I've been told that Northwest Indiana, near Chicago, is known as The Region. Would radio people in that area consider themselves Indiana Radio or Chicago Radio? And is radio in The Region better than Indianapolis radio?
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The Region radio
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jcurtis
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> I've been told that Northwest Indiana, near Chicago, is
> known as The Region. Would radio people in that area
> consider themselves Indiana Radio or Chicago Radio? And is
> radio in The Region better than Indianapolis radio?
>
Region radio? Where do you start? First of all, it's not one entity; it's fragmented into a dozen or more communities, each with potential listeners who don't think of themselves as being a part of a single, contiguous marketplace. The "market" is saturated by stations which have the best talent, are the best programmed, best marketed, managed by the most able, have the strongest signals with the most advantageous dial positions. Northwest Indiana stations have got to sound as good as Chicago to have any hope of attracting listeners.
It's hard to compete with those huge metro signals using daytimers, thousand watt AMs and Class A FMs. The two stations that might have competed in terms of power, WIND and WPWX, instead turned and actually became Chicago stations. After that, Radio One Communications sounds the best and is the most successful with WLJE, WZVN and WXRD. All the others are a hodge podge of small market stuff.
Just one Rat's view.
> known as The Region. Would radio people in that area
> consider themselves Indiana Radio or Chicago Radio? And is
> radio in The Region better than Indianapolis radio?
>
Region radio? Where do you start? First of all, it's not one entity; it's fragmented into a dozen or more communities, each with potential listeners who don't think of themselves as being a part of a single, contiguous marketplace. The "market" is saturated by stations which have the best talent, are the best programmed, best marketed, managed by the most able, have the strongest signals with the most advantageous dial positions. Northwest Indiana stations have got to sound as good as Chicago to have any hope of attracting listeners.
It's hard to compete with those huge metro signals using daytimers, thousand watt AMs and Class A FMs. The two stations that might have competed in terms of power, WIND and WPWX, instead turned and actually became Chicago stations. After that, Radio One Communications sounds the best and is the most successful with WLJE, WZVN and WXRD. All the others are a hodge podge of small market stuff.
Just one Rat's view.
> > I've been told that Northwest Indiana, near Chicago, is
> > known as The Region. Would radio people in that area
> > consider themselves Indiana Radio or Chicago Radio? And
> is
> > radio in The Region better than Indianapolis radio?
> >
>
> Region radio? Where do you start? First of all, it's not
> one entity; it's fragmented into a dozen or more
> communities, each with potential listeners who don't think
> of themselves as being a part of a single, contiguous
> marketplace. The "market" is saturated by stations which
> have the best talent, are the best programmed, best
> marketed, managed by the most able, have the strongest
> signals with the most advantageous dial positions.
> Northwest Indiana stations have got to sound as good as
> Chicago to have any hope of attracting listeners.
>
> It's hard to compete with those huge metro signals using
> daytimers, thousand watt AMs and Class A FMs. The two
> stations that might have competed in terms of power, WIND
> and WPWX, instead turned and actually became Chicago
> stations. After that, Radio One Communications sounds the
> best and is the most successful with WLJE, WZVN and WXRD.
> All the others are a hodge podge of small market stuff.
>
> Just one Rat's view.
>
In year's gone bye:
Kris Erik Stevens (WLS, WCFL in Chicago) was on WLTH in Gary in the early 60's.
Frank Reynolds (the late ABC News anchor) was on WJOB in Hammond.
Others?
> > known as The Region. Would radio people in that area
> > consider themselves Indiana Radio or Chicago Radio? And
> is
> > radio in The Region better than Indianapolis radio?
> >
>
> Region radio? Where do you start? First of all, it's not
> one entity; it's fragmented into a dozen or more
> communities, each with potential listeners who don't think
> of themselves as being a part of a single, contiguous
> marketplace. The "market" is saturated by stations which
> have the best talent, are the best programmed, best
> marketed, managed by the most able, have the strongest
> signals with the most advantageous dial positions.
> Northwest Indiana stations have got to sound as good as
> Chicago to have any hope of attracting listeners.
>
> It's hard to compete with those huge metro signals using
> daytimers, thousand watt AMs and Class A FMs. The two
> stations that might have competed in terms of power, WIND
> and WPWX, instead turned and actually became Chicago
> stations. After that, Radio One Communications sounds the
> best and is the most successful with WLJE, WZVN and WXRD.
