, well as long as we have the listeners, who cares.

Come to think of stern, he signed his old nemisis bubba the love sponge to sirius, Bopst would sign somone, as long as they keep with his family style.
 
Hey, I am in no way doing anything remotely like the Buzz which, in my opinion, was stilted from their very inception by their extremely limited play lists.

I believe a show like mine would garner a large listening audience and make money if, and this is the eternal, "big if", if it were on a larger FM stick. Of coarse, I think I would have to tailor it to include some immediately identifiable tunes, but it can be done with sacrificing a core audience of "active" listeners. The programming could easily be set to appeal to, "Mr. Average" and, "Mr. Not Average".

In order to be successful, as is true with all radio stations, everybody from management, on air personalities and sales people would have to be on the same page. A successful combination of programming innovation and commerce shouldn't be viewed as the impossible dream. It is possible.

And, of coarse, it is all about money and, despite what you may believe, it would work given the proper circumstances. Even with my show on a tiny 1000 watt AM stick, I am able to bring in enough money to justify my show and I am doing this all alone. If I had a crew of sales people on a larger bandwidth, I could garner even more income for myself and the station. Also, a station that truly provided a viable listening alternative (not a poor imitation) and had true community involvement, it would immediately set themselves apart from the pack while offering advertisers a unique opportunity to reach a larger cross section on the public. And the money would come rolling in. I'd bet any amount of money on it...

A lot has been made that this is a conservative market. I agree, but that doesn't mean that it is impossible to draw those listeners in by presenting something different. People in Richmond are only as conservative as their listening options.

WRIR, which during its first pledge drive, brought in 20,000 dollars is nothing to sneeze at especially given the fact that they have only a 100 watts of power. Yes, I can hear it now, that their audience (The Fan, downtown) isn't indicative of the larger population in our humble southern abode, but their continued success dispels the notion that people only want the hits and nothing but. If the winning attributes of WRIR(open play lists, live DJ's and true community involvement) were tailored to the commercial realm, this is what I am suggesting.

Many people have asked me why I don't go to WRIR. As much as I love the station, I want to prove that what I do can be successful on the commercial dial. I want to make money. I want to be part of an WFHS, not public radio. I listen to WRIR religiously, but I want to be part of a real money making endeavor to prove that it can be successful. Nay sawyers who insist this is impossible, just fuel the motivation...

And why do I have to leave Richmond? I love Richmond. This is my hometown and despite its many debilitating faults, I wouldn't want to live anywhere else. I know that in the radio game that one moves a great many times, but I want to do it here. Charlottesville is fine, but why not take the lessons learned there and apply it here?

I am shooting for nothing less than mainstream success.



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Richmond, Virginia
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> I am shooting for nothing less than mainstream success.

Hey, man...more power to you. Some have tried, most have failed, but those who were victorious are those who we all "look up to" in the radio world.

I tend to think it wouldn't do well in Richmond, but hell, I'd do weekend work for ya!

I think if your credit is decent, and you get financed, you could approach R1 and buy 99.3 for oh...$1.5 mil. Find a group of people (like the folks at WVGO did) and have them finance your station. Learn how to run a business from top to bottom, and go for it man! We need more radio licencees who are dedicated to good radio, not milking a station dry...go for buying an FM stick...do me a favor and prove me wrong, as I wish there were more Bopst show-type listeners out there

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I'm game. Is anybody else?

Oh, and I finally heard a song (after many hours of listening) on Liberty that didn't make me cringe, "I Wanna Be Sedated" by the Ramones. Why doesn't this group find their way onto classic rock? I mean, they are in the rock & roll hall of fame and are immensely influential, but, sadly, they rarely get any play.

What else have I heard on Liberty? Madonna, ELO, REO Speedwagon, Boston and assorted other one hit wonders. You know, I would really like to enjoy the station, but, given their play lists, I can't. I wish I could could.

And, call me weird or old fashioned, I'm a sucker for human interaction which seems completely devoid on Liberty. I guess it helps the station to cut costs not having human beings on the air.

I am serious if anyone with the time, will or inclination would be interested in starting an FM station with WFHS and WVGO as programming models. I have limited resources (sound familiar?), but I could possibly drum up some financing.

To me, that is what radio is all about. Trying something new. Being part of a calculated risk to offer a real listening alternative on the FM band would be something I would give every once of effort to see that it succeeds. That and to make money at it. Lots and lots of money....

Tell me that I am not alone....



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Monday-Friday (1-4 PM EST-USA)
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Richmond, Virginia
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Re: The REAL losers from Liberty...

> Oh, and I finally heard a song (after many hours of
> listening) on Liberty that didn't make me cringe, "I Wanna
> Be Sedated" by the Ramones. Why doesn't this group find
> their way onto classic rock? I mean, they are in the rock &
> roll hall of fame and are immensely influential, but, sadly,
> they rarely get any play.

Great track, Bopst! Brings back memories...

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Bopst, if I can do morning drive that would be the nail in the coffin for the synicated morning show, then sign me up. Who would want to hear the same nextel cup drivers every week when you can hear something local and cerebal. Instead of hearing the same old talkers, get a fresh view and decent music that is worth listening to. Ramones, Clash, Smiths Etc...
 
> I'm game. Is anybody else?
>
> Oh, and I finally heard a song (after many hours of
> listening) on Liberty that didn't make me cringe, "I Wanna
> Be Sedated" by the Ramones. Why doesn't this group find
> their way onto classic rock? I mean, they are in the rock &
> roll hall of fame and are immensely influential, but, sadly,
> they rarely get any play.
>
> What else have I heard on Liberty? Madonna, ELO, REO
> Speedwagon, Boston and assorted other one hit wonders. You
> know, I would really like to enjoy the station, but, given
> their play lists, I can't. I wish I could could.
>
> And, call me weird or old fashioned, I'm a sucker for human
> interaction which seems completely devoid on Liberty. I
> guess it helps the station to cut costs not having human
> beings on the air.
>
> I am serious if anyone with the time, will or inclination
> would be interested in starting an FM station with WFHS and
> WVGO as programming models. I have limited resources (sound
> familiar?), but I could possibly drum up some financing.
>
> To me, that is what radio is all about. Trying something
> new. Being part of a calculated risk to offer a real
> listening alternative on the FM band would be something I
> would give every once of effort to see that it succeeds.
> That and to make money at it. Lots and lots of money....
>
> Tell me that I am not alone....

Sorry I left town before you got a show. I remember that 1450AM was a success as WENZ back in the seventies when its target audience was the East End of Richmond. As I recall, after sundown, the signal was gone south of the James and west of the Boulevard. I cannot see how anybody can make this station a force in Richmond Radio. You need to swap frequencies with Henrico Schools and let them train high Schoolers on 1450 and you use their non-commercial FM frequency.
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