> All the others are a hodge podge of small market stuff.
>
> Just one Rat's view.
>
In year's gone bye:
Kris Erik Stevens (WLS, WCFL in Chicago) was on WLTH in Gary in the early 60's.
Frank Reynolds (the late ABC News anchor) was on WJOB in Hammond.
Others?
J
jcurtis
Guest
> In year's gone bye:
>
> Kris Erik Stevens (WLS, WCFL in Chicago) was on WLTH in Gary
> in the early 60's.
>
> Frank Reynolds (the late ABC News anchor) was on WJOB in
> Hammond.
>
> Others?
Emory King, news anchor at WDIV-TV in Detroit worked in the news department at WWCA, Gary.
WGN all nighter Steve King also worked at WLTH, Gary. As did WBBM 780 anchor Felicia Middlebrooks.
>
> Kris Erik Stevens (WLS, WCFL in Chicago) was on WLTH in Gary
> in the early 60's.
>
> Frank Reynolds (the late ABC News anchor) was on WJOB in
> Hammond.
>
> Others?
Emory King, news anchor at WDIV-TV in Detroit worked in the news department at WWCA, Gary.
WGN all nighter Steve King also worked at WLTH, Gary. As did WBBM 780 anchor Felicia Middlebrooks.
> > In year's gone bye:>
> WGN all nighter Steve King also worked at WLTH, Gary. As
> did WBBM 780 anchor Felicia Middlebrooks.
Steve King was also on WIBC in Indy. Every New Years Eve,he has Big John Gillis, who he credits with getting his start, on with a report from Indy NYE celebration.
> WGN all nighter Steve King also worked at WLTH, Gary. As
> did WBBM 780 anchor Felicia Middlebrooks.
Steve King was also on WIBC in Indy. Every New Years Eve,he has Big John Gillis, who he credits with getting his start, on with a report from Indy NYE celebration.
> > > In year's gone bye:>
> > WGN all nighter Steve King also worked at WLTH, Gary. As
> > did WBBM 780 anchor Felicia Middlebrooks.
>
> Steve King was also on WIBC in Indy. Every New Years Eve,he
> has Big John Gillis, who he credits with getting his start,
> on with a report from Indy NYE celebration.
>
Would anyone know if by chance this was the same Steve King that was on WNAP during the 70's? That would make sense since Gillis was one of the original NAP jocks.
> > WGN all nighter Steve King also worked at WLTH, Gary. As
> > did WBBM 780 anchor Felicia Middlebrooks.
>
> Steve King was also on WIBC in Indy. Every New Years Eve,he
> has Big John Gillis, who he credits with getting his start,
> on with a report from Indy NYE celebration.
>
Would anyone know if by chance this was the same Steve King that was on WNAP during the 70's? That would make sense since Gillis was one of the original NAP jocks.
J
jcurtis
Guest
> > > > In year's gone bye:>
> > > WGN all nighter Steve King also worked at WLTH, Gary.
> As
> > > did WBBM 780 anchor Felicia Middlebrooks.
> >
> > Steve King was also on WIBC in Indy. Every New Years
> Eve,he
> > has Big John Gillis, who he credits with getting his
> start,
> > on with a report from Indy NYE celebration.
> >
>
> Would anyone know if by chance this was the same Steve King
> that was on WNAP during the 70's? That would make sense
> since Gillis was one of the original NAP jocks.
>
Yes. After leaving WNAP he went to soft rock WBBM-FM in Chicago and on to a stop at WLS
> > > WGN all nighter Steve King also worked at WLTH, Gary.
> As
> > > did WBBM 780 anchor Felicia Middlebrooks.
> >
> > Steve King was also on WIBC in Indy. Every New Years
> Eve,he
> > has Big John Gillis, who he credits with getting his
> start,
> > on with a report from Indy NYE celebration.
> >
>
> Would anyone know if by chance this was the same Steve King
> that was on WNAP during the 70's? That would make sense
> since Gillis was one of the original NAP jocks.
>
Yes. After leaving WNAP he went to soft rock WBBM-FM in Chicago and on to a stop at WLS
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